Aren't you older than her?Calls her granny
Yeah, honestly I previewed her as 'the nosy old lady next door' just based on that prejudice (hadn't actually read it yet). Glad she's nice!Aw fantastic. I was worried she would be one of those stereotypical bigoted pain-in-the-ass landlady that are portrayed in manga.
What?Aw fantastic. I was worried she would be one of those stereotypical bigoted pain-in-the-ass landlady that are portrayed in manga.
In manga, an old lady in an apartment near you (especially when the face is drawn like that) is very often a nosy busybody. That's what I assumed too! Of course if she has the smiling, eyes closed, old person Buddha face, then she's almost always good, but that's not how granny here is drawn. Worst of all is the bitter old landlady who hates everyone and everything and suspects the MC of doing all the bad things (which he may actually be doing). It's not always the case, but I've seen it enough to know what he meant. In that trope she wouldn't have seen the ears, but would suspect Kogane of something (zomg blonde foreigner wife!) and relentlessly spy on her. Thankfully that did not happen.What?
I'm aware of the trope but the word bigoted made me unsure what the poster meant.In manga, an old lady in an apartment near you (especially when the face is drawn like that) is very often a nosy busybody. That's what I assumed too! Of course if she has the smiling, eyes closed, old person Buddha face, then she's almost always good, but that's not how granny here is drawn. Worst of all is the bitter old landlady who hates everyone and everything and suspects the MC of doing all the bad things (which he may actually be doing). It's not always the case, but I've seen it enough to know what he meant. In that trope she wouldn't have seen the ears, but would suspect Kogane of something (zomg blonde foreigner wife!) and relentlessly spy on her. Thankfully that did not happen.
In the "fluffier" (in this case literally) romcoms I've read lately, there've been many spectators which eagerly watch the goofy young couple fall in love, so I didn't expect her to be negative (i. e. in Akutsu-san). Thank you very much for the chapters and the translator's notes.In manga, an old lady in an apartment near you (especially when the face is drawn like that) is very often a nosy busybody. That's what I assumed too! Of course if she has the smiling, eyes closed, old person Buddha face, then she's almost always good, but that's not how granny here is drawn. Worst of all is the bitter old landlady who hates everyone and everything and suspects the MC of doing all the bad things (which he may actually be doing). It's not always the case, but I've seen it enough to know what he meant. In that trope she wouldn't have seen the ears, but would suspect Kogane of something (zomg blonde foreigner wife!) and relentlessly spy on her. Thankfully that did not happen.
granny mogged her with that one"You're kind of goofy"
Only kind of?