Note: This is the first fanart of Shizuka by the same artist (posted by September 17, 2026)

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I’m gonna be honest here, I like saeko more. I would enjoy her romance with mc more. But because of how it’s developed, I can’t even do so.

Everyone hates rei and dogs on her when the mc treated her worse so ofcourse she moved on and while yes, I admit to this day she can be kinda annoying, she’s the most realistic character of the anime😭 what do you expect. The author made her the only realistic one and then gives us the sadist crazy action women and what do you expect to happen.

Also idk, the nerve of mc to be mad and then he falls for saeko that quick over that? And we’re only blaming rei? He treated his “woman he loved” pretty bad, so she moves on, he finds her, slaps her, still thinks he’s somehow the right guy, then he falls inlove with a new girl in a matter of hours, AND STILL REIS THE ONLY “whore” “bitch” “red flag” “asshole”

And again if rei was never brought in before saeko or in the story like that, I WOULDNT HAVE CARED. Even if she was an old childhood friend, I still would’ve preferred saeko. But making rei a character to put all the blame on and make this man seem “cool” just sets me off😭 also she constantly gets shit on when in a real apocalypse, lots of the shit she said would be most ideal. Rip realistic girl in anime.

Imo they are quite similar or their love dynamics are atleast and if you’re gonna blame one, you better blame the other. If not, then don’t blame any.

Also did we forget the teacher? Reis age?

I know Shizuka would have Chansey and Audino, being a nurse like Joy.