Highschool of the Dead Chapter 30 Discussion
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JusTFoRTroll said:
I'm a bit anxious as to whether Rei is still a virgin or did she lose it with Hisashi. What do you guys say? Also, did Rei and Hisashi start dating recently? Like a day before the apocalypse? I would like to hear your part guys, support your statements with necessary evidences in the manga. No matter what it is as long as it is logical and comprehendible. Hope to hear from you guys soon!
Sad to burst your bubble, but Rei and Hisashi had been dating for many months, and she was no longer a virgin. While no explicit duration to their relationship was mentioned, at that point they loved eachother (past the liking stage). Additionally Rei was willing to stay beside the dead Hisashi and die as well since she didn't want to live without him. This clearly supports the consensus that they had been in a serious relationship for many months. This is partially what had Takashi so depressed at the beginning of Hotd (first scene in the anime when Saya tells him to forgot about Rei). Saya discusses his depression mentioning that it has been ongoing for a while, so this was clearly not the first time that Takshi was sulking about it (meaning the relationship duration had to be quite a while, certainly not recent). Rei also constantly brings up Hisashi even after his death, trying to evoke jealousy from Takashi because she knows he knows they were having sex. The Anime Producers though makes sure to cheer Takashi up by having him lose his virginity to Saeko. They knew the fans would not be happy with Takashi having to settle for used goods (Rei) for his first time.
There are some that speculate that maybe Rei was a virgin, but even that is a tenuous defense at best as seen here (source- http://forums.mangafox.me/threads/191970-im-i-the-only-one-who-likes-Rei-more-than-Saeko/page28) -
"While not known..judging by how it's pretty commonplace for couples to sleep together in Japan the longer they're a couple..it's actually likely that they have... So, it depends on how long Hisashi and Rei went out..
Why do you think those crazy otaku go a little stupid when they discover their "pure" heroines have had boyfriends prior to their current relationship with the protagonist? Because, it makes it quite likely that they're no longer virgins. Look what happened when the heroine in Kannagi was discovered to have had a previous boyfriend."
This partially accounts for the overwhelming support of Saeko vs Rei (even on Mal the favorite ratio is Saeko at 3360 vs Rei at 289, a whopping 12x discrepancy). Everyone knows that Rei broke the childhood promise and Rode Hisashi in the months preceding the start of Hotd.
Sorry to disappoint you my friend, but Hotd went out of its way to point out that other girls like Saya was a virgin (most recently with the condom thing in chapter 29). It did everything it could to make it obvious that Rei was an experienced veteran without explicitly showing it, since that would cause even more hatred for Rei and could have negatively impacted Hotd sales. As is the author gave a .1% opening for deluded fans to convince themselves that Rei was still "pure", but I'm afraid it's nothing but false hope.
This is so well thought out...Wow. I felt there was something off about Rei. Glad to know my hate wasn't misplaced. I hope her plot armor gets torn off and she dies or something. That'd be hilarious. Meanwhile, go Saeko!
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On a different note, is it just me, or has some of the character composition changed? Little details just seem a bit different.
