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Chapter 2 of the new series from Ryo Minenami, author of Boy's Abyss.
"Strange times fall upon Miko’s small town life when a mysterious man purchases his family’s mountain."
Last chapter we were introduced to Miko's friends--a girl he has a crush on, and a guy who asked his permission to date her--and we learned that a strange, leaf-faced man had purchased part of his family's mountain in their rural town. At the end of the chapter Miko and his friends came upon this leafy fellow as he was constructing his mountainous lair. Will they confront him?
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>>287334077
Weekly indeed. And this chapter is almost 30 pages. Not sure if that's normal for Young Jump or if it'll go down to 19-20 pages later.
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>>287334212
Ojiisan rapebait
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>>287334512
kek
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>>287334734
Thanks for posting OP
I needed a new girl to project my rape fantasies onto
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>>287334708
I'm starting to like her honestly
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>>287334540
>This fag is cheating on the Mountain.
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>>287334415
This guy has already caught on the bitch's act.
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>>287334734
Thanks for the dump, OP!
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>>287334391
YESSSSSSS FEED ME MORE HATABLE CHARACTERS
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>>287334360
The friend knows she is a bitch
>>287334110
I feel this guy just wants to be left alone in the mountain without needing to deal with people bs
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>>287334602
Momiji has Yuko's vibes.
The class queen... you know who had that power in the town.
>>287336149
>or does she simply wants every men to be in the palm of her hand?
This.
The synopsys says it's a love-hate story, so by the end, and knowing the foreshadowings, Miko will meet his end at the hands of Momiji, and not the chainsaw kamen.
Unless it's a pun pun red herring and he's wishing to die bc he became the murderer against his desires, then he gets saved and owned byMakita.
Knowing the way Ryo introduces characters, have a feeling Makita will become prominent too. Be the Protochunko to Miko's Akira, but only to make Momiji jealous because SHE wants Momiji.
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>>287336634
>I feel this guy just wants to be left alone in the mountain without needing to deal with people bs
Chainsaw Kamen isMakita... or her mom. Miko will get curious and go to the mountain alone and by accident will find out the maskedwoman identity.SHe will demand Miko to keep heris identity a secret and since then, they will share a twisted and sick bond between outcasts.
The fact Ryo made this post where she put early drafts of panels with Momiji, Miko and Makita (but not Roka) make obvious who will be the predominant characters.
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>>287334734
She's not wrong.
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>>287337094
That's the mistery...Chainsaw kamen has the same unkempt hair and holds a Makita chainsaw.
The tomboy is called Makita.
Make the connection. The chainsaw kamen dude isn't a dude, but a woman. And only pretends to be retarded.
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>>287335087
That's the best part.
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But chainsaw guy has a beard >>287334557
and he seems bigger in size
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>>287337272
You've a point.
We're 2 chapters in after all.
But still seems strange Aspergers tomboy name is called after a chainsaw manufacturer.
Then there's Ryo's drafts
https://x.com/i/status/2041162692392862095
Either she's a gag or will start to get involved in Miko's mountain autism and her spergout is actually a show and happens she's also a devious tomboy.
Considering it's a love-hate story, all this shit can perfectly turn into a love-hate square with disastrous results.
>Momiji --> uses Roka to make Miko jealous ---> Roka is gay for Miko (slso has death flags raised) ---> Miko's a mountain autist <---- Makita takes advantage of Miko's mountain autism and gives him adventures on the mountain just to make Momiji jealous because she wants her.
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>>287334512
could've been worse
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>>287334415
Already miserable and it's chap 2, yep this truly is a ryo mineami mango
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>>287339732
I mostly miss sensei and her walking dildo turned Aliexpress Sasuke.
SHE SHOULD HAVE WON!!
PD: Kiyomi, it's your turn to avenge her
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>>287334708
>these peaks... are HAUNTED!
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>>287334461
So this guy's family is loaded now, right? They have a big windfall from selling a large amount of property, and this kid should see some benefit to his lifestyle and opportunities because of it? His parents aren't total bumblefucks who let it go for peanuts, right? ...Right?
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>>287334708
I love the way this artist draw boob tent.
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why does she hate him?
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>>287338134
>Gomi-kun...
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>>287334708
>dark foreground onto the character
yup it's Ryo Minenami's manga alright
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>>287334182
>wish he would carry me instead
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>>287334461
YOU CAN'T KEK ME OUT OF MY MOUNTAIN, YOU LEAF FUCK
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lmao
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>>287334233
Red flag that MC will gladly walk into
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>I can't carry her I'm wearing loafers
>just put your bag between your boobs and his back
I already guessed he's gay, but damn.
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>>287348083
>How is mangaka's track record?
>himegoto
>hatsukoi zombie
>shounen no abyss
all of them had regular chapter threads when they were being published, not sure about himegoto but it had threads back in 2014-2015
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>>287334110
C-...Ch-Chainsaw Man?!
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>>287348083
>How is mangaka's track record?
She's an evil woman
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>>287348319
is she 'good' good or trainwreck good?
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>>287348170
>hatsukoi zombie
>shounen no abyss
Is it weird that I just now learned those were the same person? I haven't really read either, just seen people posting about both here and there, mostly the Boy's Abyss, so I never actually knew much about them, much less who made them.
So it's really fucking funny to try and reconcile what little I know about both as coming from the same person. Like Yakumo-san and Sumire-chan, I guess.
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>no blush
oh boy
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>>287334708
Point made. She’s bored but not that bored. Not everyone is a glove sniffing mountain lover willing to risk their life against Chainsaw Leafman for the sake of the mountain. And they’re barely friends. If anything mountain boy is just embarrassing himself with his thinly-veiled crush that anyone within a 5 foot radius can see through.
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>>287349939
The romance aspect will stay in his mind. The girl doesn't care for him, maybe even will grow to hate him. She is nothing like his imagined version of her. She is dating Roka because he's the popular guy. Roka is dating her because it would be a pain in the ass to turn her down, but he clearly isn't into it either. She is the town princess(queen) and everything has to revolve around her, but it seems it's not enough for her. I kind of expect something bad happening to her further down the line and that being the turning point of the story.
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We know from chapter 1 Miko's gonna die a slow death or be in a near death scenario. And i'm 51% sure Momiji may be the executioner of that.
But still dunno what happened to make Momiji spite on him. Doubt he's *just* after a tulpa. Maybe there's something more to it. Probably someone who shared the same mountain 'tism, but died or had to move in and Momiji felt disowned as the alpha bitch because Miko prefered that person over her.
Miko being at the bottom of the social hierarchy also seems artificially made, because otherwise, Roka shouldn't be his friend. I wouldn't be surprised if we get other characters (special needs tomboy or other characters) be actually nice or even start hanging around and telñing him dark facts about Momiji..
We may end getting more friction as the chapters go in.
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>>287350000
>Miko being at the bottom of the social hierarchy also seems artificially made, because otherwise, Roka shouldn't be his friend.
Wouldn't they just be childhood friends? They played together when they were kids, but when they went to school the social hierarchy formed and he is at the bottom, but they still interact outside of school.
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Doubt it will be just in his head. It's a Ryo manga, so the bare minimum is having someone orbiting the MC other than the male friend.
Gotta bet there will have a bitch who will develop feelings bc "weak MC who can't back his proactiveness up with a talent to always get in trouble needs 2b protected" and become the direct target of Momiji's hatred against Miko.
And maybe a twist... Momiji's hatred may not be because fuck yeah, it may be rooted.
Gotta leave this: hate isn't the opposite of love, but rather another side of it.
Miko will also end hating Momiji at a certain point.
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Probably Momiji having a woman moment about Miko's obsession and insulting his dangerous hobby, then Miko being a tactless kid lashing out declaring his utter contempt at her, causing her transformation, realizing then that he fucked up big, but not realizing that he made something change in Miko's heart 'till years later.
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I don't know what the moment will be about, but from the two chapters out I can make the following observations/guesses.
- The past event that screwed everybody up revolves around Miko, mountain-kun, Momiji, and possibly tangentially Roka.
- Miko can't car about/maintain relationships outside of mountain, Momiji, and Roka because of this trauma. He is unpopular at school because he doesn't make an effort to relate to anyone.
- Roka is a bro who has been waiting for Miko to break out of his isolation for a long time.
- retard girl seems like a gag but will be plot relevant
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>>287351044
>retard girl seems like a gag but will be plot relevant
She's called Makita, just like the irl chainsaw manufacturer. That should be enough of a foreshadow of her getting more involved.
My hunch is that she'll become Miko's sort of bodyguard when Roka can't be there for him bc she'll think he's weak and her retardation is just a facade. In Ryo's fashion, Miko will see a side of the "retard" that will leave him curious and will delude himself that maybe she looks a lot like the tulpa... slowly making Momiji more triggered.
The 1st third big reveal will beMomiji having had feelings for Miko, but *that* incident having turned them into hatred. Makita may be one of the triggers for that moment, the other, Miko having a near death experience during one of his escapades
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>Well, heroine.
(Ryou going ironic towards Momiji lmaoooooo. She already found her newest creator's pet. In abyss, it was shared between Yuri/Yuuko/Gen depending on the arc, in Zombie, it was Ebin, and in Himegoto, it was Mikako).
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I'm just waiting for more of the lanklet gremlin. Especially when she gets moments where she's drawn more feminine.
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What's that? Some kind of property marker?
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>>287349616
Funny enough in the first chapter she blushed when she took the leaf out of his hair, when she asked him to take her to the mountain and when Miko took her hand at the end of the chapter. She also asked Miko to leave instead of Roka. Between the two chapters she gives a lot of mixed signals
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>>287336149
She is the type to control you by saying what you did wrong with her face. A smile? A stare? Sad but inappropriate puppy dog eyes? Blunt statements and rhetorical questions that you should know the obvious answers to? You are a fool and she is trying very hard to educate you. Now wear this girly chest ribbon with a girly school bag at all times and bend over it’s time for your training…
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It's clearly part of the MC's emotional baggage/problems. Look at how he reflexively tries to pressure his friend into staying with her. There's literally no reason to do that, other than him trying to pretend he's not into the girlfriend and trying to avoid actually committing to pursuing her. As well as defaulting to socially tinged excuse (it's good for everyone for you two to be together!)
The MC has desires for the girlfriend, but is self conscious and lacking self esteem enough about it to keep trying to tamp down on it even as he's obviously doing things to try and get with her. That paradox is very obvious to his more aware friends.
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It says "don't help me", illiterate retards.
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I wonder if she ever even cared about seeing the youtuber. She tried to hurt her leg before they even got to see him.
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The MC is kinda of annoying trying to force this mountain issue on the girl who clearly doesn't want be be involved with it even if she's manipulative. I understand he has a crush on her but this isn't the right approach.
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So far the signs suggest that both the girl and the mountain are more trouble than they're worth, and it would be better to move on from both. I'm betting that Leaf Man is also miserable and he wouldn't be living on the mountain if he had another option.
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So far, they're all plausibly normal.
Mikoma is crushing on Momiji and tries to be helpful and show off., It backfires twice because he didn't read her right (and she's not into him).
Roka is dating a girl he doesn't like, so when she wants stuff from him he just thinks it's annoying.
Momiji suspects Roka isn't into her and has Mikoma in the friendzone.
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>>287347974
>Wins in tragedyporn
Bishonens are too powerful.
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>introduce a feral girl with braids in the first chapter
>she never shows up again
Quite possibly the most sinister choice the mangaka could make.
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abyss-kun is so lucky
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Reading japanese comments, one put that Miko seems an extremely selfish and egocentric and are deeming Momiji's passive-aggressiveness as righteous callouts to that.
It would be hilarious if Miko's death is caused by his own arrogance. Maybe the reason Momiji hates him is because Miko's the only one who looks down at her.
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