Koga smiling in that last page might just be the cutest thing this manga has shown us so far. Just perfect. Still my favorite way to start a Sunday.

Intelligence 100

Toniiiight
Tonight toooonight
Toniiiight
Tonight

She'll find a way to offer up the night

also, to wlftchtr82, I miss you. hope you're doing great with your studies.

Adorable. ^_^

Apparently, the pose on the final page is known as "Yuri Cosmic Symbol" 百合太極図

Yuri confirmed, then? :D

Now, let's not read into things too much

That's cute.
Now kiss

Better yet, propose marriage.

For those needing a fresh dose adventure for music like the girls in this comic... Devin Townsend!
Deadhead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJz-L3SbrLE

When's the last time we saw the two of them just being cute together like this?? Though their energy was a bit much, I appreciate the group including Mitsuki as well.

Ok I'm sorry y'all I know everyone is going to hate me but this manga is undeniably cringe

Listen.....

Billy Corgan wrote Tonight, Tonight for two reasons. As a homage to his favorite band (Cheap Trick) and as an encouragement letter to himself after surviving a nightmare childhood. Corgan's father was a talented professional musician, and also a mentally unstable petty criminal and deadbeat. His mom was divorced from dad and wasn't a major presence, and his stepmother was (allegedly) physically and emotionally abusive to him and his brothers. Corgan eventually taught himself how to play the guitar, and got the hell out of there to become a musician.

Boring bio data aside, the choice of THIS song for this chapter has to be deliberate. Suddenly it recasts some otherwise inexplicable aspects of Mitsuki's life:

-Why is she living with her uncle, of all people?
-When Kanna invited her uncle to live with her in the USA, he declined because he wouldn't leave Mitsuki behind. That implies that he isn't her legal guardian, and if he left she would either be placed in a state orphanage or worse.
-When Kanna reappears years later, she is trying to entice Mitsuki to move to the States upon her graduation, is it because she's offering a fresh start with an entire ocean between the girl and her problematic past?
-The Mangaka shows some understanding of US immigration policies, and familiarity with the H2B visa.

Ok I'm sorry y'all I know everyone is going to hate me but this manga is undeniably cringe

It's not undeniable. But I don't hate you; I just think you're wrong.

Ok I'm sorry y'all I know everyone is going to hate me but this manga is undeniably cringe

It's a story about teenagers trying to sort through their feelings. It kind of comes with the territory :P

You can tell when Aya said "I'm in no place to talk about love" that really grabbed Koga's attention. Good music might be distracting her for the moment but you just know she's gonna be mulling over the implications of that line all night. And she'll probably incorrectly come to a conclusion that she should feel guilty or something about it lol.

This is getting tiring already. It's not even updated weekly and the story is just all fan service now. The author is dragging this whole "Aya is the only one invested in this /friendship/" plot thing. Look, I know Koga was the first to ask Aya to be friends but that's it. It's mostly Aya doing the efforts. Sigh.

The format is what might be causing problems for some IMO. It just doesn't make for a nice continuous plot progression, you have to come to terms with this being a very episodic slice of life thing about realistic teenagers growing up and figuring stuff out. I'm quite happy with it, but I get why it might be frustrating for a lot of people.

Apparently, the pose on the final page is known as "Yuri Cosmic Symbol" 百合太極図

Oh, huh. I didn't realize that was a thing, and yet now i realize I've seen it dozens of times. Weird.

The Utena pose, as it's known colloquially

Also for the curious, I think that the box Aya pulled out is a Marshall Emberton II Bluetooth speaker. The grille doesn't quite match, but it's the model with that big fat single button on top.

I had no idea Marshall did Bluetooth speakers, and damn they're expensive

The format is what might be causing problems for some IMO. It just doesn't make for a nice continuous plot progression, you have to come to terms with this being a very episodic slice of life thing about realistic teenagers growing up and figuring stuff out. I'm quite happy with it, but I get why it might be frustrating for a lot of people.

Personally, I don't get the complaining. We're up to chapter 56, they've had 56 chapters to get used to the format, but they've just been complaining the whole time. It's classic: I don't like this kind of story, but I'm reading it anyway so I can tell everyone I hate it every chapter.

I also take issue with people's ideas of what "progress" is. It was always so frustrating to see people complain about a lack of "progress" in Komi-San because people equate romance to progress. No, that's not the only way a story and the relationships between characters can progress. Mitsuki and Aya are getting closer every chapter, they're deepening their bond and they're understanding each other and the world around them better. That is progress. It doesn't need to be romantic, no matter Aya's feelings.

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The format is what might be causing problems for some IMO. It just doesn't make for a nice continuous plot progression, you have to come to terms with this being a very episodic slice of life thing about realistic teenagers growing up and figuring stuff out. I'm quite happy with it, but I get why it might be frustrating for a lot of people.

Personally, I don't get the complaining. We're up to chapter 56, they've had 56 chapters to get used to the format, but they've just been complaining the whole time. It's classic: I don't like this kind of story, but I'm reading it anyway so I can tell everyone I hate it every chapter.

I also take issue with people's ideas of what "progress" is. It was always so frustrating to see people complain about a lack of "progress" in Komi-San because people equate romance to progress. No, that's not the only way a story and the relationships between characters can progress. Mitsuki and Aya are getting closer every chapter, they're deepening their bond and they're understanding each other and the world around them better. That is progress. It doesn't need to be romantic, no matter Aya's feelings.

^^^this right here

I'll be honest. I was glad that some of ppl gave up on this series and stop commenting their complaints because of this. this is a manga still in the making and some ppl are not happy with the pacing of it. I'm guilty of wanting these two to hook up too. but I'm happy to see what's going to happen in the future chapters. this is the artist's own style of story telling. we're not watching a movie or an animated series where we're getting right to it.

Listen.....

Billy Corgan wrote Tonight, Tonight for two reasons. As a homage to his favorite band (Cheap Trick) and as an encouragement letter to himself after surviving a nightmare childhood. Corgan's father was a talented professional musician, and also a mentally unstable petty criminal and deadbeat. His mom was divorced from dad and wasn't a major presence, and his stepmother was (allegedly) physically and emotionally abusive to him and his brothers. Corgan eventually taught himself how to play the guitar, and got the hell out of there to become a musician.

Boring bio data aside, the choice of THIS song for this chapter has to be deliberate. Suddenly it recasts some otherwise inexplicable aspects of Mitsuki's life:

I'm fairly certain every song choice for every chapter is extremely deliberate, but this is helpful context.

Plot twist: the friends already knew they are pretending so they just politely leave :))))))

Yay, it won first place in the Web manga category!

never thought id see the smashing pumpkins in a yuri manga B)

Confirmed. Koga's leaving.

Well, I wouldn't go as far as saying it's a done deal, but she is sure thinking about it. I see one issue with that though, I don't think she would feel very different in the US. It's not like changing country will make her suddenly less awkward and find a place where to belong. I mean, if she really wants to leave, she should and I encourage her to do so. But leaving with the expectation that it will change anything regarding her feeling of awkwardness and her inadequacy with other is wrong. Just because the music industry is different and more open in L.A won't make her magically belong to a group of people and find her place.

I don't think she would feel very different in the US. It's not like changing country will make her suddenly less awkward and find a place where to belong. I mean, if she really wants to leave, she should and I encourage her to do so. But leaving with the expectation that it will change anything regarding her feeling of awkwardness and her inadequacy with other is wrong. Just because the music industry is different and more open in L.A won't make her magically belong to a group of people and find her place.

Exactly what I was about to say. If she has a hard time with people who are loud and overbearing, America is really not the best place to go directly after growing up in Japanese culture… But then again, it could be a chance for her to open up and discover a new part of herself. Sometimes people need that kind of push.

We have achieved AQUARIUM.

lol aquarium

'm fairly certain every song choice for every chapter is extremely deliberate, but this is helpful context.

but yeah, smashing pumpkins songs are very depressing lyrically. today is about suicide and disarm is about an abortion. so tonight, tonight is about escaping but also strangely, love.

Time is never time at all
You can never ever leave
Without leaving a piece of youth

And our lives are forever changed
We will never be the same
The more you change, the less you feel

And you know you're never sure
But you're sure you could be right
If you held yourself up to the light
And the embers never fade
In your city by the lake
The place where you were born

it's about leaving but its also about loving someone else and moving on.