I thought it would be a happier ending, I mean it had some closure, but I thought they would at least become friends or something

And here I was thinking this is just what early adulthood is

I may be wrong, but the Non-Moe art tag should be here?

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Last chapter has been posted in batoto.... Here we go, I've been waiting for long but maybe I'm not ready.

It was much MUCH MUUUUUUUUUUCH better than expected, there's so many "this is it!" moments I can relate to, so many good things to talk about like how happy I am with her smug face "I know about it" lol ... I'm pretty sure that I'll never forget this manga and if I have the chance I'll buy it.

Thanks Tetsu

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I lost it at the yaoi hole.

I sincerely hope that Kabi-sensei has a great life from now onward. God knows, she earned it with her courage and hard work.

Great series. I'm so happy that she found her place in life.

28 years old is a long time to be a NEET. While I'm in uni and have been somewhat seaching for jobs, I feel like I'm more of a hikkikomori than a NEET.

You know the things aobut conscience and depression is that people imagine it as "fighting something" - in this story's case, it's her "The me who is trying to please my parents" values/personality, but for me it's just "Logic which should be obeyed for a happy life" which isn't really a personality itself but I have a tendancy to not obey that logic. Even if it's something like "Go to the shops today and get some ice cream as a luxury this holiday" my real personality as a result of past life experiences (esp. social) would be "Don't want to go"

So that would mean I wouldn't be myself if I disobeyed my personal values. I've been trying this by starting off with VoIP and training to become a Pilot, but I've had to postpone my pilot training because lack of motivation and piloting does not mix together as safety would be compromised.

I have seen self-improvement but the effort to result ratio doesn't feel like it's worth it and I pooped out recently, somehow going from 78 kg at the start of this year to currently 51 kg. I just can't be bothered with life anymore.

However the things motivating me with life other than my logics are manga like this and videogames. Without computers I would still see myself as being depressed at my lack of co-ordination and mental defficiencies (e.g. Autistic tendancies, small memory size, double-translation of intepretating language etc.).

That last chapter almost shouldn't have the depressing tag. It was really uplifting rather. There's a good connection with the reader that's established.

Hope she finds a girl

That panel about what her parents expect versus what she needs to make herself feel whole really speaks to me on a personal level. It's a hell of an insight.

"I'm not gonna be so scared [...] that I never live my own life!"

Good for you Nagata Kabi. It's so freaking bizarre, watching your life flash by, unable to actually live it. You know what needs to be done, there are so many options in the modern world to fix your mental health. And yet when the moment comes to take the step the monsters come rushing through the door and even the certainty of a wasted life is incapable of propelling you through that. I hope she'll get her happy ending in life.

I may be wrong, but the Non-Moe art tag should be here?

The art style is pretty cute in my opinion.

That panel about what her parents expect versus what she needs to make herself feel whole really speaks to me on a personal level. It's a hell of an insight.

IKR!! That was justso accurate!
I just love stories like this... it makes me feel a little relief since it's a very "human" vibe...
I use to think i am the only one going through weir shit...

Pushed into a corner, even a mouse will turn and bite you.
Push a twenty-something into a corner, and they'll go to a brothel and publish
a report about it on the internet.

Wow, just wow. This is a masterpiece...
I'm so grateful to being able to read this, it hits home on so many levels.

Let's hope that Kabi-sensei lives happy now and maybe find a girl someday :D

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Ahh, I'm tearing up. This was such a pleasure to read. I remember commenting earlier that I hoped this author was in a good place right now, enough that she was comfortable publishing this story-I'm really happy that it's true.

And hey, if anybody's reading this right now; even if life feels like a heaping pile of garbage now, I promise it'll get better. I know it's so damn cheesy, but I promise you, it will. For now, do the best you can, and remember -you kick ass;the fact that you even made it this far is amazing! Keep fighting!

Only writing nerds are going to get this, but this story is a great example of why I like Armless Maiden narratives more than Hero's Journey stories.

I understand part of the thing the author pass because I pass them too and I'm scared for my future now xD
Thanks you so so much for uploading this (and the people who work in it translation). It was a very interesting story ;^;

Only writing nerds are going to get this, but this story is a great example of why I like Armless Maiden narratives more than Hero's Journey stories.

I had to look that up and ended up reading an interesting essay on what an Armless Maiden narrative was. They had links to some examples that I think I'm going to check out.

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This woman is completely adorable in the way Bocchi is, and Tomoko sometimes is. I bet I speak for a lot of people when I hope she gets a GF sson. and more friends. If this autobiographical manga can accomplish that, it'd be very positive.

Also, she shouldn't write off her HS friends from 10 years ago. In my experience, being dragged away from all my friends by my family and coming back years later, I had no clue which friends I would relate to a lot and which not. I think she should contact as many friends as possible from that time, it's part of building up a stable set of friends. And unlike Bocchi's best friend's over-the-top request, she wouldn't have to make a ton of friends, just a few more, and I think she'd be much happier.

This woman is completely adorable in the way Bocchi is, and Tomoko sometimes is.

I wish her well too but idk, I didn't find her mental illness to be very cute

This is really weird.

Only writing nerds are going to get this, but this story is a great example of why I like Armless Maiden narratives more than Hero's Journey stories.

I had to look that up and ended up reading an interesting essay on what an Armless Maiden narrative was. They had links to some examples that I think I'm going to check out.

Probably Midori Snyder's, which is excellent by the way. I'll link it here for other folks who might be interested.

http://www.midorisnyder.com/essays/the-armless-maiden-and-the-heros-journey.html

The whole "retreat and heal" structure really pleases me.