Kawaii Joushi wo Komarasetai - Vol. 4 Ch. 46

[tseng]

lol, just checked korean scans up to chapter 55 because i got annoyed with this chapter ( think volume 4 is up to 55? )

Spoiler

and yeah this whole shit last until that, because he meet a ex girlfriend in the mixer apparently lol

 

[Jerach]

Whelp, I'm dropping this. The whole reason I started reading this is because I thought, "oh boy, a manga about an adult couple that actually starts a relationship really early on. Maybe it won't just be totally mired in the same tired romcom bullshit cliches!"

Last arc the guy had to drag his girlfriend to admit that she *likes* him, not loves, just likes. Now in this chapter she's trying so desperately to take that back and say it was only a maybe for... some fucking reason? Like, is there actually any good reason for her to be doing that at this point? Why is she so embarassed or ashamed to, I dunno, show even the most basic level of encouragement to someone she's been dating for months.

Now we're going to head into an arc where he goes into a mixer, of course she's going to misunderstand something and think he's cheating, and it's just going to be the same tired bullshit. I'd honestly only be happy if this was an arc where he meets someone who actually considers his feelings on a basic level and dumps her for someone else. You could even have a whole scene where she's like, "you're cheating on me?!" and he's like, "no, I'm telling you upfront that I want to break up with you first because you've genuinely taken everything I do for granted and I'm sick of it."

 

[eatgoddamnshit]

yea dropping it too

 

[Valanway]

sadly, I might likewise drop it. The art was the only thing still keeping me reading..

 

[Pancakedeity]

if only someone would ntr him away from her

 

[hkzkthx]

@tseng

Spoiler

so does it end at 55 or a still continued in the next volume?

 

[Firsan]

why author why... just when the sugar were pouring you need to give us some shitty shit like this?!?!?!
what? a misunderstanding arc? that's frickin bullshit, !!!
All i wanted is vanilla story, (a bit drama is fine but not containing any dirt)
my heart can't handle the hurdle you know :'(

 

[Kekitus]

20 days ago, when chapter 45 was translated, I commented about how annoying the tsundere cliché can be if pushed to the extreme, and ended my post with this :

"At the very least she admitted her feelings, but that's literally the only positive thing about this arc imo. I really hope that this will be a turning point in the relationship, because it's been 45 chapters of her being an absolute pain in the ass. 45 chapters without any progress despite the fact that they've been going out together since chapter 1."

And welp, last chapter didn't feel like a turning point at all. Like, for God's sake, it was supposed to be the usual cliché "love rival" arc that we all hate because of how it's overused, but that at least brings some progress to the story. It's usually the moment where the annoying tsundere character realizes her feeling through the jealousy she experiences because of the love rival. It's the moment where she realizes she has to become more honest with her feelings because she might lose her lover otherwise.
How can you mess up so bad as the author that even an arc as cliché and overused as this doesn't bring any progress to your story?

In the end we're back to square one, with a new arc where he goes to a mixer, where there will probably be a new "rival girl", he will probably be misunderstood by his gf, only for all of this new arc to lead to NOTHING again.

It's especially disappointing since the art was really nice and the original plot was interesting too (it's rare to find 4koma of an adult romance with an older woman). I've been waiting for months for an update on this manga, but when I finally get it it's this disappointing. It's been 46 chapters of running in circle.
I also really hoped this one would turn out better than the really disappointing "Mata, Kata Omou" from the same author, but nope. It seems this author just really can't write a good romcom story.

Needless to say, I'm dropping this too.

 

[goodie-bag]

So many people getting triggered.

 

[No1Kenkaku]

God that was probably the stupidest bulshit drama trigger I've ever read.

Edit, nevermind, forgot I read shojo manga.

 

[Zikakuto]

I think most of us here are of the same mind. That’s a pretty shit way to treat your boyfriend. He has to reluctantly drag a like out of you and now you take it back. She also doesn’t want to hang out or meet most of the time. He has to drag her along. She has some major commitment issues, let’s see if the author can satisfyingly develop her because right now she’s really annoying and we feel she doesn’t deserve him.

 

[tseng]

@hkzkthx

Spoiler

manga still ongoing, just who knows when next volume gonna get released, probably wait another year like with volume 4 lol, but i think magazine where this get published have some more chapters, but dont have a digitial source for it, at least thats what i read some time ago, not sure really

 

[Tamerlane]

@tseng sounds painful.

I know it's a dick move, but why just not show up to the mixer? Like it's even more of a dick move to insult your girlfriend and then pressure you to go to somewhere you don't want to.

 

[jazz9]

Go to the mixer my dude and find a girl who likes you
No maybes

 

[Krsomz]

Papa bless Crayon Box translations
You all are great!

 

[Stoner]

what a fucking retard.

 

[ReaperCreeper]

Oh boy, another misunderstanding coming right up.

 

[Lazynoob]

So just don't go. Hopefully after she gets mad at him there will be some actual plot progression.

 

[Pinealoupe]

This is starting to be unbearable. If it actually took effort to read a chapter I might drop it.

 

[Jmann]

Most cliche tropes of the manga arrived - going to the mixer when you have a girlfriend "bcs friend ask you to" and then following jealousy, anger, misunderstanding, possible rival girl from the mixer etc. Got I hate this shit. Every fucking romantic manga do this.
Why, mr. Anderson, why, in the name of what..? (c) 🤦🏻‍♂️