Megami-ryou no Ryoubo-kun - Vol. 1 Ch. 4

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You see? This chapter is exactly why you leave honorifics and certain Japanese terms untranslated. That whole bit in the middle with her demanding to have him say "sister" in three different ways make ZERO sense when translated to English. However it makes *perfect* sense if you leave the terms as nee-san, onee-chan, aneki, Athena-neesama, or whatever the original text was.

The Japanese culture and the Japanese language are nearly inextricable, and trying to map them to non-existent English equivalents is an exercise in frustration for the average manga reader and an exercise in futility for the translators.
 
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You see? This chapter is exactly why you leave honorifics and certain Japanese terms untranslated. That whole bit in the middle with her demanding to have him say "sister" in three different ways make ZERO sense when translated to English. However it makes *perfect* sense if you leave the terms as nee-san, onee-chan, aneki, Athena-neesama, or whatever the original text was.
Totally agree!
 
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Ah, so this that "I'm going to protect him from the others by safeguarding public morals while unexpectedly going closer to him with steamy encounters myself and steal a march on the other girls" kind of thing?

Well, from the looks of things, his relation with the other girls are played w/ more for comic relief w/ Athena's route having a bit more serious character development. Tag says harem but it's pretty obvious from the get-go this is going into a Love Hina-ish route way what with the first girl's first and all that
 
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@onionskins From how I see it, rather than being afraid of men, she's more too excited to touch them... with the comical nosebleeds and all.
 
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seems wierd sometimes the drawing of athena breats and clothes doesnt line up perfectly. its hard to explain how but kinda buggers me as it doesnt make sense. other character seems fine. but that just me.
 
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Too bad this will be the last we'll get ....unless someone other takes it....
 

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