I really can tell right away that this is from D-Frag's artist.

It's so weird, reading the artist talk about her editors Takahashi and Ooyama at the end of volumes and knowing they're the same people Haruno Tomoya has drawn himself talking to in the D-Frag tankoubons.

It's worth noting that [I'm pretty sure] Chata Maru has gone into more detail about Marisa and Alice's marriage in the MariAli ga Kosodate series. That particular doujin just hasn't been scanlated. In fact, there are a bunch of manga in the series that haven't been translated.

"Can't help it. I'm in love." These two were always my favorite couple in the manga.

I cant be the only one to notice her finger has more than the normal amount of joints in a finger right.

Well, now I noticed. I mean, it's a sketch comic, so I wouldn't be too hard on it, but the whole thing is kinda... amateurish.

Err, I know it is called Beauty x Delinquent - but where was the delinquent? Both girls look like 'beauties' and neither seem to be delinquents?

Also in panel 1 - is that meant to be a guy? It looks like a girl to me - even tho it says the 'guys' line up to confess.

Wait... Who was the delinquent and who was the beauty? :V

The light-haired girl was the "delinquent," which here just refers to a student who doesn't follow the rules. She probably dyed her hair, is wearing jewelry, has painted nails, has "revealing" clothing (by which I mean any amount of cleavage is shown), etc. All of these are against typical (or stereotypical) Japanese school rules.

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I feel like the yuri dial has been set slightly higher.

I literally just saw the article on Crunchyroll, and my thought was "Wait, doesn't this look familiar? Maybe something on Dynasty Reader?" Although the name here is different.

tsubakuma is the original title. Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru is the new title after switching magazines.

But it still followed the same story?

I did not know this. I need to finished the updated chapters. Also, is the maid one the one with the little blonde girl claiming to be a witch, who friends with a glasses-wearing girl?

Nope, it's this.

What the actual fuck is this chapter numbering?

...You know, I may be stating the obvious... but this manga is really damn gay.

Nipple indent...

I don't know what impresses me more, that you were so long-winded about this, or that I actually read most of that post. The "run over by a truck" thing was just a knee-jerk reaction to the latest chapter (you'd think I would've learned my lesson about actually posting those, but I digress), my feelings aren't really that extreme. Although I do genuinely hate the MC as a human being, I won't be losing any sleep over this manga. I don't really have any major disagreements with the above post, but I still haven't changed how I look at the story. Why am I still reading it then, you might ask. Simply because it's an artist I generally enjoy.

Even from a story standpoint it set itself up for mediocrity at best. Emulating trashy rom-com without an ounce of self-awareness.

I dont know how far you have read into it but this comes off as hilarious if you are caught up. The series breathes self awareness in later chapters.

In that case, where can I read the Xolovekid chapters? Because I've only read to where Chaosteam left it, and I wasn't very impressed.

You know, I think I'm going to keep watching the anime. Because I genuinely, unironically love hating it. I wouldn't go as far as to call it "so bad it's good" (it's really not that awful or that entertaining), but I just want something to point at and laugh.

What a hilarious disaster this series is, at least on our side of the sea.

Even from a story standpoint it set itself up for mediocrity at best. Emulating trashy rom-com without an ounce of self-awareness.

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I agree with everything you said, but the part about "your special because..." and "I love you because...". In my mind they're about the same thing. The important part is the explanation afterward. Clear communication is the key.

What she meant was, saying someone is "special" implies a sort of objective value, while telling someone why you love them is clearly describing what value they have to you on a personal level. And it's that personal value that really matters in a relationship.

Salamandrake posted:

I felt like Touma was similar to another character, and finally it dawned on me. She's like the younger version of Suwako-san, only more flirty and gives great haircuts.

Suwako actually only sleeps with people she loves. She can just love multiple people deeply at the same time, while Touma doesn't actually want any deep feelings.

I think they're both similar in that they make a lot of people feel "special", but by doing so those people aren't really "special" anymore.

One can argue that "special" has different meaning for each individual, but look at the MCs who are in love with Suwako and Touma respectively. They want to be "special" as in "the only one" in the eyes of the ones they love, and given the nature of Suwako and Touma, it's impossible.

Oddly enough, I actually happen to have some insight about this, as my best friend and enduring support is polyamorous. I had already sent her Touma-kun (which earned me a story about how she once punched a girl in the face in her high school's cafeteria), so I also sent her the Suwako-san chapters and asked if she wanted to comment. I figured anything she had to say might be a constructive contribution here. This was her response:

"To begin, I would say that of the two, I'm more like Suwako-san. However, while many people probably can't see much difference between myself and either character, I personally cannot understand the mindset of someone who 'loves everyone equally.' In fact, I question if such a person exists. For me, it's not so much about how much I love someone, as it is why I love a certain person and how I came to love that person. For instance, I love you [addressing me] like a little sister, but that certainly isn't the same love that would I would want to have sex with you over (no offense). And the talk of being 'special' bothers me a lot as well. I would never tell someone 'That's what makes you special.' Rather, I say 'That's why I love you.' And I only say that when I mean it, and think carefully about what kind of response I'll get from the partner I'm speaking to. Moreover, as I've told you many times, I've spent a lot of time and effort into making sure I can safely live the life I lead, which doesn't appear to be the case with these characters. Not to conflate fiction with reality, but I can't see their situations ending in anything but tragedy one way or another. I strive to be someone who can't be called 'irresponsible.' I know for a fact that you understand this much, but I hope everyone reading these stories doesn't think actual polyamory works this way, as it wouldn't work at all as presented here."

As an addendum:
"Now I'm wishing I had women [and men] throwing themselves on me in school. Might have saved me a lot of anxiety and depression. Or maybe it would have ended up worse. Actually, it's probably better not to think about that."

I don't see why everyone has their panties in a bunch. This is just a fun little manga with some unrealistic and absurd elements.

I agree—this one is “Touma-kun: Lesbian Force of Nature.” If this story were presented as a handbook of proper interpersonal behavior, or a treatise on educational policy, I would be horrified and object to it in the strongest possible terms.

But I’m pretty sure it’s not.

It's not the manga's content itself that upsets me (it does still annoy me though), but the people who are defending the titular character's behaviour despite that clearly not being the point of the manga.

I take back what I said earlier. Now I just want to watch Touma get run over by a truck. Multiple times. Sure, I would find the experience of actually watching such a thing absolutely repulsive, but I'm just as repulsed by the titular character's behaviour.

See, this is why I say I hate anime. A show becomes massively popular overnight, and regardless of whether I would like it or not, or even if it's objectively good or not, it becomes impossible to get it out of my face. Although like I mentioned before I had a feeling Darling in the FranXX wouldn't be worth my time to watch, I had the exact same feeling about Kemono Friends, and I was wrong that time.

When I saw the title, I thought of a completely different doujin...

... THAT NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED ASAP!

Honestly, I'd prefer to see the artist's new Mami x Office Lady doujin get translated first.

Since I saw the mecha design and the pilots in the trailer I had a bad feeling from FRANXX so I avoid it (and now that I think about it, I don't remember people talking about it here?) but wow https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-04-17/anime-producer-yuichi-fukushima-endures-harassment-over-darling-in-the-frankxx-episode/.130524 I'm soooo not going to watch it, when an anime about giant robots causes fights and death treats over the waifus you know is just not worth it...

As someone who never intended on watching that show in the first place, I am kind of curious what specifically happened in the episode to make people so upset.

ok, author kicked that cool blondie, I guess her aunt or something? But keeps insisting on the boy, now what? Wanna turn your yuri into het? Go ahead, just let me know in advance so I can drop right now

Let's not overreact here. He made it very clear he has no intention of pursuing Asuka, since she obviously isn't interested in him romantically. Also, it's really not that uncommon for a character to fall into the background or temporarily stop appearing altogether once a major story arc involving them concludes. (And although I wouldn't personally describe Akira's appearance as a major arc, I suppose it is, relative to everything else in the story so far.) It's a safe assumption that Akira will show up again, since there are still several questions about her left hanging.

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When I saw the title, I thought of a completely different doujin...

So I am a little confused. Does Saroma like them both? I thought at first she was just a masochist that loved getting stared down.

She's still operating under the [grossly mistaken] assumption that Mikage is in love with her, while Hinata is in love with Mikage (that much is true, at least). She's fantasizing about a drama-fraught love triangle, when in actuality she's just a mildly annoying third wheel. When I think about it like that, I actually pity her a little...

You know, I really like how this is structured. The proper amount of time is taken to establish the main characters from the get-go, then side characters are introduced while continuing on with the main premise. There isn't much time wasted, and I know exactly how much value each event has.