Watashi o Tabetai, Hitodenashi

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lasnico2212

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Exactly the plot of appetite, it's just the yuri version of the story instead. it even has the same twists.

You guys should try appetite, it's a great manhwa.
https://mangadex.org/title/30782/appetite
 
Ninja

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This is a beautifully made stylish yuri version of Hachigatsu Kokonoka: Boku wa Kimi ni Kuwareru. They have the same premise. The art is great and the flow of panels is beautiful.
 
deadsilent87

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Omg the latest chapter so much cat fighting / jealousy I'm curious I want to see a cat fight but I got a feeling Hinako will mediate it cos it's her best / closest friend.. but still it's really interesting now hehe let a monster battle happen
 
ThanatosKaiAnastasi

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peterYuri said:
https://medium.com/@peter91916/a-mo...-the-aesthetics-of-mono-no-aware-d259325fd542

In order to clarify many things about the series, I put this review (to chapter 24) here.
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I read the article and I have a slight problem with it not taking Shiori and her character into consideration when analysing the other two protagonists. I understand that the analysis is mainly based on earlier chapters before her development began. However, I do have some other critiques about your interpretation of those chapters:

"Even though Miko has been the land god for hundreds of years, it’s inferable that the encounter with Hinako’s family is her first experience of having a long-term relationship with humans, and most likely the first time being viewed as a god and receiving prayer from humans."
I have some doubts about this claim, as we don't see any evidence that the Yaotose family were the only ones who prayed to Miko's shrine. She had lived on this land for a long time and it seems to me like the Shrine would be set up and used by other households here.
I think you also under-emphasised the role of guilt(for failing to protect her family) in driving Miko's relationship with Hinako. This factor is important because one of Miko's important traits is that her connections with people, Hinako included, are based on general and social relationships(friendship, responsibility, etc), and she is the foil to Shiori who has a very special and particular relationship with Hinako and her only.

"So, her level of “didn’t care” is just a subjective thought that the world is hollow and meaningless, even though her heart is still get affected by it."
I want to propose thinking about the nuance between "indifference" and "avoidance". In my opinion Hnako's behaviours show that instead of "not caring", she did not want to care about life due to her trauma. Further evidence is seen in the naughty and active girl she used to be as a young girl.

"And here I must refute the idea that Hinako should receive treatment from modern psychologic medicine."
I don't disagree about how Hinako's case is exceptional and has to do with her core philosophy. However I will point out that modern psychology is about more than administering drugs. Therapists engage as much or even more in counseling the patience and trying to help them understand what they themselves are going on. I obviously see why a therapist would disrupt the story of this manga but if I know a real-life Hinako I would give a vastly different advice.

"but Hinako didn’t want to dodge her attack that will kill her, she accepts the death"
I find this a serious misinterpretation of that chapter's plot, as its biggest surprise development was literally Hinako instinctively blocking the axe attack as she remembered Shiori's face. Her behaviour later in chapter 20(not 21) seems more like due to her trust of the two monsters(in Shiori's case, she would also love to be eaten).

"When we see the idea that people use the wish to die as their core worldview, we might suppose they were extremely depressed and feeling down. But Hinako didn’t show any of that."
This is also questionable. It would be hard for me to interpret what happened in chapters 4 and (after this article's release) 27 as anything but "depressed". This adds to my doubt about the article's opinion on modern psychology because as much as Hinako has a peculiar worldview of her own, trauma is still a very large factor driving her mode of living. In chapter 28 we would see an even more emotional Hinako from whom we find all the frustrations and depressions hiding under her usual calm expression.

Overall, however, I appreciate your efforts writing this piece. My general suggestion as a fellow writer is, besides fixing the grammar and style issues, trying to integrate your analyses of literary theory and manga plot in a more natural and easy-to-read way. I can see your knowledge in the field of literature but the connections you made between theories and examples are still slightly awkward.
 
ThanatosKaiAnastasi

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Just so you guys know, I have the translation of Ch. 29 ready. I'm waiting for the official release of its second half so that I'm allowed to uploaded the full chapter.
 
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