The Do-Over Damsel 3 cements the series as something to avoid rather than enjoy. They craft a confusing plot to excuse a man marrying a child.
The Do-Over Damsel 3 ends any possibility of being a series worth reading. The series uses every possible excuse to make it acceptable that a grown man grooms a child. As more of the plot and threats come to light, it amounts to a curse possessing girls over a certain age. So, to avoid it, Hadis has to pair up with a child bride. While they appeared sweet in previous volumes, The Do-Over Damsel 3 decides it’s okay for a man to kiss a little girl, making this an offensive series that should not even exist and has no excuse for why it does.
With an original story by Sarasa Nagase, art by Anko Yuzu, and character design by Mitsuya Fuji, it starts with Jill frothing as Prince Gerald heads there for her. Translated by John Neal and lettered by Adnazeer Macalangcom, the Yen Press manga has comedic moments akin to Kimi Ni Todoke as Jill’s new friends coach her to smile. However, her smile is so creepy that they change their mind. But she’s angry because of the incestuous Prince Gerald’s imminent arrival.
The Do-Over Damsel 3 Bogs The Story Down With a Confusing Plot
As more comes to light, showing that Gerald plotted with some locals to get the people against Hadis, the series tries to explain why Hadis needs someone young. While its origin remains obscure, this cursed woman has been after Hadis for a long while. She considers herself his true bride and will not let anyone take that role. So the cursed woman continues wreaking havoc, causing Hadis’s family to shun him.
But the explanations for the curse, the goddess, and Jill’s role are dropped without proper reason. Meanwhile, other parts meant to make Hadis sympathetic add to the confusion. While The Do-Over Damsel 3 thinks it’s teasing the problem by offering bits for readers, those bits don’t even fit together. So, it’s like pieces that may not even be a part of the same puzzle.
The Goal Is Making Pedophilia Acceptable
The little that is apparent does not help the series. Supposedly, the curse has a better chance of possessing a girl over fourteen. But the number feels arbitrary. It’s an excuse to excuse grooming. Sure, it’s a teenage Jill in her child body, which Hadis does not know, but older Jill is still underage. And Hadis is still an adult man. While I gave the series some leeway, at this point, the series smashed that goodwill. Hadis kisses Jill in The Do-Over Damsel 3, and no amount of excuses or reasoning makes this acceptable. The series could quickly work by having everyone around the same age.
The Do-Over Damsel 3 cements the series as something to avoid rather than enjoy. They craft a confusing plot to excuse a man marrying a child. But they also make the prince, Gerald, around the same age as Jill, a creep in a relationship with his sister. So, by default, between the two, readers will choose the man over him. The Do-Over Damsel 3 fails to realize that both can be a horrific option for Jill and should be, making this a series that belongs in the offensive tales from the 90s rather than 2024.
