Philia to Eros no Aida - Ch. 6

[MangaDex]

 

[AlexandraH]

Thanks for picking up the series, really interested in seeing how it’s gonna go

 

[Machaka22]

Aaaannnnnd dropped. Too munch drama for nothing.
I like the author art style but geez the story and the characters's personality are so unlikable.
Why in this kind of story the MC always go for the slut / beauty than her BFF who has romantic feelings for her. I wish the author could give at least a chance to the BFF.

 

[Lilliwyt]

You know, for someone who had an important place in the story Jun has sure the hentai MC eyeless face. I don't really understand why that choice if he is that important for NIkaidou. Question now is : is Jun worried or jealous ? The first is kinda a given, as Nikaidou have a long past of having multiple boyfriends and the second, even if less possible as Jun reject her, is still plausible.

Why in this kind of story the MC always go for the slut / beauty than her BFF who has romantic feelings for her.

Because that's what the sotry is about maybe ? I don't really know what you expected. Plus that's kinda the first time i reada story like that i'm kinda curious where else did you read something like that.

 

[emMeBi86]

A) thanks for continuing this

B) just when they cleared and moved on a little...more drama? Hope not

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

@Machaka22 It's actually pretty rare. Sure, childhood friends don't win all that often, I'd say maybe 30% or so. But the womanizer types get the girl maybe, oh, 10% of the time or less. Usually when womanizer characters show up they're the side temptation. They actually have a characteristic arc that rarely varies: First, the girl falls for the main guy, and maybe vice versa, but being shy/dense they haven't done anything about it or maybe haven't even figured it out yet. Then, the pretty boy, more or less cynical, womanizer shows up. He either finds himself oddly interested in the girl, pays attention to her because he wonders what the MC sees in her, or the nastier variant may actually try to get her just to piss the male lead off and show that he can. Somewhere in the process of trying to seduce her, he realizes she's not like all the others and falls for her seriously, usually realizing his lighthearted seducer ways were a big mistake. But he loses because her love for the actual male lead is pure. In the process he may move their love forward by provoking jealousy or ramming the concept of romantic love through their thick skulls so they realize their feelings for each other; cue end of arc. Happens time after time.
Winning male leads are often good looking and popular, but rarely actual womanizers.

 

[SoloSera]

Unsurprisingly, I agree with Purple. Great comment.

The explanation provided shows she isn't a "slut", but so what if she was? Why shouldn't sluts be happy?

 

[igenetycs]

@emMeBi86

more drama? Hope not

Well, this is a drama series through and through. If there were no drama, there'd be no story.

 

[solutoh]

Thx for the translation! Hope you guys would keep working on it

 

[icekatze]

Honestly, I find myself rooting for the childhood friend.

Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with ephemeral relationships, but I kinda feel like the best outcome for Nikaidou and Hoshigawa is to date for a while, break up on good terms, and end up with a positive experience out of the whole thing.

 

[dokidoki]

its incredible how I was talking so much shit about the beginning chapters because of twintail cover girl moving sooooo fucking fast and accepting MC short hair girl somehow, already knowing within the first showing of black hair friend who was obviously gona be the looser drama love interest friend of short hair girl and already knowing twintail girl having ulterior motives and that she didn't truly love short hair girl aka it all being SO DAM PREDICTABLE but boyyyyyy did it change on the later chapters, it legit started getting so dam interesting with how precious our short hair cinnamon roll is and her family too which is a shocker and how accepting they where with twintail girl and twintail girl with mc like HOLYMOLY characters that actually talk it out and solve their problems so fast like this is SO DAM RARE, cinnamon roll and her fam are legit carrying this series for me lol......from a dude who was talking shit to a dude who cant wait for the next chapter, this is pretty good so far, cant wait for more

 

[emMeBi86]

@igenetycs ok, but personally I could use 1-2 chapters of fluffy break between drama arcs

 

[definitionofinsanity]

@icekatze

Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with ephemeral relationships, but I kinda feel like the best outcome for Nikaidou and Hoshigawa is to date for a while, break up on good terms, and end up with a positive experience out of the whole thing.

With the kind of person that Kurumi is, I think that would be more crushing to her than if Nikaidou just acted disgusted and blew her off. Like, "Oh, yeah, I eventually get a girlfriend as a lesbian woman and even after trying so hard to support her and be there for her... She still breaks up with me. And goes back to dating a guy."

I mean, that's like the universe telling you that you aren't allowed to date and love someone to someone like her. Not good. Also, to hell with the male childhood friend. He rejected the relationship so if he's regretting it now too fucking bad. He had all that time to change his mind, as well, so he doesn't need to be injecting himself into Nikaidou and Kurumi's relationship and rocking the boat just because he's feeling jealous or regretful. That ship sailed for him. If that's what he aims to do, he can fuck right off.

 

[icekatze]

@definitionofinsanity
Although my opinion has changed a bit having read later chapters, I still don't really think that Kurumi and Nikaidou have very good chemistry together. It's not like you have to get married to the first person you ever date. It'd be nice for Kurumi to be able to come to terms with herself as a person, get some self-esteem, and realize that her life's not going to be over if her first romance ends.

Also, while I think that Kurumi is the kind of person who is really understanding and would be supportive if Nikaidou ended up with Jun, I was honestly referring to Kyouko and Kurumi. Looking back, I was pretty vague, so that's my bad.

 

[definitionofinsanity]

@icekatze

Although my opinion has changed a bit having read later chapters, I still don't really think that Kurumi and Nikaidou have very good chemistry together.

I think this is true as well, and even upon reading the first chapter I was like, "This isn't a very healthy way to have a relationship..." But that doesn't mean the relationship has to be doomed. I, myself, have seen seemingly perfect pairings turn out to be nightmares of a relationship and seemingly disastrous relationships turn positive. My own niece that I often worry about fell into a heroin addiction and had an abusive boyfriend, that put her in the hospital multiple times when he got high and drunk and beat her, that supplied her and himself with drugs. (As an aside, the old saying "Some people are only alive because it's illegal to kill them" certainly fits here. I eventually came to terms that not even he was worth going to prison for and that, really, he's suffering more being alive. And I want him to suffer. Alas, as far as I know, he's still alive - still shooting smack into his veins. May his self-imposed personal hell be long and miserable.) So he she broke up with him, for real and for good, I was real happy. Then I heard she was dating an older guy that was an ex-felon and seemed like bad news. Well, I think I was right to worry, but the guy has been a very positive influence on her. She's been clean and sober for about a year and a half now and seems to be in a much happier and better place. Of course, being my niece, I worry about her and her new boyfriend but... She seems happy and better off with him. Time, of course, will tell but it seems like a very disastrous and unhealthy relationship was the complete opposite.

So, things like this can work. But, they are rare and difficult.

Also, while I think that Kurumi is the kind of person who is really understanding and would be supportive if Nikaidou ended up with Jun, I was honestly referring to Kyouko and Kurumi. Looking back, I was pretty vague, so that's my bad.

Oh shit! My bad. When you mentioned childhood friend I just immediately thought of the guy because Kyouko hadn't made any progress in that direction. But, yeah, that would be a nice "compromise." Although, it's really puzzling that Kurumi was searching for a girl to love and love her back and... Kyouko never took the opportunity. I mean, they're both lesbians. The worst Kurumi could say is, "I think of you too much as a friend." And it's more likely, pre-Nikaidou anyways, that she'd eagerly accept considering she already cares for Kyouko, albeit as a friend and not a lover.

 

[icekatze]

@definitionofinsanity
It's true that you can never know for sure how a relationship will go, and some people are really good at hiding behind a facade, even when you think you know them well. Still, there are things people can do to give themselves a better chance at a good relationship. Having some shared life experiences can help. Here's hoping that your niece and her new boyfriend's past hardships will give them some common ground and a bit of stability in moving ahead. I'm not nearly as brave as to share my own life experiences, but I can empathize enough that I hate to see anyone going through those kinds of troubles.

Also, don't worry about the misunderstanding. Re-reading my comment, it was totally my fault. When I posted that, this was the most recent chapter, and I was referencing all the things that had happened up to that point. But looking at this chapter as a stand-alone, Kyouko didn't really show up. (Reading ahead, Kyouko's situation does get increasingly perplexing.)

 

[SeekingSolace]

Hentai protagonist is in the wrong manga

 

[sparrow34]

jun-kun looks like such a background character