So we are even getting development on the misogynist? thought he was kind of a set up but this is interesting.
I don't know if I am mistaken in my impression, but could the story maybe head in the direction of this "guy's dorm" full of guys who "have trouble with women" in some way or another have their "gender barrier" broken down by Ume's TSituation? That could be a fun spin.
Ooh like breaking down their walls. Character growth frfr.
Love that they’re expanding on all the characters, hopefully some backstory too in future chapters.
How much of a girl was Ume before he turned?
Valid question 🤷 A lot of the expressions are gender neutral though, so probably just because he looks like a girl that it looks “feminine”.
I feel like this is what the story is going to be, they all have trouble with women and get better or reformed by Ume's situation, it would not surprise me if they all made wishes at the shrine.
He seemed quite feminine, judging from his flashback with his cousins.
Oh, so like fulfilling his wish in the way that everyone else would get comfortable around girls (aka him) while also having him get used to a girls body and relating to them on a personal level? Also sort of killing two birds with one stone if the other guys also wished for it, lol.
I see, no one is having sex in this series.... like always. I'd be fine with it if this authors actual romance series weren't written the same way. Which, jokes aside, isn't about sex, but constant teasing into nothing.
Ah, I think I get what you mean. Just general redundancy and mundane, I guess?? Well, not that the content is bad, just not a lot of build-up and that it gets cancelled part way.
Bram Stoker said that the ideal is to have a woman's heart with a main's brain. I'm not sure this is what he meant but damn if I'm not feeling that.
Ooh nice! Didn’t know this. Always nice to learn stuff while chilling lol.
Actually accurate judo technique shown lol
No way?? That’s crazy. Pretty rare for some media to get that right, no? Like instruments in animation and stuff. This too though.
This is often something I've noticed some women like about this genre. Like, Mahiro's voice actress (Onimai) said an in interview she fell in love with Mahiro and performing as Mahiro after reading the chapter about periods. An empathy bridge. I'm guessing Orihara-sensei is trying to do something similar with Ume. I like what she's cooking so far!
Oh yeahh!! Like sympathizing with them on a personal level. I can definitely see that giving the audience more of a foothold to genuinely form a connection with the characters.
It's cooked, the whole dorm is cooked
They all about to get their own arcs with Ume frfr.
Well you got me curious as to what you meant, and when I checked the author's past works I understood.
All of this author's works are pretty toned down in DA LEWDS. Their works are more like 4-koma style comedy manga who tend to go on until the author gets bored and goes "K ITS DONE BYE" and just suddenly ends the story without much climax.
Yeah…just suddenly axing their own series’ isn’t that great of a look, but the content itself isn’t at all bad. Wish they’d deliver till the end though—so much wasted hype probably.
Not really feminine. I'm guessing when he was a guy he was the muscle-brain, all smiles type of guy. The trope of the dumb guy who is always smiling. If you want a good example, think Hairo from Saiki K (easiest example I could think of) where the guy is just very genuine and appreciative. The smiles would have been less feminine but rather like when those dense air-headed MCs give their signature smile that charms the FMCs. The only reason it seems feminine to you is because it's a girl doing it. Smiling and being appreciative isn't a feminine trait in manga. Plenty of male MCs have talked about their feelings and appreciated their friends while giving those kinds of smiles, and then teasing them after.
I can easily imagine a male MC in this exact same scenario. Plus his other traits of being touchy-feely and muscle brained aren't typical feminine traits in real life, and are gender neutral in mangas. Just imagine an ikemen replacing her in all panels and you can easily see it.
THANK YOUUU for making that point, 100% agreed lol.
He seems to be a lean dude who's as much of an airhead as possible while still somehow functional, but they keep not showing his face in flashbacks
Yeah, dunno why they hide that. Like what’s the point 😭 Maybe they think it’ll ruin the illusion or smth? Idk. 🤷
This message was way too long, whoops. Also hope more chapters come out soon, I guess??