Trigger warning: sexual assault
Pound for pound, the absolute worst couple of all anime go to nanaby Hachiko Komatsu and Takumi. While other gruesome couples rank highly for how the more supernatural story elements of their show heighten their rampant abuse and mistreatment, Hachiko and Takumi’s relationship is the definition. in a toxic anime couples textbook about how their bad romance reflects real-world emotional and physical abuse.
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For context, Takumi is a bassist in a band (red flags) and Hachiko quickly falls in love with any man who spends her day. Things between the two become complicated when Hachiko develops feelings for her friend Nobu and Hachiko becomes pregnant. Hachiko definitely decided to stay with Takumi because of the possibility that he was the father of her child but this decision has irreparably damaged her relationship with Nobu and her roommate, Nana Osaki. Takumi often verbally abuses Hachiko, raping her, and controlling every aspect of her social life under the guise of keeping their relationship with fans a secret. Worse still, the guy still cheated on her after their baby was born and the father of their second child is still very popular.
Should nana mangaka Ai Yazawa decides end of long interrupted seriesI pray she gives the girls of apartment 707 the happy ending they deserve.
