Yamada to Sensei - Vol. 1 Ch. 1 - The High School Girl and the Wounded Beast

[MangaDex]

 

[Xxjuggernaut]

Huh.....the dude is either bipolar or seriously depressed. He was at his wits ends when he snapped. Coherent people do not act like that especially Japanese teachers

 

[nrose2610]

I like this story! Hope you continue it!

 

[mismarca]

...... ok I guess

 

[migh]

is it really comedy ? it seems edgy

 

[Fellow_Weeb]

Black comedy maybe? I don't find it funny either.

 

[Askorti]

I was totally expecting all this to have been in his head, it seemed so bizarre. Why is there a couch outdoors? Why did he act like a maniac? Why is she fine with it? None of this makes sense, unless it's all imaginary.

 

[Tamerlane]

Actually, I really like this premise. A seriously depressed, broken down man with mental issues that feels dejected by society. He tries to keep it in check but he feels so out of place and so lost to human contact that he can't pull himself through and so tries to manage as he is.

To address some stuff:

Do you remember the central metaphor? She said she saw him as a "wounded beast." What do animals do when they're in pain? They don't let you help them and they bite and slash back at you. She probably views him as a sick man who needs help more than as a predator or as a criminal, which from what we see, he is. Also where I live, you see couches outdoors all the time as people just dump them, but I suppose it could be symbolic for counseling/therapy instead of a literal thing. Though I will give credit to the idea it's all dream-like sequence as its framed that way with him being alone aside from her and them being quite the ways away. @Askorti @Xxjuggernaut

The first chapter may not be funny, but that might not be representative of the manga as a whole. We do see a joke when she's giving him a lap pillow, though. @Fellow_Weeb @migh

 

[Biscuitta]

Is she like a manic pixie dream girl

 

[justforthelulz]

Is Couch-kun a distant relative of Bench-kun?

 

[chusetto]

You need some lithium, dude

 

[XNovalX]

@Tamerlane This dude speakin the truth.

 

[GTX1080Ti]

Shits tough when you go senile.

 

[auodere]

Manga logic dictates he'll change completely into a soft, loving man.
A real life scenario would just end up with him staying the same and moving on to using her as a punching bag while she continues to think she can save him and he'll change :/

 

[SonicDisgaea98]

This is questionable in a number of ways

 

[cybergypsy]

@ justforthelulz noooooo, not bench-Kim

 

[Winchan]

This is.. uhh... hmmmmmm~~ interesting. I suppose.

@auodere

Can't be a real life scenario when there's a comfy couch.. in the middle of the forest.
... Unless it's Russia, but I doubt.

 

[owlette]

despicable depressed guy and the patient and stupidly caring girl with huge honkers. yeah this is definitely the author's fantasy in story form

 

[phishtaco]

like the premise but the protagonist is already fucking unbearable

 

[bahamutmybitch]

I really liked this story, enough to re-read it. Too bad it's not getting new chapters for a while now...