This is straight up a psychological horror story

Knowing that this is the actual work Onibi puts out versus Mask's perception of Onibi's work as genius.... undercuts her arc about her art just a little. I think that's the point though and I find it very funny we've been taking this very seriously.

BEGON THOT!

Japanese girls, especially A and B cup ones, seem to have an uncurbable desire to kill any girl with boobs larger than theirs. They also seem to be perpetually aware of other girl's chests.

DAWWW lets go. Kita is an interesting girl because as we move forward with the manga, it becomes more and more clear that she is bothered by the fact she's kind of the worse one in the group and Not Special. In recent manga release, apparently her grades have been going downhill and she wants to run away from home...

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That's one hell of an over-analysis, overloaded with words, and even including a stereotypical Kafka name drop. Sometimes a cute love story is just a cute love story. I think trying to tie it into greater themes of self-actualization in a grander sense is absurd.

You're free to dislike long and involved literary analyses, but there's no need to shit on others who do engage in them.

Don’t be a rude mofo my guy. I love literary analysis and I love reading them. It’s just another way to express love and appreciation for a work cause like, if you love something, why not look deeper and interact with it on a more intensive and thoughtful level? People have different ways of enjoying art and you may enjoy the immediate hit and the surface take but saying a work with this level of refinement and pacing like this doesn’t deserve any analysis is just talking down to the art.

Also, the story’s entire premise sits on the MC’s desire for self-actualization in a grand sense. This girl is about to be changed forever. It would be a poor story if she doesn’t come to any actualization.

That being said, I thought this story was very boring lol. I did enjoy reading why others liked it a lot though. I personally don’t like the structure of this story. This story is weaker as a romance genre. Romance implies the book girl is the catalyst for MC’s growth, but I don’t see it happening. Technically she leads to the revelation that MC has to fully finish and invest in a work to the end to decide if she likes it, but it’s weak cause the set up is weak. Yes MC quit the volleyball club, which softly implies she’s the type to be flakey, but her quitting has more to do with others being Mean than actually being the type to drop shit. So the revelation makes no sense since it doesn’t have the set up.

They made the book such a big deal too but in the end the MC makes almost zero reference to the contents of the book, so it’s not like she’s gaining a new revelation that way.

I don’t buy that seeing One Person enjoy a book a lot would lead to a romance. Why not the volleyball girl who got into the team? MC might be jealous that Book girl likes books, but MC ALREADY yearns for the ability to like things,,,, so seeing the girl enjoy books isn’t giving her a revelation or changing MC’s thoughts, weaknesses, goals. She’s the same before and after. And I’ve mentioned why the way the story Tried to change the MC via the revelation doesn’t work. Overall, I get the sense book girl is super disconnected from MC’s growth on an emotional level, even if they’re being presented as the main catalyst. The content isn’t there.

Anyways, this is my own analysis :P. The art is super cute and I don’t hate this story. Besides, it’s just the first ch so who knows where it can go.

Coming back to say I just realized this story had a part 0 and people’s reactions were actually to That rather than ch 1 of the serialization. Haha no wonder our impressions were so different.

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YOOO let the gay begin

I know this isn't the first and not the last story to do it, but does this happen? Do people just get up to other people and grab them? And if so how often does that happen?

Naur this shit absolutely does not happen. It's just an overused plot device to create conflict cause human brains enjoy plot structure and we need our characters to experience challenges that make the rewards feel earned. Authors understand that so they add some external conflict in order to push the two characters together. It's a practical solution since it makes one character look good and makes their romance feel like it has a structural reason to progress to the next step (kind of like when the main character saves a cat in the beginning of the story or help an old lady across the street to establish they're a good person. They're all plot solutions using external problems)....

Not saying it's a good technique. It's incredibly cliché, feels out of place, and introduces useless characters that make the worldbuilding feel shallow. Most importantly, it has nothing to do with character conflict/desire/need. It's like fast food in writing techniques.

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Haha I like to imagine that Kikuri's eyes were always swirls, even pre-alcoholism. They're so hypnotic

Clumsy storytelling, but I adore its earnest effort. Bocchi and Nijika are always welcome in my books!

I kind of miss the braids on MC....she looked so cute...now she just looks really stereotypical

Love this gag comedy. I get it’s not serious but simple comedy relies on clear character motivations and a basic understanding of what information a character has… and I’m super confused about what each character Knows right now. Like, does MC and Dude know Rival likes MC???? How can they not after Rival confessed to MC like 40 times. What exactly did Rival take away from MC going “I wanna become someone who can say I love you”, did she think MC confessed to Dude??? I thought MC was under the impression Rival heard her confession, so why is she not operating under that logic at all? I want an interior monologue from all three characters telling me what knowledge they possess right now cause the logic is getting murky.

I’m happy people convinced me to pick up this work. It’s SO cute. Kiruma’s pining and jealousy, eventually realizing she’s been self-centered and avoidant to Hiyama which is kind of awful of her (as opposed to Dude being so stable and secure and a good friend). She likes Hiyama so much it hurts.

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This should've been a tragedy smh. Short haired girl had no development and should not have been able to make the right choice.

What the heck is NTR-face

uncensored feet? NSFW, ecchi, lots of sex

can never have enough luz and amity

Darn this got axed? I really enjoy this story…the senpai is so stupid I love her.

Pomu jumpscare cause I did NOT see her in the thumbnail

Classic. Perfect pair. OG

There's something trippy about seeing an adorable chocolate-exchange kiss and looking up to see the tag of "Blackmail". Lol.
How far it came from that initial premise.

Author be like "Blackmail!
...Now that I have your attention, can I interest you in some disgustingly sweet fluff?"

(Apart from the mom arc. That was a dud.)

"Now that I have your attention, may I interest you in perfectly healthy wholesome romantic relationships?"

Me: ARGGGGGH THE NINE YEAR OLD'S LOVE IS BEING TAKEN LEGITAMATELY AND AS A LOVE WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION DESPITE HER BEING NINE. EVERY CHARACTER CONSIDERS PEDOPHELIA A VALID OPTION.
Me: Okay, moral outrage over. Let's continue and immerse into the writing
Page 12
Me: ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

This is probably my favorite series out right now...Strong progression, strong comedy, strong main characters, and a compelling mystery? Plus seeing Aizawa going possessive over Kurotori is so satisfying and cute. AND the art is good. BARK BARK BARK BARK

It's so pretty but the story is so empty

Yeah I've seen the raws. I know the actual order since my interest was in finding out the subtext of the original Japanese translations and sharing it with those who are curious how confirmed gay gay Bocchi is. The first part was a joke about the way the English translations can be read, because I think it symbolizes the (alleged, according to my friend) Twitter battles that happened over this over whether or not this panel makes Bocchi sapphic or not. I hope Bocchi is sapphic, canon and undisputed, but I don't mind if she's not. Kita is already gay as fuck for Ryo and it's not even trying to play it off. In the end, I think any headcanon is a fun time and hurts no one, and I like to imagine that Bocchi is gay af.

I have a personal theory that the author is queer and indulgently weaves instances of Bocchi being fruity into the story. Still, it's anime and Japanese culture (apparently) has the Class S "it's not gay until they fuck", so it seems like the typical yuri fanservice we get when the authors aren't ready to commit to making a character gay gay.

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Choose your character:
-> "Aren't I a genius? I can become a pro gamer...get a sponsorship...a cosplayer girlfriend..."
-> "Aren't I a genius? I can become a pro gamer...a cosplayer girlfriend...get a sponsorship..."

I'm super behind on twitter and discussions around Bocchi so forgive me if everyone already knows this, but my head blew up when I found this panel. Apparently my Japanese friend says that the lines are "I could be a pro gamer..." "Ad revenue" "Cosplayer girlfriend...", so it's "ambiguous enough to suggest that bocchi MIGHT be sapphic, or that she's simply projecting onto a stereotypical pro gamer (typically male) with a cosplayer for a girlfriend". I like to believe Bocchi is aligning herself with the idea of a pro gamer but ALSO really digging the idea of a cosplayer girlfriend. It seems very open to interpretation.

Edit: I get the sense that linking "I could be a pro gamer..." "Ad revenue" "Cosplayer girlfriend..." together with verbs to form "get a cosplayer girlfriend" or "become a cosplayer girlfriend" is an accidental translation thing, and it's meant to be single phrases one after the other.

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