🎨 This Art Club has a Problem! (BBC) - Week 8

Welcome to Week 8 of the この美術部には問題がある! :art: This Art Club has a Problem! Book Club!

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Week 8 January 20th, 2024
Start Page 151
End Page 179
Chapters Chapter 6
Pages 28
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この美術部には問題がある Volume 1 Vocabulary Sheet

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A fun final chapter for the volume. :slight_smile:

I wasn’t sure about this manga at the beginning, but it grew on me and I ended up enjoying it.
Colette was a fun character, so Chapter 4 onwards was more enjoyable for me.

Thanks everyone for reading along, and of course big thanks to @Akashelia for organising the threads. :slight_smile:

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I finished this one just there. I mean, I know it’s a slice of life primarily, but even for that was surprisingly episodic for a final chapter in volume 1.

Definitely agree with Lucy that once Collette shows up and the only joke is not Uchimaki being pervy, the series does improve.

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Also finished. I enjoyed reading along with everyone, even if the book wasn’t really to my taste :sweat_smile:
Thank you @Akashelia for running this club!

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Page 155 - I think the joke is that しゃせい can also mean “ejaculation”, hence Usami’s embarrassment when Colette says it repeatedly…

Agree with others that the manga improved in the last few chapters, I don’t think just because Colette arrived but she definitely was a good addition.

Thanks @Akashelia for running the group!

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Yeah, there was definitely a noticeable shift in tone when Collette properly entered the series. Like I mentioned a few chapters ago, Uchimaki moved into the straight-man role (he even specifically mentioned in in dialogue in this chapter), and his one-note “I’M GONNA DRAW WAIFU! WITH PANTSU!” character turned into just a weird quirk instead. Meanwhile Usami’s “THAT’S NOT REAL ART!” has also been toned down a fair bit, though she’s receded into the background somewhat as well.

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Thanks for participating everyone :slight_smile:
I have to admit that I didn’t find really enjoy this manga, maybe chapter 3 and 4 were okay but this one I didn’t find anything funny or interesting. So I’m not going to try and read more of the series after all. So many other things I want to read :stuck_out_tongue:
(and thanks @heikimi for the tip of reading the omake together!)

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Agree with what’s been said already. This manga also wasn’t really my thing, but at least it got better towards the end. Thanks for organizing!

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Actually, this manga wasn’t bad at all. It was certainly not my thing, but not because it wasn’t good, I’m just more into less episodic, overarching plots. Otherwise, as a BBC pick, it was decently well chosen, though from time to time I did feel like it was maybe just a bit too easy (though that’s fine mostly). I won’t be joining an offshoot however, just not my thing.

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I was disappointed when I started reading this manga. I was expecting a story that would focus on the everyday lives of high school students, but instead, it turned out to be a full-blown pantsu manga, which I’m not the target audience for.
I have dropped a few mangas in the past after realizing that they were too focused on pants, like NHK and Daily Lives of High School Boys. I would have dropped this one also after the first chapter if I hadn’t been reading it with the book club. I’m glad I stuck with it. The manga started to grow on me once Colette was introduced.
I will keep reading and might give some of those pantsu mangas I wrote off another chance too.

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