A kiss on the cheek between 2 girls in France literally is nothing, however you take it. I mean, we tend to do as she explain when greeting the little sister, but, girls tend to do a lot of skinship between friends, and it's just totally normal, even though they tend to avoir it in public places like in the middle of the road u.u

The way she approach Kou before the kiss, though, isn't as natural.

She's pulling the same stuff Hazuki always pulls.

can't believe we're getting this incredible behind-the-scenes look at how mario + rabbids came to be

Actually the kiss is quite nothing in France. Catherine is actually being playful before that. We can actually guess that she is... not straight?

Also why are you worrying about NTR here? In New Game love polygon is normal.

She's pulling the same stuff Hazuki always pulls.

Well, Hazuki is more about worshipping their beauty and trying to act tempting and submissive. This one is going to make Kou "her dog", she is clearly more dominant and the way she's portrayed is rather ominous.

She's pulling the same stuff Hazuki always pulls.

Well, Hazuki is more about worshipping their beauty and trying to act tempting and submissive. This one is going to make Kou "her dog", she is clearly more dominant and the way she's portrayed is rather ominous.

The thing is Kou seemed to flutter a lot under Catherine advance. If this is a new manga, it would have a gayer opening than many Yuri one.

Never thought about it, but it now seems to be obvious. Kou definitely seems to be the more submissive type. Can she hold on for 2-3 more years…?

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She's pulling the same stuff Hazuki always pulls.

Well, Hazuki is more about worshipping their beauty and trying to act tempting and submissive. This one is going to make Kou "her dog", she is clearly more dominant and the way she's portrayed is rather ominous.

Hazuki can be pretty aggressive, too. She likes to see how much she can get away with (see the maid chapter). But they know Hazuki better and are more comfortable with ignoring or outright refusing her.

Kou doesn't quite have a reading on Catherine, though, so she can't be sure if it's okay to respond in the same way.

The dog talk was pretty much entirely work-related, though. And the actual flirtatious stuff was done with a much lighter attitude. (See Christina talking about her sister way back at the start of volume 6 for a bit more on that)

The thing is Kou seemed to flutter a lot under Catherine advance. If this is a new manga, it would have a gayer opening than many Yuri one.

Never thought about it, but it now seems to be obvious. Kou definitely seems to be the more submissive type

Kou had also just met Catherine a few hours earlier, and Catherine will both her boss and her landlord for the forseeable future, and she's in a culture completely different to her own, so Kou not being sure how to respond is understandable. She could be worried about offending or angering Catherine if she pushes Catherine away like she would have Hazuki.

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What is the Japanese readers’ responses to this chapter? Because sure as heck this Catherine x Kou ship was not an accident. The author surely open this new shipping route on purpose.

Not to mention Catherine has all manga cliche design of a flirty French (usually male) gaijin. Hair style, open shirt/ blouse with a convertible car. Oh and live alone with a daught.. I means.. sister to boost

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Correct me if I'm wrong... but Rin just warned Kou about the prostitutes in Paris???

Has only been in Paris for less than a day and she is already being sexually harassed by a brown skin.
This is actually kinda funny.

Never thought about it, but it now seems to be obvious. Kou definitely seems to be the more submissive type. Can she hold on for 2-3 more years…?

She has some confidence issue despite being all bossy and, um, over-confident most of the time. Perhaps Rin was the foundation for all of that. I don't know if she really is submissive though, as she is somehow defying her boss after her little speech. I hope Kou will reject her, but I have the feeling the author will play with Catherine teasing...

Why would they do that to Rin ;_;

Has only been in Paris for less than a day and she is already being sexually harassed by a brown skin.

Leave that on /pol/ please...

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Rin called Kou immediately so I'm happy.
She's so devoted. Idk if I'll live to read the chapter where Kou stops being Kou and finally notice Rin. Though if Rin loves the whole package - dense and all - who am I to judge.

Thanks for the update!! ;)

Rin called Kou immediately so I'm happy.

I think Rin tried to hold herself back actually. The fact that she didn't call her at the airport or the train station, to finally call Kou in the middle of the night. She stayed awake to call her beloved friend, I find it really cute :3

No worries everyone, Kou will return to Rin unexpectedly soon when the Vivendi hostile takeover happens.

Stay strong Rin! Trust ya girl!

As a French, I notice:
1. P1 How the hell does Kou ends up in Gare du Nord? The underground there is good place to get your wallet stolen, so Rin's advice is a good one.
2. P3 Most likely her name would be written Catherine Towa Yamato, having two first names like Christina.
3. P4 Wow, Catherine's pay is good. Getting a Porshe there means you have quite the disposable income.
4. P7 Yup, she's definitely rich, that garden is huge if this is anywhere close to Paris.
5. P7 Cuteness overload! But girls wouldn't dress like this. Sophie's summer dress is less questionable though.
6. P8 Guillotine windows aren't really typical.

Anyway, the chapter was nice. Playing again the card of the French greeting kiss, huh...

As far as I am aware, we left the French exactly as it was written in the original.

Ah, I didn't think about that! I guess that works too.

I.e. mangaka is doing their best with French. I thought the same thing about the greeting. Actually, however, I would understand all of Kou's French. It's not THAT bad.

also some of the abbreviations will favor Kou:

people will say "shay paa" j'sais pas instead of "je ne sais pas" for instance.

re future content what tells you hotaru was meeting Catherine? Hotaru says "Sore chōdo ima kai tete" - just draw it right now, or something like that. What does that scene tell us??

I get it, that's the drawing Kou found, and it was someone talking TO Hotaru

Anyway, the chapter was nice. Playing again the card of the French greeting kiss, huh...

Hungarians do the greeting kiss, too. I would say just as much.

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Y'all have no faith in Kou at all huh

1. P1 How the hell does Kou ends up in Gare du Nord? The underground there is good place to get your wallet stolen, so Rin's advice is a good one.

RER B goes from Charles de Gaulle to Gare du Nord. I thought it was Gare de Lyon at first, since this where I take the TGV all the time. That said, it's true that the fact Kou arrived at the TGV platform is suspicious when the RER probably arrives underground... But it's way less glamorous!

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SpiritusNox posted:

Y'all have no faith in Kou at all huh

Well she has the awareness of the main character in a harem anime, she could date the whole cast before realizing that her true love was there from the start

In all seriousness, I don't think Catherine's a serious threat to Rin - at least not just going by this chapter. Kou's attracted to her, because -spoilers!- Kou likes women and Catherine is rather pretty, but Kou didn't get flustered until Catherine got actually touchy - and I get the impression that Catherine's only slightly more serious in her advances than Hazuki is.

re future content what tells you hotaru was meeting Catherine? Hotaru says "Sore chōdo ima kai tete" - just draw it right now, or something like that. What does that scene tell us??

I get it, that's the drawing Kou found, and it was someone talking TO Hotaru

That's not what that means. It means "This is what I'm working on right now."

@Skyrin interesting theory :D It prompted me to check a few names I know on maps: Ubisoft, Arkane, Dontnod and Quantic Dream. Out of them , QD's office surroundings are the most similar, but the building's a bit different. Kou's right, it's nice indeed around there.

@Klice definitely Gare du Nord: the train has a yellow livery so it's the Eurostar. My reaction is due to the set up of picking up Kou by car there. You would probably have an easier time showing off Paris using the metro rather than struggling with the traffic

Correct me if I'm wrong... but Rin just warned Kou about the prostitutes in Paris???

I haven't been to Paris, so I wouldn't really know, but I read it as her warning her about thieves or whatnot. Reading it again, that doesn't really make sense either, but I guess they could say "Hey, I'm being nice to you, so you better pay me money" or something? Or maybe it's like those people in Central Park who give you a free CD and force you to pay money for others...? God, why I am overthinking one sentence.

Like I said, I haven't been to Paris, so I have to ask... is it really culturally acceptable to platonically kiss your friends in a public place or is it just like those anime that say "it's fine to kiss your friends on the lips, that's what they do in America!"? Also, is Christine Christina's sister or is that someone else? I think I'm just confusing my characters, but Christina did say she was half-French, right?

Like I said, I haven't been to Paris, so I have to ask... is it really culturally acceptable to platonically kiss your friends in a public place or is it just like those anime that say "it's fine to kiss your friends on the lips, that's what they do in America!"?

It'd be like those ideas about America. Otherwise, I think no one will care if you kiss somebody in a station, or wherever, people in Paris are always in a rush so they tend to not care about what's happening next to them. That said, you only kiss on the cheek people you're really close to.

The correct way to greet is what Catherine described in the last panel of the left column in p7, on each cheeks or three times alternating between cheeks depending where you are. There is also the question of starting by the right or the left cheek, depending on if you're in north/Paris or in the south.

Also, is Christine Christina's sister or is that someone else? I think I'm just confusing my characters, but Christina did say she was half-French, right?

Yep, I think so. I don't remember the chapter but it's the one Christina is introduced, I think, and it is the reason Kou came to her to ask for a transfer.

You would probably have an easier time showing off Paris using the metro rather than struggling with the traffic

Definitely, but I don't think showing the train station is really glamorous, except perhaps for the lines that go above the ground.

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