Mao Marimo - Vol. 3 Ch. 21 - Contact Book
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Screw this, I'm dropping this crap. I actually used to think this had potential.
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The problem is Ako. She can't get over her ladyboner over her brother and refuses to admit it.
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Thanks for the translation!
I feel like I've read several other gender bender series that ended up like this. It's got practically nothing to do with the main character at all, the GB stuff is only occasionally mentioned, and the rest of the story is one character pouting and being a brat for dumb reasons.
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I do want to say in this manga's defense that it's ten years old. A lot of the things it has in it just... well, it's not aged well, basically. Gender bender as a topic just was medieval back then, nevermind works from even earlier like Kashimashi. Doesn't excuse some of the poor writing though -- Ako's just really unpleasant without much redeeming qualities. And Mao carefree charm and naivety was nice at first but they literally have no other character traits seemingly except "surprisingly already feminine". And God, I hate it when the manga switches perspective to those two sex criminals in the making.
That said I do value reading this work as part of the genre's evolution and I do want to see how it all works out. I'm thankful it got picked up and that we non-Japanese speakers get to see at long last.
That said I do value reading this work as part of the genre's evolution and I do want to see how it all works out. I'm thankful it got picked up and that we non-Japanese speakers get to see at long last.
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@MidnighTea You seem pretty knowledgable about this genre. May I have some recommendations?
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It all depends on what you're looking for! I'll list some stand-outs all the same that you can find on Mangadex. (using their scanlated titles)
"Onii-chan is Done For!" is an amazingly cute narrative about a dysfunctional early adult who is turned into a little girl by his genius little sister trying to give him a second chance at life. It has some early-installment weirdness (like the idea the latter has cameras installed in his room) or some cringe-y parts like the onsen episode's cliffhanger. But the cringe is the exception rather than the rule where it's at least 95% just refreshing and cute.
"Magical Trans" is refreshing just because it's about a boy who gets the ability to turn into a cute girl and he actually enjoys and explores it. Not just in the obvious lewd ways but really getting into enjoying the feminine social role with almost alarming enthusiasm. People have joked that the title might as well refer to the possibility they're a trans girl discovering who they are.
I hadn't read much of it but "My Girlfriend is a Real Man" is pretty funny and obviously it's the reverse of the standard, where it's a woman who becomes a hot guy and how her boyfriend copes with it.
Of course, sometimes the genre is more of a really tasty garnish rather than the point of the thing. Like "Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to" is a very well presented, written and funny parody isekai story that has humor that would actually hold up on its own even without a genderbent main character. But they do take that angle and run with it as well, finding a nice middleground between the story revolving around their gender situation and it being almost irrelevant.
And finally "Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san" is a very professional work by the Zoids mangaka that explores a really funny idea -- what if a very polite, mild-mannered late middle-aged salaryman became a villainess in an otome game? And... somehow, his gentle and conservative mannerisms make him the ideal lady?! And how can the story adapt to a villainess without a mean bone in her body?
I hope one of those works for you!
It all depends on what you're looking for! I'll list some stand-outs all the same that you can find on Mangadex. (using their scanlated titles)
"Onii-chan is Done For!" is an amazingly cute narrative about a dysfunctional early adult who is turned into a little girl by his genius little sister trying to give him a second chance at life. It has some early-installment weirdness (like the idea the latter has cameras installed in his room) or some cringe-y parts like the onsen episode's cliffhanger. But the cringe is the exception rather than the rule where it's at least 95% just refreshing and cute.
"Magical Trans" is refreshing just because it's about a boy who gets the ability to turn into a cute girl and he actually enjoys and explores it. Not just in the obvious lewd ways but really getting into enjoying the feminine social role with almost alarming enthusiasm. People have joked that the title might as well refer to the possibility they're a trans girl discovering who they are.
I hadn't read much of it but "My Girlfriend is a Real Man" is pretty funny and obviously it's the reverse of the standard, where it's a woman who becomes a hot guy and how her boyfriend copes with it.
Of course, sometimes the genre is more of a really tasty garnish rather than the point of the thing. Like "Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Ojisan to" is a very well presented, written and funny parody isekai story that has humor that would actually hold up on its own even without a genderbent main character. But they do take that angle and run with it as well, finding a nice middleground between the story revolving around their gender situation and it being almost irrelevant.
And finally "Akuyaku Reijou Tensei Oji-san" is a very professional work by the Zoids mangaka that explores a really funny idea -- what if a very polite, mild-mannered late middle-aged salaryman became a villainess in an otome game? And... somehow, his gentle and conservative mannerisms make him the ideal lady?! And how can the story adapt to a villainess without a mean bone in her body?
I hope one of those works for you!
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@MidnighTea Wow! Thank you for such a wide selection! I've been reading "Onii-chan is Done For!" and am enjoying it quite a bit. Refreshing is definitely a good way to put it. Your descriptions pique my interest, so I'll definitely be looking into some of these titles in the future.
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Ako is freaking useless and it's very rude to violate someone's privacy.
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When I was in culinary school, we did gum paste roses in class one day. One of the alumini came by to say hello, and the chef instructor invited her to make roses with us. She laughed awkwardly and declined.
If I were asked the same question today, my response would be "I see you've chosen violence today, chef."
If I were asked the same question today, my response would be "I see you've chosen violence today, chef."
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