Status Updates From JK Haru is a Sex Worker in ...

"It's only scary because you think it's scary. [...] It's only gross because you think it's gross." OK we are finally getting a peek into Haru's coping strategy 😭

Hiratori is doing their best to show sex work in a sympathetic light but I fear their personal biases are still coming through.... Haru being a JK (high school girl) is clearly chosen due to how over sexualized and attacked teen girls are but at the same time Hiratori through Haru is stating that 16-20 years old really IS the time period that women (girls!) have the highest libido. Anyway!

The brothel sponsoring the little league team was Not in the manga but it Is hilarious. Go Happy-Friends!

Literally every chappppterrrr. And I know (from reading the manga) that the purpose is to bluntly show sex work in the misogynist shonen-isekai setting and danger is inherent to the job due to said misogyny but. goddam. Let her catch a break!

Every chapter is Haru going "God! Customer service jobs are the WORST!" and then something genuinely horrifying happens to her.

The first person perspective is doing this story a disservice. Haru is only telling us what she wants us to know, and since like 30-40% of her brash confidence is a front to protect herself from her situation we are getting a skewed view of what's going on. Which the author could be doing on purpose! But I feel its more that isekai light novels are expected to be in first perspective.

How is it this funny already.