Maou-sama, Re Re Revenge! - Vol. 1 Ch. 8 - The Flower Field, Operation Friendship!!

[Nekotofu]

Bro understand his assignment to not disturb Yuri development.

 

[dalien8]

I think the fact its yuri makes it easier to stomach for most of us.
though oneeshota could've worked too, oh well

Yeah, if Riri was a man the comment section would look a lot different

 

[nattouilust]

Zai my Goat frfr

 

[AncientWatcher]

I hope that building has emergency power.

 

[CyberneticSusurrus]

Am I the only one who still cant get over the age gap?

Given that they both have memories of an adult life, objecting to the age gap is like saying a 40 year old and a 45 year old shouldn't date.

 

[foxxreader66]

Am I the only one who still cant get over the age gap?

All girl love relationships have their own values of preciousness!!

but yeah if Onee-loli isn’t your thing then this probably won’t be for you. I’ve seen much, much bigger gaps though so this doesn’t phase me. Plus they are reincarnated and have lived entire lives together once (regardless of the fact that some were cut short ) so if you have a hard time consider that I guess.

 

[foxxreader66]

I love how Zai is acknowledging his role and understanding that he doesn’t want to be one of those males in the way of Yuri who is not a himedanshi helping the yuri along.

 

[dalien8]

All girl love relationships have their own values of preciousness!!

but yeah if Onee-loli isn’t your thing then this probably won’t be for you. I’ve seen much, much bigger gaps though so this doesn’t phase me. Plus they are reincarnated and have lived entire lives together once (regardless of the fact that some were cut short ) so if you have a hard time consider that I guess.

I Am considering that they have their memories, thats why I'm still reading this, I just dont like it cause I dont get why they would even make such a big age gap in the first place

 

[CyberneticSusurrus]

I Am considering that they have their memories, thats why I'm still reading this, I just dont like it cause I dont get why they would even make such a big age gap in the first place

... your profile picture is of Mimi and Sheena, no?
Mimi is several decades older than Sheena; a far larger age-gap than is present here.

That you consider the respective ages in this story to be "such a big age-gap" is a little strange.
I'm not sure if we've gotten any explicit confirmation as to how much longer Riri's been reincarnated for, but I'd say it seems like it's maybe a decade; something notable, but not particularly extreme.

(For reference: the average age-gap for couples in reality can be anywhere from 2 years to 15 years, depending on region; the average for North America is around 2.5 years, and for most of Western Europe it's around 5 years.)

 

[TheGrandMugwump]

The fluff...it was delicious.

 

[dalien8]

... your profile picture is of Mimi and Sheena, no?
Mimi is several decades older than Sheena; a far larger age-gap than is present here.

That you consider the respective ages in this story to be "such a big age-gap" is a little strange.
I'm not sure if we've gotten any explicit confirmation as to how much longer Riri's been reincarnated for, but I'd say it seems like it's maybe a decade; something notable, but not particularly extreme.

(For reference: the average age-gap for couples in reality can be anywhere from 2 years to 15 years, depending on region; the average for North America is around 2.5 years, and for most of Western Europe it's around 5 years.)

See the thing is, Mimi's age makes sense and is the main part of the story, not to mention she's mentally still a child of Sheena's age.

Here on the other hand Ooma (or whatever his name was) acts like a child while Riri is basically a grown woman, not to mention currently the age gap doesnt make any sense considering he died before Riri.

As long as the age gap turns out to be important to the story than I won't care anymore, as thats currently my main problem

 

[CyberneticSusurrus]

See the thing is, Mimi's age makes sense and is the main part of the story, not to mention she's mentally still a child of Sheena's age.

Certainly an interesting rationalization.
Let's put a pin in that for later.

Don't know that I'd say Mimi's age is "the main part of the story" though; her immortality is the main part of the story, and the fact that has prevented her physically ageing is coincidental.

Here on the other hand Ooma (or whatever his name was) acts like a child while Riri is basically a grown woman, not to mention currently the age gap doesnt make any sense considering he died before Riri.

1. Ooma is a girl; she refers to herself as such, as does everyone else, as does the narrative. Don't do weird misgendering.
2. Saying she "acts like a child" seems very strange to say; she acts like a person.
   It would take a real stretch to argue that simply being expressive with her feelings and intentions makes her child-like, when that's motivated by her past life's constant avoidance of the same.
3. The narrative has yet to reveal any details about the reincarnation process; saying that it "doesn't make sense" relies upon making assumptions without evidence.

As long as the age gap turns out to be important to the story than I won't care anymore, as thats currently my main problem

Why do you believe there is a problem?
They are two people, both of whom are mentally adults - to borrow your justification of Mimi and Sheena - and it's not as though there's anything sexually explicit.

Not to mention that it already is important to the story, because it's an inversion of their previous state.
Riri was formerly in a subordinate position, where she suppressed her own feelings and wants because of their relative status and the strict social structure. Consequently, Ooma's avoidance and deflection determined the outcome.
(Something which Ooma herself has recognised was a very serious mistake, which she's actively working to not repeat.)

Post-reincarnation, their power dynamic is both diminished and inverted.
Their apparent ages are a significantly lesser pressure than one of them being the sovereign ruler of the other, and any impact from the apparent gap will necessarily diminish over time.
Which sets up for a very neat resolution with plenty of character beats along the way, including whatever secrets Riri is hiding.

(Edited to remove a duplicate "that".)

 

[foxxreader66]

I Am considering that they have their memories, thats why I'm still reading this, I just dont like it cause I dont get why they would even make such a big age gap in the first place

It’s not incredibly big. We don’t know how old Riri actually is, as I don’t believe we’ve been given an age. 5ere are much biggerand explicit age gaps in Yuri out there. Like @CyberneticSusurrus mentioned

Spoiler: Information on Mimi (Only What’s revealed in anime)

Mimi is dead/reanimated, immortal and from what I got out of the dialogue was possibly in the facility before it was a school so, with that relationship there is likely an age gap…. Or will be in the future as time is frozen for the dead Mimi girl.

So… like I said the age ga here is basically inconsequential and like mentioned by others is a device to give Ooma a chance to overcome the posit Riri was in previously.

However, if you don’t like it, that’s fine. You‘re entitled to your on opinion but I personally didn’t even look twice at the age gap as anything abnormal, the reincarnation yes but age, no.

 

[dalien8]

It’s not incredibly big. We don’t know how old Riri actually is, as I don’t believe we’ve been given an age. 5ere are much biggerand explicit age gaps in Yuri out there. Like @CyberneticSusurrus mentioned

Spoiler: Information on Mimi (Only What’s revealed in anime)

Mimi is dead/reanimated, immortal and from what I got out of the dialogue was possibly in the facility before it was a school so, with that relationship there is likely an age gap…. Or will be in the future as time is frozen for the dead Mimi girl.

So… like I said the age ga here is basically inconsequential and like mentioned by others is a device to give Ooma a chance to overcome the posit Riri was in previously.

However, if you don’t like it, that’s fine. You‘re entitled to your on opinion but I personally didn’t even look twice at the age gap as anything abnormal, the reincarnation yes but age, no.

Idk bro, I'm just overanalyzing these types of things and looking at stuff too logically, and it's just weird to me seeing a grown at least in her 20s if not 30s with a middle school girl, especially cause if we get a confession, its gonna be so weird for them to actually date cause what evryone else is gonna think, like Ooma's parents for example

Riri's gonna be like: "I'm a grown woman and I'm dating your middle school age daughter, but its ok, cause she's actually a man, and we got reincarnated after we died in our old world"

like idk, ik its not really that deep and its just manga, and I'm not hating on it or anything, but well I am how I am and I do this kind of overanalyzing quite often

 

[Brachy01]

Am I the only one who still cant get over the age gap?

This is a pretty common trope in Yuri, when you read too much you get used to it, and sometimes you even learn to love it

 

[AxiomDoggo]

All girl love relationships have their own values of preciousness!!

but yeah if Onee-loli isn’t your thing then this probably won’t be for you. I’ve seen much, much bigger gaps though so this doesn’t phase me. Plus they are reincarnated and have lived entire lives together once (regardless of the fact that some were cut short ) so if you have a hard time consider that I guess.

I can't deny that I have double standards when it comes to this stuff, but given I avoid most age gaps things that start young, its significantly more palatable for this to be a second life they both remember.

I mean, she's literally calling on her past experiences right now.