By Spring - Vol. 1 Ch. 4 - Secondhand Book
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Oh boy! Time for my regular dose of crippling dread, anxiety and depression condensed into manga form!
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Honestly, it's hilarious how a lot of random people seem to have a soft spot for the kid because of the mom. While there's no explicit proof the book store owner screwed the guy's mom, I think that the implication is that he's a customer of hers too. Either that, or he just pities the kid for being the child of a poor prostitute and decided to give him a little charity.
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I'm confused why they are poor if the moms prostituting herself is the family in debt or something. And what do expect your son to think when he finds out you've been prostituting yourself.
Also if the rumor if that popular of the girl under the bridge I'm surprised no creeps come to do anything to her. I don't know how the mc will take it if he finds out shes actually prostituting herself too.
Also if the rumor if that popular of the girl under the bridge I'm surprised no creeps come to do anything to her. I don't know how the mc will take it if he finds out shes actually prostituting herself too.
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It's interesting so far, a bit sad though but i'v got this feeling that it's gonna end up as a freaking dark story so i'm pretty hesitant to actualy follow it.
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LOL Are you serious? His crush just "happens" to be walking by. The author could have prepped that a little better.
I hope the kid gets smarter. The current pattern's okay, but I can only take so much naive shota. I'm starting to miss the usual archetype of "being the son of a prostitute made him tough, delinquent, and great with women". Although... it would be AWESOME if this somehow twisted into the birth of that archetype. Would bump my rating.
I hope the kid gets smarter. The current pattern's okay, but I can only take so much naive shota. I'm starting to miss the usual archetype of "being the son of a prostitute made him tough, delinquent, and great with women". Although... it would be AWESOME if this somehow twisted into the birth of that archetype. Would bump my rating.
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@dotawolfbrother its like the times when you walk into your mom or sister naked, it just happens. Not everything needs to be prepped for a coincidence.
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Nice chapter
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@dotawolfbrother Actualy, that archetype is mostly for the 'raised in a brothel' type of 'son of a prostitute' characters, the 'raised by a single mom prostitute' archetype is more often like this MC (the alternative being the violent rat faced main underling of the local brute)
I mentioned it elsewhere, but well.
My theory after all 5 chapters (to this date) is that FMC ("blonde" girl as still no name) is some kind of runaway possibly from rich family (there may be some drama/tragedy to it also), because of her way of speaking and fashion wise. She is always clean and author/artist keeps eye on details like it, just look how MC cloths are always dirty after he does some work. She probably just hanging under the bridge to waste time for the most part. Also the rumours about "bridge prostitute"* was spread by high schoolers not adults and it's quite important detail.
Also if you think about it those bridge prostitute rumours may be about MC mother after all (from now or from past even). Also she (mother) haves decent normal job as shop clerk with she seems to skip to have sex with some guy(it may be affair after all...) for cash- so there also seems be more to her (not 100% guaranteed prostitute yet). Biggest question will be about the father- did he leave family in debt, died or he was her client.
And no book store owner wasn't her client it was more of reaction "Oh... kid from THAT Family" so he helped him a little.
*Seriously just this bridge things is so stupid. Is she really was prostitute she could manage way better not to mention who would be using her service wide open in public...
My theory after all 5 chapters (to this date) is that FMC ("blonde" girl as still no name) is some kind of runaway possibly from rich family (there may be some drama/tragedy to it also), because of her way of speaking and fashion wise. She is always clean and author/artist keeps eye on details like it, just look how MC cloths are always dirty after he does some work. She probably just hanging under the bridge to waste time for the most part. Also the rumours about "bridge prostitute"* was spread by high schoolers not adults and it's quite important detail.
Also if you think about it those bridge prostitute rumours may be about MC mother after all (from now or from past even). Also she (mother) haves decent normal job as shop clerk with she seems to skip to have sex with some guy(it may be affair after all...) for cash- so there also seems be more to her (not 100% guaranteed prostitute yet). Biggest question will be about the father- did he leave family in debt, died or he was her client.
And no book store owner wasn't her client it was more of reaction "Oh... kid from THAT Family" so he helped him a little.
*Seriously just this bridge things is so stupid. Is she really was prostitute she could manage way better not to mention who would be using her service wide open in public...
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@BalrogDeMorgoth Huh, I didn't think to make the distinction. The only examples I can think of are the 'raised in a brothel' types though, so it makes sense. Got any others with the 'raised by a single mom prostitute'? Doesn't have to be manga.
I can only come up with 'raised in brothel types': Draken from Tokyo Revengers, smalls spoiler for Trails of Cold Steel III
, and... wow, my last example from "Eden: It's an Endless World" fits your definition more. My memory sucks.
@Pen3 I disagree. Coincidences happen in real life, not in stories. It's a surprise in real life, but in a story, it feels cheap. I'm not asking for extensive prep either. An offhand mention that a lot of students pass the bridge would be good enough. I just want the expectation that someone he knows could pass by there.
Until now, thought the bridge was a place where he shouldn't meet anyone he knows. Isn't that why it's said a prostitute is there? Why the girl comes there to avoid school? Feels too convenient for that character to appear. Can I also mention that she appeared while he was looking a vending machine with the cram school excuse? Just saying some backstory or at least setting some expectations that there's the possibility someone he knows will be there could have made her arrival more impactful than "oh wtf, she's here too?".
I can only come up with 'raised in brothel types': Draken from Tokyo Revengers, smalls spoiler for Trails of Cold Steel III
Ash from Trails of Cold Steel III
@Pen3 I disagree. Coincidences happen in real life, not in stories. It's a surprise in real life, but in a story, it feels cheap. I'm not asking for extensive prep either. An offhand mention that a lot of students pass the bridge would be good enough. I just want the expectation that someone he knows could pass by there.
Until now, thought the bridge was a place where he shouldn't meet anyone he knows. Isn't that why it's said a prostitute is there? Why the girl comes there to avoid school? Feels too convenient for that character to appear. Can I also mention that she appeared while he was looking a vending machine with the cram school excuse? Just saying some backstory or at least setting some expectations that there's the possibility someone he knows will be there could have made her arrival more impactful than "oh wtf, she's here too?".
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@dotawolfbrother for the 'son of a single mom prostitute', it's pretty common in french movie (as a french guy i'm thus familiar with it) and appeared quite a bit in post revolution novels, they also appear a bit in manga (i suck with names so i can't give any from the top of my head, that's why i'm speaking in broad term), though it's rare for them to be the MC like in that manga (i can't think of any, be it the overly cheerful version or the rat faced one, they are always either support cast or minor antagonist)
Only exemple i remember the name of is for the 'rat faced underling' kind and it's a french movie called 'the children of timpelbach'.
Only exemple i remember the name of is for the 'rat faced underling' kind and it's a french movie called 'the children of timpelbach'.
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Next chapter is about this classmate girl so just wait. In short those aren't coincidences and there are reasons why she always meets MC- there is more to her and theirs relationship.
Also if you wish I have posted theory about all this bridge thing in my previous comment.
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It also is quite common theme in westerns(even both "Read Dead Redemption" games and "Heel on Wheels" touch it), but often it's just one time mention that protagonist is son of prostitute. Basically something like prostitute son or marring prostitute wasn't so shocking up 1950s and before compare to as it's now. So it often comes together with after war effects("Boardwalk Empire" Jimmy Darmody is exactly character like that), slums, wildness and so on.
Next chapter is about this classmate girl so just wait. In short those aren't coincidences and there are reasons why she always meets MC- there is more to her and theirs relationship.
Also if you wish I have posted theory about all this bridge thing in my previous comment.
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It also is quite common theme in westerns(even both "Read Dead Redemption" games and "Heel on Wheels" touch it), but often it's just one time mention that protagonist is son of prostitute. Basically something like prostitute son or marring prostitute wasn't so shocking up 1950s and before compare to as it's now. So it often comes together with after war effects("Boardwalk Empire" Jimmy Darmody is exactly character like that), slums, wildness and so on.
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I think in original it was just shop or bar so it didn't seem so bad in fact even normal. But yes maybe it's something lower like it, but still more or less normal. Still I would say it yet to soon to call her prostitute for sure or lost cause.
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Indeed it's very interesting, because it's heavily related to history and sociology. As that is often effect of misery(e.g. war) , no control(e.g anarchy or plague) or rapid change(e.g revolution).
Like mention by you French Revolution where in short time the event had impact on entire nation turning it almost 180` and more (at least whole Europe). So in that case when everything is changing so rapidly and there is no job or way of living for men, then they become often outlaws or form gangs. When at the same time women (which had lost husbands, brother, sons etc) are often force or escape to prostitution.
It's interesting because people as individuals or race in general are quite adaptive, but as groups or nations not so much. Even religions used it(specially modern ones like Christianity and Islam) when instead of removing pagan holidays they have assimilated them and change in some way, because it's easier.
Anyway I probably went off-topic to much, but well for me all those discussions, learning new things and gaining new perspectives it the most fun you can get from books, movies, comics, games and so on.
I think in original it was just shop or bar so it didn't seem so bad in fact even normal. But yes maybe it's something lower like it, but still more or less normal. Still I would say it yet to soon to call her prostitute for sure or lost cause.
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Indeed it's very interesting, because it's heavily related to history and sociology. As that is often effect of misery(e.g. war) , no control(e.g anarchy or plague) or rapid change(e.g revolution).
Like mention by you French Revolution where in short time the event had impact on entire nation turning it almost 180` and more (at least whole Europe). So in that case when everything is changing so rapidly and there is no job or way of living for men, then they become often outlaws or form gangs. When at the same time women (which had lost husbands, brother, sons etc) are often force or escape to prostitution.
It's interesting because people as individuals or race in general are quite adaptive, but as groups or nations not so much. Even religions used it(specially modern ones like Christianity and Islam) when instead of removing pagan holidays they have assimilated them and change in some way, because it's easier.
Anyway I probably went off-topic to much, but well for me all those discussions, learning new things and gaining new perspectives it the most fun you can get from books, movies, comics, games and so on.
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