But come next chapter, maybe Mitsuboshi will meat Sato's aunt

Given the context, this is the most disturbing typo ever.

I spat out my tea.

My one disappointment with the anime (besides the flash-forward at the beginning) is that they haven't really captured the eyes. The way that characters' pupils sometimes look like they were scribbled on with a thick pen, with those gaps and lumpy edges, is one of my favorite parts of the art.

Yeah, this and a lot of the visual things in the manga can't translate as well to the anime, and there are a lot of visual things the manga does frequent as a framing device to communicate "this is not a good thing" or an impending sense of horror, like the broken glass surrounding the vows in the latest chapter.

But as of episode 4, the anime direction is doing a lot of interesting things to cover the same material, mostly to make the characters clearer I guess? The manga cut off when Sato pulled out her weapons on the delinquents, but the anime cuts off as she's mutilating them and shows a shot of their dead bodies. We see Sato putting the padlock in place instead of simply seeing the lock. The voice acting sets up good contrasts and really uncomfortable moments that help build that sense of dread too. I wonder how it would communicate that Sato isn't delusional, she just outright lies to herself about things she knows are bad enough that she has to keeps them from Shio because she's willing to go that far for the facade and the codependency, and I'd say it's doing a good job getting that across. The cutesy, sugary effects like Taiyou's stars come across as over the top and fake, so that helps too. Is it just me, or is the teacher getting more focus in the anime?

I mostly can't wait to see the Sato/Suu kiss. I can still hope that they end up together in a happily codependent unhealthy relationship, right? Suu's alive, it could happen.

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My one disappointment with the anime (besides the flash-forward at the beginning) is that they haven't really captured the eyes. The way that characters' pupils sometimes look like they were scribbled on with a thick pen, with those gaps and lumpy edges, is one of my favorite parts of the art.

Yeah, this and a lot of the visual things in the manga can't translate as well to the anime, and there are a lot of visual things the manga does frequent as a framing device to communicate "this is not a good thing" or an impending sense of horror, like the broken glass surrounding the vows in the latest chapter.

But as of episode 4, the anime direction is doing a lot of interesting things to cover the same material, mostly to make the characters clearer I guess? The manga cut off when Sato pulled out her weapons on the delinquents, but the anime cuts off as she's mutilating them and shows a shot of their dead bodies. We see Sato putting the padlock in place instead of simply seeing the lock. The voice acting sets up good contrasts and really uncomfortable moments that help build that sense of dread too. I wonder how it would communicate that Sato isn't delusional, she just outright lies to herself about things she knows are bad enough that she has to keeps them from Shio because she's willing to go that far for the facade and the codependency, and I'd say it's doing a good job getting that across. The cutesy, sugary effects like Taiyou's stars come across as over the top and fake, so that helps too. Is it just me, or is the teacher getting more focus in the anime?

I mostly can't wait to see the Sato/Suu kiss. I can still hope that they end up together in a happily codependent unhealthy relationship, right? Suu's alive, it could happen.

I have to retract my specific complaint about their eyes, since the animators have done neat things with their pupils looking like squirming curling lines a few times. And I agree, after the first preview looked kinda rushed and poorly made, I was worried about quality, but it's turning out way better than I feared.

As far as I can tell, every seen with the teacher in the anime came straight from the manga, except some of them happen in later chapters. So it looks like they're not really increasing the focus on him, just moving some things around.

I think the best hope Suu has for a relationship is that Satou ends up in prison and Suu gets to visit her every week, like those creepy groupies who fall in love with serial killers.

Yeah, I really like the swirling red of Sato's eyes, that's a nice visual cue. And Suu would visit Sato every day in jail. They could even have their wedding there. Sato/Shouko has sunk, I must be adaptable!

Raws for ch 38

Everybody press f for Mitsuboshi

...Being serious, I expected the meeting to happen and there was no pleasant way for it for go, but is still hits like a truck. One of the worst pairs of people to meet have met. Looks like we have one more ship for "most destructive, dysfunctional pair" and this is giving the others a run for their money already. I have no idea how he'll get out of this unless he outright kills the aunty. This was the only place Mitsuboshi's downward spiral was guaranteed to lead him to, but still...

Shio's cute as ever though.

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Yeah, I really like the swirling red of Sato's eyes, that's a nice visual cue. And Suu would visit Sato every day in jail. They could even have their wedding there. Sato/Shouko has sunk, I must be adaptable!

Hey, the Suu-Satou ship has survived 20 chapter with Suu not showing up or even being mentioned. We can overcome any obstacle.

As for chapter 38, I thought he was going to kill her. I'm really glad he didn't. I was looking forward to this meeting, and it definitely didn't disappoint in terms of how creepy and bizarre it was. He's just no match for her. I'm actually wondering if she can "purify" him, like she claims she will.... The story so far has suggested that the only thing that can beat crazy is even crazier, and the Aunt is definitely crazier than the manager. So given the logic of this world, it's possible he'll somehow come out of the experience of her raping him better off.

Hey, the Suu-Satou ship has survived 20 chapter with Suu not showing up or even being mentioned. We can overcome any obstacle.

As for chapter 38, I thought he was going to kill her. I'm really glad he didn't. I was looking forward to this meeting, and it definitely didn't disappoint in terms of how creepy and bizarre it was. He's just no match for her. I'm actually wondering if she can "purify" him, like she claims she will.... The story so far has suggested that the only thing that can beat crazy is even crazier, and the Aunt is definitely crazier than the manager. So given the logic of this world, it's possible he'll somehow come out of the experience of her raping him better off.

Maybe the big showdown will happen with Sato vs Asahi, and Suu rushes in to "save the day" for Sato somehow.

If it's a competition, even in this world, the Aunt wins there. Things could get better. Or they could spiral even worse. I'm excited to see which, but either way, the aunt's probably not going to point him in Sato's direction like she did Shouko. I wonder what effect this will have on Sato's doomed plan.

Maybe the big showdown will happen with Sato vs Asahi, and Suu rushes in to "save the day" for Sato somehow.

If it's a competition, even in this world, the Aunt wins there. Things could get better. Or they could spiral even worse. I'm excited to see which, but either way, the aunt's probably not going to point him in Sato's direction like she did Shouko. I wonder what effect this will have on Sato's doomed plan.

I doubt Suu's saving anyone, probably not even herself....

I'm a little suspicious about Satou's plan. Notice how the Aunt was carrying all that gas upstairs, into her apartment. You'd think if she just wanted to dispose of a body, she'd use that car she rented to drive it somewhere safe and burn it there. No need to ever take the gas out of the car and into her apartment. Unless she's got a massive furnace able to withstand the heat necessary to destroy a body, then she isn't intending to just dispose of that body. She's going to dispose of the building. Though if I'm right, I'm curious how she expects to get away with this without being convicted of arson....

On the last page of Chapter 36, I can't help but think Sato's auntie looks like like Plutia. And I even read the former's dialogues with the latter's voice before seeing the color art.

Chapter 38 finally got translated...

I can't help myself but liking Satou's aunt. I laughed my ass off when Taiyou was trying to open her door, and she just appeared behind nonchalantly smiling "I'll open it for you".

And then she was like 'you are strangling people wrong, have to do it harder....Like God damn it, simply like her character so much

Saying that through, I kinda worry for the aunt. Plus the anime opening, means it's very likely that the petrol may spill and burn down the building somehow. Hope that she can cure Taiyou off being lolicon though

Ahah what the fuck they actually did kiss

Great, isn't it?

I just hope that Asahi wins & gets Shio back from Sato. As for Sato hope she either dies or go's to asylum where she belongs.

I just hope that Asahi wins & gets Shio back from Sato. As for Sato hope she either dies or go's to asylum where she belongs.

Nah, he deserves to DIE for ATTEMPTING to destroy her beloved happy sugar life

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I clicked on this chapter as soon as i got the email of it being update. Holy shit, poor Taiyo.

female to male rape? Guess this manga is covering all the bases.
Not sure how I should react to this but I can't stop reading, help.

This dude can't catch a break. In just a few months (?) he's gotten raped twice.

honestly the aunt is a freak but i love her-

female to male rape? Guess this manga is covering all the bases.

There was female to male rape in the very first chapter. Poor Mitsuboshi is just being revictimized.

If Asahi doesn't meet Shio and stop this ridiculousness before it's too late I'm really going to be bummed out. Satou needs serious help and "marrying"/potentially dying with a preschooler ain't it. Given how messed up some characters have ended up, I'm going to assume this is going to reach the worst possible outcome by the end.

Honestly, up until she offed her friend for being too nosy, I was hoping Satou could find redemption somewhere. Proper redemption, not relying on small child to make her life feel sweet. But we're well past that point... Shio isn't helping matters either. She's the real victim here. She's got abandonment issues and has totally eaten up Satou's crazy version of what love is.

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Honestly, up until she offed her friend for being too nosy, I was hoping Satou could find redemption somewhere. Proper redemption, not relying on small child to make her life feel sweet. But we're well past that point... Shio isn't helping matters either. She's the real victim here. She's got abandonment issues and has totally eaten up Satou's crazy version of what love is.

Yeah I was thinking things might actually go to 'normal' as well if she'd manage to truly make friends with the birdy, and there might be a possibility of a normal future. But well that's obviously not the case haha so i'm just letting myself be consumed by the messed-upness of this manga, and in a way it's lovely and thrilling. It's just soooo f.cked up and I love it.

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I just hope that Asahi wins & gets Shio back from Sato. As for Sato hope she either dies or go's to asylum where she belongs.

Why not let the darkness consume you? :(

I know that in real life, I do not have Mitsuboshi's trauma of adult women and that women with bandages and scars her age who are psychopaths and murderous aren't nearly as pretty as anime makes it out to be but god damn does that tick the yandere fetish

That was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen in a manga.

This aunt! xD She is really a nightmare and a big hero? xD He must really stay away from Shiho

I don't really see Asahi being any better for Shio over Satou. Asahi clearly isn't all that mentally stable either, and has even less means of supporting anyone. Asahi or Satou, both are bad options.

I kinda want more of auntie breaking Taiyou. This manga is affecting me too much.