there's some timeline stuff going on here, the previous honoka chapter definitely made it seem like we had timeskipped to after elisha left, but now she's getting a call back about the contest while still in the classroom with kaoru. wait...has kishi-sensei actually had everything meticulously planned out and we've been jumping back and forward in time to exactly the right moments? (no)

Last chapter was Honoka sending of the manuscript, this chapter is her getting a call about that manuscript submission while they're in the classroom. So last chapter was a flashback, not a flash forward.

Elisha was getting the friction on in the credits. Hope they stay a thing.

there's some timeline stuff going on here, the previous honoka chapter definitely made it seem like we had timeskipped to after elisha left, but now she's getting a call back about the contest while still in the classroom with kaoru. wait...has kishi-sensei actually had everything meticulously planned out and we've been jumping back and forward in time to exactly the right moments? (no)

The timline definitely has been loosey-goosey for a while. Kishi-sensei has been jumping forward and backward from chapter to chapter.

Now now, this is getting interesting now...

Last chapter was Honoka sending of the manuscript, this chapter is her getting a call about that manuscript submission while they're in the classroom. So last chapter was a flashback, not a flash forward.

yeah, but in that chapter elisha says to send it "if she gets lonely" and the background changes to white to indicate the end of the flashback (now we know, only of the flashback within the chapter, which is itself another flashback). idk if it was a purposeful misdirect or just normal virgins empire timeline shenanigans tho

Maebari shot ftw.

Maebari shot ftw.

Is that maebari panel real? What chapter is it from?

Onibi doing that is so on brand lol… honestly clever… it’s like a hidden secret lol

Maebari shot ftw.

Is that maebari panel real? What chapter is it from?

Chapter 150!
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/virgins_empire_ch150

Nao got adventurous heheh.

Edit: oh, that specific panel is from a short follow-up in 157!

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Random fact: there's no Virgins' Empire anime (unfortunately), but there's a "voice comic" (whatever that is)

The cast is as follows:
Hibiki Aoi as Miyoshi
Chika Anzai (Reina from Hibike Euphonium and Chisato from Lycoris Recoil) as Ayano
Satomi Satou (Ritsu from K-On and Wendy from Fairy Tail) as Chie
Mariya Ise (Killua from 2014 HxH and Urara/Cure Lemonade from Precure) as Ai
Reina Ueda (Umi from Idolmaster ML, Ganyu from Genshin and Suzuya from Asteroid in Love) as Honoka
And Sumire Uesaka (Anastasia from Idolmaster and Nagatoro from Nagatoro) as Elisha

Miyoshi's VA is the only one who hasn't had any major-ish role yet.

Edit: also, I thought Nao x Onibi would become one of the pairings, but if you don't count those themed image sets the author does sometimes, they never interacted again after the Maebari incident.

Edit 2: Talking about Nao, shouldn't Nao x Hibiki be a tag?

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what what WHAT????? NEED AYANO AND NONONON TO COME RIGHT NOW AND CLAIM THEIR WIVES BACK

Legit surprised lol, maybe we can finally get some progress between Ayano and Miyoshi now that a sudden third wheel appeared??

Never would’ve guessed this new pairing in a million years

I do like when the author adds new connections like this though. It really gives the feeling of a connected world instead of pairings trapped in their own little corners

what what WHAT????? NEED AYANO AND NONONON TO COME RIGHT NOW AND CLAIM THEIR WIVES BACK

I can't even define Miyoshi and Ayano's relationship at this point. These two should have been officially dating by like chapter freaking 10 (^^) They'Ve already had more sexually charged intimate moments than most couples I know

Kishi coming out with the real big brain pairings now

it was done well, i got the sense that maybe beneath the joking around yumimi might actually have had a bit of a thing for miyoshi, who was ofc too wrapped up in ayano to notice. luckily yumimi has nononon now so i don't expect it to go any further but it makes the world feel more connected and gives extra depth to the characters

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So, i had some free time in my hands and made a tier list of this empire virgin couples and i would love to see you guys ranking! i´ll leave the link right here, hope you find this just as fun :)

https://tiermaker.com/categories/anime-and-manga/virgins-empire-couples-tier-17507166

About my ranking, i´m a sucker for wholesome couples, as for ai x chie i just find them a bit dull

So, i had some free time in my hands and made a tier list of this empire virgin couples and i would love to see you guys ranking! i´ll leave the link right here, hope you find this just as fun :)

Tier lists commonly lead to arguments in fandoms from what I've seen, so I often avoid them. Plus I don't really understand the appeal myself, there's certain couples I might favor a bit more here but I try not to play favorites. I generally like the whole cast for a variety of reasons, and I want to see where the author takes each character, that's about the gist of my ranking lol

So, i had some free time in my hands and made a tier list of this empire virgin couples and i would love to see you guys ranking!

They're all S tier. Done

Ayano is SO perceptive when it comes to Miyoshi.

I do kind of want to see an Ayano x Nononon chapter now to balance things out

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They're all S tier. Done

Ah yes, an everyone enthusiast, very demure, very mindful

i had some free time in my hands and made a tier list of this empire virgin couples and i would love to see you guys ranking!

Coach x Nurse and Ed x Ian - S tier.
Everyone else - A tier.

I have to admit, the Coach x Nurse pairing got to the top in a hurry for me. I'm all about seeing more of them now, pretty much every new chapter.