Mii-chan and Yamada-san - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - The first month

[MangaDex]

 

[Metalheadzaid]

That's a god damn twist, assuming you didn't see tags.

 

[PlasmaLance07]

That's a god damn twist, assuming you didn't see tags.

What's the twist I really don't need anymore traumatic manga in my life

 

[Offengineer]

Don't do it. Even with the tags it lulls you. She's too sweet for that.

 

[eightrooks]

That's a god damn twist, assuming you didn't see tags.

Hint: think about what the first two pages are showing.

No, seriously, I sympathise - I thought for quite a while about whether to do this one because of that final image, but after skipping ahead in the raws and reading some interviews with the creator I thought no, she's not just using horrible tropes for the hell of it or anything, is she? It's still pretty shocking, though, I agree, and made me feel... not great, a few times, working on it.

I might be wrong on this but - weirdly, from what I could gather, the original version in the Twitter manga is very different and pitches it as a girl-girl romance of sorts? It still has a tragic ending, but it's a different plot device altogether.

 

[Metalheadzaid]

Hint: think about what the first two pages are showing.

No, seriously, I sympathise - I thought for quite a while about whether to do this one because of that final image, but after skipping ahead in the raws and reading some interviews with the creator I thought no, she's not just using horrible tropes for the hell of it or anything, is she? It's still pretty shocking, though, I agree, and made me feel... not great, a few times, working on it.

I might be wrong on this but - weirdly, from what I could gather, the original version in the Twitter manga is very different and pitches it as a girl-girl romance of sorts? It still has a tragic ending, but it's a different plot device altogether.

Lol, my brain didn't put it together apparently or pay attention. I just didn't expect it so abruptly. Probably will avoid the series, as I can't really enjoy tragedy (it's like NTR to some, though angst I can get behind).

 

[ErikTheRed]

This reminded me of Adabana or a tragedy yuri in the vein of gardens of gehenna

 

[braindeadandy]

??

 

[eightrooks]

This reminded me of Adabana or a tragedy yuri in the vein of gardens of gehenna

Just to reiterate, there doesn't seem to be any sign of an actual relationship between Mii and Yamada in the raws so far. No idea how long she's planning to run this version of the story for, mind you, or what it might change into before the end. The previous version went on for quite a few volumes (though I haven't checked to see how long each one actually was) and from what I could work out it did have them as a couple of sorts. (I might have been reading certain bits of MTL wrong, though.)

Spoiler

Mii very clearly sleeps with men in this version, for various reasons - for fun, because she doesn't care they're taking advantage of a vulnerable adult, because it's something where people don't call her stupid and useless, etc.

which is why I rated it "erotica" when I submitted it - though it's plot stuff, nothing wildly graphic (not that I saw), and definitely not titillation.

 

[ErikTheRed]

Just to reiterate, there doesn't seem to be any sign of an actual relationship between Mii and Yamada in the raws so far. No idea how long she's planning to run this version of the story for, mind you, or what it might change into before the end. The previous version went on for quite a few volumes (though I haven't checked to see how long each one actually was) and from what I could work out it did have them as a couple of sorts. (I might have been reading certain bits of MTL wrong, though.)

Yeah, that's why my primary example was Adabana (which isn't a yuri either). That said, despite the lack of a relationship they have a similar dynamic to a lot of tragedy yuri's. One's where the main motivation isnt love but a desire to comfort/hide eachother from the circumstances of life.

 

[Lebese]

I'm not a big fan for sad manga but Mii-chan is cute that I'm reading it despite knowing there's no happy ending 😢😢 wat a bittersweet manga I WISH SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE 😭😭😭😭

 

[zairaner]

In the extremely unlikely case this gets an anime one day, mii better be voiced by han megumi...with that face, I cannot possible imagine mii with a voice that isn't nokotan/moeko.

 

[silverpetricof]

Thank you for the translation.

 

[Youseffff]

i jst read this cuze im horny but woh thats dark...

 

[eightrooks]

I don't really have the time to go back and change everything about these earlier uploads, but I made a minor edit to this one since... I got her name slightly wrong; 11.1 confirms her name is Nakamura "Miiko", not "Mikiko" (it's three characters, Mi/i/ko, Translate was giving the wrong reading for the second). Which would, uh, mean that "Mii-chan" makes a bit more sense I guess. <_< Sorry about that. The two pages that mention it and the notes should be fixed.

 

[dokidoki]

Nooooooooo Not Mii-chan