We'll be ceasing scanlation of the series due to its licensing. Completed chapters will remain unless parties with relevant authority request otherwise.

Damm, I knew it'd be dropped.

Another group called 4s posted chapter 9 on batoto two weeks ago. They will continue to release each new chapter a few days after Dengeki Daioh is out in Japan.

A savior has arisen! I'm really excited for the next chapter, all in all!

Stupid story here:

I was downloading the Kuttsukiboshi doujins and I curiously clicked on the link to Fragmented Hollow's scanlator page. A random misclick from there led me to Nakatani Nio's artist page. I had heard about this manga but wasn't really interested, but I figured since I saw it there, I might as well see what the fuss is about.

The first few pages were rather pleasant, and then it hit me.

This girl's using one of the Sony Xperia Z series of phones! I've got a Z1 Compact myself! Phone bros!

And this isn't a one-time thing either. The whole chapter was full of phone porn.

Presumably this is a Z3, because of its magnetic charging port and the shape of its front speakers. Anyway, it's drawn much, much better than the cars in Murcielago; I only picked up Murcielago for the car.

I've gone through a bunch of completed yuri manga recently so I'll probably not come back to this until it finishes as well.

But hey! Phone bros!

Chapter 10 is out.

The plot thickens...

I don't really understand chapter 10 at all. Yuu falls in love with the real Nanami but Nanami wants to become her older sister's replacement. What kind of plot is this ? Duh!

Chapter 10... Loved it!
I really enjoyed Nanami's perspective at the end of the chapter, and how it led her to fall for Yuu. Her idea of love as a shackle is is on point with her experiences.
I think, at this point, Nanami has to show what she could provide for Yuu, if Yuu is going to really reciprocate her feelings. Yuu offers Nanami a lot and can see through her, but what does Nanami do for Yuu?

I keep rereading chapter 10 because Yuu's actions and what she says is very contradicting. Why would you chase after someone and comprise in what you believe in if you don't love them. Her motives for helping Nanami is that she is feeling lonely and that they are friends is very flimsy. You wouldn’t do that for someone who is just a friend you just have to look at how Yuu treats her other friends compared to Nanami and you can see that she goes above and beyond for Nanami by far.

^ That's the thing. Yuu already loves Nanami, she just doesn't realize it yet since there's no sparks or butterflies in her stomach like those romance novels she likes.

Now, Touko is interesting although I don't get why she doesn't want Yuu to fall for her.

EDIT: This post from /u/ clears it somewhat.
http://boards.4chan.org/u/thread/1970842/yagate-kimi-ni-narueventually-i-will-become-yours#p1997941

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^
That link helped alot in seeing another perspective. I never thought a 4chan comment board would actually help. Thanks lenne18.

I just found a comment that answers your question about Touko on that forum: "Touko believes that if Yuu really falls in love with her she'll start having expectations just like anyone else, and now she's doing the same with Yuu"

How could Nakatani make such a great manga? Every chapter is just so fulfilling by itself. No chapter left me hanging and craving for more. I'm always content and, yet still anticipating the next one.
My life needs more of series like this, ones that I can read and move on to doing other things, instead of thinking about it day and night lol.

I'll post my comment from Reddit as well:
"I might be reading into it too much but I think Yuu and Nanami's story is a journey to find true love and what it means, especially since both of them have pretty warped perceptions about loving another person romantically."

No idea if Yuu is currently falling in love with Nanami as you all see to think, but she is very fond of her. What I have come to realise however, is that surprisingly, as much as Yuu wants to love, Nanami doesn't want to be loved (romantically). She knows that to love is to constrain the other person, and now that she has come to love, she can never go back to how she was. I guess that for her, the present situation is best, as she fell in love with Yuu for never having loved/being unable to love, and despite not loving her back, Yuu cares enough(/whatever she feels that she doesnt identify as love), to just stay by her side. That is pretty ideal, and what Nanami wants. Hmm this is so complex, it's just so interesting, there are so many ways to interpret the characters, their thoughts, their dialogues, their actions, their expressions. Nothing is absolutely clear.
I'd love to have the author's thoughts on her work, what went through her mind as she wrote and drew all of this, who her characters are to her and how she tried to portray them.

Are the chapters from the other group going to be posted here?

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chapter ten hits and things are getting interesting...

Okay, I caved and read the scanlations because I just love this series too much. I'll definitely be buying the licensed series or the Japanese tankobons, this is just too good.

I love the fact that Yuu understands that Touko loves her because Yuu has never loved before (and therefore has no expectations etc) and actually tells Touko that she'll never fall in love with her, just so they can stay together. And then later admits that she's lying, which means she does love Touko after all. Pardon me while I go drown in feels.

Edit: I just found out that I can order the Japanese tankobon from Kinokuniya Singapore! I'm going to order it now. I also found the tankobon on Amazon.co.jp, if anyone needs the link.

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Why there is no chapter 9 and 10 on dynasty yet?

Why there is no chapter 9 and 10 on dynasty yet?

Cause, unfortunately, the series is dropped here. The other usual web readers have the series done up to the latest chapter. One particular such reader is linked up some posts above.

@Chapter 10
My feelings for Saeki-san has gone up a lot! In the beginning, one can be led to believe that Saeki has a mature (but standard) crush for Touko. However, it turns out that she actually understands Touko no less than Yuu does, and also, genuinely loves her. There needs to be an arc sometime explaining Saeki's side, and why doesn't she confess. Although from the flashback chapter, it looks like she thinks Touko isn't interested in girls. I wonder what her reaction will be, when she comes to know that Touko and Yuu are dating? She seems to be close to figuring that out, with how perceptive she is. I liked her staking her territory ("You don't have to worry about her, because she has me"). Not like it isn't obvious that I'm a fan of Saeki.

Important plot point, there are a lot theories going around about Touko's feelings for Yuu. However, back in chapter 3, Nanami explicitly told Yuu, that she knows Yuu can't fall in love with her, but is going to try to woo her, till she does. Then suddenly, going by people's theories, it seems that now (Chapter 10), she rather Yuu not "actually" fall in love with her. I find this a bit of an odd discrepancy. Might be the fact that she is feeling vulnerable over this revelation to Yuu. Yuu obviously doesn't know, because Touko never planned on telling her.

^
That link helped alot in seeing another perspective. I never thought a 4chan comment board would actually help. Thanks lenne18.

I just found a comment that answers your question about Touko on that forum: "Touko believes that if Yuu really falls in love with her she'll start having expectations just like anyone else, and now she's doing the same with Yuu"

The comment would only make sense if Nanami didn't say what she said in chapter 3. Because that means she is backtracking in chapter 10, as I was saying.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/bloom_into_you_ch03#23

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Why there is no chapter 9 and 10 on dynasty yet?

Cause, unfortunately, the series is dropped here. The other usual web readers have the series done up to the latest chapter. One particular such reader is linked up some posts above.

Why? Because it's licenced now? So is Citrus. And yet it's still here.

last edited at Mar 4, 2016 2:22PM

Why there is no chapter 9 and 10 on dynasty yet?

Cause, unfortunately, the series is dropped here. The other usual web readers have the series done up to the latest chapter. One particular such reader is linked up some posts above.

Why? Because it's licenced now? So is Citrus. And yet it's still here.

Yes I think they said they will leave it here until the publisher actually requests it to be taken down

the series is dropped here.

I never realised Dynasty exclusively hosted YP translations these days. Maybe 4s just haven't asked?

the series is dropped here.

I never realised Dynasty exclusively hosted YP translations these days. Maybe 4s just haven't asked?

It's just that it's been licensed somehow? But I'm not sure by who and where.

the series is dropped here.

I never realised Dynasty exclusively hosted YP translations these days. Maybe 4s just haven't asked?

It's just that it's been licensed somehow? But I'm not sure by who and where.

Seven Seas
http://www.gomanga.com/articles/extraextra/seven-seas-celebrates-valentines-day-with-license-of-yuri-series-bloom-into-you/870
And I fully intend to buy it when it's out. But that doesn't mean I don't like to get to read chapters ahead of time either.

I live in Argentina and we can't import anything from the usa. :/

Here's a couple of hopelessly naive suggestions. Maybe you could get it imported from Canada instead of the USA? (Would that actually work?) Or maybe a little later, you could buy a used copy from somewhere in South America?

Sorry, I don't know the situation so these were just a couple of thoughts that occurred to me. If there's any chance they could actually be useful, you've probably already thought of them yourself.

We'll the country doesn't matter as long as I pay in foreign money. We "can" import from anywhere, but to be able to do so i'd have to pay A LOT (A LOT, really) and i'd have to go to the capital city (700.000 miles away - 150 usd for transport and a full day trip) to retrieve it, because I need to prove to the government WHERE did i get my foreign money from and WHAT is it that i'm buying, and even so, if the government guys chose to withhold my stuff they can do it without even explaining why. So... paying 1/2 of the argentinian minimum wage for a manga that I don't know if they'll let me keep or not is seems to be... just a big waste of money. :/

It sucks to live in south america lol.

I almost want to send it to you just because. That sucks =/

Important plot point, there are a lot theories going around about Touko's feelings for Yuu. However, back in chapter 3, Nanami explicitly told Yuu, that she knows Yuu can't fall in love with her, but is going to try to woo her, till she does.

@Rebly82
Ah a translator from YP cleared that up actually. it was a mistake in translation from the previous scanlator, Nanami doesn't actually say "I will make you fall in love with me". She asks for permission for something else but I forgot what it was supposed to be.
I forgot what it was that she actually said tho, but iirc Gulf Standard stated that it was incorrect previously on this thread.
Would be nice have that corrected, it's a really important and misleading line.

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I keep rereading chapter 10 because Yuu's actions and what she says is very contradicting. Why would you chase after someone and comprise in what you believe in if you don't love them. Her motives for helping Nanami is that she is feeling lonely and that they are friends is very flimsy. You wouldn’t do that for someone who is just a friend you just have to look at how Yuu treats her other friends compared to Nanami and you can see that she goes above and beyond for Nanami by far.

^ That's the thing. Yuu already loves Nanami, she just doesn't realize it yet since there's no sparks or butterflies in her stomach like those romance novels she likes.

Hnng no that sounds really off to me
You know how cus of heteronormative norms, it's like people believe that two characters of opposite sex in fiction can't just be friends? They have to be love interests? The two leads have to sleep together at some point before the climatic finale?
I do believe that Yuu will one day feel something different for Nanami, but I'm not sure if I agree that currently, what she feels is "more than friendship".
I feel like, all these arguments that Yuu wouldn't be doing " all of this for Nanami if she didn't love her already" aren't particularly convincing to me either.
It could very well be the case, but I don't feel like it's for certain currently. Can a person not go out of their way for another without harboring romantic feelings for them?
Ofc I'm not hoping for some kind of "just friends" end, omg no that'd be shit, but I'm just saying that, for the eventual romantic ending, it's clear to me that although Yuu already holds Nanami to higher regards than she does others, it's gonna need way more for that to cross over to any possible zones of romantic feelings. I believe that somehow Nakatani will work it out and that it will be character development-wise complexe and wonderful, but that right now, the cliche'd line "she already loves her, she just doesn't realise it yet" really doesn't cut it out for me, and hopefully not this manga, because as a whole, Bloom Into You is already very out of the ordinary and sentimentally complex, the characters are all deeply fleshed out. I think that it deserves more than the simple "ah but it was there all along", to tie the final knot.

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Can a person not go out of their way for another without harboring romantic feelings for them?

A person can go out of their way for another without any romantic inclination, especially for nice people like Yuu.

But that's not the reason why I think she's already in love. The reason is her thoughts. She thinks too much of Touko.