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Waven · 2012-12-11, 12:59

The point is that she is supposed to be someone who in real life you would never find cute or beautiful at the first sight. That is what she is representing looks-wise.
... no matter how awkward, if she was depicted as cute she would already have many social contacts just by people approaching her.

Randrak42 · 2012-12-11, 13:27

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Originally Posted by frubam

She's not creepy looking! Look at my avi. That is how she should look to you. Else, you are looking at her wrong =02.

I did say she does have her moments of cuteness...but at least to me they are kinda rare.

Diveman · 2012-12-11, 13:48

Yeah I agree, in real life you would find her really weird and akward at first sight. Once you get to know her you'd probably find her cute side

Utsuro no Hako · 2012-12-11, 14:41

Comics and animation are pretty binary in terms of attractiveness -- a character's either cute or a total gonk. The manga-ka made Tomoko as un-moe as possible without making her off-putting, but she's still on the attractive side. In real life a girl with hair going all over the place and dark circles under her eyes wouldn't be cute, but in a manga she is.

Soverence · 2012-12-11, 17:31

Really, even if she sometimes appears "cute", I can't view her that way because its obvious the author wants her to be viewed as someone you would basically avoid and find unattractive. Its done pretty much to build on top of her shut in personality.

mystogan · 2012-12-11, 23:39

i believe her appearance is one of the reasons why she is so unpopular, because most people in real worlds will also not find a girl with such an appearance to be attractive,it functions the same way in the manga

Utsuro no Hako · 2012-12-12, 00:04

I think a large part of Tomoko's problem is the way Japanese high schools don't change classes -- she's pretty much stuck with the same thirty people for the entire year. If there's no one like Yuu in the class, she's going to be the lone oddball sitting in the corner reading. If she were in an American high school where she had to change classes every period, she'd be exposed to a lot more people and have a better chance of encountering someone like Yuu, who in turn might know someone else with similar interests whom they can get together with at lunch and after school.

mystogan · 2012-12-12, 01:47

"because tomoko is not popular, this thread has recently become popular"

mystogan · 2012-12-12, 14:27

ok, hey so she is cute alright, but she can also be sexy

Spoiler for tomoko sexy:

Randrak42 · 2012-12-12, 15:22

So sexy it killed your link it seems

Starshipw · 2012-12-12, 15:55

The fact that she can be cute is an important story point. If she were "fugly" and never had a friend or a cousin who looked up to her then we could just shrug and dismiss her. Instead we see that her problems are all caused by her own inappropriate behavior and social awkwardness.

Many anime heroines (as well as anime watchers) have an active inner life where their imaginations run wild. Most, after a nudge in the ribs, go on to live and achieve in the real world. It becomes a problem when she imagines that being a hostess in a bar will be easier than delivering a message to a classmate.

D-Joe · 2012-12-13, 09:45

Anime maybe coming
http://www.ganganonline.com/

Spoiler for Domain Information:

Utsuro no Hako · 2012-12-13, 10:05

Totally called it:

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Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

We should be getting to the end of Volume 3 soon. I figure the fourth volume will cover the last quarter of the school year, including Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day (I don't think I even want to read that chapter), and the end of Kuroko's freshman year. Hopefully the mangaka will allow her to accomplish something in her first year of high school, though not so much as to make her second year boring.

I'm also thinking that the end of the first year would be a good stopping point for an anime adaptation, so maybe we'll get an announcement in the next few months.

Considering volume 3 is coming out in the middle of anime announcement season even though they've had enough material since October, I'm betting there'll be some news on the cover.

APNki · 2012-12-13, 18:21

News about the domain registration and countdown was posted on ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...untdown-begins

taichi-kun · 2012-12-13, 19:52

I would watch it

mystogan · 2012-12-13, 20:59

woah woah woah!!!, hold on a second does this means an anime adaption is going to done. ?!
Can someone please explain that news on ANN, and i don't read japanese so i couldn't understand anything about the domain., can anyone please explain...

Utsuro no Hako · 2012-12-13, 22:12

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Originally Posted by mystogan

woah woah woah!!!, hold on a second does this means an anime adaption is going to done. ?!
Can someone please explain that news on ANN, and i don't read japanese so i couldn't understand anything about the domain., can anyone please explain...

Media Factory bought the domain watamote.jp (WataMote being the abbreviated title for the series in Japanese). So far as I know Media Factory has no connection to Gangan Online which publishes WataMote, so if they're getting ready to launch a site for it, they're probably involved with an anime adaptation. On top of that, Gangan Online has a countdown that will end on December 22, which happens to be the day volume 3 of the manga goes on sale.

So all signs point to an anime but we won't know for sure until a week from Saturday.

mystogan · 2012-12-13, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

Media Factory bought the domain watamote.jp (WataMote being the abbreviated title for the series in Japanese). So far as I know Media Factory has no connection to Gangan Online which publishes WataMote, so if they're getting ready to launch a site for it, they're probably involved with an anime adaptation. On top of that, Gangan Online has a countdown that will end on December 22, which happens to be the day volume 3 of the manga goes on sale.

So all signs point to an anime but we won't know for sure until a week from Saturday.

hmm, so i am guessing when the next volume is released, we will surely get a confirmation in the manga, if it goes anime, countdown till 22nd December huh, then i am looking forward to this Chirstmas hoping for some really good news

desrtsku · 2012-12-14, 11:27

Wuah, I didn't know she was this popular outside the manga!

Diveman · 2012-12-14, 11:41

My little tomoko can't be this popular!

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2012-12-13, 09:45	Link #192
D-Joe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011	Anime maybe coming http://www.ganganonline.com/ Spoiler for Domain Information: Domain Information: [Domain Name] WATAMOTE.JP [Registrant] MEDIA FACTORY, INC. [Name Server] ns01.mediafactory.co.jp [Name Server] ns02.mediafactory.co.jp [Signing Key] [Created on] 2012/11/21 [Expires on] 2013/11/30 [Status] Active [Last Updated] 2012/11/21 17:38:52 (JST) Contact Information: [Name] DBMS VeriSign Japan K.K. [Email] dbms-admin@verisign.co.jp [Web Page] [Postal code] 104-0028 [Postal Address] 8-1 Yaesu 2-chome Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0028, Japan

2012-12-11, 12:59	Link #181
Waven Itadaki-nyaaa !! Join Date: Apr 2008	The point is that she is supposed to be someone who in real life you would never find cute or beautiful at the first sight. That is what she is representing looks-wise. ... no matter how awkward, if she was depicted as cute she would already have many social contacts just by people approaching her.

2012-12-11, 13:48	Link #183
Diveman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011	Yeah I agree, in real life you would find her really weird and akward at first sight. Once you get to know her you'd probably find her cute side

2012-12-11, 14:41	Link #184
Utsuro no Hako Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Comics and animation are pretty binary in terms of attractiveness -- a character's either cute or a total gonk. The manga-ka made Tomoko as un-moe as possible without making her off-putting, but she's still on the attractive side. In real life a girl with hair going all over the place and dark circles under her eyes wouldn't be cute, but in a manga she is.

2012-12-12, 00:04	Link #187
Utsuro no Hako Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	I think a large part of Tomoko's problem is the way Japanese high schools don't change classes -- she's pretty much stuck with the same thirty people for the entire year. If there's no one like Yuu in the class, she's going to be the lone oddball sitting in the corner reading. If she were in an American high school where she had to change classes every period, she'd be exposed to a lot more people and have a better chance of encountering someone like Yuu, who in turn might know someone else with similar interests whom they can get together with at lunch and after school.

2012-12-12, 15:22	Link #190
Randrak42 ANEGO Worshiper Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.	So sexy it killed your link it seems

2012-12-12, 15:55	Link #191
Starshipw Free Opinions Available Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vacationing in the southern isles.	The fact that she can be cute is an important story point. If she were "fugly" and never had a friend or a cousin who looked up to her then we could just shrug and dismiss her. Instead we see that her problems are all caused by her own inappropriate behavior and social awkwardness. Many anime heroines (as well as anime watchers) have an active inner life where their imaginations run wild. Most, after a nudge in the ribs, go on to live and achieve in the real world. It becomes a problem when she imagines that being a hostess in a bar will be easier than delivering a message to a classmate.

2012-12-13, 18:21	Link #194
APNki Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada	News about the domain registration and countdown was posted on ANN: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...untdown-begins

2012-12-13, 19:52	Link #195
taichi-kun Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008	I would watch it

2012-12-13, 20:59	Link #196
mystogan The Lost Lamb Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: in Darkness	woah woah woah!!!, hold on a second does this means an anime adaption is going to done. ?! Can someone please explain that news on ANN, and i don't read japanese so i couldn't understand anything about the domain., can anyone please explain... __________________

2012-12-14, 11:27	Link #199
desrtsku Nympholept Join Date: May 2011 Location: Wonderland. Age: 31	Wuah, I didn't know she was this popular outside the manga! __________________

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Diveman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011	My little tomoko can't be this popular!