Reviews

Despite a rocky first chapter, that felt like it was normalising a rather questionable relationship between the manga's two main leads, Kono Gomi wo Nanto Yobut eventually unpeels layers to its initial premise. It not only entertains readers with its spiral of bad decisions and the questionable parasitic relationship between the two leads, but by depicting this premise through a psychological lens, and refusing to give this premise any suggestion of normality by constantly introducing tension, there is more depth to this story than your typical soap opera. This manga opens up interesting questions about dependency, attraction, and the nature of relationships, and serves as a semi-character study of how far a person is willing to through in order to be with the person they love. While I don't doubt the author will eventually unveil why the female lead is so willing to stalk her ex-boyfriend to this extent, the question here needs to be answered and it needs to be believable enough for this story to continue its strong lead.