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I'm kinda surprised people are finding it sad. I can totally identify with some of what she does, cause I did that when I was a teenager too. The internalized misanthropy, the complete inability to speak to people you're unfamiliar with or to approach certain topics... you know, awkward teenager stuff. I remember when someone I knew left school, and it took me about a month to ask someone about why they weren't around and I only did it in a stutter. Or being unable to ask people where the white rice was in a Chinese buffet. I grew out of it, and unbeknownst to me I was cared about and liked regardless of that stuff. Which is kind of why I find the series both really funny and kind of heartwarming. Tomoko isn't bullied, her family loves her, her old friend values her company, the people around her are all pretty much good natured sorts who don't mean any harm. You can see part of this already in the anime, where the group she hates is saying similar things to what she's thinking and how her brother still makes time for her even though she's a weird sister to have. Her friend even reached out to her when she was having issues. The series has a refreshing absence of bullying, and even her teachers look out for her, if incompetently. It paints a picture of a benevolent world that she could reach out and be part of if she was able to stop worrying so much about how she sees herself.
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jalopybrown posted:I don't really have social anxiety so the most cringe moment for me (not featured in the anime yet) is when she falls asleep with the neck massager and naked butler on xmas eve and her dad finds her, I too have fallen asleep with porn open in my youth That's actually one of my favorite moments. (manga spoilers)Her dad picking her up and putting her to bed, and it never coming up again felt real nice to see. It's embarrassing for her, yeah, but it doesn't stop her dad from caring for his daughter like he always had. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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roobots posted:What chapter was this? I don't remember it at all. 9.5
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Sorry, I thought I spoilered that.
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I don't think I'll be able to watch that one. It's... rough.
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orenronen posted:Her song is about obsessing over becoming cuter and keeping her boyfriend because she doesn't want to be alone while longing for the old days when she could just have fun with her friend without any worries. That's pretty interesting, because the song sounds sadder. While Tomoko's version has happy instrumentation comically offset by the vocals, Yuu's is melancholic all throughout.
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