tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post335301119595246148..comments2024-03-25T22:25:50.028+08:00Comments on A Dreamer on Drugs 2: Kasane [Chapter 76 - In the Midst of a Rainy Night ②] Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625412560484783992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-3307213298547768002016-07-08T22:07:56.060+08:002016-07-08T22:07:56.060+08:00I see ^^ That would be nice though after what happ...I see ^^ That would be nice though after what happened with Nogiku, I don't think Kasane would be open to having any friends..at least in the near future ^^;<br /><br />True..would it have a bigger role later on? ^^Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625412560484783992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-48240554859597665552016-07-08T20:21:38.041+08:002016-07-08T20:21:38.041+08:00As a "friendly competition/friends" kind...As a "friendly competition/friends" kind of rival? A friend in the acting world? (゚◇゚ )ノヽ( ゚◇゚)<br /><br />I like the introduction to Zunda in this chapter a lot, too. What an extremely cat-like cat! :P<br /><br />Pomelotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686202309008976910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-36427291298401571232016-07-07T15:30:31.650+08:002016-07-07T15:30:31.650+08:00Thanks for reading, Pomelote ^-^
Yup, though the ...Thanks for reading, Pomelote ^-^<br /><br />Yup, though the elements on what makes it shoujo, shounen, etc can be evident. In this case, I would think that all that kissing is somewhat of a fan service =P It's too dark for shoujo or shounen. Josei tends to be a 'feel good' and the female protagonist tends to be 'good'. <br /><br />Hm..rival in what way? Iku seems nice and everything. I actually thought Kasane would be her friend by the end of the arc. ^^; Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625412560484783992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-35821043994411135282016-07-07T10:15:37.198+08:002016-07-07T10:15:37.198+08:00Thanks for all the great recaps lately, kat! (^-^)...Thanks for all the great recaps lately, kat! (^-^)<br /><br />Mmm, it's technically seinen. Generally any manga that can't be easily classified as josei, shoujo, or shounen tend to fall into seinen, for whatever reasons. In Kasane's case, it's probably because the dark, noir-ish atmosphere and yuri vibe make it a poor fit for josei magazines.<br /><br />Anon, I feel like you're misusing the term "Mary Sue" in the way that people often misuse it to mean "a character I personally dislike". I don't really see how Kasane is a "Mary Sue". Sure, she's the protagonist, which means by definition she drives most of the plot (although at this point, she's arguably co-protagonists with Nogiku), but she also has numerous flaws and makes mistakes and struggles all the time, and not just in attempts to get a face. She had a lot of trouble playing Salome (to the extent that Nobuhiko, ironically, accused her of coasting by on her good looks), she had trouble playing Laura in The Glass Menagerie (until she met Nogiku and based the part on her), and just recently she struggled to do Lady MacBeth (until it was confirmed to her that Nogiku was betraying her). On top of that, she struggled almost constantly with guilt over Nina (both before and after her death), she's incredibly insecure when she has her normal face (not without justification, but still), she has a spiteful streak, she's made numerous mistakes along the way (putting a knife in her mouth, almost everything about her interactions with Nina, trusting Nogiku) and done extremely shady, morally-wrong things (drugging people, using people's faces and identities without consent, gaslighting Nina's mother). I feel like she's anything BUT a "Mary Sue".<br /><br />I think your point that Kasane is such a supernaturally good actor that she achieves fame and success too easily is fair, though. I don't have an issue with it, personally, because it's been part of the premise of the series right from the start and she has numerous flaws to compensate for it, but I can understand why it would seem too convenient to some readers.<br /><br />I feel like the only way a "rival" plotline could work is if that rival is Igarashi Iku (Kasane's friend/victim from high school), which I think would be interesting. ('-'*)Pomelotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686202309008976910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-43827170630389997502016-07-06T20:16:17.401+08:002016-07-06T20:16:17.401+08:00Thanks for reading ^-^
Ya..most likely.
Hm..Iza...Thanks for reading ^-^<br /><br />Ya..most likely. <br /><br />Hm..Izana have good man? You mean Atae? <br /><br />Maybe later on? Even if I get your point but I'm not too sure how another great actress will contribute to the plot. This isn't exactly about rivalry in theater acting like in some other stories. Maybe another great actress who is actually a rival who would want to ruin Kasane by knowing about the lipstick? <br /><br />Ah..I think that's the point of the series..the struggle is to get a new face and maintain it. Then, each play that was performed has a 'similarity' with Kasane/others' lives. I actually prefer it that way rather than for the series to become like Glass Mask. <br /><br />Actually, it isn't josei. It is seinen. The series is aimed for older male readers. <br /><br />=)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625412560484783992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5891049529945268328.post-9571780445443529102016-07-06T13:27:02.831+08:002016-07-06T13:27:02.831+08:00Thanks for the summary :3
Whoa is Izana is so mea...Thanks for the summary :3<br />Whoa is Izana is so mean because Sugeyo is someone Izana wants to be but can't (for now).<br />I think that the author will make Sugeyo cooperate with Izana,since Sugeyo is so kind and etc<br /><br />I think that the world in that manga is strange...somehow there is no great actresses(yes females!!) like Izana and Kasane. I think it is kinda unfair, to make the manga interesting,Kasane needs a female rival,an other perfect actress..I mean come on Kasane can't be the only one. And also it is kinda Mary Sue that Kasane and Izana will have instant fame and main roles and good men..<br />So I think there should be more talented actresses,even better ones than Kasane is..I get it that manga is all about Kasane and even though the lipstick is a magic item...the manga needs to be a bit more realistic in that part that Kasane can't be the only perfect actress..lol but it is all up to author.<br />Also Nobuhiko is a talented actor but not female (very important) and a rival,he is a perfect male actor desinged to be Kasane's lover.<br /><br />Oh and the victims(Kasane's and Izana's) always can't act..what's with that?? (Nina was actually good though that director said that she could become average which I don't believe..she could be better )<br />Actually I have come to a conclusion that maybe there is no point to steal an extremely talented actress's face because there wouldn't be that amazing change and sudden fame and so on..but the fame is kinda effortless achieved in manga for now, I don't see any struggle in rivaly..the only struggle is getting a new face hah..<br /><br />But that doesn't mean that there can't be more talented actresses <br />I really wanna see a different talented actress as a rival for Kasane because I want her to see she that she is not the only one. I want to see the real struggle in getting a role and in acting not an effortless amazing acting and main role always for Kasane so a rival for Kasane pls lol<br />Maybe Kasane could be a side character in a play too and some other female mega talent the female lead for once in that world<br /><br /><br /><br />And I am so sorry for my extremely long rant :/.<br />The manga is josei but the mary sue part in that manga started to annoy me quite a bit.<br />I don't hate the manga in fact I love it. A lot.<br />Thanks again !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com