I have a question about the ending of the Mahoromatic manga.
Spoiler
The manga ends with Suguru meeting Mahoro after twenty years. The first thing that he says to her is "I am not the same Suguru that you knew." I first took this to mean that Suguru was ashamed of the person that he had become. However, after reading it a couple of times my perspecitve changed. While I do think that shame is part of it, I believe that what he is actually saying in that scene is "I am not the same boy that was in love with you." One of the reasons for this is his reaction to her, which is similiar to his reaction to her when he first discovered her at his house twenty years ago. Also, it ends very similiar to the beginning of the series with a scene that shows both of them surrounded by flowers. This disturbs me some what, because it makes me wonder if their relationship can work. Here are some of the problems that I can see in their relationship.
1. To Mahoro, Suguru is still the same person he was twenty years ago when this is not true. As a young boy, Suguru was shy and somewhat introverted but he did have a few very close friends. As an adult, Suguru has closed off his heart to most people including his old friends. He is polite to people in general, but he doesn't have anyone really close to him. This makes me wonder if Suguru will invite Mahoro back into his life.
2. Suguru doesn't need Mahoro the same way he did as a child. As a child, he needed her as a not only a maid, but something of a mother figure. As an adult, Suguru doesn't really need or show any interest in either.
3. Their roles are now switched. Mahoro is now the human, while Suguru is now the android (Well.. Cyborg at least) This means that Suguru doesn't need Mahoro to physically protect him like she used to. I know it can be argued that Suguru protected Mahoro, but it was Mahoro who finished most of the fights.
