My Cute Cousin Always Gets Her Way

[Marandahir]

Thanks Anon!

 

[Nautical]

Why did this guy delete his accounts?

 

[Marandahir]

Why did this guy delete his accounts?

The author? Because the manga was serialized, and the author had NSFW content on their Pixiv (including of the characters of this manga). Seems to be part of the deal of getting serialized. Gotta bleach the underpants.

 

[masterdegrader1]

ik if im picking up nothing, but there is a little too much feet

 

[Lewd_Beast]

They're cousins.... that's incest... just sayin'
Japan, the Kentucky of the east...

 

[Kalbiaczek]

Crazy how they actually read this out there and don't think much of it

 

[L0l1sG4t3k33pth334st]

The author? Because the manga was serialized, and the author had NSFW content on their Pixiv (including of the characters of this manga). Seems to be part of the deal of getting serialized. Gotta bleach the underpants.

The internet...
the internet never forgets

 

[SomeDuder]

Is this artist known via pseudonym on EH, perhaps? I can't imagine that the "material" is lost forever...

EDIT: nvm, gottem... artist:"inu chikushou$"

 

[brrrbrrrrpowpow]

Which staff picked out ts bro 💔💔

 

[Marandahir]

Phenomenal chapter 36.

 

[Robinisback]

Me when I'm in a family-fucking contest and my opponent is Japanese.

 

[JoeKerr]

Chapter 37 is out!

 

[Peregrine06]

Bruh, is this with H scene or just normal? I saw them having H scene in Nhentai with same author.

 

[Marandahir]

Bruh, is this with H scene or just normal? I saw them having H scene in Nhentai with same author.

This is the non-H, mainstream-published version. As far as I can tell, the H material from Inuchiku was on their 18+ Pixiv, which they deleted when the clean version was serialized.

 

[Marandahir]

Chapter 37 is out!

And it does great justice in showing that everyone is walking on egg shells after the mini-climax of Ch 36, but at the same time buiding a new source of conflict and progression as we're finally starting to get backstory on Non-chan!

 

[inotgay]

I wish she was boy

 

[gauthier_]

I wish she was boy

it is already bad that this is incest, don't bring yaoi into this

 

[Marandahir]

it is already bad that this is incest, don't bring yaoi into this

Nothing wrong with Yaoi. And that would be BL, not Yaoi by either the Japanese nor the Western meaning of the term. Japan uses Yaoi to mean BL or Shonen-ai Doujinshi; Western meaning is sexual content BL manga regardless of creative origin, and while Westerners uses Shonen-ai and BL pretty interchangeably for non-sexual content as opposed to Yaoi, Shonen-ai is specifically sexual in Japan. BL is the only term that is correct in both markets for what this poster would be asking for, given the context. They are not asking for a genderbent doujin of Itoko no Ko, nor are they necessarily asking for a sexually graphic AU where itoko no ko's protags are both male-presenting/identifying. They may be asking for the the latter, but based on the context that this is a non-explicit manga, it's incorrect to assume they want Yaoi.

Especially in such a way that you're perjoratizing BL as if it was somehow bad. LGBTQIAA+ people exist, they exist in both sexual and non-sexual contexts, and it's perfectly fine to enjoy a good story but also wish for a queer-positive variant on it.

Also, they're cousins, it may be unconventional and discouraged, but cousin marriages are legal in Japan.

The far bigger issues with this series is that it centers the audience gaze on preteenaged characters, especially given the author's own doujin/variant art pieces that are not quite so censored/bleached of sexual content. But DESPITE the series' origin, DESPITE the mangaka's footfetish and artistic gaze, the mangaka has thus far treated the adults in the room as sane, rational, and true-to-life of how a family may react when they discover these two cousins who are minors may be developing feelings for one another. They don't outright force them apart, but they also are trying to discourage that way of seeing one another and instead trying to develop a more sibling-like bond. This is NOT the parents acting as shippers on deck (though it's possible that one of the older cousins is exactly that). By bleaching this series' underpants, the author has been granted a path into exploring just how uncomfortably discouraged and awkward this sort of relationship may be. That's something that isn't often portrayed in media these days, especially media that makes it west.

I would grant that there's still a bit of an incest taboo around them, but it's NOT the same level of problematic as the power-imbalances associated with more direct-nuclear-family incest and avuncular incest. I would hesitantly state however that there MAY be a power dynamic in cousin relationships akin to these two given that they're currently living in the same household together and he is a bit older than her. But if anything, this manga goes out of its way to show that she's the one wearing the pants here (hence the imprecise but more descriptive official western title of "My adorable cousin always gets her way"). IF this series was treading in a sexual direction, or was showing the parents completely oblivious to the issue, I'd be more concerned that this would be creating a problematic example for (cousins who in the same household) readers. But given the nuance of this series, and the deletion of the sexual OG-author doujin material from the author's sites, I would say this is about as tame as you can get while still exploring these complicated concepts.

 

[19801980]

Good

 

[Marandahir]

Feels like we're wrapping up the series. They even title dropped the western translation!

Also covered most of the big mystery box and cleared the "other girl" relationship hurdle. And now Mikoto is seeming more like a shipper on deck than a rival. Really feels like we're getting closer to the end. But Sou's parents (esp. Mom) are still the biggest hurdle here, and this series has seemed willing to do that conflict with maturity and justice. I hope Inuchiku gets their chance to finish the series on their own terms.