Scent fetish is a thing. I think it's about him smelling their female pheromones

There's no evidence for human pheromones, what you're smelling is just sweat and the chemicals in sweat broken down by bacteria. It's not very sexy but at least it's real

Are you sure? I remember hearing (in a school setting mind you) that females do actually release pheromones. Obviously not to the extent this MC is at, but it might be real.

There are terms you can use like "crossdressing girl" or "tomboy" that don't have the cultural baggage and generally harmful association of that one

Cultural baggage? I’ve only ever heard the term “trap” in reference to an anime character. Unless that’s not the term you are referring to?

Might not be yuri, but it at least seems to have a positive message in the "guys can like cute things" portion...

See I like Miwa but she royally fucked up here
Like in this situation there's no damn reason not to be honest if you don't have it in mind to do wrong by Saeko
In this situation if I was Miwa I would have been totally upfront with
Like fucking Saeko teed it up for her when she talked about the old flame and if she would make a move on her
If I was Miwa I would have been like "Holy shit Saeko are you a psychic or something because that's what one hundred percent actually happened."

You don't have much sympathy for your girlfriend do you? I feel like anyone would want to hide something like that (or at least not talk about it) over the risk of offending the one who you are currently in a romantic relationship with. It would basically be paramount to cheating.

All of the comments on this new chapter so far, including many of them on the previous few since the father was introduced don’t seem to understand much about Japanese culture, especially the role of the “first son” and the “duty of the father.”

I see nothing in the comments to indicate posters weren't already aware of it. We just don't condone it.

Tradition isn't an excuse for abuse. Being abused isn't an excuse for being an abuser. We know full well what his purpose in the story is, and hate him for the kind of person he is, despite Mogumo's best efforts to communicate that the cycle of abuse has to end.

Yes, I understand that. However, I feel that in hating the father, there is a lot of the underlying critique on the breath and pervasiveness of Japanese family culture and how it is forced upon people like the father which is missed. You definitely are not supposed to condone what the father does and how he acts, but to hate his character simply because he was raised in a culture and environment where he knew nothing else I feel makes you disregard what his character truly represents, and what the manga is trying to say through him. As someone who studies Japanese culture, trust me the father is far from the only one over there like that. If you go to any department store in Japan there will a sign labeling "girl's toys" and "boy's toys," kitchen utensil isles are marked as "mom's dining room." This is a issue which permeates throughout the entirety of Japanese society, and many people like the dad are brought up into this culture knowing nothing else, and believing that following conformist gender and family roles are simply the natural state in which all people should be to thrive in society. I'm sorry you disagree, but I feel that casting it off as just "tradition isn't an excuse for abuse" causes you to miss the point that the father never made a truly conscious decision to be that way, he was raised in society in which he physically could not be any other way.

All of the comments on this new chapter so far, including many of them on the previous few since the father was introduced don’t seem to understand much about Japanese culture, especially the role of the “first son” and the “duty of the father.” Both of these with come up through the chapter are very important aspects of Japanese family life, not to include the traditional “nadeshiko” housewife that Mogumo’s mother takes the role of. The problems the father goes through in these chapters, and in turn the issues he raises with Mogumo are direct reflections of this culture, which are seen in the father’s upbringing, obviously having an abusive, traditionally oriented father himself. The idea that it is the fathers purpose to raise his son to become a father just as himself is also a major part of Japanese family culture. All in all, I think most of the people here are missing the point a bit. The father’s character is meant to be a characterization of outdated and traditional aspects of Japanese family life and expected gender roles than just one specific case of a bigoted father figure. In this sense the reconciliation attempt and these last few chapters are needed in an attempt to dissect and accurately critique this culture. These chapters serve to give understanding of the culture the father has grown up in, and how living up to his duty as a father is just as important to him as personal identity is to Mogumo.

Cre58a, I would highly recommend not jumping into threads with harsh generalizations about broad swaths of people. All 5 of your posts follow this same incendiary track, it won't do to continue in this manner.

To Pekoe and Throbelisk,

I apologize for ruining this thread. I know more than anyone my maturity and sanity can be questioned sometimes. No matter what my opinions are I should keep them to myself instead of unintentionally gaslighting an entire conversation. There is no reason for me to ruin something that people like over my own personal issues. Therefore, I have deleted all 5 of my previous posts.

Thank you both for your time.