I got an amazon giftcard that I'm going to spend on some books, plus there are a few sales they have too.

Definitely going to get this because I like the other 2 books:

I saw something for !marseyartists :

Something for !ringbearers to get (or get their gf/bf to make them something):

Not sure what else to get... anyone have any suggestions? !bookworms

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The manga in question is "It's a Little Late, but I've Fallen in Love with My Childhood Friend" (imasara desu ga osananajimi wo suki ni natte shimaimashita).

The story initially starts out as this extremely cutesy story of a highschool girl realising she's fallen for her childhood friend and her subsequent efforts at getting closer to said childhood friend. Now, when I say this starts out cutesy I'm not exaggerating. It's very cutesy and full of fluff . It feels like the type of manga where the MC and her crush holding hands would be treated as a major romantic development.

But come chapter 21, disaster strikes.

It is revealed that one of the side characters had been fricking our MC's object of affection . Yep, this is no longer a manga about two cutesy virgins getting closer to each other. Then the POV entirely shifts towards the side girl and it becomes a depressing story of how this girl is fricking our guy in order to distract herself from her fricked up family situation . This is a complete tonal shift from how the manga was for the past 20 or so chapters.

Suffice to say the fans were not pleased ( as you can guess from 10x increase in comments on mangadex for chapter 21 ). The show gets bombared with negative reviews taking its ratings from an impressive 9 to a 6 with people making accounts just to shit on the author .

Some comments from the chapter 21 meltdown thread. :meltdown

WHAT THE FRICK

Hey, I just said that.

Why would you introduce conflict in an already perfect wholesome series? Wtf author?

Oh wait, it's the same fricking author who did white album 2, no surprise.

Apparently, this author has done it before .

The Maruto classic

Bro, frick this guy

More

Everytime a manga post gets like 100 comments in 2 hours it's either the death of a shonen jump character, someone confessing, or problematic shit suddenly happen outta nowhere lmao

Lmao I saw the post at 3 hours and over 700 upmarseys and thought, "oh shit she must've confessed this chapter." Boy was I wrong

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uhhh, was this really necessary?

The short and simple answer is no. Of course it's a common route for romance to take, though common shouldn't be conflated with good. Fricking heck it just sucks.

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Is she actually a girlfailure if the world (author) actively shits on her?

She is now a girlsurvivor

Put thru the bs of her friends and the author

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Well, was nice while it lasted, will drop it here. What a shit development. Throwing a wholesome story out the window with just an unnecessary love triangle drama. Sad to see.

Exactly. On top of it the premise didn't hint any of this. Rather the premise had been set on a short wholesome romcom. So the drama was really unexpected and this chapter is so sudden.

The seethe continues into subsequent chapters months afterwards.

If the author wanted to write this story why did they bother with the first 20 chapters?

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We've gone off the rails but I'm committed to seeing where we are going

Surely not a train wreck... right?

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I guess joke is on me for expecting a romcom???

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Somehow, it keeps getting worse. I'm hopping off. This isn't even a train wreck I want to see.

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I feel like I've been NTRed out of a wholesome story. I'll never trust again.

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this is some hot trash

Like I've read through a lot but this tonal shift into some bootleg Boy's Abyss (surprising since Boy's Abyss was... something too) is so butt. How do you pivot something this badly.

From chapter 25 discussions .

All these just makes me feel awful for Hikari, darn

She deserves better. Mangaka cooked and burned down the kitchen

Shouldve drawn hentai tbh

Normally I'd be appalled by the suggestion.

But for once I agree completely.

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It's over

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Hikari bros, our cope?

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I genuinely believe the author's intentions partly included setting fans on fire about whom to support.

From chapter 27 discussions.

Author is cooking, but its kind of indian street food.

He's using gutter oil.

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This has turned into a whole different story that the title don't fit anymore

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I'm a little late here but I just started and caught up to this manga in one fell swoop and I'm fricking fuming. somebody, anybody, give me spoilers... there's a light novel right? someone has to have read it right? won't anyone put me out of my misery?

Similar reactions on Mangadex .

https://mangadex.org/title/cf1c93cc-4bb5-4311-b926-0f02ad123ad2

/a/utists react

https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/269799330/#269799330

NTR is the law of the world, simple as that.

heartbreaking, praying she goes postal

I might actually pick up this manga if this happens.

Lmao

Childhoodfriends only exist to get BTFO by the new girl that comes out of nowhere

TRVKE

!anime !kino discuss. Thoughts on NTR in anime/manga ?

I thought caring about optics was gay

The Rapport had been the premier Afriaans newspaper for over 50 years, but like so many physical media over the world, they've taken a nosedive when confronted with the competition of instant access digital media,

which could broadcast stories instantly, and for no physical printing costs. Newspapers all over the world have also struggled with the competition in terms of people having become used to "free" news sites (with banner ads) versus a weekly/daily paper's upfront cost.

Additionally a lot of faith have been lost in mainstream media, of all countries - where the predominant pattern appears to be that ground level plebs tend to be more conservative/right-wing than than the more liberally oriented Journ*list class which had some hand in influencing national or international conversations.

This divide between liberal journ*lists and more conservative/rightoid laymen is hilariously apparent for ALL the fricking races in Safrica, but not in the way you would expect, or as similar as you would think as in Burgerland lol

Examples:

For black peeps, like the Zulus especially ( the largest ethnic tribe/group of the country), there has been decisive differences in public perception between the everyman, and the more liberal Zulu Upper Class.

Foreigners would make the mistake that because of the dominacy of the ANC, that liberalism/leftism is the dominant train of thought amongst black peeps, when in reality the conservative Zulus and Xhosas only support these parties/policies because it benefits them personally, like land grabs and gins, and BEE affirmative action.

But liberal notions like pan+African racial unity gets thrown out of the window 🪟 when competition, when foreigners from middle Africa, like Zimbabweans, Mozambicans and Angolans are often frequently attacked by Zulus in xenophobic attacks, due to the desperation in a country where there's a near 30% unemployment since COVID.

The Zulu king got "in trouble" from the black national newspapers, because he had invited xenophobia and violence unto Zimbabwean refugees and migrants, yet the consensus amongst Zulus, those amongst the majority poor rural class shared in his opinion, stark contrast to the liberal journ*lists who condemned him.

https://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402400958/south-africas-xenophobic-attacks-vile-says-zulu-king-accused-of-inciting-them

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For the just under 1 million Indians in SA, they are the most self-segregating and anti-black demographic, with their upfront racism towards blacks going relatively unnoticed because majority of social capital spent against whites

For reference, look at @Sneedman's recent sneed about Indian racism

https://rdrama.net/post/321001/south-africa-and-the-indian-question

Oh yes, in Safrica, Indians are upper middle class, and look down on black peeps, the way Canadians look on sexy Indian dudes.

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For Boer whites you guys don't need introduction on how we are out of sync with the dominant global liberal orthodoxy, it's more Bongs in general whom are usually one standard deviation more liberal than average that's interesting 🤔

The fabled harmonious racially peace 🕊️ ✌️ ful Rainbow 🌈 nation of past Mandela's dream, has failed to realize these past 30 years, due to entrenched ANC corruption and even these Bongs on average are now much more right wing than the average than the usual English journ*list.

Additionally English journ*lists have themselves been in the forefront with exposing systemic government corruption

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For coloureds, the coloured dominant Cape Town based media, like magazines and Newspapers, were utterly shocked this year's May 2024 election

When a monumental upset occured, with the ANC losing its supermajority, to the new Zulu Ultranationalist party MP, and the DA getting decent numbers, yet also being similarly cucked in the Cape Town municipality

By losing large blocs of coloured votes to the PA (Patriotic Alliance) a Coloured ethnic nationalist group.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_African_general_election

Who felt that neither black nor white dominant parties of ANC/DA represented them. They often feel they were too brown for Apartheid and too light skinned for the ANC, as they get shafted by BEE - a legalized affirmative action legislation which can only exist in a nation state where one racial group vastly outnumbers the others.

The breaking and thus weakening of the DA caused intense sneed amongst coloured journ*lists who wanted a unified front against Anc corruption, and that they were surprised by those events are symptomatic of how out of sync their respective journos are with their ground level peeps.

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Point is every conceivable demographic in SA is hilariously more chuddy in some unique fashion, than the journ*list class from that demographic in SA.

As is similar in Burgerland and Europe, but what has made the divide between the global modern liberal orthodoxy even more extreme has been social media, especially Facebook which dominated Southern Africa, compared to twitter in the West.

Many dramatards here are likely more Reddit addicts than Facebook, which has a more boomer/3rd world demographic

In Facebook, even with so much banning and censorship, chudthink rise to whatever counts as the front page, in spite of jannies or Facebook sexy Indian dude mods

In these insane slapfiights, with people often under their ACTUAL IRL identity 🆔, you'll find opinions which make 4chan and 9gag look meek ,and you'll find how decisively the everyman of Indians/coloureds/Boers/sothos/pedis/Khoisan/Zulus/Xhosas are all just one ragebait post away from chipping out and showing the veneer of civilization is a Journos fantasy 😇 😈

Thus trust in journ*lists/Media to represent the interests of every group appears to have eroded away the past decades, as social media proliferated along with cheaper internet and smartphones, allowing the bypass of media orthodoxy

During COVID the death knell of physical papers were sounded, as during lockdown people were prevented from going outside to buy their weekly papers, and even the technologically illiterate were pushed through boredom to buy large internet, fibre, or download news apps and join Facebook news groups

Many peeps were thus in a nation wide scale exposed to the convenience and ease of news on their smartphones or computers, and even when lockdowns lifted in 2021, sales never recovered across the industry.

Publications like News24 which jumped ahead with the rapidly changing events were the 1st to rapidly program the best apps and gained a large market share, and thus rode on fire chariots the change from physical to digital media, like Zoom became dominant instantly as the premier online meeting app/program for SA businesses.

Other papers like the Rapport reacted or realised too late the need to have a digital presence to survive in this new world and for the past 4 years have been chugging along on fumes.

The Rapport was hardest hit and most tragic, because it was considered the most impressive and prestigious newspaper in the country, even when democratisation in 1994, when English became the most common tongue, and 10 other languages because part of the recognized official languages.

The Rapport had the intergenerational experience, infrastructure and prestige.

Important world changing events were often sought after specifically in the Rapport, because the best journ*lists wrote there, even Bong journ*lists, because many SA Englishman can speak Afrikaans.

The weekly format actually gave the newspaper credence because unlike daily rags chasing the daily story to make ends meet ,the weekly format allowed the experienced Journos to really do their research and make higher calibre articles.

When the 9/11 attacks occurred the entire nation would wait for the Rapport to a make an extensive and in depth coverage of the events made understandable for plebse

Even English and Sotho newspapers would source or share the Rapport articles afterwards, due to it's influence.

Yet as the internet proliferated, the format of waiting a week to read substantial important news as much as a week later became untenable and unpopular

Independent online news publications became increasingly competitive and competent, and the BEE for forcing it's way into all institutions, meant that white new reporters would seek their fame online instead.

Worsening the cycle of decline was that the Rapport and other news papers became more expensive to make up for the decline in sales ,from 11rand to 20rand, to 30rand, to eventually 39rand, almost the price of a high grade magazine.

But worst of all was that the editors leadership went full r-slur, and began to focus on Daily Mail tier slop, the paper got a reputation as a gossip rag for SA celebrities, which even South Africa doesn't care about, when superior Bong/Burger musicians exist.

Thus the Uber prestigious reputation went to shit. There was a time when the Rapport had special editions with extensive and fabulous resourced articles, with sketches maps and diagrams.

Like their infamous coverage of the killing Saddam or Bin Laden, with extensive details about the special forces involved. Visiting yanks were so impressed, that they claimed the coverage of the events were better than American news networks which were sensational junk news, whilst the Rapport was measured and neutral.

By the time, 2020 pandemic arrived, there was no loyal reader based.

Now this doesn't mean that physical papers will forever be gone, perhaps only that weekly formats are likely in a permanent decline.

Additionally other papers are still going strong, and perhaps only because Afrikaans has declined as a language worthy of catering towards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_South_Africa

After all there's always gonna be peeps enjoying physical media, just like Kindles will never completely replace physical 📚📖📚📚📚📚 books

But the fact remains that physical media is deeply in distress and only continually declining for various complicated reasons.

https://dailyinvestor.com/business/54653/plan-to-close-beeld-and-rapport-newspapers-confirmed/

Earlier this year in June the news went under the radar and most didn't even believe it

https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beeld-rapport-city-press-daily-sun-and-soccer-laduma-to-close-670291a

A shit load of publications are eating shit

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1033243152150182&id=100063935197932

Introducing the !rednecks Ping Group – A Home for the Digital Dirt Road Elite

Are you tired of digital spaces that don't get you? Do you find yourself longing for conversations about lifted trucks, country cooking, camo fashion, or the proper etiquette for shotgunning a beer? Then saddle up, because the !rednecks ping group is here to fill that gap—duct tape, mullets, and all.

What Is a Redneck?

A redneck isn't just a person who enjoys country living—it's a state of mind. Rednecks are proud, hard-working, no-nonsense individuals who value self-reliance, tradition, and good times. Whether you're fixing your truck in the driveway, floating down the river with a cooler full of beer, or debating which BBQ sauce reigns supreme, being a redneck is about embracing a simpler, freer way of life.

Rednecks embody:

•	Resourcefulness – Turning a broken lawnmower into a functioning motorbike with zip ties and prayers.

•	Rebellion – Questioning authority and valuing personal freedom.

•	Community Spirit – Helping neighbors, family, and friends no matter what.

•	Fun-loving Energy – From mudding in lifted trucks to throwing the biggest bonfire party this side of the county line.

But being a redneck isn't just about the jokes (though there will be plenty). It's about representing a culture that's often misunderstood or outright dismissed in digital spaces.

Why Does rdrama.net Need a !rednecks Ping Group?

Let's be real—rednecks are criminally underrepresented online. In an era where irony reigns supreme, the humor and charm of redneck culture deserve a spotlight, not just a punchline. rdrama.net has always thrived on celebrating absurdity and subverting expectations, and there's nothing more unexpected than a group of unapologetic rednecks staking their claim in the chaos.

We already know there's overlap with !bumpkins—our rural cousins—but !rednecks offers a more specific flavor of backwoods bravado. Think fewer overalls and more Monster Energy hats.

This is a space where we can:

•	Share memes about trailer park royalty, moonshine recipes, and the eternal debate of Ford vs. Chevy.

•	Tell stories about fishin' trips, hunting fails, and legendary family gatherings.

•	Celebrate what it means to live loud, proud, and occasionally shirtless in the great outdoors.

•	Mock and embrace the stereotypes, because we know the punchlines are often true.

Who Should Join?

If you:

•	Have ever used duct tape to fix something important.

•	Think fireworks and firearms are essential holiday accessories.

•	Own at least one item of clothing with a Confederate flag, an American flag, or both.

•	Believe "Hold my beer" is the start of a great story.

•	Feel more at home on a dirt road than a city street.

Then you're one of us—welcome to !rednecks.

Final Thoughts

The !rednecks ping group isn't just for laughing at redneck culture—it's about laughing with it, owning it, and celebrating it as the chaotic, charming force that it is. Whether you're a true-blue redneck or just redneck-adjacent, join us in embracing the mullet mentality: business in the front, party in the back.

So what are you waiting for? Slap on your trucker hat, crack open a cold one, and hit that join button. Let's make rdrama.net just a little more down-home.

Pepsi is bad ok but I do like cola sodas.

This is a good move for the company and I agree with em.

Eyyy, now that's a spicy meat-a-ball!

On a side note, before this guy killed the CEO, I didn't really think anyone in the US named their kids Luigi anymore, to me that was like some kind of name from a mob movie set in the 1920s.

https://instagram.com/p/DB32F0Mpff4/

!r-slurs !neurodivergents !schizomaxxxers !schizos !fedposters

https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/migrant-centers/mexico-to-open-25-shelters-for-deported-migrants/

I love these babies so much they are each so special. Sheila is PISSED they receive more attention than she does... :c she's getting cagey, I'll exercise her before work.

Love ya'll

!animalposters !cats

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@Newvann !jannies

i lvoe u all, thnak u for usnig the fukcing stie

https://www.gbnews.com/politics/labour-contingency-plans-private-schools-collapse-vat-raid

Basically they ended a tax exemption for school and public schools can't handle the influx.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/labour-controversial-private-school-vat-193806967.html

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You couldn't have picked a worse time to release this video on purpose. pic.twitter.com/cPd7xZkWmt

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It really showed the fakeness of modern life

Waking up and going into the office was totally unnecessary

Yet this single action is how most people define their adult life

Not feeling bad for sitting in my apartment all day and night. No FOMO

True! The pandemic was the golden age of guilt-free laziness

My "too lazy to go grocery shopping and just having them delivered to my porch" went from "lazy and antisocial" to "doing my civic duty."

forced relaxation. god, it was so nice to not feel guilty for being unproductive for a little while.

Staying home and not being judged for it.

Also masks because I like hiding my face.

Nothing at all. It was bullshit.

The only people who liked it were basement dweller losers who finally could drag everyone else to their miserable level.

Yeah, Reddit is full of a social outcasts whose lives didn't change drastically but it gave them the excuse that the reason they weren't going out and interacting with other people in person was a global pandemic. For the rest of us it was a miserable experience at absolute best.