I’m so disappointed with Uzaki specifically because I really enjoyed Sakurai exploring what he wants and is worried about when it comes to sex. The talk with his dad and his internal personification of lust were both fresh takes on the matter you don’t always see in fiction.

I can’t help but get kinda furious that the actual event didn’t come full circle on that. It’s clear the mangaka gets it, so how the fuck did they drop the ball at the last step?!

By actually experiencing that the second she says no, respecting her wishes is the easiest thing ever, regardless of how turned on he is, Sakurai could have come to realise that all his worries were unfounded. That his having a huge libido that he normally has a lid on, isn’t actually a problem that means he needs to worry about hurting his partner, because no matter how powerful, lust doesn’t work in a way that makes you forget about the wellbeing of someone you care about.

That’s a bullshit excuse used by crappy people to do what they want in bed, while maintaining the facade of a caring relationship.

Instead that’s exactly what happens! What the hell!

It perpetuates exactly the fears that I was delighted to see Sakurai and this manga tackle, and then fail to actually address. Worse, it enables the kind of people who get into relationships for sex and then use this crap to hide the fact they don’t actually care about their partner enough to respect them in bed.