Nitamono Doushi

[Sunspawn]

Art style looks a lot like Mikanuji's, especially the heads.

 

[elNando]

Still don't get why those "friends" were so pissed with him hanging out with the girl

There's probably both idolatry and elitism at play. They've put her on a pedestal, and they don't want scums or plebs like him to get anywhere near what they consider to be unattainable perfection, because it creates an unbearable dissonance with their worldview... Well, that's how I understood it.

 

[orbbss]

there's so much potential to this tbh

 

[i_forgot_my_glasses]

So fucking cute 10/10, but why is always the oneshots man...

 

[AgusPsatir]

make it a full goddam series please

 

[dapmch]

PLSS BE A SERIES NOT A ONESHOT 😭😭😭

 

[uchiha007]

Still don't get why those "friends" were so pissed with him hanging out with the girl

Like someone else said, they put her on a pedestal. This is exactly what the female MC was talking about, and the reason why she feels so exasperated. Also, this is why she doesn't consider them friends, since they just idolize her. The main reason why she liked the MC was because, for once, she was not idolized, but seen as an equal.

Personally, I don't like those tropes, but in these type of stories, they work like a charm because it helps the MC to man up and get past that.

 

[pickly334443]

need more

 

[Drey]

Smoker chick? Cringe. You know that she is gonna look like a 50 year old when she in her 30s.

 

[fire_fall]

i wish this manga still had more its such a good manga out of most of the ones ive seen

 

[Scorpion2890]

Thank you for the translation!

 

[liteteel]

I hope this gets serialized.

 

[flavina]

ITS SO GOODDD!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK, PLEASE SERIALIZE IT

 

[naenaeslays]

SERIALIZE THIS MAKE IT A ACTUAL MANGA ONG THIS IS TOOOOOOOO GOOD

 

[HupsakeeMF]

Still don't get why those "friends" were so pissed with him hanging out with the girl

Because for the type of vapid people she attracts, image is everything. They know they're not friends, they're just close to her because they're popularity-hungry vultures a rank below her in the school's hierarchy. And her befriending a bottom rung loner, upsets this hierarchy and puts their positions in jeopardy. They're friends by proximity, so they need to maintain that proximity and scare off anyone who tries to get in the way.

 

[i_forgot_my_glasses]

Does anyone know if the author has posted other works?

 

[LazyDust]

Does anyone know if the author has posted other works?

Only some doujinshi https://x.com/f__1192/status/1575838415865942017
Nitamono Doushi is his first official commercial work.

 

[literaturemachine43]

UWAH, Ashame it's one shot 😔

 

[Dabaha]

As a "new old man" I'm quite curious, is she the "cool" ideal of modern young woman, or the "cool" ideal of modern young men? Is the protagonist wimpiness supposed to be annoying or is it supposed to be relatable?

 

[elNando]

As a "new old man" I'm quite curious, is she the "cool" ideal of modern young woman, or the "cool" ideal of modern young men? Is the protagonist wimpiness supposed to be annoying or is it supposed to be relatable?

I wonder why the female lead would have to represent an ideal of any kind, is that a requirement? Now coming to your second question, I never liked being told what to feel or think, so how about making your own decisions about those things? By the way, it isn't necessarily contradictory to find something both relatable and annoying.