I am writing this review after seeing the 4 seasons of the anime. It could have been a good anime, but it just gets worse and worse. Why? main character continues to be brutalized in such an insensitive way.
I totally hate anime that tries to convey the image of "it is not rape if they are married", "he is angry", "he had his reasons", "he is not usually like this" and "but he really loves her" to disguise sexual violence.
Story:
Guomin Laogong Dai Huijia tells the story of Qiao, An Hao (a rich young woman) and Lu, Jin Nian (a poor young man who goes to the same school). Anime even starts well, shows how both characters like each other but neither of them is able to confess their true feelings, eventually suffering from it.
But after the first season, Qiao, An Hao ends up becoming an insecure girl who is completely ignored by Lu, Jin Nian and yet she defines her entire life (course, career, marriage) because of him. It only gets worse!
Spoilers:
One night they both drink too much and end up sleeping together. the next morning, the guy freaks with her and asks why she took advantage of him (WTH ?!) and she has the opportunity to say that she always liked him (damn, she loved him for 15 years and they live together!) but instead, she says she slept with him out of interest, in exchange for getting a job! I really hate that kind of female character!
as the story progresses things only get worse: the guy is all moralistic, likes her but treats her badly, Lu Jin nian's treatment to An Hao is so terrible that he rapes her when he is upset.
It got to the point where nothing could ever save the history. it became unbearable. I don't even know who I hate the most: him or her?
