Osoraku Kanojo wa Ore no Aniki wo Neratteru - Ch. 37

[Zeno_Seraph]

I've had some time to sit with this chapter, and a long-shot thought prediction popped up with me.

Prediction that due to the trauma of "Perfect Rei" has unintentionally been causing Tohno, I'm thinking that Rei will drop his public persona and (while unlikely) go full "slob home mode", he'll find a balance to be more normal/average.

We have seen a handful of times how (in his own way) Rei truly cares for his brother. Nearly every interaction with a classmate he is only ever asking about Tohno & his school life, the conversations are always focused on his brother. The realization that its been causing pain will cause him to undergo his own change to prevent it/stop it from occurring in the future. If the girls & school see a more normal Rei, they won't idolize him as much, thus allowing healthier & authentic relationships to form with Tohno & his classmates.

 

[timcal2136]

that's a weird as fuck reading of Izumi's character.

Did you miss the chapter where he visits her when she's sick, or when he purchases her the earring, or their aquarium date or going around the festival, or when she first encouraged him to actually race against Reiya during the sports festival?

"aloof as fuck" is as disingenuous an interpretation of Houjou as some of the more tone deaf bad takes of the brother's character found elsewhere in this very comment section.

i mean, aloof is like the first descriptive term that comes to mind for Houjou lol. But that other guy seemed to conveniently forget that almost every time Youta and Houjou talk, she blushes a bit 😂

 

[MadScientist666]

I've had some time to sit with this chapter, and a long-shot thought prediction popped up with me.

Prediction that due to the trauma of "Perfect Rei" has unintentionally been causing Tohno, I'm thinking that Rei will drop his public persona and (while unlikely) go full "slob home mode", he'll find a balance to be more normal/average.

We have seen a handful of times how (in his own way) Rei truly cares for his brother. Nearly every interaction with a classmate he is only ever asking about Tohno & his school life, the conversations are always focused on his brother. The realization that its been causing pain will cause him to undergo his own change to prevent it/stop it from occurring in the future. If the girls & school see a more normal Rei, they won't idolize him as much, thus allowing healthier & authentic relationships to form with Tohno & his classmates.

Honestly, that sounds good. If something like that comes from the misunderstanding in this chapter, that would be great.

 

[Eternalsleep]

He is interacting with Houjou not because they are schoolmates and are in the same room together, he approached her specifically because she is his brother's friend. After many years of not caring about why Youta is so broody, is he owed in any way to have his curiosity about his brother's friends be satiated? How is it any of his business who Youta is spending his time with? If he doesn't care enough to help his little bro, he should be just staying out of it like he always does, not be entitled to his brother's relationships

You’re just SCREAMING 13 yr old insecurity homie😂

 

[phorx]

that's a weird as fuck reading of Izumi's character.

Did you miss the chapter where he visits her when she's sick, or when he purchases her the earring, or their aquarium date or going around the festival, or when she first encouraged him to actually race against Reiya during the sports festival?

"aloof as fuck" is as disingenuous an interpretation of Houjou as some of the more tone deaf bad takes of the brother's character found elsewhere in this very comment section.

Most of your list are things HE did for her.And which of the things she did were in any way a step beyond a platonic friendship on her side? He made overtures but she still doesn’t see him as a man after all this time. He’s more of a curiosity or a pet to her.

Then look at how she looked at his brother.

Also, his brother is not a bad guy but he’s dense as fuck. It’s amazing that he hasn’t been stabbed. He loves his brother but never considers what his life is like or how differently people treat them? I actually pity the girl he ends up with.

 

[turkeytwotoe]

He made overtures but she still doesn’t see him as a man after all this time. He’s more of a curiosity or a pet to her.

You're either projecting or trolling. Either way lmao this is a hilariously bad read of their interactions.

 

[foist]

Why are people crying so much about this? It is obviously the biggest step for Youta to overcome his insecurities and potentially a major force to push forward progress between the two leads. Houjou literally spent her entire time with Rei gushing about Youta but somehow there's people who thinks "ntr" is even remotely a possibility.

Like are you people illiterate or just ntr brainrotted?

Not just that, but Youta says in the chapter that he already knows he’s being ridiculous, says he’s knows she’s not like that, he’s just IN HIS FEELINGS. Like he knows, intellectually, not to freak out over nothing, but he can’t help but FEEL the awfulness…so he’s retreating. I’m sure it’ll be sorted fast. This series has walked the cute road this far, it’s not gonna throw a wrench into things at this point

 

[UdenEmpati]

Most of your list are things HE did for her.And which of the things she did were in any way a step beyond a platonic friendship on her side? He made overtures but she still doesn’t see him as a man after all this time. He’s more of a curiosity or a pet to her.

Then look at how she looked at his brother.

Also, his brother is not a bad guy but he’s dense as fuck. It’s amazing that he hasn’t been stabbed. He loves his brother but never considers what his life is like or how differently people treat them? I actually pity the girl he ends up with.

Then you should go back and actually read the chapters where those events take place and check Houjou's reactions to Youta.

Better yet, go back and read chapters 33 and 34. Then tell me she's acting toward Youta in the manner you're declaring.

And that all leaves aside the fact that you're conveniently omitting the subject matter of her conversation with Reiya in this very chapter. Namely, talking about Youta. Reading the story explains the story, and your attempt to paint Houjou in such an unflattering light falls flat the moment you actually pay attention to what's happening.

 

[Ragnolock]

that's a weird as fuck reading of Izumi's character.

Did you miss the chapter where he visits her when she's sick, or when he purchases her the earring, or their aquarium date or going around the festival, or when she first encouraged him to actually race against Reiya during the sports festival?

"aloof as fuck" is as disingenuous an interpretation of Houjou as some of the more tone deaf bad takes of the brother's character found elsewhere in this very comment section.

I mean there is also the fact that she was "blushing" the entire time she was talking to Izumi at the start of the chapter.

Even in like chapter 1. She talked to his brother trying to find him.

Even here the entire time she was talking to Rei they were talking about him.

Its crazy how people will react like this even given all of the context in the world.

The lack of media literacy within the "Romcom" genre of manga still finds ways to reach new lows within these comment sections.

Nobody is commenting on how she looked at the end. She can tell something is wrong with him, and this is going to be massive progress on what the entire manga has been building up to. Finally addressing his inferiority complex he developed with his brother. I feel like she is going to be the catalyst to help him get over this complex he has. This is building up to her reassuring him that she is interested in him, and not his brother.

It's crazy to me that so many people are coming out of the woodwork to say "Told you she wanted his brother" when everything leading up to this point, AND what was shown in this chapter proves the exact opposite of that.

The mangaka chose to do this type of misunderstanding later in the series strategically. We already know that she is interested in him not his brother because of 30+ chapters of reassurance and development. Had the mangaka done it earlier the audeince would have had doubts about her intentions. We are far past that point (for anyone who has even a modicum of reading comprehension).

 

[radiantmemories451]

It feels like we're really into the meat of things with his insecurities. Hopefully they immediately talk about things (or at least by the end of the next 3 chapters) and it becomes a moment where he overcomes some of his trauma instead of just drama. But the author's done pretty good so far, so....

 

[chunchun01]

Wow, 200 comments on this chapter lol people are FIRED UP

I, for one, am looking forward to this drama because the way the rest of the story has gone i'm sure it'll be settled in a good way. And also, we did need a lil drama to build up. This needs to happen so these two can move forward into the next stage of their relationship. The payoff is gonna be great!!!

 

[JagdPanther]

Oh, so that's why there were 211 comments on this chapter...

 

[ashikoki69]

Ah this tired trope again. Well it was coming eventually, lets get it over with

 

[jojoka]

Are you actually blaming his brother for wanting to get to know the person his brother has suddenly gotten close to?

Ahh yes a therapist will always tell you. The best way to get over a crippling insecurity is to just completely avoid it.

They're like this, they see the brother as the bad guy when clearly this is a character flaw of his inferiority complex from Rei.
Even all this chapter he was telling himself that he's over reacting and that she's not like that yet his insecurities get the best of him.

Like they expect Rei to read his mind, has he even told Rei that girls normally try to manipulate him to get to Rei? His perspective is just this is the girl my brother clearly has a crush on let's see what she's like. Any other story would have people ripping into him for being unable to communicate his feelings and getting upset because of it.

 

[phorx]

Then you should go back and actually read the chapters where those events take place and check Houjou's reactions to Youta.

Better yet, go back and read chapters 33 and 34. Then tell me she's acting toward Youta in the manner you're declaring.

And that all leaves aside the fact that you're conveniently omitting the subject matter of her conversation with Reiya in this very chapter. Namely, talking about Youta. Reading the story explains the story, and your attempt to paint Houjou in such an unflattering light falls flat the moment you actually pay attention to what's happening.

I think it’s actually you that’s projecting onto Houjou actually. In that conversation she had with Reiya it’s pretty clear that she’s not swooning when thinking about Youta at all. She cares about him, yes, but she is not thinking about any form of romance whatsoever.

It could change in the future, but the fact is that she needed to change her underwear immediately after meeting Reiya. Even if she’d never approach him, she’s definitely aware of him as a man. It doesn’t make her a bad person, it just means she’s a bit more like every other girl Youta has dealt with than he’d hoped.

The last thing Youta wanted was proof that she would want him if he looked like his brother, and that’s what he got slapped with in this chapter.

 

[UdenEmpati]

It could change in the future, but the fact is that she needed to change her underwear immediately after meeting Reiya. Even if she’d never approach him, she’s definitely aware of him as a man. It doesn’t make her a bad person, it just means she’s a bit more like every other girl Youta has dealt with than he’d hoped.

what exactly are you looking at when you make that sort of assertion? it's really quite hard to take anything you say seriously when you're editorializing to this extent, reading that far into a single panel and assuming a whole litany of things based on her reaction—and that's when we have an entire series of her expressions and mannerisms to compare what she looks like here, when interacting with all sorts of people throughout.

it's just such a weird hill to die on regarding Houjou, making her out to be the very thing the series has made a point of reinforcing she's not, and then absolutely making her out to be a bad person (whatever you want to try and claim here and now). It's clear that Youta is going through a crisis, which is important in terms of the narrative, but the reader is expected to have more insight and more information than a character with limited perspective inside the story, so drawing such an asinine conclusion like you have here makes me wonder how close you're actually paying attention.

 

[Knighto]

They do not. Rei is quite aware of how Youta has changed over the years in multiple ways, for example (Rei's own words) that Youta is actively avoiding competing and getting involved with him now.

edit paraphrased Rei's words "Youta changed, he kept people at a distance, especially hated interacting with girls"

I don't think Rei is in any way the bad guy here or the one at fault. But he never reached out and now suddenly wants to scout out the person Youta has been getting close with which seems a bit unfair.

I also do think that a lot of the frustration stems from this whole chapter having absolute zero setup and being a bit too late into the story.
Nothing was organic. She follows him to the club to leave him and do something else which she can quit at any time but his brother is there and she decides to stay there the whole time and it just kept piling on. Everything was just too convenient to max trigger his trauma.

yep, maybe I forgot, but not sure if the other 2 friends has ever interacting with Rei, from any side (I kind like besides the growing up of the MC for this arc is Rei noticed his impact on his brother because of his prince act)

Also agreed abotu the frustation, it would have flown better if the tall senpai would have gotten them together to work as a group, it would have worked better as pretty much the reason Hojou moved now is because Youta is so focused on his work, but without a 3rd person asking her, she would have been next to him (kinda weird because he went to help her because she wasn't even making good lines with a ruler)

Yeah, this comment section isn't beating the "Romance Manga Fans can't handle even the slightest dramatic hurdle" allegations.

comment section when some drama happens

I think it’s actually you that’s projecting onto Houjou actually. In that conversation she had with Reiya it’s pretty clear that she’s not swooning when thinking about Youta at all. She cares about him, yes, but she is not thinking about any form of romance whatsoever.

It could change in the future, but the fact is that she needed to change her underwear immediately after meeting Reiya. Even if she’d never approach him, she’s definitely aware of him as a man. It doesn’t make her a bad person, it just means she’s a bit more like every other girl Youta has dealt with than he’d hoped.

The last thing Youta wanted was proof that she would want him if he looked like his brother, and that’s what he got slapped with in this chapter.

bro what are you on about, most of the latest chapters are about Hojou realizing she's having different feelings from Youta, and this moment is showing precisely that

and this is something Rei noticed, author went from maximum misunderstanding when Youta seeing her blush like that, THE REASON is because they were talking about Youta

 

[Ragnolock]

It could change in the future, but the fact is that she needed to change her underwear immediately after meeting Reiya. Even if she’d never approach him, she’s definitely aware of him as a man. It doesn’t make her a bad person, it just means she’s a bit more like every other girl Youta has dealt with than he’d hoped.

What an unbelievably creepy and weird thing to say.

Has short form content rotted your brain this bad, or are you just pretending to be obtuse for the sake of discourse? Swear to god you are so pik-a-boo brained that the second something disappears from your screen it's like it never existed in the first place. You seem to be the type of person I would have to jingle keys in front of to keep you from wandering off.

 

[IronSagitario]

misunderstandingslop aside, didn't they literally talk in chapter one?

 

[UdenEmpati]

misunderstandingslop aside, didn't they literally talk in chapter one?

chapter 1, page 18, in fact.