Skip to Loafer introduces a rare aspect: the back and forth of relationships, the fact that they are not linear.
It's something I often find ignored in manga of this genre, yet it's the great common denominator of all relationships
Sometimes, despite the attraction, it's not the right time. Mitsumi is a well-balanced, confident person who can take responsibility for her decisions, while Shima needs to find out who he is, and it's this identity crisis that prevents him from projecting himself and believing he's eligible for happiness.
But it's Mitsumi who quietly observes Shima and notices that something isn't quite right. She doesn't reproach him, even though it might upset her, but she takes matters into her own hands to put Shima in a more comfortable position.
The fact that she proposed a break-up is a huge show of love
I think it was incredibly mature of her to put it like that, and I have to admit that it upset me
Skip to Loafer sets up simple aspects of life, so simple that we miss them, but when they are written down, put on paper: they are sublimated and we relive them all over again