2 Saisa no Osananajimi - Ch. 13.5 - High School Arc (First Time) Part 5

[MangaDex]

 

[ITSigno]

This is the final part of a 5-part series.

We'll actually have two more chapters, 46 and 47, ready to go soon as well, so we'll extend the daily releases a little longer.

 

[BananowyJE]

Jesus, that was cute and lewd as fuck.

 

[statflow]

Oh man, that was so wholesome but also

 

[malu]

they couldn't match their schedules and only did it 2 or 3 times in the next 2 years

Jesus christ, it's like they coudln't ever get valentine's and christmas and maybe their birthday available during 2 freaking years

 

[Kaarme]

I doubt her mother was terribly surprised.

 

[AkodoRyu]

Jesus christ, it's like they coudln't ever get valentine's and christmas and maybe their birthday available during 2 freaking years

I can never understand those issues in manga. I get it, you are studying for exams and shit. But you really don't need to study 7 days a week, 16 hours a day, for 2 years. If anything, not taking time to decompress is counterproductive. "Blooming Love" had the same issue - they started dating and didn't have a date in like 9 months because they were busy? Seriously? You don't have a couple of hours to meet at any point in 9 months? I had more time when I was in my workaholic phase...

Back when I was in Uni, I was going home by train, 5.5 hours in one direction, every few weeks. At this age, this is really neither tiresome nor that big of an investment. You're excited to see your partner after a few weeks more than anything. You can even study on the train or at their place if you want to, it's still more enjoyable when spending time in the same space. It's purely a matter of will and commitment.

 

[Scy96]

Maybe I'm just built different, but if I had a cute girlfriend who wanted to do it with me, I would simply have sex more than once a year regardless of what was going on in my life.

 

[altmaria]

I can never understand those issues in manga. I get it, you are studying for exams and shit. But you really don't need to study 7 days a week, 16 hours a day, for 2 years. If anything, not taking time to decompress is counterproductive. "Blooming Love" had the same issue - they started dating and didn't have a date in like 9 months because they were busy? Seriously? You don't have a couple of hours to meet at any point in 9 months? I had more time when I was in my workaholic phase...

Back when I was in Uni, I was going home by train, 5.5 hours in one direction, every few weeks. At this age, this is really neither tiresome nor that big of an investment. You're excited to see your partner after a few weeks more than anything. You can even study on the train or at their place if you want to, it's still more enjoyable when spending time in the same space. It's purely a matter of will and commitment.

At this point, I think these types of romance mangas are done not to tell a consistent story nor a realistic one.

What easily sells and attracts editors (and serializations) is for mangas to have a specific starting quirk (in this case, their 2-year difference in age) and then follow a strict collection of tropes for its genre. Authors are not going to stray too much from this, because they want to make it in the scene, so it would be way too risky, especially if they aren't very good writers despite being good artists (which is often the case). The starting quirk is pretty much the only "innovation" you are going to get here.

All this to say that you should expect too much from it, and comparing it to real life is going to be an exercise in frustration.

 

[malu]

Maybe I'm just built different, but if I had a cute girlfriend who wanted to do it with me, I would simply have sex more than once a year regardless of what was going on in my life.

i'm starting to think that they just enjoy the first time with someone and don't really enjoy sex itself
it's like a bucket list ''yup, i've achieved it, i had sex with my gf, now let's forget about it and only devote myself to STUDY AND WORK''
it's like they put too much pressure on themselves about it, the '' OH NO IM SO EMBARASSED I HAVE TO HIDE MY FACE'' is in every single freaking manga about a dating couple, holy shit japan, you really need to chill a bit.

Also, you know, it's hard to get better at something when you don't practice it, and it's the same thing with sex

 

[AkodoRyu]

At this point, I think these types of romance mangas are done not to tell a consistent story nor a realistic one.

What easily sells and attracts editors (and serializations) is for mangas to have a specific starting quirk (in this case, their 2-year difference in age) and then follow a strict collection of tropes for its genre. Authors are not going to stray too much from this, because they want to make it in the scene, so it would be way too risky, especially if they aren't very good writers despite being good artists (which is often the case). The starting quirk is pretty much the only "innovation" you are going to get here.

All this to say that you should expect too much from it, and comparing it to real life is going to be an exercise in frustration.

It's not about this work specifically. This trope is so common in manga, that it kinda makes me understand why Japan has a population problem. It really gives you the feeling that it's "normal" to put your work 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and relationships are treated like an afterthought, or taken for granted. Maybe that's why they make so much NTR - when so many people take their relationship for granted, it's not hard to put a wedge in, and real-life transfers to media.

Not to mention that there was absolutely no need to even mention it here - the author goes out of their way to emphasize how little time they've spent together. And for what reason? The story would not be affected in any way if the author didn't put in that final bubble. Is it a virtue in Japan to not put work in your relationship, or something? Is that what "sells"? I'm mystified by the thinking process behind it.

 

[BreadGod2]

Seggs arc complete

 

[altmaria]

It's not about this work specifically. This trope is so common in manga, that it kinda makes me understand why Japan has a population problem. It really gives you the feeling that it's "normal" to put your work 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and relationships are treated like an afterthought, or taken for granted. Maybe that's why they make so much NTR - when so many people take their relationship for granted, it's not hard to put a wedge in, and real-life transfers to media.

Not to mention that there was absolutely no need to even mention it here - the author goes out of their way to emphasize how little time they've spent together. And for what reason? The story would not be affected in any way if the author didn't put in that final bubble. Is it a virtue in Japan to not put work in your relationship, or something? Is that what "sells"? I'm mystified by the thinking process behind it.

What I said before isn't just about this one story, it does apply to most mangas, and yes I'm absolutely convinced that tropes are fundamental for the Japanese domestic market, or at the very least they appease the editors.

This also says something about the lack of experience both the authors and the target audience have about healthy relationship, which ties with what you said about Japan's population problem. It seems they are more interested on a very narrow view of the dynamics that lead to a relationship, rather than the personal work and self-improvement necessary to build a stable, healthy relationship in the long term.

 

[Grye]

Jesus they were too busy to get busy

 

[MewOne]

Get a room you 2 . . . Oh wait

 

[peepopog]

abe smiles from above

 

[henman]

2 or 3 times in next 2 years! That's horrible!

 

[Hacete]

I like how she came to her sense of the real situation, like after doing it

 

[NishaAzalea]

Rip, couldn't have as much as they wanted for 2 years

I like how she came to her sense of the real situation, like after doing it

Post-nut clarity

 

[AdmiralSilver]

well then...