KimoOta, Idol Yarutteyo - Vol. 2 Ch. 24 - Side Stories Collection 2

[MangaDex]

 

[Amatsukaze_KaiNi]

Oh, thought this was dropped, thanks for reviving it and translating it!
But... I'm lost how the story went so... I'm gonna read the whole thing again.

 

[FieryKathy]

@Amatsukaze_KaiNi This was all my plan muahahaha, gib more reads. In all seriousness, I had to finish my masterpaper (which I passed so I just graduated, hurray) and covid was making me feel super tired and depressed.

 

[SuperOniichan]

@FieryKathy How far have raws gone from this? I still can't decide if I should read this.

 

[DanJADO]

Nice things are expensive, even if you are an idol. She should already know that, he was a kimoOta after all XD

 

[FieryKathy]

@SuperOniichan iirc we are almost halfway so there's like 56'ish raws in total. The author might also start continuing the manga because they got rid of their publisher. Further information is needed tho.

 

[subliminal]

This series is a little beaming ray of sunshine. Thanks for the translations, I hope the author starts writing again.

 

[knecht]

expensive lotions are a scam most of the time a non-comedogenic drugstore one works fine

 

[Airaksa]

Now he become a girl for sure

 

[subliminal]

@knecht
You'd probably believe me but the women's skin cream and beauty product industry is stupidly huge.

 

[mendics]

@FieryKathy ohhh they plan to continue it? Ive always thought the= lose ]nterest and ended it. Was sad it ended tbh... I found it had potential.

 

[Walter_vi_Britannia]

Well, she should be getting paid good money too from all this right?

 

[FieryKathy]

@mendics as far as I know the mangaka never lost interest, the publisher did. My translator told me they might continue on their own because the license is gonna drop away.

 

[Darklight99]

What was even the point of this being a gender bender?

 

[FieryKathy]

@Darklight99 it's cute and funny so who gives a tosh =)

 

[Darklight99]

@FieryKathy The manga is fine, I'm just wondering why did this have such a complicated premise at the start which got abandoned immediately? And it's not just because the writer changed his mind or anything, the pre serialised version was the same, they didn't fix anything after getting serialised.

 

[imhikarucat]

Ono, born with a blessed skin.

 

[MidnighTea]

Let's put it this way for the doubters, and feel free to use my analogy elsewhere: gender bender is like red pepper flakes, white pepper powder or other spicy ingredients. Some people absolutely want all the fire and may even want ghost peppers. On the other hand, some people only lightly season their dish with spicy ingredients. The former group will almost always grumble if you try to serve them something that only has hints of heat, but food connoisseurs will recognize the value of either presentation. Likewise everyone can agree it's totally pointless if you under-season spicy ingredients to something that completely neutralizes them, like something with cheese or white sauce. If you want a spicy dish with either, you have to adjust for it and add a bit more.

Where I'm going with this: yeah, I've read some stories on here where it beggars the point why it's gender bender at all. I don't really feel this is one of them, Youko is very clearly a fish out of water still. Heck, the joke at the end of this chapter is her realizing for the first time what a lot of women will pay for skin care.
It just happens that, as a guy, she was shy and withdrawn. She didn't know she'd enjoy or prefer being a girl but once it happened, she embraced it. Between that and her mild personality, it feels less stereotypically like a gender bender story. But it's just as valid as any story where the gender bender is an alpha male, surly nerd, hypersensitive femme-boy or someone else who'd grumble or fixate on the experience the entire time.

Another great one to check out if you haven't yet? "A Boy Who Loves Genderswap Got Genderswapped, so He Acts Out His Ideal Genderswap Girl". It's another story about a newbie to femininity who embraced it, but the difference is that they were a fan of these sort of stories and are getting to live one. And the joke is that they're actively trying to keep the flavor going even though they act more like an actual girl than a guy who has become a girl. It's a nice play on these very themes.

 

[FieryKathy]

@MidnighTea well said! And yes, A boy who loves genderswap got genderswapped is really good as well

 

[Celedam]

Indeed, well said.