Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi o Suru - Vol. 8 Ch. 58

[MangaDex]

 

[Kaarme]

If you think about it, since the appeal minute is an obligatory part of the whole competition, this detail about acting like a man should be obvious, but it's also quite realistic regular high school students wouldn't necessarily think about it. If it was an arts high school with special theater/drama education, then for sure, but none of that exists in that ordinary high school.

 

[Jam_Max]

Manly of them all

 

[telefonevoador]

Now,
I'll excuse myself if I sound annoying (even more because it has been quite a while since this chapter launched), but every instance of "It is alright if you like this thing that you're not socially supposed to like" storytelling that was not about the college student cross-dresser until now... Hasn't been that good, in my opinion.

 

[Vertsang]

Now,
I'll excuse myself if I sound annoying (even more because it has been quite a while since this chapter launched), but every instance of "It is alright if you like this thing that you're not socially supposed to like" storytelling that was not about the college student cross-dresser until now... Hasn't been that good, in my opinion.

Keep in mind this manga target teens and young adults. People generally in need of reassurance on a weekly/monthly basis

 

[telefonevoador]

Keep in mind this manga target teens and young adults. People generally in need of reassurance on a weekly/monthly basis

Indeed!
I did keep that in mind (I myself felt like I needed it this the entire year), but repetition ground it to non-amusing results for my reading experience

 

[notcishet]

There's some good advice to anyone who wants to present as femme while being AMAB, having said that I personally didn't follow all of what was said here

Always wear make-up, yeah I've never really done that...
Shave your eye-brows, I did do some plucking and tidying up.
Wear a wig, my own hair is curly and works well when shoulder length.
Body hair removal, permanent beard removal for me the rest is ongoing.
Never show bare legs, hormones helped to make mine more shapely.

Behavior, mannerisms and voice do make a big difference and shouldn't be overlooked.

 

[dementati]

Indeed!
I did keep that in mind (I myself felt like I needed it this the entire year), but repetition ground it to non-amusing results for my reading experience

In my opinion, it's not just repetition, it's just poorly written. There's no conflict, everyone's just like 100% happy go lucky kumbajah buddy buddies instantly and judgement doesn't exist in this universe except from some random off-screen villains that are treated like some weirdo assholes with no personality except to be mean. It makes the whole thing feel disingenuous, and the message of being proud of what you like doesn't come across very convincingly.

The romance and the cosplay is great, but this thing, not so much.

In other news, I feel like too many individual classmate characters were introduced all at once. They're treated like we're supposed to know them, but it's hard to tell them apart and their scenes just get kinda messy and confusing.

 

[telefonevoador]

In my opinion, it's not just repetition, it's just poorly written. There's no conflict, everyone's just like 100% happy go lucky kumbajah buddy buddies instantly [...] It makes the whole thing feel disingenuous, and the message of being proud of what you like doesn't come across very convincingly. [...]

Thank you so much . That was a precise articulation of everything I failed to put out there!