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El Burbo posted:It's kaguya Fujiwara getting it immediately was a good gag. Kind of an interesting translation, from the comments. I guess there was no good phrase for the Japanese equivalent, so they went with "alpha."
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Pavlov posted:What's the japanese word? According to the comments on Batoto: quote:They use 神ってる, which is fairly recent slang for 神がかっている, something like divine possession. The implication is you did something so amazing you must have had God helping you or something along those lines, I just went with "alpha" at first because I couldn't think of any other slang terms that fit but it ended up working better than I thought.
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http://bato.to/reader#5ebf8b6dfc558c10 Two Men and A Baby its good
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Sharkopath posted:http://bato.to/reader#5ebf8b6dfc558c10 !! I've been waiting for this one
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Sharkopath posted:its good
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Sharkopath posted:http://bato.to/reader#5ebf8b6dfc558c10 Haha, the mother's excuse for needing to leave the baby with the guys "I just realized I need to gently caress off to be a war photographer!"
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I'm personally thrilled by this, but I know that last panel is gonna reflect some goon opinions of this returning.
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There's a new chapter of Really Loves The Eighties Dude (and Gal) and it is adorable
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The ponytail is a better look than the mass of hair. Stick with ponytail, 80s Girl.
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Like Haruhi she knows that her ponytail is too powerful to be worn everyday.
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Mors Rattus posted:The ponytail is a better look than the mass of hair. Stick with ponytail, 80s Girl. Ain't nobody askin' you for 80s fashion advice.
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Mors Rattus posted:The ponytail is a better look than the mass of hair. Stick with ponytail, 80s Girl. I prefer the mass of hair, which is presumably supposed to be the manga equivalent of this:  which I really like a lot.
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If Kaguya ever reads this new chapter, there'll be blood flowing freely in the Student Council office - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kaguya-s...epare?id=343611
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JosephWongKS posted:If Kaguya ever reads this new chapter, there'll be blood flowing freely in the Student Council office - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kaguya-s...epare?id=343611 Such a romantic chapter. 
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Anyone read Tokyo Tarareba Musume by Akiko Higashimura? Noticed there was suddenly a jdrama adaptation airing. Worth a look?
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Everything Burrito posted:the skeletons are being very cute in the new Colette Not seeing it up, link?
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I read it on mangago which is why I didn't add a link to begin with XD http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/colette_wa_shinu_koto_ni_shita/mf/tr_chapter-16/pg-1/
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Thanks! That was a super adorable chapter!
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It's a brand new Hana and Hina!  http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/hana_and_hina_after_school_ch13  Morinagaaaaaaa   
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a kitten posted:It's a brand new Hana and Hina! 
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JosephWongKS posted:If Kaguya ever reads this new chapter, there'll be blood flowing freely in the Student Council office - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Kaguya-s...epare?id=343611 The pulse-pounding, fish-handling, horror-movie-marathon date chapter. The gag on page 7 had me laughing.
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You know, I was wondering, are there any heterosexual romance manga that are sort of "neutral" in terms of intended audience, in the sense that the guy and the girl are a sort of realistic pair (like an attractive girl interested in an attractive guy, etc)? For example, the sort of thing where most guys reading it might think "I want to date a girl like that" and most girls reading it would also think "I want to date a guy like that"? It seems like the overwhelming majority are written from the perspective of the male/female protagonist who the reader is supposed to relate to in some way (and is usually average in appearance/social skills, if not worse) dating/pursuing someone who is obviously portrayed as being more attractive and desirable. I guess the main reason I'm wondering about this is that a lot of romance manga give me this sort of cognitive dissonance where I'm constantly thinking "why would this person be attracted to this other person", and even when it's plausible it doesn't feel that natural. Shounen/seinen romance is obviously a little worse in this regard, in that the guy is almost always average at best and usually is pretty socially awkward. Shoujo/josei is also usually like this, though there seem to be more frequent exceptions (I'm pretty sure I've encountered Shoujo comics where the protagonist is explicitly supposed to be really pretty/attractive). But even then, the romantic interest is usually someone "above" the protagonist in appearance and/or social/financial status. One example I think people might give but that I actually disagree with is Bonnouji. While it's better than most in this regard, I still get the distinct impression that most guys reading it are supposed to think "I would like to date that woman" about the woman, but most women reading would not think "I would want to date that guy " (I mean, some might, but it's still obviously meant to appeal mostly to male sensibilities). Like, the guy definitely has his poo poo together more than most male leads in non-shoujo/josei manga, but it doesn't feel like he's written in a way that is intended to be appealing to women. (I'm sort of omitting comedy-focused manga here, since I know there are some exceptions in that genre, usually in shoujo manga.) Ytlaya fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Jan 23, 2017 |
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The other mang by the Bonnouji lady, Wizard's Soul and her touhou doujins 
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I don't think any of her Touhou doujins are het though
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Ytlaya posted:You know, I was wondering, are there any heterosexual romance manga that are sort of "neutral" in terms of intended audience, in the sense that the guy and the girl are a sort of realistic pair The Kimi ni Todoke couple is pretty realistic I think even though she's less social but they're also equally boring Not really romance manga but Silver Spoon I think counts
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Similiarly not romance, I like how shonen tennis manga Baby Steps handles it's romance.
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DisDisDis posted:The other mang by the Bonnouji lady, Wizard's Soul Wizard's Soul is actually a pretty good example of what I'm talking about; I have a hard time really saying whether readers are supposed to find the protagonist or the guy attractive/appealing. That overclocking manga might also work. The protagonist is male and the love interest is an attractive girl, but the art style is such that the protagonist also looks pretty good and is a fairly talented violinist, etc. Baron Snow posted:Similiarly not romance, I like how shonen tennis manga Baby Steps handles it's romance. I also think it's executed fairly well, though the romance is still obviously intended to appeal more to male readers (his love interest is explicitly really cute/talented while the main character is a kinda short/average and somewhat socially awkward guy). Vesi posted:The Kimi ni Todoke couple is pretty realistic I think even though she's less social but they're also equally boring Kimi ni Todoke is actually pretty typical for shoujo in the sense that it's about an unpopular girl who ends up with a popular, good looking guy. While Sawako is also good looking, it's clear that the intent is mostly for female readers to find the guy appealing. Silver Spoon is closer, though I would also argue that there's a little more of an intent for male readers to find Mikage cute than for female readers to find Hachiken cute (though only a little). But as you mentioned the romance is secondary to the comedy/slice of life in that manga. Also, just in case I wasn't clear in my original post, I don't think there's anything really wrong with romance manga being written to appeal to a particular gender; I'm just curious about examples where that isn't the case (since they're pretty uncommon). In particular, it seems like manga with male protagonists often have pretty unconvincing romances that leave you wondering why the lead girl/woman finds him attractive (either that, or they provide some contrived reason, like the protagonist saving her life).
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Ytlaya posted:You know, I was wondering, are there any heterosexual romance manga that are sort of "neutral" in terms of intended audience, in the sense that the guy and the girl are a sort of realistic pair (like an attractive girl interested in an attractive guy, etc)? For example, the sort of thing where most guys reading it might think "I want to date a girl like that" and most girls reading it would also think "I want to date a guy like that"? It seems like the overwhelming majority are written from the perspective of the male/female protagonist who the reader is supposed to relate to in some way (and is usually average in appearance/social skills, if not worse) dating/pursuing someone who is obviously portrayed as being more attractive and desirable. I guess the main reason I'm wondering about this is that a lot of romance manga give me this sort of cognitive dissonance where I'm constantly thinking "why would this person be attracted to this other person", and even when it's plausible it doesn't feel that natural. It might be too comedy focused to meet your criteria, but from reactions to Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii it seems to fit that. Interestingly, it's a series that started on pixiv and doesn't get published in a magazine, so there was no editor breathing down their neck about demographics; I imagine that plays a part.
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horimiya maybe? its shonen but instead of being kinda an everyman the dude is secretly handsome with tatoos/piercing and overall ~cool~, which i could see a girl being into
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the josei manga & has a pretty and fairly successful lead and her romantic interests are an older doctor who has a lovely personality (but is handsome/successful) and her shy nerdy friend (who is also handsome and successful) by successful I mean -Dr. has an established career -Nerd friend has his own programming business w/multiple employees -Lead has a day job at a hospital and is starting her own business I think everyone involved is fairly "desirable" from a normal societal standpoint as in they aren't like total failures at life that make you wonder what anyone sees in them even though they're all dysfunctional enough to generate drama and conflict. You also might check out Suppli which I haven't read far enough into yet to say much about but it seems like most of the characters are working professionals of some sort which puts them more on equal footing. I've actually had the books forever and just haven't been in the mood for it beyond reading like half of the first volume D: Everything Burrito fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Jan 23, 2017 |
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Cake Attack posted:horimiya maybe? its shonen but instead of being kinda an everyman the dude is secretly handsome with tatoos/piercing and overall ~cool~, which i could see a girl being into Yeah, Horimiya is interesting in that I initially thought it was shoujo. The male lead definitely seems more like a typical shoujo love interest. Something else that comes to mind is that Yankee-kun to Megane-chan manga (which I didn't really enjoy, but it did more or less fulfill the criteria I mentioned). Though stuff like that is partly why I tried to exclude comedy-focused series (like the one where the girl likes the chubby guy). Everything Burrito posted:the josei manga & has a pretty and fairly successful lead and her romantic interests are an older doctor who has a lovely personality (but is handsome/successful) and her shy nerdy friend (who is also handsome and successful)
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Yeah there's definitely a bunch of josei that fits the bill, but I feel like relatively little of it gets translated (at least in manga form, lots of them get live action adaptations that I assume you can find subs for). Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu is a big one that ended recently.
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quote:Silver Spoon is closer, though I would also argue that there's a little more of an intent for male readers to find Mikage cute than for female readers to find Hachiken cute (though only a little). But as you mentioned the romance is secondary to the comedy/slice of life in that manga. The meat that Hachiken raises is cute
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