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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 3.2

    For all of this argument’s thoughtfulness and valid points, I believe it completely misses the mark. To wit, Asano is not a policymaker writing a white paper for the American Enterprise Institute, but an artist spinning a yarn on a low-brow, low-circulation magazine with a target demographic of...
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 3.2

    Tenko playing videogames with Juno was surprisingly wholesome.
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 3.1 - Our Being

    That guy's "sell while the price is high" spiel has the credibility of a crypto-bro telling you to buy the dip. He is full of shit, doesn't believe any of it and is just sweet talking an easy mark into selling her rights so he can make a killing. Scum indeed.
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 3.1 - Our Being

    The character's name is a transliteration of the English "mine", as in the bomb that blows up when you step on it. Her name is a pun on Jirai-Kei ("the landmine type"), a japanese girl subculture associated with self-harm, drug abuse, illegal sex work and the fashion sense that informs Main's...
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 3.1 - Our Being

    While I can see why Main's story might be interpreted as that of a young Ubume, this seems to be contradicted by an actual flashback/nightmare in the last pages of chapter 1.3. There, Ubume is in shock at the sight of Tanuki's massacre, dressed in a high school uniform (so about Main's age), and...
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 2.1 - Paper Pusher Kung-Fu

    The sleaze is strong in this one! First with Terumi and now with Kashio, Asano is really leaning into the oyaji-vibes. Yunbo mentioned special elder zones last chapter and Tenko did on this one. Guess my theory about this manga taking place in the same universe as Tempest was right; either...
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 2 Ch. 1.7

    OK, I'll bite. How is this garbage? In 9 chapters Asano has established a world with an interesting premise (human rights are not extended to the population at large and the titular mujina have become countercultural icons) and three characters with clear motivations: Ubume is after the tanuki...
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    Mujina into the Deep - Vol. 1 Ch. 1.4

    Love the world-building on this chapter: the classic TV panel discussion representing different viewpoints, the doodles signalling dens, the encroachment of the state on individual freedoms through digitization and surveillance, the existence of a ranking system for assassins (No More Heroes...
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