Breaking the manga, ie the two girls no longer living together, might be a way for him to end it. Because he's not going to keep it up forever.

That was hinted at in the last "serious" chapter, when Ran was wondering when the next crossroad would come and they may have to separate.

Basically, there's only two routes possible for the end : they become a real couple or they separate.

An open ending with them living together as roomates/friends for the next foreseeable future would be quite a let down (though I don't rule it out either).

(and this was my 301th post)

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Simple question.

Has Shou pulled a bait-and-switch end like people are afraid of in any of his published work. I know he didn't in Prism, but I haven't read his other stuff. I know others here have. So has he pulled a trick anything close to what is feared before?

Breaking the manga, ie the two girls no longer living together, might be a way for him to end it. Because he's not going to keep it up forever.

That was hinted at in the last "serious" chapter, when Ran was wondering when the next crossroad would come and they may have to separate.

Basically, there's only two routes possible for the end : they become a real couple or they separate.

An open ending with them living together as roomates/friends for the next foreseeable future would be quite a let down (though I don't rule it out either).

(and this was my 301th post)

ugh, it would be so wrong to stop the stretching. That's the heart of the manga. Then again, there's only so many stretches and wacky situations to insert them, so at some point it will be a matter of stop the stretches or stop the manga.

Is the 301st significant?

I don't understand people who think the ex is an option. The guy seems completely over Keiko and even when he was whining over her he didn't seems to try to recontact her or do anything... I don't see how it can be good for her to go back to him, the guy just gave up.

Crushes work in mysterious ways. Just because the only thing he does now is whining doesn't mean he's given up on her at all.

I mostly say he gave up because he doesn't seems to be whining anymore :
http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch31#2

if he was still whining then yeah it would mean he didn't moved on :

As I said before, I love this, I really like the feel of it, and how the author manages to portray the relationship between these two girls. With that said, MAN WHAT A TEASE.

Simple question.

Has Shou pulled a bait-and-switch end like people are afraid of in any of his published work. I know he didn't in Prism, but I haven't read his other stuff. I know others here have. So has he pulled a trick anything close to what is feared before?

His other work are all classic hentai, sometimes two very close girl does things with each other but it's all about friendly/sisterly sex to help guys jerk off (during or preceding a threesome with the boyfriend)
No bait so no switch

Simple question.

Has Shou pulled a bait-and-switch end like people are afraid of in any of his published work. I know he didn't in Prism, but I haven't read his other stuff. I know others here have. So has he pulled a trick anything close to what is feared before?

His other work are all classic hentai, sometimes two very close girl does things with each other but it's all about friendly/sisterly sex to help guys jerk off (during or preceding a threesome with the boyfriend)
No bait so no switch

So if I'm reading his right, he has never ever done anything even close to what people seem to be expecting him to do here.

So if I'm reading his right, he has never ever done anything even close to what people seem to be expecting him to do here.

I don't think anyone is doing anything other than speculate on what the worst scenario is, totally different to expecting it.

And it's not like you need a precedent from the author in order that something happen. Kant would have some issue with that train of thought.

Simple question.

Has Shou pulled a bait-and-switch end like people are afraid of in any of his published work. I know he didn't in Prism, but I haven't read his other stuff. I know others here have. So has he pulled a trick anything close to what is feared before?

His other work are all classic hentai, sometimes two very close girl does things with each other but it's all about friendly/sisterly sex to help guys jerk off (during or preceding a threesome with the boyfriend)
No bait so no switch

So if I'm reading his right, he has never ever done anything even close to what people seem to be expecting him to do here.

Yes but that's only his second work (that I know at least) with a real story and character development x)

Simple question.

Has Shou pulled a bait-and-switch end like people are afraid of in any of his published work. I know he didn't in Prism, but I haven't read his other stuff. I know others here have. So has he pulled a trick anything close to what is feared before?

His other work are all classic hentai, sometimes two very close girl does things with each other but it's all about friendly/sisterly sex to help guys jerk off (during or preceding a threesome with the boyfriend)
No bait so no switch

So if I'm reading his right, he has never ever done anything even close to what people seem to be expecting him to do here.

Threesome het ending approaching

The thing is, he never really finished Prism, or he rushed it, because of the tracing issue. And the rest of his work is classic loli hentai.

So nobody really knows what to expect.

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The thing is, he never really finished Prism, or he rushed it, because of the tracing issue. And the rest of his work is classic loli hentai.

So nobody really knows what to expect.

Maybe loli hentai is something we should be expecting. Can we say with certainty that Prism wouldn't have become so were it not cancelled?

The thing is, he never really finished Prism, or he rushed it, because of the tracing issue. And the rest of his work is classic loli hentai.

So nobody really knows what to expect.

Maybe loli hentai is something we should be expecting. Can we say with certainty that Prism wouldn't have become so were it not cancelled?

Yes, because it was published in an Yuri magazine

Yes, because it was published in an Yuri magazine

You know rhetorical questions are a thing right?

I just strive for higher standards in my sarcasm!

I just strive for higher standards in my sarcasm!

Sarcasm has standards?

Big Comic Spirit isn't a yuri magazine. It's a seinen/josei magazine. Though, when you look at yawaspi, there's some ecchi content. But the rest is pretty mainstream. There's Jyoshi no Teniwoha that I would be interested in, it looks like a school days/slice of life with an almost all girls cast. Opportunities for shipping!

Anyway, if Stretch becomes yuri-ish, I don't think the publisher is going to be dead against it.

Calling it now, het ending on Yuri Kuma.

Sure Morishima's done all sorts of gay stuff, and she's never done a bait-and-switch het ending or really any sort of twist ending. But she's never done a story like this one before, so how can we trust that she won't? After all, the more that she teases us with yuri bears, the more likely it is that it'll just turn into one big harem story with Life Sexy.

Calling it now, het ending on Yuri Kuma.

Sure Morishima's done all sorts of gay stuff, and she's never done a bait-and-switch het ending or really any sort of twist ending. But she's never done a story like this one before, so how can we trust that she won't? After all, the more that she teases us with yuri bears, the more likely it is that it'll just turn into one big harem story with Life Sexy.

Shabadadoo

Loooooool, girls, you totally lost me! kau-gau stretch-stretch

Anyway, if Stretch becomes yuri-ish, I don't think the publisher is going to be dead against it.

Publishers follow the money. Stretch is popular, even when most readers see it as yuri. So the publishers are not going to complain.
But I agree with those who feel Shou is taking a bit longer then necessary; getting a bit repetitive. Still entertaining, but the tension is gone.

I just strive for higher standards in my sarcasm!

Sarcasm has standards?

Well...shit. Guess I can't be sarcastic anymore

Calling it now, het ending on Yuri Kuma.

Sure Morishima's done all sorts of gay stuff, and she's never done a bait-and-switch het ending or really any sort of twist ending. But she's never done a story like this one before, so how can we trust that she won't? After all, the more that she teases us with yuri bears, the more likely it is that it'll just turn into one big harem story with Life Sexy.

You are so goddamn lucky I'm back home from college or my roommate would flip multiple shits at me again.

His other work are all classic hentai, sometimes two very close girl does things with each other but it's all about friendly/sisterly sex to help guys jerk off (during or preceding a threesome with the boyfriend)
No bait so no switch

My brain still cannot compute how such a genius writer like him ended up getting stuck with that. Don't get me wrong, there's a time and place for hentai, but we don't exactly read it for the story. Mostly.

Calling it now, het ending on Yuri Kuma.

Sure Morishima's done all sorts of gay stuff, and she's never done a bait-and-switch het ending or really any sort of twist ending. But she's never done a story like this one before, so how can we trust that she won't? After all, the more that she teases us with yuri bears, the more likely it is that it'll just turn into one big harem story with Life Sexy.

I'm confused, who are you even arguing against? i don't think anyone has expressed anything more than mild concern for anything like your suggesting, and all of it put forth as clearly speculation.

And is are you seriously arguing that it's not going to happen because he hasn't done it in anything before, using one author who has done pretty much all the same thing as your evidence when this, the work you are discussing, is unlike anything it's own author has done in the past? Do you see no issue with this?

Seriously, if an author could only do stuff that they had done in previous works, it would be a contradiction of nature that anyone is an author.