Ri-chan - Ch. 57

[MangaDex]

 

[Mangamoz]

Jesus fuck ouch, she pierced her own tongue!?

 

[Entryhazard]

wait wtf she did the piercing on her own

 

[abdullah17]

Nooooo

 

[Kaiser92]

Dang she's built different

 

[jackjack9]

Never noticed she had a tongue piercing

 

[Coldlight]

I can't even imagine doing that to myself.

I cringed so hard and folded my tongue at just imagining the pain this would've caused by doing it yourself and with a needle that big.

I guess this is where we part ways with the old Ri-chan. Damn, this arc really drove home the message that she lost her pillars of strength: she lost her dad, her crush, her dreams; her mom is all she has left and mom herself is facing hardships too.

 

[UnvalidUserName]

It's not the first time I've seen piercing being used as a sort of self-harm in a manga, like in Horimiya or Wotakoi. Which is weird because they don't hurt much unless you really fuck up. I wonder if that's how the japanse imaginarium sees piercings, given both those and tattoos are kind of taboo to them 🤔

 

[dementati]

It's not the first time I've seen piercing being used as a sort of self-harm in a manga, like in Horimiya or Wotakoi. Which is weird because they don't hurt much unless you really fuck up. I wonder if that's how the japanse imaginarium sees piercings, given both those and tattoos are kind of taboo to them 🤔

I came here to comment on this, I don't really like the implication that the only reason why you'd dye your hair and get piercings is because you have issues. Feels very judgmental. There's that other web comic that's very similar to this one where the girl has big boobas and dyed pink hair, and in that one she also returns to her original hair color once she recovers from her depression.

 

[fettyman]

I came here to comment on this, I don't really like the implication that the only reason why you'd dye your hair and get piercings is because you have issues. Feels very judgmental. There's that other web comic that's very similar to this one where the girl has big boobas and dyed pink hair, and in that one she also returns to her original hair color once she recovers from her depression.

It's a different culture. I don't disagree, but it's easy to think this when it's completely acceptable in your country. Japan is a country with notoriously poor intrapersonal communication skills and appearance feels like one of the few ways to cry for help. If you can't say you need help, how else are you going to do it?

 

[dementati]

It's a different culture. I don't disagree, but it's easy to think this when it's completely acceptable in your country. Japan is a country with notoriously poor intrapersonal communication skills and appearance feels like one of the few ways to cry for help. If you can't say you need help, how else are you going to do it?

I mean, I know that it's not very accepted in Japan and that's what I'm getting at. Manga often present novel ideas that aren't widely accepted in Japanese culture (although they may be outside of Japan), and it's just a bit sad when it feels like this does the opposite, sort of reinforce the stereotype that dyed hair and piercings are pathological.

As for how to get help with mental health issues in Japan, I really don't know man. I think you're just screwed.

 

[HoangDinh]

That piercing gonna come in handy when she gives the gawk gawk

Jesus fuck ouch, she pierced her own tongue!?