The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - Ch. 103 - We’ll Make That Dream Come True

[Lustrist]

so development is in the hands of a guy i originally wanted to trap in shipping container

 

[mogzig]

Thanks for the tl! Interesting new arc for a manga lol

 

[cranscape]

It's interesting to think that the author is clearly a...whatever the reverse term would be for 'weeb'. A Japanese person obsessed with American pop culture.

And you know, looking at it from this perspective, it's not bad at all. It's hard to realize while living in the middle of it, but there certainly are some things about American culture that are interesting (in a positive way) from the outside.

The mangaka spent time overseas in the west as a kid which is why her English is good and she can relate to western media. It's likely also why she's so good at depicting being an outsider with "weird" interests at that age.

 

[kevytpiima]

I was not once expecting a prom arc in a Japanese manga. But hell I'm here for it

 

[Insev]

You know it's a good chapter when Narita is in it

 

[Suspicious_Harmonica58]

Thank you Narita and Mr. principal for the amazing opportunity!! I can’t wait to see how this turns out!!

Thanks for your work!

 

[BerryBean_Lily]

Confused but happy ☺️

 

[Baxkill]

HAH!
Our author really likes retro America, huh?
As a senior millennial… it wasn’t all that interesting.
I have massive nostalgia goggles for it, but I was a child. Was the music good? What survived. The top 40 was worse, imo. You can only hear that friggin “I’m blue dabadeedabaddie” song so many times before you want to daba-die.
The rock radio was by and large Metallica, “Seattle“, and fake versions of them. So much Megadeth. Powerman 5000, Monster Magnet, Cold, Silverchair, Jars of Clay… People that listened to rock music got beat up where I went to school. Most places, really…
I saw a synthwave-themed driving video game yesterday. (Synthwave Burnout. They’re gonna get a cease and desist…) It was exactly what you just imagined.
they described as having ”80s neon style”.
Things didn’t look like that. Some video games, most of of those fake ones in movies.

Proms are pure angst and economic disparity!
”Can’t afford tickets, let alone clothes” and they made people walk a runway on their way in to show off how good or bad they looked…
Kinda glad I got turned down. Wouldn’t have gone anywhere, anyway.

edit: Y’all voting this dumb because I killed your dreams of going back to the days when in real life they held straight pride rallies at my high school? In the north?
or is it because I said “Seattle” without listing out Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden?
Because my point was that most stuff back then sucked, too.
The political and economic situation was better, though.

People always hate reality checks….


The artist successfully changes the tone of it to match his vibe. All… zoinks.

mostly miffed about the Seattle comment yeah
I mean it's mostly fiction innit, and we only see what was through the lens of the fiction of the time, and that was like, Miami Vice for example, goddam vector art everywhere, Transformers, Bucky Goddamn Motherfucking O'Hare, Tony Hawk Pro Skater
Now people make fiction of your fiction, so it's whatever I guess

 

[RedEco]

The UK was infected with it well before [spits] Brexit.

Well, I shouldknow that degenerate children can only come frome degeneratec parents.

 

[Thrembs]

mostly miffed about the Seattle comment yeah
I mean it's mostly fiction innit, and we only see what was through the lens of the fiction of the time, and that was like, Miami Vice for example, goddam vector art everywhere, Transformers, Bucky Goddamn Motherfucking O'Hare, Tony Hawk Pro Skater
Now people make fiction of your fiction, so it's whatever I guess

Huh?
Proms happened.
The bands were (and some are) made up of real people and the music really did get copied really blatantly.

Like… the 90s actually happened.
We really did get beat up for wearing band shirts.

What are you on about?!

 

[V.E.R]

oh great cupid please bring the clumsy people together and make prom work PLEASEJDJDJDJXJSJDETH

 

[Manchura]

watching footloose and pretty in pink in a dark room by himself? 🤔

to be fair, I don't know how much western entertainment from the 60s would be treated as weird but considering heavy metal is "odd" to them and was a driving force for conflict, I assume being into prom-rom is probably also "odd" to his compatriot teachers

 

[Baxkill]

Huh?
Proms happened.
The bands were (and some are) made up of real people and the music really did get copied really blatantly.

Like… the 90s actually happened.
We really did get beat up for wearing band shirts.

What are you on about?!

On the synthwave part
"I saw a synthwave-themed driving video game yesterday. (Synthwave Burnout. They’re gonna get a cease and desist…) It was exactly what you just imagined.
they described as having ”80s neon style”.
Things didn’t look like that. Some video games, most of of those fake ones in movies."


also chill, like truly, chill, the seattle fake offense was a joke, like clutching my pearls like a old lady in a teaclub after you said you didn't like crumpets kinda joke

 

[Kyuseishun]

this is so silly lets do it

 

[Konrad2]

Thanks for the scanlation.
We got prom plans in this manga before GTA6. XD

 

[IbnAurum]

Narita keeps being the GOAT 😭😭

 

[Genochan]

 

[EchoGirl]

I didn't go to my prom b/c i didn't wanna pay 80 bucks for a ticket, strict parents aside, but i'd feel like those japanese 'school festivals' would've been more fun, duties aside

 

[Simpleton]

LETS GOOO WINGMAN

Now with actual wings.