Ookami no Musume - Vol. 3 Ch. 13

[earlbay]

Worst chapter so far. I think I'll drop it, hate love rivals and this one seems like it is going to get anoying in the future, so to prevent my future disapointment I am gonna drop

Sometimes a story's just not for everyone. I appreciate you reading to this point!

 

[earlbay]

Absolutely hate the messaging of this chapter. While I can buy that the kid just doesn't know any better since he has no social skills built up, the problem is how the mangaka is playing it out with her initially resisting him, but then getting 'won over' by some tasty food. It has this Stockholm syndrome 'he beats me, but also buys me chocolate afterwards so he has a sweet side and it's ok' feel to it.

Like what sort of message is the mangaka communicating here? That it's all ok to kidnap and effectively sexually assault people (the licking her face and sleeping in the same bed metaphors) as long as you're kawaii? Just provide heat and food and you can totally do whatever the fuck you want with another person, it's fiiiine.

You can totally argue that she doesn't know any better either so her reaction 'makes sense' but then the only way this can go morally right is if she later feels deeply repulsed and traumatized by what she went through here and grows to hate him. Let's be honest with ourselves - that is not what this mangaka is going for. They're trying to paint this as cute and to make her actually develop feelings. Chapters like this really highlight for me how fucked up some of these manga artists are.

This manga is honestly extremely disturbing as a whole once you read into it just slightly under the surface. These male-female dynamics reek of abusing power imbalances.

Nice reach!

 

[matriyoshka]

Can’t say I understand some points of the story, because this one is a bit different from Kodama’s previous works. But Kirito is supposed to contrast Hayate’s calm demeanor, technically he is a wild boy from the woods, and his attitude is as similar as of a little kid.

Even if his actions are questionable to the standard laws in society, it’s a bit curious how he is guided sometimes by instinct, yet he is kind enough to Tsukina. He is just a boy who misses dearly his grandfather, and it shows.

I am aware of Tsukina’s lack of skills, but since this is a coming-of-age story there must be a turning point in which she will have her development for good. Her natural reaction of awkwardness and lack of communication makes sense from someone who has been struggling with her identity in her life.

 

[Fam101]

I don’t think anyone likes being licked.