No, I’m not even going to bother with that question. It’s a dumb question, of course there are.
But for seriously, Yandere Kanojo and Onidere. I am at a loss as to which is better, so to organize my thoughts about this I will subject whomever has the misfortune of clicking links to this page to comparisons on different completely random categories. And the usual.
Art:
Hands down the art in Onidere is better, though sometimes the character designs scare me (ie. President). Yandere’s art is rough, to say the least, and it’s all very simple compared to Onidere. Onidere has a style befitting the genre: the character designs are wacky and cute, and the artist’s style matches that. Meanwhile I never know what to make of Yandere’s art, but that’s okay, Manabu’s eyes can continue to creep people out.
Characters (Minor):
THIS IS WHERE THE CONTEST STARTS. Just kidding. That was art. But seriously, I’m going to pit Hijiri Yoshimoto against Saki Nijinose right now. RIGHT NOW. Hijiri has that super-mellow way of dealing with things that aren’t Reina; she panics is a cute way. I LIKE HER A LOT. I dunno, I can’t really say much other than the fact that she’s probably subtly bipolar and her pigtails are cute. VS. Saki Nijinose, that super-tsundere exhibitor of super ZR (minus sexy bulge) who worries about her super thighs even though she consistently flaunts them with super short skirts and eats super amounts of super chocolate! She has short hair, shaped like an octopus! She has a loli blouse under her uniform! She has zettai ryouiki mode on constantly! She has the ability to never flash her panties even though she only wears short skirts! She has OCD and anger management issues! She has to work out more, then maybe her thighs would be gone and she could lift things! I love her! Winner is Saki on account of more material and exposure. (Also note: an idea involving Pokemon, shorts, and heavy)
Characters (Major):
Were Manabu not somehow a tsukkomi (with his passive character, he really shouldn’t be a tsukkomi, but there needs to be someone around), he would probably be uninteresting. He’s a boring, lanky glasses character with creepy eyes who otherwise fits the “background character B” role and might be a recurring character otherwise. Though, his type of cool and passive-aggressive character don’t fit a “BCB” role, so he’s gray ground. Reina, on the other hand, is dynamic and lacks sense in a Sousuke Sagara kind of way. Though, in terms of the “Yankee Delinquent” role, she seems more “lovestruck girl” than “ANGER DELINQUENT,” which is a problem that Saya perhaps suffers more from, though in Saya’s case it’s counteracted by her supernaturally devilish properties. Which brings me to another point; Onidere is beyond human, and Yandere is human. Keep that in mind and mull on it. Tadashi is also pretty boring, but he has GUTS and dramatic irony on his side. Btw, Angie-Saya is pretty cute.
Overall (already?):
Okay, so I missed out on “Content” and “Story.” They’re both comedies, so there’s not really a story to speak of. Both, I realize, seem to conveniently forget they are secretly dating sometimes, but Momo in Onidere is just as conveniently there to prevent bad things from happening. Because Yandere has no ninja, they just make do with conveniently forgetting and having Reina fantasize about shit, and having Mayami being a total distraction. Also, whoever is doing the translations now, I like Mayami’s “like, totally.” Keep it. Onidere wins, kids, but I still get more excited to see Yandere Kanojo because there are so few chapters.
QED NEXT
Kimi no Iru Machi. Again. Again, as with every week, Seo Kouji manages to mindfuck and enRAGE EVERYONE. And this time, he does it at least TWICE. CAPS BITCH. I’m going to spoil the shit out of you poor passerby who don’t even read this thing. So, my speculation is that Eba is kidnapped and blackmailed, and manly Haruto is going to go Super Saiyan and beat the shit out of some Tokyo kids. Seriously, who, when they read that letter, didn’t want to rip something in two and scream like they were the one being dumped? Okay, I guess that was just me. I got silently dumped today, but nothing ever started, which makes me even more of a loser than I was before. Besides, I was silently dumped like, last week. Haruto and I are shockingly and depressingly similar, but I won’t go into that because the more I think about it the more I think I’ll end up being a deranged fuck like him.
But seriously, Kouji Seo is some kind of master manipulator. First he makes us kind of like both Eba and Kanzaki, then he makes us hate them both alternatively for a really long ass time. We all thought Eba was a bitch for ignoring Haruto, then we thought Kanzaki was a bitch and she sort of disappeared as Haruto and Eba did their thing with that cute glasses girl who was also pretty bitchy, oh her name is Kikukawa. Then Kanzaki comes back lookin’ good and they meet Eba who reasonably bitches out. Kanzaki gets back the spotlight and we all like her yay while Eba starts to look like a major bitch and then the LETTER COMES OUT and we all cry “BITCH” for about five minutes before Haruto comes to a massive revolution and gets manlier +2. Look at that face. That is the face of someone who is going to break some city slicker backs with his cooking toned arms and bitchslap some Tokyo kids (Neku) with his greasy spatula. In order to actually break back and jaw, though, he needs to beef up. Fast forward a few years and the child of Eba (Shiki) is violently lusted after by Higashizawa aka Haruto. That was not funny at all. I didn’t even laugh at it.
Anyways, we’re all sad that Kanzaki is going to be the girl next door now, but that’s all right because Kouji Seo is going to make us feel like Eba and Haruto are good for each other. The funny thing is, even though we all know who he’s ending up with (Eba), he makes us feel wishy-washy about it. I like this guy, even if he relies more on OH SHIT NO SHE DIDN’T events and flags than literary emotion slinging. Then again, this is manga.
I wrote that three weeks ago. Now Haruto is doing stupid shit like moving to Tokyo where he’ll finagle his way into some city-slicker’s heart. A gay city-slicker.
NEXT
Candy Boy Manga. Candy Boy. Candy. Manga. Boy.
Kanade isn’t a pervert, but she is secretly. Clearly, the ONA lacked the foresight. I personally like aggressive rapist Kanade, if it didn’t make her so much the same as Sakuya. Yurippe is weird too, but I guess bokes need a tsukkomi. I like it, but Kanade’s character creeps me out, but I like her. She’s just not as cool now.
NEXT
I would tell about my new favorite mangas but I fear for alienating the world. I picked up the new volume of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. It’s pretty satisfying, reading the chapters that were never released online. If only I could find a place to buy Maria Holic, or rideback. DAMMMMMMIT.
