I feel like there’s a few explanations for Chiharu, but while the boyfriend could be a lie to hide her own feelings, I actually wonder if it’s a similar Mei situation where she fell for a guy and Mei, but was all too sure that Mei would reject her and seeing as it would be awkward to live with someone you have feelings for but can’t pursue, ended up dating the guy. And then, she realizes that she likes Mei more than the guy (hence the “I love you” thing at the end). Either way, she’s definitely cooking
All the while, Mei is living the dream at college with every hot lady pursuing her lol

I feel like there’s a few explanations for Chiharu, but while the boyfriend could be a lie to hide her own feelings, I actually wonder if it’s a similar Mei situation where she fell for a guy and Mei, but was all too sure that Mei would reject her and seeing as it would be awkward to live with someone you have feelings for but can’t pursue, ended up dating the guy. And then, she realizes that she likes Mei more than the guy (hence the “I love you” thing at the end). Either way, she’s definitely cooking
All the while, Mei is living the dream at college with every hot lady pursuing her lol

I actually like this simplistic end. I never really felt like this manga could be or should be long. It somewhat felt like an intro to a world, a set of characters, with a central focus on the beginnings of one of the characters. From this, if Kona wanted, they could easily make spin off or sequels to this manga about any of the characters, focusing on not only expanding the world but showing how the characters grow from this “prelude” you could say. As much as I wanted KotoMei, I also kinda want it to be its own series rather than part of FukaBoku as a whole. They set up the two’s initial developments but there is a lot more that can be expanded on and explored that would work way better as a separate piece

Either way, I’d say I’m pretty satisfied with this!

Oh boy, that kiss scene was fucking intense and probably the first kiss scene where I just felt nothing but anxiety while it happened lmao
Now, as for what will occur next, I have no doubt Fujishiro’s confession will either be rejected or just not answered due to Kurokawa’s inferiority complex, her extreme admiration/idolization of Fujishiro, and her general lack of self-esteem. There’s a possibility she’ll accept Aki’s confession as a way to deny her own feelings and get away from Fujishiro, but I kinda doubt it. With the scenes from the field trip though, I suspect that Kuro will retreat back to her old friend group, Izumi will stick with Fuji, and Iro won’t know what to exactly do since she likes Izumi but is best friends with Kuro.
Miki and Maho are a bit more complicated. Maho is unlikely to make an action on her own, but I can see her becoming an issue because of Miki telling her to do something. The true problem is Miki. There are a few different reactions that could happen:
1.) she confronts Fuji in person next chapter immediately after what happened and things escalate
2.) She starts rumors about Fuji and/or Kuro about what happened
3.) she starts actively bullying Fuji and/or Kuro about what happened (whether it’s just verbal assault, property damage or physical bullying, I don’t know)
I highly doubt Miki will just let this event slide by her. She’s still furious with Fuji, so I expect her to make some sort of action. I just can’t tell what that action will be.
I’m freaking down for drama though. This climax moment was nicely setup from the previous chapters. Lots of pieces are in place for this to go from 0 to 100.

This is so pure
Thank you for cleansing my soul

This is cute, but Manuela’s facial expression is making me laugh so much

“When can I come out?”
Haha... I a s k m y s e l f t h a t e v e r y d a y . . .

Oh heck.... oh hell
Uhhh....
Well, based on the other chapters, Sakura wanting to say bye bye to the world wasn’t exactly surprising considering the information we got from the chapters she’s been in but I didn’t expect it this soon.
And god... knowing that happened to Mogumo in the past and Sakura witnessed it when she was that young... god I feel terrible for these siblings. Mogumo is doing much better cuz they have people to support them but Sakura’s a real big mess. Though, considering that end, Mogu may or may not be in a bigger mess now
Dang, I just want them all to be happy and for the dad of Mogu and Sakura to eat a bag of shit for his behavior. Words are way stronger sometimes than actions and they can really mess a child up

Wow that ending was quite the twist. I like it
Akita’s jealous and anxious thoughts are certainly ugly but they’re accurate to her emotion. And it’s kinda interesting showing those little bits of her and Mayuki together. It’s kinda made me think that her actions aren’t just because she is deep end in love with Rin. She mentioned Mayuki as being someone she always had to protect. I think a good explanation to her decision at the end is based somewhat on that. She doesn’t really see how much Mayuki has grown so in her head, she’s still this weak girl she wants to watch over. Losing to Mayuki and learning that Rin has been “taking advantage” of her is conflicting in her mind which leads to Akira saying she’ll teach Mayuki the non-school related stuff. It’s to distance Rin from Mayuki and also protect Mayuki from being taken advantage of. I could just be overthinking it but it fits better to me because Akira’s decision at the end doesn’t make that much sense to me otherwise. Like, if she wanted to be on the offensive with her feelings, it’d make more sense to just go for Rin

Oh wow haven’t seen this one in a long while
I like it :)

Bernie’s little heart can’t take the gay no matter how old she gets and it’s adorable

Tsugu’s brain is melting from the sheer force of their handsomeness.

That ended up being strangely wholesome despite knowing they were about to get it on

The face Kurokawa made there at the end definitely caught me off guard there but looking at it a second time I think it’s more like a reaction of shock or realization? Maybe? It’s hard to tell. But I do feel that Kurokawa is much more aware of how she feels towards Fujishiro than how Fujishiro feels towards Kurokawa. I mean, look at her: Bestest friends? It’s comedically painful how dense she is lol. At the very least Fujishiro does realize that her feelings towards Kurokawa are different and special, but since she doesn’t actually know what love feels like I guess she’s doing the best she can to interpret the emotions. That’s how I categorized feelings for a girl once because I had never been in love before and didn’t know what romance really was.
Kurokawa on the other hand is either starting to realize she likes Fujishiro or has been subtly aware for awhile and is just starting to realize the depth of what she feels (Chapter 13 is what made me think of this second option). Who knows tho
Lol meanwhile resident gay Iro is just going for the kill

God this one hurt. I don’t think Sakura actually blames Mogumo despite what she said at the end. However, her life is utter shit right now because her family life is in complete disarray (that father makes me so pissed). Mogumo leaving certainly didn’t help, and I kinda get this feeling that she felt like they abandoned her and left her with this broken home. Her last lines just seemed... lonely. She wants her sibling back, but her father is a definite obstacle and it’s making lots of things difficult.

i feel like my soul has been cleansed

Are any new translations coming out soon? There’s already been three new chapters

God I felt so gay when I saw Violet in this outfit
She’s so prettyyyyyy

If El and Rhea actually just sat down and had a chat, I can actually imagine them getting along. They have a lot in common
Though, I can also imagine when they’re done talking, they immediately pull out their weapons and fight because their personalities clash hard

I have a solution, take a pancake, top it with French toast, proceed to sandwich it between two waffles, then wrap it all up into a crepe.
The ultimate breakfast

Oh Tsugu you precious bean

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Oh god this is literally the worst possible thing to do to someone who has such a bad mental state.
I doubt Imoko and her mom truly understand how bad Neeko’s anxiety and depression issues are. Otherwise, they wouldn’t do something as insane looking as this. I feel at the very least, this could teach them to take things slower if it truly ends up being terrible. But still, their lack of understanding to mental issues is really biting them in the ass.

This scenario has everything against Neeko:
- Hot, unbearable weather
- loads of people who are probably getting more agitated in the heat
- tons of anxiety, self-deprecating issues, and depression. Also toss in some lowkey PTSD
- the entire job was a surprise (and trick) so she has literally no time to mentally prepare herself
- she has no one to support her morally

I’d probably die on the spot if that were me. I wouldn’t even have time to get mad.

Oh my...that was something to watch... O/////O
It’s kinda interesting to see Ayako trying to help Asuka with her feelings for her. It’s definitely clear that she doesn’t know exactly how to help Asuka while maintaining a strictly family relationship because letting her kiss her, isn’t quite the right way to do it. But as someone who likes this ship, go ahead and kiss her. I don’t mind at all. And now, the agonizing wait for chapter 8 and 8.5 to be translated and posted here....