I was kind of surprised to see this much negativity on the story coming in, because I thought this was a really effective character piece about two adults falling in love. Definitely going to keep this one in my back pocket for the next time someone asks me for a short yuri manga.

You probably know already but just in case: the series isn't 12 chapters. It's 32. But yeah it's great and they're great. Ends in a really lovely place for them. From the looks of it most of these comments seem to be from the first volume (which was already good) but some of them seem to assume that was the whole story, so maybe that's what you're seeing. Koveras had a good summary of the beginning chapters though.

Yeah, I realized that a minute after posting this when I went to go put it in my MAL and saw it listed 32 chapters. Still, I'm not disappointed with what I read at all.

You can read the other chapters elsewhere, if you haven't. They're translated. I figured you have but I couldn't fully tell based on how your wrote your comment. Glad you liked what you read anyway.

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I finally gave up the ghost and dropped this a while back but I gots to know

They did the deed yet?

I don't think that's ever happening "on screen." Did the author promise that at some point or am I missing something? She does not seem interested, but people seem to really expect it. The implications of the previous extra's final scenes is likely as much as it'll go, maybe a bit more but I would hold my breath. Even with it's opening chapters, it's never really been that type of series.

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Hey, I just want to say that there is chapter 7 that already translated on tiktok

on tiktok... how does that even work

Probably the same as on YouTube. It's translated and then the video shows the panels with some light music. Plenty of series, especially Chinese series have at least one translation on various YouTube channels. One channel has done multiple series weekly from start to finish. I'm guessing TikTok is similar.

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I was kind of surprised to see this much negativity on the story coming in, because I thought this was a really effective character piece about two adults falling in love. Definitely going to keep this one in my back pocket for the next time someone asks me for a short yuri manga.

You probably know already but just in case: the series isn't 12 chapters. It's 32. But yeah it's great and they're great. Ends in a really lovely place for them. From the looks of it most of these comments seem to be from the first volume (which was already good) but some of them seem to assume that was the whole story, so maybe that's what you're seeing. Koveras had a good summary of the beginning chapters though.

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... whose negative feelings are still a strange mystery, as is why people recognize Xiaoyang as specifically her little brother despite her parents not being his. I can't even guess at how that works yet lol

This is probably a time to mention that Xiaoen was adopted at the age of 2. So the situation with family is not really straightforward at this point.

last edited at Jun 28, 2024 10:25AM

why does the bath toy look so worried?

Don't ask dangerous questions.

But seriously that's a good catch lol.

last edited at Jun 26, 2024 4:20PM

Miss Angel and Miss Devil is exactly this.

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I don't know why, but there's something about the last page that made me laugh so, so hard. The way Nagisa chan is wondering what's going on between the two. Reminds me of some of the main characters from other stories that I read that has the main character not understand or is clueless about other people fighting over them.

I'm sure it's intended to be read that way, even though it doesn't make much sense given the situation.

I'd also ask a question I've had for a bit. Is there a reason TLs of Chinese or Korean series seem to have longer breaks or irregular uploads compared to manga series? No matter who is doing the TL, It feels like there's always a gap that I don't see with manga and I've never asked why that is before.

For baihe (Chinese yuri) series, it's because there's a grand total of two consistent groups that actually share a lot of members who are spread thin. More good CN TL, CLRD, and TS are always welcome to help.

Thanks for the that!

How often are the chapters published?

You mean officially or the TL? The series has been completed officially for months now. It used to come out weekly. I don't know what habits the TL has though.

I'd also ask a question I've had for a bit. Is there a reason TLs of Chinese or Korean series seem to have longer breaks or irregular uploads compared to manga series? No matter who is doing the TL, It feels like there's always a gap that I don't see with manga and I've never asked why that is before.

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Another reason why the position of some of the readers here perplexes me is that their own presentation (a quirky kid on a college break being rudely lectured for no reason by Yunduo) is far less interesting than what was actually shown in the story itself.

Behind the quirky and seemingly carefree facade Xiaoyang is actually a person filled with self-loathing, deliberately doing what he knows makes people unhappy, but he is doing it anyway because it alleviates his own self-hatred.

"I know they must hate it. I hate doing this too. But the only time I hate myself less is when I come here and see jiejie."

This could even support the idea of him being trans, potentially. And even if that turns out to not be the case, it still points to some pretty severe personal issues. In other words, it is a compelling and layered presentation and I am greatly interested in discovering what hides behind it.

Yeah their situation is very interesting. There's not enough at the moment to fully understand what's happening and why everyone feels as they do.

“You’re annoying and a burden because you visit your parents for the summer” who thinks like this???

Parents?

Parents aren’t all the same but you’d think the majority of them would WANT to see their kid come down from college during summer to spend time with them, including holidays and stuff. I just never heard the sentiment “stay away, don’t visit, youre bothersome” unless it’s the child themselves putting distance between them

And it’s not even the parents saying this just a random family friend who dropped that out of nowhere, so it’s just like? Okay? Thanks for your rude ass opinion, didn’t ask, lmao

I'm questioning whether we can say these are Xiaoyang's parents. The way everyone is reacting (including Xiayong) doesn't seem to suggest this is home for Xiaoyang and Xiaoyang seems to be using Mommy and Daddy as nicknames more than anything. Has Xiaoyang ever said just "mom" or "dad?"

Okay guys, I've been seeing a lot of confusion here about familial dynamics and naming so your resident Vietnamese reader is here to clear things up.

The new character is not literally the younger brother of our quirky love interest. This is further evidenced by the surnames being different (Mu Xiaoen vs Niu Xiaoyang). Even if I've got the surnames wrong, recall this page please https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_dear_lass_ch55#3

For many asian languages, the honorifics are based in generational differences. There's a specific honorific for people in the same generation but older, same generation but younger, (depending on the language these might have gendered differences too), generation as your parents older than your parent (this is thought as one generation up) generation as your parent that is related to the person being addressed and on and on. It's a complex hierarchy but the rough translations for the two above instances are brother/sister for same generation and aunt/uncle for generation above---even if you're not actually related or if they're actually a cousin. If y'all want more examples or clarification for this part just lmk.

On to the Great Aunt confusion. Because Peachtown is small, rural, and highly interconnected, their hierarchy is likely based on the linealogy of the founder or very high ranking member of the town. That high ranking member essentially gets a generation boost in honorifics and his offspring and their offspring subsequently do as well. This is why the characters specified in Peachtown, Mu Xiaoen is great aunt to the young ones.

I suspect there are more complex reasons why Niu Xiaoyang was not well recieved in Peachtown who recieves everyone and I'm sure the author will reveal in due time. For now, I'm enjoying the pretty art and gay girls.

Thanks for this. Good timing!

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“You’re annoying and a burden because you visit your parents for the summer” who thinks like this???

Parents?

What's going on between these two?

what a weird question, you've seen every single interaction between mashiro and mei, and mei hasn't exactly tried to hide what she thinks of mashiro

Talk about a supportive gf. Not her best moment for sure. The idea that someone could talk to your GF in that way while somehow thinking they could also hang out with you should be enough to be offensive. I'm even more surprised they were "hanging out," before Mashiro got there.

We'll see if this is intended to be something for Nagisa to work on or if it's just glossed over in service of the plot. Worst case scenario is Mashiro and Mei are treated equally as though they're both at fault. That last line makes me worry just slightly.

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So just wondering if these two ever end up together again? Haven’t really caught up since the breakup kinda shook me a bit

Then, this isn't a bad time to catch back up. They're not together again but they recently both broke up with their other relationships and are potentially considering getting back together. Last few chapters have been pretty much entirely about them feeling each other out to see where they stand now. They've been best friends the entire series though, even after the breakup.

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Or...hear me out...they could've expected pornhwa and the "bare bones, only there as an way to facilitate the sex scenes" plot we can expect from porn.

Some of the reactions (even Korean) she's getting seem pretty negative and aggressive and I think that's what the commenter was referring to--death wishes and all that. I don't see those types of reactions to typical pornwha, even NTR ones.

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This was a lovely chapter.

I love the way they handled that. They both know of Shion's feelings, but she doesn't need to be rejected to move on. Just being able to face Kiki and tell her that she knows they aren't compatible is enough, because they both know what isn't said. It's a nice way to avoid being blunt, yet not leaving anything secret or any misunderstanding.

Yeah, well said.

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It's trending like crazy. And I'll never understand those who death wishes author coz they wanted a happy ending for a character they consider "good". I mean, this was tagged netorare on ridibooks (where it was publihsed) from the start. Its not all sunshine and rainbows in yuri. Lol.

I guess the audience coming from BTD haven't experienced NTR much? I honestly don't see it in mainstream girls love series at all. That could be why they didn't see it for what it was? It was a very straightforward and by the books NTR plot and character spread, so that's what I'd assume. Might have needed to target the appropriate audience better. She's done other NTR works as the artist too and het ones, so shouldn't have been a surprise unless the audience expected something similar to BTD.

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No desire to check this out but I've seen several people get bent out of shape over it, which confuses me because I thought this was a pornhwa.

Why would anyone expect a decent story from porn and then get upset when it doesn't deliver one?

Personally, I think this is bad even on that scale. Still, I agree with you. It's weaknesses made it impossible for me to feel anything strongly one way or the other. It's very forgettable and that has nothing to do with it's being a standard NTR story. I was surprised it got so much attention but I guess that's at least partly because of its relationship to BTD.

last edited at Jun 23, 2024 10:42AM

Knew he was her bartender and they're definitely together--cute as well. Now I wonder if the present Shuten Doji is essentially Hinata's mother? We're heading straight for a collision with Hinata's future role now.

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She's going through it. Pretty sure it's mental but let's see how it progresses.

To me it's terrible. I'm not normally so blunt but this one took the cake. I wanted to see if anyone was discussing the series on here but it seems there's not much. I've got a bit more to say if anyone does want to discuss it though. Definitely not a recommendation from me unless someone wants a good chuckle.

last edited at Jun 22, 2024 7:33PM

Ooh, ive actually never heard of some of these but I skimmed a couple and it’s definitely in line with what I’m looking for, thank you. I’ll take as many refs as you got.

Since you asked for a few more, here's some I thought of quickly:

• Best Served Cold
• Black & White ("good" is funny word to use but I'd use it)
• Illicit (Webtoon)
• I Love You So Much, I Hate You (and all its spin-offs)
• Run Away With Me, Girl
• Philia to Eros no Aida
• Indigo Blue
• Love My Life
• Outro
• Relationship Guidelines
• Tendering Resignation
• The One I Yearn For (Not really but maybe. Can't remember)

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loved this. i got the official copy too, and it's made more explicit that sugiya feels she's being stupid by expecting sahra to return her feelings, which is part of the motivation for her calling it off

I thought that was clear from the story but I guess some of the discussions here say otherwise. Anyway, thanks for the update. Did the physical add extra scenes or just update language? How are Sugiya's feelings made more explicit? I might be interested.

Well, that's because Sugiya was kind of in love with Sahra from the beginning, which was why she followed all of Sahra's orders. As she says, she didn't break off the relationship because she disliked what Sahra was doing, but because she finally realized that no matter what she did Sahra was never going to forgive her. Which was when Sahra revealed that she already basically forgave Sugiya long ago ("I began to regret ever having taken revenge"). The point is that they both formed genuine feelings out of their extremely mutually toxic pasts.

Yeah I enjoyed this quite a bit. Would love a continuation that could explore their dynamics and their attraction more. It could be very interesting. Still works as is though. Mikanuji is another one who is familiar with unconventional dynamics.

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Is there a way to explain what's so appealing about it without spoiling?

I think a lot of what makes this great comes from the internal monologue, which I do fear won't translate well to manga.
We alternate POV between Miyagi and Sendai every few chapters and both have emotional hangups about deepening their relationship. Reading them work through them and slowly progress the relationship is both rewarding and frustrating at times.

I'd say it's similar to Adachi to Shimamura by having 2 seemingly neurodivergent protagonists kind of bumble about their relationship with each other. But Shuukura is spicier and does a fantastic job of writing emotionally intimate and (slight spoiler) sexually intimate scenes.

I also prefer the laser focus on Sendai and Miyagi's relationship over the detours we get with the side couple and alien in Adachi to Shimamura.

In short, if you like Adachi to Shimamura but wish it had a bit more spice, angst, and focus on the main couple's progress, this is exactly what you're looking for.

That's a good sales pitch. I'm in!

Definitely tempting to look at the spoilers being posted here, but I'll remain strong and hold off for now lol

What's protecting me is my own laziness. Can't be reading anything else longform when I'm drowning in backlog already.

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