Asako - Vol. 5 Ch. 22

[MangaDex]

 

[eviljackspicer]

Oh thank goodness for the new chapter!

 

[auodere]

Always so refreshing to see someone grow to be a more open-minded and empathetic person.

I can't hate the sister for acting like she did, I grew up around a lot of homophobic and bigoted ideas and spewed a lot of hatred towards others. It was all just to protect and bury myself. Now here I am, a healthier, bi/pan adult lol

thanks for scanlating!!

 

[DesertStorm]

I had a cousin who's gay.

When he was acting girly, he'd be put into a sack, and then tied into to a tree. After that, my uncle would beat him up like a pinata. Those were the days...

 

[mrboxeater]

bit of a random reveal. Was there any indication prior to this chapter?

thanks for the chapter

 

[jcuum]

hey google, play stressed out by twenty one pilots

 

[Iskarioth]

Laying it on a little thick here, author ( at least the last panel squeezing all in at once) and kinda out of nowhere. This story is progressing way to slow as it is.

 

[Bireus]

bit of a random reveal. Was there any indication prior to this chapter?

thanks for the chapter

Don't think there's many women her age to show attraction to. Also like one of those adults said, "keep it to yourself to the grave, her poor parents" or something of that nature.

Always so refreshing to see someone grow to be a more open-minded and empathetic person.

I can't hate the sister for acting like she did, I grew up around a lot of homophobic and bigoted ideas and spewed a lot of hatred towards others. It was all just to protect and bury myself. Now here I am, a healthier, bi/pan adult lol

thanks for scanlating!!

She can only grow if she has the ability to reflect and understand.

 

[nodamnbrakes]

Nice growth from the ensemble. Thanks for the chapter.

 

[fhq]

I find it fundamentally odd that the character who is advocating lgbt representation and acceptance in this manga is also a pedophile.

 

[jcuum]

I find it fundamentally odd that the character who is advocating lgbt representation and acceptance in this manga is also a pedophile.

author secretly based??? xd

 

[Povo]

Friendly Public Service Reminder: Children cannot be lgbtq or trans (they're fucking kids leave them alone) and should never be given HRT(yes people can sometimes have too much or too little, but no amount of estrogen will make a man grow ovaries) or put through gender reassignment surgery (medical castration).

 

[Guyincognitus]

5 star chapter. No notes.

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter. Hope your holidays went well

 

[aa11bb]

When he was acting girly, he'd be put into a sack, and then tied into to a tree. After that, my uncle would beat him up like a pinata. Those were the days...

Wtf…

 

[NotAF2P]

ummmmmm my le based manga about a sexy woman and underaged boy has le gay??? NOOOOOON le woke mind virus has infected my BASED nihon!!!!!

 

[princess_daphie]

ummmmmm my le based manga about a sexy woman and underaged boy has le gay??? NOOOOOON le woke mind virus has infected my BASED nihon!!!!!

personally, i don't think that's what woke is, not at all. i see woke everywhere in NA media and it irritates me. seeing open-mindedness in manga feels refreshing instead, and shows open-mindedness in a more positive light.

 

[Istvan90623]

personally, i don't think that's what woke is, not at all. i see woke everywhere in NA media and it irritates me. seeing open-mindedness in manga feels refreshing instead, and shows open-mindedness in a more positive light.

Throwing a bisexual plot twist in at this point isn't about open mindedness, but about not having a good sense of direction for the story to this length so there's this attempt to artifically stretch it beyond what it should be. The initial premise was somewhat intruiging, but by now, it's just feels like a struggle.

As far as the TL notes go, there's no such thing as 90's homophobia, homophobia isn't a 90's invention, and it's not different from the homophobia that was in the 80's, 2000's, 2010's and it goes on.

 

[coyote_vdb]

Thanks for the translation.
I really hope you'll finish it as I like it a lot.

 

[Kaarme]

I find it fundamentally odd that the character who is advocating lgbt representation and acceptance in this manga is also a pedophile.

What's odd about that? If you think it's odd, you are viewing the characters not as people but as representatives of ideologies. A hetero, bi, homosexual, or trans person are all just humans with all the possible flaws a human might have. Being gay, for example, doesn't prevent one from becoming a criminal or have moral standards differing from what modern ethics would dictate as the correct ones. Not to mention in the distant past, also in the West, simply being homosexual could have been a crime, so that was the ethics of that time.

Psychologically thinking if Asako has lived a difficult life, under repression, she could easily be sensitive to the needs of other people. That's why she could recognise senpai for what he was. There was nothing wrong about that. Encouraging the vastly immature sexuality of a little kid like Masa is another thing entirely, but just like Asako was sensitive to Fujimura's troubles, she could also easily see Masa's desires. It was her flaw to go along with it, but humans can be flawed. Representatives of ideologies aren't flawed, by why would she be one?