Christ, man! The opening was full of so much toxic misogynistic bullshit!

As a guy, I hate the fact that men like this exist... I would have torn the place down on her behalf! I wanted to punch the team leader right in his smug face! All that shit they were telling her is 1:1 to real life! Fuck these dipshits!

There's something about the art in this one... It's pretty good, I can't shake the feeling that it seriously reminds of SOMETHING else I've come across in the past.

Haruka and Kanae's little snapshot really shows their dynamic. Which I love btw- based on how we say Kanae at first, I would have expected HER to be the clingy/needy one. I love the role reversal trope.

I'm STILL upset at how their relationship was handled though. Judging based on their interactions after Haruka's note, I'm assuming they've entered a relationship since. I'm so salty about all of that being off-screen- they were my favorite couple and I feel like that was a total rip-off. I really hope the author doesn't do that with any other couples, especially Nononon and Yumimi (my current favorite- I also love Hibiki and Midori. This is very classic me- my favorites are ALWAYS the side/beta couples).

For me: At first glance, Haruka has this aura of a pure and innocent 'too good for this world' type girl. There's something inexplicably "glamorous" about her. And I can't shake this perception that there's an "old school" element to her (I swear, something about her hair just screams the 60s/70s to me).

Except, that the more we see of her when she's in the spotlight (specifically, with Kanae), I've started to see this different side to her. Personally, I happen to find this jealous/possessive side of her rather endearing. However, given the combo of this and the outwardly cheerful affectionate presentation puts her close to the thin line between dere-dere and yandere. God help us, I don't want to actually see 'Yandere Haruka', but it's funny to think about.

And poor Kanae, she's waaay too oblivious! She's this adorable bookworm who's stumbled into what she seems to view as a close "friendship" (Haruka would call it a "relationship").

Ps. I've been reading this manga since 2013, and I've come a realization over time: Michiru's short cropped hair really does it for me! Does anyone else find that to be a major charm point for her?

This is really good, especially cuz it looks like it was done in something like mspaint!

Man, these comments... I'm really starting to want to read the light-novels.

I love how matter-of-fact Eli and Nozomi are about using Nico as their human lap-warmer/hug pillow, and how Nico is just "Yeah, this is my life..."

I love the fact that no one seems to notice the fact that Miko Alice is wearing combat boots... I mean, what sort f shrine maiden wears combat boots?! (Still cute, though).

^Further note: This is part of a series of 4-koma the author did as part of the anniversary collection. This is more obvious if you're familiar with the evolution of their art style by the time they're working on "Yotsuba&".

Rei truly is the perfect foil for Claire: she's infinitely positive, she has no filter when it comes to expressing herself, she can be both goofy and silly when she wants or deadly serious when she needs to. As for Claire, she tries so hard exude this aura that she's this Alpha Bitch who's on top of everything. But then, we're shown that she's fully aware of her flaws, which hints that the reason she acts so rude to Rei is because she's afraid of letting her in.

On a different note, I really like the three princes... Bro-Prince Rod is surprisingly more deep than you'd think a char like him would be is this sort of genre. Gloomy-Prince Thane is also interesting, and I can sort of see the appeal of him. I imagine that there's a contingent of Revolution players who want to see him happy (and hooked up with their Player Char). Bishi-Prince Yuu is more of a mystery, I get the feeling there's edgy mischievous side to him....

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7DeadlyTits posted:

THE FCKIN CREDIT PAGE CHOKED ME GODDAMNIT GAHAHAHAHAHAH

The credit page really gives a good laugh

I'm happy!

I'm embarrassed to admit this... but I've scene that video. ,--_--

Lady D is pretty amazing. Her outfit is from the 1920s, but her voluptuous figure is likely an homage to the look of the 1940s actress Maye West (who started acting in her 40s and had the curvy figure to match)!

Based on various bits of dialogue from Sakura, it seems like she's a bit of a closet "Fujoshi", she gets yaoi vibes while watching two boys struggling against each other in the Judo Tournament. And ends up becoming something of a low-key gamer/otaku after getting mixed up with the members of the gaming club.

I don't really see her as the type who would be harboring a crush on another girl. After all, we've only ever seen her expressing attraction towards male students- and she seems to be in the middle of initiating sex with her new hookup in the infirmary bed (during the Christmas Eve arc). I think she should be celebrated as a female character for being so open and assertive when it comes to her sexuality and what she wants.

This is a really cute little series, but it's one of those stories where you're not supposed to think too much about the larger implications of it. Honestly, if this wasn't a silly lighthearted comedy, than the whole concept of the Hero using their powers to physically turn guys into girls and/or (far more troubling) change people's sexual orientation...

...Is it building up to this being future Earth?

More a like the shit part of a mexican city

Or Detroit. Jokes aside the subtext is slowly getting less subtext and I'm loving it

There's yuri subtext in the author's other major series. I just wish the rest of it gets translated, because the raws make it seem like the two characters with all the subtext are living together by the end.

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@IresaFan: Other people had the same thought, since they spend so much time together. I think the official bio for Yoshi says something like "she's a person who really likes Gamo-chan".
@shadesan: Yeah, they're pretty great as a couple. They have a lot of chemistry, so it's sort of like they're out on a date of their own while watching Nagatoro and Senpai.

Or, considering what kind of story is this, maybe she just likes X :P

My Incompetent Boss Can't Be This Cute o3o

Man, if that's the case, then Cool Down has been playing the looong game...

Cool Down was just an alias.. Her true name is Slow Burn.

Brilliant! I applaud you!

Man, Mari's rocking some serious Farrah Fawcette hair!

^TheRaptureKing: No, not at all, you just have good tastes.

I get that Eli is a fox and Nozomi is a racoon and Kotori is a bird... But when/how did Umi become a rabbit?

I love how easily flustered Claire is! She tries so hard to be a total tsundere and an alpha bitch... And yet, whenever Rei does her usual "I love you" shtick, she starts radiating serious "bottom" energy.

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These two are always hilarious together. But man, Tomoko's eyes...

Or, considering what kind of story is this, maybe she just likes X :P

My Incompetent Boss Can't Be This Cute o3o

Man, if that's the case, then Cool Down has been playing the looong game...

@Itxcs: Seconded! I like the fact that they're such perfect equals, no "top"/"bottom" nonsense.

I have a baaaaaad feeling about this... if they wind up fusing and forming that giant kaiju thing at the start... I think they're gonna need a stronger form to beat them.

Also it looks like Moe is starting to come around to the idea of peace. Maybe she and her mamas will defect like Honey?

I've seen characters like Moe before. She's "the innocent" who comes into the middle of an ongoing situation, who accepts what they're told as gospel (ie, "They wanna hurt my moms, so they're the bad guys!") A similar thing happens in the the transformers show "Beast Wars", where a character in a similar situation comes to the realization that what they've been told is wrong. In Moe's case, she's thinking "I'm supposed to be a hero, but wanting to hurt people =/= hero..."

Moe is driven by a positive moral: protecting the people she cares about. But now that X isn't even trying to hide her dark and ugly side, Moe's struggling with a much more complex conflict than she'd believed. And X's grown so angry and embittered that she's effectively blinded herself to reality, and so attached to her Antonid identity that she's willfully ignorant of the fact that her Generals are clearly capable of feeling and understanding positive emotions. X belittles Melt's relationship with Kyouka and Moe (without any thought of alienating her), while Cool Down and Kyouka are behaving more or less like humans right in front of her.

It's increasingly looking like Melt and Kyouka are reaching a point where they're going to oppose X (if only for Moe). The only real wildcard is Cool Down... I'm beginning to suspect that she's just "playing the fool" to ensure X doesn't view her as a threat. And now, she's finally making her move...?

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I love the fact that Yoshida was supposed to be this mean delinquent bully, but the fandom turned her into this adorably naiive girl and useless lesbian (though Mako makes up for this).