Okay so memes aside my main problem with this is that the VN obviously has really good philosophical concepts and a very well written protagonist in the form of Tomosane but it squanders this with meaningless torture porn, fanservice, and just generally uninteresting side characters. Shiroyama legit has one of the worst sprite designs I’ve seen in a VN. There are some things I appreciate here and there, such as Kimika being autistic which is the only representation of an autistic character I’ve ever seen in any anime/manga related media. I appreciate what it’s trying to do, but I can’t just ignore the Hasaki scene and the dog scene. I know that SCA-JI probably put the fanservice in because it was the only way he could appeal to the horny otaku VN fanbase in Japan, but the Hasaki scene is just too much and takes away any empathy I have for Tomosane. Ryukishi doesn’t need edginess and disgusting fan service with minors and animals to keep us engaged. I guess that because he’s a good writer? The LGBTQ representation here is also horrible. Zakuro and Kimika’s relationship is great, but the bartender being a giant stereotype and hitting on Tomosane as well kind of ruins it and makes it seem like the lesbian relationships from before were just fetishizing. Tomosane being implied to be trans is cool but that’s about it. Also the final message of “live happily” is really vague and unclear. Like if you’re in a horrible living situation are you just supposed to “live happily” or find happiness in everything?Overall this kind of reminds me of the Made in Abyss manga. It has well written themes and characters and the like, but I can’t ignore all the degenerate shit. I’ll probably give it a second chance in the future as I have a lot of friends who love this, but for now these are my thoughts.

Update: SCA-JI is a freak nvm lmao