GraPara! - Vol. 14 Ch. 135 - Sex Scenes

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I mean @hugorito420 thinks way too rationally for that, your best bet is @box2024 whenever he comes around again, but the risk with him on your team is he could be a quadruple agent whenever his inner romantic escapes, since he's been put through the wringer after following this manga as a part of his 3 year conditioning program by Airi-sensei.
I doubt she goes scorched earth at worse shionbu ends up alone again.
 
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I doubt she goes scorched earth at worse shionbu ends up alone again.
so like a loose half scorching with the solo Shinobu angle, the other half is if fucboiXSakura end the story successful, happy, and together.

My only issue with this is that it doesn't strike me as the "profound story depth" that Airi wants to reach for, this is just the lame tragic ending for Shinobu while Sakura gets off scott free.
 
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so like a loose half scorching with the solo Shinobu angle, the other half is if fucboiXSakura end the story successful, happy, and together.

My only issue with this is that it doesn't strike me as the "profound story depth" that Airi wants to reach for, this is just the lame tragic ending for Shinobu while Sakura gets off scott free.
See that's the thing that is the worst she could go in my opinion unless she suddenly decides shionbu is a cuck all the sudden but even she isn't that incoherent. But I'm sure he ends with someone probably fumi if not Sakura my dream is mio.
 
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See that's the thing that is the worst she could go in my opinion unless she suddenly decides shionbu is a cuck all the sudden but even she isn't that incoherent. But I'm sure he ends with someone probably fumi if not Sakura my dream is mio.
Well Mio is or was Airi's favorite character in that old interview and she did make a return in 133/134. I don't mind buying into some Mio delusion on top.
 
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so like a loose half scorching with the solo Shinobu angle, the other half is if fucboiXSakura end the story successful, happy, and together.

My only issue with this is that it doesn't strike me as the "profound story depth" that Airi wants to reach for, this is just the lame tragic ending for Shinobu while Sakura gets off scott free.
she reached her story depth with the blonde drooling over Yuma
 
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Wasn't her goal for the readers to see the ntr as something good or something like that?
Maybe not so black and white but rather how NTR can be used as a tool in order to add a "profound depth" to the story, mixing some of Airi's words/answers (translated).

I'm a bit lazy right now to go back and re-read it, I just roughly skimmed through it. That's also why Airi made that comment on how she hopes her readers can "develop an immunity to NTR" so that they can appreciate the story instead of being distracted by the usual negative emotions associated with it. In the end though maybe I'm interpreting Airi's answer too positively, but just my two cents on it.
 
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Maybe not so black and white but rather how NTR can be used as a tool in order to add a "profound depth" to the story, mixing some of Airi's words/answers (translated).

I'm a bit lazy right now to go back and re-read it, I just roughly skimmed through it. That's also why Airi made that comment on how she hopes her readers can "develop an immunity to NTR" so that they can appreciate the story instead of being distracted by the usual negative emotions associated with it. In the end though maybe I'm interpreting Airi's answer too positively, but just my two cents on it.
I think I was wrong in that she expected for the readers to see it as something good. I think it was more that she wanted them not to see the NTR as something negative, which in the same way, Airi failed in that objective, no? In the end, the readers only had negative emotions about 129.
 
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I seriously don't get the whole blonde bitch glazing fucboi motif being shoved in our faces near the end, the rage bait is super effective here though.
The blondie is an expert in rage bait, I remember how angry I got with what she was saying to Sakura in 130 and the worst part was Sakura going along with it, that really pissed me off.
 
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I think I was wrong in that she expected for the readers to see it as something good. I think it was more that she wanted them not to see the NTR as something negative, which in the same way, Airi failed in that objective, no? In the end, the readers only had negative emotions about 129.
Hard to say, some creators are wired different upstairs which can be both good and bad. Personally I don't think she really expected a real positive reception from everyone, maybe the NTR bros and her more loyal fanbase, and the only real mistake she made was doing her social media stunts which drew more outrage and attention.

I agree with you in that Airi definitely failed if she was trying to desensitize readers towards NTR because the execution near the end was still a little bit rushed even with a 20+ chapter setup, and it was still riddled with plot holes (like how does Shinobu not catch up to a Sakura running in a skirt...)
 
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The blondie is an expert in rage bait, I remember how angry I got with what she was saying to Sakura in 130 and the worst part was Sakura going along with it, that really pissed me off.
Worst part of it all is that she'll get off scott free as fucboi's cheerleader, who knows, maybe I'll be surprised but I'm not even banking on fucboi getting any comeuppance and still praying that Sakura gets hers for being a stupid stilly girl. That 135 convo was definitely top tier rage bait with the "you're so cool" and "it means you loved her that much"....
 
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Worst part of it all is that she'll get off scott free as fucboi's cheerleader, who knows, maybe I'll be surprised but I'm not even banking on fucboi getting any comeuppance and still praying that Sakura gets hers for being a stupid stilly girl. That 135 convo was definitely top tier rage bait with the "you're so cool" and "it means you loved her that much"....
I remember someone here said that the blondie was the representation of Airi in the manga, it seems like she's laughing at the readers, I'm starting to believe that.
 
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Hard to say, some creators are wired different upstairs which can be both good and bad. Personally I don't think she really expected a real positive reception from everyone, maybe the NTR bros and her more loyal fanbase, and the only real mistake she made was doing her social media stunts which drew more outrage and attention.

I agree with you in that Airi definitely failed if she was trying to desensitize readers towards NTR because the execution near the end was still a little bit rushed even with a 20+ chapter setup, and it was still riddled with plot holes (like how does Shinobu not catch up to a Sakura running in a skirt...)

Only in her delusional mind could betrayal be seen as something positive :facepalm:
 
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Only in her delusional mind could betrayal be seen as something positive :facepalm:
I've been down this rabbit hole of a discussion way too many times...so I'll say I agree this time!

I don't think this is the exact message that Airi is trying to get across, rather it just needed to happen along the way for Airi achieve her goal, who really knows (other than Airi/Artist/Editor), 136 will put the final piece to that puzzle and the completed picture will either be absolute garbage as the majority of readers are now expecting, or something surprising comes to light instead.
 
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I've been down this rabbit hole of a discussion way too many times...so I'll say I agree this time!

I don't think this is the exact message that Airi is trying to get across, rather it just needed to happen along the way for Airi achieve her goal, who really knows (other than Airi/Artist/Editor), 136 will put the final piece to that puzzle and the completed picture will either be absolute garbage as the majority of readers are now expecting, or something surprising comes to light instead.

I know we're missing the last piece, ch 136, but all the signs point to a trainwreck.
I would be pleasantly surprised if that weren't the case.
Damn, it’s as if she’d taken the few salvageable bits left after Chapter 129 and used them to build a bonfire.
 

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