Nee-chan no Tomodachi ga Uzai Hanashi - Vol. 1 Ch. 6

[MangaDex]

 

[blablablub]

That was a good kick

 

[abnas106]

someone needs to teach the japanese about the concept of reporting attempted rape.

 

[n3na3]

WHhhaaaTTT??? he REALLY Confessed on chapter 6?? checks notes that only happens after.. 300 chapters?!!

 

[Darkshade13]

I have a feeling this confession is going to get walked back on the grounds that Japanese is often vague about subject and meaning (which they seem to love as if it's a feature and not a bug) and the sentence that was translated as "I like you" can probably mean anything from the "like" being soft enough to play off as "I care for you because my sister does" to the lack of definitive subjects/pronouns letting him weasel it into "I like <totally unrelated thing that he would be mentioning for no reason" all in the name of drawing out the drama for longer. Either that or she's going to go full tilt on internalizing all the shitty stuff that's happened to her and turn him down because she thinks she's a broken, worthless loser who doesn't deserve love because the only person who ever loved her unconditionally died.

And honestly the abrupt shift in tone in the last couple of chapters to show Sena's crappy home life and deep emotional scars and the rather infuriating way that the guy that tried to rape her almost got off scot free with the MC letting himself get punched just because he thought that would actually end things makes me think that this is not going to be a nice fluffy manga about all the comedic ways they interact as a couple starting now. Instead it's going to be silly nonsense, not confronting the issues directly, and occasionally dropping in a major drama bomb to shake things up.

time will tell if that makes it interesting or annoying.

 

[idkanymoredotexe]

I have a feeling this confession is going to get walked back on the grounds that Japanese is often vague about subject and meaning (which they seem to love as if it's a feature and not a bug) and the sentence that was translated as "I like you" can probably mean anything from the "like" being soft enough to play off as "I care for you because my sister does" to the lack of definitive subjects/pronouns letting him weasel it into "I like <totally unrelated thing that he would be mentioning for no reason" all in the name of drawing out the drama for longer. Either that or she's going to go full tilt on internalizing all the shitty stuff that's happened to her and turn him down because she thinks she's a broken, worthless loser who doesn't deserve love because the only person who ever loved her unconditionally died.

And honestly the abrupt shift in tone in the last couple of chapters to show Sena's crappy home life and deep emotional scars and the rather infuriating way that the guy that tried to rape her almost got off scot free with the MC letting himself get punched just because he thought that would actually end things makes me think that this is not going to be a nice fluffy manga about all the comedic ways they interact as a couple starting now. Instead it's going to be silly nonsense, not confronting the issues directly, and occasionally dropping in a major drama bomb to shake things up.

time will tell if that makes it interesting or annoying.

Aw yes because the type of person that not only reads on mangadex but then also comments definitely needs to be explained the nuance of how the word like works in Japanese

 

[Chronigan]

Aw yes because the type of person that not only reads on mangadex but then also comments definitely needs to be explained the nuance of how the word like works in Japanese

Every manga is someones first, not everyone knows the tropes or about Japanese language.

 

[TripleEm]

I have a feeling this confession is going to get walked back on the grounds that Japanese is often vague about subject and meaning (which they seem to love as if it's a feature and not a bug) and the sentence that was translated as "I like you" can probably mean anything from the "like" being soft enough to play off as "I care for you because my sister does" to the lack of definitive subjects/pronouns letting him weasel it into "I like <totally unrelated thing that he would be mentioning for no reason" all in the name of drawing out the drama for longer. Either that or she's going to go full tilt on internalizing all the shitty stuff that's happened to her and turn him down because she thinks she's a broken, worthless loser who doesn't deserve love because the only person who ever loved her unconditionally died.

And honestly the abrupt shift in tone in the last couple of chapters to show Sena's crappy home life and deep emotional scars and the rather infuriating way that the guy that tried to rape her almost got off scot free with the MC letting himself get punched just because he thought that would actually end things makes me think that this is not going to be a nice fluffy manga about all the comedic ways they interact as a couple starting now. Instead it's going to be silly nonsense, not confronting the issues directly, and occasionally dropping in a major drama bomb to shake things up.

time will tell if that makes it interesting or annoying.

That's not quite the vibe I'm getting. Nao is very much the don't say something that there's no point in saying. He knows she is dense and only sees him as a little brother, so why say anything that'll fall on deaf ears? He knows how she feels, so he fills the roll just to be close to her. And she's dense in a way that's avoiding hurt for herself and others. She doesn't see herself as one deserving of love. That's why Nao and his sister have to force themselves into her life otherwise she'll withdraw.

So here comes this situation where the shithead that still plans to fuck around with the girl he and he says that with one punch he'll leave her alone. They both know it's not true, but in the small chance it is hell take the punch. And if the shithead sticks around he can escalate. But now Nao comes around and finds out he's going to take the punch for her. She thinks she's a harm to him and is ready to withdraw, how does he get it through her sense and defeatist self that it was his choice rather than something she's afflicting him with? Just say the truth that can't be misinterpreted. Obviously I can only go by the translation, but I read him saying that he's willing to make it clear is him making sure she can misinterpret as sibling love. Will she respond positively? Probably not, but it'll show it's because he cares for her rather than a byproduct of wanting his sister to be happy.

Or of course this could go the generic rom-com route but that's not the vibe I get from this series.

 

[PandaVinChan]

Man, this fkng piece of shit talking shit and he and his friend didn't brutally kicked his ass. Weak ass boys

 

[nihaoma11]

Thanks for the chapter I like how there are small but important change compare to the pre serialize

 

[Retro68]

Well, that was a bit unexpected.

 

[sksk]

WHhhaaaTTT??? he REALLY Confessed on chapter 6?? checks notes that only happens after.. 300 chapters?!!

it's reiwa now not heisei anymore.

 

[19801980]

🤣🤣

 

[Kaarme]

What the heck. The rapist (I bet this wasn't his first time doing or trying to do it) gets to punch the one who stopped the rape attempt? I kind of wish the punch had happened, but after that Nao and his buddy had beaten the living daylights out of that bastard. Now the total 180 degrees reverse logic just left me baffled.

 

[joaoflpe]

this hoe is bad news, stay away from this bitch bro...

 

[Kitsune_115]

I'm glad she was the one that punched him hopefully the story is not as generic to make him return for vengeance though.

Hopefully the "I like you" means relationship. Even though they banter a lot it does feel like it will be good.

Still so far pretty generic but entertaining in a sense, thanks for the TL.

 

[LianSchrugen]

he is actually stupid to let others do what they want in 'exchange' for something, as if they would keep their promise

 

[UdenEmpati]

What the heck. The rapist (I bet this wasn't his first time doing or trying to do it) gets to punch the one who stopped the rape attempt? I kind of wish the punch had happened, but after that Nao and his buddy had beaten the living daylights out of that bastard. Now the total 180 degrees reverse logic just left me baffled.

my read on it's due to that guy being "his elder".

Social hierarchy is huge in Japan, and so things like not talking back to your senpai and whatnot are pretty big aspects of etiquette. That's why you see the kouhai/subordinate just roll over to their senpai/superior so often, even in situations where you think "surely braining them with the nearest blunt object would solve most of this problem?" - because it's just not done for the most part, as the backlash you'd suffer as the "lower" one from the community at large would negate any short-term benefit the moment word got out.
Yes, there's nuance and thresholds on behavior from the superior that could still sway public opinion in favor of the younger person, and it's not like things aren't reportedly changing as time goes on in Japan. But this being modeled off of the social reality of where the author lives, that cultural subtext is going to bleed through and that's what we're seeing here.
Honestly, Sena kneeing the guy in the balls was unexpected, but makes sense as she's not "part of normal polite society", by virtue of her upbringing. Anyone already on the outside of the in-group (see: Japanese Delinquents) is going to be much more ready to 'breech the social contract' in how they interact with and act around their 'betters', but Nao, as far as we can see, doesn't fit that description, other than his trash-talking--and we see the guy continuously get upset over it.

For him, it's about saving face and getting the other guy to give in. If a punch to the face supposedly does that, then he'd take it. Of course, that assumes the other guy would actually honor that, and convention would say that he should. Clearly he wasn't going to, but that's when Sena stepped in, anyway.

TL;DR supremely rigid social structure that demands hierarchical respect in one direction and that can lead to all sorts of fun scenarios like what we witnessed here.

 

[Kaarme]

my read on it's due to that guy being "his elder".

Social hierarchy is huge in Japan, and so things like not talking back to your senpai and whatnot are pretty big aspects of etiquette. That's why you see the kouhai/subordinate just roll over to their senpai/superior so often, even in situations where you think "surely braining them with the nearest blunt object would solve most of this problem?" - because it's just not done for the most part, as the backlash you'd suffer as the "lower" one from the community at large would negate any short-term benefit the moment word got out.
Yes, there's nuance and thresholds on behavior from the superior that could still sway public opinion in favor of the younger person, and it's not like things aren't reportedly changing as time goes on in Japan. But this being modeled off of the social reality of where the author lives, that cultural subtext is going to bleed through and that's what we're seeing here.
Honestly, Sena kneeing the guy in the balls was unexpected, but makes sense as she's not "part of normal polite society", by virtue of her upbringing. Anyone already on the outside of the in-group (see: Japanese Delinquents) is going to be much more ready to 'breech the social contract' in how they interact with and act around their 'betters', but Nao, as far as we can see, doesn't fit that description, other than his trash-talking--and we see the guy continuously get upset over it.

For him, it's about saving face and getting the other guy to give in. If a punch to the face supposedly does that, then he'd take it. Of course, that assumes the other guy would actually honor that, and convention would say that he should. Clearly he wasn't going to, but that's when Sena stepped in, anyway.

TL;DR supremely rigid social structure that demands hierarchical respect in one direction and that can lead to all sorts of fun scenarios like what we witnessed here.

I'm not going to deny what you said, as I do recognise that from what I know about Japan. Nevertheless, he had drugged and was about to rape a woman. Japan is famously the place where a salaryman caught groping a woman on a train can kiss goodbye to his whole career, social life, and everything. Probably also his possible children would get bullied at school and the wife couldn't anymore show her face to the neighbours. Groping isn't an extremely severe crime yet, compared to rape, so getting an attempted rape convinction might have made the bastard do the Japanese jump.

I suppose the key here indeed was intimidation. The scumbag tried and succeeded in turning the whole case upside down, 180 degrees, by successfully pressuring Nao into submission. There that whole age hierarchy played a role. Which is still pretty strange considering Nao's edgelord personality. Though maybe the other side of Nao's personality, the "annoying, annoying" disinterest in the whole society around him caused him to considering getting a punch a small price to pay, compared to calling the cops and all the official hassle. He knows better than anyone how foolish Sena is, so he might have also thought she could never handle it, despite being the victim.

Still a totally absurd scene, no matter how one tries to explain it.