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Mieruko-chan by Tomoki Izumi. Yay or nay? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] SanndyTheManndy 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A great read. Perfect combo of creepy horror and the rare wholesome moment. I kinda miss the early fanservice, though...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The series is better off without it, putting it into everything means turning away lots of people who might've otherwise enjoyed a series.

Us degenerates can go read Mato Seihei no Slave or the like if we wanna look at some lewd lineart.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Came for horror, discovered ecchi

Manga lovers never disappoint

[–] Essence_of_Meh 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hard yay. Early teething problems are quickly fixed as series found its footing, Miko('s suffering) is great and other characters have always more to them than their first appearance would suggest.

Monster designs are always on point and can be used in an extremely effective way. It's a fantastic horror comedy.

Monster spoiler

I'll never forget you balloon boy. You were great.

[–] BlindFrog 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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I HATE balloon boy, and hospital grandma! :C

WHOLESOMENESS. I love this series' wholesomeness ;u;

Also, for awareness, the author has a fanbox (it's like patreon, I think?) at https://izumi000.fanbox.cc/

[–] Essence_of_Meh 2 points 7 months ago

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He just wanted a hug...

Good find with the fanbox, seems like he's posting early drafts of the chapters for dirty cheap.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Your comment next to the other one is kinda funny... They're lamenting that the series stops doing fan-service, and you're one of the people who got turned off on the series before it wised up to not doing it.

Not sure what you mean by the story being typical, tho.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Don't they stick around for like three chapters, and end up being a twist?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure I can agree with the idea that the point of that was the action... But rather the mystery of what those spirits were. Same as any horror Miko encounters in the series.

You're attributing your loss of interest to a genre shift I don't think was there. The hooks of intrigue simply didn't interest you, which is absolutely fair. But they are definitely the reason the rest of us are still reading, rather than the "action".

Although, it does help that the art has been consistently amazing.

IMO the series has maintained its quality, and even improved over time, such as by dropping the fanservice.

I suspect it might not've been your type of thing to begin with, and the main reason you enjoyed it at first was the novelty.

The series has done pretty much everything it could have done to stay interesting within the premise, I think.

[–] Essence_of_Meh 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What was the last chapter you've read? I'm curious what made it shonen-like.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

i have a personal grudge against this series because i came up with the same idea a week before i discovered it and it didn't hit the right spot compared to my own imagination, but otherwise i think it's decent

[–] BoxerDevil 1 points 7 months ago

Hey just because someone else came up with a similar idea doesn't mean you Also, can't put a similar story out. Maybe yours is better. Never know till you put it on paper

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I watched the anime and loved it. Do plan to pick up the manga eventually