Shimotsuki-san wa Mobu ga Suki ~Hitomishiri na Kanojo wa Ore ni Dake Dere Amai~ - Ch. 15.1

[betetta]

Need me to reread few times but I finally got it, thanks.

Spoiler: unimportant, can safely ignore

On a side note, have you read Nyanta to Pomeko? This is sudden, but I think they are a little similar in a way. Rather than just leaving the MC, they "betray" him and there is no "antagonist"(or well, the girls are the antagonist in MC's eyes). It's a bit heavy and psychological story. There is a manga, but it's ended while leaving some story untold. The wn have more content, but currently on hiatus.

Idk why this even turned into a recommendation, but reading all of this reminds me of it.

(speaking of Nyanta to Pomeko, there is also a story that probably inspired it called The Girls who Traumatized Me. Despite the title, it is actually lighter than the former. Though, I haven't read much of the novel).

Yeah, those two work of in the same stereotypes but shimotsuki it's actually about escaping the romcom tropes and living a normal boring happy life, you'll get what I mean if you read vol 5 of the novel.

Also on nyanta and pomeko you're totally right, I was shocked to know the WN was so short and didn't had a conclusion either, some of the parts that didn't get adapted to the Manga were the ones I liked the most.

Also the usual "f those bitches for betraying mc" crowd would have despised how those went, this are stories about healing and moving on, not really revenge.

Spoiler: Specially with...

nyanta's sister who was probably the worst of that bunch but she's the one who works her ass off to get redemption getting the other girls to back off and getting that Mc the grandpa's house, etc. that's why it felt good that Mc fully forgave her at least, it's kinda what will happen in shimotsuki too but less intense. Or siscon/brocon vibey.

 

[HayashidaYuki]

Also on nyanta and pomeko you're totally right, I was shocked to know the WN was so short and didn't had a conclusion either, some of the parts that didn't get adapted to the Manga were the ones I liked the most.

Also the usual "f those bitches for betraying mc" crowd would have despised how those went, this are stories about healing and moving on, not really revenge.

Spoiler: Specially with...

nyanta's sister who was probably the worst of that bunch but she's the one who works her ass off to get redemption getting the other girls to back off and getting that Mc the grandpa's house, etc. that's why it felt good that Mc fully forgave her at least, it's kinda what will happen in shimotsuki too but less intense. Or siscon/brocon vibey.

All I seen from the Nyanta to Pomeko comments were ones the from the same crowd you mentioned, so I glad to hear someone with same opinion.

Honestly, the only reason I read the WN was because when the manga about to unravel the story of the black hair girl, it just ended like that. But the WN really did change my perception of some of them, especially the sister. I know she make efforts even in the manga, but her sin weighted heavily for me.

Spoiler: More unimportant stuff

My rank from the least despicable girl before the WN:
Library>black hair(?)>confession>childhood friend>sister
After wn:
Sister>black hair≈library>confession>childhood friend
(I left the mother because I don't know how to rank it)

The reason I ranked library girl highly is because, honestly she is just a foolish girl who were being gaslit by everyone into believing he did attempt to assault her. It can be understood why she wouldn't want to approach the person supposedly tried to assault her.

For the childhood friend, well, she was the reason for all of this. I also understand the reason why she abandon him, but doesn't mean I agree with it. In the end, all I see is someone who sacrificed another to secure her place in the society, but comes back to the same person because he's supposedly important to her. If so, why now of all time? When he already lost everything, she just comes back to him to go back like they were in the past and pretend like nothing bad ever happened.

My only gripe is they never tell the story of Pomeko's past. They only gives a bit of information here and there but that's all about it. They even tell the story of Paguko, but why not Pomeko?? Her friend is the same class as the sister and the childhood friend, so she sometimes mentioned when it's about their class, but I always disappointed when we never learned more from her. She doesn't even looks like she has a remorse about what happened in the past that turned her friend into who she is now(similar to the other girls initially).

 

[LuckyThePirate]

oh shit she did the thing. i feel nothing towards any of the characters but MC and shimotsuki. they are just so cute.