Talk:Chapter 44/@comment-33162708-20190520010645/@comment-26567684-20190520121608

Yabuki is trying to recreate the dynamics of the Futoshi/Kokoro/Mitsuru relationship. In the anime, Futoshi had no idea that Kokoro didn’t reciprocate his feelings nor did he seem to notice how close MitsuKoko were getting. But in the manga, while he has yet to consider Kokoro’s feelings, he knows MitsuKoko are getting close and he is jealous like any boy whose crush is hanging out with another boy. What intrigues me is that Ikuno is brought in the mix. In the anime, she had no role in the whole thing, other than she was surprised Kokoro wanted to pair with Mitsuru. In the manga, it’s as if she is curious as to why Mitsuru is spending time with Kokoro.