So uncle Joe really is the only family Mitsuki has. Poor girl :⁠'⁠(

Well, on the bright side, she has a fantastic uncle looking out for her, caring for her and really supportive. That's better than what a lot of people have.

I want everyone to appreciate that Mitsuki was listening to The Shins in her formative years. Uncle Joe is kinda rad.

I'm not really following the conflict. Mitsuki hasn't made it that obvious that she wants to move to the states or not. Joe wanted to, but didn't. The new lady wanted to, and left Joe to do so.

So is she just trying to get Mitsuki to go with her so that Joe follows suit? I can't remember any reason why they'd want to besides "that's where the music is."

One of the precious few het ships I had and it sank like just like that.

Oof, that's tragic. But I guess neither of them could compromise, so that's is what it is.

(I've been to LA before though. 2/10, would not recommend.)

I'm not really following the conflict. Mitsuki hasn't made it that obvious that she wants to move to the states or not. Joe wanted to, but didn't. The new lady wanted to, and left Joe to do so.

So is she just trying to get Mitsuki to go with her so that Joe follows suit? I can't remember any reason why they'd want to besides "that's where the music is."

From what I gather, Kanna saw that Mitsuki hadn't made a decision on her career yet and saw an opportunity to help her out while also getting petty revenge on her ex by snatching his niece away.

This has the bonus of creating a secondary conflict where Mitsuki will have to choose between a potential major career opportunity and Aya, which is a fairly classic dilemma.

Priorities. Important, quite understandable priorities.

Soooo... no progress yet?

This is some Prince of Bel Air type of situation...

This has the bonus of creating a secondary conflict where Mitsuki will have to choose between a potential major career opportunity and Aya, which is a fairly classic dilemma.

Wasn't it already set up that Aya has no life direction either? Seems like a pretty great opportunity for both of them to get out and see the world (and to force them to define their relationship before doing so)

last edited at Jun 25, 2023 7:40PM

It broke her heart but she knew all along.

If she had stayed,maybe she could've been the greatest aunt,and really get into that rock n' roll.

Maybe even make her more confident in school?...

The latest was updated not even 3 hours ago, y'all don't sleep this is crazy

In my timezone, she posts around 8/9 AM so it's not like I don't sleep.

And this one wasn't that complicated to do.

Still! It's impressive work either way! (And I meant more a metaphorical sleep, in that you did not rest before translating and uploading this)

After this, it definitely feels like she wants Mitsuki to go to America so Joe might come too. Which begs the question, what is the situation with Mitsuki's parents?

After this, it definitely feels like she wants Mitsuki to go to America so Joe might come too. Which begs the question, what is the situation with Mitsuki's parents?

They don't seem to be around, so either they've passed or they're deadbeats. The fact that Joe was considering leaving her behind at all suggests that she does have other family in Japan, though.

They don't seem to be around, so either they've passed or they're deadbeats. The fact that Joe was considering leaving her behind at all suggests that she does have other family in Japan, though.

Maybe not deadbeats, but workaholics that are never home. Seems more likely to me.

They don't seem to be around, so either they've passed or they're deadbeats. The fact that Joe was considering leaving her behind at all suggests that she does have other family in Japan, though.

Maybe not deadbeats, but workaholics that are never home. Seems more likely to me.

Standard manga protagonist family.

They don't seem to be around, so either they've passed or they're deadbeats. The fact that Joe was considering leaving her behind at all suggests that she does have other family in Japan, though.

Maybe not deadbeats, but workaholics that are never home. Seems more likely to me.

Standard manga protagonist family.

Even IRL from what I know it's part of the whole reason why the birthrates are low in Japan, intense work culture leaving little time for one's self, let alone love, and especially not parenting.

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The only reference to Mitsuki's family I can find is a photo from the first page of Rhythm B, where she's posing with a man in glasses who might be a dad (or maybe Joe just used to wear glasses). As she's leaving somebody yells at her to "leave the headphones here!" but there's no hint at who said it. She's leaving a house with the family name outside.
In the comic's present though she's definitely living above the record shop now, not at that house. Whatever happened to her bio parents or her relationship to them, it seems pretty thoroughly over. I would suspect they're alive but shitty. This would give Joe a reason to not leave her, while making it hypothetically possible for him to leave for the question to be on the table.
If she was orphaned and in his care I don't think it would even be treated as a possibility for him to deny.

I seriously can't get over how frickin' cute Mitsuki is on the bottom left of the first page. I feel you, Kanna! So squishy!

The only reference to Mitsuki's family I can find is a photo from the first page of Rhythm B, where she's posing with a man in glasses who might be a dad (or maybe Joe just used to wear glasses). As she's leaving somebody yells at her to "leave the headphones here!" but there's no hint at who said it. She's leaving a house with the family name outside.

Maybe Im reading this part wrong "Joe just used to wear glasses" since english is not my native language but Joe, since the start of the manga, was using glasses; it's now from an illustration first and this chapter that we can see him without it.
And the Kanji that we see in the first page of Rhythm B says "Elemetary School" (I think this is what is called in english, if not, the last kanji is the one for "school").

Just saying this to say that indeed we don't really have strong evidence of what are Koga´s parents situation, just Koga in chapter 8 when arrives to her home, we can see from her attitude that "no one cares that she is in home"; but it doesn't gives us anymore info from what we know now

And the Kanji that we see in the first page of Rhythm B says "Elemetary School" (I think this is what is called in english, if not, the last kanji is the one for "school").

Yes, those are the kanji for elementary/primary/grade school. "small school"

The only reference to Mitsuki's family I can find is a photo from the first page of Rhythm B, where she's posing with a man in glasses who might be a dad (or maybe Joe just used to wear glasses). As she's leaving somebody yells at her to "leave the headphones here!" but there's no hint at who said it. She's leaving a house with the family name outside.

Maybe Im reading this part wrong "Joe just used to wear glasses" since english is not my native language but Joe, since the start of the manga, was using glasses; it's now from an illustration first and this chapter that we can see him without it.
And the Kanji that we see in the first page of Rhythm B says "Elemetary School" (I think this is what is called in english, if not, the last kanji is the one for "school").

Just saying this to say that indeed we don't really have strong evidence of what are Koga´s parents situation, just Koga in chapter 8 when arrives to her home, we can see from her attitude that "no one cares that she is in home"; but it doesn't gives us anymore info from what we know now

Ah, thanks for the info on that label, it just looked to me of the family name plates I sometimes see by the gates of homes in anime, but I can't read it and I made an assumption without realizing.
I haven't checked everything but as far as I can see Joe sometimes wears sunglasses, they don't look like what's in the photo in Rhythm B. The guy in the photo also has much shorter, neater hair than we've ever seen from Joe. Possible he tried to go square at some point but the guy in the photo just has dad vibes to me and looks like he could easily be Joe's brother.

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so she's the one who took the picture of these two during their younger years. and lil' Mitsuki is so adorable.

I want everyone to appreciate that Mitsuki was listening to The Shins in her formative years. Uncle Joe is kinda rad.

and a very appropriate 1st album by the Shins. the song New Slang is about growing up.

Chapter 8 starts with Mitsuki saying "I'm hoooomeee not like anyone cares."

So yeah most likely a family that is never around or doesn't care about her except best uncle Joe

Edit: Oops someone mentioned that already

last edited at Jun 29, 2023 3:29PM

No chapter today, should be a new chapter tomorrow. Blame Elon.