The author, a high school teacher, recounts his 12 years on "night patrol" in Yokohama City, where he comes face to face with youth dealing with issues ranging from self-mutilation to drug abuse. Chapter 0: The Swing
oh boy here we go.
>>269099780>>269099816This is already great.
>>269099521If god wanted poor people to be happy, he'd have made them rich
>>269100623>>269100712I don't exactly get the logic of this turn of events.
>>269101011>>269101032>>269101059>>269101083>Just don't even attempt it lol. Their problems are akin to a natural fever.Wow doc, fuck you preachy faggot talking all lightly about your fag ass view on it to a guy who just got hit.Also the main guys hairline changes page to page and it's a little distracting.Also
>>269099078God bless the secret plan of increasing dailies count until all the trash threads are pushed out.And to top it all off, this is actually a 9.5/10 manga
And that's all for today, I'll usually be posting a bit earlier. And this chapter was unusually long. I'd say ~40 pages is a good average. The introduction may have been a little bleak, but it's good to see where sensei came from. Not every story is going to have a happy ending, but there's hope to be found in many others. Hopefully you'll find them interesting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU2frZXgWOg&list=PLUcudphXIHokmvsVZuwEWp53m0tAqMgNk&index=10If you've read this manga before, I just finished going through Ikigami. You may like some of the stories in there as well.https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/jwa04yh/ikigami
>>269101330Oops, sorry. I thought you were done dumping when I posted Gamo. Thanks.
>>269101439No worries, cute Gamo.
Thanks for dumping OP. I read Ikigami and I'll be following this.>>269101220That's not what the doctor is saying. He's saying that just as you can't heal a fever by saying you'll be there for the sick child, neither can you heal a drug addiction. Drug addictions are chronic illnesses. Willpower doesn't cure cancer; willpower also doesn't cure drug addictions. There's ample evidence that treating drug addiction like a willpower problem just makes people feel guilty and powerless and keeps them from seeking help. This includes words like "dirty" or "clean". Treating it like a cancer, where "using again" isn't a failure of willpower but something like a cancer coming back, has been shown to drastically improve outcomes, because when people use again, they don't blame themselves. They go, "My illness is back so I need to see a doctor," just as they would if their cancer came back, so they get help early.The doctor said it in a dickish way, but anyone who seriously wants to help "fight a war on drugs" has to treat it like a medical condition and not a personal failing.pic unrelated
>>269101330I've got so many feelings about this manga. thanks for posting.
>>269101795neither can you heal a drug addiction merely by being there for someone*
>>269099653Good boy
>>269099722>>269099756>>269099780>>269099816The aging is well done.
>>269099971Captain Save-A-Thug
>>269101467Yes Gamo is so cute. I want her to bully me. And then Yomawari sensei can come in and save me but I'll say "fuck off I love it when she bullies me" and then Gamo will blush and Yomawari sensei will smile wryly and turn and walk away in the sunset with the wind blowing some leaves up and billowing his jacket up and down
>>269100967Re-read it. It's the first chapter, a prequel of sorts. He tried to help the kid, but the kid had issues with the yakuza, so he started dealing, stole some cash. I guess Mizutani would've been fine with having the yakuza arrested and apologizing for the stolen cash, but he couldn't deal with a relapsing junkie. But worse, he betrayed Mizutani's trust when he admitted to selling drugs. The chapter is about Mizutani learning an important lesson. Always be guarded against a junkie, just don't entirely close your heart to them.
Btw, for anyone who found Volume 9 ending (Mangadex) kind of abrupt, that's the actual ending of the original run apparently. I didn't understand what was on Mangaupdates. The new chapters are side stories (vol 10 and 11) and were published under a subtitle.
>>269099971Man don't we all wish that sometimes there's someone who'll simply tell us that
I want to say I came across this a few years ago and wasn't overly impressed. I find School Back (if you want to say there's a similarish genre) to be a little better and a little more real in its tone and feeling.
>>269104332This is based on a real dude though
What a piece of moral standing shit>THEY FORCED YOU TO TAKE AND SELL DRUGS BY BEATING YOU? IT'S YOUR FAULT AIIIEEEEEEEStupid jap fucker should be arrested for killibg the kid DROPPED
Well that was kinda awkward and rushed.
>>269099498>>269099521These kids brought to you by Stepehn King's Bully Factory
>>269101795Now that you mentioned it, I never understood the "willpower can overcome addiction" notion. Addictive drugs hijacks your drive so people with high willpower just end up channeling that higher willpower into getting drugs anyway.
>>269100609>>269100623>>269100647>>269100668>>269100690The fuck is this old man's problem? Shouldn't he be happy?
>>269100212>the villagers who mocked me for my misfortuneNo, seriously. What the fuck is wrong with Japanese people?
>>269104048He already knew he was a junkie using drugs though. Why would learning he wanted to go to a clinic make him change his mind?
>>269104580A real dude writing about himself.
>>269106555>>269100967>>269104048I always understood it as his ego is bruised that he didn't "cure" his addiction by himself because he wanted to feel like a savior. Having the kid go to a rehab center means he wasn't enough, so he's frustrated.
How do I reech theees keeeds
>>269099653Aniki...
>>269101330Thanks OP I wasn't here for Ikigami, but this looks top-tier I would die for Sensei
>>269106555He fixed Masashi up as best he could and he stole from his job, got high, and went to go deal meth, regardless of his reasons. A junkie with a gang pressuring him is the absolute last person you want in your house under any circumstances
i like this but i don't believe his numbers
>>269108894Six million kids helped in four years on the street? Sorry boss, just doesn't add up
>>269099816ENTER sensei
>>269099971So simple, yet so effective.
>>269100142640 dollars!?Paint thinner is that expensive?
>>269100541The power of just contacting law enforcement. The solution to 90% of crime stories.
>>269110215Sure it might actually work, but it doesn't make for a riveting set-piece though
>>269106500It definitely can, there are people that succeed in quitting heroin or meth cold turkey, but those people are exceptional, and it isn't always because they're the strongest willed human alive, but because they're just genetically predisposed to getting off of it better than the rest of us. And sometimes it is because they just have a great will. But there are plenty of others that just can't do so without relapsing over and over again.
>>269101330Thanks OPI'm curious how realistic they're going to be with this one. At least in Japan this type of Savior Teacher role can actually work. Try it in Compton and Teach would get robbed while on one of his night walks.
bumping so i can read
>>269111499Bumping so he can read
>>269101330Thanks OP
>>269099874Still my favorite page
>>269110215I mean, it's kinda weird that this guy was going around waving his yakuza dick around but with a single call form teacher-sama the police just decided to solve the problem.
>>269101330Thank you for posting.
>>269099078Is this good? Is it depressing? I'm not looking for something sad right now.
>>269116971Probably not for you then. It's good thoguh.
>>269114152Might mean something later.
>>269108894The math doesn't add up.
>>269101108;__;
Go up!
1st Night: The Boy in the Middle of the Night
>>269124497>>269124647>"They call me 'The Watchman'">shota named shotakek
>>269124915Goddamn
>>269124915lol
And that's all for today. You're a hygienic person, right?
Nigga thinks he's Batman
>>269125884He fights... by calling the police...!!!
>>269125883Thanks OPLargely yes, maybe too much in some ways
>>269125883I shower (and bathe) every two days for my hair. I don't get complaints or feel dirty so I think its fine, right?
>>269124853Why are kids like this?
>>269124915>Take a shower, stinky!
>>269125248>>269125282Headpats are the best
>>269125687Kek, the yakuza know him.
>>269125883Thx mate.
>>269101330thanks for the dump!
>>269125849>if you're having trouble, tell literally everyone you meet until someone takes you seriouslyThis is a really powerful strategy, huh? No wonder society teaches you not to use it.
>>269128852Many people fail this simple task btw. They wallow in pity while acting like they feel content with rotting away, romanticizing it even.
>>269125883Thank you for posting.
Howdy, OP>>269124915it's that easy>>269125308the ultimate limit(tm)>>269125687we Yakuza 7 now>>269125883thanks, OP. I shower mostly after I exercise, but, with the heat, I'm getting lazy
>>269131070>the ultimate limit(tm)lmao
>>269129023Because they're not taught to do it. They're taught willpower, that weakness is worthlessness, that you should solve all your problems on your own, that being a "burden" is bad, etc. etc. Which causes all the problems in the first place.A functioning society is antithetical to society as it is. Inequality is baked into the system because exploitation generates wealth. It's always better to ask for help, receive it, get better, and then return the favor when someone else needs help. But that would allow society to function, which isn't in the best interest of those who are in a position to give help.
>>269100010sadly, the brain damage is already done
>>269124497but who watches him?
>>269125797superhero ojii-san
>>269134221hehe
>>269133193>A functioning society is antithetical to society as it is.I would say there are two types of society: low-trust and high-trust.Low-trust allows individuals to see society as a resource to use until it stops being useful.High-trust allows society to be a net gain for every member.The problem is using the techniques for the wrong type of trust, crippling the latter's long-term viability.Low-trust technique in high-trust society = everyone else is worse off.High-trust technique (e.g., begging for help) in low-trust society = you're worse off
>>269128852It's very time inefficient but realistically you probably can't teach a damaged child the nuances. Let's say I'm bullied at work. I know who I can speak with at management. If that can't be resolved I can speak with union or the ombudsman. If nothing can be done I'll probably arrange sick leave and use up my accrued ones and seek new employment. Or I can just have a holiday and chat with family, friends, a therapist. I might speak with my bank and rearrange my financial goals and probably use the time to get a health check up before finding work again.How does one teach that to a child?
>>269116971call me onions or whatever but i couldn't get through this shit. bad shit happening to adults whatever, but kids going through the same thing fucks with me. i would still call it well written though.
>>269125884same feelings. i suspect they tried to spice things up to make it more cool, but the result, well, let's say i had more laughs than tears, and i doubt that was the authors' intent.
>>269125883>QMore or less...
first time catching the first chapter of something dont know if i will be continuing reading. it reminds me of the show the cleaner that used to come on a&e.
>>269125282I wish someone would pat my head and call me a good boy too...
>>269099078This series is consistently full of SOVL. I think there were only a couple of chapters I wasn't super invested in, but even then it was enjoyable. Good taste OP
>>269138720Hope you stick around.
>>269124915This fucking turd dare call himself a "teacher"? That ain't good for National Welfare...
>>269141475He's basically every teacher I ever knew
>>269141736It's a surprisingly common attitude.
>>269100819>No fucking bones left at allThis kid's body was 90% paint thinner
>>269126711They would have to endure your BP to tell you
>>269125947Just get the government to do the work for you.
Yomawari!
>>269136055You're right. There are simply too many details to consider in each interaction for a child to grasp even though a lot of it can be quite intuitive to adults.
>>269136751It's weird how that works out. At least we're getting something out of it.
