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motormind
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joined Mar 20, 2014

Kase's a retard

That's putting it mildly. I honestly hope that this will lead to Yamada finally blowing her casket and dragging Kase out of those dorms. "Enough of this. We're gonna live together and that's that!"

Really, the main issue I have with this series is that Yamada is often too kind-hearted for her own good.

last edited at Dec 30, 2022 3:44PM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Oh, for crying out loud, Kase! Why do you give in to peer pressure so easily? Just say you're moving out, period. You don't even have to tell them why.

Knowing Yamada I don't think she will get angry about this, but I would be completely on her side if she did. Sheesh....

last edited at Dec 30, 2022 8:00AM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I can relate with Youzi's tendency to defend her favorite ship to the death. Still, violence is bad, mkay?

last edited at Dec 27, 2022 9:18AM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

The artist should really practice drawing feet a bit more. I mean, that bend in Xiaoen's leg in chapter 17 looks particularly unnatural... unless the implication is that Xiaoen is made out of rubber.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I really wanted the two of them to be a couple by the end of the anime. Well, at least they didn't die.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Like I said. No reading comprehension. They can literally confess, say I love you and lets stay together forever and it's still not enough.

There's a long history in anime and manga of two female characters telling each other "I love you," after which one or both hook up with a guy anyway. The issue is what happens after they say it, but this story just ends there. To me, that comes across as "so close, yet so far."

I'll also keep it at that. Yes, I'm annoyed, but hey, there's so much more to read out there.

last edited at Dec 8, 2022 10:54AM

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

they are a couple now, how the hell did you interpret it otherwise??

No, they're not. The ending is just a weird roundabout way of telling they, yes, they will be best friends forever, but not as an actual couple.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Bro lots of people on Dynasty hates aces seems like. Everytime they appear it's always a trainwreck in the comments. Empathy isn't in abundance around here I guess.

The issue is that this just feels like a complete cop-out after everything that came before. Sure, things have improved somewhat over the years, but it still sucks when a yuri romance smashes into the relationship ceiling that suddenly gets introduced for no good reason whatsoever. It's why I hated the ending of Marimite, yelled at my screen during the last episode of Aquatope, and why I dislike this one.

Well, at least it was over quick.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So the story ends with ... Hinako and Asahi becoming besties

Yay!

Really, I thought Hinako's reluctance to be intimate with that guy in the beginning was because she was gay, not because she dislikes intimacy in general. What a weird resolution to an otherwise OK romantic story.

Well, another one done and dusted, I guess.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

HEY also has this weird art style where everyone’s faces aren’t very emotive. The main character modeled after Ali from encouragement of the climb is his favorite so he puts more effort into her. She has much broader expressions so it’s kinda difficult to tell if they are dating or if things are awkward now.

Who is Ali? Do you perhaps mean Aoi? I guess Ibuki looks like her. Kind of.

The main issue with me that most characters in this story just seem off, Kamiina first and foremost. She started out lively and emotive, but over the chapters she turned into quite the weirdo. Is it her intention to play with people's feelings, or is all that alcohol starting to affect her brain? It doesn't make her all that sympathetic in my eyes, in any case.

The style also noticeably changed. The manga started out flowing and energetic, but has become more and more static over the chapters. I love how the author goes the extra mile to show off real-life locations (especially since I have seen many of those myself), but the rest is just ... dull.

Of course, trying to cram booze into almost every scene also doesn't do this manga any favors. I know drinking is the main theme, but I can't shake the impression of watching a bunch of alcoholics who should really try to get their lives back on track. Sure, that can be an interesting story, but it's not what I expected from how this started.

last edited at Dec 8, 2022 7:49AM

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So now what? They'll run into the mountains and fight each other to the bitter end?

last edited at Dec 7, 2022 9:27AM

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

What, a romance manga where characters actually sit down and talk? Na, can't be!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Dammit, Saori. Cut the girl some slack, will you?

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joined Mar 20, 2014

I ask myself every chapter… why does this never happen to me?

You're not the main character in a Tamamusi manga?

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014
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Wow, either that Les Paul is super-sized, or those two are really tiny.

last edited at Dec 4, 2022 5:06PM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So they have to purchase those super-expensive clothes to wear for their work? Uhm.. how about NO? How about you provide those clothes to your employees if you want them to wear them? Better still, how about you give your employees generic store-clerk clothes that don't distract from the clothes you're selling?

last edited at Nov 21, 2022 12:23PM

motormind
School Zone discussion 13 Nov 11:14
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Indefinite hiatus of School Zone, because she lost motivation.

And another one bites the dust...

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Cute! It's a bummer that the anime is not going anywhere in that regard.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Some have fewer actually, down to only two in most members of the rather weird Caponiidae family.

Caponiidae are indeed weird, and we tend not to talk about them at parties.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Somebody should really explain to Kishi that spiders have eight eyes, not ten.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So after all this time of Matsuri fawning over Shiori the resolution is ... that they'll eventually become roomies.

Yeah, that was the grand finale I was hoping for. Good grief.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So, are they together now? I don't really get that vibe.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Holy schlamoly, this is boring. I mean, I am all for some surreal reality-bendy material, but this looks like the author had an acid trip and then decided to make a manga out of the bits and pieces they managed to remember. It all just happens, every time a plot seems to start it gets dropped the next chapter, and it doesn't help that the two main girls have the personality of stale milk.

The only reason I kept reading is because I like Girls' Last Tour (apart from the ending), so I kept hoping something interesting might happen at one point. But it just doesn't.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I find it mildly disconcerting how Mikanuji's universe is filled with emotionally stunted weirdos.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

So with that in mind I find it perfectly in character for her to not feel like dealing with a hysteric, blubbering Adachi in that moment.

If you can't be bothered when a friend is clearly in pain then you're not much of a friend. So realistically things would be pretty much over at this point, and rightfully so.