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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 42 - It all starts with knowing yourself

    Honestly, I'll concede on the hobby statement. What I should qualify is "useful, creative hobbies" versus "I finally unlocked my 5th tier IV weapon in the game that just dropped/Grinded 1500 hours in Europa Universalis". Again, gaming is fun, but if a person is actually unhappy with their life...
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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 42 - It all starts with knowing yourself

    I enjoy gaming too, aggressively so. My comment was for a man who feels he has no value or purpose in life. For this type of person, only gaming is just a form of self-narcotizing (much like reading or watching shows). All these actions are ultimately consuming the content creations of others...
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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 43 - Permanent scars

    I don't know, sometimes they do resolve themselves this way. Again, the issues here are relatively minor by comparison to some extremely violent or excessively degrading acts of bullying, but also this manga is about people who the first time around could not actually resolve these problems anyway.
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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 42 - It all starts with knowing yourself

    Men have a different method of self-growth as we derive value from creation and having value to others. I'd recommend working out and learning a hobby that requires skill (gaming is not a hobby unless it is an actual profession). Key messages from her are useful though, which is to not...
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    Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi - Ch. 73 - PEACE

    I remember a while ago someone noted that Cook-Kyu liked this mangaka's work and volunteered to do the art, but got busy with his other personal projects, and no longer wanted to work on it. What that meant was it had to be wrapped up, and thus we get the accelerated plot developments and...
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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 39 - Kawaoka Hozue's turning point

    Ha ha ha, my mind was on that manga about the insane girl who this baseball player starts dating. If I recall, redemption arcs in that manga include "That time she sicked criminal punks to rape a girl who bullied her" and then ends up with one of her male friends she guilted into doing the...
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    Hikagemono demo Yarinaoshite Ii desu ka? - Ch. 38 - Where the sun doesn't shine

    It's not really about whether someone is forgivable or the measure of their badness (I mean, it definitely is, but when we start hitting that scale it's a different story altogether), but whether they do in fact grow as a person and act in a way that betters the life of those around them, and...
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    Ori no Naka - Ch. 30 - Exile

    I mean, jacking off at work using another employee's tampon is such a massive violation of multiple values that I would bet you a pre-HR office would still fire you. While the pre-70s might have tolerate ass-grabbing and flirting, being caught masturbating to a women's bloodstained rag or tampon...
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    Ori no Naka - Ch. 30 - Exile

    I am not sure why getting arrested is actually good for the ML in this.
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    Osore: Reiwa Kaidan - Vol. 6 Ch. 51 - Halloween

    While I somewhat guessed the ending, this one was genuinely good and spooky. Whelp, time to date a ghost.
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    Okitsune Gal Katabami-san - Ch. 21

    Totally reasonable axe-ending. Hit every point, reunited the MCs, and we already know they are deeply in love and also able to have children (as showcased by the Lesbian couple that can).
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    JK to Sutego no Aka-chan - Vol. 3 Ch. 14

    "A reason is not an excuse." But while we can blame female biology and nature, psychological damage from abuse, naivete and bad parenting, her choices in how she reacts to that are still her own, as all of ours are. If we discount human choice, then people are purely robots or instinct-driven...
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    Heisei Haizanhei ☆ Sumire-chan - Ch. 72 - The Woman Who Offers

    Nah, she always come through in this manga when it matters. Each of her expected screw-ups just leads to the next unexpected success.
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