Aaronrules380
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She did do something with Erina. She's clearly very talented, it's just even now her nerves are kind of shit
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She did do something with Erina. She's clearly very talented, it's just even now her nerves are kind of shit
Oh we haven't seen more of her yet. It is almost miraculous that a secondary girl like her (as the main is Erina) got that much focus in a shounen manga. From foreshadowing, it is clear that the authors have more plan for her. Lumping her with other character that don't yet to have any meaningful story focus (yes even Erina) doesn't do her justice at all.
rrvv
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All she did is dish washing and pointing out the sauce problem. Which like something that every diswasher will notice really.
Alice is not much better than Todokoro.
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Jpop
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Considering Todokoro is da besssss i agree
rrvv
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Not sure. Feel like everyone outside Soma have barely story focus other than couple of flashback scene.
Also pretty sure Todokoro is the main girl at this point. Erina is simply "first girl"
So clearly yaoi-only is out of the question.
dakkumauji
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Gangsta. Vol 03
Nic's and Worick's backstory was pretty great. I guess it's no surprise the main central focus is now moving to Twilights vs Humans and where the various characters lie.
Pretty nice to see where the story is going even though I'm worried if any death flags are popping up now.
Nic's and Worick's backstory was pretty great. I guess it's no surprise the main central focus is now moving to Twilights vs Humans and where the various characters lie.
Pretty nice to see where the story is going even though I'm worried if any death flags are popping up now.
rrvv
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Jpop
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Btw, is there a light novel GAF?
I mean he is a porn artist so he knows the ropes.
I mean he is a porn artist so he knows the ropes.
There isn't a thread, but I'm an unofficial member.
dakkumauji
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Bird Café! 03
The dark bitterness of coffee.
The dark bitterness of coffee.
Dedication Through Light
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My growing yen on stack suggests im in this best gaf.
I hope SNAFU and Mokushiroku Arisu are on your reading list.
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Jpop
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Actualy, I have been into Coiling Dragon, and Steller Transformations lately. (They're by the same guy)
I've also been reading some other Wuxia, "Zhan Long" and "Xian Ni."
ThatChairMan
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I usually just post in here with what I read.
dakkumauji
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I was reading stuff earlier but mobile games took over my commute time instead.
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Taki Takanosuke no Sanpo Jikan 02
Old man charms all the pretty cats and ladies.
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Jpop
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rrvv
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Actually I will make one. just give me a day or 2.
Wanted to talk about World Trigger but ...
While it is obvious the series tends to lean to one side getting more cheesecake shots than the other (about 65-to-35) I wouldn't go as far as saying that.
For example, the elimination of all female contestants at the quarter finals of the Classis was a disappointing turn of events(and the final shot with Soma not having a single female rival was confusing) especially after what Miyoko said regarding the status of top female chefs in the academy, but taken case-by-case, their losses served different purposes that eventually made them interesting. Alice was the tough opponent that Soma had to defeat to get the recognition that he needed (and starting the tournament with the strongest opponent did serve to hype it up) but eventually became more than just Erina's hot dainish cousin by learning more about her rivalry with both Erina and the friendship(?) she holds towards Kurokiba. Losing made her more human than Erina had been since the start.
Megumi's loss was a case of her story coming to the student body acknowledge that she simply wasn't a dunce who happened to luck into surviving every challenge thrown her way and that she was in fact on par with the top 8 students of her generation, but her timid nature gets in the way of her achieving what she should be capable of.
Hisako's own thematic arc required that she lose to Hayama in order for her to realise she could no longer simply aim to be no.2 in a hyper-competitive environment + not be so co-dependent on Erina and step out of the illusion of Erina being her "mistress" + finally reconcile with Soma and become closer to someone who isn't Erina (and provide a thread between the two that doesn't invo hostility from Erina or her).
Now, there are obvious areas where the female cast had been severely lacking (Erina) regulated to the cheerleading role (Nikumi) or had been misused in order to make a male character look better (Sonoka). Food Wars is by no means a perfect story, and while those cases annoy me, I can also see cases which does show the authors do care about the female character development to not just be over glorified waifus (Megumi, Hisako, and to some extent Alice come to mind).
That said, I wouldn't call the majority of the female cast cannon fodder. If there was a single theme that SnS is trying to get across is that so long you have the talent in this craft, losing once doesn't mean it's over for you. So even though some of them lost or haven't received as much focus as Soma does (and really, in this manga, no one does) I don't think they are simply marketing tools more so than the different assortment of marketing tools found in the male stereotypes in this cast.
I think you took the wrong message then from what Megumi's narrative arc was.
Megumi started out as being the bottom student who had barely got to graduate into high school after struggling through middle school, not due to a lack in ability, but due to shyness and timidness that caused her to lag behined her peers who were more forward and egoistic than her. Since meeting Soma, he had managed to help her break out of her shell and got her to be more ongoing and welling to stand up to what she thinks, even if she ends up worrying and being afraid.
Megumi took everything she learnt from Soma on being to confront whatever challenges come her way head on and not allowing her worries to get the better of her, and trust in both her skill and herself more. She understood that there was something she could offer as well in this hellish school. That's what lead to her dish being acknowledged by Gin and Shinomiya, what lead to her winning out in the preliminaries and the students to clap for her when they hadn't done so for any of the other contestants, out of respect for her standing up to Kurokiba even if she lost in the end.
Megumi's evolution, to me at least, is one of those stories that while it is cliché (like a lot in SnS) it is so well done and continues to best great to watch unfold because the authors understand what makes characters like her click with the readers. She covers and aspect which Soma's character is meant to cover but isn't able to do fully because his personality negates the underdog factor that makes the reader want to see him beat the odds and take the top.
While it is obvious the series tends to lean to one side getting more cheesecake shots than the other (about 65-to-35) I wouldn't go as far as saying that.
For example, the elimination of all female contestants at the quarter finals of the Classis was a disappointing turn of events(and the final shot with Soma not having a single female rival was confusing) especially after what Miyoko said regarding the status of top female chefs in the academy, but taken case-by-case, their losses served different purposes that eventually made them interesting. Alice was the tough opponent that Soma had to defeat to get the recognition that he needed (and starting the tournament with the strongest opponent did serve to hype it up) but eventually became more than just Erina's hot dainish cousin by learning more about her rivalry with both Erina and the friendship(?) she holds towards Kurokiba. Losing made her more human than Erina had been since the start.
Megumi's loss was a case of her story coming to the student body acknowledge that she simply wasn't a dunce who happened to luck into surviving every challenge thrown her way and that she was in fact on par with the top 8 students of her generation, but her timid nature gets in the way of her achieving what she should be capable of.
Hisako's own thematic arc required that she lose to Hayama in order for her to realise she could no longer simply aim to be no.2 in a hyper-competitive environment + not be so co-dependent on Erina and step out of the illusion of Erina being her "mistress" + finally reconcile with Soma and become closer to someone who isn't Erina (and provide a thread between the two that doesn't invo hostility from Erina or her).
Now, there are obvious areas where the female cast had been severely lacking (Erina) regulated to the cheerleading role (Nikumi) or had been misused in order to make a male character look better (Sonoka). Food Wars is by no means a perfect story, and while those cases annoy me, I can also see cases which does show the authors do care about the female character development to not just be over glorified waifus (Megumi, Hisako, and to some extent Alice come to mind).
That said, I wouldn't call the majority of the female cast cannon fodder. If there was a single theme that SnS is trying to get across is that so long you have the talent in this craft, losing once doesn't mean it's over for you. So even though some of them lost or haven't received as much focus as Soma does (and really, in this manga, no one does) I don't think they are simply marketing tools more so than the different assortment of marketing tools found in the male stereotypes in this cast.
I think you took the wrong message then from what Megumi's narrative arc was.
Megumi started out as being the bottom student who had barely got to graduate into high school after struggling through middle school, not due to a lack in ability, but due to shyness and timidness that caused her to lag behined her peers who were more forward and egoistic than her. Since meeting Soma, he had managed to help her break out of her shell and got her to be more ongoing and welling to stand up to what she thinks, even if she ends up worrying and being afraid.
Megumi took everything she learnt from Soma on being to confront whatever challenges come her way head on and not allowing her worries to get the better of her, and trust in both her skill and herself more. She understood that there was something she could offer as well in this hellish school. That's what lead to her dish being acknowledged by Gin and Shinomiya, what lead to her winning out in the preliminaries and the students to clap for her when they hadn't done so for any of the other contestants, out of respect for her standing up to Kurokiba even if she lost in the end.
Megumi's evolution, to me at least, is one of those stories that while it is cliché (like a lot in SnS) it is so well done and continues to best great to watch unfold because the authors understand what makes characters like her click with the readers. She covers and aspect which Soma's character is meant to cover but isn't able to do fully because his personality negates the underdog factor that makes the reader want to see him beat the odds and take the top.
One of us!
dakkumauji
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Seishun Scrap! 02
I'm surprised they didn't go the route of we're in a (fake) relationship so kudos
I'm surprised they didn't go the route of we're in a (fake) relationship so kudos
rrvv
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Ok I make simply Light Novel thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1035976
feel free to discuss! Personally I wont really discuss much since busy ;_;
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1035976
feel free to discuss! Personally I wont really discuss much since busy ;_;
Hishoko is like 4th best bruh
Your link isn't quite right.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1035976
I'll put together some impressions when I'm not half-asleep. Although starting off in community might not attract much attention.
ColossalLazy
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Keyman 37
Sadness. And hey another twist!
Sadness. And hey another twist!
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Keyman 37
So...
So...
Did Necro get her body back?
Yeah rrvv you should probably ask a mod to move the thread to Off-Topic
rrvv
Member
Already did. Also I fixed the link in original post
now im trying to remember another manga with sort of the same concept but the mc is a transfer student with deliquent girls and he is a fucking badass
Iirc there was a glasses girl with a sword
Not dragons rioting
dakkumauji
Member
Eikyuu Shimei Onegaishimasu! 01
A NEET who lives with her brother finds her peaceful life ruined when he becomes a host and brings home pretty boys.
Not bad, dependable older brothers are always the best. Definitely looks like one of those girl will change for the better and probably find love or whatever series with a dash of reverse harem maybe, but it looks interesting, the characters are cool and it will be nice to see her break out of her shell.
A NEET who lives with her brother finds her peaceful life ruined when he becomes a host and brings home pretty boys.
Not bad, dependable older brothers are always the best. Definitely looks like one of those girl will change for the better and probably find love or whatever series with a dash of reverse harem maybe, but it looks interesting, the characters are cool and it will be nice to see her break out of her shell.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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T-REX na Kanjo 3
So the MC was a badass before getting his Dino-fetish?
Aho Girl 44
Lewd
Keyman 37
Well didn't see that coming.
So the MC was a badass before getting his Dino-fetish?
Aho Girl 44
Lewd
Keyman 37
Well didn't see that coming.
ArclightBorealis
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T-Rex na Kanojo ch. 3
Beware the nice ones, as always.
Beware the nice ones, as always.
dakkumauji
Member
Tsuyokute New Saga 15
Bypassed the princess honey trap.
Bypassed the princess honey trap.
Se7enSword
Banned
Vagabond - 326
So it seems Matahachi will find Kojiro and help educate him. Also, it was ironic that he wrote musashi kojiro in the wall.
Soma - 116
Can't wait to see how much the short timeskip has evolved Soma's style.
So it seems Matahachi will find Kojiro and help educate him. Also, it was ironic that he wrote musashi kojiro in the wall.
Soma - 116
Can't wait to see how much the short timeskip has evolved Soma's style.
He now puts ketchup on everything.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Oyasumi Punpun 17
Art in this series is seriously pretty impressive. Damn.
Art in this series is seriously pretty impressive. Damn.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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pretty impressive is an understatement
this is easily in the godtier of manga art
Arc, check this out:
I just regret not reading this sooner.
Asano is a masterful artist.
Yandere Fox Girl Short (One-shot) by Barikios
(Well, it's not exactly a one-shot, but a compilation of Pixiv comics.)
I liked it, even though the art is somewhat rough, mainly because the tone is a bit different from the usual yandere stories.
I just regret not reading this sooner.
Asano is a masterful artist.
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