Yep, it's me again, still procrastinating. I guess it's okay. I mean my next set of midterms start next week so...due tomorrow, do tomorrow :) (I will suffer later, but for right now this is all I want to do, which is basically equivalent to nothing if I'm being real)
I picked this manga up just looking for something to read in between classes and it was a nice, light read.
{Spoilers, I guess}
The story follows this daycare teacher with a scary face who dreams of making all the children feel happy, something that's hard to do when the kids' initial reaction to her is fear. And so Kawai-sensei has a hard time assimilating. However, her fellow daycare teacher Hosaka-sensei teachs her to converse with the children as best she can in order to form a relationship with them. At the same time, in a funny turn of events, Hosaka takes an interest in Kawai and proposes a relationship with the intent of marriage, kind of suddenly. And Kawai takes this as a joke and agrees to it. This leads to the story of how Kawai falls in love for the first time and learns that she can be loved, despite how she might seem scary to others. In fact Hosaka thinks of her as being quite cute. And that's basically the story. It's just 12 chapters of pure fluff. It's short, sweet, and it's got a good message to boot. Nothing much else to report here on the home front, boss.
And the ending is quite sweet too. The first class of children she took care of at daycare came to visit her upon graduating high school and they turned into such fine young people, lol why do I sound like such a grandma?, with dreams of their own. And it was very satisfactory.
All in all, it served its purpose to entertain me in between classes and it was quite a sweet story. Don't judge a book by its cover and allow people to follow their dreams. An oldie, but a goodie.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Manga Match 28 Watashi ga Motete Dousunda
At this point I'm just procrastinating on doing my homework, so I'm here writing manga reviews instead.
{Spoilers?}
So I started this manga after watching the anime and being thoroughly amused. And I thought that the manga would fill me with the same sense of amusement. And it certainly did, up to a certain extent. At the beginning, it was mostly repetition of what had already happened in the anime, which is to be expected from a manga being adapted into an anime of course, but what happened after that quickly started to lose my interest. I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting past that age where I think reading about harems or reverse harems is interesting, or perhaps I never really went through that phase to begin with, but it just wasn't that interesting to read anymore. Sure the guys are cute and they've got some substance to them, but I just wasn't that interested. But for whatever reason I didn't actually drop the manga, who knows why.
As you probably already know, the story is based around this fujoshi Serinuma and her harem of four, five if you count Nishina, people. This sudden appearance of a harem happens after her beloved animu husbando Shion dies and she goes into deep mourning. After so many days of unhealthy mourning she emerges as a beautiful girl straight out of, well, your traditional anime with pretty people. And then her harem develops and they all vie for her attention. In the end she ends up with her senpai from her club who liked her even before she became slim and pretty, not that you have to be slim to be pretty. And honestly I have mixed feelings with the ending. While it did end on a traditionally happily ever after ending, it was just alright. I mean I didn't expect much out of this comedy, romance, kind of parody on your regular old otaku, but at the same time it was a bit of a let down. It was like all of a sudden Serinuma realizes her feelings for her senpai and goes after him, despite her kind of love rival which was this random other guy, and ends up with him. And then after some uhhhh amorous relations they end up together and end up married and one of their kids is named Shion. Again I have mixed feelings because I don't necessarily think you need to show that you need to have a relationship with that sexual component for it to be conveyed as a full fledged relationship in which the two people in said relationship are satisfied and in love. I think you can have that without such relations. But perhaps that's just me, or perhaps a cultural difference, who knows, probably someone else does, but not me.
Anyways if you were expecting something with not a whole lot of plot, but might be a little bit relatable because you're an otaku as well and you want some otaku representation in the media you consume, consider checking this out. If not, well you're not missing out on a whole lot? It served it's purpose but that's about it. Sorry if this seemed kind of harsh, but that's just my opinion.
{Spoilers?}
So I started this manga after watching the anime and being thoroughly amused. And I thought that the manga would fill me with the same sense of amusement. And it certainly did, up to a certain extent. At the beginning, it was mostly repetition of what had already happened in the anime, which is to be expected from a manga being adapted into an anime of course, but what happened after that quickly started to lose my interest. I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting past that age where I think reading about harems or reverse harems is interesting, or perhaps I never really went through that phase to begin with, but it just wasn't that interesting to read anymore. Sure the guys are cute and they've got some substance to them, but I just wasn't that interested. But for whatever reason I didn't actually drop the manga, who knows why.
As you probably already know, the story is based around this fujoshi Serinuma and her harem of four, five if you count Nishina, people. This sudden appearance of a harem happens after her beloved animu husbando Shion dies and she goes into deep mourning. After so many days of unhealthy mourning she emerges as a beautiful girl straight out of, well, your traditional anime with pretty people. And then her harem develops and they all vie for her attention. In the end she ends up with her senpai from her club who liked her even before she became slim and pretty, not that you have to be slim to be pretty. And honestly I have mixed feelings with the ending. While it did end on a traditionally happily ever after ending, it was just alright. I mean I didn't expect much out of this comedy, romance, kind of parody on your regular old otaku, but at the same time it was a bit of a let down. It was like all of a sudden Serinuma realizes her feelings for her senpai and goes after him, despite her kind of love rival which was this random other guy, and ends up with him. And then after some uhhhh amorous relations they end up together and end up married and one of their kids is named Shion. Again I have mixed feelings because I don't necessarily think you need to show that you need to have a relationship with that sexual component for it to be conveyed as a full fledged relationship in which the two people in said relationship are satisfied and in love. I think you can have that without such relations. But perhaps that's just me, or perhaps a cultural difference, who knows, probably someone else does, but not me.
Anyways if you were expecting something with not a whole lot of plot, but might be a little bit relatable because you're an otaku as well and you want some otaku representation in the media you consume, consider checking this out. If not, well you're not missing out on a whole lot? It served it's purpose but that's about it. Sorry if this seemed kind of harsh, but that's just my opinion.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Manga Match 27 Our Relationship Is...
So yesterday (5.16.18) I had a really sudden fever and couldn't go to any of my lectures. It was really bad. I couldn't make it to the dining commons to eat, I could barely walk to the bathroom due to nausea, the whole ordeal. But during that time I felt so extremely blessed. My friends came to the rescue; they filled my water filter even though one of them has a really intense fear of getting sick, bought me candy, and made me cup noodles (lol bc I couldn't go to dining hall). I was overwhelmed by how they poured their love onto me. If you were wondering, yes, one of my top love languages is acts of service, so I felt so incredibly loved. And some of my upperclassmen from a club I'm in messaged me as well, asking why I had missed the meeting and they too extended a helping hand. I have to constantly remind myself of all the blessings that surround me and never let go of this loving feeling. Oftentimes I get too in my head and wonder "oh, who could ever love someone like me?" or "of course no one would like me, I'm black inside" but I've been so incredibly blessed with people around me that I need to stop these mind games and just simply bask in the wonders that have been bestowed upon me.
Anyways, you came here for some diabetes through too much cute shoujo. And so I will so indulge :3 AHAHAHA Actually I came back to this manhwa. I had stopped reading because the platform I watched it on stopped updating and so I lost hope that I would ever finish it. I was so devastated because it was such a cute series with such a lovable couple that I just needed to know what happened next, but I also didn't have the monetary means with which to procure it (lol sorry this was before I had a part time job). I was so enraptured with the story of Woojin and Gayoung, that every now and then I would think about their unfinished story. I suppose this is how the readership for Fluttering Feelings feels forever. I'm sorry :(
Well, since I'm here posting this, you know I finally got to finish it!!!!!!! Hooray!~
{Spoilers}
This is the story of Woojin and Gayoung and their friendship turned relationship and all the grey areas in between. It's a story that makes your heart ache, race, leap, flip, and drop all at once throughout the entire series. There's a lot of times where the things they do have no dialogue, but are so meaningfully illustrated that it captures the mood and intention better than words could in the comic format.
Chronologically, because that's how my mind works lol, it starts off with Gayoung being bullied by her middle school classmates, she felt it was a sort of divine punishment for sitting on the sidelines when she saw other people being bullied, something she wasn't fully in control of at the time, but something she felt she has brought upon herself nonetheless. She was in group tutoring with Woojin at the same time, but the two of them weren't friends, just neutral acquaintances at best. Woojin's mom was going through a rough time, and when Woojin saw Gayoung treating his mom so nicely that changed his attitude towards that sweet little cinnamon roll and the two of them eventually became friends. And that was it. Everyone would tease them about being more than that, but the two of them stayed as steadfast friends, even though at one point Woojin was romantically interested in her. He quelled the feelings in his heart though, as nothing more than a passing fancy and the two of them individually solidified their sentiments to stay only friends to spite all the people that told them otherwise.
This happened all the way through college with Gayoung ending up Woojin's senior at university by two years because Korean boys and their mandatory army service. Anyways, the two of them end up at the same university, still at their same silly antics, except things are changing. With the two of them each pursuing other romantic interests, it somehow bothers the other that they would be spending so much time with another person, eventually making them realize that they have feelings for one another, each one denying that their feelings would ever be reciprocated. And it gets complicated oce you introduce other people's feelings like Eunji who almost went out with Woojin or Chanhee's longtime unrequited love for Gayoung. It's things like that which make it so hard, but at the same time so rewarding to finally see the two of them together. It's a beautiful thing, true love is. Especially childhood friends. Y'all already know how much I love the childhood friends trope. Maybe that's why I love this manhwa so much? And I think just their nuanced relationship and the fact that you can see from each of their perspectives and their take on the situation that just gets me that much more invested in their story.
As you can see I've been deeply moved by the story. It's so incredibly sweet, and I wouldn't mind a mini epilogue of the two of them growing old together. They're just so adorable and their dynamic is honestly one I wish to have with my future significant other (lol jk I'm forever alone). But it's overall just a good time with good feelings and if it was ever turned into a kdrama YOU KNOW WHO WOULD BE WATCHING EVER SINGLE WEEK! Read it. It's a beautiful thing. I love feelings.
And I have screenshots actually!!!!
Anyways, you came here for some diabetes through too much cute shoujo. And so I will so indulge :3 AHAHAHA Actually I came back to this manhwa. I had stopped reading because the platform I watched it on stopped updating and so I lost hope that I would ever finish it. I was so devastated because it was such a cute series with such a lovable couple that I just needed to know what happened next, but I also didn't have the monetary means with which to procure it (lol sorry this was before I had a part time job). I was so enraptured with the story of Woojin and Gayoung, that every now and then I would think about their unfinished story. I suppose this is how the readership for Fluttering Feelings feels forever. I'm sorry :(
Well, since I'm here posting this, you know I finally got to finish it!!!!!!! Hooray!~
{Spoilers}
This is the story of Woojin and Gayoung and their friendship turned relationship and all the grey areas in between. It's a story that makes your heart ache, race, leap, flip, and drop all at once throughout the entire series. There's a lot of times where the things they do have no dialogue, but are so meaningfully illustrated that it captures the mood and intention better than words could in the comic format.
Chronologically, because that's how my mind works lol, it starts off with Gayoung being bullied by her middle school classmates, she felt it was a sort of divine punishment for sitting on the sidelines when she saw other people being bullied, something she wasn't fully in control of at the time, but something she felt she has brought upon herself nonetheless. She was in group tutoring with Woojin at the same time, but the two of them weren't friends, just neutral acquaintances at best. Woojin's mom was going through a rough time, and when Woojin saw Gayoung treating his mom so nicely that changed his attitude towards that sweet little cinnamon roll and the two of them eventually became friends. And that was it. Everyone would tease them about being more than that, but the two of them stayed as steadfast friends, even though at one point Woojin was romantically interested in her. He quelled the feelings in his heart though, as nothing more than a passing fancy and the two of them individually solidified their sentiments to stay only friends to spite all the people that told them otherwise.
This happened all the way through college with Gayoung ending up Woojin's senior at university by two years because Korean boys and their mandatory army service. Anyways, the two of them end up at the same university, still at their same silly antics, except things are changing. With the two of them each pursuing other romantic interests, it somehow bothers the other that they would be spending so much time with another person, eventually making them realize that they have feelings for one another, each one denying that their feelings would ever be reciprocated. And it gets complicated oce you introduce other people's feelings like Eunji who almost went out with Woojin or Chanhee's longtime unrequited love for Gayoung. It's things like that which make it so hard, but at the same time so rewarding to finally see the two of them together. It's a beautiful thing, true love is. Especially childhood friends. Y'all already know how much I love the childhood friends trope. Maybe that's why I love this manhwa so much? And I think just their nuanced relationship and the fact that you can see from each of their perspectives and their take on the situation that just gets me that much more invested in their story.
As you can see I've been deeply moved by the story. It's so incredibly sweet, and I wouldn't mind a mini epilogue of the two of them growing old together. They're just so adorable and their dynamic is honestly one I wish to have with my future significant other (lol jk I'm forever alone). But it's overall just a good time with good feelings and if it was ever turned into a kdrama YOU KNOW WHO WOULD BE WATCHING EVER SINGLE WEEK! Read it. It's a beautiful thing. I love feelings.
And I have screenshots actually!!!!
Honestly, Chanhee was so incredibly precious. He fell for Gayoung so hard and so fast, which I have kind of mixed feelings about, but he was so pure. When he thought she had a boyfriend at the time, he was a gentleman and didn't pursue her. He just watched her from afar, which turned into a sad thing in and of itself because he watched her like he watched the subjects of his documentaries. And when he tried to force his feelings onto her as if that would change her mind he tried his hardest to learn about love, reading all those ridiculous books and treating her so well, just unable to really read the signs because he's inexperienced and Gayoung already had mixed feelings. It's just sad seeing this pure boi trying his hardest, but to no avail.
And this boi. LOL major respect for this dude as an A1 supporting character. He's honestly such a great guy and totally underrated by everyone else.
LOL they messaging each other to do a life check was something I think I'll need later on when college gets really hard. It's just things like that that're really sweet and touch my heart.
Asdfghjkl; jealous Gayoung is so precious. She wants her friends to be happy, but at the same time she's realized her feelings for Woojin and wants to be with him.
What a gentleman :') so cute holding his jacket because that's his girl. Obviously I don't approve of objectifying women, but he's just trying to protect her asdf
I wanna end with this picture because I remember the first time I read this through I actually took a screenshot of this and sent it to A. It was really funny. Oh man, this must've been in like sophomore year. Wow, what a throwback. What a mood. Pretty nostalgic really, and it also shows that my tastes haven't really changed either.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Manga Match 26 Bambi to Dhole
At the time I'm writing this, I'm feeling all out of sorts. It's this sort of discombobulated funk that I've gotten into and I'm not really sure why I'm feeling this way or how I'm supposed to get out of this mess that's all in my head. I don't know if I just have this deeply rooted paranoia about everyone leaving me or perhaps I'm just being emotional, but right now I'm just down. I know I'll look at this later and realize that I'm just being absolutely ridiculous, but honestly right now I just can't get out of my head enough to process if what I'm feeling is valid or not. And it's hard to go to someone and tell them "Hi, I'm broken" because it's hard for anyone to truly understand the feelings that you can't even put into words.
LOL I'm rereading what I wrote and I'm such a drama queen it's so gross, but I feel like to delete it would be dishonest and rejecting a part of myself so ye I'll just leave it.
But anyways, you didn't come here to hear me complaining, you came here for the *manga* lol my friend calls it mangos so I almost wrote mango juice oops
{Spoilers?}
Remember once upon a time I complained about how I would probably never see some of my manga finish? Well recently a lot of them finished so be prepared for just a ton of mediocre (or even sub-par) rapid reviews lol (I'm sorry I've become a lazy fat potato with no real motivation, but is also too stubborn to check for quality control).
So Bambi to Dhole is about this seemingly perfect girl named Yukimi who is nicknamed Bambi because she's so perfect and this guy that transferred to her school, Tetsu, who's a bit rough around the edges. The two of them seem like the most unlikeliest of couples, but it turns into a pretty sweet love story. But this isn't just a story about two love-struck teenagers, nope, it's a bit more than that. Actually Yukimi is a secretly rebellious teenager who smokes on the rooftop and kind of resents her little sister. She was adopted into her family when her adoptive parents thought that they wouldn't be able to have children. Turns out they were, and so Yukimi resents her little sister for having the bond with their parents that she could never hope to have. Another plot twist, Tetsu is actually a teenage father of Raichi and has moved in with his grandmother because he cut ties with his parents after fathering a child with his long-time, older lover who died due to birth complications. The two learn to lean on one another with Tetsu showing Yukimi what love really means and giving her a place where she's loved and accepted and in return Yukimi give Tetsu support in protecting his beloved son Raichi.
Honestly this was such a sweet manga. I feel like the pacing was just right, like it ended without being dragged on for too too long (yes I wrote too twice just for emphasis plz no attak) or without feeling rushed. I feel like the two of them were both able to be healed from their wounds and together they ended up better than they were seperately. I'm just really happy that they were able to end up together and so happy. Because separately they were trying their hardest to cope with the curveballs that life threw at them, which was all and good, but they were also able to support each other. My heart ached for Yukimi, not because I went through the exact same things that she did, but just the expectations that she gave herself in order to give her some sort of validation. It was definitely an unexpected pairing of Yukimi and Tetsu, of Bambi and wolf, but in the end it was a beautiful thing.
One thing I did have a problem with, but more like my heart couldn't take it. Like I could understand it, but it didn't make me feel good, was Tetsu and his first love. He said that he would always love her, but now he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Yukimi. Maybe it's lost in translation, but it kind of seems :/? I don't know, maybe it's wrong of me to say "You shouldn't try to love someone if you can't wholeheartedly devote yourself to them" if I haven't experienced such a deep love, but I think that Yukimi deserves a wholehearted love. I hope Tetsu can deliver on that.
Overall I'd read it just for a different kind of premise than usual. It's pretty unique and a pretty good read for 21 chapters. And it's complete now! So you can read it in between lectures like ya girl. Honestly I should just get more sleep instead of getting there early, but I'm a fool who gets anxious about being late to anywhere.
Also Raichi and his pet turtle are sooooooooo extremely cute.
That is all. Also I don't have any pictures because I find it's hard to keep track of screenshots if I take screenshots of all of the manga I'm currently reading and have to dig through my photos later looking for the pieces and cropping them and whatnot. And in general I just feel like they don't look as crisp and good or even convey the feeling I was trying to give? You would think otherwise because it's got all the dialogue and sound effects, but honestly I find it less than effective. But that's just my two cents. I'll probably add in a panel or two here or there, but honestly you're better off reading it yourself hehe~ makes me sound so lazy (which is true)
LOL I'm rereading what I wrote and I'm such a drama queen it's so gross, but I feel like to delete it would be dishonest and rejecting a part of myself so ye I'll just leave it.
But anyways, you didn't come here to hear me complaining, you came here for the *manga* lol my friend calls it mangos so I almost wrote mango juice oops
{Spoilers?}
Remember once upon a time I complained about how I would probably never see some of my manga finish? Well recently a lot of them finished so be prepared for just a ton of mediocre (or even sub-par) rapid reviews lol (I'm sorry I've become a lazy fat potato with no real motivation, but is also too stubborn to check for quality control).
So Bambi to Dhole is about this seemingly perfect girl named Yukimi who is nicknamed Bambi because she's so perfect and this guy that transferred to her school, Tetsu, who's a bit rough around the edges. The two of them seem like the most unlikeliest of couples, but it turns into a pretty sweet love story. But this isn't just a story about two love-struck teenagers, nope, it's a bit more than that. Actually Yukimi is a secretly rebellious teenager who smokes on the rooftop and kind of resents her little sister. She was adopted into her family when her adoptive parents thought that they wouldn't be able to have children. Turns out they were, and so Yukimi resents her little sister for having the bond with their parents that she could never hope to have. Another plot twist, Tetsu is actually a teenage father of Raichi and has moved in with his grandmother because he cut ties with his parents after fathering a child with his long-time, older lover who died due to birth complications. The two learn to lean on one another with Tetsu showing Yukimi what love really means and giving her a place where she's loved and accepted and in return Yukimi give Tetsu support in protecting his beloved son Raichi.
Honestly this was such a sweet manga. I feel like the pacing was just right, like it ended without being dragged on for too too long (yes I wrote too twice just for emphasis plz no attak) or without feeling rushed. I feel like the two of them were both able to be healed from their wounds and together they ended up better than they were seperately. I'm just really happy that they were able to end up together and so happy. Because separately they were trying their hardest to cope with the curveballs that life threw at them, which was all and good, but they were also able to support each other. My heart ached for Yukimi, not because I went through the exact same things that she did, but just the expectations that she gave herself in order to give her some sort of validation. It was definitely an unexpected pairing of Yukimi and Tetsu, of Bambi and wolf, but in the end it was a beautiful thing.
One thing I did have a problem with, but more like my heart couldn't take it. Like I could understand it, but it didn't make me feel good, was Tetsu and his first love. He said that he would always love her, but now he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Yukimi. Maybe it's lost in translation, but it kind of seems :/? I don't know, maybe it's wrong of me to say "You shouldn't try to love someone if you can't wholeheartedly devote yourself to them" if I haven't experienced such a deep love, but I think that Yukimi deserves a wholehearted love. I hope Tetsu can deliver on that.
Overall I'd read it just for a different kind of premise than usual. It's pretty unique and a pretty good read for 21 chapters. And it's complete now! So you can read it in between lectures like ya girl. Honestly I should just get more sleep instead of getting there early, but I'm a fool who gets anxious about being late to anywhere.
Also Raichi and his pet turtle are sooooooooo extremely cute.
That is all. Also I don't have any pictures because I find it's hard to keep track of screenshots if I take screenshots of all of the manga I'm currently reading and have to dig through my photos later looking for the pieces and cropping them and whatnot. And in general I just feel like they don't look as crisp and good or even convey the feeling I was trying to give? You would think otherwise because it's got all the dialogue and sound effects, but honestly I find it less than effective. But that's just my two cents. I'll probably add in a panel or two here or there, but honestly you're better off reading it yourself hehe~ makes me sound so lazy (which is true)
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