sigh here I am again, to read this manga for the 100000000000th time or something like that xD

Why sigh? Welcome back, comrade!

I had to reread this series several times because I had a hard time distinguishing who was saying what. After finally making sense of it, I found It is a rather sweet story.

I had some trouble, too, especially when the POV switched partway through Ch.2.

Also, anyone else get the image of the chick from Girl Friends whenever the name "Sugi-san" came up? Kept having to remind myself that they were talking about the guy from the shop.

OMG! How many times have I read this without catching the Charlotte's Web reference?!?

Sweat? She looks like she ran through a sudden monsoon.

Dang, I really wish there were a continuation set, like, five years in the future. I just love this couple.

I got the impression from the last page that Natsuko knows (thinks?) her friend isn't in love with her so all she can do is keep being cruel to her to keep seeing her cute desperate face.

Actually, it sounds like a brutally honest assessment to me. (Unusually insightful, given the age.)

"I don't need any friends. As long as you're with me, I don't need anyone else," is not what I'd call a healthy attitude. Micchan is someone who consistently excels academically, but needs Natsuko's affirmation to see her own self-worth. That borders more on dependency than love. I give Natsuko points for recognizing that a codependent relationship may not be a direction she wants to go; of course, given the deficit of points from her cruelty, that still leaves her in the red in my book.

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As to what's going on--to the contrary Natsuko is doing exactly what you do to encourage unhealthy dependence--cutting down her self-esteem to make her more desperate. It's what abusers do to make the abusees lose the ability to escape.
If someone needs your affirmation to see their own self-worth, generally what's going to help them is to give it, so they'll see their own self-worth. Just maybe don't make it conditional on perfect test scores.

Sorry, I had a slightly different interpretation of what was going on there. I took Natsuko's comment to be a sad realization that what Micchan felt for her wasn't really love. Someone else's comment made me realize that she might have been referring to her own feelings toward Micchan. That gives it kind of sinister twist that somehow passed me by on the first reading. In which case, yes, totally agree with you.

I got the impression from the last page that Natsuko knows (thinks?) her friend isn't in love with her so all she can do is keep being cruel to her to keep seeing her cute desperate face.

Actually, it sounds like a brutally honest assessment to me. (Unusually insightful, given the age.)

"I don't need any friends. As long as you're with me, I don't need anyone else," is not what I'd call a healthy attitude. Micchan is someone who consistently excels academically, but needs Natsuko's affirmation to see her own self-worth. That borders more on dependency than love. I give Natsuko points for recognizing that a codependent relationship may not be a direction she wants to go; of course, given the deficit of points from her cruelty, that still leaves her in the red in my book.

you'd think that shiro would be their first thought

She never had a chance

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Not sure what you mean by "a chance" but hmm yeah okay, good reminder, french references as a recurring theme for the author is likely

Not sure why, but I got the feeling that this was a story didn't take place in Japan. Like, Blanch was the local and Touko was the transfer student. That would make the name make more sense, too.

Maybe I'm just projecting, but they remind me of the couple from Honey & Mustard. I could easily see these two becoming friends who cheer each other on until realizing they've got something good going. Might not be romance, but it certainly feels like the start to something bigger.

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oh my god these two are so cute.

also "what half do you want" killed me hahahahahahaha

That candy looked like a crime scene. 'o'

Pregnant? I thought she was just hungry because she couldn't take a break from working on the manuscript (which was already behind).

Rei seems to be conspiring with Touko. ^_^

"One hell of a sleepin' position" indeed. :-)

I guess Yui's romances last about as long as a pack of cigarettes. I liked the one from Infinite 20 Minutes: smart and sneaky.

Everything happening is about Shio, I'm thinking she is the devil who corrupts everyone.

That was on my mind, too. Things just got a little weirder this chapter.

Yuri w/ blind girl is quite rare, ...

Characters with any form of disabled in manga are quite rare. There's such a stigma against disability in Asia in general. I'm really excited to see this!

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Updaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!!!!!!!!

Thank you. My day is made.

I generally dislike monster girl stories, and I definitely dislike harem, but I'm really enjoying this series. It's really kind of sweet.

Kyouko-chan's body, though...kind masculine looking in that bath scene. Did the author not have a good model?

"Not only is this dangerous, but I'm fairly sure it's against the law..."
Donut, Donut, Donut /shakes head sadly. You are cute, sweet, kind...perhaps a little too much so. Really, it's okay to scream bloody murder. A few words of advice: monkey squeeze grapes, monkey make whine.

Ah, Yamada, the ultimate unicorn: innocent and horny.

Creepy, creepy, creepy, cree...umm...yeah, okay, no, they're perfect for each other.

And here I was expecting something with them having each other's names in their erasers.

Please,

Please,

Please,

No rants about the Horii Kisuke short, everyday occurrence. Let's just appreciate (critique) Takemiya Jin for the wonderful (angsty) yuri.

[Am I being too pre-emptive?]

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Why does it seem like every mangaka who gets their series cut short decides to throw bunches of gratuitous titty shots into their final chapter? Not complaining about the scenery, mind; just not fond of the gratuitousness. I just don't like feeling like they're using a nude woman as a form of revenge or way of throwing a tantrum.

last edited at Feb 13, 2016 10:18AM

Five-star rating system for weirdness:
* Boring
** Normal
*** Weird
**** WTF am I reading?
***** Dowman Sayman!

Thing about DS is, when he's not weird enough, it just comes across as creepy.

"People who bought this book also bought..." for the win.