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The top panel is about the difference between criticizing-to-hurt-and-dominate and criticizing-to-help-improve.

untranslated mochi

Those two words put together give me sadness. :-(

last edited at Jun 21, 2017 1:48AM

I think the writing quality has improved a lot since the early chapters. Mei has been completely incomprehensible for 20 chapters, but the recent one where she clutches to Yuzu's badly-written RL shipping fic as her only guide to handling relationships is some incredibly poignant characterization. In one image, it conveys that Mei is a perfectionist who wants to do everything right, but also has absolutely no idea how to maintain a romantic relationship, so she is clutching at almost literal straws for any guidance. On the other hand, it is obvious that it's not about her own perfectionism, but about wanting to be perfect for Yuzu, which is why she doesn't even consider any guidance other than what she reads in her beloved sister's own scrappy notebook.

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Re-reading this again from the very start. I just noticed now that on Chapter 1, Rin's track suit under the cloak was already ever so obvious. lol

Edit: I also noticed Rin had bullet holes on his body and some scars. With the extra out, I guess he might have been at the verge of dying before he turned into a vampire.

100 years (ish) and European puts him smack in the middle of World War 1, doesn't it?

That it would, and on the Eastern Front too gauging by his love of tracksuits.

Except that Rin does not strike me as a sports maniac, and tracksuits as fashion did not come into vogue until the 70s in the West, and until the 90s in the Eastern Bloc.

"To kabedon or not to kabedon, that is the question."

Unless it's Kase-san, then it's a kasedon instead.

Basically romance rule number one: communicate properly.

Corollary: "Romance genre rule number one: don't communicate properly."

Why would the manager ask the same thing twice at the start of the second page?

last edited at Jun 14, 2017 2:24AM

Nezchan posted:

Because that never happ....oh wait, it happens all the time. WTF are you even talking about?

How has she even been so strongly connected to unhappy or unsatistfactory endings to begin with? I recall this sort of thing coming up before and it's rather baffling.

People tend to remember negative feelings more than the positive ones? So unless you pull a Fujieda and never do any sad endings ever, you'll be associated with them forever.

"Dear [Little Gay] Heart".

Moral of the story: Don't fall for a troll girl... IRL. In fiction, it's fine, we can all enjoy your suffering. ^_^

Yuri existed way before civilization. Confirmed.

Civilization was created solely to spread the yuri. Ergo, Dynasty Reader is the pinnacle of human civilization. If anyone sees a problem in this logic, please let me know.

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In English people either usually count it ("One, two, three") or don't say anything and just tap the rhythm in their palm. I have heard some people do "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" and throw on the word "shoot!" but I don't think it's too common, at least not in my area.

I've mainly ever heard "Rock, Paper, Scissors!", and none of the others, so I suppose it is a region thing

definitely regional. in the place i grew up at we went "Paper, Scissors, Rock!"

Where I'm from, it's "Rock, Scissors, Paper"....

Unless the very first chapter is not canon or something, Sarasa is pretty much the owner that place from chapter 2 onwards.

Didn't this series start off as a one-shot originally? In such cases, the canonicity of first chapters is a shaky issue... Not that I am arguing about who owns the place, just pointing out a possible discrepancy.

I love how the "part-timer" Sarasa basically runs the tea house by now, while her "employer" Seriho is essentially her daytime representative, business-wise. Talk about a Reversal. :D

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a lot more sfw that it could have been. did she had boobs right there and wasn't groping them ? the cold must have affected her too much :(

Must be this: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest

I feel like nobody has yet commented on the composition detail here that each couple is a different combination of tsurime and tareme eyes: tsurime schoolgirl and tareme housewife, two tsurimes, and two taremes.

First page should be "Real Estate" instead of "Real State"

No, no, Nez. She does sell real states, like Ohio from the US, or Brandenburg from Germany. If she does well and gets promoted, she will eventually be assigned to sell entire countries.

Or did she mean that her friends thought she was a real agent of the state, rather than a phony dagger-something?

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Aira and Lory do seem to be...

(•_•)
( •_•)>⌐■-■
(⌐■_■)

...drift-compatible.

last edited at Jun 3, 2017 3:37AM

Whaaaaat, progress, seriously?? Who are you two girls and what did you do with Takako and Yui???

Ok I'm completely baffled as to why they haven't even had a friendly hug yet?

I could be wrong, but it seems like the black-haired one still haven't gotten over the events back in high school, so she's not ready to reveal her affection for the cafe owner. I think she mentioned something about that being her punishment right before their story ended Outsider-style.

The two are huge dumbasses who stand in front of their happiness with eyes closed, ears plugged, and yelling "Lalalala, I can't see ya!"

Well now, we all have our own interpretations of the true, deeper meaning of this manga. But in the end, there's one thing I'm sure we can all agree on. The rock, if you will, that remains constant through any analysis.

Goblin is very strong.

I dunno, she's kind of weak to helpless enemies on the verge of despair.

But isn't letting people go so they may be can attack you later instead of crushing them for good right away a sign of strength, too?

Lewd the loli?

I've never seen "lewd" used as a verb before. :D

The monster is essentially a working-class, punch-clock "villain." So she's unsentimental but empathetic.

That is a major point in the psychological of the characters to me. Death doesn't matter to the adventurers. It's like man-flue for them; something they'll inevitably get over.

You could almost go as far as saying the monsters are the righteous people, fighting to preserve their temporal lives, and the lives of their people. The main goblin girl is completely friendly to the non-combatants, and when death might actually occur, the last chapter showed that she was sympathetic and compassionate. She even went out of her way to ensure that the ex-knight captain would not put herself in serious danger anymore (even paying out of pocket for the last revival on a non-profitable day).

To me, this whole manga is like a giant metaphor of growing up. The adventurers are children who play around believing they can be anything they want and not realizing that there will be consequences to everything. Goblin, meanwhile, is an adult (a child who had to grow up too fast?) who works for a living and has no empathy towards little brats. Even so, however, she has, deep inside, a compassionate streak she does her best to hide, which makes her likable in my eyes.

Goblin is a grumpy old man trapped in a playground with ignorant but self-important kids tasked with the ungrateful job of opening their eyes to the harsh reality of the outside world. You cannot blame her for not being nice about it in a long run.

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I'm trying really hard to enjoy this manga but I have no idea what the hell is going on.

Makino is an extreme introvert married to her job, resulting in borderline anti-social attitudes and behavior (she is the "shellfish" of the title). Makoto is a chill future (alterna)rockstar who part-times at Makino's company for the money, and falls in love with her. Makino doesn't know how to deal with it, as she (like any good introvert) hates changes to the status quo, but on the other hand, (like any normal human) yearns for emotional closeness. The president's role is still unclear: as Makino's old school friend, she may be trying to protect her from potential trauma, or she may be just messing with both of them for shits and giggles.

last edited at May 31, 2017 1:49AM

Seems very fun. Just one question: Wasn't there supposed to be a "plain" manager in there somewhere?

I am sure they will be introduced in a future chapter. :3

last edited at May 30, 2017 1:05PM

yuri keeps on evolving and I can't keep up, what's next a firefighter yuri?

Yes, please.