Kimi wa, Nina Janai - Vol. 4 Ch. 40.5 - To You at 20

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thanks for all the chapters. they were all neatly done, pleasant to read.

the series itself was decent as well. nothing outstandingly great, but still enjoyable overall. ending was pretty meh, felt like the author ran out of ideas and/or motivation. oh well, not the first time and not the last.
 
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Series was good, not great, but good.
Kinda wish we got more chapters after they were together, but overall it was enjoyable.
 
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Aaaaand done. The ending felt abrubt. This story was on the surface a wholesome GalXOtaku tale that didn't have massive impact. Good, not great, as others have said. But I think there were deeper themes about image, self-esteem, how we commodify ourselves, and how we can treat others as commodities. Both leads had a "public image" of themselves they used for work, and a "private image" they used together. Both had leeches trying to siphon off their public images with the ex-girlfriend and the stream simp. Ultimately they learned how to keep their two sides separate and devote themselves to the other- Self Image improved, self esteem improved, commodification given meaning through sacrifice. How sweet!

I did say it felt abrubt. Let's speculate on all the dangling, unsnipped threads.

Natori stopped going to work, did he cancel the internet and move to a cave or a graveyard after he "broke up with his fake girlfriend?" Or maybe he just moved to a different city and found a different job. I like to think he had a moment of shameful clarity and worked on himself. Simpin' ain't easy.

Ex-girlfriend gets kicked out by her parents for being a TICK. I mean literally, she gets bit by a radioactive tick and becomes a blood-sucking parasite for real! Of course no family would be run by someone with lyme disease, so she's kicked out to wander the streets. What would the neighbors think?
 
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I agree with the general sentiment here: lackluster ending arc, but a decent enough ending. I enjoyed this one.
 
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Eeh, that's it?

Anyway, thanks for the TL, and MD purge wave is still going strong nowadays
 
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Was a nice ride. Feels a li'll rushed but I still I enjoyed it a lot ngl. Peoples were talking about the stalker issue but I fell like it was pretty well handled. I feel like most of the scans I've read lately have been really weird the way they handle the stalkers. This one felt alright so ig ima say it was well done.

Anyway pleasure doing business as always
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Thanks Author/Artist, Tl and finally chat for the ride.
Love ya'll
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Are you going to focus on 12cm promise next or is there a new series. that you guys are going to take on?
The MangaDex purge has taken out quite a big chunk of wind out of our sails as well. Osis is still going strong and we are keeping the current projects alive. That has to be enough for now.

Freaking purge :(
 
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It was a nice manga, a solid 8 id say as a person who isn't familiar with vtubers that much.
 
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(Hah.....) Yep, good enough for me.

A solid 8/10 where I only use 5-10 ranging from pure trash to absolute masterpiece. So, an 8 means it's good enough read that makes me enjoy the read.

There were a few hiccups along the way, especially when it comes to Aoba being a doormat to his ex. The creepy stalker could end up so much worse, just like Hoshino Ai. But thankfully, it was resolved, one way or another.

But for the rest of it, it's a wholesome romance between a responsible fan who can draw the line between VTube persona and real life, and a VTuber who... well... I don't know what to say about Nina. I don't dislike her, of course. She is simply a pure girl who had a pretty good catch of a man. I never want to discourage her love because of coincidence that she just so happen to meet Aoba. But then again, love is very much serendipitous. If one is willing to stay for their whole life with another person, through thin and thick, then it's absolutely a-okay.

So yeah... (Clap, clap) Good read. Thank you for writing this story, author.
 
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Well, that was a nice wrap-up to the manga.

It was an enjoyable read—nothing too special in terms of story or ending. Too bad we didn’t get more of the aftermath, like what happened to his ex afterward.

But that’s fine. Who cares about her anyway?

A wholesome fan × VTuber manga overall.
 
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The Ending is so ass 💀🙏
Japanese habit when it comes to the romance genre is the cliffhanger ending. :/
 
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Ok read i guess.
5.5/10.

The beginning was good, but it fell apart fast.

Not something i would buy, but it's fine to pass time
 

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