Fudatsuki no Kyoko-chan
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Well, whatever. Nice light reading. Sucks there's no confrontation whatsoever in it. Even my life is more dramatic. And it doesn't have vampires in it.
That's it, huh?
I was anticipating more drama between Kyouko and Hibino. I swear I felt true incest vibes from Kyouko, but it turns out it really was just a healthy sibling love. Kinda boring, to be honest. It feels like all her growth takes place in the last chapter.
Healthy, familial sibling love can be a beautiful thing. But I misread the vampire bits in the story as a romantic 'one true love'/ 'fated pair'/ 'only he can really handle her' type of deal. The last few pages felt directed at the audience to dispel that view (the wideshot panel "we're just siblings" which also was in the first chapter).
Re-reading the first chapter frames the final chapter much better. I really recommend doing that. It was a sweet ending, although I'm still sort of disappointed it didn't take the juicier, more dramatic route.
I was anticipating more drama between Kyouko and Hibino. I swear I felt true incest vibes from Kyouko, but it turns out it really was just a healthy sibling love. Kinda boring, to be honest. It feels like all her growth takes place in the last chapter.
Healthy, familial sibling love can be a beautiful thing. But I misread the vampire bits in the story as a romantic 'one true love'/ 'fated pair'/ 'only he can really handle her' type of deal. The last few pages felt directed at the audience to dispel that view (the wideshot panel "we're just siblings" which also was in the first chapter).
Re-reading the first chapter frames the final chapter much better. I really recommend doing that. It was a sweet ending, although I'm still sort of disappointed it didn't take the juicier, more dramatic route.
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Kinda wished that they'd explain Kyoko's circumstance to at least the 3 other girls.
Like, really dispel the siscon myth, and give more people for Kyoko to open up to.
But the ending was fine. I was expecting a "SHE'S MY SISTER" and Hibino being abandoned in the rain, but thankfully that didn't happen.
Like, really dispel the siscon myth, and give more people for Kyoko to open up to.
But the ending was fine. I was expecting a "SHE'S MY SISTER" and Hibino being abandoned in the rain, but thankfully that didn't happen.
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Well that's a really nice read! Thanks for the translations btw
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Wow everything ended up leading to pretty much nothing.
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I am rather satisfied with the ending. While the drama wasn't as explicit as some may have hoped, I found this manga close to suffocating at times, because of the odd dependence that existed between the siblings. I think their relationship was anything but healthy, although not in that way.
Kyoko needed Kenji to survive, he was the only one who knew about her (apparently dangerous) condition and thus the only one who could help her with it. Unsurprisingly, this seems to have frustrated her greatly, but at the same time the prospect of her brother becoming busy in other areas of life (like romance) bothered her just as well, since, once again, her very survival depended (and still depends) on him. On Kenji's part, as others wrote below, the story seemed to go out of its way to make his life a living hell, but a sizable portion of that hell was actually inflicted upon Kenji by himself, due to him worrying about his sister. Consider this: Kenji willingly made himself a social outcast so no one would think ill of his sister when he was constantly fussing around her or when he tried to keep potential boyfriends away (for their own safety!). Hibino was the only one who could see past his delinquent persona.
What has changed in the ending is that their relationship moved in a somewhat healthier direction. Kyoko still needs Kenji, and Kenji still worries about her sister, but both have understood that this does not mean that Kenji has to ruin his life in the process, and even if a significant other enters the picture, his bond with his sister will endure. It's rather obvious that the manga was axed, so not all plot threads received a satisfactory ending (the student council president's infatuation with Kyoko was simply abandoned, sadly), but I feel the main conflict received proper closure, and I'm rather happy about that.
Kyoko needed Kenji to survive, he was the only one who knew about her (apparently dangerous) condition and thus the only one who could help her with it. Unsurprisingly, this seems to have frustrated her greatly, but at the same time the prospect of her brother becoming busy in other areas of life (like romance) bothered her just as well, since, once again, her very survival depended (and still depends) on him. On Kenji's part, as others wrote below, the story seemed to go out of its way to make his life a living hell, but a sizable portion of that hell was actually inflicted upon Kenji by himself, due to him worrying about his sister. Consider this: Kenji willingly made himself a social outcast so no one would think ill of his sister when he was constantly fussing around her or when he tried to keep potential boyfriends away (for their own safety!). Hibino was the only one who could see past his delinquent persona.
What has changed in the ending is that their relationship moved in a somewhat healthier direction. Kyoko still needs Kenji, and Kenji still worries about her sister, but both have understood that this does not mean that Kenji has to ruin his life in the process, and even if a significant other enters the picture, his bond with his sister will endure. It's rather obvious that the manga was axed, so not all plot threads received a satisfactory ending (the student council president's infatuation with Kyoko was simply abandoned, sadly), but I feel the main conflict received proper closure, and I'm rather happy about that.
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I don't think it got axed but certainly it feels like it.
Not many characters introduced as whole.
No explanation on why Kyouko have that constitution or where the ribbon came from.
Not even a few chapters used on Kenji finally getting what he wanted.
The older cousin disappeared.
Not many characters introduced as whole.
No explanation on why Kyouko have that constitution or where the ribbon came from.
Not even a few chapters used on Kenji finally getting what he wanted.
The older cousin disappeared.
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There is something about Hikari that I'm not sure if I got right.
Did anyone else get the impression that it was subtly implied that her brother
Did anyone else get the impression that it was subtly implied that her brother
physically/sexually abused her?
In particular, in chapters 11, 12 and 15. Here's what I'm talking about: https://imgur.com/a/P0FPHIc
I didn't just imagine it, right?
Like, in any other work I'd have taken that as an implication of abuse. But this is a very lighthearted romcom without anything dark happening in it, so I'm not sure.
In particular, in chapters 11, 12 and 15. Here's what I'm talking about: https://imgur.com/a/P0FPHIc
I didn't just imagine it, right?
Like, in any other work I'd have taken that as an implication of abuse. But this is a very lighthearted romcom without anything dark happening in it, so I'm not sure.
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@Madotsuki Damn, pretty sure it ain’t like that. What I got from her was that basically she imitated the brother’s manly ways which caused her to become that way.
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its slightly implied he was kinda a siscon but didn't went overboard but she still noticed his pervy behavior
its slightly implied he was kinda a siscon but didn't went overboard but she still noticed his pervy behavior
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