THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS




I love the manga, but I do have one major gripe with it. The father. I've seen people say that they at least understand the father now, but I still don't forgive him he is an asshole to the very end, and even after realising his bias of Mao and viewing her through these biases he doesn't apologize to her or try to make up with her, all the efforts come from Mao, and her Step-mom. They really push it too hard in the beginning because even if he thought she would be happier with others it really seems like he just doesn't give a shit, he lets her just leave the home and he's planning to ALLOW HER TO LIVE ON HER OWN it's honestly disgusting. And I can't get over that meeting with her dad after a while where correct me if I'm wrong since it's been a while but he just doesn't care about her, she want to meet him herself but he basically just tells her to fuck off. This honestly goes beyond a simple misunderstanding, because she obviously looks heartbroken and is trying to mend their family. I don't like how they try to make the comparison of how Hiro is like Mao in trying to reconnect with his sister. The sister is just stoic and she's YOUNG she's his YOUNGER SISTER so it makes sense for him to keep trying. But MAO IS STILL LEGALLY A CHILD he is her father, there is no excuse for his treatment towards her, and they shouldn't make it so "Mao has to chase after him, even though he's making no effort himself". I agree that it's good to try and maintain family connections, but the story is saying it's her responsibility to keep trying even if he rejects her which I wholeheartedly disagree with. He acts like a complete dickhead like she's just a piece of shit under his shoe, and he barely changes throughout the story.