I have already said that in another comment, but this story is getting exhausting and repetitive by now. It's the same recipe of [villain assaults Haruki > Villain gets punished (including getting SA'ed sometimes) > repeat]. I've read the novel (which I have yet to finish) and it doesn't have nearly the same amount of abuse that the manga does. In fact, I got surprised that it didn't had anything as sadistic and graphic, at all. I'm not bothered by the SA itself, since it was presented in the beginning and just became merely a tool for the narrative, but by how this author is genuinely ruining the story with their barely disguised fetish being shoved every chapter. I'll keep reading so I can see how things will turn out, but I'm just speedrunning every chapter with a very bitter taste in my mouth.
Comment by Kim Dokja on Koisuru Psycho no Shirayuki-kun - Chapter 40
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Not no mention how we had no development at all. Haruki is easily deceived and molested all the time, even after all the trauma he had endured. It's almost as if he had gained no experience and is simply dumb/unaffected. His relationship with Shirayuki hasn't changed a thing ever since the third chapter, and we get no other themes that could be possibly explored besides the sexual assault. It feels like I'm reading something made by someone edgy and horny who just discovered what "gore" and "sexual assault" is. If I were to be honest, it would be better if they prolonged the bullies arc and focused more on Haruki's and Shirayuki's dynamic; either as something "cute" and unrealistic or as something toxic and realistic, given Shirayuki's antisocial personality disorder. It had so much potential.
Sorry for the rambling - I'm just too frustrated with this manga and have no one else to share my thoughts with.