Nibanme na Boku to Ichiban no Kanojo - Ch. 2.2

[Lafreniere]

reading this is like a whiplash after tens of japan romcom slops where the MC is a turboturd. holy shit comparatively he's very emotionally intelligent. what a sight for sore eyes

 

[NateDerp42]

Dammit, human garbage is plentiful

 

[Rewdy]

Why does every manga act like rapey dudes are normal

To explain why the hottest girl in school is spending time with average guy. That's the common trick of all romcom slop. I'm only reading this current slop because I heard there was a twist coming that would make it worth it

 

[Lewd_Beast]

Opens "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten"
Copy >>> Paste...
That's a bit simplistic, as there are countless other clichés from countless other stories, like the pretty girl losing friends because "She is taking their boyfriends"
I'm complaining, but I'm liking it

 

[wallsg]

Didn’t find anything about sewing, but according to Google ai (yeah not gonna research since it’s dead of night over here)

The first 3 buttons on a boys uniform for junior high or high school represents someone/have a meaning

1st represents himself, the 2nd represents the person most beloved to you, and the 3rd represents a best friend “and so on”

So idk which one FMC sewed, but if it’s the second one that makes sort of sense? I’m still confused how the boyfriend thought it meant leading on

THANK YOU FOR THE CHAPTER @Cecey55

From the context, I don't think there was any special meaning. It's pretty common for young boys to mistake a girl being platonically nice to them for them being romantically interested. Plus if she has a reputation for stealing men and having lots of boyfriends, he might have jumped to conclusions.

As far as I know it's only the giving of the buttons at graduation that has meaning. Sewing the button on would have just been an act of kindness mistaken as interest. Most average guys get snubbed so often that they get neck injuries from whipping their head around so fast when a girl even smiles at them.

 

[Omled]

"As a man, I want to apologize"

What an idiotic thing to say.

 

[BREAD123]

"Satou kun's looks won't turn any heads but.."
I would kill myself

 

[Tap2]

Thanks for the TL!

 

[Tap2]

that's what "i'm so sorry that happened" would have been -- expressing empathy. instead he's inserting himself into the equation with an "as a fellow man, i must apologize for the actions of other men." if you've never seen this happen, i'm glad you haven't had to deal with it. it's unfortunately very common and incredibly annoying.

since this should clear it up for you (or if it somehow doesn't!), i'll spare us both a potential headache and refrain from replying further. have a good day.

A few months later ...
Consider one thing first: this was translated from Japanese, and not necessarily by the best translator. Subtleties can be gone/changed/have suddenly been added, and cultural differences can mean your reaction is irrelevant at best.
That said, I see you feel deeply about this.
So consider a second thing: even if the translation is a perfect transfer of intent on the mangaka's side, the person who would be saying such a thing might not ever have thought what you are attributing to "them" (yeah, I want to make sure we see that not only cis-males can be oblivious to possible readings of their utterances). And if you want to complain about underlying societal problems, well, this is endemic for the planet's conscientious and intelligent, and well-meaning population. Why the F don't people see that the problems are not that some well-intentioned kind high-schooler phrases his feelings/reactions less than perfectly according to some?
There are lots of truly bad things happening which should take first place. You come across as potentially living in that sh*thole country that sees itself as #1 in the world. I can see how that is horrific for anyone sane. I can also see that you want to do something about stuff that doesn't feel overwhelming.
So. I'll stop badgering you. And hope that coming elections make the whole planet a better place ...
Sorry about me going overboard.
Man. I just did something similar to what you accuse ML of.
Sad.
But you see, I also sort of demonstrated how one can be ... "well-intentioned" (blush), without seeing what one is doing.
It's hard to get to heaven when you're going down ...

 

[Tap2]

Honestly it’s not uncommon to see in adults now either. I’m going full on “in my day” so get the lawn chairs and smoking pipe ready… old man rant… starts… NOW:

I’ve been working on an idea in the back of my head. That our mass-communication (call it The Internet, call it Social Media, whatever) has been leading more and more people to seek validation for their behavior and thoughts - instead of seeking “improvement”. I can 100% believe people have always been crappy. But it seems like it used to be that behavior being shut down in a public space and the individual being socially pressured to change. Your main social interaction was face-to-face.
Not so anymore. And somewhere in that change, we swapped to “everyone needs to accept me for who I am” instead of.. you know… looking for self-improvement. Improvement mentally, emotionally, morally and ethically…
And I see this strongest online. Where people will look to find an echo chamber of validation (I wasn’t wrong to leave my girlfriend, she was wrong because she was leading me on! It wasn’t my fault I misread the situation, she was wrong for tricking me!) so on and so forth.

Old man rant over. Time to go stare at clouds.

I get you, and I'm sure that's true for some.
If I were to say something like that, though, it would be because I don't always notice those subtleties myself, so I want to make sure the one I'm talking to (not the whole Internet, or a bunch of people around me - that would feel horrible) does understand what I think and feel about what I've been told. NOT virtue-signaling, but showing that I care.
If I DON'T care, I don't talk about it. (Preferably, I wouldn't even be around to listen to the tale of woe if that were the case.)
So as so often, we all look at ourselves as a starting point for our analyses. Well, sometimes, the analysis comes from a deep-seated annoyance with the changingness of the times, of course ...
Old man 2 rant over. I should sleep ...

 

[Tap2]

Something that can be relevant when reading this:
Has anyone seen any films by Yasujiro Ozu?
I don't know if it's hard to watch black-and-white stuff from the 50s and 60s, but they are relevant to the stuff about divorces, broken families, and loneliness in Japan.
Often in his films, he is telling us about a changing Japan, where modernity is making generations lose contact with another, and where, say, a daughter can feel obliged to care for her old parents, sacrificing her own life, staying out in the boondocks instead of realizing her potential, and her dreams, by moving in to Tokyo.
What annoys me is how clearly he longs for the "good old days" (with all their treatment of especially daughters as servants, etc.). What makes the films miraculously well done, is that Yasujiro Ozu doesn't shy away from showing both sides of the situation.
It's no wonder some lists of "the 100 best films EVER" include at least one of his films.
So.
Go watch some Yasujiro Ozu. It's relevant for e.g. this manga.

 

[SuperduperStuper]

sometimes you just gotta say kys to some people.