Seo is only 18? Wasn't the legal smoking age in japan 20....and Seo looked like such a good kid too

"I won't fall in love with you"

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Seo is only 18? Wasn't the legal smoking age in japan 20....and Seo looked like such a good kid too

It's true that the legal age to drink and smoke in Japan is 20, but from what I've heard from people who've lived there, the laws are poorly enforced.

fixes/changes pg 19 and 25 https://mai88eternalscarlet.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/original-doujinshi-shells-and-alternarock-ch01-2/

I once had an office job similar to that of Makino, reviewing work of others, so can't help but think "I'm sorry you might call this annoying, but iit's usually called doing your goddamn job". Specially since the complaint on ranting on this seems to me like she's explaining how to do things and why they're important, and they don't care shit to listen.

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Well i got the creeps with those big round fish eyes too... XD

I think one of the best things about this manga are the characters eyes.
No Idea why but I just love them.

lame
1/10

Interesting start

wait was that the whole book?

i have a feeling i'm going to hate the President, just the tone she used on her self assurance makes me furious.

Wooottttt

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I'm trying really hard to enjoy this manga but I have no idea what the hell is going on.

I'm trying really hard to enjoy this manga but I have no idea what the hell is going on.

Makino is an extreme introvert married to her job, resulting in borderline anti-social attitudes and behavior (she is the "shellfish" of the title). Makoto is a chill future (alterna)rockstar who part-times at Makino's company for the money, and falls in love with her. Makino doesn't know how to deal with it, as she (like any good introvert) hates changes to the status quo, but on the other hand, (like any normal human) yearns for emotional closeness. The president's role is still unclear: as Makino's old school friend, she may be trying to protect her from potential trauma, or she may be just messing with both of them for shits and giggles.

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Felloffalot posted:

I'm trying really hard to enjoy this manga but I have no idea what the hell is going on.

Its like there are several days between each events but not really, I find it confusing too, the transitions.
But then again, the second chapter is a whole volume so we're missing the pauses/breaks from each mini chapter by putting it all together.

Still... I like it, except for that kiss, that came out of nowhere and I wanted to know what was going through her mind in that moment.

http://imgur.com/a/njNBx I forgot to add the credit page :/

Faster, deeper, stronger! I want more of this manga as soon as possible xD

Ah, the company president trope. Not a fan of that one, I'd rather have the characters themselves move the plot forward. Suddenly introducing a 3rd wheel that ads friction for plot progression is just lazy writing in my opinion.

uh oh

Bloodwork posted:

Ah, the company president trope. Not a fan of that one, I'd rather have the characters themselves move the plot forward. Suddenly introducing a 3rd wheel that ads friction for plot progression is just lazy writing in my opinion.

But maybe she's just a nice friend who wants her grumpy friend to be happy again...

Bloodwork posted:

Ah, the company president trope. Not a fan of that one, I'd rather have the characters themselves move the plot forward. Suddenly introducing a 3rd wheel that ads friction for plot progression is just lazy writing in my opinion.

But maybe she's just a nice friend who wants her grumpy friend to be happy again...

So basically the friend from Now Loading, except she comes off as slightly sinister.

Bloodwork posted:

Ah, the company president trope. Not a fan of that one, I'd rather have the characters themselves move the plot forward. Suddenly introducing a 3rd wheel that ads friction for plot progression is just lazy writing in my opinion.

But maybe she's just a nice friend who wants her grumpy friend to be happy again...

So basically the friend from Now Loading, except she comes off as slightly sinister.

Exactly. That and saying that Makino "isn't the kind of girl who can have those feelings," is kind of dismissive. Sure, it says she's hung around with her since middle school and maybe that indicates that she knows a lot about her. Perhaps she thinks Makino is asexual or something. But something certainly caused her to get upset when she thought of getting broken up with when she was out drinking with Seo in the chapter 1.5. It seems like it isn't quite that she is not able to fall in love. (Or that she is only able to fall in love with guys, I'd guess.)

Well, I look forward to more of this. I find the characters interesting.

Really enjoying this, even if the transitions were a little confusing at times. Watching the older woman navigate this relationship is sooooooo much fun.

Its like there are several days between each events but not really, I find it confusing too, the transitions.

Phew, I thought it was just me.

But then again, the second chapter is a whole volume so we're missing the pauses/breaks from each mini chapter by putting it all together.

I think it's more than that. I found myself being disoriented by scene transitions not only between pages, but sometimes in the middle of a page.

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Feels a bit rushed, but I like Rock, so Ill stay anyway. ^^