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Reply to KlldbyCuriosity
@GooseBolt First of all Manaria's been pretty specifically interested in Rei since her first appearance. She explicitly includes Rei in conversations despite Claire's protests and only really starts being explicitly antagonistic towards Rei (at least in Rei's perspective) after she says she's content with Claire not returning her feelings. Until then, Manaria goes out of her way to talk to Rae and in both the sub and the dub is not subtle about trying to seduce her with her tone of voice
Secondly, Manaria at the end of the day still wants to have Rei for herself which is why she gets the Floss Flower. Her actions contradict each other and she is hypocritical as a result. She tells Rei that unrequited love will always break but lets her love of Rei remain unrequited. She becomes furious at Rei for giving Claire up so easily. She expects Rei to not take a duel over Claire seriously because Rei said that she dislikes the similar ideas in Posie Amour. She tries to get Rae and Claire to interact more but Rae is stubborn and hates Manaria too much to notice. I'm rambling and idk how to say my thoughts exactly so sorry, but I don't really think Rae as she was would've actively pursued Claire without being shown that she either has to act or even can act and Manaria gets her to do both. Like...this is the first time in the entire series that Rae doesn't pass off her flirting and pursuit of Claire as a joke which is why their relationship fails to progress until Manaria shakes things up.
You can find the LN via seven seas, I'm not about to advocate for piracy of a series that I both love and know the author of personally. She's an amazing person and you should support her.
Secondly, Manaria at the end of the day still wants to have Rei for herself which is why she gets the Floss Flower. Her actions contradict each other and she is hypocritical as a result. She tells Rei that unrequited love will always break but lets her love of Rei remain unrequited. She becomes furious at Rei for giving Claire up so easily. She expects Rei to not take a duel over Claire seriously because Rei said that she dislikes the similar ideas in Posie Amour. She tries to get Rae and Claire to interact more but Rae is stubborn and hates Manaria too much to notice. I'm rambling and idk how to say my thoughts exactly so sorry, but I don't really think Rae as she was would've actively pursued Claire without being shown that she either has to act or even can act and Manaria gets her to do both. Like...this is the first time in the entire series that Rae doesn't pass off her flirting and pursuit of Claire as a joke which is why their relationship fails to progress until Manaria shakes things up.
You can find the LN via seven seas, I'm not about to advocate for piracy of a series that I both love and know the author of personally. She's an amazing person and you should support her.
| @KlldbyCuriosity very well written response, thank you for this! Reading all these "manaria sucks" comments by people who clearly paid no attention to the story was infuriating Out of curiosity, what do you mean by you know the author personally? Thats pretty cool! |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
Reply to Comander-07
@KlldbyCuriosity very well written response, thank you for this! Reading all these "manaria sucks" comments by people who clearly paid no attention to the story was infuriating
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by you know the author personally? Thats pretty cool!
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by you know the author personally? Thats pretty cool!
| @Comander-07 I mean I talk to her from time to time on social media which I will not disclose for her privacy |
   I'll keep wishing for a world where you can be happy. |
Reply to KlldbyCuriosity
@Comander-07 I mean I talk to her from time to time on social media which I will not disclose for her privacy
| @KlldbyCuriosity Still pretty cool, I have been so out of social media I did not even consider that a possibility lol |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| Happy results happy ending. Started off strong for me then sorta stagnated but still good overall. When manaria said their situations were the same like naw not even. She create a situation from the result of her class difference power move sexual assault in which when she didn't get the results she wanted so she sulked. Nooooot even close to being the same |
| THE VILLAINESS AND I ARE IN LOVE |
| is the light novel worth reading? 7/10 |
| RRRRRRRRRR |
| I loved this show. A season 2 would be so desirable, but what are the chances? |
| I really really dislike those cool, perfect, characters that are smug and act like they can't do anything wrong. While it's ok to see in say an Isekai lead character, it feels cheap when it's a love interest (I struggled to like Akane in S1 of Megami no Café Terrace for a similar reason) or rival character. In this show this was especially frustrating because they portrayed Rae's approach as being wrong, just to satisfy the direction of the show. The way the plot fell conveniently into Manaria's hands (and she even called out Rae's uniqueness because she's so special!) was also disappointing. Finally, the way it all wrapped up nicely (in particular Rae forgiving Manaria but even Rae/Claire) and so quickly didn't come across as satisfying. Maybe it was because it was consolidated from the novels but I really hate when shows do that. I read through some users' comments and skimmed through the past few episodes and I don't see Manaria as anything but a terribly written character. They tried to give her a sad story to make people care (sadly it worked on Rae) and tried to say she was going after Rae (sure she reached out and did show interest, but she didn't do anything to show the audience she was attracted to Rae, it came off as she had an interest in who Claire held dear). The character was just there to drive conflict (count the number of times she came off as annoying by saying "You're just running away"). After thinking back on earlier parts of the show, yes Rae lacked confidence but i think she was going the right direction. The show didn't really need this giant push that it tried to provide. The slow build-up between the two was slow but Rae was becoming embedded in Claire's heart (to the point she took her for granted). We certainly didn't need a perfect love rival who I wanted to see beaten to a pulp but instead everything went her way.. After reading some details across the internet.. I'm not sure if this was handled differently if it would have changed my outlook. I still can't like Manaria but it would have given a little more nuance to the show. I did enjoy the show overall but I really didn't like how they handled this. I understand they needed something to push the romance forward but perfect characters are not fun to watch in this context. You're rooting for the main character after all! While these past few episodes wouldn't keep me from watching a mythical S2, it severely dampened my enjoyment of the season. Having a fluffy ending, doesn't make everything better when the payoff is super short. |
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