Hijiri-kun wa Kiyoku Ikitai - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - She Can't Hold It Back

[auodere]

ughh was so excited for this because we're so lacking in good femdom manga with a hot ml but harem... 🥱 i thought itd be a triangle at most. ill keep reading for now, hopefully it's done tastefully at least

 

[straightlycurved]

THIS IS WHY I READ MANGAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Lonbomb]

Haha wouldn't it be really funny if he got pegged as a joke guys

 

[Lustrist]

i just wanna say that i had little faith in an english tl coming soon so i read a spanish tl, makes me really appreciate this gettin picked up

i fucking hollered when i saw the girl from ioris yaoi oneshot holding a dildo btw, seeing the black-haired dude made me pause too

 

[Chickens]

I think the treasurer (Mimasaka) is the same character as the author's previous one shot: https://mangadex.org/title/80283172-d0be-4009-bbfa-6931e2af5544/barairo-no-hishatai

 

[Weoooo]

Despite the protagonist putting on a face and thinking cocky at the start, he's pretty sympathetic (I can't help but be sympathetic regarding a person who was called "Doctor Sex" in elementary school and got betrayed partly because of that). I think the basis of the relationship between him and the heroine was also well established in this chapter. And the art-- especially the eyes-- are striking, as expected from this mangaka.

Dog and Scum had many characters that could've easily fallen into predictable, annoying roles but instead became sympathetic people reacting in rational ways. It's not a surprise, honestly, that the characterization ended up the way it is.

I get the feeling this won't be nearly the same ride as that one, though, which was basically a love story wrapped up in a mystery. The setup feels far more about Hijiri letting his true self, the empathetic and curious kid who wants to tell everyone what he knows, out from behind his awful façade. Doing it, of course, by allowing others the chance to free the parts of themselves they find distasteful or shameful. It seems like it could be a lot of fun, although I also suspect there's gon' be some fujo bait in here.

 

[auodere]

i just wanna say that i had little faith in an english tl coming soon so i read a spanish tl, makes me really appreciate this gettin picked up

i fucking hollered when i saw the girl from ioris yaoi oneshot holding a dildo btw, seeing the black-haired dude made me pause too

oh i noticed the guy from the oneshot, but not the girl 😯 nice catch aha
I wonder how involved the plot from the oneshot is going to be with this hmmm

 

[thatssoleon]

the art looked oddly familiar and lo and behold, another cuckoldry classic from the asaga iori himself!

 

[nyaasar]

Is this some kind of conspiracy?

 

[G-P]

What was disgusting about Inu to Kuzu?
Pretty decent manga overall, with the author's trademark awesome drawing style.

Happy to see this new one being translated too, thanks OP!

But Dog and Scum ended up well.

What's disgusting about that comic is how at the center of the drama in there is that pretty psychopath fuckboy toying with others emotions and relationships for his own amusement and how the other characters still have him in fond memory at the end. He literally NTR'd his "buddy" in high school just for personal laughs. And yet the author tries to gaslight the reader into believing that he is some sort of poor misunderstood melancholic. Disgusting.
Edit: It's even in the Titel of the comic "Dog and SCUM"

 

[kuma]

i notice the vice president was the masochist girl in the last page while the treasurer was in the author previous hentai works. i think student council also beyond help.

 

[Eighty-six]

What's disgusting about that comic is how at the center of the drama in there is that pretty psychopath fuckboy toying with others emotions and relationships for his own amusement and how the other characters still have him in fond memory at the end. He literally NTR'd his "buddy" in high school just for personal laughs. And yet the author tries to gaslight the reader into believing that he is some sort of poor misunderstood melancholic. Disgusting.

Is it that the author tries to gaslight the reader into seeing him as a "poor misunderstood melancholic", or is the fleshing out of his character what leads to that?

If it's the former on account of how the other characters think of him, why isn't that just a reflection of their characters and the reality that their impressions of them are both complex and juxtaposed with their own shortcomings?

 

[G-P]

If it's the former on account of how the other characters think of him, why isn't that just a reflection of their characters and the reality that their impressions of them are both complex and juxtaposed with their own shortcomings?

Complex and juxtaposed impressions of their own shortcomings? That they think fondly of the manipulative bastard who played with them for ages? Sounds like more gaslighting and now victim blaming to boot.

 

[Povo]

So she let the teacher go down on her.. How long til she lets the MC do the same?

 

[Eighty-six]

Complex and juxtaposed impressions of their own shortcomings?

That's not what I said, and I can't decipher what you are reciting.

That they think fondly of the manipulative bastard who played with them for ages? Sounds like more gaslighting and now victim blaming to boot.

1. Is it impossible for you to simultaneously think that someone was an asshole but acknowledge their struggles and the fact that they died by some mundane yet fatal freak accident? The narrative doesn't even beg you to feel sorry for Shuuji, nor does it gloss over his wrongs. Reika opines that he probably would have died young at any rate, perhaps being done in by a vengeful woman he played with. Another woman he played with went insane with her obsession over him. The extra chapter has him supposing that he brought his death on himself. All that and more-- how is this the gaslighting you speak of, as opposed to an undermining of a two-dimensional villain impression that still doesn't exonerate him?

2. Along with their low self-esteem of both Sakuraba and Reika as well as him being a major presence in both their lives that they willingly allowed, Sakuraba inadvertently killed Shuuji-- is he supposed to still be angry about him being an asshole? Reina let him cheat on her because she was hungry for love. How are either of these people able to be predisposed to viewing him poorly? Just because you disagree with the characters sentiments or assessments doesn't mean you're being "gaslit".

I mean, it could. Alternatively, you could have been provoked into feeling something you don't want to feel.

 

[G-P]

My name is Shuuji and I'm a gorgeous 10/10 narcissistic psycho. I have a best friend I keep around simply for my own amusement. I fucked and married the girl he was interested in my high school years, not because I loved her too, but just because I wanted to fuck with him. I will also cheat on her cause yolo. I will also have my author spin narratives not only to relativize my behaviour, but also protray me as some sort of tragic figure. My victims will also love me because of that. I also have female simps in forums shift attention from my abhorrent actions to my victims emotions and pilpul to no end. I am amazing.

 

[halerain]

My name is Shuuji and I'm a gorgeous 10/10 narcissistic psycho. I have a best friend I keep around simply for my own amusement.

Are you sure you missed the undertones where the author softly implies that Shuuji also

Spoiler

low-key had feelings/sense of possessiveness for our MC and that's another reason why he was fucking with him like this

?

I also agree with a lot of points that @Eighty-six made. You seem to be taking the plot and how the author treats her characters too personally, in all honesty. Especially judging by your comment above.

Her manga works always focus on dysfunctionality, so I'm not sure why you're so surprised. People like Shuuji exist, people like Reika and Sakuraba also exist, and it's a realistic portrayal that doesn't really excuse his behavior.

He is their bridge in a way, anyways - even though it's a fucked up bridge.

Dunno. 'Dog and Scum', 'Scum's Wish' etc. don't phase me. I've always had wide social circles, so there were bound to be bad apples among them. I've had my plenty of dysfunctional people who nevertheless had some redeeming qualities. I've cut off people (including exes) from my life; other people have cut me off from theirs. Life happens and it's not peachy, sometimes it's vile.

 

[G-P]

Another one.

 

[Matthew-Miguel]

What was disgusting about Inu to Kuzu?
Pretty decent manga overall, with the author's trademark awesome drawing style.

Happy to see this new one being translated too, thanks OP!

Maybe becuz there is some erotica on inu to kuzu but in my personal opinion pretty decent manga nothing more to say

 

[Coldlight]

Best part is when all three of them screamed at the same time, each with their own distinct sounds.

Fun fact: The name of their academy "Midara" has the same romanized spelling (a homonym) as another Japanese adjective (midara, 淫ら) which means "obscene/dirty"; Imagine wanting to live a pure life in a school with a name that sounds like "dirty academy"...

The kanji for Tsuchi (土) in Hijiri's family name Tsuchimikado also stands for "soil/dirt".

Also, Mitsuki's family name Sado is an obvious nod to her sadistic inclinations. The family name Mazono could even be a clue to Himari's potential disposition (could she be an M? we'll see about that). I see Asaga-sensei is having plenty of fun with all this wordplay in her manga.