Our Wonderful Days - Vol. 3 Ch. 18.5 - Volume extras

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Do they also touch each other intimitely and then say "no homo?"

I found the sort of but not really pair to be odd. I don't remember the details of it but it seems a bit couple-ish to me. Like two people who are going to spend their lives together but not in an explicitly romantic fashion. Like those two old guy muppets on the balcony. They'll always be together lol.

Or am I forgetting something?
 
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2 years later... thanks for the TL, and bringing me back to this fun story.
 
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Do they also touch each other intimitely and then say "no homo?"

I found the sort of but not really pair to be odd. I don't remember the details of it but it seems a bit couple-ish to me. Like two people who are going to spend their lives together but not in an explicitly romantic fashion. Like those two old guy muppets on the balcony. They'll always be together lol.

Or am I forgetting something?
I think the author kinda used them to make it clear that what Haru and Fuyu have is the "real deal" and can't be brushed off as just "super close friends." Whatever plans they had for that particular couple are forever lost to us unless they change their opinion on not continuing the series.
 
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I think the author kinda used them to make it clear that what Haru and Fuyu have is the "real deal" and can't be brushed off as just "super close friends." Whatever plans they had for that particular couple are forever lost to us unless they change their opinion on not continuing the series.
This. Sadly I'm almost 100% sure that he has forever quit manga.

There was also some other stuff he said but yeah, it's over.

I do think those two would've probably eventually ended up together since it clearly showed that Minori has feelings for Nanaya. I always felt it was more of the; we are always around each other so we don't think about it.

Anyways it doesn't matter anymore so meh.
 
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Kyaaaa!
Even tho it was just volume extras, I'm so happy to see that there are other people too who fondly remember this series!
Thank you, thank you o7
 
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I have been summoned

This twas really noice Yuri, I'll definitely remember it and this super cute extra

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This. Sadly I'm almost 100% sure that he has forever quit manga.

There was also some other stuff he said but yeah, it's over.
I didn't realize that - what a shame, it was well enough written and the artwork is fun to look at. Was it not making $$, or they were driven out by crazy fans / haters, burn out, other IRL reasons?

Such a waste when it also seems the market can sustain a weekly new "Something Loser something isekai something bewbs" manga dropping :cry: (sorry I'm biased :))
 
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I didn't realize that - what a shame, it was well enough written and the artwork is fun to look at. Was it not making $$, or they were driven out by crazy fans / haters, burn out, other IRL reasons?

Such a waste when it also seems the market can sustain a weekly new "Something Loser something isekai something bewbs" manga dropping :cry: (sorry I'm biased :))
Don't be sorry when you're right. (y)
Also it's been a few years so I can't recall verbatim, but I think he was just not satisfied with himself, the reception, and the process. I guess just figured it wasn't for him?
 
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wait, he quit drawing manga altogether ? wow, the manga looks so good too
 
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Don't be sorry when you're right. (y)
Also it's been a few years so I can't recall verbatim, but I think he was just not satisfied with himself, the reception, and the process. I guess just figured it wasn't for him?
Fair enough. I guess it's easy to sit back and be like "if I had that kinda talent, I'd quit my job digging holes and filling them in" not knowing what it's really like.

Or... are those manga about highschool manga artists correct and the average Japanese is just good at drawing? Reminds me of college with the recreational soccer leagues with dudes from Brazil / sub-Saharan Africa tearing it up but if you asked any of them they'd say "back in my country, I'm below average at football" XD
 
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Fair enough. I guess it's easy to sit back and be like "if I had that kinda talent, I'd quit my job digging holes and filling them in" not knowing what it's really like.

Or... are those manga about highschool manga artists correct and the average Japanese is just good at drawing? Reminds me of college with the recreational soccer leagues with dudes from Brazil / sub-Saharan Africa tearing it up but if you asked any of them they'd say "back in my country, I'm below average at football" XD
Could also just be the amount of work + Payoff = Not worth it.

I know you can (could) buy his work on Amazon and Kindle (translated) so it must've made a good amount. I think sometimes it's just pure burn out.

You see it with so many artists now where before they would never take breaks or hiatus but now it seems like every other artist does. There are just so many manga artists now that the market is oversaturated and mangaka's have to work even more to keep relevant.

Look at Yuri, it used to be pretty niche when I started reading it back in 2008, now it's mainstream and suffering from mainstream pressure.

Like you alluded to earlier, the content they need to add to make it past 3-4 volumes. If they don't have edgy stories, tits & ass, sex everywhere, they can expect low volume numbers and sales since now the bar is set so high due to the influx of people into the genre. I know this isn't 100% accurate but to say it's not a factor is just being blind.

Unless they have god-tier art and get picked up by a major publisher, it's pretty much a 2-3 volume expectancy.

I do like how the new model for like pixiv comics and that other comic site(s) (forget the name) has enabled lower popular authors and high pop authors to publish a lot more without as much pressure. For example the manga "She Likes to Cook and She Likes to Eat", the author is able to release whenever she feels like it. I think this is the best approach.

Sorry for the long rant I was bored and felt like writing lol.
 

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