Itoko no Ko - Ch. 6 - My cousin and passing rain

[amc9988]

I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY AND BE HAPPY FUCK THE LAWS

Well cousins can get married in Japan by law. So no issues there

 

[maxiusagi]

good boi

 

[Dagger]

I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY AND BE HAPPY FUCK THE LAWS

The irony of your comment is that in Japan marrying your cousin is legal, the issue for them would be the "social stigma".

 

[Coldlight]

This was a very nice gesture of support. I like that some of the kids had their dads in tow, or maybe the dads themselves decided to come over because they also used to frequent the shop when they were little boys. That one dad knew the granny, he likely bought sweets here as a young boy, when she was also much younger.

If granny can pass ownership of the shop to her grandson, maybe years later the two of them can bring their future kids to enjoy the candy and toys in this shop.

 

[abdullah17]

Who pissed on my fav incest manga?

 

[kn4ll]

... isn't bless your heart actually an insult?
I'm not too good at southern accents and sayings, but I thought it was kind of condescending.

 

[kn4ll]

Well cousins can get married in Japan by law. So no issues there

The risk of getting recessive genetic diseases is about doubled for cousins' children than for the general population.
Huh, apparently first cousin marriage is allowed in my country. I didn't know.
It's even allowed for uncles and aunts to marry their nieces and nephews in my country. I'm flabbergasted.
But apparently they're trying to make a law against it these days, they're discussing it in the government it seems.

 

[eviljackspicer]

Most likely yes, since almost every story this author does is about cousins.

Examples;

Milking Cousins
Paternal Cousins

That and the R-18 Pixiv page they have, which DO have sex scenes drawn for these 2.

Though I should warn you, they are NOT aged up for the sex scenes...

They are the same age as you see them now in the story.

Click the author's name here on mangadex for the link.

 

[kn4ll]

Most likely yes, since almost every story this author does is about cousins.

Examples;

Milking Cousins
Paternal Cousins

That and the R-18 Pixiv page they have, which DO have sex scenes drawn for these 2.

Though I should warn you, they are NOT aged up for the sex scenes...

They are the same age as you see them now in the story.

Click the author's name here on mangadex for the link.

I had the hots for one of my cousins when she was younger.
Sadly she didn't age very well.
Not that I did anything or ever told anyone about it, but I can understand some people having crushes on their cousins.
At least the ones you don't have that much to do with. If I had like a sister relationship with her, I think it'd be weird.

 

[kn4ll]

I bet this chapter hits hard with the JP readers cus they do have this aging population problem and low birthrate

That's not only an issue in Japan, it's starting to be an issue in my country too.
I feel like people are writing more about it every day.
Especially now that our currency is weak and foreigners here for work leave the country, there isn't enough people for the work force.

 

[AozoraBlueSky]

Maaaan, give it time ahah! World building and seeing how the characters interact in nostalgic situations, such as with the Granny, is development in a way!
Sure, we all expected them to act this way, but seeing them go and do it is still good.

If you want proof of what I say look no further than Aka Akasaka’s work on Kaguya-sama, where at the beginning it was roughly 1/2 plot and 1/2 world building, and all that would building really paid off in the end!

Mate, I'm not hating on it. I like the series. I'm just a smidge concerned because this is a brand new serialization and so far the only 2 serialized chapters can't seem to decide if it wants to do a reboot (which it should have done to flesh out and extend the story) or continue where it left off (not what I would do as Nozomu is only supposed to be there for the summer and the summer is almost up after chapter 4) and is straying from the style and content (nuanced suggestive humor as Nozomu slowly realizes he's actually attracted to his cousin) that caused it to become popular enough to serialize in the first place. Continuing like this could be a death sentence and I want this manga to succeed. I don't want it to get canned after 1 or 2 volumes. But if it continues like this then that's exactly what's going to happen as original fans will slowly lose interest and new readers won't jump on board. Chapters like this one, in this type of series, work best once the characters and story are already fully established to give readers a change of pace from the status quo. The first 2 serialized chapters are just going to confuse new readers as to what this series is supposed to be. Is it a stereotypical ecchi romcom like chapter 1? Is it a slow paced iyashikei like chapter 2? The preserialization was neither. Also. . . And I know this is going to sound salty even though that's not my intent, but ~points to my avatar~ I think I can recognize good world building when I see it and so far this is NOT it.

On a side note, I can't emphasize enough that I'm not upset at you or the series. I just enjoy picking the things I watch and read apart and I'm seeing some early red flags that need to be fixed if this series wants to be successful.

 

[kn4ll]

Mate, I'm not hating on it. I like the series. I'm just a smidge concerned because this is a brand new serialization and so far the only 2 serialized chapters can't seem to decide if it wants to do a reboot (which it should have done to flesh out and extend the story) or continue where it left off (not what I would do as Nozomu is only supposed to be there for the summer and the summer is almost up after chapter 4) and is straying from the style and content (nuanced suggestive humor as Nozomu slowly realizes he's actually attracted to his cousin) that caused it to become popular enough to serialize in the first place. Continuing like this could be a death sentence and I want this manga to succeed. I don't want it to get canned after 1 or 2 volumes. But if it continues like this then that's exactly what's going to happen as original fans will slowly lose interest and new readers won't jump on board. Chapters like this one, in this type of series, work best once the characters and story are already fully established to give readers a change of pace from the status quo. The first 2 serialized chapters are just going to confuse new readers as to what this series is supposed to be. Is it a stereotypical ecchi romcom like chapter 1? Is it a slow paced iyashikei like chapter 2? The preserialization was neither. Also. . . And I know this is going to sound salty even though that's not my intent, but ~points to my avatar~ I think I can recognize good world building when I see it and so far this is NOT it.

On a side note, I can't emphasize enough that I'm not upset at you or the series. I just enjoy picking the things I watch and read apart and I'm seeing some early red flags that need to be fixed if this series wants to be successful.

A manga like this will generally not run for longer than three-four volumes, and honestly you don't want them to. They get sorta shitty after that point and just a cash grab really.

 

[hiddentheory]

No cousin feet this time

There's some feet thou

 

[AozoraBlueSky]

A manga like this will generally not run for longer than three-four volumes, and honestly you don't want them to. They get sorta shitty after that point and just a cash grab really.

I wouldn't expect it to last long, the story is only supposed to take place over 1 summer and it's a comedy. There's only so much you can go with that unless your name is Kenjirou Hata (Hayate no Gotoku, Tonikaku Kawaii). If it continues like this, though, it's going to get cancelled early. 1 volume, 2 tops. If they did a proper reboot and continued the style of the preserialization this could be a solid 3-5 volume series.

Edit: My point is, previous poster said "give it time" but this series doesn't have that luxury if it wants to actually be good and inconsistent writing will give the series even less time than it could have potentially had.

 

[SomeConch357]

I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY AND BE HAPPY FUCK THE LAWS

it's not against the law in Japan for cousins....

 

[OsisNie]

... isn't bless your heart actually an insult?
I'm not too good at southern accents and sayings, but I thought it was kind of condescending.

No, I think you're right about that. My bad. I'm a yankee and don't have much southern exposure.
I've changed the line.

 

[kn4ll]

I wouldn't expect it to last long, the story is only supposed to take place over 1 summer and it's a comedy. There's only so much you can go with that unless your name is Kenjirou Hata (Hayate no Gotoku, Tonikaku Kawaii). If it continues like this, though, it's going to get cancelled early. 1 volume, 2 tops. If they did a proper reboot and continued the style of the preserialization this could be a solid 3-5 volume series.

Edit: My point is, previous poster said "give it time" but this series doesn't have that luxury if it wants to actually be good and inconsistent writing will give the series even less time than it could have potentially had.

Hinagiku is mai waifu.
It's a crime she didn't win Saimoe.

 

[AozoraBlueSky]

Hinagiku is mai waifu.
It's a crime she didn't win Saimoe.

I don't think I'll ever forgive Hayate for

breaking her heart. Twice.

Nor will I ever forgive them for never properly animating her story. I have a sneaking suspicious that they are about to ignore or gloss over Tsukasa's flashback arc as well, assuming they even animate any more Tonikaku Kawaii.

 

[KevilTjnz]

I LOVE THEIR DYNAMIC JUST GET MARRIED ALREADY AND BE HAPPY FUCK THE LAWS

Cousins are legal in Japan tho

 

[kn4ll]

I don't think I'll ever forgive Hayate for

breaking her heart. Twice.

Nor will I ever forgive them for never properly animating her story. I have a sneaking suspicious that they are about to ignore or gloss over Tsukasa's flashback arc as well, assuming they even animate any more Tonikaku Kawaii.

I lost interest after the Athena arc (this was around when the second season was airing iirc) because it didn't go anywhere, and I still haven't read the 100 or so last chapters. I also never watched the third season, though I did watch the movie.
It used to be my favorite manga for years, but it just never picked up after the Athena arc.
After I've read that Hinagiku got completely shafted too, I've just never been able to pick it up again.