I kind of want to take the "it takes all 24 to make her orgasm" as a subtle hint towards a harem ending with the other female Oddmen.

Wow, didn't expect something romantic like that to end with both of them being kind of dislikable. The one fell out of love with someone just because they weren't a virgin, and the other pretty much cut all ties with their girlfriend after graduating.

Hah!

I think Nanoha's trying to cheer Fate up after episode three traumatized her.

I didn't quite get it - is that what it meant? I thought the lady got off after the protagonist? I dont get how not seeing her there that time meant that- or that she must be staying on to watch her back?

She gets off after the protagonist because her stop was before the protagonist's stop, so she has to ride the train all the way to the end and back to whatever her stop actually is (it's somewhere between Nakatsu-Hino and Nagaisu). At the end of the story, the protagonist decides to stay on after her stop (Nagaisu) too and talk to her.

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Aww that's cute, the other woman stayed on the train after her stop because she was watching the protagonist... I think?

Hah, first thing I thought of once it started going down the alien-bear path was that song from Game of Thrones.

I really want to see the story of feminine Marisa and "beastly" Alice now.

and the whole vol 2 is mostly about fue, asuna, and meru

...I needs it now.

So did they just publish their rough draft or something?

We do know though
"I want to act but my feelings are getting in my way
Sure we could say that that she's more upset about not being able to act, but the point is she's obviously being overthrown by the feeling of sadness from getting "replaced"

She said "I need to be Gerda, but my feelings are getting in the way" when she was alone with the Director, where Shouko wouldn't have heard it.

The next scene after the incident is Shouko and Mana saying goodbye while Shouko flies off to the contact lady with a smile, it also doesn't help that we don't get no intels whatsoever about Shouko's character after she gets the contact, even the secondary artists shows more character by saying they were worried, but assuming Shouko's action by doing nothing in relation to Mana's problems and only fangirling about the director since getting the contacts (by the perspective we are given) kinda shows that she really doesn't care much about her at all

Yes, Shouko goes and meets the person she's attracted to after they're done with rehearsal and likely after Mana had given an excuse as to why she's having trouble. And I'd assume that her character didn't suddenly change as she doesn't seem any different after getting contacts; she's still a fangirl for the director, and she still seems pretty friendly.

But do you really think Shouko just completely ignored Mana running off and didn't care one damn bit about it? Not only is that unlikely for what we've seen of her character, it's unlikely for any character that hasn't been explicitly made out to be disliked would do that. Maybe she hasn't been committing as much to her new friendship as Mana has, but that's completely understandable in that Mana is attracted to Shouko while Shouko is currently pursuing another woman; she shouldn't be expected to focus as much on their relationship as the person who's pining after her.

She turned down Mana's offer to go out exactly one time because she already had plans. Not exactly abandonment nor worth condemning her for.

When Mana was angsting she saw her there again, it's safe to assume that she kept going there for the following days, Mana also kept her distance since angst, but Hiroki didn't give a shit even when she was having obvious psychological issues when she couldn't act
If they got together looks like it would be a really superficial relationship so i'm really glad that didn't happen

First off, there's nothing to assume that Mana asked Shouko every day since getting contacts since we've only got the first one, and I'm not even sure where you're getting that Mana kept her distance from because I'm not seeing it. Secondly, you have no idea what Mana's angsting actually looks like when you're not given her perspective; imagine being someone who just recently met her and can't read her mind.

The only noticeable angst not related to "I'm having trouble acting" (which she likely had an excuse for, otherwise everyone would probably be worried immediately), is her running off. Could Shouko have gone after her? Sure, but the Director knows her better and is obviously more capable of getting Mana to calm down and act again.

But yes, if they got together right now it would be a very superficial relationship, just like it would be if Shouko immediately forgot her attraction to the director the minute Mana started angsting. Now, Mana has to actually work to get Shouko's attraction instead of just having it, building a relationship beyond what they have now. And there is, of course, nothing wrong with Shouko staying with the director and Mana eventually moving on.

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No
Because she abandoned her the very moment she became a horny beast

She turned down Mana's offer to go out exactly one time because she already had plans. Not exactly abandonment nor worth condemning her for.

Hah, false hope and crushing disappointment. Maybe she'll succeed in the possible sequel?

-The boy eventually left her (the guy did not knew she was pregnant and when she told him, he broke off with her and acted like her mother (die you stupid guy! burn in hell with the mother!)

Everything else seems to be the case (as far as fever dream symbolism interpretation can go), but I took this differently. I feel like she wasn't all that concerned with the "boy" (whether he represents her fiance, men/sex, or attempting to conceive) who she beat the seeds out of, until she needed the seeds again. But when she tried to get pregnant again, it didn't work no matter how hard she tried (the first time it took one hit, but now she's basically crushed his head), which goes with the idea that she can't get pregnant anymore.

After that point, it really depends on what you take the boy to mean. If he's the fiance, then he could have been an asshole and left her or what happened and the emotional aftermath might have just drove a wedge between them. If he's men/sex then she stopped dating them. Or, if he's the idea of getting pregnant, she stopped trying.

So, why hasn't this person been given more work and all of my money yet? I'm pretty sure that last page justifies giving them whatever they ask for.

The vaguely dramatic way this is unfolding has me really tense. There's earthquakes, people crying, someone's recently died, and all the speculation about the stomach-staring.

I feel like there should have been a bit more of a transition from the story of Hime's ancestor being enslaved and raped to the joke about how Hime isn't as great as her other ancestors who terrified the Spanish. The TamaKoma date was nice though.

Iori-sama, bringin' the yuri.

Poor Miyako, having to compete with a cosplaying lolicon in denial.

Aww, I like how Kyouko and Sayaka want the same thing, even if it is Madoka's underwear.

It is not about which motive or reason is better. Its about what it the root of the problem. At this point he mostly leaves the MC only and does not bother her. The problem is Youko at this point and her feelings with Maki. Why is he detestable? that is a strong word to use for Ketia. Rude and brash of course but at the moment I will not use such a word. I am only stating you cant blame Keita for everything. At this point we are only going to go in circles so I will say we agree to disagree.

Yes, the problem is obviously Youko and her feelings, but that does not somehow absolve Keita of being an asshole who exacerbated the situation with his bullying. He is detestable, in my view, because his response to being told his bullying made someone cry is to call them weak and then refuse to stop, but that's not really what I meant. Youko considers him detestable (at least she did) which is part of her motivation.

And I've never said he caused every problem, only that he's an asshole who only lightened up on bullying someone when he thought he caused a problem with Maki, who, as others have pointed out, seems to have forgotten the whole thing about getting him to stop calling her Imoko. So, at this point, Youko's sympathetic, Keita's an asshole who everyone loves for some reason, and Maki is somewhat sympathetic but loses a good amount by being attracted to someone who bullies her best friend and doesn't stand up to him about it.

He did not screw up anything. The MC was responsible for that one alone. The MC was really upset because her friend likes Keita. That is not his fault in anyway. Asking that question and a nickname is not the same you have to know that. You can not compare those two. Meanings and motives behind both are too different. I am not defending him but the MC is at fault alone for her problems with Maki.

When it comes to motives, which do you think is better? "Because I'm insecure and feel like I'm losing my best friend to someone detestable" or "because I think it's funny?" As for the meaning, we know that Youko wanted Maki to say that she was more important (which goes with the whole insecurity thing), whereas Keita... likes the name and sees it as a sign of affection, even though it's been made pretty clear that it really bothers her.

And no, if you want to avoid getting into the causal cluster of things, he did not directly cause the issue between Youko and Maki, but he only decided to stop picking on Youko when he thought that he did. Youko being visibly bothered by it didn't stop him. Maki (again, if she even did it) asking him to stop didn't stop him. And Naomi telling him that "Imoko" is a problem and that someone made Youko cry didn't stop him.

I feel Keita gets a bad rap here. Sure he is no prince but I would not call him a jerk or an ass. Stubborn is a better word IMO. However the MC is pulling serious BS with her best friend and need to get her act together. And what she did in chapter 8 was low. At the moment the MC is not likable for me but who knows that can change. I do enjoy the slow pace and hope it does not go to fast.

He knowingly has everyone he knows call Youko something he knows she hates, refuses to stop calling her Imoko after being told how much it bothers her by several people (unless Maki just forgot) because he likes it, and only stops once he's made himself so dislikeable that he's managed to fuck up another person's friendship. Yes, he's stubborn, but he's stubborn about being a complete jerk to someone he barely knows.

Youko might have acted like a selfish idiot, but at least she spent the few days regretting it instead of having everyone she knows ask Maki "Who's more important, me or senpai?" because she thinks it's funny and a sign of affection even though it obviously isn't.

Satoka needs to step her game up, Chika's aloof technique seems pretty effective on Kotori.