Scum's Wish
Seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka appear to be the ideal couple. They are both pretty popular, and they seem to suit each other well. However, outsiders don't know of the secret they share. Both Mugi and Hanabi have hopeless crushes on someone else, and they are only dating each other to soothe their loneliness. Mugi is in love with Akane Minagawa, a young teacher who used to be his home tutor. Hanabi is also in love with a teacher, a young man who has been a family friend since she was little. In each other, they find a place where they can grieve for the ones they cannot have, and they share physical intimacy driven by loneliness. Will things stay like this for them forever?
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Plot Summary
Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awaya appear to be the perfect couple, but they are hiding a secret: they are both in love with other people. Hanabi pines for her childhood friend Narumi Kanai, who is now her teacher, while Mugi is infatuated with Akane Minagawa, a fellow teacher. Unable to confess their true feelings, Hanabi and Mugi form a pact to use each other as substitutes for the people they truly desire, sharing a physical intimacy born out of loneliness and unrequited love.
Critical Reception
Scum's Wish was met with mixed to positive reviews, praised for its mature and realistic portrayal of teenage heartbreak and complex relationships, while some found its themes and character dynamics emotionally taxing or unsettling.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its mature exploration of unrequited love and its consequences.
- Appreciated for its realistic depiction of emotional pain and complex adolescent relationships.
- Some viewers found the bleak tone and morally ambiguous characters difficult to connect with.
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Fun Fact
The anime is based on a manga series of the same name by Mengo Yokoyari, which ran from 2012 to 2017.
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