Don’t get me wrong, some horrible things were said when Shun revealed the truth all those years ago, but now, things have settled down. Instead, there’s more of a focus on Shun and Mio becoming acquainted with his family (and each other), and through that, we get to see that the discrimination at hand isn’t as visible as we initially thought. To my surprise, the big confrontation with Shun’s dad is not the main focus of the story. It’s not just Shun’s family that affected him, but classmates, friends, going back home means facing all of that head-on. Along with that, I feel like Shun needs to face his father and say the things he didn’t get to say since, at the time, the shame and the hatred he felt toward himself prevented him from having that moment.
As much as I’d like to think that I have completely walked away from the folks who’ve hurt me, I have no idea what I’d do if I was told that person wasn’t doing well health-wise. This is very much a real situation that people are put in, and it’s not an easy one.
