Jericho Antares wrote...
Extremely belated thoughts ho!
So: I believe Aniki is "brother" or something similar (familial term of endearment perhaps). Either way I'm mostly sure it isn't a full name. If it is then my foot shall be delicious.
So, this only pertains to the first section but I see you use the approach I see often here, and that is telling without showing. I do this myself more often than I should but the problem I have is that when you're telling you just kind of ram it in the text as an afterthought--ruining the scene you're constructing. The most glaring offense in this case is when describing Aniki in his morning routine--towel, toothbrush, toothpaste--and then suddenly saying that he remembered that his parents were home before leaving for an international business trip.
I think the key to elevating your writing style is integrating more into the narrative in a more natural form. With this being an anime-heavy site I've found many struggle with this because their writing style mimics anime to a degree. While I have no implicit problem with it the end result I often notice is that there are so many strategies for writing that work better in prose than in screenplay--and sticking to the anime screenplay style really denies so much.
Overall I'll keep reading but I have no huge problem with the content.
I thank you for your comments, and they were what I had came to realize as I was writing the story as time went on. As an end result, it kinda let me feel like there was no point in continuing this particular tale. I mean, I could continue writing the conclusion if people want me to, but I feel like it would be supremely sub-par.