There doesn't seem to be any rule saying that robots without owners cannot remain free, nor does there seem to be anyone tasked with rounding them up, so that's a nice point of divergence from other stories like this.

I am just glad ex-soldier robot didn't die. Wholesomeness maintained. That said, that line of his "I.. have seen enough" definitely carries weight. At least he is happy where he is now and hopefully he meets the useless Ponko.

There doesn't seem to be any rule saying that robots without owners cannot remain free, nor does there seem to be anyone tasked with rounding them up, so that's a nice point of divergence from other stories like this.

interesting thought.

we know that ponko was owned by a house keeping company of some kind, and they would rent her out to various places. she was a nurse for a while, and probably had many other jobs, but it has never really seemed like her intended purpose -- which is why she's seen as useless and clumsy. was she repurposed to be a house keeping robot after the war? we also know that ponko is set to be destroyed after this current job ends.

my theory is that there is some sort of government agency that is responsible for collecting and destroying humanoid robots, but rather than actively looking for them, they probably provide incentives to companies/people who own them to turn them in, or replace them. so eventually they will all be rounded up, or break down from lack of parts. we also know that humanoid robots are no longer produced, so i imagine there is some regulations in place preventing new parts/models from being made.

if the government is aware that humanoid robots can become sentient and/or disobey direct orders, it's surprising that they aren't more aggressively trying to destroy all of them. there has been a bunch of passing mentions of humanoid robots no longer being made because of all the problems that came along with them, so even the general population is aware that they have been deemed problematic or dangerous.

we still have so much to learn...

I wonder how many deaths Ponko has on her conscience...

He has seen things you wouldn't believe.
Mostly corn.

When he gave her one of his eyes...this manga making me cry again.

[52] this chapter was tough for me to edit, but it has some cute moments. especially when ponko gets all uguu from being thanked. also really cute how Gen tells her not to be stupid and share his umbrella. ponko does her best to be helpful, even tho she really is bad at it.

That joke was definitely pretty tasteless... Also I really wish they’d just stop it with Fuji jr as a character he’s kinda the worst

That joke was definitely pretty tasteless... Also I really wish they’d just stop it with Fuji jr as a character he’s kinda the worst

agreed.

That's supposed to be disturbing? Talk about being overly sensitive, geez. For a second I thought it was going to be something pretty bad since that was the first I've seen a warning like that on here

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t6e1mediumtank posted:

That's supposed to be disturbing? Talk about being overly sensitive, geez. For a second I thought it was going to be something pretty bad since that was the first I've seen a warning like that on here

Given that a harmless note drew your attention enough to comment, it seems you're the one being "overly sensitive" here. If you'd like to continue posting, I'd suggest figuring out how to engage without denigrating others. Thanks.

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Damn that gave me a start, 10/10 joke
Ponko is the cutest

After seeing Ponko being uh useful for a bit, this chapter reminds us that the title needs to be accurate: TWO useless moments on the same day. I like the faces she made tho XD

Huh, I expected worse. Like seeing Fuji jr. and his lolicon delusions...oh wait.

But eh, it's ok to make a note if people are spooked by such things.

t6e1mediumtank posted:

That's supposed to be disturbing? Talk about being overly sensitive, geez. For a second I thought it was going to be something pretty bad since that was the first I've seen a warning like that on here

Given that a harmless note drew your attention enough to comment, it seems you're the one being "overly sensitive" here. If you'd like to continue posting, I'd suggest figuring out how to engage without denigrating others. Thanks.

Sure, think whatever floats your boat I guess

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That joke was definitely pretty tasteless... Also I really wish they’d just stop it with Fuji jr as a character he’s kinda the worst

Big agree. I'm surprised learning he's a creep didn't even kill Akane's crush on him. And the joke was definitely awful.

t6e1mediumtank posted:

That's supposed to be disturbing? Talk about being overly sensitive, geez. For a second I thought it was going to be something pretty bad since that was the first I've seen a warning like that on here

Given that a harmless note drew your attention enough to comment, it seems you're the one being "overly sensitive" here. If you'd like to continue posting, I'd suggest figuring out how to engage without denigrating others. Thanks.

Sure, think whatever floats your boat I guess

I hope you're aware that that's a staff member you're talking to with that tone.

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That would've made for a nice moment in Otherside Picnic, here maybe not so much.

Really didn't think the joke was that bad, especially when Ponko doesn't even breath. We've seen her be decapitated multiple times

Really didn't think the joke was that bad, especially when Ponko doesn't even breath. We've seen her be decapitated multiple times

some people have a hard time seeing imagery like that, especially if they have seen it irl. regardless of the quality of the joke, I just wanted to make sure it did not trigger anyone's trauma.

some people have a hard time seeing imagery like that, especially if they have seen it irl. regardless of the quality of the joke, I just wanted to make sure it did not trigger anyone's trauma.

It's a bit of an odd thing, I think the warnings are the right idea due to some people having history with the subject, but since basically nothing else gets a warning I end up being spoiled by the warning. The only solution I can think of would be an opt out warning (though obviously that would have issues with being carried over to aggregators).

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deriliosn posted:

some people have a hard time seeing imagery like that, especially if they have seen it irl. regardless of the quality of the joke, I just wanted to make sure it did not trigger anyone's trauma.

It's a bit of an odd thing, I think the warnings are the right idea due to some people having history with the subject, but since basically nothing else gets a warning I end up being spoiled by the warning. The only solution I can think of would be an opt out warning (though obviously that would have issues with being carried over to aggregators).

It's a worthy trade-off, and in the future I'd expect more warnings for other things, though it's not a fleshed out idea yet. By "opt out warning" I assume you mean something like a button in your profile to never see them?

Insensitive as I am, my only problem with the joke was wondering how her head stayed on this time.

It's a bit of an odd thing, I think the warnings are the right idea due to some people having history with the subject, but since basically nothing else gets a warning I end up being spoiled by the warning. The only solution I can think of would be an opt out warning (though obviously that would have issues with being carried over to aggregators).

my personal suggestion would be a separate system of content warning tags similar to ao3. then you could turn them off to avoid being spoiled, or blacklist them if you want to avoid certain content. think like red tags listed after the main ones which could be toggled on and off. i would move things like rape, violence, abuse, etc into the CW tag category as well.

maybe there should be a thread about this specifically where people discuss different ideas? I've brought it up in a few threads before but there wasn't much traction. until a system like this is added i will continue to put warnings on chapters that i edit.

Hmmm I didn’t find the joke that funny, but that’s just my comedy taste...

Thanks scanlators for the heads up, TW are always helpful and appreciated!

I actually did think the joke was funny, but I also get that other people's levels of sensitivity are gonna be different. Kudos to the translation team for helping people out.