I can see where this is going, crazy yakuza power couple laced with romance and plotting, sexy and dangerous. But the whole premise falls apart because of Yoshino's bad characterisation. On the one hand, she's a yakuza anego speaks with Osaka ben, unrestrained, clever, and doing as she pleases. On the other hand, she's innocent, naïve, and most importantly, a virgin. This character is a sheer byproduct of a woman oppressed in a patriarchal society and how they imagined how someone in a higher position would act.
The way they show how Yoshino has guts is by selling her kidney. Apparently she can't possibly have kidneys and guts in this economy. This bizarre action is meant to demonstrate her defiance toward Kirishima when he suggests she become an escort. Let me check the calculator, she sold her kidney for 25k (USD) to give him to prove a point? Sorry, I know the yen is weak now, but is the Japanese yakuzas that broke that her family doesn’t have 25k??? Why would she give him the money? Why would she even need his approval in the first place?
They try so hard to show that Yoshino is on top that it ends up having the opposite effect. When has anyone in a position of power ever needed to explain themselves? The part in EP11 where she decided to date Kirishima is seemingly a power control over both Kirishima and Shoma is laughable. When you think you're Pavlov but you're actually the dog. Funnily, Tsubaki even points out something similar to Yoshino as well.
The only vaguely interesting women in the show is Tsubaki. Tsubaki is what I imagine the type of person Yoshino could have been, she's sharp and self-assured. Took one look at Kirishima and saw right through that facade. Yoshino should thank her for having some sense and not actually take her kidney. Obviously Tsubaki cannot be the main character because she does not have the attractive appeal of the innocence of the virgin. Nao on the other hand is also a sufferer of this, the way she is portrayed as a scheming woman is hostile. Later then revealed how Nao and Yoshino have been secretly eyeing each other is amusing, reducing two women to rivals competing over a man. Why should Yoshino care if Kirishima slept with Nao in the hotel if she's not interested or plan to be interested in him in the first place? Testing his loyalty with a hand made toy, what a joke.
It's obvious that Kirishima is the little beloved of the story. He's a classic fuckboi, sleeps around, beats people up, but at the end of the day he still has a heart of gold, loyal to Yoshino! It's okay they said he's a scumbag, so it shuts all of us up! He probably also has a meticulously crafted backstory to explain why he is the way he is, I don't even need to read the manga to know. It's always the 'bad' boy who gets character development.
The art style has a bit of a resemblance to older mangas, and it seems they do have some aesthetics from the stills in the OP and ED (not sure about the show feet though, I remain silent about that). But in the main body, it screams low budget, especially the side profiles, it's like Detective Conan side profiles.
One last thing, if she ever does falls for him under the name of 'true love' do @ me, I'll go file this under pampered wife literature and tap on the 'equal' power dynamics sign.
