Gunjou Gunzou - Vol. 1 Ch. 9 - Shot-put Girlfriend 3
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And finally a full-blown netorare story in three parts. I'd like to say that the collection closes on a high note, but I found this one more "interesting" than captivating. It's ambitious in that deploys several very common NTR character tropes (lovely teen athlete heroine, sleazebag ugly bastard coach, smol & lovelorn childhood friend) only to subvert and twist them in unexpected ways. And despite heartbreaking cruelty and betrayal along the way, it eventually works its way toward a lovey-dovey happy end.
There's a lot to admire here. Akira, the statuesque track & field star heroine, is gorgeous beyond belief, easily the most beautiful girl in this collection (dig if you will her smile and sun-dappled tan on page 8 of chapter 7 ❤️). As a reworking of standard NTR elements, it's quite clever, and it pushes deeper into the author's interrogation of conventional sexual morality than the other stories in this collection.
Unfortunately, it's so concerned with ideas over character that the plot becomes contrived and even silly, sacrificing the authenticity of chapters 1 through 5. Nonetheless, it's a worthy experiment. If nothing else, it comes as a welcome corrective to the sadistic miserabilism of generic netorare fodder.
There's a lot to admire here. Akira, the statuesque track & field star heroine, is gorgeous beyond belief, easily the most beautiful girl in this collection (dig if you will her smile and sun-dappled tan on page 8 of chapter 7 ❤️). As a reworking of standard NTR elements, it's quite clever, and it pushes deeper into the author's interrogation of conventional sexual morality than the other stories in this collection.
Unfortunately, it's so concerned with ideas over character that the plot becomes contrived and even silly, sacrificing the authenticity of chapters 1 through 5. Nonetheless, it's a worthy experiment. If nothing else, it comes as a welcome corrective to the sadistic miserabilism of generic netorare fodder.
