

It's not as though there was no need to develop side characters, but the problem was that not even the main characters were developed at that point. Much like some characters, these plot points overstay their welcome and never really go anywhere, making it appear as blatant filler more than anything else.Īs the story follows Kaoru and Nana, there were far too many times when the story wasn't about the two of them for considerable stretches of time. Starting with around the midway point in manga, the story slows down considerably to the frustrating levels, and more and more random points are introduced into narrative for the sole purpose of creating drama.

Until the very end, the story is always in the 'push and pull' mode, meaning that very little development actually occurs over its 160 chapters. prevalent in characters department, it also exists in the general narrative. The main problem with it is that it runs in circles. And, if I'm honest, somewhere in this manga is a great story about young people exploring their sexuality and dealing with who they are, with some really powerful scenes, but, despite all that, this isn't a good story by any stretch. Alas, in the end, I picked it up, and now my journey is over. Not because of its S&M premise, but because I already had doubts about MC first chapter in, and whether he'd be able to actually do anything. I was always hesitant about starting Nana to Kaoru.
