Uesugi-kun wa Onnanoko wo Yametai - Vol. 1 Ch. 5

[Latte10]

And here it goes the pickup artists chapter

 

[Hexxy]

Damn. I don't have much to say. And anyone who recognizes me on these forums should know how remarkable that is. I usually can't shut the hell up.

This chapter hit some deep feels for me. I feel intense gratitude for both the author and translator who made it possible for me to read this. And definitely the MD staff who facilitated this connection. Just, sincerely thank you.

I hope one day anyone who wants to experience being one of the girls, can be one of the girls.

Before I came out as trans, I already was, myself. I like to call it a glass closet as everyone who knew me were already certain of something like this.

Incidentally, this makes my experience pretty similar to the MC of this manga! I was known back then for being very pretty (in a fem way) and androgynous, though my friend group was mainly girls, unlike the MC here. I suppose it's only fitting for me to end up how I am now.

 

[BULLETTIME11]

I have to say the leap in logic from "support dumbass pickup artists" to "muh Japan's birth rate" would put most trapeze performers to shame.

And yeah that trope sucks. Know what sucks even more? That women literally have to deal with people like that. Actually literally.

What I said may have been a little too edgy, I'm basically calling them freaks, I despise the "wanna hang out with us" sleazy guys trope

 

[manabi]

I feel like there is more to it than that, we just don't know what it is yet. Eito's reactions to Noel in other scenes and chapters seem... a bit extreme for it to just be drifting apart.

The feeling I've gotten is that Eito is aware that Uesugi likes Noel and sees her as a threat to his liking Uesugi. He seemed downright hostile to her deciding to take Uesugi to the bathroom during class break in the last chapter.

It's also possible he's aware that Noel doesn't like Uesugi and only wanted to play dress-up doll with him and feels like she'll hurt Uesugi. I don't think that would explain his reaction to her after Uesugi turned into a girl, though.

Some areas in Japan do have problems with 'pickup artists' aka annoying pushy men harassing women to hang out with them. Unsurprisingly, this does not result in lots of couples dating, just lots of women feeling uncomfortable.

I still hate this trope though.

Pickup artists definitely don't lead to more couples, they do however tend to lead to more rapes. And that's why anyone who understands what it's like to be on the receiving end of that behavior, or are empathetic enough to be able to understand how it'd feel, hate the trope. It's very, very rapey.

Especially when you have a situation like this one where one of the two girls is so small she needs children's clothing to fit her. Noel doesn't seem to be much larger than Uesugi either, so you've got two creepy guys hitting on what look like two little girls. Noel & Uesugi aren't in their school uniforms either, so the guys don't know they're middle school girls based on that. (And hell, they're only in middle school, so 12 - 15.) Even by pick-up artist standards these guys are creeps.

 

[MidnighTea]

I will say that as awful as it is, dealing with VERY creepy men is unfortunately part of the reality of living as a woman in modern society. It's a legit avenue to explore in genderbend works. (and it's not just beautiful women who have to deal with it either, you'd be wise to guard your drink even if you look like a cabbage with crooked teeth)

 

[AncientWatcher]

Children's size 10 fits him well. That is a powerful blow right in the masculinity.

 

[xXPenisXx]

holy shit, unattended middle school girls