Tokimori-san ga Muboubi desu!! - Ch. 34 - Tokimori-san and new ally

[zeever]

YES YES I DO!!

 

[AnotherDuck]

Normally I'd say I wouldn't be able to tell if she knows what she's doing or if she's just tired and out of it. But since it's this manga, the answer's obvious.

You tell me that it's been a year and they're still awkward at each other huh???

Some things never change.

 

[lesseffective]

IT'S ALREADY BEEN A YEAR???

1 year ...

Both in narrative and reality...

Sorry, author, it's chapter 34 and I won't be party to your shenanigans. You either do something or you end the series...

 

[WeebKun]

This is my kingdom cum, this is my kingdom cum...

 

[ViruX_24]

"I like you" happy ending

 

[ciera]

Thank you

 

[Erbakhan]

Nah i know it's just a bait, it's a trap

 

[phabrykMaester]

Dude I'm going to Japan to yell at the mangaka in person if this goes how it's absolutely going to go

 

[JumboWheat01]

We're so jaded by this point in the manga that we already don't believe anything will happen. Safer that way too.

 

[MesaOracle]

When did he become SWOLgawa-kun?

 

[Diagus]

Next Boss

 

[CulR]

I know she's supposed to be defenseless, but why did she turn into a zombie from page 9 onwards. lol

 

[CulR]

IT'S ALREADY BEEN A YEAR???

what has?

 

[pushpakg]

I know she is not playing with him but still whyy does she think it's ok to keep him in houseCleaner zone

 

[theshet]

Can we get some romance with this comedy? Rom-com without the romance low key hurting me after this long

 

[Erricane]

Betting she's asking him if he wants to shower first before her. Still, that was really suggestive. XD

 

[abdullah17]

This is actually so fucking bad... Was it like this from the start or is it just the last 15~ chapters? I swear this manga was good

 

[hiddentheory]

SAY IT

 

[D00T]

Are you talking about "Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu"?
Its probably my favorite romance manga

Talking about Saotome Senshu Hitakakusu, I'll have to check that one out though

 

[Darkshade13]

Are you talking about "Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu"?
Its probably my favorite romance manga

Talking about Saotome Senshu Hitakakusu, I'll have to check that one out though

It always amazes me how rom-com stories are so hung up on "the chase" that they feel like the act of someone confessing is the conclusion rather than just another waypoint in the story. To the extent that stories like the above (and I love both of them) are by far the exception rather than the rule. Another series that runs mostly on the leads being in a relationship rather than just building up to one is Ase To Sekken. They're basically a couple by the end of chapter 2 and the whole rest of the series is about them navigating how to be in a relationship while dealing with stuff like insecurities, jealousy, communication, and so forth (but it's a comedy so for as heavy as it gets it's not 100% oppressive drama. It's really sweet and at times really funny and I love it. It's one of the few series that I own the complete official English run of.)

I know this whole idea of "the characters being in a relationship ruins the tension of the will-they-won't-they buildup" has been a trope forever and not even just in Japan (in the west it's sometimes called "Moonlighting Syndrome" after the 1980s dramedy series with Bruce Willis where people tend to remember the show getting cancelled right after the two leads were put together after seasons of sexual tension) but it's just so dumb. Enjoyable characters can still be enjoyable in a relationship. If you play your cards right the relationship actually opens up a whole bunch of new plots to explore that weren't there before. The only reason things fall apart is because unimaginative writers romanticize the chase and the confession so much that they just can't be bothered to think about how to work past that.