Tsuma Ni Damatte Sokubaikai Ni Ikun Ja Nakatta [best] -
It was a Sunday. Raining. My wife had declared, with the terrifying cheerfulness of someone holding a garbage bag, "Let's finally clean out the closet!"
We also have a new rule: any non-essential purchase over 10,000 yen gets a text message. Not a permission request, exactly, but a heads-up: "Hey, thinking of buying X. Thoughts?"
A single trip to a convention is rarely the problem. It is the pattern. The unopened boxes. The glass display case that expands annually. The credit card statement with a mysterious charge from "Wonder Festival 202x." When a husband says "I’m going for a walk" and returns with a life-sized anime sword, trust begins to fray. tsuma ni damatte sokubaikai ni ikun ja nakatta
Wife's reproach (direct address):
Write down:
The title serves as both a summary and a lament. The protagonist, , is an ordinary salaryman and a budding doujinshi artist. The story begins on a high note: Kouta has finally been invited to participate in a major doujin convention (sokubaikai) as a circle participant—a significant milestone for any amateur creator.
: Written and illustrated by Minamoto, the print versions are distributed under GOT Comics . Digital versions, including special editions ( Tokusouban ), are widely available on Japanese e-commerce platforms like Rakuten Kobo and Comic Cmoa . It was a Sunday
(translated as "I Shouldn't Have Gone to the Fan Convention Without Telling My Wife" ) is a popular adult manga (TL/Hentai genre) written and illustrated by the artist Minamoto (みな本). Published under the GOT Comics imprint by ジーオーティー (GOT) , it gained significant traction for its unique spin on marital miscommunication, secret hobbies, and the dramatic consequences of "NTR" (netorare) tropes. It later received a popular multi-episode OVA adaptation .
The problem with hiding something from a spouse is that you never stop hiding. That lens lived in my closet for three weeks. I didn't use it. I couldn't. Every time I reached for my camera bag, my wife would ask, "Are you taking pictures of something specific?" and I'd say, "Just the usual," while my palms sweated like I was defusing a bomb. Not a permission request, exactly, but a heads-up:
This incident serves as a reminder that communication is key to a healthy and successful relationship. By keeping secrets and sneaking around, we risk damaging the trust and intimacy that are essential to a strong partnership.
I touched a 50mm f/1.4 lens. The seller, a man with the hollow eyes of a fellow sinner, named a price. It was absurdly low. I did the mental math. If I sold my old kit lens online, this would practically be free. It wasn't spending money; it was reallocating assets .
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