Hanebado! - Vol. 9 Ch. 44 - Traits

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it's another "is this the worst chapter ye- oh wait, it might be the best one so far after all" chapter

also, is that ribbon just getting bigger? it's super bizarre
 
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Amazing psychological chapter ! ! But huh... She had a cold, maybe is her body reacting to the accumulated stressful events, I know about that.
Thank you Kaoruko!

Is the mom's ribbon getting bigger each chapter? Also, Connie heard all that...
 

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Pretty much. If she comes up against someone of comparable talent, but whose a foot taller than her she'd get destroyed. Ayano has to spend more stamina to cover the same distance as an average tall player, putting her a disadvantage. You could argue that the only reason Nagisa was even able to close the gap between them or keep up with her is because her tall stature made it easier for her to reach anywhere on the court to counter Ayano's perfect control. Otherwise, Ayano would have demolished her like she did the first time around because its been more than implied that she's on another level then almost every character in the series in raw talent.
 
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Well, hopefully Ayano starts to improve now. It'll be nice to see her bounce back at the next tournament.
 
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I want to lick Hanesaki's mid-riff. It's just too alluring.

Anyway, Hanesaki's still having trouble grasping respect for the opponent and for the sport, in general. So many times, her coach and teammates reminded her about it but she's still lost as to where to start or find it. Her mental state is really unstable and until she keep her shit together, her growth will be impeded.
 
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Okay... Even I think the art has become terrible now.
When it comes to the advantages Connie has it's not just her bodytype. As a blonde she was constantly influenced since birth by positive, strong and able role models in every media from casual adds in the street, magazines and television to novels, television and the internet. The Japanese girls on the other hand have from their birth been deliberately subjected to portrayals of dark-haired females as weak, insecure women who are constantly met with failure and defeat in every form of media. And that is true in the world in general. Japanese society itself is even worse in portraying dark-haired women as less capable and women with lighter hair colors as equal or superior to men.
The psychological chasm is so great that the way things are in the world in terms of how women are portrayed in media, by rights the competitions for women in most sports should be split in two.
What I take away from this chapter is that Kaoruko hit the nail on the head about everything but how Ayano regards other people. I've never known her really look down on others.
But for the second time we have the relationship between mother and daughter explained to us in a nutshell here:
Ushika blames herself for the life Ayano got, but the truth is that this is the life Ayano was always going to have.
No matter how unconsciously she did it to herself as a kid, Ayano always wanted to play badminton and always wanted to compete and grow stronger. Even when Ushika invented rules in order to cut short their games out of fear of what her daughter was becoming.
This is what the mangaka wanted to create: An exceptionally gifted girl who is genetically predestined to always wanting to play, always wanting to compete, always wanting to improve. A genius. And the drama of this story is that mother and daughter are both still struggling to accept that destiny. That is why this manga started out with Ayano refusing to play badminton. Her learning to accept herself is the basic premise of the story.
That's not to say Ushika didn't make a terrible decision to leave Ayano or that it didn't affect Ayano. But that is not the real reason behind Ayano's inner struggle. Ayano has to learn to accept herself. And Ushika has to accept that Ayano being who she is is not due to her failing as a mother.
 
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Did i'm only one find very pretentious of Miss Ribbon to call herself "true rival", you have 2 matchs and the only one you won is because you make her catch the cold. The part i hate about this manga is how miserable Ayano is pictured, it seem that everybody want to put her underground like jeez can't someone be nice with her. I'm sorry but it feel painful to watch poor Ayano just being scold over and over. And i will said it again but the fact that Miss Ribbon call herself "true rival" is beyond bullshit.
 
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Did i'm only one find very pretentious of Miss Ribbon to call herself "true rival", you have 2 matchs and the only one you won is because you make her catch the cold. The part i hate about this manga is how miserable Ayano is pictured, it seem that everybody want to put her underground like jeez can't someone be nice with her. I'm sorry but it feel painful to watch poor Ayano just being scold over and over. And i will said it again but the fact that Miss Ribbon call herself "true rival" is beyond bullshit.
Not really a rebuttal, but I do think it's worth noting that they're both sick during that match.
 

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