GraPara! - Ch. 131 - Would You Break Up with Her? (Censored)

[diphuc1]

What I hate is that this is very in character for Shinobu (bless his heart).

He easily wouldn't give the details that it was Yuma who was requesting for the official break up. He also wouldn't want them to bother Sakura because he still believes this is the best choice for her in terms of her career.

Shinobu is goated, also why I somewhat expect him to reject Fumi for the reason that deep down he knows its unfair to her because he's not over Sakura yet.

 

[diphuc1]

The fucboy is a real good guy as you can see in chapter 124. There is nothing to do with him anymore as he'll disappear with Sakura. May be we'll not see them at the end of the story as well!

Normally, chapter 129 would have played out similarly to the encounter with the director, with Sakura surviving at the last moment. However, because the author must end the series by chapter 137 (assumption), the plot had to be altered, Sakura was raped and addicted to pleasure and then she was written out of the story in an illogical manner. Now it's time for Shinobu x Fumi and then end the series. That's all Airi Katsura sensei did. We are debating the author's reasons, but in reality, she's no reason. That's just my opinion. I do wish I'm wrong because I don't want Grapara to be destroyed.

Your opinion is very well founded so there is nothing wrong with it, likely will be the reality we come to sooner than later. I'm just going off personal bias and gut instinct. Fuckboi has put on a very good mask alongside blonde, really hoping for a bit of Sakura PoV in 132 but I could see it not happening as the focus is put on ShiFumi.

 

[jonasadan]

The fucboy is a real good guy as you can see in chapter 124. There is nothing to do with him anymore as he'll disappear with Sakura. May be we'll not see them at the end of the story as well!

Normally, chapter 129 would have played out similarly to the encounter with the director, with Sakura surviving at the last moment. However, because the author must end the series by chapter 137 (assumption), the plot had to be altered, Sakura was raped and addicted to pleasure and then she was written out of the story in an illogical manner. Now it's time for Shinobu x Fumi and then end the series. That's all Airi Katsura sensei did. We are debating the author's reasons, but in reality, she's no reason. That's just my opinion. I do wish I'm wrong because I don't want Grapara to be destroyed.

I have nothing against your arguments, I agree with almost everything you say, but I don't think the fuckboi can be a good guy and commit rape at the same time, to be honest hahahaha

 

[SS-2010]

are jp really stupid or what are these statements? its a ntr romcom, you cant just put hard ntr into the story the same you cant go with romcom the whole time, you have to find a balance. And this balance was the exact thing people already stated here in this forum. The baits are enough of ntr its not a doujin at the end of the day. And the romcom after the baits are enough romcom. If you want to tell a story, you can't just throw away the premise and pretend it's okay. The premise is still the fundamental building block of the story.Jp getting more stupid each day passes. I really expected more from them. But actually, it’s the minority that thinks so stupidly.

Many Japanese readers complain about the romcom tag on the website too. I've seen many of them but as @box2024 said, those comments disappeared within an hour after posting. So, unless you keep that page open, refresh it every 30 minutes and read quickly, you won't see the comments from Japanese people who share the same views as foreigners.

 

[SS-2010]

Your opinion is very well founded so there is nothing wrong with it, likely will be the reality we come to sooner than later. I'm just going off personal bias and gut instinct. Fuckboi has put on a very good mask alongside blonde, really hoping for a bit of Sakura PoV in 132 but I could see it not happening as the focus is put on ShiFumi.

The only thing we can do now is pray that the author changes her mind about destroying Grapara. She can fix the story anytime because there are numerous vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

 

[diphuc1]

The only thing we can do now is pray that the author changes her mind about destroying Grapara. She can fix the story anytime because there are numerous vulnerabilities that can be exploited.

Agree. The time skip did hurt the plot but it also allowed for new possibilities to come up. Sakura's career stagnating, Fuckboi's true nature, agency exploitations, are the few I can think of. In the end though if Shinobu and Fumi become a couple right in the next chapter than all of this becomes a bit irrelevant other than to feed the Sakura haters some food.

 

[Apollo_Ibis]

I‘m going to repeat myself for the 100th time: someone who manipulates a person into breaking up with their partner, exploiting a vulnerable state they’re in for sexual advances and ultimately forces a break up is NOT a good guy

 

[diphuc1]

I‘m going to repeat myself for the 100th time: someone who manipulates a person into breaking up with their partner, exploiting a vulnerable state they’re in for sexual advances and ultimately forces a break up is NOT a good guy

No, keep hammering that point home because its feels pretty factual. The problem is that everything we're shown in the manga leading up to 129 has been showing fuckboi to be genuine and sincere in his interactions with Sakura and he also had his blonde wingwoman in the mix as well, this arc was almost doomed to play out this way from the start barring Shinobu not getting distracted by Fumi and his own movie project.

 

[Apollo_Ibis]

No, keep hammering that point home because its feels pretty factual. The problem is that everything we're shown in the manga leading up to 129 has been showing fuckboi to be genuine and sincere in his interactions with Sakura and he also had his blonde wingwoman in the mix as well, this arc was almost doomed to play out this way from the start barring Shinobu not getting distracted by Fumi and his own movie project.

It is factual. The problem is certain people think since Yuma is a "handsome“ (he’s not even that good looking let’s be real) guy, it’s not that bad. So basically they say, it’s fine to steal someone else’s girl since he’s good looking.

 

[SS-2010]

I have nothing against your arguments, I agree with almost everything you say, but I don't think the fuckboi can be a good guy and commit rape at the same time, to be honest hahahaha

Everyone has both good and bad sides. The fucboy is a good person in the sense that he truly loves Sakura, praying for her all night at a temple and buying her an amulet to protect her. But he is also a bad person for succumbing to lust and raping Sakura. It’s no different from a good person, driven by hunger and poverty, steals the food. Even good people can do bad things if they lack self-restraint.

 

[diphuc1]

It is factual. The problem is certain people think since Yuma is a "handsome“ (he’s not even that good looking let’s be real) guy, it’s not that bad. So basically they say, it’s fine to steal someone else’s girl since he’s good looking.

Can't end the manga with fuckboi doing nothing but winning imo. Even if Shinobu goes onto a happily ever after with Fumi, writing Sakura out of the story like this is just so lame, the much better choice is to now try to undo what can be undone in a believable/respectable manner.

 

[diphuc1]

Everyone has both good and bad sides. The fucboy is a good person in the sense that he truly loves Sakura, praying for her all night at a temple and buying her an amulet to protect her. But he is also a bad person for succumbing to lust and raping Sakura. It’s no different from a good person, driven by hunger and poverty, steals the food. Even good people can do bad things if they lack self-restraint.

A funny twist could be that it was blonde who gave him that charm while feeding false info to Sakura. But fair, its really hard to dunk on fuckboi's character any further, maybe if we see whats going on with him post time skip at some point outside of what's already been shown...

 

[whorainzone]

Everyone has both good and bad sides. The fucboy is a good person in the sense that he truly loves Sakura, praying for her all night at a temple and buying her an amulet to protect her. But he is also a bad person for succumbing to lust and raping Sakura. It’s no different from a good person, driven by hunger and poverty, steals the food. Even good people can do bad things if they lack self-restraint.

With all due respect, you can't equate rape with a few sweet gestures... if you buy her an amulet but then rape her, you're a bad person no matter what else you bought her or whatelse you did for her.

 

[SS-2010]

A funny twist could be that it was blonde who gave him that charm while feeding false info to Sakura. But fair, its really hard to dunk on fuckboi's character any further, maybe if we see whats going on with him post time skip at some point outside of what's already been shown...

I'm afraid chapter 131 is the last time we see Sakura and the fucboy in Grapara.

 

[diphuc1]

I'm afraid chapter 131 is the last time we see Sakura and the fucboy in Grapara.

Lets make this an empty 4fun bet between us until 132 releases. Even if they're a genuine couple now doesn't it feel like a no brainer to have them show up for the movie production arc, assuming that becomes a thing instead of something offscreened.

 

[SS-2010]

With all due respect, you can't equate rape with a few sweet gestures... if you buy her an amulet but then rape her, you're a bad person no matter what else you bought her or whatelse you did for her.

Ok, I won't act as the fucboy's lawyer anymore. LOL

 

[SS-2010]

It is factual. The problem is certain people think since Yuma is a "handsome“ (he’s not even that good looking let’s be real) guy, it’s not that bad. So basically they say, it’s fine to steal someone else’s girl since he’s good looking.

Speaking of this, research in the field of criminology actually shows that good-looking people receive lighter sentences or avoid punishment altogether. This goes to show that society isn't as fair as we claim. So, you're right.

 

[CraneBrane]

I just remembered something. During Destiny Lovers the author of part 2 (i think he was the artist of part 1 then picked it up for part 2?), was actively talking and arguing with people on Twitter, responding to comments and everything.

At some point he insinuated that the whole NTR extravaganza thing was pushed on him by the editors. He never outright said it but, from memory, he basically did. Also when Destiny Lovers was over he was just done with it, never wanted to mention it again.

With how often this NTR/Cheating stuff happens late in mangas and the amount of NTR/Cheating centric publications on Magapoke, I think maybe the editorial department actually has an NTR/Cheating agenda to push. To the point where they almost push writers in that direction.

I think there are 4 or 5 manga that pull something like this after chapter 70 on Magapoke alone, never really seen it anywhere else. Also I dont think I've ever seen things be inappropriately tagged like this anywhere else.

 

[diphuc1]

Well Katsura Airi needed no pushing, heard it was the Editor's idea and they're a pretty new Editor so maybe they thought they were helping Katsura Airi out by suggesting she explore her roots a bit more for this story beyond just the NTR baits. My last bit of hope is that they actually thought further ahead for the story so we still have some things to look forward beyond a ShiFumi consolation ship ending.

 

[whorainzone]

Well Katsura Airi needed no pushing, heard it was the Editor's idea and they're a pretty new Editor so maybe they thought they were helping Katsura Airi out by suggesting she explore her roots a bit more for this story beyond just the NTR baits. My last bit of hope is that they actually thought further ahead for the story so we still have some things to look forward beyond a ShiFumi consolation ship ending.

A new editor and instantly such backlash? Oh boy, he really got an earful.