Imasara desu ga, Osananajimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimaimashita - Ch. 22 - It Happened, A Year, and a Half Ago

[halcer]

- reads chapter -
me: oh so that's how they met. neat.
also me: so when do we get to see FMC again?

 

[wakawa00]

it could be a great plot pull if the author did that, like, in chapter 10 at most.

Chapters 1-21 are about 100 pages in total, for most manga that would be 5 or 6 chapters

 

[Hcoregamer]

It's been awhile since I've seen this many people lose their shit over a manga.

It’s honestly for a good reason. They expected one thing for the story, and heck the original premise, then they just piss all the goodwill with this crap.

With better writing this would have been avoided, since a good story lays the groundwork for a plot twist or a tonal change.

 

[ipmanvsthemask]

Sexual assault as a backstory is cheap drama bait 101.

Cheap = Bad?

 

[ipmanvsthemask]

It’s honestly for a good reason. They expected one thing for the story, and heck the original premise, then they just piss all the goodwill with this crap.

With better writing this would have been avoided, since a good story lays the groundwork for a plot twist or a tonal change.

The author did lay the groundwork. These people just refuse to see it.

 

[BlueSpirit]

I swear this author used the drama twist for engagement bait. He really thought bringing this will drive readers nuts and start post online about it while it boost the manga engagement. Nah I'm not wasting my time with this rotten garbage.

 

[Ingway]

I wonder if this was the intention all along, lure us into the typical romcom stuff, and then pull the rug under us, and having us question if the guy ever felt the same way at all, and it wasn't merely just respect for her.
"It's a Little Late" would make a lot more sense with this in mind, since it was indeed already too late, his heart is taken.

 

[wakawa00]

"It's a Little Late" would make a lot more sense with this in mind, since it was indeed already too late, his heart is taken.

The characters names are light (Hikari), darkness (Yami) and evening (Yuu) and the author just confirmed this is the start of the "dark" chapter of the story, this was always the plan

 

[Eror65]

Ah… another surprise tragedy… wonderful…

 

[aveney41]

The author did lay the groundwork. These people just refuse to see it.

It was indeed there. There were clues left throughout the story. I had to think about this a lot. If the author truly had this "Light/Dark/ Evening" 2 part series motif thing in mind the whole time, I think it's not bad. It's actually kind of interesting. But it still feels a bit jarring. I think I'd be a bit less annoyed if the manga wasn't named what it is. I'll stick with it to see where it goes. I still think Aya is a turbo B for even thinking of supporting Hikari and doing what she did lol. Also sugardaddy plot device is dumb af.

 

[Mangamoz]

Cheap = Bad?

Hey if you think the most overused storytelling trauma for women for hundreds of years, is some grand masterpiece of writing, all the more power to you.

Don't let me take that away from you. I'm just some random loser online.

 

[wrpd_mnd]

From the looks of it, we are gonna get to see the story from at least 2 and possibly 3 perspectives (finishing off with Yuu who should be able to fill in the rest of the gaps). If the intent is for each person's story to fit into a single book, then I would expect Yami's story to last another 100 pages.

 

[bluekosa]

Good one, author! It's not April Fools yet, but you got me! Hahaha....Now can you turn this back to how it was before? We will forget this ever happened, pinky promise!

 

[pepinotomate]

He made WA2?

Yep, Maruto is the dude behind one of the most memorable scenes in WA2, the airport scene

 

[BlargET]

It's not the first time I've seen an author depict a character in a way that leaves the reader with no sympathy for them, only to reveal their backstory in the next chapter. I always wonder, isn't there a better narrative approach to this? Instead of waiting for the backstory to fix a character's lack of appeal, why not build sympathy earlier on?

After chapter 21, I feel no sympathy for Ayami, and to be honest, I don't even care about her backstory anymore. Her character feels so unlikable in chapter 21, and the sudden attempt to make her sympathetic feels forced.

Wouldn't it have been more effective to give Ayami more 'screen time' beforehand, so the reader could understand her better? By showing her struggles, motivations, or even some redeeming qualities early on, the author could have created a foundation for empathy, building a deeper connection between the reader and the character. It just feels like a missed opportunity when the emotional payoff comes too late, making it hard for me to care about Ayami, no matter what her backstory reveals.

Thanks for the chapter!

Literally one of the biggest problems with the "last of us 2". I hope this and that game will be studied on how not to make readers sympathetic. Making characters do something to make them the absolute worst in the audience mind to only then try to immediately try to play for sympathy just doesn't work. And I don't know how writers got it in their head that it would.

 

[pofehof]

Just sticking around to see Hikari and the rest of the friend group's reaction to this, which will probably take a while since this is back to a bi-weekly format. I just can't see how they can forgive Ayami for this. Guess she'll just go back to how she was before...

Unfortunately, the author mentioned that this is the second part, "The Dark Chapter" with Chapters 1 through 21 being "The Light Chapter". Guess this'll be a long wait, and it'll be time to drop it.

 

[zephyroths]

Just sticking around to see Hikari and the rest of the friend group's reaction to this, which will probably take a while since this is back to a bi-weekly format. I just can't see how they can forgive Ayami for this. Guess she'll just go back to how she was before...

Unfortunately, the author mentioned that this is the second part, "The Dark Chapter" with Chapters 1 through 21 being "The Light Chapter". Guess this'll be a long wait, and it'll be time to drop it.

Thanks for the heads up

 

[AmaSuna]

Normally I would let the mangaka cook whatever the hell it is. Really, no matter how horrible. But for some reason I just can't anymore with this manga. I'm done

Enjoy it if you like it Ig

 

[Umbrum]

It's a personal project of the author, so there's no danger of it being axed.

I'm happy about this and I hope the author does what he had in mind instead of simply pulling back cause of the backlash, there should be room for some experimentation in the medium, like let the guy cook.

 

[pofehof]

Oh boy backstory time.

Fun Facts:

• Saranami went from being rated 8.59 to 8.04 because of the last chapter.
• 20 1-star ratings to 93 1-star ratings.
• 3 people reported this manga as a troll entry.

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Quickly dipped to a 7.88 with 128 one star ratings. Guess there are a lot of people who missed the previous update and are realizing what happened now.

I am giving it a chance before throwing a 3 on it, I will let the actual arc end. I mean, I have low hopes for it but the whole last chapter could be a bait.

The only way this can be redeemed is if it turns out that childhood friend realized his feelings for MC, which is why he broke up with Ayami and didn't want to go to their school in the first place.