My Little Monster
| Please hide spoilers, just in case. Thank you :) I've read the first five volumes of 'My Little Monster', and while I'm enjoying it, I can't help wishing that Shizuku doesn't end up with Haru. Although I know it won't happen (this is shoujo, after all, so we can't expect anything radical), I'd like Shizuku to wake up and leave Haru alone and/or decide to be with Yamaken. Yamaken seems rather distant, but I feel that he's already changing due to his love for Shizuku, whereas Haru hasn't changed at all. I really can't get to grips with the fact that Haru and Shizuku's relationship (which is not romantic, I might add) is presented in a positive light. Haru is violent, rude and gauche, and he doesn't seem to want to change for Shizuku. And Shizuku doesn't want him to change. For some reason, she's totally okay with the fact that ; she just forgave him. I really, really hope that Haru gets some serious character development. It's clear to me that he has some kind of social... issue? I don't know what you'd call it, but he's definitely inept, and he's got behavioural problems. However, he doesn't seem to want to do anything about them. Shizuku does not deserve to be treated the way that Haru treats her. Indeed, no one deserves to be treated that way. Which brings me back to Yamaken. Like I said, he obviously isn't an entirely open (or, it seems, nice) person, but he seems to genuinely want to change and show Shizuku that she can be in a loving relationship. He's right to fear Haru, but Haru (if he truly loves, or at least likes, Shizuku) should not act the way he does. What do you guys think? Is Haru a lost cause? Or do you think he can change for Shizuku? |
Bittenfeld said: To tell you my honest feelings, Admiral Müller, as the groom at a wedding ceremony, the Kaiser is simply just a handsome man, I'm afraid to say. But as the supreme fleet admiral who leads entire fleets, he's really a godly person. Don't you think so, too? Müller said: I think he's quite godly as a groom, too. |
| I don't like him. He tones down the rage baby act over time, but that doesn't erase his actions or past violent thoughts, and I also hate how possessive he was of Shizuka and how smug he was towards Yamaken, who, by the way, was a much better catch. |
| Thanks for your reply :) It's good to know that he at least mellows somewhat, but I agree; it shouldn't make up for the fact that he was violent in the past. It's a shame, really, because I'm enjoying the rest of the manga a lot - I love the dynamic in the friendship group, and I like Yamaken so far - so I just have to try and get past Haru's behaviour. Thanks again! |
Bittenfeld said: To tell you my honest feelings, Admiral Müller, as the groom at a wedding ceremony, the Kaiser is simply just a handsome man, I'm afraid to say. But as the supreme fleet admiral who leads entire fleets, he's really a godly person. Don't you think so, too? Müller said: I think he's quite godly as a groom, too. |
| Thanks for your reply :) lilymul said: Atypical or not, my issue is with the fact that no one says to him, "Hey, man, you can't do this. It's wrong." Maybe he does change for the better - if so, great - but that doesn't mean we can excuse his behaviour now.Haru is a very well done character especially for a shojo hero where he is not following the typical perfect prince trope in this shojo genre. lilymul said: I hope he develops a lot. And I hope he apologises to everyone for the way he treated them. As it stands, they all seem pretty okay with it, and that's just wrong.Well, since you're only at volume 5 now, it makes sense to be irritated at Haru as that was where he was at his lowest. Just keep on reading and finish the manga first. You will be pleased at how his character immensely develops especially towards the end of their story. This happens a lot in all fiction, though; it's not just in manga/anime. For some reason, a boy who treats a girl (and her friends) like she's nothing is the hero, and I'm supposed to swoon. I just don't buy into that kind of stuff. The best examples are books such as 'Twilight', which are aimed at young girls. It's unfortunate that we barely get believable and healthy relationships in romantic fiction anymore. lilymul said: It's Another: http://myanimelist.net/anime/11111/Another I love it :Dand may I know what's anime in your sig? |
Bittenfeld said: To tell you my honest feelings, Admiral Müller, as the groom at a wedding ceremony, the Kaiser is simply just a handsome man, I'm afraid to say. But as the supreme fleet admiral who leads entire fleets, he's really a godly person. Don't you think so, too? Müller said: I think he's quite godly as a groom, too. |
lilymul said: But this is my problem. It seems to me that the mangaka isn’t explaining Haru’s actions/personality for the readers, but rather excusing them; it’s like saying: “Yeah, he’s violent and cruel, but it’s okay, because he had a bad childhood.” Lots of people had bad childhoods, but they don’t all grow up to act like Haru; and if they do, they don’t get away with it, like Haru.his parents abandoned him, his only brother also abandoned him, his aunt suddenly died and the current guardian he has is Micchan but Micchan is not a parental-material figure, and he did a quite poor job in taking care of Haru. I mean they solve their everyday life's matter using fists and fights and Haru didnt go to school until high school, so basically Haru is taught and exposed to violence ever since he was small. lilymul said: That’s good to hear. I just hope that he is truly repentant.the whole point of this manga is to see how Haru matures and grows over time, and I am glad to say that he really did it. You will see less and less of his rough attitude(I think in V5 was the last time he show his violence tendency to anyone except well towards Yamaken) and as cliche as it sounds, he's a very gentle person inside and everyone in the story can see that. lilymul said: I haven’t read any further yet, but rest assured, I will :)I hope you have read beyond V5 since Haru treats his friends and Shizuku as very precious people in his life and he returns the favor by helping them later on. |
Bittenfeld said: To tell you my honest feelings, Admiral Müller, as the groom at a wedding ceremony, the Kaiser is simply just a handsome man, I'm afraid to say. But as the supreme fleet admiral who leads entire fleets, he's really a godly person. Don't you think so, too? Müller said: I think he's quite godly as a groom, too. |
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