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rachels1127 's review for:
Is Love the Answer?
by Uta Isaki
lighthearted
reflective
a win for the ace mfers let's go ππΌ
this had a lot of discussion on the asexuality spectrum and what that can look like, and how sexuality is fluid in general, defining relationships (sexual attraction vs romantic, etc.) and it was so good!!
However, i suppose all this came at the cost of character development? We don't really spend time on anyone's backstories or how they're doing in college, etc. like it's just a bunch of people and their conversations about the above mentioned topics.
Which is fine, I'm not complaining here but also some parts suffered like Chika's "confession" to Umezaki that was basically "i want you in my life" like I don't even know how old he is or or what he wants to do or is studying in school so it lacked impact?? Also he's fine af "I don't want to mess with anyone else...so i want to retreat somewhere rural when I graduate and live on my own" ugh he's so real for that
The dynamics here were so good like you got Umezaki as an "alloromantic asexual man, has a libido, sex-repulsed, doesn't really think he needs a partner for now," the professor "genderless, aromantic asexual, no libido, not sex repulsed, thinks a partner is necessary," Chika "aromantic asexual, sex repulsed, practically no libido, wants a non-romantic relationship with a partner", then you got their "gay friend" who was worried they'd stop hanging out with him because sometimes he do be attracted to women, and the "die-hard fanfic-loving fujoshi" who said it best "them saying my otaku activities are just a substitute for love kind of ticked me off! In my case, my love for my fave isn't quite romantic."
Overall just really good soup ππΌ
this had a lot of discussion on the asexuality spectrum and what that can look like, and how sexuality is fluid in general, defining relationships (sexual attraction vs romantic, etc.) and it was so good!!
However, i suppose all this came at the cost of character development? We don't really spend time on anyone's backstories or how they're doing in college, etc. like it's just a bunch of people and their conversations about the above mentioned topics.
Which is fine, I'm not complaining here but also some parts suffered like Chika's "confession" to Umezaki that was basically "i want you in my life" like I don't even know how old he is or or what he wants to do or is studying in school so it lacked impact?? Also he's fine af "I don't want to mess with anyone else...so i want to retreat somewhere rural when I graduate and live on my own" ugh he's so real for that
The dynamics here were so good like you got Umezaki as an "alloromantic asexual man, has a libido, sex-repulsed, doesn't really think he needs a partner for now," the professor "genderless, aromantic asexual, no libido, not sex repulsed, thinks a partner is necessary," Chika "aromantic asexual, sex repulsed, practically no libido, wants a non-romantic relationship with a partner", then you got their "gay friend" who was worried they'd stop hanging out with him because sometimes he do be attracted to women, and the "die-hard fanfic-loving fujoshi" who said it best "them saying my otaku activities are just a substitute for love kind of ticked me off! In my case, my love for my fave isn't quite romantic."
Overall just really good soup ππΌ