I'm so glad this is her first introduction to Joe; the man has so many facets that it's probably very easy to see him as a undesirable rebel, particularly when it comes to the homogeneity of Japanese culture. To see him, instead, as the weepy guardian who misplaced his tissues means her first impression of the man is one who loves deeply, and well... that's where Joe does his best work.

"Something strange", you say? I know who I'm gonna call...

Alan Shepard, eat your heart out.

I remember those assholes from the later stages of Dragon Quest II... they were a pain in the ass... but! When it came time to leveling up for the final boss, they were indespensible chunks of XP.

... man, I haven't thought of these guys since ... well, I grabbed the Game Boy port of "Dragon Warrior I and II" and that came out in 2000, so, 25 years... feels like a lot longer.

I'm probably going to get hated for this, but...

As much as I appreciate Mitsuki's character growth to becoming assertive and confident (and as much as Aya clearly appreciated that little move as well), Mitsuki is still showing facets of jealousy, control, and lack of trust. In real life, these things are huge red flags.

If someone had come up to Mitsuki and asked her about Western music, she would have gone into full "geek mode" and chatted them up non-stop; if said person had done that under the pretense of flirting with her, Mitsuki would not have noticed; she would have been ass-deep in gushing about Eric Clapton and George Harrison 0.38 seconds upon hearing the song playing on his phone. So, for her assume Aya couldn't deal with this shows a rather meaningful lack of trust, and maybe even a bit of projection.

And, considering the meaning of the song... Patti Boyd made her choice, and George Harrison respected it. Mitsuki would know that.

So yeah... I love this comic, I've loved it since the moment I first laid eyes on it, but I can't say I like this particular entry, and I hope it isn't the start of a dark path for Mitsuki.

Playstation: "So, are you a top or a bottom?"
Switch: "..."

Brrgrr

I love Adora's tongue sticking out as she concentrates. Makes me wonder if she's done this (trimmed Catra's nails) before and screwed it up somehow, earning herself some scratchies.

Touden siblings proving once again their family motto: "I'm going to eat you"

I can only imagine Oosawa fell asleep after how long it took to tame Koga's hair.

Because of course she has access to adminium (... what? I know it's called "bedrock" now; I'm old school).

Millie is one of my favorite characters; strong and tough, but gentle and sweet. A perfect balance of feminine and masculine, and never is she insecure about either. She deserves all the good things.