I feel like no one will read this, but I just want to vent. Trigger warning for sexual assault and attempted rape if you haven't read the manga.

Chapter 14 depicts Mai very clearly trying to rape Renako. It's so textbook that I am astonished. Renako even processes the event in exactly the way a textbook would expect a rape victim to respond. Including blaming herself, gaslighting herself, and thinking that somehow 'No.' 'Wait.' 'I said no!' 'I'm not ready for this yet.' 'Cut it out.' 'I'm sorry I can't yet.' 'STOP IT!' and explicitly telling her that she does not want to be undressed did not communicate her lack of consent clearly enough. (I am reading the official English release for anyone trying to match the quotes exactly.)

I bring this up because I genuinely believe that the author does not realise that what Renako went through was a rape attempt. The tone of the encounter tries to remain comedic and the rest of the volume is about Renako and Satsuki believing that somehow Renako has to now take care of Mai because Mai getting rejected and slapped by Renako (as a response to the attempted rape) deeply hurt Mai's feelings.

This baffles and infuriates me beyond belief. What the fuck is going on in this manga?! I am hoping against hope that somehow the next volume adresses this explicitly, but it seems that instead we are setting up a harem. What?!

last edited at Sep 29, 2023 12:49AM by MrEngenious

I never thought sneakerhead yuri was something i wanted until i had it! I love these weird girls. But wow, 20000 yen today is $135, i also wonder where she got the money for them.

She buys them while they're still affordable

That was the affordable price.

It does feel a bit odd though, since she also said that she used to wear nothing but hand-me-downs and her brother had to get a job to buy her her first new pair.

She could have a part-time job now, since she is older. These could also be more gifts from her brother. Or their family's economic situation just improved.

Anyway, this couple is incredibly cute.

PA-san needs more love.

From following the band for years, I am pretty sure that Margaret is at most gender-fluid and maybe just a performing persona, though in that case it would be a very consistent one. But judging Margaret by their appearance and immediately concluding that they are trans seems a bit rash.

last edited at Jan 26, 2023 4:24AM