Shounen Y - Vol. 4 Ch. 15 - Scary thing

[MangaDex]

 

[Syf]

So that's what the cover for this volume all about, I thought the cover seems out of place for this manga, but thinking back it doesnt seem like it do that much.

I am getting pretty attached to the adult of the group, i am quite ashamed i dont remember his name, he's an overall pretty decent guy.

Wish he could have find some other kind of animal's teeth or even the guy who died teeth to use as bait.

Thanks for the chapter

 

[comeonnow0]

I'm the same person who made some criticisms in chapter 13, but I'm going to bring them up here. My gosh, they're almost too stupid to live. Onodera literally introduced himself as being connected to the "gods" and working with them, as well as working with an antagonist. What do we have here? The three "good guys" (I guess Kurose, the adult, is also a good guy now) basically blindly trusting Onodera and doing what he asked. Was this not pretty obvious by now that they would be put into a life-or-death situation?

I'm making these criticisms because I otherwise like the story. I like the absurdity. I like the nihilism. I like the existentialism. I'm using specific philosophy terms here. I like the overall premise behind this, but the characters come off as flat and unrealistic. Like, the last scene with Kurose adds depth to the character that I appreciate. I don't appreciate when they otherwise act like idiots that don't think even though they have a very good opportunity to do so.

@Syf I had to look up his name as well. He was only introduced two chapters ago. It's Kurose.

 

[LankIe]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[KenshiroKosuke]

@comeonnow0 Yea, why didn't the three main casts just defy Onodera who have goods of god? There's a reason why they're inclined to obey his word, just stop and think a little.

 

[comeonnow0]

@KenshiroKosuke The reason is explicitly stated. They believed him when he said that he would tell them more about the goods and the gods if they did what he said. It is literally in the text.

That is what I am saying is stupid. They have so many reasons to distrust him and to be suspicious.

 

[Minkulus]

yo ossan character best boy, laughed really hard at his fear being "paisley" and his bit at the end was cool (though man that was some pretty sad-looking fire on the monster in the bit before that lmfao). that having been said, just read through what's been translated in one sitting. this manga has flown pretty far off course from where it was originally, but i think it needed to make that change in order to have any staying power.
anyway, yeah agreeing with comeonnow0, there was no real reason for them to just go "yeah sure we'll do that," re: going along with the god kid, but i guess we just need to remember 2 things: these are random kids who are ostensibly not familiar with the "death game" as a concept, so they don't have the genre savviness that we the readers have. while it's true that there was no reason for them to trust this other kid, he was the only one who has approached them so far without immediately being hostile (kurose falling for it can be written off with "this dude doesn't give a dang about anything and is just completely unfazed" or sth i guess? idk). second point: this is a death game manga so the characters are legally obligated to do stupid shit and make bad decisions, all we can really do is turn our brains off and enjoy the ride lmao (though this series does have some neat stuff about morality nihilism and existentialism in it).
anyway thanks deathtoll for your hard work on so many series, this is a fun one and i hope it gets stuck with.

 

[YerRob]

@comeonnow0 Fairly sure the older dude was absolutely certain it was a trap and was curious to see what would happen, and the other two knew it was a trap but decided to roll with it because he might have answers. Still not very wise to yolo it when you're dealing with crazy shit like this

 

[pitagor2]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[hexrox]

Old man joined the party making Yuzuru presence more weak lol. I kinda hope they don't kill the old man