I'm in Love with the Villainess - Vol. 1 Ch. 5 - Days as a Maid

[stressedcoffee]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the tension is slowly rising

 

[jinjimar]

oooooh, things are getting lil spicy

 

[DexTimeLord]

"Just do as you please"? In the WN and in the spanish scan, she says "please like me"

 

[mokonaarappa]

OwO

 

[210astat]

that, was great read! I wanna rate it 11/10 somehow , when they'll kiss... thank you for the chapters!

 

[Ameliah]

Thank you for the translation! ^^

 

[mintx17]

ajkjsklajdwkdjkankdak fck i'm weak for this;-;

 

[Amylase]

@GwenBlanketKnight I mean male gaze refers more to treating us like peices of meat without agency rather than just having lewd thoughts and desires or depictions in general. Its tied up in conceptions of patriarchy. Even porn isn't going to necessarily be "male gazey" so to speak.

The whole "pure angelic love" thing is awful for sure though. It's infantilizing as hell towards homo/biromantic and homo/bisexual folks.

 

[Meophist]

"Just do as you please"? In the WN and in the spanish scan, she says "please like me"

I don't know how it is in the original, but the Japanese 好きにして can mean either, but usually means the former "do as you like".

 

[Altair]

Exactly. Think of the male gaze like a camera and a director. If someone was staging and scripting each panel in the manga, what were they thinking? How is the subject of the lens being portrayed and arranged? Why is Claire devoid of a personality in these few shots, and why are they all creeper and low angle shots? You can depict this tastefully, and sexily, and with Rei's gag comedy reaction without depicting Claire like a pinup model. That's asking a lot from a not so progressive industry, but this isn't exactly a remotely new artistic concept

Dipping into markets a bit, Yuri Hime's readers are split evenly between lesbian women and straight men, so they've always had a bit of an identity crisis when it comes to the editorial department including fan service. I think it comes more from a lack of intention

Considering how universal this treatment is in manga, I don't think Villainess stands out from the crowd in this respect. Even if Claire's sudden depiction is a bit jarring.

 

[jeffbustercase]

CUTE

 

[NIPHY]

I caaaannn'ttt ...... Lady Claire blushing face is to cute!!! This chap is too much for my heart!

 

[TheCatie]

Thank you for your hard work!

 

[Pota-toe]

I really want this to be an anime in the future.

 

[agolloh]

Now I know why there is already even more comments on this than the previous chapter... thanks for the translations!

 

[Fujiyama]

Well

 

[TheRedSpy21]

nice

 

[johnnoot]

Finally.
Nice.

 

[dy4y]

Oh my gods! I love how much this adds to the og story! Claire getting all embarrassed in the bath on page 23 was so adorable!!!!!!!!

 

[6f0909]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA