Suki-tte Ii Na Yo…. A Rant

I just re-watched  Say I Love You (  Suki-tte Ii Na Yo ) and was amazed how different the manga is from the anime version, at least , as far as depiction of the male MC ‘s character  is concerned.

To be honest, I don’t really know where I’m going with this post, so please bear with me. I’m just winging it.

Yesterday, I was at a friend’s blogsite, my go – to  place  for translated mangas , and  was glad  she just  posted  the latest chapter of Say I Love You ( Suki-tte  Ii Na Yo ).  We had an interesting discussion  regarding the character of the male MC, Yamato Kurosawa. So, what ‘s Say I Love You about ?  From Baka Updates synopsis,  this manga is about ” Mei Tachibana who has spent her 16 years without making either boyfriend or friends. One day, she drop-kicks a popular, good-looking boy in school, Yamato Kurusawa, because of a misunderstanding but for some reason it seems he takes a liking to her one-sidedly claiming that they are friends. ”

Shoujo cliché.  Awesome popular guy and  Cinderella.

Here’s the thing…..  Yes, Yamato is popular, and not only that, he’s ” nice ” and ” friendly “….  so much so  that any girl bold enough to ask him  to sleep with her  will surely  get what she wants.  Like  Aiko.  She meets him on the street, crying that her boyfriend just dumped her, and ” Yamato, please sleep with me, and tell me that I’m still attractive, waaa, waaa,waaaa. ”  And he obliges. In the anime,  Aiko, who has become friends with Mei , confesses that she has slept with Yamato.  It’s verbal. In the manga, it’s visual.  Yamato is shown in bed with Aiko, and not only with Aiko,  but with so many girls. He is also rumored to have kissed all the girls in their school, and have slept with so many of them.  And no, no one is a girlfriend .  And to think he’s just in high school.

Then, Mei and Yamato get together..  There’s no doubt  Yamato has fallen in love with Mei. He seems to have changed,  and acts devoted to her. Then, a girl ( Megumi ) who is a model, transfers to their school,  takes a liking to Yamato,  recruits him to become a model. He obliges. It’s just a job,y’know ?  Then everything changes.  Mei and Yamato don’t go home together anymore.  Their friends are getting worried.  Meanwhile,  Megumi  invites Yamato to her apartment for dinner.  She says she lives alone, and  she feels lonely having dinner by herself,  and so ,” would you like to have dinner with me, I’ll cook.  ”  And he obliges….. and the one time dinner  at night becomes a regular thing . Meanwhile,  Mei  now falls asleep waiting for his phone calls. He does call, but  lies, and lies, and lies.  He’s been busy, he says.  Then, some classmates see  Yamato leaving megumi’s apartment. Mei hears  of the rumour,  suffers silently,  and it’s actually their friends who confront Yamato  about the rumour.  A guy friend ( who happens to be in love with Mei )  almost punches him, and Aiko, yes, that Aiko,slaps him.  She tells him that Mei knows.  Yamato is shocked .  He talks to mei and denies cheating on her. Its just dinner, y’ know, and he doesn’t tell her because he doesn’t want her to get worried. .

What the heck is wrong with this situation?  What kind of boyfriend goes to a girl’s house who lives alone, at night, and every night ?  What’s the probability that , at one point,  he will not only keep her company at the dining table, but also in her bed  ?  100 %  ! ! He lied because he knew it was wrong.   What’s worse is that  he stopped because he’d been busted.

Stupid Mei forgives him. And they become lovey dovey again.  This is where the anime version ends..

So many  manga chapters after , they graduate from high school.  The problem is, they now go to different universities.

The latest chapter  shows Yamato drunk ( because , apparently, he misses Mei ) and sleeping  on someone’s couch.. It also shows a much older college friend ( a girl ) who seems to like Yamato.  That night, he forgets  his  couple ring on the sink, a friend finds it, the girl who likes yamato volunteers to give it to him, , and lets Yamato be aware  that she likes him.  Later,  he tells mei that he almost lost the ring, and luckily found it. He doesn’t say anything about the girl.

So that’s the end the of latest chapter.  Tada !

What’s the probability  that he’ll be drunk again, and  that older girl will take advantage of his condition, and  Yamato will have a one-night stand with her? He and his uni friends seem to hang out  and drink  every night.  What’s the probability  that it won’t be just a one – night stand but  so many stands or until  he gets busted again.  Take note that this is now university life. I predict that they will break up.  Yamato won’t be able to resist  a girl who’s very much willing.

I don’t think I can read this anymore. My kokoro  will explode. It’s just too realistic.

• turns off  rant mode *

Thanks for reading.  * walks off *