Renovations with a Gyaru - Ch. 1 - A Big Bath is the Best!

[ginongo]

Lol good luck to the ex wife

Japanese society dont look too kindly upon divorced women

 

[REDRED]

The fuck is wrong with the comment section 😭

WTF is with all the losers in the comment section?

It seems their brains are deprived from the nutrients derived from touching grass. 😭

 

[TNT261]

I'm intrigued by the divorce; the ex-wife's claims about him in that divorce document do not really square up with the image we're being presented in this chapter. Was there an ulterior motive? Or a freak set of circumstantial misunderstandings that spiraled hard?
Him being so alienated from everyone around him does him no favors of course, and preconceived notions are hell--especially in a place like Japan that cares so much about image and social acceptability.

I think it's a more simple power fantasy like setup. The flashback says that the house was just built and then we learn that he had to then sell the house to settle the divorce claims because "he looked scary" so neither his lawyers nor friends (GET NEW LAWYERS AND FRIENDS THEN ARRGGGGHHHBRRGVRRGG!!! 😡🤬🤬🤬) believed him. It sounds like we're supposed to believe that the woman was just an awful gold digger who married the MC with the intention of taking advantage of his appearance mixed with a lack of social skills to get away with a huge settlement and sympathies (for having put up with an abusive husband) to boot. What sucks is that the MC is so gentle and lacks so much self-esteem that he still puts it on himself and thinks he "accidentally did domestic violence without realizing it or remembering it."

I say power fantasy premise because it really just feels like readers are supposed to feel really bad for the MC, absolutely hate his former wife, and push hard for him to get with his super kind childhood friend. Like an isekai takes the idea of a" black company" to the extreme, has the MC worked to death, and then rewards them with being overpowered in another world. Here the idea of a bad relationship (particularly an exploitative gold digging wife which is several stereotypes) is taken to the extreme, the MC loses everything and then some, and he's rewarded with a super kind new love interest + a free place to stay.

 

[TNT261]

That's kind of a weird comment but I'm pretty sure she's an adult. Just guessing off of the flashbacks their age gap doesn't seem to be too big and this guy looks like maybe he's in his mid-late twenties also taking into account his "largeness".

Yeah really, where were people getting this huge age gap? She inherited her dead grandma's house and is living alone: WHAT HIGH SCHOOLER CAN LEGALLY INHERIT A HOUSE AND BECOME A HOME OWNER??? Plus in all the flashbacks they look like the same age or at least very close in age.

 

[TNT261]

This is a fun first chapter, but what's with Manga taking the background inciting incident to the extreme all the time? They're either appealing to a particular audience or the author is venting something. The main character could've just like taken an opportunity to work in his hometown (maybe his job opened up a new office there and he took the transfer), but he didn't think it through enough. Maybe his parents moved without telling him or something. Now he doesn't have a place to stay and is living in a net cafe while he builds enough savings to find an apartment. Boom. Easy. Instead we get that his wife was the literal devil and seemingly took advantage of his super duper scary demeanor (this normal ass looking man (yes, even by Japanese standards; it's not like he died his hair or has tattoos or scars or even visible abs)) and poor social skills to rob him blind. The implication is that she waited until the house was built, so that he'd have to sell it, deal with all the lost money, be homeless, and she'd make out with all the money. And this only worked because of some type of recording wherein he said nothing and didn't even raise his voice because he's also soft spoken.... 😅. You know, seriously, I hate his supposed friends, family, and lawyer more than the wife herself. His lawyer especially. Like dude, believe your clients.

Aside from that, this just seems fun. The female lead is cute, and I absolutely love her sneakily checking if there were any cracks in his marriage for her to move in. I'm wondering if the MC wasn't divorce would she still go "I still have a chance." and this be a very different Manga 😂. The actual premise of renovating is cute. Seriously, just make them a couple. Why do we need this extra setup at all. "My childhood friend and I got married and inherited an old house; this is our story of building our home together." Sounds fun. The little background of them building a secret base together as kids makes it work even more. I mean whatever. There is room for the MC to grow in confidence and as a result become more social with others.

Wait, you know I always wonder in these "My ex-wife was absolutely the worst." stories, how'd they even end up together? Like did the MC just get swept along and go with the first woman who asked him out? In which case, ouch. Especially when the main heroine is a childhood friend. She could've easily gotten with the MC herself.

 

[AzrefReza]

Trading a bitch for a slut is rarely a bad deal…


I wasn’t ready for the warning against asbestos, especially when they’re renovating a wooden house, but I guess, yeah, OK.

Cheap misogyny bait ahh manga... Why is Japan like this?

You’ve clearly never had a divorce if you think this is misogyny bait!

 

[AzrefReza]

This is a fun first chapter, but what's with Manga taking the background inciting incident to the extreme all the time? They're either appealing to a particular audience or the author is venting something.

Mangaka seems to be a woman, to maybe she’s salty her childhood friend is happily married to another girl and wishes he’d get a divorce already…

Wait, you know I always wonder in these "My ex-wife was absolutely the worst." stories, how'd they even end up together? Like did the MC just get swept along and go with the first woman who asked him out?

Pro tip: people change with time. Someone can be a great partner when you get together, and then little changes add up with little irritations, slowly building resentment, and you end up being shitty to one another when the time comes to say good bye.