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* ValuesDissonance: Mashiro's gender identity is based on a very hard division between masculine and feminine (among other things [[HideYourGays largely ignoring the concept of homosexuality]]), to a point it can come across as offensive to some Western readers. And that's before getting into the problems with the ending that reveal [[spoiler:Mashiro technically doesn't actually ''have'' "gender issues" because they're really two different people struggling for possession of one life, not one person struggling with their own identity]].
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* ValuesDissonance: Mashiro's gender identity is based on a very hard division between masculine and feminine (among other things [[HideYourGays largely ignoring the concept of homosexuality]]), to a point it can come across as offensive to some Western readers. And that's before getting into the problems with the ending that reveal that [[spoiler:Mashiro technically doesn't actually ''have'' "gender issues" gender issues because they're really actually two different people struggling for possession of one life, not one person struggling with their own identity]].
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** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre, and raised far too many questions about the world building.
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** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre, and [[VoodooShark raised far too many questions questions]] about the world building.
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** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]]. Alternatively [[spoiler:they felt the reveal about Sou's siscon issues was too much and turned it into a {{No Yay}}]]
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** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]]. Alternatively [[spoiler:they felt the reveal about Sou's siscon issues was too much and turned it into a {{No Yay}}]]Yay}}, or had preferred Kureha]]
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** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre.
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]].
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]].
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** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre.
bizarre, and raised far too many questions about the world building.
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]]. Alternatively [[spoiler:they felt the reveal about Sou's siscon issues was too much and turned it into a {{No Yay}}]]
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]]. Alternatively [[spoiler:they felt the reveal about Sou's siscon issues was too much and turned it into a {{No Yay}}]]
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* ValuesDissonance: Mashiro's gender identity is based on a very hard division between masculine and feminine (among other things [[HideYourGays largely ignoring the concept of homosexuality]]), to a point it can come across as offensive to some Western readers. And that's before getting into the problems with the ending that reveal [[spoiler:Mashiro technically doesn't actually ''have'' "gender issues" because they're really two different people struggling for possession of one life, not one person struggling with their own identity]].
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* ValuesDissonance: Mashiro's gender identity is based on a very hard division between masculine and feminine (among other things [[HideYourGays largely ignoring the concept of homosexuality]]), to a point it can come across as offensive to some Western readers. And that's before getting into the problems with the ending that reveal [[spoiler:Mashiro technically doesn't actually ''have'' "gender issues" because they're really two different people struggling for possession of one life, not one person struggling with their own identity]].identity]].
* TheWoobie: Kureha can certainly be a pain in the ass for some readers, especially those who ship Mashiro with Sou. However, it's hard not to feel bad for her when it's revealed that the impetus for her misandry was [[spoiler:being raped as a five-year-old while coming home from school, as well as her father flat-out declaring she was DefiledForever after the fact]].
* TheWoobie: Kureha can certainly be a pain in the ass for some readers, especially those who ship Mashiro with Sou. However, it's hard not to feel bad for her when it's revealed that the impetus for her misandry was [[spoiler:being raped as a five-year-old while coming home from school, as well as her father flat-out declaring she was DefiledForever after the fact]].
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* AudienceAlienatingEnding: The story alienated multiple fan factions with its ending to a degree that they no longer recommend it, for completely different reasons:\\
The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre.\\
The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]].\\
The people who were reading for the exploration of ambiguous gender, who thought that the revelation that Mashiro's gender ambiguity being because [[spoiler:they are actually fraternal twin fetuses struggling for possession of one life]], meant that the situation was either reactionary in implication or too fantastic to have any possible real-world relevance.
The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and bizarre.\\
The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their love]].\\
The people who were reading for the exploration of ambiguous gender, who thought that the revelation that Mashiro's gender ambiguity being because [[spoiler:they are actually fraternal twin fetuses struggling for possession of one life]], meant that the situation was either reactionary in implication or too fantastic to have any possible real-world relevance.
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* AudienceAlienatingEnding: The story alienated multiple fan factions with its ending to a degree that they no longer recommend it, for completely different reasons:\\
reasons:
** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly andbizarre.\\
bizarre.
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of theirlove]].\\
love]].
** The people who were reading for the exploration of ambiguous gender, who thought that the revelation that Mashiro's gender ambiguity being because [[spoiler:they are actually fraternal twin fetuses struggling for possession of one life]], meant that the situation was either reactionary in implication or too fantastic to have any possible real-world relevance.
** The people who were reading for the mystery arc, who thought that the final explanation ([[spoiler:the story is a metaphor for pregnancy and childbirth]]) was simply too silly and
** The shippers, who were unhappy that Mashiro and Sou [[spoiler:end up in the real world but with no knowledge of each other or memory of their
** The people who were reading for the exploration of ambiguous gender, who thought that the revelation that Mashiro's gender ambiguity being because [[spoiler:they are actually fraternal twin fetuses struggling for possession of one life]], meant that the situation was either reactionary in implication or too fantastic to have any possible real-world relevance.
