why replace cuteness with hormones?

[serenemuffin]

I'm... not sure how I feel about the fact that Usagi Drop just had a ten-year-time-skip out of nowhere. I kind of was looking forward to seeing Rin grow up, and not suddenly cut to her being a teenager, with hormones. Maybe the author just didn't want to cover anything near the age where she'd start having her period, or anything involving puberty

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[okroginator]

Aww :/ That must have been disconcerting.

[serenemuffin]

It kind of was, really. Last chapter before that had Rin losing her front teeth and making a really cute cat-like face. Then suddenly, teenage girl with douchey childhood friend love-interest. As a kid he was at least endearing in that way little kids are.

It just lost almost all of its charm by doing that. Which is disappointing because it had some decent insight into what it meant to actually become a parent, surrogate or otherwise.

(sorry, my timing is the worst.)

[mekosuchinae]

Oh, my gosh, I know! And, you know, I tried to be very open to the time skip, but I just don't care about this sudden high school romance with a pushy guy. (And he was so cute when he was a kid, too!)

I'm willing to concede that I'm just cranky that it's shifted focus from unexpected parenthood and all the sacrifices and blessings that can come with it, to this. I think probably I'm just going to keep the first four volumes and ignore the rest unless it magically picks up. GRUMP, GRUMP.

(it's alright! :)b)

[serenemuffin]

Yeah, I loved seeing that sort of manga, where it goes in-depth about how parenthood and little kids, and worries, and adorable nostalgia, and being able to look through the eyes of parents.

Then, all of a sudden, DURHUR TEENAGE SHOUJO WITH DOUCHEY GUY, AND RIN BEING FORCED INTO HETERONOMINATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WHEN SHE DOES NOT WANT.

And I just sit here going, "....... Wut? >:/"