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REVIEW: Everyone's Getting Married GN 2




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Ali07



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:03 am Reply with quote
I'm liking the sound of this series. Have never read Josei manga, but this does sound like a story I'd like to read. Always like seeing how writers manage adult characters in relationships. I may wait until a review of the 3rd volume before I start dishing out $$$ for this series.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 25, 2016 11:52 pm Reply with quote
I read volume 1 and part of volume 2 over the weekend and was a bit disappointed with it, to be honest. Both characters have issues, but Ryo Nanami was setting off a lot of red flags that I felt Asuka and/or the narrative were ignoring and excusing. The incident that bothered me the most was spoiler[when Ryo lied to Asuka claiming that his roommate asked him to be out of the apt for a few hours, so he wants to hang out at her place for a bit. When Asuka figures out that this was an outright lie (because Ryo's roommate and his girlfriend were seeing a movie during that time and hadn't asked Ryo anything of the sort), she interprets Ryo's action as a sign that he would "go out of his way" (by lying?) to be with her, because he "really likes her". If that were true, why would he feel the need to lie about his reasons for seeing her?]
Then there is the matter of Ryo's previous relationship with a married actress and Asuka's interpretation of it. spoiler[if she really believes in marriage, the attitude of "even when you're married, you can't help who you fall for" (*personal addendum: perhaps not; but you *can* help who you sleep with!) wouldn't justify an affair. I couldn't tell if she felt bad for him because he still seems hurt, or if she believes that affairs are ok as long as you love the person you're having an affair with.]
I was a bit confused about Asuka's previous relationship as well spoiler[she stayed with a guy for five years, and claimed she never mentioned marriage once despite her desire to marry. But her boyfriend broke up with her because he had the impression that she'd be happy "with anyone willing to give her a ring."--This points to the possibility of very passive-aggressive behavior on her part, or, at least, he felt pressured and she felt uncomfortable being assertive with her needs, which isn't healthy for either of them.]
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