Line #2 Manga/MolesterMan


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2	[[caption-width-right:160:Surprisingly enough, [[NonIndicativeTitle he isn't a Molester.]]]]
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4	''Molester Man'' is a doujinshi that is mostly from the point of view of a university student who calls himself Molester Man. The premise is that by a series of misunderstandings Molester Man was mistaken as a stalker and HilarityEnsues. The story has a serious side too; its essence is the classic RagsToRiches plot being driven by romance. As implied by the story's plot, the reader sees Molester Man grow as a person and gradually move towards a happier state of being.
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6	The doujinshi is [[RomanAClef based on a real story]] posted on 2ch in the VIP thread and adapted by Creator/YokotaTakuma (a.k.a YOKO) who was later also responsible for ''Bakatsun'', ''Shuudan!'', ''Manga/StraightenUpWelcomeToShikaHighsCompetitiveDanceClub'' and the art in ''Manga/OnaniMasterKurosawa''. It has a somewhat unusual narrative as it's fairly common to have the majority of the chapters composed of texts.
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8	There is a live action adaption of Molester Man; the link to it is [[http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODQ4NDMyNjg=.html here]] although it's only available in Japanese as of January 2nd 2013.
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10	There is also an unofficial and incomplete youtube adaption of Molester Man linked [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Doppelmetz here]]. However it's only in Japanese as of January 14 2013.
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12	Compare with ''Literature/TrainMan2004'' (a.k.a ''Densha Otoko'') whose protagonist is also socially awkward, albeit in a different way, and also meets a love interest through an incident. Though after the incident the protagonist from Train Man was seen in a much more positive light than the protagonist from Molester Man.
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14	!! This series contains examples of:
15	* AmbiguouslyGay: The male waiter.
16	--> '''Male Waiter''': You seem to have become manlier than the last time we met. Wanna do it?
17	** All of this was said while loosening his shirt although to be fair he wasn't completely serious. The question is if it was flirtation or just teasing/trolling.
18	* ApologizesALot: All of the main characters, but especially Molester. %%Somewhat justified with Glasses in chapter 2.
19	* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: Loli asks if Molester Man is going to "do something" to her when they're alone in her apartment, both sitting close together at the kotatsu.
20	* ArtEvolution: Compare chapter 1 to chapter 21.
21	* ArtShift: YOKO often drew the characters resembling popular manga artwork style like ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'', and ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' for [[ShoutOut comedic purposes]].
22	* BackStory:
23	** Only mentioned by Molester Man but [[FriendlessBackground its]] [[LonersAreFreaks pretty]] [[KidsAreCruel dark]].
24	** Loli's relationship backstory is summarised by Molester Man; [[SarcasmMode she has really good taste in men]].
25	* BadassBiker: Kansai drives a motorcycle, which only adds to her appeal.
26	%%* BerserkButton: Molester Man has a few. Sometimes, like in chapter 2, he goes off with a snap. %%What is his Berserk Button?
27	* BlatantLies:
28	--> '''Molester Man''': Frankly speaking some of it made me so frisky it gave me an [[LastSecondWordSwap erec-err]]... I meant that it made me shake with anger.
29	* BluntYes: Used by Molester Man in chapter 20 and it shows his growth.
30	* CantHoldHerLiquor: Loli passes out drunk at Molester's apartment (she was already drunk before getting there) and throws up on his bed.
31	* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Nearly happens to Molester Man in Chapter 10, when Kansai comes to visit when he's sick.
32	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Molester Man has shown some mild signs of this in Chapter 1[[https://plus.google.com/photos/110793535724604745254/albums/5814158062473491697/5814158065579338194?banner=pwa]]
33	* CompanionCube: Sachiko. [[spoiler:"She" is an onahole.]]
34	* ComplimentBackfire: Molester Man tells Kansai "Kimono look good on girls with tiny breasts", leading to her indignantly asking "Who's a girl with tiny breasts?".
35	* ComplimentFishing: Kansai, when she's texting with Molester in Chapter 6.
36	* CoolBigSis: Molester's Sister is pretty chill, though she only appears in one chapter.
37	* CornerOfWoe: Molester Man. Naturally this includes his separate personalities in chapter 18.
38	* DeathGlare: Kansai gives a pretty nasty one [[https://plus.google.com/photos/110793535724604745254/albums/5814158062473491697/5814158114645185506?banner=pwa]]
39	* [[DecoyProtagonist Decoy Deuteragonist]]: Miss Understanding seems like she'll be the LoveInterest and deuteragonist for the first 3 chapters. Chapter 4 reintroduces Kansai and she quickly takes hold of the bulk of the chapter. By Chapter 5, Kansai takes center stage and from then-on, Miss Understanding is relegated to being a background character.
40	* DialogueTree: After playing countless {{Dating Sim}}s, Molester Man can come up with three possible answers in any situation (though he can't always pick the best one).
41	* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Averted, despite the ComplimentBackfire trope above.
42	* EarlyBirdCameo: Tsun and Boon from Yoko's next work, ''Tsunbaka'', appear as background characters in a few scenes.
43	* EmpathicEnvironment: In Chapter 1, it starts raining just before it got worse.
44	* ExtraLongEpisode: The final chapter is '''67''' freaking pages, nearly twice the length of any other chapter.
45	* ExtremeDoormat: Molester Man tends to think of himself as this whenever Kansai gets angry.
46	* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler: Played with. It's not Miss Understanding, but [[SecondLove Kansai]] who Molester ends up seriously falling in love with and ends up with. Oddly enough, though, she was only second by a matter of a few MINUTES.]]
47	* FirstPersonSmartass: Though molester man is a NiceGuy, he has his moments in later chapters.
48	* FreudianSlip: Molester Man accidentally says "Look, the reason why I didn't do Loli is..." before realizing what he said.
49	* GoodBadGirl: Kansai is implied to be one.
50	* GoshDangItToHeck: Downplayed, but Molester notices that Loli actually says "gosh", one of the only times he's heard a girl say that IRL.
51	* GuysAreSlobs: Averted, The only male room we see is Molester Man's and it's pretty tidy... perhaps not clean though.
52	* HarshWordImpact: In Chapter 14.5, the 2Channel anon comments pointing out how he screwed up stab through Molester Man.
53	* HasAType: Molester Man's type is Miss Understanding.
54	** [[spoiler:Miss Understanding has a type but it isn't at all like Molester Man.]]
55	* HeroicBSOD: Molester Man plays this straight starting from chapter 2.
56	* HollywoodGlassCutter: Molester Man wishes he had one when he can't see through the smoked glass door between him and a nearly-naked Loli.
57	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Reversed as Molester Man orginally had a ''negative'' opinion of Glasses and Kansai, downplayed as both of the character's morality ''wasn't'' obvious and subverted as he [[RuleOfThree ''independently'']] changed his opinion.
58	* HypocriticalHumour: A meta example, that is unintentional, is by YOKO.
59	--> '''YOKO''': By the way, even if Sachiko is actually part of the original threads I am still not sure if it was right to include her in this manga. I fear that this may have turned into a real "masturbation manga" now.
60	* ICantBelieveAGirlLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Molester Man can't believe a girl as hot as Loli is actually interested in him.
61	* ImagineSpot: Molester is especially prone to this.
62	* InternalMonologue: Half the text is told through Molester Man's thoughts.
63	* IncrediblyLamePun: 'Michael Joudan', that is all.[[note]]A pun on UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan and the Japanese word for joke.[[/note]]
64	* IronicNickname:
65	** Molester Man, since he's not a molester after all.
66	** Loli, who [[BuxomBeautyStandard definitely doesn't have a loli body type]].
67	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy:
68	** [[spoiler:In chapter 20, Molester chooses to never meet both Kansai and Loli anymore to preserve their friendship.]]
69	** Also Implied by [[spoiler: Kansai while Molester was after Miss Understanding and when Loli appeared to have a chance]].
70	** After Molester tells the whole story to [[spoiler:Loli and asks her to make up with Kansai for Kansai's sake]], she realizes that he's never going to truly love her, and she wants both him and her best friend to be happy.
71	* IWantToBeARealMan: Molester has shades of this and even has an overbearing father to boot.
72	* LecherousLicking: Molester Man licks all over [[spoiler:Kansai's body when they have sex]].
73	* LoveConfession: In Chapter 14, Molester Man confesses to [[spoiler:Kansai]].
74	* LoveTriangle: [[spoiler:Molester loves Kansai, Loli loves Molester, and Kansai and Loli are good friends. [[GreenEyedMonster Jealousy]] ensues.]]
75	* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: One could argue that this applies to Miss Understanding, Kansai and even Molester Man.
76	* MissingStepsPlan: Molester Man's plan to confess his love to [[spoiler:Kansai]].
77	-->1. Treat her to a meal
78	-->2. Get very close with her
79	-->3. Spend Christmas with her
80	-->4. ???
81	-->5. Profit
82	** A 2Channel user then correctly guesses that step 4 is "confess your love to her on Christmas".
83	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The thread made this very clear to Molester Man in chapter 12 and they didn't say it nearly as nicely as the trope.
84	* OhCrap: In Chapter 1 after a crowd begins to gather around a pretty convincing NotWhatItLooksLike Molester Man says [[OhCrap "I…I’m done for.”]]
85	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The whole cast.
86	* {{Otaku}}: Molester Man is not only a manga/anime Otaku, but also a snake otaku.
87	* OutOfFocus: Miss Understanding though she does have chapter 16 all to herself and Molester Man.
88	* {{Pixellation}}: The [[spoiler:onahole]] Molester Man orders is pixellated, though it's obvious what it is even without him saying so.
89	* PoorCommunicationKills: What causes the main conflict.
90	* PornStash: Molester Man has one, somewhat of a subversion as unlike most fictional characters with one, he’s pretty nonchalant about it being discovered.
91	* PoseOfSupplication: Molester Man does it almost every chapter, one time to Kansai through his cell phone (though she can't see him) to thank her for inviting him out with the girls.
92	* RagingStiffie: Molester Man is grateful to Loli for giving him a blanket when he's at her place watching ''Gundam'', since it hides his erection.
93	* ScaryBlackMan: Molester Man certainly thinks so, but it's just an overly pushy salesman.
94	* SelfDeprecation: Molester Man is prone to this, as well as DismissingACompliment.
95	* SheCleansUpNicely: Kansai in kimono.
96	* ASimplePlan: Will Molester Man ever catch a break?
97	* SoOkayItsAverage: Molester and Kansai's opinion of the sushi place they go to.
98	* SpitTake: Molester Man spits out some of his parfait in surprise when Kansai walks up to the table.
99	* TaremeEyes: Played straight with Miss Understanding and subverted with Loli.
100	* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Molester and Kansai in chapter 18.]]
101	* TheOneGuy: Not so obvious since Molester is the main character but it's true from the perspective of any other major character.
102	* ThirdWheel: Molester Man sees himself as this in chapter 2 for a while.
103	* TryingNotToCry: Molester Man plays this straight a lot near the end.
104	** Kansai also plays it straight in chapter 14.
105	** Loli [[RuleOfThree plays it straight]] in chapter 11.
106	*** And again in chapter 20.
107	* {{Tsundere}}: It's a rare male case, but Molester Man towards Miss Understanding which is demonstrated below.
108	--> '''Molester Man''' (Thinking): GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE, B**CH!!! YOU FELT SINCERITY IN MY WORDS!? WELL, I FELT PRESUMPTUOUSNESS IN YOUR WORDS!! AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CUTE LIKE OGURA YUUKO!!!
109	* TsurimeEyes: Played straight with Kansai.
110	* VerbalBackspace: Molester Man, in chapter 21, really needed to think before speaking.

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