Akanabe-sensei wa Tereshirazu - Vol. 4 Ch. 40 - Sensei and Rain

[MangaDex]

 

[nyoron77]

He tried his best ...let's give credit for that

 

[razorshaleh]

agree, this onee-san is indeed sexy

thank you for translating

 

[Shmeep]

From page 9 onward, they looked bizarrely young. I think their proportions got out of whack

 

[drakenation]

I think their proportions got out of whack

 

[blablablub]

No love hotel close by to take shelter in?

 

[Graywing]

Hopefully he doesn't get too overprotective. That can drive people away. He needs to realize that she got by before they started dating and that she can get by while they're dating. Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[Huichelaar]

I really hate how Akanabe ultimately has to hide her body. Doesn't matter if it's hot, doesn't matter if you don't want to fold your arms a certain way, gotta cover up, because it's been dangerous lately. Idk if this is referencing something that was established in an earlier chapter or is just some excuse Kouki made up, but the solution being that Akanabe needs to cover up is just so depressing.

Like, I get that the chapter is supposed to be cutesy/relatable because Kouki is trying to protect Akanabe from some non-existing threat and failing at it, but I can't help but be distracted by the anti-body message that is ultimately furthered.

 

[hezmund]

I really hate how Akanabe ultimately has to hide her body. Doesn't matter if it's hot, doesn't matter if you don't want to fold your arms a certain way, gotta cover up, because it's been dangerous lately. Idk if this is referencing something that was established in an earlier chapter or is just some excuse Kouki made up, but the solution being that Akanabe needs to cover up is just so depressing.

Like, I get that the chapter is supposed to be cutesy/relatable because Kouki is trying to protect Akanabe from some non-existing threat and failing at it, but I can't help but be distracted by the anti-body message that is ultimately furthered.

It's a classic trope in manga about the pervyness of random men in Japanese society and the need to protect women from them. It's also unfortunately somewhat a reflection of reality, given the history of why phone cameras have forced shutter noises and women only train carriages etc

 

[Haseotriedge]

I don't think it's wrong to tell her to cover up, since it's for her own good. Besides, in the same episode, he tells her that as long as he's with her, it doesn't matter because he can protect her. Sure, bad people do bad things, no matter how you dress, but I don't think it's wrong to be a little more careful about what you wear.

 

[NeloDante]

That last comment of "couples not feeling the heat". Sorry to tell you random japanese man, but human heat is something different and it's calming. It's a feeling that many will nowadays not even feel because of how screwed up the relationship market is nowadays.

 

[Eycaj]

I really hate how Akanabe ultimately has to hide her body. Doesn't matter if it's hot, doesn't matter if you don't want to fold your arms a certain way, gotta cover up, because it's been dangerous lately. Idk if this is referencing something that was established in an earlier chapter or is just some excuse Kouki made up, but the solution being that Akanabe needs to cover up is just so depressing.

Like, I get that the chapter is supposed to be cutesy/relatable because Kouki is trying to protect Akanabe from some non-existing threat and failing at it, but I can't help but be distracted by the anti-body message that is ultimately furthered.

Yeah, this ruined the chapter for me. It's one thing to be realistic about the dangers random men can pose, but it's another thing entirely to tell someone to cross their arms so others can't see their wet clothes.

This is a very culturally influenced chapter, that's for sure.

 

[MrMeh]

I really hate how Akanabe ultimately has to hide her body. Doesn't matter if it's hot, doesn't matter if you don't want to fold your arms a certain way, gotta cover up, because it's been dangerous lately. Idk if this is referencing something that was established in an earlier chapter or is just some excuse Kouki made up, but the solution being that Akanabe needs to cover up is just so depressing.

Like, I get that the chapter is supposed to be cutesy/relatable because Kouki is trying to protect Akanabe from some non-existing threat and failing at it, but I can't help but be distracted by the anti-body message that is ultimately furthered.

I don't hate it at all, it's very natural from a male perspective.

I can't imagine any bloke being okay with knowing others are ogling their partner.
It's not about insecurity either, it's about exclusivity and thus by extension intimacy.

It isn't anti-body, it's pro-body but only for one another to see.
For such makes things more special.

 

[Kaito57]

He tried his best ...let's give credit for that

Definitely a better attitude than during the "Squeezing Boobs" chapter ! Progress !!

 

[armoredisamu]

The plastic shopping bag disappeared somewhere in between...
Why do I notice something useless like that, when there are nice boobs too look at almost at every panel?

 

[Lex79]

She might not able to be embarrassed, but seeing her scared of lightnings was cute.

 

[pip25]

I wish our wonderful MC was so "manly" in other areas as well, such as physical intimacy, but I guess no such luck. :/

 

[Bidorchar]

I'm the old man in the yonkoma at the end.

 

[Graywing]

I don't hate it at all, it's very natural from a male perspective.

I can't imagine any bloke being okay with knowing others are ogling their partner.
It's not about insecurity either, it's about exclusivity and thus by extension intimacy.

It isn't anti-body, it's pro-body but only for one another to see.
For such makes things more special.

That's not natural at all. That's called being insecure. What happens if she wants to go to the beach? Will he make her wear a long sleeve shirt to cover as well? Dude needs to realize that she's with him because she wants to be with him and no one else. Eventually that insecurity will lead to controlling. As I stated before she got by before him and she can get by with him. Does he think that men hasn't looked at her before they started dating? Being exclusive means that you don't date other partners it doesn't mean that you control what your partner wears. That's just ridiculous and suffocating.

 

[Angoldd]

I really hate how Akanabe ultimately has to hide her body. Doesn't matter if it's hot, doesn't matter if you don't want to fold your arms a certain way, gotta cover up, because it's been dangerous lately. Idk if this is referencing something that was established in an earlier chapter or is just some excuse Kouki made up, but the solution being that Akanabe needs to cover up is just so depressing.

Like, I get that the chapter is supposed to be cutesy/relatable because Kouki is trying to protect Akanabe from some non-existing threat and failing at it, but I can't help but be distracted by the anti-body message that is ultimately furthered.

It's a cultural (and real) thing in Japan. Women can't show off their body like they would do in North America, Europe or Latin America, for example. It's not seen as a good thing by the Japanese society.

Have you seen the memes that using shorts, flip flops and tank tops while walking(even if you're a guy) in Japan is like being a nutjob? That's because they are taught since they are kids that exposing or showing off skin is not good (or healthy, in regard to the sun).

Of course, there's also the macho perspective added to the mix there, in which "a good and educated woman wouldn't dare to show off their body in public".

Wild, I know.

Offtopic, but does anyone else think that Akira has her head drawn too big in some pages of every chapter?