The Romcom Where the Childhood Friend Won't Lose! - Vol. 1 Ch. 5
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The one thing I really hate about this series is that the MC acknowledges the obviously better pick between the two girls as the best choice, but still decides to go for the other one solely because he needs to choose her for the plot to move forward because nip authors can't into post-confession romance. He has no in-universe reason to pick Shirokusa over Kuroha besides the horribly flimsy "first love is important" nonsense.
Loads of other series do the same thing of making the MC choose/go after the worse choice, or not choose at all, so the plot can move forward, but what this series does that those do not is that this one makes the MC himself acknowledge that the other girl is the superior choice and yet he still decides to go for Shirokusa instead of Kuroha because he's forced to otherwise the series would be like 10 chapters long or something because the author, like most seemingly, can't write anything besides pre-confession antics. It's as if the MC is aware that he's in a manga or something in acknowledging the logical choice but then, as if the author whispers to him as a voice in his head, he forces himself to make the wrong choice so his "life" in the manga can continue on and then uses some weak ass excuse like "your first love is precious".
Aside from that fact, I really love the series. The art is great, the characters are likeable and well written and their interactions feel more real than most romcoms. And then not to mention the TL and TS which isn't related directly to the series itself but still greatly increases my enjoyment of it. Thanks for the releases and am looking forward to more.
oh and end rant.
Loads of other series do the same thing of making the MC choose/go after the worse choice, or not choose at all, so the plot can move forward, but what this series does that those do not is that this one makes the MC himself acknowledge that the other girl is the superior choice and yet he still decides to go for Shirokusa instead of Kuroha because he's forced to otherwise the series would be like 10 chapters long or something because the author, like most seemingly, can't write anything besides pre-confession antics. It's as if the MC is aware that he's in a manga or something in acknowledging the logical choice but then, as if the author whispers to him as a voice in his head, he forces himself to make the wrong choice so his "life" in the manga can continue on and then uses some weak ass excuse like "your first love is precious".
Aside from that fact, I really love the series. The art is great, the characters are likeable and well written and their interactions feel more real than most romcoms. And then not to mention the TL and TS which isn't related directly to the series itself but still greatly increases my enjoyment of it. Thanks for the releases and am looking forward to more.
oh and end rant.
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@Polo You read a lot of this because you enjoy this kind of type no?You look like you read a lot even when you' re complaining, you realize that you are into this. It's just funny that you hate one part and you still say that you love this.
Anyway, it's a nice feeling seeing them together. Honestly, they are better off this way, audience wise.
Anyway, it's a nice feeling seeing them together. Honestly, they are better off this way, audience wise.
To be honest, I don't know what secrets Kachi is hiding herself, but so far it's definitely Kuro making the worse impression. The audience is encouraged to root for her due to how the manga is framed, but if you try to look at things objectively her manipulative behaviour and how she gets in the way of what Maru seems to want does not reflect very kindly on her. Of course in normal circumstances, after finding out that Kachi has a boyfriend it would be the logical thing to do to support his moving on since he'd most likely have no chance, but seeing as it's been shown that something is off with Kachi and Kuro might know a thing or two about that, the way she tries to keep Maru away from her (preventing him from finding out what the deal is with her and if he really has any chances) seems to be for her own sake. And that's not something for a teenager honestly, but it's not going to make me like it any more.
I'm not saying that the other two don't have flaws either. At best, Maru is easily swayed and dense while Kachi is hesitant to act and giving mixed signals. But so far, Kachi has been the most annoying to me, because she's the one actively trying to prevent what her friend wants, because she wants him for herself while the others' flaws mostly harm themselves or at most unintentionally harm others. And I'm also not saying I support the Kachi ship either. The story shall flow as it flows and it's too early for me to have an opinion on how it will go (except pointing to the obvious, if it's that easy) or what I'd personally prefer. So, we'll see.
Future reveals could of course change everything, because perspective matters a lot, but this is just how things look right now.
I'm not saying that the other two don't have flaws either. At best, Maru is easily swayed and dense while Kachi is hesitant to act and giving mixed signals. But so far, Kachi has been the most annoying to me, because she's the one actively trying to prevent what her friend wants, because she wants him for herself while the others' flaws mostly harm themselves or at most unintentionally harm others. And I'm also not saying I support the Kachi ship either. The story shall flow as it flows and it's too early for me to have an opinion on how it will go (except pointing to the obvious, if it's that easy) or what I'd personally prefer. So, we'll see.
Future reveals could of course change everything, because perspective matters a lot, but this is just how things look right now.
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