Normality and Monsters - Vol. 2 Ch. 11

[Saloria_Stralli]

Hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Also, do you think this chapter merits a "sexual violence" and/or "gore" tag? I couldn't find any explanation for when those tags are appropriate so it seems to be mostly a vibes thing, and I'm not sure if those tags would help or hurt understanding, so please let me know your thoughts!

Considering you can't tag individual chapters on mangadex, those tags are best reserved for when they represent a core theme for the entirety of the story, not just a single chapter (though if the imagery in that one chapter is enough to give you nightmares, that can warrant tagging the whole manga for it).

Gore is best used for when the violence depicted is absolutely visceral: uncensored bones, guts, and bloody body parts everywhere. This is relatively tame compared to what is usually tagged as Gore.

 

[EchoGirl]

Slendy is coming for all of us

lol so meta I wonder if they’ve done so themselves or if they’re being petty about a previous series

Thank you

 

[Goodbyefrankenstein]

Kyaaa we have alien fans?!

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Cogito3]

Considering you can't tag individual chapters on mangadex, those tags are best reserved for when they represent a core theme for the entirety of the story, not just a single chapter (though if the imagery in that one chapter is enough to give you nightmares, that can warrant tagging the whole manga for it).

Gore is best used for when the violence depicted is absolutely visceral: uncensored bones, guts, and bloody body parts everywhere. This is relatively tame compared to what is usually tagged as Gore.

This is what I'm torn about, yeah. Both the gore and the sexual violence tags would give a somewhat misleading impression of the manga as a whole; on the other hand, as others have pointed out, if they're a soft or trigger point for someone they would definitely appreciate having the warning. That's why I'm kind of torn. It's a lot easier on e.g. Dynasty where you can tag individual chapters, but on Mangadex it's more of a judgment call. I'll wait for some more feedback and then decide.

 

[zxdwas]

I don't know if you would want to do this, but maybe putting a content warning as a first page of this chapter so people know that this will happen and can decide if they want to keep reading, thanks for the chapter too

 

[shemper]

Thank you for your work!

 

[Bornsinner]

It's finally back!

 

[beThereShortly]

Should any monster be reading this.
I want you to know that I meant any and all things that I have posted, or may post in the future, that may have offended you.
Come at me you freaks! I'll fight ya!

Thank you so much for the chapter and for those delightful translation notes as always!

 

[ninonaka]

Thank you for the chapter

 

[BobTheSkrull]

In regards to the tags, I think it's valid here. Red tags, for the most part, feel more like warning tags than thematic tags. Like, people typically won't make use of the Gore or Sexual Violence tags for finding a manga with them, they'll use it for finding a manga without them.

Better safe than sorry here.

 

[Ecchan]

This chapter was lit. Worm girl wasn't gonna let some lanky bastard take her human wife. No c-ck chair for Takahashi.
You could feel the anger in Takahashi's attack panels.
Loved it.
Regarding the tags, I do not think sexual violence applies, as nothing really happened. The gore part could go either way. It is not like we have gore in every chapter.
Thank you as always for the scanlation.

 

[Yurisivel]

Get caught cheating by your Lovecraftian waifu after being knocked down by a Slenderman waifu.

 

[Colonel-Picquart]

I love seeing scary Takahashi!
Really makes me hope she's getting fond of Itou like that
Also the monsters know we're here!! Quick everyone SCATTER!

 

[Yuri_Enjoyer_Deluxe]

This is what I'm torn about, yeah. Both the gore and the sexual violence tags would give a somewhat misleading impression of the manga as a whole; on the other hand, as others have pointed out, if they're a soft or trigger point for someone they would definitely appreciate having the warning. That's why I'm kind of torn. It's a lot easier on e.g. Dynasty where you can tag individual chapters, but on Mangadex it's more of a judgment call. I'll wait for some more feedback and then decide.

I think Gore 100% fits, but idk about Sexual Violence... while I wont deny its happened... I dont think its really frequent enough to justify the tag. If it were a constant, then yeah, Id agree wholeheartedly, but its been a rarity at this stage, so I dont think Sexual Violence really fits.

And no, being a victim shouldnt really elevate judgement, as this is a more objective call, and as it is, gore has been much more prevalent than the Sexual Violence. Sorry it happened, but I just dont think it applies here with all due respect. By that virtue, any story with blood (doesnt even matter if its minor or nah) would fall under gore, and it'd just be a mess to categorize.

 

[Cogito3]

I don't know if you would want to do this, but maybe putting a content warning as a first page of this chapter so people know that this will happen and can decide if they want to keep reading, thanks for the chapter too

Hmm. This could be a good compromise -- not have the sexual violence tag, just a content warning for this particular chapter. It would ruin some of the surprise though. But that's probably worth it overall. I'll talk it over with the rest of the team. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Jatopian]

Content warning for this particular chapter, if you must. I feel it's better as a surprise though.

Also you coulda just said "video sites" instead of specifying YouTube.

 

[Tyran272]

Pretty sure everyone gets at least a little bit genocidal when reading YouTube comments, so the translation fits like a glove.

 

[Gothic_Catalyst]

Thank you for the chapter.

 

[noobplant]

Damn, Slenderman(slendergirl?) died faster than I expected.