Houkago Orange

SPOILERS

The main characters are kind of cute but HOLY SHIT WHAT WERE THESE LAST FEW CHAPTERS. First of all don't really like the main female character, she doesn't have much to her other than she cries pretty much every chapter, you know you can show tall people be more feminine other than having them be a literal punching bag, I think you have to be a sadist to like this manga. In the beginning the second male protag was the literal bully who almost beat up the female protag but male protag jumped in and saved her. Then he breaks into her home and oversteps boundaries, but I could get over that it wasn't egregiously bad. HOWEVER, it gets so much worse jesus fucking christ. After the male and female protag share a kiss the SECOND MALE PROTAGONIST WAS HIDING THE WHOLE TIME AND WATCHING THEM. After male protag left he swooped in pushed her down and straight up sexually assaulted her making out with her. When male protag came back in they obviously fought so second male gets suspended for fighting, but he's good at sports so he gets brought back in because he can't just get suspended for "a little fight" -_-, what about SEXUAL ASSAULT??? Why didn't she say anything??? Then after they go out and she's terrified around him(of course she is who wouldn't be) and so she accidentally bumps into him and tea gets spilled on her, they then go to a bath house so she can wash off and he says don't worry I won't do anything I'll just guard the door. A cockroach appears inside and she runs out in just a towel and tells him to deal with it and guy literally FORCEFULLY GIVES HER HICKEYS while saying something like "kiss me and I won't do anything more" what the fuck??? Then they just try to play it off as "oh he's just fighting for love but he's being a bit to forceful" HELL NAH, he straight up just blackmailed her with the THREAT OF RAPE. HOW IS THIS CHICK STILL SILENT ABOUT THIS DOUCHEBAG. I honestly don't know how the story can redeem itself at this point, this is genuinely too disgusting for words. At least they didn't have the whole fight me for her thing between the two males.

The story starts off well enough. Extremely short captain of the track team has high aspirations and is extremely talented in the high jump. Girl who starts off hating him for his weird training routines ends up falling in love with him, and vice versa. Delinquent scumbag rival falls in love with girl as well.

Since it's a relatively short manga at only 27 chapters, everything happens at a pretty quick pace, and it never feels dull or boring. The characters are fine, the art is decent, and it's an overall good story.

The problem is, as far as I've been able to find, the translations have been completely abandoned after chapter 15, which is the absolute WORST place to stop. The tension is at an all time high, and then nothing. No resolution.

Do NOT start this manga until another group picks up the translations where they've been left.