oh god, Nakai was such a jerk! his attitude there is just unacceptable. he took advantage of Aoki's feelings for him (as assumed by Aoki's Akamaru oneshot) and acted all high and mighty. at first, Nakai was made to look like a lonely guy that you would pity, but now he is just disgusting, as Aoki said. he's just taking whatever he can get, as long as it's a girl. if Aoki says no he'll take Natsumi; if Aoki says yes he'll abandon Natsumi. he's getting a girl just for the sake of it, not for liking the girl. what a terrible guy, i hope that Natsumi won't fall for him and that Aoki will be paired with someone else (Hiramaru and her would make an interesting pair =P)

This chapter shows everything that's whats wrong with Bakuman . I'm mean the characters are so stupid since chapter 1. Who falls for someone and wants to marry them without ever talking to them or even communicating when their apart . Its just so f***ing retarded . And that fat ass shows his true nature. As stated in the manga that guy is a disgusting piece of trash. He's so cocky and I think the artist did it on purpose, but if u look at the last few pages the fat ass looks like Jaba the Hut . I can't believe I used to pity the fool . This manga has been spiraling downward since chapter 1.

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procrastination is like masturbation... in the end you're fucking yourself

While I agree nakai shouldn't have done that, aoki ko's been nasty to him without herself realizing.

She's cute and pretty, yet she is unaware of the effect that has in men. She's got an artist she doesn't deserve, but when she fails she childishly blames it all on him, which is very insulting since he's an excellent artist and did a great job. Despite that, because she's cute and he has feelings for her, nakai outworks himself just to get her back on track, while out there in the cold. It takes actual snow to make her react to that, and even then it was too late, as nakai ends up hospitalized.

When her series is cancelled, she doesn't want anything to do with him anymore, which is fine, as she doesn't have feelings for him and like anybody else she's under no obligation to reciprocate in love. Suck it up, nakai.

But it doesn't end here. After breaking his heart, she finds herself in a bind and remembers how useful he was. Rather than moving on like she should as she rejected him, and even tho it had happened recently, too, she tries to get him to work for her again. She's so naive she doesn't realize the harm she's doing to others!

Nakai's just emotionally broken, and doesn't do too bad considering that. The choice she's presented with by him should have made her realize her mistake and just apologize and/or leave, yet that's not what happens.

I really like her, tho, since she's so cute and smart, yet so innocent and pure.