Lilim Holic - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - Two People Crazy About Each Other

[MangaDex]

 

[Unique-username]

I really like that it isn't the trope that she's in love with him just because he's "not perverted like the other guys" which ever other manga of this genre uses.
I just hope that this manga doesn't blue ball us for 50 chapters with increasingly frustrating and repetitive bullshit, only to rush the confession at the end and get axed.

 

[ShineIsOne]

I’m actually more curious about the side characters’ stories. You can tell from the chapter covers that a lot of characters are going to appear later on

 

[Litreara]

Oh, I knew I recognized the art. It’s from the same author as Kareshi Tokidoki Kanojo. Well, I hope things go better for the author this time. It’s a shame that Kareshi Tokidoki Kanojo got axed.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Kushikime]

Liked this guys body change manga. Hated Koi to Uso. I’ll give this a chance. Thanks for translating

 

[Grishnag]

I'll keep an eye out for this one

 

[essensue]

Kind of a minor thing that bothered me through the first half:

So we go from approaching fantasy races in the modern day through the lens of cultural sensitivity, establishing that consent is valued in this society, and that assuming succubi are always erotic is kinda racist... to a few pages later our "I'm not like the other succubi" FL responding to knowledge that the ML "isn't into erotic stuff" by deciding "Eureka, I shall do sex crimes to him rather than confess my feelings!"

Seriously? Like, I remember how the author introduced the reader to a character being gay in Love and Lies was also through a kinda problematic moment, but come on.

I'm similarly unsure if the author realizes that the way they handled the ML's whole battle leaves him coming off as not just a pickme-ass bitch but a total hypocrite. "I need her to realize I'm not like those other filthy men when I'm the one starin' at her crotch. I'd better police the modesty of her wardrobe."

Thanks to a few decisions, parts of it read like a clumsy satire of "stupid reiwa kids and their woke." I think it was aiming for "laughing with" and winged "laughing at." Takes me out of it a bit.

Which is a shame, because I actually kinda like the characters and setup, otherwise. I'll keep reading.

 

[Unique-username]

to a few pages later our "I'm not like the other succubi" FL responding to knowledge that the ML "isn't into erotic stuff" by deciding "Eureka, I shall do sex crimes to him rather than confess my feelings!"

It's not as if she herself was acting like she was superior to those other succubi by not being erotic or that she could never ever have erotic feelings for somebody else. She understood that succubi as a race were predisposed to a higher level of attraction to men, its just that she herself never felt that way towards other men until she met a guy that she actually had feelings for and wanted to attract.

 

[essensue]

It's not as if she herself was acting like she was superior to those other succubi by not being erotic or that she could never ever have erotic feelings for somebody else. She understood that succubi as a race were predisposed to a higher level of attraction to men, its just that she herself never felt that way towards other men until she met a guy that she actually had feelings for and wanted to attract.

Yeah, that's a good clarification, and it's why I reserved the insulting version for the ML who is definitely doing that. I still feel like it's worth noting that Emu 1) recognizes she's different than what's expected of her race and 2) is not interested in pretending to be, just to fit in. That's not a bad thing, but it makes the conclusion she comes to even more

I do think she felt a certain pride, maybe superiority, compared to "normie" succubi with how she channeled her "attraction" into 2D/BL, but I don't think that's part of her personality so much as part of being an otaku. But you're right, it's not like she's calling them sluts or something.

 

[blablablub]

60+ pages of absolutely mediocre writing

 

[razorshaleh]

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Lite version, lel. The difference is, here MC is the one trying to hold back his desires, while Katou is the one desperately wanting to let hers out. The only other difference is their race, the heroine is a succubus while the MC is human

thank you for translation

 

[Septazia]

I really like that it isn't the trope that she's in love with him just because he's "not perverted like the other guys" which ever other manga of this genre uses.
I just hope that this manga doesn't blue ball us for 50 chapters with increasingly frustrating and repetitive bullshit, only to rush the confession at the end and get axed.

I kinda expect things to go this way.
Maybe I haven't read enough Manga but succubus are hardly interesting in Manga, I expect her to go "oh I am so lewd, I am a succubus" and then act like a scared cat.
This chapter is over 60 pages and it felt so....vacuous, spread thin.

 

[ZeroHour17]

On one hand it seems interesting. On the other hand, Koi to Uso was so abysmally bad.

 

[Georgesmorge]

I'm similarly unsure if the author realizes that the way they handled the ML's whole battle leaves him coming off as not just a pickme-ass bitch but a total hypocrite. "I need her to realize I'm not like those other filthy men when I'm the one starin' at her crotch. I'd better police the modesty of her wardrobe."

I agree with most of this except I dont find it to be a problem that he asked her to put on shorts. Of course, he shouldnt have tried to look in the first place and is a hypocrite for sure but i personally dont see a problem with being uncomfortable with someone you like showing a lot of skin. It can be a problem if taken to an extreme or if its being used as a control thing, but with what she was implied to be wearing I can understand how he feels.

 

[Qwertt]

Well I guess that's another manga by this author that I read

Thank you for the tl!

 

[AnelaceFan]

60+ pages of absolutely mediocre writing

What did you expect else from Koi to Uso author?

 

[FloorRoof]

I just hope that this manga doesn't blue ball us for 50 chapters with increasingly frustrating and repetitive bullshit, only to rush the confession at the end and get axed.

It looks like it was engineered specifically for that kind of padding, with all the misunderstanding, miscommunication, dishonesty and awkwardness to fuel their mind games forever. The chapter itself was long-winded, too.

 

[Agent_Seagull]

For some reason.... This manga is giving me a vibe that it'll get an anime adaptation soon or after hitting 20+ chapters

 

[booterror]

Bro had her horn-y as hell