Also, who in the world reads fairytales at 16 years old?

I DO! I love studying mythology!

Well, okay then

I'll agree with the rest of the cynicism here. This was silly and unconvincing: I never felt like the girls really stopped to think about what they'd actually do, apart from dreaming about what they could do.

Maybe they have been dreaming for a while, and they have some cash saved up? This story is a bit vague, and there are quite a few cynical assumptions here.

Um, no. They literally talked about it for the first time the previous day.

I don't know if it's partly the fact that I didn't really have a particularly angsty adolescence, but I couldn't see this as anything more than a "teenage rebellion", with zero thought put behind it. And seeing as what's-her-name supposedly "run away from home"... to her family's second house, I find it hard to imagine that she'd be prepared to get an actual job. I can only see them lasting as long as whatever cash/jewelry the rich girl had with her could last them, and them returning home in a maximum of four days.

Also, who in the world reads fairytales at 16 years old?

Is it weird I though the one girl was a ghost? lol

I was about 90% sure she was a ghost who couldn't pass on until she fell in true love.

I think it was the fact that she was completely white. Plus her wearing that ridiculous hat which looked like it came from three decades earlier than (what I assume to be) a modern setting. Perhaps it would make for a more interesting story if she was, honestly.

I'm sorry but what is this even, I can't visually parse what's happening to her face

We're just looking at her profile. And there is a blush of sorts I guess (but no eyes or mouth lol)

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It's literally just that, a mood problem. It doesn't know when to add the perfect kick, doesn't know when to slow down. I have never read the LN before, but I'm guessing the problems arise solely because the manga is a more condensed version of the novel itself.

Nah, I can assure you that the novel (the first one at least) is just as bad. The adaptation was actually quite faithful, the source material itself is the problem. I honestly find it sad that stories like this get adapted to multiple media, when there are much better writers with much more compelling and funny and sexy stories out there.

I'm getting tired of people dismissing criticism with "this is just fiction, you don't have to take it seriously". Fiction can and does impact people's view of reality. I've seen quite a few people confessing that movies and novels warping their view of romance contributed to them getting into abusive relationships, so maybe people should give it a second thought before dismissing any problematic elements in a work (that aren't even remotely addressed) as inconsequential, because "it is fiction". And what you said about the mood is exactly right: you can't pretend to make social commentary one moment and then play predatory behaviour off as a joke.

I suppose this is okay if someone simply wants to read some mindless smut, but I certainly don't think it's worth defending on any level and people commenting on how bad it is (myself included now, I guess XD) have good reasons to do so.

This has started to leave a bad taste in my mouth...
It feels as though the author is trying to convince us that brand clothing isn't actually overpriced, but simply that much higher quality. I mean sure, they would be of higher quality, but would I still call it a scum? Yes, I probably would. Yet, our protagonist tries one pair of jeans and is so blown away that the price immediately seems reasonable. And that was on the 2nd episode; I thought I'd look past it at the time, but I feel like we're only getting more and more of these moments as the manga progresses.

Even though it was the contrast between the delinquent and the fancy environment that I found to be entertaining when I started this, it increasingly seems as though the protagonist is being presented as someone who needs to be "reformed" to properly appreciate "real", or "superior" fashion. They always talk about how she should see clothing as a way to express herself, yet her liking a jacket that reads "tiger spirit" or with a huge tiger on the back is ridiculous?

I don't know if the author wanted to show some general appreciation towards fashion and different styles, but what I'm getting here is fashion elitism.

i find the dramatic tone from start to end really funny. Also the Toys tag takes me out

I found the whole thing with the gun incredibly funny. I just couldn't help thinking how easily she could fire the gun by accident and say goodbye to her "revenge" lol

Okay, so this might be a bit of a weird request and it's not even about manga at all... Anyway.

A while back someone here on Dynasty had commented on a series (That Time I was Blackmailed by the Class's Green Tea Bitch, maybe?), where there was mention of breath play, recommending a wlw fanfiction story on the topic. I'm fairly certain it was Riverdale fanfiction, but I could very well be wrong. I kinda wanted to revisit it, but I don't remember what it was called at all and I haven't even watched Riverdale so I have no idea what ship it was about to try and search for it (I think there might have been a Veronica, that name does ring a bell).

In case there are many breath play Riverdale fanfics, what I remember of the story is that two guys almost accidentally caused the one girl to drown when they were fighting(?) in a lake, and then there are some late night phone calls between her the protagonist supposedly to help her calm down, until it all turns to breath play in the end? lol

If anyone can point me to this I'd be very happy :)

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I love how ambiguous this statement is. Just what are the hidden dangers of the blacklist and whitelist features?? Lol

Sorry, I had nothing of actual importance to say here. Thank you for all the work you put into the site and have a good day :)

That being said, having to buy your own uniform, tools, gear, etc. is still a pretty common practice at smaller workplaces. Exploitative? Definitely. Welcome to capitalism, awwwww yeah! Enjoy your stay

That may be true, but it's important to note that in places where you're required to buy a uniform, normally you'd be able to keep it for a long time. Here, they're suggesting that the employees constantly change their wardrobes according to what the store has available at the time. And, as @Minran mentioned, they ensure that they will make profit out of it each time.

yeah no like if you're going to force your employees to wear the store's clothes while on shift just give them the clothes to use like? It's incredibly exploitative to make them pay for it even at a 40% discount.

Yeah, the discount is so pretentious that it's almost embarrassing. If anything, I guess I could see it as somewhat acceptable if they were required to buy them at production cost (though @motormind is right in saying that the clothes should be provided to the employees if their own are considered unsuitable). I can't believe how this was basically brushed off with the entrance of the other characters. It was so horribly exploitative that I now can barely remember what happened in the following one and a half chapters, because this is stuck in my mind.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one bothered by this, this was not something to be simply brushed off like that, and you all make valid points.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/tiger_hummingbird_ch03#9
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/tiger_hummingbird_ch03#10
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/tiger_hummingbird_ch03#11
This whole policy angered me so much that I just had to come and comment on it, without even having finished the chapter yet.

Okay, finished the two chapters, they were fun.

Now, going back to this policy: I find it appalling that they're demanding the employees buy the store's clothes—and from what I'm getting they'd have to get new clothes all the time, in order to keep up with what the store offers. This is a waste of money as well as a waste of clothing. Unless the salaries are so generous that the store's ultra-expensive stuff is actually affordable, it's a horrible and unfair policy, even if I can understand the reasoning behind it.

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also everyone is calling evie dense but she was literally drugged no shit she's going to attribute the feelings she just started experiencing after being drugged to being drugged

I think it's safe to say that she didn't just start experiencing these feelings...

Not Biting

That was cute.
I really liked the blond girl's design, she looked so much like a real human? It's remarkable how the artist managed to capture such human-like expressions, without really having a realistic artstyle. Usually, I have a hard time imagining manga characters as real people (appearance-wise), but this here? I can imagine exactly what this person would look like in real life, and that's just cool. Also, cutesy blonde eyebrows are a plus. I would love it even more if they gave her blonde eyelashes, but I'll take what I can get.

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I can't bring myself to root for Karin, because of her appearance. Yes, she's quite likeable, but I find that she looks too similar to Mei, so I don't really like them together (there have even been panels where I was confused as to who was who for a moment). I get that this shouldn't be important—and it wouldn't be, in real life—but this is a manga, so aesthetics matter to me.

Edit: I kind of disagree with Gelert_Xross. If vampires had to kill humans to stay alive, I don't really think it would be immoral of them to do so. There's an extremely NSFW (and het) manga that explores this idea with succubi called I Was Rejected By The Succubus President (it's actually pretty good IMO, though I've only read the first volume).

are you dissagreaing with the idea of not being immoral from the point ov view of a monster?? cuz that’s what apmost all monsters in fiction think when it comes to eating humans to survive, and I almost allways take the human side, ofc if the monster or in this case the vampiers don’t kill humans to live then it’s ok, tho in this setting I get that vampiers do some time kill humans and as always we get the Human Vs Monster kind of situation, were there ain’t blank and white :3

So are you vegan, or...?
You seem to be forgetting that most humans do actually eat other animals. And that includes the humans you almost always side with in fiction. I think it is your bias as a human being speaking here.

Okay, I get that it's a joke, but I can't help but think, isn't Narita airport named after the city? So, technically, it's unlikely that he would be named after the airport itself (not that he would be named after the city, but still).

Ending spoilers
I mean, I already went into how I disliked the whole story, but the way they set up for a continuation was especially appalling. Majima surviving a fall from, like, literally 1000 feet high is such bad writing. Give me a break! I have zero investment in the plot when it continuously does this.

Nothing against you not liking the show cause that's totally valid but I don't know why you expect realism given Chisato casually dodges machine gun bullets and Majima surviving an almost point blank explosion previously already. Have you seen John Wick? Pretty sure he survived some five hundred feet building fall and you don't see him dodging bullets the way Chisato does. You're expecting the show to give you something it never promised you.

That's a fair point, but given that Chisato supposedly had a "gift" that allowed her to do that and that everyone else seems to die more or less normally, it is a bit silly that only Majima somehow survives every damn thing, so I kinda get where the op is coming from.

On a somewhat unrelated note, the mention of bullets also reminded me of the fake bullets that Chisato used and can I just say that those seemed like the most useless thing? Like, I get that the whole point was that they shouldn't simply take anybody's life, but I couldn't help but think that: (a) there was literally no reason for anyone to drop unconscious the way they often did when they were shot, and (b) the amount of times someone was put in danger because of these damn fake bullets being useless and not taking enemies out was absurd and actually had me thinking they'd be better off killing them. I mean, the "injure but don't kill" policy made some sense but those things offered no protection and constantly put their team in danger.

I would understand calling LycoReco bait if and only if it wasn't obviously setting up a season two. Even if said season two never comes the fact that it's set up still shows that the story isn't finished.

Personally, this doesn't matter for my purposes because there is a 0% chance I'm watching a season 2.

Ending spoilers
I mean, I already went into how I disliked the whole story, but the way they set up for a continuation was especially appalling. Majima surviving a fall from, like, literally 1000 feet high is such bad writing. Give me a break! I have zero investment in the plot when it continuously does this.

Yeah, true. Majima surviving virtually anything was absolutely ridiculous. Really, if we're talking about the writing itself, the show is at best mediocre, if not outright bad. I only came to enjoy it because I went into it expecting this kind of writing. I mean, you can already tell a lot about an anime just from the opening, and when they throw what I'd basically count as fanart of the girls during intermissions just to show them in cute/cool/hot/whatever outfits, says a lot about what their focus was on during production...

As for the original post, I don't think I agree with this idea. It seems to me that they are never planning to be explicit about it, no matter how many seasons the show gets. I'd honestly be surprised if they followed through any of these implications in a second season.

In a way, as messed up and unhealthy as both of their perspectives are, I think they are actually better off being together than either of them would be on their own. They are a perfect match, Mea gets someone who genuinely needs her support and, more importantly, will always need her, fulfilling the deep-seated urge in Mea to be needed, while Aise gets someone whom she is absolutely certain wants and even enjoys taking care of her, thus relieving her of the feeling of guilt over being a possible burden on someone else.

I disagree. They are clearly getting into an abusive relationship, as is demonstrated by Mea throwing Aise down the stairs the moment she feels rejected. Mea regretting it and apologizing is the exact same reaction many abusive people display after being violent towards their partner. It is a mistake to think that this makes them any more of a better partner than if they didn't apologize at all, and it's part of what's keeping many women/people into abusive relationships with the delusion that their partner will do better next time because they love them. Mea is clearly a dangerous person that is in no way fit to take care of anyone, and would undoubtedly stifle any and all autonomous actions Aise might ever want to take (she doesn't even let her eat on her own!). Mea's perception of Aise is extremely distorted. It's like she doesn't even see her as a person, but as some humanoid doll that she needs to take care of.

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hmm maybe on a leash but its ongoing so i'd recommend it only based on what i hv read (ch 55 iirc)

Wasn't this one sort of dropped? Or did it come back without my realising it?

It came back ! The author got the rights back last year if I'm not mistaking.

Wow, that's so awesome! I really liked that one and wished it would continue, but I had kind of lost hope. I'm excited to read it again now! Thanks for letting me know, guys :)

hmm maybe on a leash but its ongoing so i'd recommend it only based on what i hv read (ch 55 iirc)

Wasn't this one sort of dropped? Or did it come back without my realising it?

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Having finished Lycoris Recoil, I decided to throw my own thoughts on it here too.
It was definitely within my expectations when it came to plot (meaning it didn't offer much), but I never got the impression it was trying to sell itself as anything more than it was in that department, so I didn't really mind that—especially since it was actually quite enjoyable to watch. What actually exceeded my expectations (and will likely make me come back to this one at some point) was how much I came to like Chisato. The overly cheerful and energetic protagonist seems to be somewhat of a standard in female-led shows, and while I don't have any particular problem with them, it can feel like I'm seeing the same character again and again. But somehow Chisato was very charming and stood out from the rest to me; she was fun and cute, without being overbearing, and the va did an excellent job bringing this character to life.

On the matter of yuri bait, I can't really decide if I would name it as such. To be honest, I find idol (of which I admittedly haven't watched many) and cgdct anime often feel a lot closer to that than LycoReco did to me. Though perhaps I should note that I'm not generally bothered much by what others may call "bait" (hell, I even like Hibike Euphonium! For reasons other than the Kumiko-Reina ship yes, but I know many people were, understandably, very angered by that one). Besides, right before watching Lycoris Recoil I came across two shows with diffferent levels of implied romantic feelings between het pairings, so it's definitely not something exclusive to lgbtq+ content. I can't say if it's more common though, since a majority of the shows I watch have a female main cast.

I don't mind grim and gore too much, but does it lean heavily into the horror...? I could barely even get through Otherside Picnic sometimes...

I wouldn't say so (though, admittedly, I absolutely love the horror aspects of Otherside Picnic). I think it leans more towards suspense and gore than it does to horror. I actually had trouble reading some of the more graphic parts... And not even because it grossed me out, I just literally didn't understand what I was reading lol. The author just loved throwing in descriptions of specific muscles/body parts that I'm not entirely sure I'd recognise the names of, even if English was my first language. At some point I just gave up and imagined whatever I wanted XD

Anyway, it's an interesting series, not really what I'd usually read (as a genre), but I quite liked it even so. This actually reminded me that I haven't yet got around to reading the 3rd book, I should definitely do so soon.

(Also, good call on —I'm assuming— covering up that part on the previous post.)

It's unbelievable how trusting Satsuki is for Komachi xD

Or everyone, really... Remember how quick she was to trust Seo? She's too kind for her own good