Mimicry Girls - Vol. 2 Ch. 9

[MangaDex]

 

[KuroZer0]

“Cute is justice”

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[lightingcloud]

well, to say that a scientist is not very interested in the concept of self. there are many branches of science (actual science, not sociology or philosophy) that are researching just that...

 

[Elizviel]

Oh boi the plot thickens

 

[Meijin]

Exactly the kind of motive I'd expect out of a metal gear villain.

 

[MidnighTea]

Holy mackerel this IS suddenly Metal Gear.

Right down to the anime otaku being the true north for all that is good and right.

 

[EgregiousTophat]

They made Senator Armstrong a hot secretary I fucking can't.

 

[MidnighTea]

It was a blink and you'll miss it panel, but I like that we kind of finally have confirmation of whether Merlin has truly embraced being a little girl or is just overacting to fit their role in the mission.

"I've never even thought about who I am - I'm just enjoying the present"

So in a way the answer is neither and both. She's embraced it, but mostly because it's where she is and what she is as opposed to anything deeper. That's a pretty zen approach to the issue of identity.

 

[DedBeet]

"jUstIcE iN mOraLs eThiCs thAt cHildRen dReam oF doEsN't eXisT" proceeds to start a world war because they just want to be famous, blind ass followers literally hearing their leader saying they don't give a shit about them anymore than the government and that the goal of this movement was never about the injustices and issues they listed. Truly a brainwashed lackey you are Alex. Also all "Justice" doesn't exist lest we say it does, so that is kind of a meaningless point. Truly a narcissist this leader is. Kinda realistic huh, spouting ideals to gain power and support then fucking over people all to further their own ends even if it's the people that helped put them in that position.
(lol all the metal gear comment, I see it now)

 

[Kanade0021]

hm its giving me metal gear rising revengeance vibes, could it be this is what the author gonna go through?

 

[NARESH4444]

Damn,took herself out but didn't solve the issue...or did she?...

Do we perhaps have a Chekovs' suicide on our hands here?

Well,we'll find out as soon as the rules of nature apply to these blood soaked sands as they try to make history under the red sun.

 

[CloudyDayOutside]

It was a blink and you'll miss it panel, but I like that we kind of finally have confirmation of whether Merlin has truly embraced being a little girl or is just overacting to fit their role in the mission.

"I've never even thought about who I am - I'm just enjoying the present"

So in a way the answer is neither and both. She's embraced it, but mostly because it's where she is and what she is as opposed to anything deeper. That's a pretty zen approach to the issue of identity.

i mean... identity could be considered as two parts anyways, one part being your perception of self and the other part being other's perception of your self...
your perception of self could include your memories and stimulus from your body while the outsider's perception relies on what they see from you, being your conveyed attitude and appearance.. and then there's also your perception of their perception of your identity, which is also rather important to be able to understand your own perception of self...
identity i'd say is pretty much a game of telephone between you and the outside world... which is way easier if it is predictable.. that's where the identity issues present in this chapter starts messing around at..
outside stimulus is required for a clear understanding of self, since humans are social creatures, things like hierarchy and categorization is a subconscious standard we humans have..
it is possible to lose the 'true' self if one is to be confused of all the mismatched stimuli caused from changing roles too frequently, i think such stuff could also be observed in adolescence albeit in a really mild manner and such stuff would commonly be assisted by imbalances caused by the stage... (yeah, nah im not finishing this statement, my head hurts the further i try to describe my thought process in legible words... im not removing this paragraph because i want you guys to know the existence of my effort writing this, same as our secretary over here wanting their existence to be acknowledged over centuries to come.)

in short..
a person can go insane if their stimuli is overloaded with information... if you change your body and your roles, then it is possible.

merlin is doing the right thing of not fretting over every egg, seems to be that they're making the mother of all omelettes..

 

[detarameMangadex]

Why is the writing so good? I honestly was not expecting "cute is justice"; somehow, that line is both hilarious and deep at the same time. I enjoyed the earlier chapters just because of how ridiculous they were, but this new seriousness is somehow even better.

 

[ahhhhnoooo]

Is this an alternate world where everyone knows the start of World War 2? In this world, it's still pretty vague...

Just like how in this world, cute is not justice, flat is...

 

[NARESH4444]

Is this an alternate world where everyone knows the start of World War 2? In this world, it's still pretty vague...

Just like how in this world, cute is not justice, flat is...

Well,considering that the majority are military personnel and/or educated adults with basic understanding of things,it should be pretty much a given they know one of the many major conflicts.

And to be specific,the "cute" part is among the major driving factors behind Japanese entertainment media in all forms,be it flat,concave,convex,tall,short,feminine,masculine,light hearted,and/or heavy hearted,a "cute" aspect is what helps to sell a lot of it,especially in the animated side of things.

The other major ones are "comedic","absurdity",and "traditional".

 

[AncientWatcher]

A psycho villain named "myself" starting a pointless war just to go down in the history books? Yeah, that could be confusing.

 

[yokai1235]

It was a blink and you'll miss it panel, but I like that we kind of finally have confirmation of whether Merlin has truly embraced being a little girl or is just overacting to fit their role in the mission.

"I've never even thought about who I am - I'm just enjoying the present"

So in a way the answer is neither and both. She's embraced it, but mostly because it's where she is and what she is as opposed to anything deeper. That's a pretty zen approach to the issue of identity.

you are reading way too much on merlin stated from the start that he was a just pervert that enjoyed the moment and liked to disguises for fun

 

[yokai1235]

i mean... identity could be considered as two parts anyways, one part being your perception of self and the other part being other's perception of your self...
your perception of self could include your memories and stimulus from your body while the outsider's perception relies on what they see from you, being your conveyed attitude and appearance.. and then there's also your perception of their perception of your identity, which is also rather important to be able to understand your own perception of self...
identity i'd say is pretty much a game of telephone between you and the outside world... which is way easier if it is predictable.. that's where the identity issues present in this chapter starts messing around at..
outside stimulus is required for a clear understanding of self, since humans are social creatures, things like hierarchy and categorization is a subconscious standard we humans have..
it is possible to lose the 'true' self if one is to be confused of all the mismatched stimuli caused from changing roles too frequently, i think such stuff could also be observed in adolescence albeit in a really mild manner and such stuff would commonly be assisted by imbalances caused by the stage... (yeah, nah im not finishing this statement, my head hurts the further i try to describe my thought process in legible words... im not removing this paragraph because i want you guys to know the existence of my effort writing this, same as our secretary over here wanting their existence to be acknowledged over centuries to come.)

in short..
a person can go insane if their stimuli is overloaded with information... if you change your body and your roles, then it is possible.

merlin is doing the right thing of not fretting over every egg, seems to be that they're making the mother of all omelettes..

one great thing to not loose your true self is to have beliefs principles and strong Tennants which is the point of the chapter all the main cast known what the core of their true self is from being a boy that dreamed to be a action hero a pervert that live in the moment or a scientist that doesn't care of such shallow things they know who thier are independently what facade they are wearing or how much they distowed from reality because they have the metafórical anchor that makes them not forget their true identity

 

[MidnighTea]

you are reading way too much on merlin stated from the start that he was a just pervert that enjoyed the moment and liked to disguises for fun

On which page in what chapter is this stated? I think I would remember something like that and would've been disheartened enough to drop this manga.

It doesn't count if it's the protagonist speculating this, by the way.

Merlin is a good girl and I shan't hear slander against her.