The Seven Deadly Sins is so far one of the only Shōnen manga I've followed dedicatedly where hugging and kissing and love confessions get shown in full. Most times, the authors of these works will be allergic to this sort of thing and keep it out of the work until the very end, and even at that point may try to tiptoe away from anything major by downplaying it, or have the romance cut short by tragedy and/or never be meant to be. Yes. I know that such happens here, too, but at least Suzuki's polite about it by giving us advance warning- some works will just do it as an "F you" at the end. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've run into that. It makes me feel like authors have a grudge against the nitty-gritty of love, or that the Japanese culture is so full of wistful and sentimental feelings leads me to a rather admittedly fallacial argument that they think sadness is more beautiful than love.
But here, romance is not forbidden. It adds meaning and character to the story and Suzuki doesn't hesitate to let it emerge in the work when it really matters. That's why I like it so much. Some people are bound to complain about the gushy sweetness these moments bring to the table, but they keep the story beautiful in my book... well, when they're not blatantly perverted, that is.
No Hugging, No Kissing Proudly Defied
The Seven Deadly Sins is so far one of the only Shōnen manga I've followed dedicatedly where hugging and kissing and love confessions get shown in full. Most times, the authors of these works will be allergic to this sort of thing and keep it out of the work until the very end, and even at that point may try to tiptoe away from anything major by downplaying it, or have the romance cut short by tragedy and/or never be meant to be. Yes. I know that such happens here, too, but at least Suzuki's polite about it by giving us advance warning- some works will just do it as an "F you" at the end. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've run into that. It makes me feel like authors have a grudge against the nitty-gritty of love, or that the Japanese culture is so full of wistful and sentimental feelings leads me to a rather admittedly fallacial argument that they think sadness is more beautiful than love.
But here, romance is not forbidden. It adds meaning and character to the story and Suzuki doesn't hesitate to let it emerge in the work when it really matters. That's why I like it so much. Some people are bound to complain about the gushy sweetness these moments bring to the table, but they keep the story beautiful in my book... well, when they're not blatantly perverted, that is.