General Discussion (Spoilers)

ShayCormac said:
As an anime,it is very predictable that natsuo will end up with hina. It is a story of uncommon relationship between a teacher and a student,anyone can guess that. But after the breakup with hina, rui was given so much attention up until the end that you need a almost impossible logic for natsuo to choose hina over rui.(crush and in love are two different things,nisekoi manga had portrayed it most) And when rui became pregnant the game was over,you have to be a complete scumbag to abandon your own child. But the author rushed the plot and burned all the character developments there was.
[ I think when natsuos book domestic girlfriend will come out,his career will also come to an end. I mean, seriously, who the hell gonna read that shit . XD ]

ManlyTear said:


But dude... it's like you're forgetting that after Hina returns home & puts on the "sister act", she ends up spending more & more time with Natsuo & once again ends up being more involved in his life as an author than his actual gf, Rui is, though, since she understands his dream the best given that from the very beginning they start falling for each other by talking about books & novels on the rooftop.

> From the very important & plot-moving stalker arc that leads to the release to his 1st book, where she provides material, and earlier nurses him in the hospital 24/7 while Rui's all about work. You have the "destiny talk" mention by the parents then where Rui felt like she got in the way.

> To Hina & Marie saving him from gangsters, leading to Hina literally moving in with him for a while.

> To stuff like hanging on to his manuscript symbolizing the dream he was gonna discard.

> To meeting his mentor asking for if there's a chance he'd write again(Rui never even met Togen, lmao).

> To offering both emotional (returning manuscript) & domestic support as he starts writing again when trying to complete Togen's book.

> And all the other stuff that happens in between. Various visits from Hina at his place, at his part-time job, firework festivals, shrine visits, some inn trip,etc.

> Then we enter the climax who's accident leads to revealing how deep her feels for him ran.

The fact that Rui had no part to play in any of his big stories, whether it's early on in the series or later, was always a huge red flag. Another is how throughout all the Hina parts & even when she's still on her island, Rui & Natsuo have an up & down relationship, as she constantly acts jealous & insecure and he's just always apologizing & not being as honest with her regarding some issues. They just don't click. But on the other hand, he openly shares his worries with Hina, since her personality is more similar to Jun, his deceased mother.

There was only one way this could end that'd fit the narrative, as the author stated herself in her tweet. The pregnancy was a massive bait indeed though, but co-parenting was handled well, but he has more than enough reasons to chose Hina, lol ~ she played too big of a role in his life + she's the ex that only broke up to protect his future which he only confirmed at the end, lol.

ShayCormac said:

From Natsuos point of view : as an elder sister. Even after the breakup with Rui while she was in usa, natsuo still loved her and tried to tell hina to never confess him (but at that time togen had to be sick for dramatic purpose and had to die for natsuo to write. [predictable lvl : LOL] ) And in the end what happened,rui understood how much hina loved natsuo(even though she knew this very well,so i don't understand what she understood),natsuo was like omg i didn't know(even though he had his doubt) and abandon his child without a thought creating a huge social mess and both of them destroyed what hina tried to protect and in the end hina accepting the marriage destroyed her final character development. So the overall conclusion was rui leaving the house with haruka and hina wondering if natsuo still loves her body.The author tried to outsmart the readers but in the end teared down the whole story.(Now that's lol)

ManlyTear said:


Bro...., "destroyed what Hina tried to protect.." , hell no. You're forgetting that deep down she always wanted to be with Natsuo, but is too overly considerate of others in order to make a move. Since Sasuga planned the Hina ending since around vol 6, she could've had Hina confess + show rings at an earlier point and have them together then, but that's not how she wanted to write her story. Reminder from ch 261, besides other parts spread throughout the story:






You're also forgetting a bunch of moments where Natsuo actively tries to suppress that spark he had for Hina, due to how she rejected him back on the island, and how she tells him she's nothing but a big sister and keeps lying to herself. The fact that he's with Rui and wants to remain loyal to her is further reason for him not to pry further. Reminder that you have stuff like this ever since she returns home:



And many, many other scenes like this, from ch 128 forward. He even says at the very end in ch 276.2 Days with Hina how "For a very long time, I've tried hard not to look at you that way, a.k.a. as more than just a sister.







The story also makes it a point several times for Hina to hang on to her feelings symbolized by those rings, which allow her to be with him during his times of need. It was always more than just sisterly love, regardless of how much she told herself otherwise. So at the end, she has no reason to not accept Natsuo's feelings since that's what she always wanted deep down.





Natsuo didn't know the extent of how deep Hina's feelings ran. He only heard it from Shuu, and those words were never confirmed by Hina back in the park scene in 246. Then he has Al tell him Rui still wears the necklace, but he doesn't know about the rings, then he finally has Kajita give him the final push towards Rui with the loss of taste & work bullying used as a catalyst. You could call that the "let's create Haruka" detour, lol. Natsuo & Hina still didn't have a proper confrontation yet about her feels at the time.

Me & a few others did some analysis of those parts a while ago on which leave a lot of readers rather confused. >>>Link here. <<< Re-reading ch 243-249 again to confirm is prob the best choice tho'.

Of course Natsuo wasn't over Rui either, their relationship being more recent + there was no guilt he'd have to face by getting together with her again, but digging up the stuff with Hina from way back would be involve him being hit with guilt in spades of not knowing all this time. He'd have to come to terms with the fact that his ex truly did have feelings for him & lied back on the island for his sake & while she was right there near him as they went through a bunch of stuff together & he not only never tried to figure it out but he tried to also look at her only as a sister. Also from 246:





Of course, Hina's also at fault for not saying anything. When Shuu asked her here in ch 257 whether she told Natsuo her feelings:



We know the answer's no, but Natsuo had to learn at some point, and so he did in ch 271 & 272 as Marie & Kiria spilled the beans for Hina, probably much better than she would've, lol. The accident also put him in a state of "You don't know what you have until you lose it" I suppose + there was also the reporter incident to add to it now so it hit him even harder. I'd assume that's what the author intention was.


But overall, the mangaka expects her readers to pay attention to all of that, which is why I say DomeKano is almost meant to be re-read, trying to pay attention to the things one hasn't before. Then everything clicks, although the ending could've used a few more chapters + have the stuff from vol 28 added in initially. Deadlines are a bitch.

Akagi-kun said:
It's just ridiculous how ManlyTear's defends this mediocre manga.... Really... Calm down already.

Akagi-kun said:
It's just ridiculous how ManlyTear's defends this mediocre manga.... Really... Calm down already.

ManlyTear said:

What's it to you?

Akagi-kun said:

those who didn't like the ending that they didn't understand anything in this story.

ObsessedPotato said:
I guess I really have no problem with Hina and Natsuo being together in the end if it’s really how it should have been. What really left a bitter taste in my mouth is the fact that Sasuga had to draw all those chapters with Natsuo showing his resolve to be with Rui and care for her and their child with that confession to their mother and such. And then, in a blink of an eye, things changed like none of it mattered at all whatsoever. Not even the child. So yeah. If only there was no such diversion and Rui somehow just end up being super successful in New York, not someone who’s unmarried with a child who’s father became the husband of her sister, then I wouldn’t be this salty about it. In the end, she was the one who had to make the ultimate sacrifice.

TsukuyomiREKT said:
Story was great and immensely engrossing until the last 30-40 chapters, and the ending itself is especially awful.

EnvyHenry said:
Good characters, good story, good fan services,

but the entire work was ruined by the rushed ending.

Will definitely support the author's next work, but I will continue to hate on this manga's ending.

TsukuyomiREKT said:
The fanboys just don't give up huh? xD

Clubby said:


So i'm not allowed to defend a series that I love?

TsukuyomiREKT said:


The fact that you're still coming back to these threads months after the series has ended, just to shit on anyone who has an even slightly negative opinion, is sad. Just stop.

Clubby said:


And what are you doing here then? No one quoted you, no one mentionned you, yet you come here to shit on people who defend the series from baseless criticism.

TsukuyomiREKT said:


I just happened to see this on the Manga Series Discussion sidebar. You actively revist these threads to shit on people. Pretty big difference. Also, not all criticism is baseless. You just don't like hearing it.

Clubby said:


It's funny how you coincidentally see domekano threads all the time and decide to come back to it to shit on people who like the series. Why do you do it? If you don't like the series, isn't it time for you to move on? I revisit these threads to see if there's any baseless hate towards the series or the author, because as a passionate fan, I hate seeing baseless shit thrown at my favorite manga series.
Not all criticism is baseless, but most of the things brought up in these threads are, as well as most of the stuff said on the subreddit and on twitter.

TsukuyomiREKT said:


The only people I shit on are people like you: fanboys with no life who can't accept that not everyone will like their favorite series. I have moved on btw. I don't talk or think about the series at all really. You should do the same. Do you plan on sticking around in these threads forever or something?

Clubby said:


I actually do have a life, but COVID and a second lockdown here in France means i'm spending more time than usual watching anime and on MAL.
If you have moved on, you wouldn't be here. The sight of a domekano thread in the manga discussion side bar wouldn't phase you but somehow it did.
Why should I not think or discuss my favorite manga series, there's alot to be discussed, especially with people reading the series for the first time.
I can accept and understand why people wouldn't like domekano, what I don't accept is people shit talking the series, when all they're doing is blatantly misunderstanding key elements of the story and acting like their version, the one they thought they were reading, was the real one.
There are people who dislike the series for genuine reasons, the ones who dislike it because "reeeeee bad ending ermergerd poor rui" are not those people.