dakkumauji
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A transfer student usually kickstarts the story.
Which means the childhood friend is doomed to lose.
Isn't it sad, childhood friend ;-;
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A transfer student usually kickstarts the story.
Which means the childhood friend is doomed to lose.
Isn't it sad, childhood friend ;-;
BassForever
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But what if the transfer student IS the childhood friend?
But the childhood friend always loses.
Childhood promise is pretty strong, if it went head to head with transfer student I genuinely wouldn't know what would happen.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Since everyone and their mothers in mangas/animes have childhood friends... I need to ask, is childhood friends truly a phenomena often happening in real Japanese society?
Because by golly, it ain't like that where I live.
Because by golly, it ain't like that where I live.
Aww, I can be your childhood friend if you want
Aizo
Banned
Are you feeling particularly manly today?
What is this .gif from?Sachiare! 00-02
My goodness. This is one of the cutest things I've read in a long time.
And this is coming from a fan of Horimiya. I need more of this.
dakkumauji
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Then current closest friend who harbors feelings is doomed to lose.
It gets crazy when the girls start fighting among themselves to see who knew the guy the earliest.
Crimsonlink
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Does anyone know of a harem manga where the MC guy actually chooses a girl early but the other girls don't give up on him? Like seriously most harem mangas would stop being stale if someone innovated and did that. Probably wouldn't sell is the problem.
BassForever
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Sword Art Online
thesaucetastic
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Otomen vol 15-17
Holy shit, fuck his mother. What a bitch. It's almost comical how terrible she is, if it didn't make me angry for dragging this out for so long. At least it gives an excuse to show how broken Ryo is post-breakup. It's cliched, but at least I know she wants to be with Asuka just as much as he wants to be with her.
Holy shit, fuck his mother. What a bitch. It's almost comical how terrible she is, if it didn't make me angry for dragging this out for so long. At least it gives an excuse to show how broken Ryo is post-breakup. It's cliched, but at least I know she wants to be with Asuka just as much as he wants to be with her.
Crimsonlink
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..... >.> Damn bro you had to go there. But I'm talking manga and not Light Novels.
I guess Mahouka koukou no rettousei works but thats another light novel. Heck plenty of light novels actually do this lol.
But I'm thinking more along the lines that the MC struggles with choosing a girl and picks one and the fallout he has to deal with. Every author avoids it for the most part. Even SAO where Gary Stu ends up with Mary Stu skips the other girls reaction for the most part. Cousin incest not counting as he shot that down pretty hard.
BassForever
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KNIM does something like that (I'm like 20 chapters in and its building that way)
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Are you a Tsundere?
Rosario to Vampire is pretty much this.
Aizo
Banned
I knew I recognized it. Thanks. That show was funny sometimes.
All my friends here seemed to have met their long term boyfriends/girlfriends or wives/husbands in high school or later. I'm no childhood friend expert, though.
Glass Rebel
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Now that you mention it, I wrote that right after a workout.
Crimsonlink
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Rage town? I read that and no that is not what I'm looking for when I mention MC struggling with his choice. Haruto is a scumbag who pulled off stupid crap and the author added more drama to pad the manga.
I wish bro but Tsukune never asked out Moka directly and told the other harem members that he chose Moka as his girl.
He seemed to make it pretty damn clear to me, and repeatedly told the others that it was Moka that he'd chosen.
I was just saying you had great timing but that sounds acceptable too.
I guess?!
Isn't Ai Yori Aoshi (and even Umi no Misaki) this? Granted, it's been forever since the former and the latter just takes harem route eventually.
Crimsonlink
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Seemed and confirmed is two different things sadly. While Tsukune did show more affection and paid more attention to Moka compare to the rest, he never did say he chose Moka or confessed to her.
The comedy gold mine from Kurumu and Mizore trying to break up Moka and Tsukune to Yukari trying to have a threesome would be amplified if Tsukune and Moka actually went out. Would be nice to Tsukune struggle a bit as tensions rose between his GF Moka and his two good friends who each wants to be his GF and the resulting strain on all their friendship.
One of the main problems is that Tsukune was willing and so was Moka but neither confessed aka most harem manga MCs with crushes.
I thought for sure he was going to do it after the Summer break with the Siren senpai but that was a failure.
Oh well maybe I'll find it eventually.
I.. if you insist.. I guess I could try....
I-it's not like I'm quoting these because they're funny, okay? Don't get the wrong idea!
I like you.
A Huge Battleship
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Childhood friend is often the annoying genki archetype while transfer student tends to be less overt, more level-headed, mysterious and interesting. Plus I'm 95.72% sure Kurumi is a transfer student. So it's an absolute no-contest.
Aizo
Banned
That'll do it.
My nightmares.
astrogamer
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Nagasarete Airantou 138
The girls getting chased around and then they tell off the guys for being unintentional playboys
The girls getting chased around and then they tell off the guys for being unintentional playboys
I can get high quality nightmare fuel anywhere, wise
Snkfanatic
Banned
Hmm not what I expected when I google searched that image o_o
was it lewd?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
If upandaway reads it always assume that it's lewd.
True but he could have given Kunio a push like he did with Noboru and Kikuchi.
That's also true and I was glad Fujisawa had ended the series right after that, anymore and it would have become comical, although a little more conclusion to some of the recurring characters would also have been nice.
Snkfanatic
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Maybe...
Dedication Through Light
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Hamatora 3
Nice the Minimum Killer is good name, but the five meters thing is an odd weakness. Oh well, funny actiony case this was.
Nice the Minimum Killer is good name, but the five meters thing is an odd weakness. Oh well, funny actiony case this was.
noice
Dedication Through Light
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Uso Mitai na Hanashi Desu ga 2
The one panel was great but just some cozy time under the desk, which must be pretty huge to fit both under it, made it an entertaining eight page chapter.
The one panel was great but just some cozy time under the desk, which must be pretty huge to fit both under it, made it an entertaining eight page chapter.
astrogamer
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Hayate 441
And he found his brother already.
And he found his brother already.
A Huge Battleship
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Lives 1-10 (END)
Lackluster post-apocalyptic survival story in which the remnants of humanity are somehow gifted with the ability to transform into Digimon rejects. Its short length and weak characterisation made it virtually impossible to care for the cast, meaning their life-or-death struggles were more hilarious than anything else. The design of many of the 'monsters' didn't help either.
Lackluster post-apocalyptic survival story in which the remnants of humanity are somehow gifted with the ability to transform into Digimon rejects. Its short length and weak characterisation made it virtually impossible to care for the cast, meaning their life-or-death struggles were more hilarious than anything else. The design of many of the 'monsters' didn't help either.
Aizo
Banned
Awh. Wish you liked it more. I just had fun all the way through, and can't remember any irritation. Although, it was one of the first manga I ever read.Such a waste of a good pairing
lol I was just joking but Onizuka x porn stash really happened, poor Azusa. Didn't really feel the final arc, crazy kid was just delusional. Like Onizuka said, so bad things happened in your past, tough shit, get over yourself, same for the wannabe mastermind, who was never really in control of the situation. The Miyabi stuff was finally revealed and boy was that a letdown. I don't necessary hate her more or something now but man talk about being petty.
Overall a really fun ride although I vastly prefer the first over the second half as the latter pretty much felt like a rehash only with more at stake. Onizuka was obviously the MVP but his excessively nativity did get on my nerves sometime, Kikuchi and Urumi were also great. I will check out the related series some other time.
A japanese exchange student lived with me when I was about 12, and he brought me Doraemon and Kindaichi (therefore the first manga I ever read), and I read GTO a bit later since he said it was his favorite. So it was really one of the manga that got me into reading manga. Oh, the nostalgia. Now you've learned something new about my past. You're welcome.
Aizo
Banned
Following tonight's theme of my past, let's learn more about Alabastre. I once dated my childhood friend, about 7 years after she moved away. We ran into each other and hit it off. Things didn't go so well, though. Childhood friends just aren't the same after all those years.
I never had a harem, though. Just love triangles.
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