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joined Feb 17, 2019

Neeko laughing at her parents photo makes me think she has no more fear of death...

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joined Jan 17, 2017

Amogus

joined Apr 28, 2021

Ok it's been a couple hours and I'm caught up with it! Being Neeko is suffering...
I think this is a really wonderful story and I'm hoping by the end she'll have overcome her trauma and feel good about herself. It's pretty enjoyable and I like the characters, Imoko and Urie especially. Hoping for Neeko and Urie to get together but it's has almost no chance of happening. Still cute though, I like them a lot. I'm glad to see Neeko trying new things as well, she's wonderful :)

I do have to add though, I really did not enjoy the later part of chapter 28, it was really gross as they are blood siblings and have a very tight nit sister relationship. I didn't like that part at all as I really enjoy their family yk...being normal lmao. I mean at least she supports her though? Eh... still don't like.
I also did not enjoy the way some panels are drawn, (especially colored pages put so much emphasis on their boobs like??) it sexualizes them for no reason, even Imoko who is a high schooler. I am not usually against making characters sexy like that but I didn't feel like it fit in this kind of story. It feels out of place for sure.

last edited at May 19, 2021 11:11AM

Takasaki Reika
Untitled315
joined Mar 30, 2021

i will reread this manga,being Neeko is suffering,the latest chapter is cute tho

Nodoyue_avatar1
joined Aug 7, 2017

Who's that girl at the end that got Imoko's selfie?

21stcenturyschizoidman
Firepunchforme
joined May 23, 2021

Hey, This Neeko doesn't shapeshift!

DivideAndDissolve
joined Jul 6, 2021

This manga is INTENSELY relatable for me right now.

Avatar
joined Aug 29, 2019

This manga is INTENSELY relatable for me right now.

Take care of yourself, I also found it relatable, even though I finally managed to properly start working last year. It did still drag me down badly. Haven't found the courage to catch up on it.

52722-l
joined Nov 8, 2017

I think I said it here already, but I honestly ship Neeko with Imoko lol

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joined Jun 13, 2021

Is that bright amnesia?

52722-l
joined Nov 8, 2017

What ever happened to this?

Also, as much I'd like a canon Yuri couple, the author (who also draws porn) pretty much only draws het (and some pretty weird het, might I add).

last edited at Nov 13, 2021 8:09PM

joined Jun 25, 2021

What was the chapter 8 video?
it's private now, so I can't see it

joined Sep 7, 2021

I hope this isn't seen as offensive but is there such thing as a "cute neet" I always thought the thing about being a neet was that you're a reject. If you're cute you're hardly a reject surely.. In my personal experience you don't have to be ugly to be a meet but you're probably not gonna be attractive and a meet because looking attractive is a desireable quality on itself surely.. Idk, maybe I am well off here but it's hard to imagine.

joined Apr 19, 2020

What's this, development in MY neeko?

D05536d6-01d1-4527-9102-4cc772fad5ed
joined Jul 6, 2020

You can’t tell me that this isn’t Mogumo from Fukaboku after a timeskip

Untitled
joined May 15, 2014

wth is the tag "yuri crush"

is this yuri or not

D05536d6-01d1-4527-9102-4cc772fad5ed
joined Jul 6, 2020

I hope this isn't seen as offensive but is there such thing as a "cute neet" I always thought the thing about being a neet was that you're a reject. If you're cute you're hardly a reject surely.. In my personal experience you don't have to be ugly to be a meet but you're probably not gonna be attractive and a meet because looking attractive is a desireable quality on itself surely.. Idk, maybe I am well off here but it's hard to imagine.

Well its a manga, not real life, and making the protagonist a hot anime girl with fanservicey shots is a good way to make people read your story.

But also regardless attractive people can be neets, What? Having a face that’s seen as attractive in mainstream society isn’t some guarantee that you’re immune from mental health disorders, or that you’re guaranteed a job and friends. This isn’t some chad vs virgin incel comic, in real life people can fall through the cracks regardless of their face.

Now speaking practically, people with mental health issues like anxiety, adhd, and depression can often have trouble maintaining healthy hygiene habits like showering and changing clothing, I know I certainly have times where I seriously struggle to maintain those habits while going through difficult/stressful times, and a lack of healthy hygiene habits can cause someone to look worse off, but that’s something that can be changed.

You can be a reject regardless of your looks.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Hmm, Neeko is wondering what happened to her after college that completely ruined her motivation to integrate into the society, but didn't she have flashbacks of it right on the very first page of the manga? Or is it the case that she possibly doesn't consciously remember being chewed out and spit out by the system? I mean, repression of traumatic memories is a real coping mechanism.

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

Hmm, Neeko is wondering what happened to her after college that completely ruined her motivation to integrate into the society, but didn't she have flashbacks of it right on the very first page of the manga? Or is it the case that she possibly doesn't consciously remember being chewed out and spit out by the system? I mean, repression of traumatic memories is a real coping mechanism.

Admittedly, the flashbacks don't show that much, though. Looks like we're about to get a more in-depth look at what happened - and judging by her attitude in that last panel, she may not be without fault there either.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Hmm, Neeko is wondering what happened to her after college that completely ruined her motivation to integrate into the society, but didn't she have flashbacks of it right on the very first page of the manga? Or is it the case that she possibly doesn't consciously remember being chewed out and spit out by the system? I mean, repression of traumatic memories is a real coping mechanism.

Admittedly, the flashbacks don't show that much, though. Looks like we're about to get a more in-depth look at what happened - and judging by her attitude in that last panel, she may not be without fault there either.

My gut feeling is that her own fault there lay in mainly failing to live up to some unreasonably high and arbitrary standard.

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

My gut feeling is that her own fault there lay in mainly failing to live up to some unreasonably high and arbitrary standard.

You may be right, judging by the original flashback, but on the other hand, her attitude, not just the "a pain" comment, but also the look on her face there, seems to point at her not taking this too seriously either, so the standards she failed to live up to may not have been as unreasonable as she has convinced herself they were. (The "you will quit right away" comment in her memories does stink of additional misogyny at at least one place she tried, though.) In the end, there's no way to tell for sure until we see the next chapter.

Tron-legacy
joined Dec 11, 2017

wth is the tag "yuri crush"

is this yuri or not

Neeko's friend has a romantic crush on her, but we don't know if it is reciprocated, and they aren't in a relationship, and the series isn't about them as a couple.

Img_3750
joined Feb 3, 2021

I know the tags are saying Yuri Crush, but I mean, come on, there’s no way Uri Chan doesn’t want to date Neeko. I hope we at least get a confession.

Tron-legacy
joined Dec 11, 2017

Hmm, Neeko is wondering what happened to her after college that completely ruined her motivation to integrate into the society, but didn't she have flashbacks of it right on the very first page of the manga? Or is it the case that she possibly doesn't consciously remember being chewed out and spit out by the system? I mean, repression of traumatic memories is a real coping mechanism.

What we see at the beginning of the series is a dream, it isn't necessarily how it actually went down, or her holding a clear memory of it., it's an expression of how her subconscious views the trauma. (Of course, that seems to apply here, too, but at least narratively this new dream seems more likely to be a proper flashback.

It's also possible that she's repressed the memories, like you said.

Tron-legacy
joined Dec 11, 2017

I know the tags are saying Yuri Crush, but I mean, come on, there’s no way Uri Chan doesn’t want to date Neeko. I hope we at least get a confession.

Yeah, but....We don't know if Neeko wants to date Uri. That's what makes it a crush.

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