Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. - Vol. 6 Ch. 58 - Noa-Senpai and A Hug

[Triano]

"What do you mean this Menhera manga has a clingy female lead with boundary issues and unhealthy behaviour in it? I'm shooketh!"
- Half the comment section here

Come on guys, she didn't have proper sleep, was drunk and also acknowledged that her bad habits are rearing their heads again, give her a break.

 

[Quroh_JG]

Different things happen. You're right, there are many works that literally either idealize toxic relationships or don't even realize it. For example, I remember one manga where manipulating a partner for sex was played out as an ironic comedy. Or where the MC was accused of being selfish because of his sincere desire to help his beloved girl. But in this case, I was talking about romantic comedies, reading which you could shake your head and say "wakaru, wakaru".

Fair enough

 

[MaouKuroshi]

I have two HUGE reasons to never get mad at Noa.

 

[Ingway]

It's always funny how many times she has gone unhinged, and people still act surprised about it. She's neurotic and selfish when she gets cranky, especially when she is already extra neurotic from worry.

 

[AxeBurningfire]

SHE DOESN'T NEED FIXING

she does. she needs so much fixing. but she's also completely unfixable.

 

[krater]

Oh god she's slowly affecting him

 

[kamykowsky]

It's always funny how many times she has gone unhinged, and people still act surprised about it. She's neurotic and selfish when she gets cranky, especially when she is already extra neurotic from worry.

Recent stuff was more on fun or clingy side, but now she's gettting out of touch with reality

 

[3turtlesinacoat]

Well, fwiw, she is admitting to her faults. I think ther is a slow growth and rihito seems to be getting used to handling her. Slowly getting better while getting closer seems to be the idea behind this manga and i can gel with it i think.
Thanks for the chapter.

 

[AxeBurningfire]

Why?

Same feeling that makes you think "can't wait for the heroes to defeat the big bad" in fantasy.
It is human nature to cheer when evil is defeated.

 

[aa11bb]

She has the best thighs

 

[AlecHero]

I mean, yeah she's clingy. But to all the comments being overly critical of her, Rihito wouldn't be friends with her if he wasn't fine with it lmao.

 

[PersonalGeekery]

Unironically she may need to distance herself from that glasses coworker, she's actually a very likeable person but she isn't mentally good for Noa and she doesn't even know she has that effect on Noa. She puts doubt in her and Rihito's platonic relationship and everyone in the office probably knows already that Noa is emotionally sensitive and starved of affection

 

[Whoopswrong]

I like the manga but man is it getting drawn out. I’m not saying I want them to be a couple by the next 3 chapters or anything but give me a sign that they’re both open to the thought of a romantic relationship with each other. Instead of this farce where she wants him to herself without a proper label.

 

[Orenji-kun]

I will comment this again, I am still unsure what the author thinks of Noa's behavior. Does the author think Noa's behavior is bad or good?

Getting mixed signals here.

The author may recognize that it's not healthy behavior, but to me it's clear they're treating it as good and even fetishizing it, using all the typical "menhera" girl tropes and framing it as twisted but essentially cute and harmless.

Given their relationship is the basis for the whole manga and the tone of the series wouldn't allow it, I highly doubt they're going to go the route of Rihito growing and establishing healthy boundaries because there's no way Noa's going to grow out of her menhera tendencies and Rihito setting actual boundaries would make her spiral and run away. Until he does that, Rihito is basically enabling her, and unless there's a serious tone shift to the manga that starts framing their relationship as horrorific instead of comedic, the manga as a whole is essentially going to keep treating it as a net positive.

 

[Tinker_OwO]

Idk how to feel about this chapter lmaoo

Rihito seems to finally be aware of Noa-senpai, since he was heavily blushing and everything, but after seeing how Noa was acting... I don't even know if I want them to end together loll

 

[RakshaJaeger]

Damn she’s so heavy and needy… but those marvelous boobs tho. Forgiven, she deserves the world
Thanks for the translation

 

[Minkulus]

My question is WHY she doesn't think she's in love with Rihito. Even going full-on berserk when the idea of marriage for Rihito comes up. I guess it's just because if she recognized her feelings for him and pursued them, that'd be "too much progress" or whatever but man.

 

[Burner5]

The issue isn't Noa is being a self-obsessed clingy girl again. She has done similar things before. Rather the main issue is she's getting rewarded for it this time. In the past, whenever she acted out, Rihito would call her out on her behavior. This time she got a hug out of it.

 

[BlackwingYu]

I know the whole joke of this manga is this deadpan nonchalant guy being surrounded by women with troublesome personalities; not just Noa, but the stalker coworker and his sister too. But it's really quite something to put up with a woman like this. I don't have the patience for it.

 

[aznsensation94]

That was one of the most toxic thought loops I've read, but I've definitely seen that from girls IRL..
Girl planning an entire birthday dinner with just the two of them (something primarily done for partners), expecting him to drop his family friends, wanting him to exclusively love her... and still not be dating!! Poor dude has been love bombed into submission, but on the other hand he can do the bare minimum and please her. Pretty co-dependent