GraPara! - Ch. 131 - Would You Break Up with Her? (Censored)

[box2024]

Of course it isn't. That guy is completely delusional and seems convinced that "the mangaka I dislike can't possibly be successful." He's been subtly pushing that narrative for a while now.

Mangaka have a wide range of income sources, many of which are never made public. This is especially true for successful creators like Katsura Airi, who are more likely to receive favorable contracts and additional opportunities, and their income come not only from the standard 原稿料 (manuscript fees) and 単行本の印税 (tankobon royalties), but also from collaboration deals, advertising, commissioned illustrations, digital platform royalties, licensing, and other projects that aren't reflected in publicly available sales figures.

When have I ever said she was unsuccessful? I haven't obsessed far fucking from if anything I'm bored.

 

[diphuc1]

Well shinobu likely need closure to move on from Sakura so I can see the story going in that direction even if I hate it.

That means Fumi route so you should be happy, but the ending will still be unsatisfying in some ways. Also this means ShinobuXSakura is dead so this doesn't work. Shinobu doesn't need to move on for sake of moving on, but to figure out right now after its been months what he wants to do now that's he's a crossroad of sorts.

 

[box2024]

That means Fumi route so you should be happy, but the ending will still be unsatisfying in some ways. Also this means ShinobuXSakura is dead so this doesn't work. Shinobu doesn't need to move on for sake of moving on, but figure out right now after its been months what he wants to do now that's at a crossroad of options.

Well we will see sooner or later.

 

[Alsatia]

Of course it isn't. That guy is completely delusional and seems convinced that "the mangaka I dislike can't possibly be successful." He's been subtly pushing that narrative for a while now.

Mangaka have a wide range of income sources, many of which are never made public. This is especially true for successful creators like Katsura Airi, who are more likely to receive favorable contracts and additional opportunities, and their income comes not only from the standard 原稿料 (manuscript fees) and 単行本の印税 (tankobon royalties), but also from collaboration deals, advertising, commissioned illustrations, digital platform royalties, licensing, and other projects that aren't reflected in publicly available sales figures.

Ohhhh didn't know about any of this. I appreciate the info dump! I never knew how they get their income save for obvious things like licenses and publishing rights.

 

[Alsatia]

Well we will see sooner or later.

Yea, the ending isn't gonna work for both Sakura and Fumi fans. It's either one or other.

I wouldn't be surprised if down the line, Shinobu is gonna have to make a choice between the two.. and the bittersweet part would be him ultimately picking Sakura.

That or, whatever fucked up reason, he's dating Fumi but someway somehow is having an NTR relationship with Sakura. I don't see this happening though, it'd be a complete assassination of Shinobu as a character.

 

[diphuc1]

Yea, the ending isn't gonna work for both Sakura and Fumi fans. It's either one or other.

I wouldn't be surprised if down the line, Shinobu is gonna have to make a choice between the two.. and the bittersweet part would be him ultimately picking Sakura.

That or, whatever fucked up reason, he's dating Fumi but someway somehow is having an NTR relationship with Sakura. I don't see this happening though, it'd be a complete assassination of Shinobu as a character.

Fumi fans will just have to be patient for a spinoff or bonus chapter. Hoping Shinobu makes his choice between the two now in 132. I don't see how he doesn't ultimately pick Sakura barring her being completely in love and happy with fuckboi in the present which has a higher possibility than I want to admit. I don't think Sakura was his first girl, nor will she be his last but I could be wrong since they really haven't shown enough of his character for us to draw anymore speculation outside some oddities in his actions. Who knows maybe Sakura has already been cast aside and is just locked into her agnecy contract and coasting along, only landing a side tv drama role after all these months instead of some big time starring actress role in a major movie like Fumi might be about to.

 

[box2024]

Yea, the ending isn't gonna work for both Sakura and Fumi fans. It's either one or other.

I wouldn't be surprised if down the line, Shinobu is gonna have to make a choice between the two.. and the bittersweet part would be him ultimately picking Sakura.

That or, whatever fucked up reason, he's dating Fumi but someway somehow is having an NTR relationship with Sakura. I don't see this happening though, it'd be a complete assassination of Shinobu as a character.

Well sakura's character has been assassinated already so it's happened before. That kind of a storyline would be well interesting sakura stealing shinobu from fumi and that hurts to say if that's the route we are going down then this manga would be going on a lot longer than any of us think.

Plus I was curious as to how much money she has made off the physical sales so I looked into it it's a lot less than what I would have thought for how many copies have sold industry standard is only 10% of sales of course she has more revenue streams but you should think these artist and authors made more. Then I had that guy go off on me for some reason.

 

[box2024]

Fumi fans will just have to be patient for a spinoff or bonus chapter. Hoping Shinobu makes his choice between the two now in 132. I don't see how he doesn't ultimately pick Sakura barring her being completely in love and happy with fuckboi in the present which has a higher possibility than I want to admit. I don't think Sakura was his first girl, nor will she be his last but I could be wrong since they really haven't shown enough of his character for us to draw anymore speculation outside some oddities in his actions. Who knows maybe Sakura has already been cast aside and is just locked into her agnecy contract and coasting along, only landing a side tv drama role after all these months instead of some big time starring actress role in a major movie like Fumi might be about to.

I don't think fuckboi would just cast her aside that easily.

 

[Alsatia]

Fumi fans will just have to be patient for a spinoff or bonus chapter. Hoping Shinobu makes his choice between the two now in 132. I don't see how he doesn't ultimately pick Sakura barring her being completely in love and happy with fuckboi in the present which has a higher possibility than I want to admit. I don't think Sakura was his first girl, nor will she be his last but I could be wrong since they really haven't shown enough of his character for us to draw anymore speculation outside some oddities in his actions. Who knows maybe Sakura has already been cast aside and is just locked into her agnecy contract and coasting along, only landing a side tv drama role after all these months instead of some big time starring actress role in a major movie like Fumi might be about to.

There is the good chance that, if Sakura is happy with Yuma, then someway somehow Shinobu will actually win her back.

Maybe Sakura is happy with Yuma. But when she learns the truth, she begins to question herself and the relationship as the Shinobu feelings reignite.

 

[box2024]

There is the good chance that, if Sakura is happy with Yuma, then someway somehow Shinobu will actually win her back.

Maybe Sakura is happy with Yuma. But when she learns the truth, she begins to question herself and the relationship as the Shinobu feelings reignite.

That's if it's shown she still has lingering feeling for him so far we got nothing but a sex scene between the two that may or may not have been in the present.

 

[Alsatia]

That's if it's shown she still has lingering feeling for him so far we got nothing but a sex scene between the two that may or may not have been in the present.

Very true lol

 

[diphuc1]

I don't think fuckboi would just cast her aside that easily.

Author's done a good job outside of showing a few weird expressions on that fuckboi to keep readers unsuespecting of his character, we'll see, I'm hoping he has found another girl he's interested in pursuing.

 

[jonasadan]

Author's done a good job outside of showing a few weird expressions on that fuckboi to keep readers unsuespecting of his character, we'll see, I'm hoping he has found another girl he's interested in pursuing.

Honestly, based on what I've seen of his character, I don't think he's playing with Sakura or that he might get bored with her. Maybe this will change in the next chapters

 

[diphuc1]

Honestly, based on what I've seen of his character, I don't think he's playing with Sakura or that he might get bored with her. Maybe this will change in the next chapters

All it takes is another pretty face at a new movie project without Sakura around. We will have to see in the next chapters though I agree haha, his character has been more of less perfect in his interactions with Sakura, his actions a bit less so.

 

[Wyrm666]

Author's done a good job outside of showing a few weird expressions on that fuckboi to keep readers unsuespecting of his character, we'll see, I'm hoping he has found another girl he's interested in pursuing.

I personally don't know if they are doing a good job...

When Shinobu leaves the café where he met fuccboi, we only see fuccboi's expression and not Shinobu's which was a weird choice. I can't really tell if the fuccboi is happy/sad/smug. I would expect a triumphant expression but he seems neutral at best which is weird after that massive dunk on Shinobu. And I do not trust the mangaka for that neutral expression to be meaningful.

I think is bad writing to simply hide information that would otherwise be natural to disclose in the specific narrative PoV of the scene. In this case they showed fuccboi's face but remove all meaning from it just to add drama and confusion. Lazy craft.

 

[Wyrm666]

Honestly, based on what I've seen of his character, I don't think he's playing with Sakura or that he might get bored with her. Maybe this will change in the next chapters

He might be a marine biologist.

 

[diphuc1]

I personally don't know if they are doing a good job...

When Shinobu leaves the café where he met fuccboi, we only see fuccboi's expression and not Shinobu's which was a weird choice. I can't really tell if the fuccboi is happy/sad/smug. I would expect a triumphant expression but he seems neutral at best which is weird after that massive dunk on Shinobu. And I do not trust the mangaka for that neutral expression to be meaningful.

I think is bad writing to simply hide information that would otherwise be natural to disclose in the specific narrative PoV of the scene. In this case they showed fuccboi's face but remove all meaning from it just to add drama and confusion. Lazy craft.

That neutral expression and PoV choice as they were leaving was definitely odd, I'd trust the artist more than Airi but who knows. I will say that it did instill the cope in me that Sakura might not have actually accepted his confession but just agreed to work with their agency because it's her only option in her eyes. No on should be huffin this cope but me ofc, its a sub 10% possibility given the pacing of everything.

 

[Wyrm666]

And since peeps are dragging other works in the in-betweens, what about Futei no Olympia?

I am/was(?) enjoying the story, but it's starting to really grind my gears the fact that Tamaki never, ever asks what's his wife's relationship with Aikawa. He sees her with him at the restaurant in front of the gym, he is grilled, doesn't even ask. His wife knows he saw her with Aikawa, doesn't say anything. He hears Aikawa calling his wife Kaori-chan. Nothing. Aikawa even shows up at his place in the last chapter and again, Tamaki doesn't even think about asking "erm, do you know my wife from somewhere?"

The story was/is fun, but the mangaka is avoiding the one question that would remove half the tension in a profoundly stupid way. And if Tamaki thinks his wife is indeed cheating, why does he feel so guilty about Ayase? It's stupid.

 

[Alsatia]

And since peeps are dragging other works in the in-betweens, what about Futei no Olympia?

I am/was(?) enjoying the story, but it's starting to really grind my gears the fact that Tamaki never, ever asks what's his wife's relationship with Aikawa. He sees her with him at the restaurant in front of the gym, he is grilled, doesn't even ask. His wife knows he saw her with Aikawa, doesn't say anything. He hears Aikawa calling his wife Kaori-chan. Nothing. Aikawa even shows up at his place in the last chapter and again, Tamaki doesn't even think about asking "erm, do you know my wife from somewhere?"

The story was/is fun, but the mangaka is avoiding the one question that would remove half the tension in a profoundly stupid way. And if Tamaki thinks his wife is indeed cheating, why does he feel so guilty about Ayase? It's stupid.

It's always made me laugh that in all the years they've lived together, even having a child, Tamaki never met the cousin lol

 

[Wyrm666]

No on should be huffin this cope but me ofc, its a sub 10% possibility given the pacing of everything.

At this point it's a possibility as valid as any other.

Specially because at this point if it's shown that Sakura has been getting ran over by the fuccboi all this time, the forks and pitchforks will return with a vengeance.

That would be good news for Shinobu x Fumi shippers, as that would be the only way to avoid book burnings in front of Kondansha headquarters.