i was just checking my reading history and clearing out the ones i finished and noticed they removed a bunch of chapters. i had read up to 5.2 and finished the story so im a little confused o.o
has this marinated long enough yet? can i start it now? *-*
if you want a cliff hanger yeah LMAO. On srs note, just read it~~
theres so much i know from reading the novel i feel like a shaken soda can ready to explode with all the answers but i cant spoil aaaaaggg this is gonna be soooo long
spoil it to me, I'm begging
spoil it to me my pookielicipis goodness
no <3
itll ruin the impact :(
i will say something.. he never shouldve let go of that watch
pls read the novel!
https://mentoltrans.wordpress.com/the-hunters-gonna-lay-low/
What watch?
the one he gave to the granny in the beginning ^^
by the time its brought up in the story again, you'll have forgotten all about me saying this now.
this was about to be a 5* for me but then they had to go and make the girl a terrible person as if bl stories didn't already have enough of that... i'm glad there was communication but the way she treated him just felt so forced in order to push the two boys together. it's a little upsetting but it's not something super horrible or anything, i'm just tired of seeing that trope. otherwise this was decent ^^
I really don't think they made her a terrible person, and more like a complex girl who thought she was doing what was best for him (even thought it was wrong). i think it ties into Japanese culture and how everyone is forced to be collective and similar to each other through looks as well, that even when he was growing up people would whisper that he was being beaten at home. Wouldnt she want to hide something like that? Especially at an age where judgement hurts a lot more?
I definitely think it's easy to think, 'shes just a terrible person' but not the fact that shes a teenager, and that's actually a more normal reaction than what usami showed. Usami was accepting because he understood what it was like to be slightly different in the culture that they live in, that it's not wrong to look or be a certain way. That he's been bullied before too for something he can't control.
To make the girl into a cannon fodder for their relationship and just see her as a "terrible girl" like in cliche BL, takes away from the fact that she is a representation of Japanese collectivism and how she's actually more common than we think. She's not terrible, just human. She learned from her mistakes and apologized and hopefully that can help some people reading this to not be so judgemental as well.
yea sorry i chose my words wrong i really meant the common "disliked female character" trope where the girls (esp the love interest) are always the problem. i dont think shes horrible or anything i was just pointing out how she falls in that common trope thats in a lot of bl manga.
can someone link me the novel again pls? i lost the tab :')
ty <3
man i rly wanted to keep reading this but since i realized the mangaka is a bit classes themself it put a bad taste in my mouth. its pretty ridiculous how someone who made a manga LITERALLY ABOUT CLASSISM is shaming people for pirating manga... yeah ok dude -_-
Idk...maybe because this is her job and how she earns her living...? Ik we two are also pirating this manga shamelessly like everybody else but isn't she valid for not wanting her work to be shown out illegally?
uh no bc the people pirating do it bc they can't afford to pay for the content. artists aren't losing money at all bc those pirating would not be able to buy the physical copies in the first place. if it more affordable for people (especially in countries that don't even sell/print manga) then people wouldn't have to resort to pirating. everyone has this misconception about pirating and shame people for it when it actually does no harm at all. so to put people down for it is just so out of touch.
This is HER WORK that she puts effort into. I think you'd be upset that people weren't paying for the hours of work you put into your art. She's in the right It's not being classist she's just upset and she never really made a big deal out of it so idk wtf you mean
U gotta understand thats just the japanese mindset. Its their culture and piracy is really frowned upon. Plus, even if i do pirate basically everything i read, ill never call an author classist for not wanting ppl to illegally read their work, thats how they make money and how they get validation from their art. We're the wrong ones here, even if its not actually "harming" anyone. I could argue it also has nothing to do w classism bc reading gachiakuta isnt a basic necessity
Thats just untrue lol ive refrained from buying books and manga id have normally bought previously bc i found free digital copies. It does harm the author, lets not be hypocritical.
https://x.com/Boichi_Bo1/status/2066967879036113238?s=20
https://x.com/Boichi_Bo1/status/2067326049185120418?s=20
^ its a lot to read but i think its important to try to gain a new perspective on this matter. please take some time to read what boichi sensei (dr stone's illustrator) has to say. about pirating and poverty.
it's been 6+ years time to reread :>
idr a single thing abt this story but i do remember liking it a lot. glad it's getting animated. so many queer works are being brought to life lately. what's some y'all wanna see animated next?
10 years I loved you the most
i heard that one was really sad.. ive been meaning to read it for some years now
Oh buddy gear urself up if you read that manhua
been trying to let this one marinate but im impatient.. is it good?
definitely!!! i honestly regret reading it now instead if marinating it... âĨīšâĨ the art is absolutely PHENOMENAL and the plot is really interesting as well ^^
yeah that ending definitely felt rushed. i could tell the author wanted to wrap it up quickly lol
i didnt really like it as much as i thought i would but it wasnt a bad read. i probably wouldve liked it more if those last 5 chapters were more fleshed out
ch 9 has me sobbing what is this