I actually wrote these posts a while ago, but hadn’t finished them, mostly back in 2015. My thoughts have changed somewhat but I still wanted to publish these. I’ve scheduled one a week until the end! You can catch up on the older posts here.
Ch. 28 Summary: Shiina’s friend Hiroko and Akira are both bullied. Akira tries to get a boy who likes her at school to impregnate her. Hiroko uses her dragon child to murder her parents and bullies, then takes Shiina’s father hostage in an apparent attempt to get Shiina to kill her. Akira stabs her father.
This chapter takes up an entire volume. And it is some nasty, nasty stuff. Downright brutal. The earlier chapters pale in comparison. It was this chapter when I completely fell in love with the series the first time I read it.
Two Paths to Darkness
I believe that this chapter is meant to establish a contrast between Hiroko and Akira. The scene where the two are sitting in front of Shiina’s doorstep waiting for her to come home stood out in particular:
Both are bullied and alone. Continue reading Narutaru Ch. 29 — The Shit Hits the Fan
