Koibumi to 13-sai no Actress - Vol. 8 Ch. 35 - Destined Person? (First Half)

[Potatoo]

I just love how Ayano says that Fumifumi might get taken, as if he's hers in the first place

 

[Blackspace_2]

it's the subaru man
sti bring all the girl in his yard

13 year old girls when they see a subaru: 🥰😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘

 

[Roadwarior2]

It’s cute, frankly if I were him I’d laugh it off and go about my day, but Fumifumi is going to worry about it for no reason.

 

[Weoooo]

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It’s cute, frankly if I were him I’d laugh it off and go about my day, but Fumifumi is going to worry about it for no reason.

The problem is that he's in a position where it can cause massive problems. It's a childish letter based on her being too into horoscopes, astrology, and the idea of destiny and magic in general. However, he's working with her classmate. Who's also a 13 year old girl. Who has an obvious (and serious)crush on him. Who the letter said to give his reply to. Inaction is a ticking time bomb. Action can cause problems from "Ayano gets hurt" to "His life is over, the reputation and careers of everyone in his studio are ruined, and Ayano is saddled with lifelong trauma."
Inaction's already caused issues, the girl was waiting and Ayano's going "why won't he return my feelings" when she knows god damn well what the problem is.
It's a well-written conflict: it can't be ignored, or it will get worse. But it seems impossible to address.

 

[Goodb0yRequiem]

why is he rizzing up all these kids man 😭😭😭

The divine blessing of "lolimancer" found its new host

 

[ninjacookie]

Bro kept getting into troubles man lmao

 

[KeiB]

The divine blessing of "lolimancer" found its new host

It's the authority of lust m8.

 

[JoJoBar]

they need CORRECTTION!💢💢

he can't correct em because social death 💔💔💔

 

[Tayuuo]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

 

[viliml]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

Mate, you think this manga is "distorted" and "promotes pedophilia", you should see the manga that are actually aimed at little girls and fulfilling their fantasies of hooking up with adult men. Like Cardcaptor Sakura.
This one, being aimed at adults, is fairly conforming to realistic social norms and disapproving of pedophilia in comparison.

 

[Coldest1231312]

this manga that got into the genre about hiking why there are so many tourists lately?

 

[agz]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

 

[KeiB]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

Because it pisses you off.

 

[Dragladiator]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

 

[Weoooo]

My friends, I know I’m a strange person who enjoys reading manga that’s out of the ordinary, but at the core, we’re all strange in our own way. But honestly, why are we still reading this distorted manga that promotes pedophilia?

You've misunderstood the core, interesting conflict here.
Fumi isn't in love with Ayano. He wants to help her and do his job correctly. He sees her as a lonely girl without any real adult presences, and wants to do the right thing for her; especially because of how much her genuine appreciation means to him.

But AYANO is in love with FUMI. Not in a 'she wants it dang' way, but in the way a young girl like her would idealize and romanticize a connection with a non-related male adult. She doesn't want Fumi. She likes him. This is what separates this from a fetishy normalization of pedophilia to an honest exploration of boundaries and affection.

What makes it uncomfortable is how earnestly and seriously Ayano's feelings are taken by the manga. I believe this to be a deliberate, fascinating, risky, but powerful choice. This IS her first love. The manga doesn't shy away from understanding that and framing her as feeling that. Because there's nothing taboo or weird about that at all. Kids fall in love with adults all the time: they look the way they wish people would look, they know things and can do things kids can't, they are powerful and kids have to trust them, of course children have crushes on adults. THIS IS WHY THEY'RE VULNERABLE. Children natrually being infatuated and led by adults is due to brain development and social structure. They don't want the way an adult does. But for them, the feeling they have IS love.

Shaming children for natural things because adults will take advantage of it is wrong. But we're in a place and time where showing that natural thing is seen as endorsement, even if its never shown as anything other than idealized infatuation. This manga says: you can make a fascinating story out of an adult trying to navigate the complicated series of boundaries here and not have it be about sexy 13 year olds seducing older men.

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

I can't believe the mangaka introduced a new character just to have her brutally murdered so quickly.

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

You've misunderstood the core, interesting conflict here.
Fumi isn't in love with Ayano. He wants to help her and do his job correctly. He sees her as a lonely girl without any real adult presences, and wants to do the right thing for her; especially because of how much her genuine appreciation means to him.

But AYANO is in love with FUMI. Not in a 'she wants it dang' way, but in the way a young girl like her would idealize and romanticize a connection with a non-related male adult. She doesn't want Fumi. She likes him. This is what separates this from a fetishy normalization of pedophilia to an honest exploration of boundaries and affection.

What makes it uncomfortable is how earnestly and seriously Ayano's feelings are taken by the manga. I believe this to be a deliberate, fascinating, risky, but powerful choice. This IS her first love. The manga doesn't shy away from understanding that and framing her as feeling that. Because there's nothing taboo or weird about that at all. Kids fall in love with adults all the time: they look the way they wish people would look, they know things and can do things kids can't, they are powerful and kids have to trust them, of course children have crushes on adults. THIS IS WHY THEY'RE VULNERABLE. Children natrually being infatuated and led by adults is due to brain development and social structure. They don't want the way an adult does. But for them, the feeling they have IS love.

Shaming children for natural things because adults will take advantage of it is wrong. But we're in a place and time where showing that natural thing is seen as endorsement, even if its never shown as anything other than idealized infatuation. This manga says: you can make a fascinating story out of an adult trying to navigate the complicated series of boundaries here and not have it be about sexy 13 year olds seducing older men.

This is an excellent post/reponse.

I'd say Fumi loves Ayano, but its not a romantic love its a fatherly/brotherly one (insert jokes about Sweet Home Yokohama/Dueling Shamisens). This isn't My Daughter's Friend. And I think we're getting set up for this tying back to Fumi's relationship with the actress from his old job.

I'm not saying this won't eventually go Usagi Drop after a time skip, but if anything this manga is very much ANTI-child touching. Ayano, despite having become mature ahead of her years in certain ways, is shown to be very much a child.

Look at when she was given the "intelligence report" on Fumi. The scene and framing was right out of a Japanese drama where two women meet at a cafe and the report from the P.I. about the guy the one friend doesn't like/think is good enough is handed over in a manilla folder. But because they are little girls, it instead takes place at a playground on the bouncy animals and it was BRILLIANT (and hilarious).

As you said, its about not dismissing her feelings and how Fumi is trying to acknowledge them WITHOUT reciprocating them (at least not in the way she thinks she wants).

13 year old girls when they see a subaru: 🥰😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘

best part is you can sleep in the back of an Outback or Forrester. Which is important since you can't have a permanent address that's within 500 years of a school, playground, or library when you're on the SOR.

 

[megaman64]

Whats with these brats, causing problems for adults💢💢

Bro this shit would be inconceivable in my younger years.

 

[MewOne]

OMG I cant stop wheezing hereeee

 

[Princessmaker]

God doesn't give wings to snakes.

Also I'm always pro-love, fuck the social norms. Damn tourists