POLE STAR - Vol. 1 Ch. 3 - Goddess

[MangaDex]

 

[Guyincognitus]

These bitches are so rude

 

[JeezyHungry]

well, if the intent was to make the character look irrational and dislikable, they did a great job

 

[cathodex999]

I bet Mommy will be a hottie again down the line.

 

[Lyn_Lyn]

I initially planned her to be in highschool.

Yes... because having a highschooler pole dancing wouldn't be weird enough.
Also, fuck that bitch with her pole. And that other bitch too for good measure. Annoying cunts.

 

[Kenidashi]

Holy shit, I don't care how much these women are going to "become family" at the end of all of this. THIS is how you treat people when you first meet them? You insult and denigrate someone for being FUCKING BORN!? Guess their parents failed them too, didn't teach them shit for manners, courtesy, or respect.

Hope there's some insane plot twist and MC inherits the whole damn thing somehow, with those scumbags out the door.

 

[Asheron]

Jbait is the main char here so I wonder if it will transition more into a school life setting. She could join the gymnastics club or something. Focusing on this new bitchy dancer seems like a waste if she's only in town once a month.

 

[Soneca]

Not much to say yet, it's been fun so far.

Thank you very much for the scanlation.

 

[Crisisninjax]

I really wish authors would stop this "shonen-esq" way of storytelling in scenarios where it doesn't make sense.

The rude old master who doesn't want a new pupil due to the failure of the first that also happens to be their offspring (although we haven't seen it yet im guessing has more raw talent), the rival to the protagonist who blames them for taking away their "hero", in another story fine, but this is pole dancing...Regardless of how you spin it this is sex work. If they're going to wite this story I'd prefer they came at it with a bit more nuance.

 

[arachnoiditis]

I really wish authors would stop this "shonen-esq" way of storytelling in scenarios where it doesn't make sense.

The rude old master who doesn't want a new pupil due to the failure of the first that also happens to be their offspring (although we haven't seen it yet im guessing has more raw talent), the rival to the protagonist who blames them for taking away their "hero", in another story fine, but this is pole dancing...Regardless of how you spin it this is sex work. If they're going to wite this story I'd prefer they came at it with a bit more nuance.

“Sex work” is doing a looooot of stretching here (ha). How do you define sex work? Are cabaret dancers sex workers? This hotel setting clearly positions pole as a performance art which the girls have an amount of pride in, not a strip club thing.

 

[Crisisninjax]

“Sex work” is doing a looooot of stretching here (ha). How do you define sex work? Are cabaret dancers sex workers? This hotel setting clearly positions pole as a performance art which the girls have an amount of pride in, not a strip club thing.

Who do you really think is going to be the main clientele? Let be real here, it's a small hotel they probably do let the locals in to drink, it would be insane not to, so it's not just guests coming to see dancers. Also the girls don't seem to be in elaborate or performative costumes the vibe is definitely sexual in nature. There's nothing inherently wrong with pole dancing I just think that considering subject matter to story should be a little more mature.

 

[arachnoiditis]

Who do you really think is going to be the main clientele? Let be real here, it's a small hotel they probably do let the locals in to drink, it would be insane not to, so it's not just guests coming to see dancers. Also the girls don't seem to be in elaborate or performative costumes the vibe is definitely sexual in nature. There's nothing inherently wrong with pole dancing I just think that considering subject matter to story should be a little more mature.

The place does seem to be on the seedier side all things considered, so I agree on that front. It’s just calling it sex work feels too heavy handed to my taste. I wish there was a kinda middle of the road term for that. Like a sleazy place in the back alleys of Montmartre that reeks of cheap booze and houses less than sophisticated patrons, but still looks up to the myth of Moulin Rouge, y’know

As for maturity - my hope is, the story grows into its boots as time goes on. Haven’t read the author’s other works so can’t assess general experience, but current feeling is it’s floundering a bit. Then again, we are three chapters in, might be early to say much of anything.

 

[Pyras]

Looks kinda fun enough. Sure, why not. I will give it a spin.

 

[stagbeetlejuice]

As for maturity - my hope is, the story grows into its boots as time goes on. Haven’t read the author’s other works so can’t assess general experience, but current feeling is it’s floundering a bit. Then again, we are three chapters in, might be early to say much of anything.

https://imgur.com/a/jHKp96p

Considering the authors other works, this has the potential to go downhill very fast...


Please dont let the underage girl work there in front of the 'clientele'

 

[arachnoiditis]

Please dont let the underage girl work there in front of the 'clientele'

Lmao true. I hoped for more of a “Pole Princess” approach when opening this manga - girls doing pole for the love of the art in a controlled training environment, and organized competitions and whatnot, but current setting looks slightly worrying rn

 

[Asheron]

calling it sex work feels too heavy handed to my taste.

Yeah, it's a hotel at what looks to be a seaside resort town. Rather than having people watch tv or live music, the dancers are the performing art attraction. The series looks like it will handle it that way so I think the reader is just going to have to suspend their disbelief. If they start whipping their tops off or taking patrons to private rooms, then the "sex work" label would be fitting. But I doubt it's going that way from a quick look at the thumbnail raws which are up to Ch. 20.

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[beggarSoChan2020l2r3]

Give her 2 years

 

[Meiii]

Thank you