In the anime, Prairie-chan greeted Bag-chan, Serval-chan, and Beaver-dono with a big kiss on the lips. It left both Serval-chan and Bag-chan quite flustered. (Presumably it had the same effect on Beaver-dono, but we didn't actually see it on screen.)

In this comic, Bag-chan turns the tables, presumably by being a lot better at kissing than Prairie-chan. I suspect some tongue was involved.

The use of 親 rather than something gender specific also doesn't really stand out in Japanese like it's some deliberate thing, so there's probably nothing much to read into it.

Yeah, this was what I was getting at with my original question. I wasn't confused by grammar in any way.

I note that the text specifically avoids saying whether the parent who beat her was male or female. Is that an artifact of translation? Or does the original text have the same ambiguity?

The original text doesn't specify gender of the parent or whether it's even just one parent doing it. We may put out a v2 if/when they specify things. So far it's just one chapter.

Thanks for the info. So now I get to wonder if there's a specific reason for the author playing those particular cards so close to the vest. I think most folks would read this and assume the abusive parent is the father, but maybe the author is going to surprise us and have it be the mother instead...

I note that the text specifically avoids saying whether the parent who beat her was male or female. Is that an artifact of translation? Or does the original text have the same ambiguity?

TWO MORE SEASONS OF FLCL AND THE PILLOWS ARE DOING THE SOUNDTRACK IS THIS CHRISTMAS? DID I WAKE UP TODAY AND NOT KNOW IT WAS CHRISTMAS?!?!?!?

What's FLCL?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLCL

Also: Are you trying to set the record for the most posts on a new user's first day here?

THE CYCLE OF ABUSE CONTINUES! O_O

The author apparently has a pet elephant...

I believe this is what Aerosmith is referring to when they sing about being "down on the muffin".

And now I don't feel so bad for not being able to remember all the TP pairings! :D

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By my calculations, we've got about 9000 more tags to go to get all of the current characters paired up with each other.

(Seriously. I count 138 characters on the Wikipedia "List of Touhou Project characters" page. 138 unique objects can be paired up into 9453 distinct pairs. And we've got around 300 or so already.)

(ZUN adding more characters in upcoming games will, of course, increase the total number of pairings.)

^^^ PaRappa the Rapper

It is because you're used to that kind of society and you normalized crime and murder. From my Spanish and snobby point of view your country looks like a war zone.

Judging a country solely by the bits that make the news is a great way to get distorted picture of the place.

Good thing Bag-chan showed them how to take off their clothes.

Is Big-Boob-Girl an insect or something? Antennae, carapace...

Oh, if only.

Can't shoot anybody that way!

But in other ways you're not?

I'm having Lady Lady flashbacks from Valkyrie Drive.

/r/burstingout

For some reason im sensing sis-con in the future...am I weird?

Yes, but not because of that.

Sardines

I'm gonna just assume that wee li'l Ruby couldn't have gotten Yohane in those cuffs without consent.

A happy little accident, as Bob Ross would say.

O HAI!

I am SUCH a sucker for tough girls with a tender side.