I just want Saori to kick that woman in the face...

Careful. In this series, that'd be a sign of affection.

Great series. Saori and Shizuku are my favorite.

Though it's kinda hard to reconcile Shizuku and Minami's past childhood abuse with the "playful" violence dished out by their partners.
Guess the author has a thing for tough looking girls being beaten up.

Is Minami really that older than Shizuku.
Before Shizuku joined High School, I used to think she was the older one.

FiddlePop posted:

Is Minami really that older than Shizuku.
Before Shizuku joined High School, I used to think she was the older one.

Minami is 18 since the start. I guess that didn't change (no indication how much time passed since then). She's currently studying to be a Chef.

Shizuku was about to drop out of High School, which she stayed in only because she got money as long as she was in education, when Saori convinced her to come back. Maybe she repeated a year or two? She was a runaway for some time too (and lived with Miki).

They should be around the same age. Maybe Shizuku is a tad younger.

The driver looked like she was gonna hurl hearing that apology. Then the feckless turncoats sold Minami down the river.

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Shizuku was about to drop out of High School, which she stayed in only because she got money as long as she was in education, when Saori convinced her to come back. Maybe she repeated a year or two? She was a runaway for some time too (and lived with Miki).

They should be around the same age. Maybe Shizuku is a tad younger.

My first thought is the author forgot she made Minami that young, but I think that's unlikely since that was a major point in the first couple of chapters.

Maybe around a year has passed since the first chapter and Minami's 19 now and Shizuku's 17? That's probably the minimum age gap for it to make sense how Iori is giving Minami shit over this.

Man, when I first read this I thought the manga was okay at best, but Saori and Shizuku's dynamic really does it for me. There's not much else out there like them.

The Flatshare of Domestic Violence and Delinquency. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Christ, Iori, at least consult with your live-in partner first before making a big decision like that...

Christ, Iori, at least consult with your live-in partner first before making a big decision like that...

Iori's next thought: "AND EVERYONE THINKS I'M THE KID????*

This is either gonna get really wholesome or really kinky...

I'll be shocked if this goes into kinky territory. But it will increase the antics that both couples get up to and cause us to lose even further interest in the other 2 couples because these 4 are so much more interesting.

the couple, the sister and the delinquent. I see no way for this to go terribly

saori turned into shinohara with her hair down lmao

One of the better chapters with this couple. Did the mom pretty much tune her out and ignore her when she told her about the girlfriend? Ouch.

Every chapter with these two makes me think how I prefer the other two couples, but I suppose they're an alright change of pace.

One of the better chapters with this couple. Did the mom pretty much tune her out and ignore her when she told her about the girlfriend? Ouch.

Every chapter with these two makes me think how I prefer the other two couples, but I suppose they're an alright change of pace.

It's a bit unclear whether she just told her mother that she'll never be married nor have a conventional family, or whether she told her she's gay. At dinner, she only mentioned that they're living together. Considering the mom's response, it seems like she thinks they're "roommates," ("oh she's not shacking up").

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One of the better chapters with this couple. Did the mom pretty much tune her out and ignore her when she told her about the girlfriend? Ouch.

It's a bit unclear whether she just told her mother that she'll never be married nor have a conventional family, or whether she told her she's gay. At dinner, she only mentioned that they're living together. Considering the mom's response, it seems like she thinks they're "roommates," ("oh she's not shacking up").

It seemed to me like Shinohara did a soft coming out, to test the waters. Makes it all the harder to see that response from the mom.
"I (will) never have a normal marriage". "This is the person I'm living with" a woman, who lives here like my lover.
Like her mother could have misinterpreted Heke as a roommate, but it feels like it was phrased in such a way to give her mother a way out if she didn't want to accept Shinohara. Shinohara is not normally a direct communicator. Her mother also was keen enough to notices the changes with Shinohara and assumed she had a lover.
In any case, ouch.

I've caught up with every chapter in the side stories series, but I haven't completed the main series. Is it worth it to?

I've caught up with every chapter in the side stories series, but I haven't completed the main series. Is it worth it to?

This is a continuation of the main series timeline. The events of the "main" series come before the events of this one. In other words, only reading this version is like skipping to the 3rd novel of a series. So I'd say to read both.

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Yeah it's confusing that this is called just "side stories" even though it's the sequel series. Some publication shenanigans responsible for that?

The first chapters will feel less polished after reading these more recent chapters but it still has some good stuff in it.

Yeah it's confusing that this is called just "side stories" even though it's the sequel series. Some publication shenanigans responsible for that?

The first chapters will feel less polished after reading these more recent chapters but it still has some good stuff in it.

From my understanding, it's related to a change in publication that happened mid-series and how that new publication decided to handle the continuation of the series. It's not really a sequel series, just a direct continuation but on a new publication website. The "side stories" naming isn't official, I don't think. It's all corrected in the volume releases. This stuff is basically volume 5 onwards (chapter 94 onwards). So the story really has 139+ chapters.

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Yeah it's confusing that this is called just "side stories" even though it's the sequel series. Some publication shenanigans responsible for that?

The first chapters will feel less polished after reading these more recent chapters but it still has some good stuff in it.

From my understanding, it's related to a change in publication that happened mid-series and how that new publication decided to handle the continuation of the series. It's not really a sequel series, just a direct continuation but on a new publication website. The "side stories" naming isn't official, I don't think. It's all corrected in the volume releases. This stuff is basically volume 5 onwards (chapter 94 onwards). So the story really has 139+ chapters.

It mix up with the main story for the first couples "side stories", then past a certain volume, it's just straight up only the side stories. For what i've seen of the french publication.

Yeah it's confusing that this is called just "side stories" even though it's the sequel series. Some publication shenanigans responsible for that?

The first chapters will feel less polished after reading these more recent chapters but it still has some good stuff in it.

From my understanding, it's related to a change in publication that happened mid-series and how that new publication decided to handle the continuation of the series. It's not really a sequel series, just a direct continuation but on a new publication website. The "side stories" naming isn't official, I don't think. It's all corrected in the volume releases. This stuff is basically volume 5 onwards (chapter 94 onwards). So the story really has 139+ chapters.

It mix up with the main story for the first couples "side stories", then past a certain volume, it's just straight up only the side stories. For what i've seen of the french publication.

Right, because it's a continuation and still just the main story but on a new website. Correct me if I'm wrong but these aren't called "side stories" by any publication, I think that was just a translation decision made years ago. So, I'd not worry about that naming too much, as long as people understand there's 93 chapters before these ones. Either way it's just great the series continues.

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Heke and Shinohara are my favorite couple of this series, they compliment each other so well.