>>3876
I did find the first volume on dlraw.net, but not the rest.
The Japanese name is アスペル・カノジョ by the way.

I just read the final chapter.

OP, thanks for recommending this, it's my favorite non-comedy manga now. I can identify with the type of personality disorder the male protagonist is suffering from.

But I'm sort of glad it's over now before it started dragging on too much. The whole lawsuit arc was like a cringe revenge fantasy.

Thanks for making me aware of this. I read the translated chapters and I find it to be fairly sweet. I'm curious what's so repulsive about her though besides the dog-kicking.

>>3985
There's something quite realistic about her character and weakness that makes her particularly repulsive, while also being a cute 2D girl so I can't help but suffer cognitive dissonance while reading.

From what I have read, it's okay.
Probably won't get much translation, though, 4komas are generally like that.

>>3970
Make a thread and dump a chapter or two on 4/a/. Somebody might pick it up. (Just make sure to wear a hazmat suit and condom before going there.)

Why oh why do artists have their cute manga turn into drama and angst? To drag shit out?

I finished the arc(?) where her irish friend gets kidnapped. Or at least, I got to the part where they found her. Either way, it was a big nothing burger again. Some time ago I went and read the first few chapters that were more faithful to the actual title and it left me frustrated. I'm sure the manga is trying to make a good point or have interesting moments where characters examine themselves and change for the better but considering the manga was originally about a mom taking care of her kid and that was what I originally started reading it for, dropping this is something I will probably do soon but is long overdue. It's an interesting series of stories and I'm sure the worldbuilding is fantastic and I'm a fool for not being able to recognize it's amazing quality but while I do think it does those well enough, except for this last arc just cutting itself short in the middle of a fight scene, it's just not what I picked this up for.
It's really frustrating too because I could probably count on my hand the number of characters I've seen in anime/manga that are good caring moms taking care of their kid that also play a major role with significant screentime without some kind of degeneracy being thrown in. All I want is a manga focused on that but this one keeps shifting it's focus to story arcs and worldbuilding and I think I'm just about done, if not entirely. I want to emphasize that it's not without it's redeeming qualities but they're qualities I didn't come here for. Hopefully I'll find that one manga I'm looking for that's like this but I doubt it and it's fucking depressing.

>>3956
Maybe they ran out of ideas for playing the premise straight? Parenting seems like it's boring as hell.

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>>3956
>It's really frustrating too because I could probably count on my hand the number of characters I've seen in anime/manga that are good caring moms taking care of their kid that also play a major role with significant screentime without some kind of degeneracy being thrown in.
Because there's not much aside from straight SoL and tragedy that can be done to keep the average reader's attention.
Otaku prefer schoolgirl hijinks like kirara stuff or atmospheric settings like Aria, it seems.

The art isn't that ugly, it feels more like a throwback than anything. Almost like someone imitating Azuma.
I have this half-read, but from what you're saying and the fact that there is an old lady character it will probably be quite the tearjerker near the end.
>Despite it's flaws, I will likely treasure it as being a manga with a significant focus on a caring older sister
There is nothing wrong with treasuring a flawed piece of art! If it has themes or something you can love about it then great. The more things you can enjoy and treasure the better.

Sad. They were a trailblazer in romance.

I'm following this series too, I would class this as an iyashikei. There are more plot development in the newer chapters which I don't see as a bad thing. Another thing that's interesting for me is that this is set in the near future so Yoshioka might be in his 40s/50s(?) in our time. The mangaka's representation of the future is also subtle which I find charming but this might be more salient because the manga is set in the countryside. The concept of being in a relatively remote and idyllic countryside plays a central theme in the manga.

Post edited on 4th Oct 2020, 8:17pm

That's good news, I'll try and get through what I had left to read soon. It was a fun series.

>>3804
I remember reading it up to the point where they "graduate" from school, although I don't remember much. Maybe I'll give it another read.

A sequel manga has begun called Gakkou Gurashi! Otayori. The first two chapters have been released and translated.

>>3907
I mean since it's october and we're talking about spooky manga, let me just drop that post about DokiDoki in here, hopefully it won't bother OP.

>>3908
I didn't really want the halloween manga to be kept in one thread since I wanted /ma/ to have more threads to post in but I guess that's fine too.

Healing damages the undead.

It feels like the artist doesn't know how to draw non-loli faces. maybe its for effect.

I like it. It's a very cozy series. I haven't caught up just yet but it helps me feel better in hard times.

>>3902
I can't blame you, I don't appreciate those images either. I would tell you to check out the manga anyway since none of those images are canon but I understand your caution.
>>3903
It is. I appreciate that Rimukoro brought the world such a wonderful character. On the other hand, I feel an intense sadness I'll never have a fluffy tail wife.

>I feel an intense sadness
This seems to be a common reaction to these sorts of things. Healing seems to upset certain personalities.
It kind of reminds me of how people can't read things like Aria or Lucky Star because the nostalgia makes them sad.

Touch the fluffy tail.
I have been enjoying this after giving it a chance, like all healing it is something to be savored instead of binged.
I really wish they would do first person pov chapters because seeing another man is throwing off my healing receptors.

>>3866
I will never pay such ridiculous sums for a manga, I would preffer to get it in japanese and hope I will be able to read it someday. I still don't get why this it's happening now because it didn't happen in the past and it doesn't happen in most countries. Maybe there's a particularly high demand in the US and they didn't have too many copies to start with or something like that.

>>3864
if you learn Jap, you can get the original for less than 30 bucks. Just try not to kill yourself when you're billed for the shipping costs.

I understand wanting to collect manga, but books are a really awful thing to collect just because of how much space they take up. A lot of people I know just buy the Jap releases for the shelves and read the digital ones, if you really are into full bookshelves.
>Everyone is nostalgic for better times and the market is going to reflect that. It's only going to get worse since the Y2K aesthetic is starting to trend online
I think that's bizarre. I understand wanting to go back to the 2000s, but aside from certain artists the Y2K aesthetic is really a transitional period from the 90s into the 2010s. It's not like anime, either where 2000s anime are typically warm and colorful due to the transitional period going on in that medium as well. Key faces, man.

>>3898
The resale market is currently in a very strange position. Japanese language manga is usually inexpensive and easy to find, but anthologies, artbooks, and doujinshi are much harder to track down. Last week, a number of older doujins from a relatively obscure circle were listed on a reseller website including two that I had wanted in my collection for years. Before I had a chance to put the second one in the cart after I bought the first one, it was already out of stock. I'm not sure if it was a scalper, but it struck me as odd that someone else was also interested in it.

>>3899
>I think that's bizarre. I understand wanting to go back to the 2000s, but aside from certain artists the Y2K aesthetic is really a transitional period from the 90s into the 2010s. It's not like anime, either where 2000s anime are typically warm and colorful due to the transitional period going on in that medium as well. Key faces, man.
I've noticed an uptick in people referencing 2000s culture as a whole online within the past year in the same vein that 1990s culture was being perceived as back in 2010-11. It's because people who were raised during that era are now in their twenties and thirties. In my case as a 21 year old, my interest in otaku culture began in 2006. Most of what I seek out to buy and download is mid-Heisei era because it's nostalgic to me despite having been a transitional period.