Wil this series go on extensively like one piece, obviously not being THAT long but i'd say double the chapters we currently have till it ends?
YES FINALLY! bless Azu's friend, literally the only character I like (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Me too!!
I hope their story is going to end well...at least for the little girl!
Well the most smartest anyway. Now that Azu knows I've got a feeling things are about to get good!(⌒▽⌒)
Got a hold of the raw ch 26, but regardless my theory...
Spoilers:
about the sister was actually correct! ヾ(☆▽☆)
Ch. 44 essentially explains why senpai is the best. We know that he knew what she looked like whether or not she was fat/skinny and always looked out for her well being. In the beginning we see that he just liked hanging around with the main cast especially with Kae as friends but it wasn't until later when his brother came along that he realized he was in love with her. He's not like Igurashi who only focused on Kae but Senpai always took into account everything related to Kae. He never acted like she owed him something nor arrogant that he does everything for her solely to impress her. I hope the author makes a decision on who Kae ends up with and not leave it open ended (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
one thing that bugs me is the way the author draws Akira, I mean technically she is a girl thats mistaken as a guy but her design completely makes her look nothing but a guy :/
no i don't see her that way! She's cute like a lot of girl in manga!
for me she look like a girl..... :/
I agree. I was just about to post the same thing. I'm really trying hard here to see her as a girl but at best all I can see in my eyes is BL. I imagined them kissing...but BL. ╮(￣▽￣)╭ Unless there's a dramatic transformation which would then make it kinda cheap then she's totes a dude in my eyes.(￣∇￣")
I know right?! Honestly if there was no context, I would have assumed I was looking at a guy the whole time ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
She looks like a guy, because that's the point. It wouldn't make sense if she looked girly or androgynous and always got mistaken for a guy.
For me, just because she looks like a guy doesn't mean I see her as a guy. She identifies as a girl, so I see her as a girl, regardless of what she looks like. Not having the problems the rest of you are.
i have girl friends n senpai that looks really like male. not only one but three, even its weird to see them using girl clothes(they're so flat and tall). i guess maybe bcs their hormones that give them that kind of looks
I agree that she looks like a guy, but as others have pointed out that's the point. She's a girl that because of her looks is mistaken as a guy, and she dresses in a way to match her looks, being more boy-ish than girly. I love her character design for two reasons, 1.) I love characters that look androgynous or different from their gender so it's refreshing for a girl described as "boyish" or tomboy to look like a boy
2.) I relate to how she is comfortable wearing pants/shirts from men's clothing stores and being mistaken as a boy, while clearly identifying as female. I don't look like a boy but I am very comfortable being more masculine than feminine, yet I don't identify as male. I feel very feminine norms like big boobs, dresses, and makeup are things I could live without and still feel as feminine.
Sorry for ranting, but I really love her character and wanted to show my support for her design.
I have to disagree that she looks androgynous or "boyish". She looks completely and utterly like a boy which is what I'm saying. I read gender benders all the time and enjoy a good boyish female. I also agree that you dont have to have big boobs and etc to be feminine. I never said otherwise. Never said that I want her character to wear feminine things either. I even said I felt that would be cheap of the author if they did that. What I am saying is that nothing in her design would ever make me believe she was female if this wasn't translated to english. I'm not even saying thats a bad thing since I like her character. Just stating how I feel.
heyy all I completely understand all your points, I wasn't trying to dismiss her character that she identified as female despite her appearance. Like a couple of you pointed out that "it's the point" to the character design. It's not particularly the way she dresses, but I guess I feel that there could be a better artistic distinction to flesh out the way a character can look (not particularly the core physical aspect like chest, clothes, makeup, but maybe distinctive details?) ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Yeah, I see your point that if this manga wasn't translated and just going by the panels this would look like a BL since she looks like a boy.