Isshou Sukitte Yutta jan - Vol. 1 Ch. 5 - One Flower

[MangaDex]

 

[Hamin]

so a-ko ended up committing suicide herself. The way the author wrote this, it seemed weirdly close to home as if they themselves had some sort of simliar experience.

Nice one shot

 

[Lynkaster]

not specially sad, but depressing... *sigh* 🤒

 

[That-Guy]

3 am’s a good time to be depressed.

Spoiler

Similar to A-ko, I knew someone who was as eccentric and poetic as her. But now that I look back, she was neither. Once you’re with someone long enough, you’ll eventually see the world through their eyes and find that they’re actually simple and honest.
The only thing I still regret is not being able to say the right words she wanted or needed to hear. Not that I’d know what those were.

I’m gonna go back to sleep.

 

[Midoriha]

Call me dumb but I didn't quite understand what leatherman was trying to say, or explain.
Is it that A-ko knew where and when to said "No" and doesn't let herself get carried by the flow of things, or that of other people?

 

[GrindEnfant]

"A-ko would often say poetic things" yeah right, more like random shitty quotes.

 

[SightWarden]

"an exhibitionist man in turtle shell bondage saved me"

is my life so boring I have never been approached by a crossdresser only to be saved by a person in bondage? I think I need to reevaluate my life

 

[r4ttlesnake]

This oneshot doesn't deliver any meaningful message of measurable depth whatsoever.
Oneshots are already weak in the developmental side, so this one came out rather bland.
Meh.

 

[semicharmed]

It's time for depressing hours.

 

[sukaley]

I don't think it's supposed to deliver some grand message about life; it's just about a girl who inspired the mangaka to be the artist she is today, and she finally felt ready to tell that story (maybe with some liberties added?). I think she wrote it intentionally in a way to show the naivety and innocence of both A-ko and her younger self, searching for some poetic meaning in life when in actuality it was just a sad, unfortunate situation.

 

[greatninja3]

@Hamin well it was mentioned this was based on author's experience

I assume A-ko is just an acronym of the real name of the person like saying person A instead of the real name

 

[blurgh123]

The story moved lightning fast, but then the last page reveals that this is based on the author's own experiences. Wow! I can't imagine ever experiencing something like that myself.

 

[Kuroikigai2]

Damn, i loved kuzu no honkai and im just now reading the authors other work. All her mangas are very personal. I hope she releases more stuff

 

[Robinisback]

Man, How Traumatic it would have been for Her, If She Wouldn't have met A-ko , She wouldn't have have been the Mangaka she is now.

 

[7owo7Yue]

Call me dumb but I didn't quite understand what leatherman was trying to say, or explain.
Is it that A-ko knew where and when to said "No" and doesn't let herself get carried by the flow of things, or that of other people?

I think he was saying that A-ko was a person who didn't let anyone know her true self. Like she knew when to cut people out/set a boundry when people got to close to protect herself. For example mc was friends with A-ko but the friendship seems to have been cut when she dropped out, when they meet again A-ko hangs out with them for a minute but ditches them soon after, and most importantly she showed the mc her sketchs but never her manga. Showing mc never fully knew A-ko because A-ko never really let her.

On the other hand the mc seems to wear her heart on her sleeve. She's sincere with things in her life. She's open with telling people she wants to be a manga artist, to being friends with A-ko, and she speaks plainly unlike A-ko.

The leatherman man was prob warning mc that people who wear their heart on their sleeve tend to be taken advantage of because they only see the good in people, don't read between the lines, and don't know when people are trying to hurt them. Also since they were in an underground event there were prob plenty of people there trying to take advantage of people.