Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: >>292048313Chapter 7
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>>292165067Hot
>>292165067Oh snap, it's the revelation chapter!
>>292165550Thanks, OP.
>>292165521>she’ll only idealize him moreironically the opposite happened
>>292166899Not really. She was hung up on him for the next couple of years. And even by the end of the story, she says he made her unbelievably happy.
>>292165277Why call him father? That's not his fatherIs he retarded?
>>292165319>>292165345What the fuck is that dialogue
>>292166991It's her father-in-law. In Japanese culture, she'd refer to him as Father.
I could never fall in love with a widow no matter how cute, sweet or in love with me she is. At worst you’ll always be 2nd place and at best, you’ll be tied with another man. No guarantee she’ll love you more
>>292167127>sheit's Godai saying it
>>292167219Cope
>>292167219Sounds like sour grapes
>>292165550thanks opsama
>>292167269Ah. Because he's a cheeky fucker, he's trying to cozy up to him and asks him to treat him like a son-in-law.
>>292167219This anon will die alone.
to anon in last thread was, I think most heroines are based on Rumiko's personality, or at the very least her flaws are manifested in them, but with maison it is good written and not out of place because Maison wanted to be a serious story as she said in her interviews, while with Shinobu flipping tables or Akane's mallet it was exaggerated for comedy
>>292168487Correct me if I'm wrong but is this about the self-insert discussion? Because having a character draw traits from the author's personality and creating a self-insert character are two very different things.
>>292165254why are akemi and the other guy suspicious?
>>292168908They wonder what else Kyoko didn't tell them about.
>>292168564>are very different thingsI mean aren't you splitting hairs? Everytime time characters that have traits of the author's personality they always end up being self inserts, there are barely any cases when that is not the case.You can give a character your traits without subconsciously wanting the character to reflect you but the result is still the same. That's what a self insert is.apparently you are convinced it's not, but Shinobu, her first major work, wasn't able to cook (like rumiko) had her same horoscope sign libra (and Rumiko said she is into astrology too) and when she draws herself she has the same exact hair as Shinobu.
>>292165062the hell? is kasumi tendou getting her own manga?
>>292169089A self-insert character is a literary or artistic device where an author, creator, or fan places a fictionalized version of themselves—or an avatar representing them—directly into a story.All authors draw from their experience to create characters. That's not what self-inserting is.
>>292169101Maison Ikkoku is basically What if Kasumi had a personality and a soul. Or, to be more accurate, What if Kyoko didn't. Kasumi is basically a puece of furniture in Ranma.
>>292169286>Kasumi is basically a puece of furniture in Ranma.how dare you
>>292169264No, a self insert is inserting yourself into a character, it's in the name, insert. What you are thinking about is a self portrait, which is like calling a photo of yourself a self insert.pic related is not a self insert but a portrait
>>292169264also chatgpt user
>>292168487>I think most heroines are based on Rumiko's personality, or at the very least her flaws are manifested in them, but with maison it is good written and not out of place because Maison wanted to be a serious story as she said in her interviews, while with Shinobu flipping tables or Akane's mallet it was exaggerated for comedyBut Kagome is also from a more serious Rumiko work and she’s awful, even worse than Shinobu and Akane.
>>292169717I don't understand the hate for Kagome when she had to deal with demonic nightmare monsters, considering what she went throu she is a saint.Kyoko and her are the most likeable heroines.
>>292169804>I don't understand the hate for Kagome lShe whines and complains too much, smashes Inuyasha’s face into the ground if he even so much as breathes wrong, acts entitled to his exclusivity when he never promised her anything and is the most spitefully jealous out of all the Rumiko’s heroines even while she’s an unfaithful slut who deliberately leads Koga and Hojo on and always takes the former’s side in fights with Inuyasha, and constantly lies and goes back on her word (she said she understood Inuyasha can’t fully commit to her but it’s okay she won’t expect anything and it’s enough to just be by his side, then not even 5 episodes later she’s back to throwing a bitch-fit about Kikyo and threatens to go back home if he even so much as talking to her, pettily stalling their entire quest when she KNOWS Miroku and Sango can’t afford to wait to kill Naraku, so she’s a shit friend as well cause the life-threatening situations they’re in pale in comparison to her shitty high school drama I guess. BETTER STOP THE WHOLE QUEST, KAGOME’S FEELING SAD! Who gives a shit about Miroku or Kohaku’s lives, they’ll live right? /s).She’s also a bully who turns the whole gang against Inuyasha and constantly manipulates and gaslights the shit out of Inuyasha while treating him like he’s her literal dog, is useless and lazy and doesn’t even TRY to train and improve/hone her spiritual powers or archery because why should she? Inuyasha’s her own personal guard dog and she outright states SEVERAL times that she expects him to put his life on the line protecting her useless ass while she shouldn’t have to lift a finger. It wouldn’t kill her to at least try and fire a few arrows during battles (and not just big pivotal plot moments with Naraku) instead of standing on the sidelines screaming “INUYASHAAAAAAAA!!!” all the damn time and actively putting the party in danger.
>>292169804>>292170230That’s another thing, she’s not only a bad person but an annoying one as well, literally 90% of her dialogue consists of just screaming Inuyasha’s name over and over and nothing else, none of Rumiko’s other heroines have this problem if nothing else.She’s just a spoiled, selfish, petty, manipulative bitch and is easily in the running for Rumiko’s worst written heroines if not the worst.
>>292169089>can’t cook>is a kissless virginWhat a girlfailure…
>>292169101Maison was before Ranma.
What's a "Maison"?
>>292165254>>292165277akemi just shows herself in lingerie to anyone then?
>>292165550This setting really is a masterpiece. I don't know what gave Rumiko such a godsent inspiration. All her work is magnificent but the actual placement of MI is almost literary. I feel like I'm reading Bronte.
>>292171865French for house.
>>292171865Some guy
>>292165067sexsexsexsexsexsexsexsexsexsexsexsex
>>292165411ikuko a cute
>>292167219Love can bloom again, and hopefully the love between the two of you will be different, not lesser, to the love she had for her dead husband.
>>292169559>self portrait, which is like calling a photo of yourself a self insert.This is not a real literary device.
>>292165550Many thanks.
>>292173209>implying Brontë or any Westshit is anything special
Chapter 8
>>292180184Holy crap! This is so much spicier than in the anime.
>>292180286I remember it was quite a shock seeing a romcom lead smoking, even if he was in his twneties, when I first saw this.I guess it was the 80s and it wouldve been weird if he wasn't.
>>292180425These sessions where they bust Kyoko's chops are rare and always good.
Thanks for the read, OP.
>>292180341A-ko spotted!
>>292180184ユージャストノー
>>292180509Thank you
>>292180456Cute dork
>>292180381He's on jeans and sneakers, woman, let the man have the top button open. If she was adjusting his tie on a suit this'd make more sense.
>>292165345Bastard is trying to coax information out of her.
>>292183211She's just looking for an excuse to touch him.
>>292183390That minx!
>>292180381>suddenly go-toubun no hanayome
>>292180341And Godai's fate is sealed
>>292180341The sight of the used tissues lying around is so common and so utterly disgusting. What the fuck is wrong with you? How can you live like this?
>>292187626Some people don't have any shame. Though in Godai's case, they all share a bathroom don't they? He probably can't ne bothered to collect them and flush them down
>>292180509Thank you for posting, OP!
>>292187660You can put them in a bag and throw them with the trash, at the very least.
>>292167219it depends on whether the widow has kids or not. the former has potential.
>>292187660There's a toilet on each floor, but to bathe they have to go to the public bath down the street.
>>292187869NTA but that makes sense.
>>292185766Rumiko invented the "girl fixes your collar while pretending it's not flirting" tech decades before harem hacks ran it into the ground.
>>292183390>>292190064>wants to touch himSource: the voices in your head
>>292187626>>292187660>>292187838We saw Godai's room several times and this was the first time we saw that. Don't be such a drama queen, it was just unfortunate timing.
>>292180227Why he started barking?
>>292180245The fuck is his problem?
>>292180184>>292180218>>292180245incredible chapter
>>292180531They bust her what?
Survive
>>292190463I made the first comment and meant it's common to find it in manga, not just in this story.
>>292179220read a book nigganot a LN, a book
>>292180184peroperopero
>>292180325ikuko is so ikukute
>>292180396>>292180410>a woman's touchwhat did she mean
>>292192893She likes doting and taking care of him, not romantic yet but there’s an affinity there.
>>292192907aw cute
>>292192893The original just doesn't translate. Kyoko refers to him as "ano hito" (that person), which is a very affectionate term, so the others are like oooohh, she's into him.
>>292193062how cute that she let that slip out then
>>292165550I wonder how readers reacted to the reveal back then. If a modern romance reveals 7 chapters in that the heroine is a widow, it will probably be axed for "betrayaing expectations."
>>292193629I guess the modern otaku would go batshit over several things that were pretty normal back in '87. For example, at one point both Godai and Kyoko start dating other people.
>>292167015he's talking about the managershe's talking about herself
