Manga What manga are you reading right now?

[shadowcat]

I'm currently in the arc with Sasaki, it picked up once the story of the legendary bike happened. I didn't even mind the side story chapters like the one about the little kid at the baseball stadium. But that early stuff is ROUGH and I really don't like how the women are portrayed in this at all.

The female cast get their moments to shine in Bad Boys, but a fair amount of it revolves around the three main gangs.

 

[bjork]

The female cast get their moments to shine in Bad Boys, but a fair amount of it revolves around the three main gangs.

There are a few times where they're pretty cool, and a couple of the love stories are kind of sweet. I just generally think there's always a better way to tell a story with women in it, without resorting so often to rape or attempted rape. It always feels like a weak way out to me. I get that it fits in a series about a bunch of shithead teenagers, but still.

Anyway, it's kept my interest long enough to see it through and I'll likely seek out the followups since Kippo is supposed to be the one, but I don't see it replacing Crows in my heart or anything, heh.

 

[shadowcat]

There are a few times where they're pretty cool, and a couple of the love stories are kind of sweet. I just generally think there's always a better way to tell a story with women in it, without resorting so often to rape or attempted rape. It always feels like a weak way out to me. I get that it fits in a series about a bunch of shithead teenagers, but still.

Anyway, it's kept my interest long enough to see it through and I'll likely seek out the followups since Kippo is supposed to be the one, but I don't see it replacing Crows in my heart or anything, heh.

I'll agree with the idea that sexual violence is overused in a lot of stories, but it's sadly a part of delinquent life. It reflects that kind of harsh realities of those who get involved with delinquent/bosozoku culture and fits those kinds of stories more than your dime a dozen dark fantasy stories that shoehorn it in to give their female cast some sort of pseudo-development in the form of trauma.

 

[bjork]

I'll agree with the idea that sexual violence is overused in a lot of stories, but it's sadly a part of delinquent life. It reflects that kind of harsh realities of those who get involved with delinquent/bosozoku culture and fits those kinds of stories more than your dime a dozen dark fantasy stories that shoehorn it in to give their female cast some sort of pseudo-development in the form of trauma.

I'm really curious to see if this new upcoming series in the Crows universe finally incorporates women, it's a whole aspect that's barely been touched upon. I'm thinking it probably won't, but something different would be welcome.