Now That We Draw - Ch. 41 - Which?

[Jachinz]

Which editor is whispering into the author's ear telling them to slow down on progress and try pushing love triangle? No seriously where do they live? Street address? Phone? Email?
I just want to talk...

 

[Knerro]

The author should just draw porn at this point

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[kinekk4]

Geez, what a coward.


Huh... Guys, is there a manga with this premise?

Not really a couple but there's one called "Monochrome Days". Check that one out if you want a story about a guy and a girl making manga.

 

[MrBump]

Brooooooo fuck u I dropped this shit and wanted to forgett this garbage nooooooooo

Honestly if you know the authors history, it was only an inevitability.

 

[LeBronBron]

Honestly if you know the authors history, it was only an inevitability.

Thats the problem. I didnt known and now I cant understand how shit like that got popular I mean are there really people enjoying it?

 

[TheMinester]

And again fmc is hindering her own progress, backpedaling and even supporting her rival Too bad the cf is a loli, i can’t wholeheartedly support her but at least she isn’t as annoying as fmc… and now she transferred in their school, I bet she’ll be in mc class
Since the love triangle thing became obvious the story stopped progressing, and now the cf is legit more close to mc than fmc this is so frustrating, it was better when it was just the 2 of them supporting each other’s dream of becoming a mangaka imo
Thanks for the translation

Exactly that. This random dragging love triangle plot is just harming the whole manga which had some great moments of emotional and characters growth. Alas now it's turning in just another ecchi gyaru romcom with useless plot points to make it last longer.

 

[Sky_Ravager]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[telefonevoador]

Not really a couple but there's one called "Monochrome Days". Check that one out if you want a story about a guy and a girl making manga.

Someone suggested it to me!
I'm actually enjoying it a lot, the story resonates with me

 

[USB3pt0]

Thats the problem. I didnt known and now I cant understand how shit like that got popular I mean are there really people enjoying it?

Yes? Why would anyone be reading it if they don't enjoy it?
Is it that surprising that in a genre that closely ties to drama (romance), people tend to enjoy those close ties?

I like the drama. I like that while Uehara builds a relationship with a girl he still believes is completely outside his grasp, a girl he tells himself he's not good enough for, a girl he had told himself for years he wasn't into the type of girl she was, having to reckon with his own preconceived notions and biases, and while struggling to accept truths about himself and his love for her, running into the first girl he ever loved, who fits into every one of his "preferences", making him have to consider that aspect of himself and his preferences too.

I like that Miyamoto is so excited to live in what she sees is every romance manga ever, to the point where she even undermines her own happiness once she understands her own feelings. I like that there will inevitably be a point where she and Koi are going to come at odds over their love for Uehara, and seeing how the three navigate that conflict is something I'm looking forward to reading.

I have even been hoping for an arc or plotline where she ends up dating her "ideal" shojo protagonist guy and he dates his "ideal" shonen protagonist girl and they find out that it's not all they imagined it to be.

If you want a romcom with no love rivals, go read Amano Megumi, Dress-Up Darling, or Polar Opposites. You want a vapid fanfiction where no one's feelings get hurt and the MC is a self-insert gary stu, you have swarms of LN trash adaptations to read. If you don't like this, you have many options, so you don't need to go whining in the comments every time.

 

[LeBronBron]

Yes? Why would anyone be reading it if they don't enjoy it?
Is it that surprising that in a genre that closely ties to drama (romance), people tend to enjoy those close ties?

I like the drama. I like that while Uehara builds a relationship with a girl he still believes is completely outside his grasp, a girl he tells himself he's not good enough for, a girl he had told himself for years he wasn't into the type of girl she was, having to reckon with his own preconceived notions and biases, and while struggling to accept truths about himself and his love for her, running into the first girl he ever loved, who fits into every one of his "preferences", making him have to consider that aspect of himself and his preferences too.

I like that Miyamoto is so excited to live in what she sees is every romance manga ever, to the point where she even undermines her own happiness once she understands her own feelings. I like that there will inevitably be a point where she and Koi are going to come at odds over their love for Uehara, and seeing how the three navigate that conflict is something I'm looking forward to reading.

I have even been hoping for an arc or plotline where she ends up dating her "ideal" shojo protagonist guy and he dates his "ideal" shonen protagonist girl and they find out that it's not all they imagined it to be.

If you want a romcom with no love rivals, go read Amano Megumi, Dress-Up Darling, or Polar Opposites. You want a vapid fanfiction where no one's feelings get hurt and the MC is a self-insert gary stu, you have swarms of LN trash adaptations to read. If you don't like this, you have many options, so you don't need to go whining in the comments every time.

We didnt talk about this manga, we talked about Sasha-chan

 

[USB3pt0]

We didnt talk about this manga, we talked about Sasha-chan

oh.

Fair enough. I'll redirect my yelling to whoever else complains about love triangles in this, then.

 

[LeBronBron]

oh.

Fair enough. I'll redirect my yelling to whoever else complains about love triangles in this, then.

I also dont like the people complaining. Like if you think the triangle is so bad just read another manga

 

[Peterociclos]

Yes? Why would anyone be reading it if they don't enjoy it?
Is it that surprising that in a genre that closely ties to drama (romance), people tend to enjoy those close ties?

I like the drama. I like that while Uehara builds a relationship with a girl he still believes is completely outside his grasp, a girl he tells himself he's not good enough for, a girl he had told himself for years he wasn't into the type of girl she was, having to reckon with his own preconceived notions and biases, and while struggling to accept truths about himself and his love for her, running into the first girl he ever loved, who fits into every one of his "preferences", making him have to consider that aspect of himself and his preferences too.

I like that Miyamoto is so excited to live in what she sees is every romance manga ever, to the point where she even undermines her own happiness once she understands her own feelings. I like that there will inevitably be a point where she and Koi are going to come at odds over their love for Uehara, and seeing how the three navigate that conflict is something I'm looking forward to reading.

I have even been hoping for an arc or plotline where she ends up dating her "ideal" shojo protagonist guy and he dates his "ideal" shonen protagonist girl and they find out that it's not all they imagined it to be.

If you want a romcom with no love rivals, go read Amano Megumi, Dress-Up Darling, or Polar Opposites. You want a vapid fanfiction where no one's feelings get hurt and the MC is a self-insert gary stu, you have swarms of LN trash adaptations to read. If you don't like this, you have many options, so you don't need to go whining in the comments every time.

I like the "stalling" as well, if every romcom the characters juat got togheter quickly the interest would go away even quicker. Even if it's frustrating sometimes i'd rather have a nagatoro style romcom, where the 2 mcs are obviously into eachother but they find 300 reason to delay them getting together, than something where they just meet and begin to date. I rather have the fun of they "will they won't they" than the boredom of just having the result in front of me.

They say that the best payoffs come from huge buildups.

 

[USB3pt0]

XBC3 made me sick to my stomach.

How on Earth they did that and got away with it still baffles me :O

See? Even today you can find them in the wild.

 

[USB3pt0]

I like the "stalling" as well, if every romcom the characters juat got togheter quickly the interest would go away even quicker. Even if it's frustrating sometimes i'd rather have a nagatoro style romcom, where the 2 mcs are obviously into eachother but they find 300 reason to delay them getting together, than something where they just meet and begin to date. I rather have the fun of they "will they won't they" than the boredom of just having the result in front of me.

They say that the best payoffs come from huge buildups.

I mean that's not even a problem! Romcoms either go until the confession or hit the confession early and continue that way, no in between. Both have merits, I mean Polar Opposites is really, really good and they start in the first chapter, people seem to like Horimiya, and both The Dangers in my Heart and Nagatoro are GOATed.

But why on Earth would anyone look at a manga tagged "drama" and then complain about the drama? Or even if there's the tiniest friction in a relationship I've seen people complain about! Like, world's not perfect, guys. And a lot of people like that and when it's reflected in media. Giving characters traits and reactions that you can believe someone actually having IRL does a lot to improve a story. Uehara, Miyamoto, Koi, all too ridiculous to believe are real people. But the actions they take, the things they say, sometimes make them seem like they could be.

Conversely, I read like 3 chapters of this absolute dogshit romcom manga that was adapted from an LN my friend found. Had to stop, it was so unbelievably stupid and written like ass. The girl was an absolute brainless shy virgin floozy that tripped over herself coming up with reasons to fawn over the painfully apparent self-insert MC, who never did anything wrong, or bad, and always said the right thing, and felt the right way, and was secretly ripped, etc. Like... How does anyone read that and enjoy it? Who genuinely enjoys reading what feels like slop spit out by a chatbot after it's been fed nothing but salty high school regret posts on 4chan?

 

[telefonevoador]

@USB3pt0
@Peterociclos

The big (small) thing you guys don't seem to notice is just how boring of a character the other girl, Ren, is.

Despite her backstory being on the sad side, everything else positive to her is given to her narratively, almost like a bad fan-fiction protagonist!

Never mind the stalling, it's the reason for the stalling that's annoying (and unrealistic, since this was mentioned as well)

 

[USB3pt0]

@USB3pt0
@Peterociclos

The big (small) thing you guys don't seem to notice is just how boring of a character the other girl, Ren, is.

Ren's nothing exciting, but that's the  point. She's reclusive, cute, shy, everything Uehara was convinced he wanted in a girl.

Despite her backstory being on the sad side, everything else positive to her is given to her narratively, almost like a bad fan-fiction protagonist!

Not quite sure what you mean here... I mean, narratively a lot of things are established in a written medium. Actually, rereading this, I'm trying to figure out what you mean, like at all.

Never mind the stalling, it's the reason for the stalling that's annoying (and unrealistic, since this was mentioned as well)

They aren't even stalling much. Each of them are pretty sure on their feelings and it's only 40 chapters in. Some of y'all don't know what it's like in the trenches.

And even then, it's not stalling. It's  conflict. Conflict that will drive the story somewhere forward to Hurt Feelings City, making stops along the way.

And if you don't like that, there's a ton of stories out there without it.

 

[biologist]

Thats the problem. I didnt known and now I cant understand how shit like that got popular I mean are there really people enjoying it?

Degeneracy sells very well you know? 👀

 

[misopogon]

I'm afraid the big tits gyaru lacks the will to power

She is clutching defeat from the jaws of victory