legit thought Nikaidou was going to turn around and be all "the only trash I see here is you" but this was so much better

same, this manga is gold

koyama is best girl :D

I think that sums up the main theme of the series. Bunch of girls all normal has individual problems. They seek out Touma cause she has what they don't. Their problem gets fleshed out with their interaction with Touma. They solve their problem. The problem for me is that each chapter feels so disjointed. Or maybe I'm supposed to read it like Mushi-shi, kinda like treating each story as a stand-alone strung faintly together with a thin thread.

The Mushishi comparison kind of makes sense when you think about it. Touma-kun seems more a pretext for exploring relationship issues than the star of the show.

It's not a bad comparison, but I find it pretty funny. Then Touma would equal the Mushi? :D

Touma would be Ginko in this comparison i guess

With the addition that Touma is nowhere near as cool as Ginko, maybe...

It’s been a while since I read all these—do we ever see Touma treating any woman as “not special”?

I almost wanted to take back my mushishi comparison since mushishi is so wonderfully written and this story seems a lot less flattering, BUT I think the correlation is that Touma doesn't get emotionally attached to any of the girls except for the first one that died. Just like Ginko. He doesn't stay in one place (is forced to, but it means he can't get attached to anything) and keeps on moving on to the next people afflicted by the mushi. Hah! I guess the girls are the people getting affected by the mushi then. And the mushi are the vanity problems everyone keeps on having.

Still debating whether this story is even worth a mushishi comparison

Definitely not. ... xD Then again few stories would deserve to be compared to Mushi-shi.
But I think it does serve as a comparison to underline what the author probably wanted to express. Actually without the comparison I would not have been able to see the point.
At first I saw her in the part of the mushishi, because it felt more like she made a mess of things, without noticing, just by being there, rather than helping anyone. But I also see your point^^

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When the chapter started I wanted to make a snide comment at Japan's working policy. At how everyone thinks she is so cool, because she's working so hard. I thought that working hard is always portraid easier than it is in manga. Looks like the manga did that statement for me in the end, because work destroyed her relationship. Work and lack of communication.

two idiots... but it worked out i guess

I also would not use yuri tag for this chapter. there were not two girls involved. One was just in his imagination and the other was with one being a crossdresser, who identifies as male.

don't usually comment.
just wanted to put out there that new manager is one of, if not the most, evil character encountered on dynasty.
just saying. re: paid counselling+genetic tests related to obesity

Geneticist here. That's how science is used to make money, sadly.

A good deal of people won't get the science beyond what they were taught in grade school, and by the look of anti-vaxxers, they don't care too. So there are always fools for anyone who knows enough, depending on how morally bankrupted they are.

Just to say, the manager is pretty good at her job, assuming she hasn't broken any law. It isn't her fault that people believe in the test (well, the author does, because the nutritionist in this story believes it too). It's the evil, unethical scientists selling that obesity test (you can ask to run whichever genes you like but it likely won't be clinically approved) and whoever lawmaker letting them do this counseling without a qualified counselor.

The meme above this post says best. Sorry for derailing the topic.

Biologist here... I'm not sure so I am asking... Are you implying she is swindeling with the test?

But there IS a connection between genetic predisposition and obesity (don't know how good the specific test is though, that might be the problem?)
Personally I think doing genetic tests for obesity is fine. It's people's own choice if they want to know. Genetic tests are also done with cancer or other illnesses. There are actually a great deal of genes that have an effect and if you know that you have a certain predisposition you can take measures and try to reduce the risk of actually getting sick. The expression of your genes is also influenced by the way you live. So there is something that you can actually gain from this knowledge.

I get that a lot of people are scared by genetics. And there are risks, as it is always the case with science and new technology. That someone might get their data is definitely a danger. But there are not only downsides to this technology.

But I agree at the screw capitalism part. Sadly scientists need to earn money too. And most of the time the money givers are people with their own interests. That's our beloved capitalism.

Sorry for the ramble. And science stuff, too. I am ashamed. But only a bit.

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I think that sums up the main theme of the series. Bunch of girls all normal has individual problems. They seek out Touma cause she has what they don't. Their problem gets fleshed out with their interaction with Touma. They solve their problem. The problem for me is that each chapter feels so disjointed. Or maybe I'm supposed to read it like Mushi-shi, kinda like treating each story as a stand-alone strung faintly together with a thin thread.

The Mushishi comparison kind of makes sense when you think about it. Touma-kun seems more a pretext for exploring relationship issues than the star of the show.

It's not a bad comparison, but I find it pretty funny. Then Touma would equal the Mushi? :D

Touma would be Ginko in this comparison i guess

With the addition that Touma is nowhere near as cool as Ginko, maybe...

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dis is cute and deserves to be read over and over again!

this one's so cute and I love that Suzu goes down on her too. (somewhat) angry sex, yay! Role reverse is the best!

The Mushishi comparison kind of makes sense when you think about it. Touma-kun seems more a pretext for exploring relationship issues than the star of the show.

It's not a bad comparison, but I find it pretty funny. Then Touma would equal the Mushi? :D

what love triangle? I'm somehow not seeing it.

For some reason I dislike this manga but I don't know why I can't stop reading every new release

Me too, lol. I suppose I come back because I liked the 2nd chapter story, where that girl, Yuki, got together with someone else in the end. I'm still hoping that Touma would make herself useful in bringing together some more girls, but... oh well.

Just noticed that in this chapter, Karen is the girl from the first chapter. Can't say she grows on me. xD

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that last one needs to be a series lol

That's what I was going to say.

Yes, yuri with moms <3

I only read Gay for Pay in hopes that there is some love and I almost never got disappointed.

all great and beautiful, but don' kiss while driving a car :d

Haha, I was concerned about that too, but then it looked like they were standing at a traffic light.^^

Man, that was unexpectedly sweet. I also thought manager-san would be evil, but it seems she might just be meddlesome. Maybe she'll help some of the girls get together.

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I like how her feelings are portrayed. And how she deals with them. it's a bit melancholic, but there's beauty in it.

This one somehow feels really relatable to me. I love this cute little story.

I interpret it as a good thing that she bit her actually. She wanted to be special and.. I guess she did achieve that. It's a bit extreme but... oh well...

Plz no love triangle that feels constructed like hell

Kaede is probably one of my all time favorite characters. Like just the right amount of stoic and flirty. My life goal is to be as chill as her!

It is sometimes really hard to understand who is saying what. it is an unpolished older work. But I ike it. The story is very layered, I guess?

I was reading to see them having sex. And again nothing happened.
Couldn't care less about Harumin.

wut??! Harumin 4 live!

This made the drama from the chapter before a lot more lighthearted. I liked it.

Also, what she said about drawing and practice really touched me. Observe your environment, you can learn from the most boring of situations, you're drawing living things. I can read the love for drawing in those words. :')

Lol, Iwashita is in it deep xD

Btw, new girl = new manager? I'm already having abad feeling....