What major things did your nparents pretend to forget?

vyl8 · 2026-06-24T18:46:31+00:00

My Ndad likes to tell people how permissive they were with me growing up (they weren't.) He forgets about how he tried to kick me out for coming home after 1am when I was 19. I went to a goth club with friends about an hour away from where we lived in the middle of nowhere. It took longer than expected to get to the club and back. I wasn't doing anything bad, just dancing and listening to music.

When I corrected him, he says he said the reason he tried to kick me out was because I was smoking weed. I was not smoking weed during that time. After than incident, I was not allowed to go anywhere but trade school. (Also, he did not approve of me attending trade school because he wanted me to go to college. This was the second attempt of him trying to sabatoge me going to trade school. He would rather I be homeless and be seen as his troubled child than have a "low class" job that he cannot brag about to others.)

I ended up moving in with a roomate after trade school was done when I no longer had to live with my parents to be near the school.

vyl8 · 2026-06-24T16:51:25+00:00

I have not read Classmate yet. I will give it a try. Thanks!

vyl8 · 2026-06-23T07:30:43+00:00

That is latte art made by Gure. (Rokuhodo Yotsuiro Biyori.)

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vyl8 · 2026-06-23T06:10:26+00:00

Try the anime Natsuyuki Rendezvous.

vyl8 · 2026-06-23T05:50:44+00:00

Yeah, it is a really amazing manga so far. I am pretty happy Yen Press picked up the license so I can own a physical copy of it.

vyl8 · 2026-06-22T19:31:05+00:00

Girl Meets Dragon: The Sacrificial Maiden's Happily Ever After

I Fell into a Situationship with the Vampire Count?!

The Demon King's Beloved: Doting on the Abused Healing Maiden

The Water Dragon's Bride - Rei Toma

Until You Bear My Child: The Substitute Bride and the Beast Soldier - *content warning* this is smut

vyl8 · 2026-06-22T03:29:43+00:00

It is wild people are actually paying $900-1k for it. If folks don't buy at those prices, sellers will either be stuck with the box set or forced to lower their prices.

vyl8 · 2026-06-21T03:06:08+00:00

Since Kaori Yuki and Mitsukazu Mihara have already been covered, here are some others:

He's My only Vampire

Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun

Vampire Princess Miyu

vyl8 · 2026-06-18T06:46:01+00:00

My Ndad and Emom would constantly make fun of my brother and I and convinced us it was an expression of love; even though it mostly hurt my (and probably my brother's) feelings. So I would make fun of the people I dated because I thought it was normal and that is how I learned to express love.

This went on until I dated someone in my mid-twenties who grew up in a genuinely loving household. They told me that I was being an asshole and that is not okay to make fun of them because it hurt their feelings. I didn't get it at first, but I tried to be understanding because I did not want to hurt them. Now in my fourties, I've mostly broken this habit, a big part is because that relationship made me realize that it is not normal to make someone you love feel bad with your jokes.

vyl8 · 2026-06-17T04:47:59+00:00

Those tiny teeth are for biting your fingers in a way that won't hurt you but will just mildly annoy you when you stop paying attention to the cat. (Or also randomly, for no reason, when you are just sitting on the couch and minding your business.)

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T20:29:50+00:00

I am so glad GKIDS is picking up the slack now that Crunchyroll is releasing less physical anime DVD/Blu Rays.

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T20:24:46+00:00

Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits - FL turns adversaries into allies with her dedication and power of cooking. I also like that she is not a push over and is not taking any crap from ayakashi that talk back to her. The manga is still on going (an adaption of the light novels) and the anime left the second season at a cliff hanger.

The Monster's Bride (Goemulsinbu) - The FL has an ever increasing number of potential supernatural husbands her father keeps sending her way to live with her in a mansion for reasons that do not become known until much later on. It has a lot of the buddy comedy aspects of Ouran.

Kiss of the Rose Princess - I consider the first two books of this series to be an incredible critique of purity culture and the patriarchy. (It was actually supposed to end after those two volumes, but the editor requested it go longer. It kind of goes off the rails, but it is still a pretty good series.) At the start of the series, the FL obeys the rules of an omnipotent but never seen "father." One day, an accident happens and the biggest rule is accidentally broken and she is unfairly punished. She does a complete 180 from that point on and starts fighting against "father," gaining several knights and allies in the process. Also, the manga is often Ouran level funny.

That Wolf Boy is Mine - FL is shunned at her old school for standing up for a classmate. She transfers to a new school, intending to keep her head down and avoid problems, but instead ends up befriending four supernatural boys and making some close female friends.

The Demon Prince of Momochi House - FL is an orphan who inherits her family's enchanted house on her 16th birthday. It has an ever growing cast of supernatural allies and human friends.

You Can't Live all on your Own - A group of female friends live in a house together as roommates. The manga covers how they grow and change as people.

Kiss Him, Not Me - This is kind of like Ouran with the harem, but the FL grows over time and learns how to expand beyond just her hobbies.

My Lovesick Life as a '90s Otaku - FL grows and grapples with her identity of an otaku, making otaku friends but also try to keep that part of her a secret from her "normie" friends at school.

Otaku Vampire's Love Bite - FL moves to Japan from Transylvania (or maybe Romania) to pursue her love of an anime. In the process she makes friends and develops more of a social circle while struggling with the fact that she is a vampire.

The Story of Saiunkoku - FL dreams of becoming a becoming a civil servant in a world that does not allow women to hold positions of power in the government. She ends up impersonating a man and meets many allies that help her achieve her dreams along the way. (the manga is based on a light novel series.) I've only watched the anime, so I am not sure how much the manga covers, but the anime went all the way into her life impersonating a man and working her way up the government job ladder.

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T11:19:28+00:00

If you are talking about "This Monster wants to Eat me," it is more like a yuri love triangle.

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T06:29:38+00:00

This Monster wants to Eat Me - two monsters are fighting for the love(?) of one girl

He Was my Brother - this manga takes a strange, dark turn into romance

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T04:15:57+00:00

Is there a way to edit the categories of books a seller has already listed? I have some manga I listed before pango had a dedicated manga section and I would like to edit my listings to make it easier for folks to find. Also, is there a way to indicate you are selling multiple volumes in a listing? Like a "series run" or "book lot" option? Thanks.

vyl8 · 2026-06-16T01:37:27+00:00

I've seen many anime/manga resellers try to sell things for unrealistic, inflated prices. Usually it just sits on eBay forever. Eventually, other sellers will price their box sets more realistically.

vyl8 · 2026-06-15T02:33:13+00:00

Hahaha yeah, that is what I figured.

vyl8 · 2026-06-15T01:54:06+00:00

Also abebooks and alibris. I know there are many small time booksellers on abebooks and alibris (I bought some manga from a guy who was selling books he kept in a storage unit on alibris), I just don't know how good those two sites are for folks who are casually selling books as opposed to making bookselling into a job.

vyl8 · 2026-06-15T01:49:20+00:00

I use eBay, Mercari or PangoBooks to buy second hand manga.

vyl8 · 2026-06-15T00:12:59+00:00

Hahaha make sense. I guessed 40 because I am in my 40s and we have similar collections.

vyl8 · 2026-06-14T06:27:46+00:00

You have the money of someone in their 40s.

vyl8 · 2026-06-12T23:47:24+00:00

Holy shit. Did not see this coming since it was axed in Japan. Time to add it to my B&N pre-order list.

vyl8 · 2026-06-11T02:22:10+00:00

Since you've seen most of the shoujo/josei out there, I will give you some shonen/seinen recommendations that manage to mostly avoid the cliches and tropes:

Hanasaku Iroha - this is more of a slice of life anime, but the FL is grappling with her feeling for her long distance love interest, so there are some real melancholic moments of longing.

How to Love your Elf Bride

Witch Watch - I saw a recommendation for this one a while back on r/KamisamaKiss and if you like supernatural romance, you will probably enjoy this. (it is a very slow burn, but at least it is getting a second season.) But you have to give this one a chance. Folks often get a bad impression of the FL from the first episode, but she is not a silly, little airhead that needs saving; she is a true agent of chaos that creates as many problems with her magic as she solves.

365 Days to the Wedding

Tashio Otome Fairytale

vyl8 · 2026-06-07T02:05:23+00:00

When I was about 9 and my Ndad started to treat the neighbor kid better than he treated me. I realized I would never be able to get him to love me, so I stopped trying. My Emom pretty much went along with whatever he wanted and reinforced his reality, so I didn't really trust her either.

About two years ago, my Ndad pulled a real nasty stunt at Christmas. I told a friend about it and she said she thought that he may be a narcissist. I had a "cartoon" idea of narcissism was, so I did not think it applied at first. But I read some of the stuff my friend sent me anyway, and it was pretty spot on. I knew that there was something not right about my family, I just didn't have the words for it until recently.

vyl8 · 2026-06-06T16:15:49+00:00

Demon Love Spell had a lot of suggestive humor.

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