Ane no Tomodachi - Ch. 28

[kuro0102]

 

[Freeland]

ok cool i guess

 

[3turtlesinacoat]

Thanks for the chapter.
Atleast there was some progress and all it needed was the sister out og the picture and unable to intervene. Maybe the next time she gets sick or stuck in traffic they can get some more progress

 

[HippoPilot]

Could have been worse, could have been the most retarded miscommunication and no confession gets across.

 

[zHIST]

Yes, a W, we take these

People freaking out for no reason, this is a legitimate reason. Akkun was literally telling her how he was afraid of failing exams. What, would you prefer them go out now, him failing exams and then they break up? Alternatively they go out and Akkun doesn't pay her аny attention because he's busy, also not great.

This is actually a pretty responsible and realistic situation. Also, say what you will, but they're defacto dating already, just on pause.
Compare this to an even more annoying trope of confession not getting across or being brushed off. Like come on, you've read manga before, this is still an absolute win and it didn't take 100 chaptes.

 

[Kagimizu]

I mean.... hot take, but I get it. The girl he's been crushing on for years confessing to him, when he's already feeling pressured by not meeting his own expectations and potentially failing the college exams? One half would be over the moon, the other half would be liquidated under the sheer weight of it all. He wants to focus- for now- so that he can get into the same college as her, then confess to her with no other distractions or imminent concerns.

It's not wrong for him to want to focus on his studies right now. Starting a relationship- his first romantic relationship BTW- would clutter his head so much he'd doubtlessly tank the tests.

 

[UnknownAry0n]

Ah yes, a variation of the ancient trope popular in Japan for over 1000 years now, what did I expect?
However, "My fortune told me to approach you with a plan, so I'm going to make certain I pass my exams (so I can get a job to provide for you and for our children) before confessing to you" doesn't go quite as hard for the typical western reader I would imagine.
The younger man will squirm, show his cute immature side under her attack and be unable to hold back his feelings, but ultimately he must show his maturity to win her.

 

[Dreqm]

This is where the mangaka's absolute lack of relationship experience shines the brightest. What is even "committing to a relationship?" suppose to be? Is she gonna go "Now we are dating, you better free your 8am-5pm slot every day. I will keep attendance"? There is no need for absurd headcannon explanations. Author needs money. Story needs more chapters and 90% of shounen romcom writers literally can not write anything post confession.

You would never hear such a stupid shit from Marin or Gojo.

I feel like your aversion to this trope wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't used so often to prolong series, which I 100% agree with, but it's also very normal for someone to not want to commit to a relationship if they feel like they can't put as much time and effort into said relationship as they would want at that moment.

Also comparing it to Marin and Gojo is pretty unrealistic since they are in the same class and work together, it's a completely different situation where they basically see each other 24/7 anyway.

 

[daSweep]

The "wait for me" trope is so fucking overplayed, I hate it. At least it's SOME progress, but christ almighty...

 

[coyote_vdb]

You would never hear such a stupid shit from Marin or Gojo.

Honestly? This is your idea of a manga which did not drag far too long with moronic misunderstanding or chickening out?

 

[coyote_vdb]

Thanks for the translation.

 

[TNT261]

Ugh this is so anticlimactic. I do like the ending pages of them both being giddy, but as a reader it doesn't really feel like anything happened. We were about to get a big moment and then he stopped her, confirmed he felt the same WITHOUT ACTUALLY SAYING ANYTHING, and then put the whole thing on pause. So yes, now they both firmly know how the other party feels (which the audience has known forever), but no change has come as a result of this. I don't give a crap about his exam scores or if he thinks he's "worthy" of her. Why would I? I forgot he even goes to school because that's not what this manga is even about. And man, I'm guessing this is ending soon because they just gave themselves as fabricated goal (which is what a lot of these series do when they want a climax and payoff, but aren't actually setup for one). If they had just done the confession and they started dating then I would've believed that the story might continue for some time after focusing on the growth of their relationship and their individual growth. They could even go through the MC navigating the first year of college.

 

[Anvel]

 

[FiddlePop]

For the first time in years, I’m actually considering dropping a series this is seriously getting beyond annoying…

Wtf, you must've been reading actually good series
Because all I read is shit that I keep on dropping/recycling for new shit

 

[Erbakhan]

I hate this but at least there's progress

 

[Freestyle]

and to think there were people here stupid enough to call his sister abusive, some of you need to start living in reality

 

[browbm02]

That was so deeply unsatisfying.

 

[vivian4444]

 

[Chuito]

This is where the mangaka's absolute lack of relationship experience shines the brightest. What is even "committing to a relationship?" suppose to be? Is she gonna go "Now we are dating, you better free your 8am-5pm slot every day. I will keep attendance"? There is no need for absurd headcannon explanations. Author needs money. Story needs more chapters and 90% of shounen romcom writers literally can not write anything post confession.

You would never hear such a stupid shit from Marin or Gojo.

Thats why the dangers in my heart is utter peak. It didn't just end after confession and time skip to them married, it shows all the ups and downs. Sooo much better, specially when you consider that dating is just a starting point, not an end goal

 

[Bibliothecarius]

Thanks for the chapter!!!!