Arafo Boukensha, Densetsu ni Naru: SS Rank no Musume ni Kyouka Saretara SSS Rank ni Narimashita
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Too bad this manga was picked up by a worthless group that could only spare enough effort to watermark pages with colored transparency and beg people to read their "work" on their site.
That's not necessarily a strike against the manga itself; what is is the author's bait-and-switching. On all the covers she shows up on, Remilia unmistakably looks like a cute shortstack. Within the first chapter, she's shown aging from 8 to 15--and only physically developing just enough to keep her from looking completely like lolicon bait. Moving along to chapter 2, there appear to be signs the artist is in rebellion against thefetishwill of the author.
Aside from that--and for what it's worth--the MC, Wolf(fe? Whatever, it's not like greedy scanlators care about quality/consistency to begin with; and the first one vanished--no complaints here), is interesting; at least he's not your average effeminate manga MC who can level mountains despite being scrawny enough to match female leads in shape. The story would be more interesting, however, if not for the prevailing sentiment repeatedly expressed by manga in general: "You can't do it alone." The MC has no significant power except that which comes from his adoptive daughter--a power that will make him unequaled in standing, according to the story. This, together with the common fixation on superlative defensive (have an unparalleled ability to take abuse) and support (always be ready to serve subordinately) techniques/magic sends a subtle message to readers: "Prepare yourself for your place in Japanese society as a black company's slave."
Still, Wolf has a fair bit of heroic depiction so far--and, unlike many manga protagonists, could deserve to take prominence on a manga cover instead of the pretty female lead. It'd be good if a properly skilled scanlation group picked this one up.
That's not necessarily a strike against the manga itself; what is is the author's bait-and-switching. On all the covers she shows up on, Remilia unmistakably looks like a cute shortstack. Within the first chapter, she's shown aging from 8 to 15--and only physically developing just enough to keep her from looking completely like lolicon bait. Moving along to chapter 2, there appear to be signs the artist is in rebellion against the
Aside from that--and for what it's worth--the MC, Wolf(fe? Whatever, it's not like greedy scanlators care about quality/consistency to begin with; and the first one vanished--no complaints here), is interesting; at least he's not your average effeminate manga MC who can level mountains despite being scrawny enough to match female leads in shape. The story would be more interesting, however, if not for the prevailing sentiment repeatedly expressed by manga in general: "You can't do it alone." The MC has no significant power except that which comes from his adoptive daughter--a power that will make him unequaled in standing, according to the story. This, together with the common fixation on superlative defensive (have an unparalleled ability to take abuse) and support (always be ready to serve subordinately) techniques/magic sends a subtle message to readers: "Prepare yourself for your place in Japanese society as a black company's slave."
Still, Wolf has a fair bit of heroic depiction so far--and, unlike many manga protagonists, could deserve to take prominence on a manga cover instead of the pretty female lead. It'd be good if a properly skilled scanlation group picked this one up.
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