Itai Onee-san wa Suki Desu ka? - Vol. 3 Ch. 42 - Painful Love Triangle

[cillbosby]

I'd say it's more like a love directed cycle graph, since none of them like each other really lol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_graph#Directed_cycle_graph

 

[SuperOniichan]

Itai-san is the best example of how unlucky people "love" to attract strange people and strange events, lol. And yes, this girl actually has 5 guys in one time?

@Nightlilygirl- It's a pun that he likes a girl who doesn't notice him because she's obsessed with Itai.

@Airsaber If it’s not about gender, then I don’t think that a girl who likes to watch Itai behave like a pathetic old man is somehow much better.

 

[Airsaber]

@SuperOniichan: I don't understand the "gender" part. Anyway, I didn't say that she's MUCH better (though "is not much better" is still a bit better). And, well, I don't have to like all of 'em equally.

 

[SuperOniichan]

@Airsaber What I meant was that bisexual or implied bisexual triangles usually have a strong straight vs gay reputation. That's why I said "if not about gender"

 

[Airsaber]

@SuperOniichan: To be fair, I didn't *seriously* consider the romantic angle, just which character I like more/which kind of interaction I find more hilarious to watch.

If you want to look at it more seriously, then I'm pretty sure that we won't see a f/f relationship in this manga, and Sonobe x Shiraishi sound like the least unhealthy option, IMHO.

Also, I'm a huge fan of friendly triangles (as in "all three love each other" or "two people love the third person and like each other"), which is a thing that happens almost exclusively in fanmade or indie stuff, unfortunately...

 

[SuperOniichan]

@Airsaber Well, most bisexual love triangles are actually just a straight romcom + female lead's female friend, because people have so forgotten how to perceive any relationship other than romantic that they always see all female friends as a love interest. Take any not yuri bait comedy with a female lead and you will see people trying to declare her friends as her harem, wives, grilfriends, etc. Unfortunately, nowadays even non-romantic thrillers like Talentless Nana fall prey to this.

 

[Airsaber]

@SuperOniichan: Huh, I stopped reading Nana ages ago, so I don't think I've seen the triangle (or I just forgot about it).

But yes, I'm also tired of yuri and/or yaoi and/or harem baiting even in non-yuri/yaoi/harem series. Dear creators, just stop being cowards and actually give us an actual non-combative triangle/polycule sometimes! As I said, it's not even like all of the sides have to be in love with each other, they can also be friends!

And yes, of course I would also like to see more friendship without romantic undertones, especially between guys and gals.

 

[SuperOniichan]

@Airsaber People just thought that if Nana and Michiru are close, then they should definitely read like a romantic couple / ship no matter what. Even if there is no fanservice or baiting in such things, people will still convince you that the closeness of the characters is a romantic tension, because they are close or important to each other.

 

[RavenLlya]

Love triangle? Or more like 3- person love congo line.