As said before, if someone scans it for me, I'll translate it.

But I don't have the physical books.

I still waiting for all the products to arrive in Buyee but I dont have a scanner since years....Since I will have probably two copies of the manga and one I could stretch it (I'm an obsessive with book integrity hahaha). But that's it, the only scanner I have my cellphone and is a really old one, and so the camera

Edit: I write this, so until I have them, if no one could scan them, I dont know, I can try with the camera but no promises honestly

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As said before, if someone scans it for me, I'll translate it.

But I don't have the physical books.

I DM'd you on Discord.

Even in English, the terminology isn't all that consistent. In the heyday of the Shoujo-ai Archive, for instance,"yuri" was considered only applicable to works that included sexual content.

off topic but I love your profile picture, it's nice to see a Rune Factory fan and Sofia enjoyer

Looks like the book is already getting a reprint. Sounds like a good problem to have!

Looks like the book is already getting a reprint. Sounds like a good problem to have!

Just saw it! So happy to see how all is going for the author! And I will wish I can buy that copy too with it's out hahaha

Oh god. All this sudden talk about the author saying this isn't going to be yuri has reawakened memories of the "Budokan" dumpster fire.

If the problem is between shoujo ai and yuri (for whatever reason being assumed to mean pornographic), then for me the situation is rather cut and dry. The shoujo ai tag is as rife with abuse as the souls tag is on Steam. In many of the cases of shoujo ai tagged manga I've read most, if not all, of them have been serious cases of bait and switch and you could go through them with without ever seeing a single confession, romantic date, or actual kiss (we're talking on the lips, no quick peck on the cheek or forhead). In a lot of cases, the characters don't end up together but end with being "just very close friends", if sometimes even that. I wouldn't trust a shoujo ai tag one bit.

Yuri however is very specific on what your going to get: a light, fluffy, "moe as f" romance with hand holding, kissing, and if your really lucky, maybe even a kabedon. I think if someone's going into yuri expecting graphic porn/50 shades nonsense then they're not checking the right websites for their manga.

Yuri delivers, shoujo-ai is about as reliable as calling Romance of the Three Kingdoms a BL novel.

That said, if this does turn into a total bait and switch, I will be sorely disappointed. Especially after how obvious the author has gone to make them clearly be romantically attracted to each other.

That all being said, I really hope someone has the wherewithal to get this book licensed in the US.

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I don't think we should worry. The pre-chapters arts, and the ones that gave us a glimpse into the future + the author's other projects are indications enough that this is a real shoujou ai. Otherwise, Narita would riot first lol.

Thanks for the translation of Rhythm A. I bought the book to support the author but can't read Japanese

Did the title change perhaps?

Holy fuck there's color

Oh, we know Aya's canon hair color now? Iirc there hasn't been any true color illustrations of the two MCs in this manga yet.

A nice start.

I found better raws, so I updated the chapter.

I found better raws, so I updated the chapter.

Appreciated. ^_^

Official restart thingie? Oh my.
Let's hope the story is a bit more..continuous in this version.

Official restart thingie? Oh my.

No. Just literally a prequel bit for the volume release.

Just curiosity, saw a few talking about the digital version of the manga to buy; never saw anything about it, so it got my attention hahaha how was it? a web selling it or something like that?

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Just curiosity, saw a few talking about the digital version of the manga to buy; never saw anything about it, so it got my attention hahaha how was it? a web selling it or something like that?

Amazon Japan has a Kindle version (she mentioned it in her original publication announcement) that became available on publication date. It doesn't seem like an option that reliably shows up if Amazon senses you are out of their local region. So there should be ways for you to get it if you can get around that little roadblock. I'm not sure of digital distributors for it besides Amazon but I wouldn't be surprised if there are.

Amazon Japan has a Kindle version (she mentioned it in her original publication announcement) that became available on publication date. It doesn't seem like an option that reliably shows up if Amazon senses you are out of their local region. So there should be ways for you to get it if you can get around that little roadblock. I'm not sure of digital distributors for it besides Amazon but I wouldn't be surprised if there are.

Oooh! obviously I didn't read that hahaha Ty for the information!

Digital version is also available for Kobo on Rakuten. No need for Amazon.

https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rk/92f15da787e83663a9014a7fbf2ac681/

When Kanna showed up, reading that scene, I got a massive Bocci The Rock vibe.

Ohhhhhh, rival spotted

Ohhhhhh, rival spotted

I'm not so sure of that. Her introduction was ominous, to say the least. The juxtoposition of "Why are you so quite in school?" with "Hey, you look cool now." and the way she's looking down on them implies an unpleasant connection between those two thoughts.

Of course, it could be a fake out and the next chapter could reveal her to be perfectly friendly, but I still wouldn't expect her to be a rival if it goes that route.

Judging a band by their English skills; yeah, guess it makes sense, but I still find that hilarious.