Line #13 Manga/Sazanka


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3	''Sazanka'' is a one-shot manga by Aya Kamiyama and the doujin circle Aquilegia, published in 2019. The story is about a young woman named Tatsuki, who has Aspergers, something that not even her boyfriend or her best friend know about. She chooses to take the first step and tell people about her condition, but what will come of it?
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6	!The manga contains examples of:
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8	* AllThereInTheManual: The post-story bonus pages contain various information not covered in the main story, such as some of the characters' last names and how Keita met Tatsuki.
9	* BitchInSheepsClothing: Keita. He seems like a NiceGuy at first glance, but in reality, he's a manipulative, abusive {{Jerkass}}.
10	* BittersweetEnding[=/=]NoEnding: Tatsuki breaks up with her abusive boyfriend, but starts making progress toward accepting herself. The author said that her friends had different impressions of the ending, and that she herself believes that it isn't necessarily a happy ending, with some things remaining unresolved.
11	* BlatantLies:
12	** After telling Aoi that she quit her job, Tatsuki claims that she ran afoul of a rule prohibiting workplace romances, despite there being no evidence that any such rule exists. She then claims that she was kidding, and that the real reason was that she "wasn't good enough."
13	** When Aoi notices a bruise on the underside of Tatsuki's armpit, Tatsuki claims she hit the arm against something, not wanting to admit Keita gave it to her.
14	* BookEnds: The manga begins and ends with Tatsuki spacing out while talking to her friends, one of whom jokingly calls her an "aspie." In the beginning, she considers telling someone she has Asperger's, but decides not to, and thinks about how she hates herself. In the ending, Aoi, who's since learned that Tatsuki has Asperger's, tells the other friend off, and Tatsuki realizes she isn't alone.
15	* CharacterTics: Tatsuki frequently puts her hand on the back of her head, often while trying to laugh off an awkward moment. This causes Aoi to see one of her bruises.
16	* ChildhoodFriend: Tatsuki and Aoi have known each other since middle school.
17	* DiggingYourselfDeeper: While Tatsuki isn't the one in trouble, she ends up doing this when Aoi asks her about her bruises.
18	-->'''Aoi''': What's that bruise?\
19	'''Tatsuki''': [[BlatantLies Oh, I... hit it against something]]!\
20	'''Aoi''': The underside of your arm? [[SarcasmMode Yeah, likely story]]. Don't tell me, when you told your boyfriend that you wanted to break up, he beat you?\
21	'''Tatsuki''': No, it didn't happen then![[note]]According to the author's notes, the scene where Keita beat Tatsuki happened a week before their breakup[[/note]]\
22	'''Aoi''': ...What? You're saying [[DomesticAbuser he beat you up regularly]]?\
23	'''Tatsuki''': ''(thinks)'' [[OhCrap Oh... crap...]]
24	* DisproportionateRetribution: Keita shoves Tatsuki to the ground just for answering her phone while talking to him.
25	* DomesticAbuser: Keita. He hits Tatsuki whenever she does something he doesn't like, and some of the things he says to her, such as his parting TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, also come off as emotionally abusive.
26	* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
27	** Tatsuki is introduced spacing out while talking with her friends, pretending to laugh it off when Friend A calls her an "aspie," and fearing what they would think if they found out she has Asperger's.
28	** Keita berates Tatsuki for making mistakes on the job because it would cause him problems, then appears to forgive her because she's his girlfriend, making him come off as a self-centered and manipulative individual.
29	* FirstNameBasis: While the manga is set in Japan, all the characters are close enough that they use first names with each other.
30	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: "Friend A," the nameless mutual friend of Tatsuki and Aoi's. In addition to her using "aspie" as an insulting term, she gets on Aoi's neves. When Aoi says she's glad to spend time with Tatsuki without "her" around, Tatsuki laughs and agrees.
31	* HarshWordImpact: When Keita tells Tatsuki that she's making too many mistakes at her job, an arrow from his speech bubble stabs her in the head.
32	* HateSink: Keita, Tatsuki's boyfriend, is cruel, abusive, manipulative, and extremely self-centered, frequently verbally and physically abusing Tatsuki because of her disability, with the manga making no effort to make him even the tiniest bit likeable in any way. Aoi even refers to him as a piece of shit.
33	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Tatsuki's suggested to be this, as she chooses to tell her boyfriend of six months that she's autistic, rather than her friend that she's known since middle school (in other words, about 5-7 years, since both are 19 at the start of the story). It would also explain why she ended up with someone like Keita.
34	* InelegantBlubbering: Tatsuki breaks down in tears after Aoi accepts her.
35	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Tatsuki's friend calls her an "aspie" without knowing what it means, or that Tatsuki has Asperger's. In the bonus pages, "Friend A" protests that she would have stopped if someone had said something to her.
36	* ItsAllAboutMe: Keita comes off as a fairly selfish individual when his actions are examined further. When he calls Tatsuki out on making mistakes, he tells her to think about all the trouble it would cause him as a full-timer. When Tatsuki breaks up with him, he insists that she quit her job, since otherwise it would be awkward, never even considering the possibility of quitting himself.
37	* {{Jerkass}}: Keita, when all's said and done. There isn't any kinder way to describe someone who willingly hits and belittles his girlfriend.
38	* KarmaHoudini: Keita suffers no consequences for physically and emotionally abusing Tatsuki. While she breaks up with him, he convinces her to quit her job so he won't be inconvenienced.
39	* ManipulativeBastard: Keita's good at seeming like a nice, understanding boyfriend, but this seems to be a calculated ruse to get her to do what he wants. Even as they're breaking up, he still convinces her to quit her job to avoid potentially awkward situations.
40	* MeaningfulName: The title, Sazanka, refers to a broadleaf tree that, in the language of flowers, means "being earnest" and "overcoming difficulties."
41	* NiceGirl: Tatsuki's ChildhoodFriend, Aoi, is one of the only people who accepts Tatsuki for who she is.
42	* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Aoi, Friend A and Tatsuki. Aoi is the Nice, since she's probably [[NiceGirl the nicest character in the cast]], and the first person Tatsuki can tell about having Asperger's. "Friend A" is the Mean, since she casually throws around the term "aspie," albeit without not understanding what it means, and comes off as somewhat obnoxious. Tatsuki is the In-Between, since she's a decent person at heart, albeit somewhat withdrawn and lacking in social skills.
43	* NoNameGiven: Tatsuki and Aoi's mutual friend is called "Friend A" in the post-story notes.
44	* NoSocialSkills: Tatsuki, being Asperger's, seems to have trouble with interpersonal interactions, such as answering her phone while talking with her boyfriend. According to Aoi, Tatsuki's odd behavior has gone on for years.
45	* NoYou: When Tatsuki and Aoi's friend asks if Tatsuki's "an aspie," Aoi tells her that "it's getting boring." Said friend fires back, "What? Y-You're boring, Aoi."
46	* OhCrap: Tatsuki's reaction when Aoi discovers her bruises and realizes her ex-boyfriend gave them to her.
47	* PrecisionFStrike: Aoi refers to Keita as Tatsuki's "piece of shit boyfriend."
48	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
49	** When Tatsuki suffers a breakdown, he beats her up and gives her the following speech.
50	-->'''Keita''': Shut up. What the hell are you doing, snapping out like that? I laid out rules for you. And since you don't follow them, [[ItsAllAboutMe I end up having to bear all the burden]]! You can't even do basic stuff! You can't do anything!
51	** A week later, Tatsuki breaks up with him. After convincing her to quit her job to spare him any awkwardness, he gives her the following speech with a smile on his face.
52	-->'''Keita''': You sure are something, Tatsuki. You pretend to be a prize, but in reality, you aren't worth it at all.
53	* WorkingWithTheEx: Defied. Keita says things will be awkward at work if he and Tatsuki break up, so he insists that she quit her job if she intends to break up with him.
54	* WouldHitAGirl: Keita shoves Tatsuki to the floor for taking a phone call while talking to him. When Tatsuki has a breakdown, Keita slaps her across the face, pulls her hair and kicks her in the stomach.

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