...... did this get lewder?
This is just repeating a point that I’ve made before, but I really do think this series is notable for the fact that its fairly considerable lewdness is almost entirely conceptual rather than visual—while it occasionally skirts the edges of visual ecchi (like with Koguma and Omichi in their little sub outfits), it scrupulously avoids the standard gratuitous ecchi upskirt and sideboob, etc. shots.
Also as has been mentioned before, a weirdly parallel series, albeit with a much more aware “good girl” protagonist, a more overtly perverted delinquent, and much more forthright sexual content is Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei (“Harmful Designated Classmate”), with a new chapter available on Mangadex. The basic character dynamic is not at all dissimilar, though.
Yuugai Shitei Doukyuusei is a great comparison. I think a key difference is that Miyakonojou doesn't strike me as being much of a glass cannon in the same way as Hino does. If either lead genuinely went for it, I think Hino would crumble or maybe run away, whereas Miyakonojou would accept everything and continue seeing how much she can get away with.
I agree, but I also think that Hino’s apparent cluelessness about the motivations for and the effects on Koguma of her own extreme behavior makes her one of the more intriguing recent comedic yuri characters.
Miyakonojou seems to be truly damaged, or maybe just deeply in thrall to a hyperactive libido. There have been some faint clues about a possible dark backstory for Hino’s deadpan affect, but what her long-term agenda, if any, might be still seems to be totally up in the air.
Two very funny series, at any rate.
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