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   Bobbie Sellers to Bobbie Sellers   
   Re: WARATTE! SOTOMURA-SAN Manga   
   25 Jun 16 20:48:44   
   
   From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 04/19/2015 07:41 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   > On 05/13/2013 09:26 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >> WARATTE! SOTOMURA-SAN Manga   
   >> 笑って! 外村さん; 笑一个吧!外村桑; Smile! Sotomura san;   
   Smile!   
   >> Sotomura-san   
   >> Released:     Author & Artist(s):     Genre(s):   
   >> 2009         Minamori Minamo        Comedy, School Life, Seinen, Slice   
   >> of Life   
   >>   
   >> Sotomura is a high-school girl widely regarded as a delinquent,   
   >> feared and avoided by many of the student body. From her light   
   >> -brown hair down to her long skirt and harsh manner of speaking,   
   >> she completely seems the part. But after Sotomura rescues a   
   >> girl named Haruno from some bullies, Haruno decides to try   
   >> to get to know her better. Haruno is surprised to find out that Sotomura   
   >> isn't a delinquent at all and is, in fact, just a very socially awkward   
   >> girl that's bad with words and wants to make   
   >> friends. She enjoys cooking, handicrafts, and hitting the   
   >> supermarket sales. She also loves cute and fancy things, but   
   >> she tries to hide that fact because she feels they don't   
   >> suit her looks. Haruno's first step in helping Sotomura is   
   >> to try to teach her how to smile, because whenever she tries,   
   >> it ends up as a scary grin. Thus begins the story of   
   >> Sotomura's attempts to make new friends.   
   >>   
   >>      bliss notes: This is a collection of 4 coma strips.   
   >> The main gag is that when Sotomura tries to help fellow   
   >> students she is almost always misunderstood.  The thing   
   >> most people don't know is that she is taking care of a   
   >> younger brother as her mother is not currently living at   
   >> home.  She studies assiduously but is too hard on herself.   
   >> Each chapter of this collection is about 7 strips sometimes   
   >> with continuing story.   
   >>      I thought of Ayukawa Madoka when I read the   
   >> description but this girl is far more gentle and less   
   >> capable of violence,   
   >>   
   >>      Highly recommended.  Seen online at Manga Fox.   
   >>   
   >>      bliss   
   >   
   >   
   >     More Waratte!! Sotomuran-san scanalations hitting the   
   > net.  So funny as she struggles to learn to smile like a   
   > normal girl, frightening people who might be her friends.   
   >     In the latest releases she is working in a cafe   
   > and while she is a very hard worker she still has trouble   
   > smiling.   
   >   
   >     bliss   
      
   	After a long absence we have several new pages of   
   this manga online.  Very welcome lightness of heart.   
      
   	bliss   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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