Idiot couples sharing a single brain cell, eh?

Somebody, get these two morons and give them the "room that you can't exit" treatment, STAT

So, can we add the Idiot couple tag here yet?

Uh. Why are they having an argument now? What is going on?

Uh. Why are they having an argument now? What is going on?

They're not. Aya is feeling insecure and cant communicate and Koga is generally just bad at figuring that out

Uh. Why are they having an argument now? What is going on?

Chapter 100 is where it happened. Since then things have gotten awkward and they're a bit distant bc Mizuki's busy with the sudden attention from ppl, and Aya is busy stewing in jealousy~

Uh. Why are they having an argument now? What is going on?

Chapter 100 is where it happened. Since then things have gotten awkward and they're a bit distant bc Mizuki's busy with the sudden attention from ppl, and Aya is busy stewing in jealousy~

Like that commenter, I also thought they'd be awkward around each other but not actively fighting. Their faces seemed angry on the first page and apparently they aren't talking. That did seem a little odd to me and I did recheck to see if I forgot about an earlier chapter. At least they've got friends to help out.

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i feel like this might be the most we've ever seen of mao in one chapter? anyway she made a noble sacrifice, a good umbrella is hard to find!

Excellent job! :D

Idiot couples sharing a single brain cell, eh?

And a single umbrella
Also, I wanted to point out how fast Dynasty Reader updates. I saw this chapter on the author's Twitter without the English translation earlier today, and just a few hours later, it's already on Dynasty.

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i feel like this might be the most we've ever seen of mao in one chapter? anyway she made a noble sacrifice, a good umbrella is hard to find!

I still have mine from my university days, a good 15 years ago! Still works like a charm too.

416 pages and the two have barely gotten past hand holding.

In the wise words of Arin Hanson, "Just... SOMETHING HAPPEN!"

416 pages and the two have barely gotten past hand holding.

There’s 104 chapters
4 pages per chapter

104 x 4 = 416

Standard manga chapter page count is 25-30 pages

416 / 30 = approx. 14
416 / 25 = approx. 16 1/2

So if we were to go by said standard, only about 14-16, maybe 17 chapters have passed. For a slowburn, and considering what the recent story developments seem to be building to, that’s not bad I’d say.

416 pages and the two have barely gotten past hand holding.

There’s 104 chapters
4 pages per chapter

104 x 4 = 416

Standard manga chapter page count is 25-30 pages

416 / 30 = approx. 14
416 / 25 = approx. 16 1/2

So if we were to go by said standard, only about 14-16, maybe 17 chapters have passed. For a slowburn, and considering what the recent story developments seem to be building to, that’s not bad I’d say.

4 page Twitter series don't typically work on the same timeline as standard manga. It doesn't really make sense to directly compare them page by page in this way. That's not to say that this series is slow or not. I just see this comparison made quite a bit and don't really think it's useful.

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Uh. Why are they having an argument now? What is going on?

Aya has been feeling insecure since chapter 98. She was clearly upset but wouldn't admit to it in chapter 100 when Mitsuki asked her what was wrong, even snapping at Mitsuki when she told her, "It's fine!" in an attempt to shut down her questioning. It was a big enough deal that Mitsuki noticed it and felt anxious about Aya treating her differently. She can tell that Aya is upset and acting weird, but she doesn't understand why.

Honestly, I think that's pretty realistic on Mitsuki's end. She doesn't know that she's a character in a shoujo manga (an important point that I think people tend to forget when they're evaluating how characters act) and she still has low confidence and self-esteem. All these interactions with other students now that she's popular mean very little to her, Aya is the only person she's let close to her heart. In Mitsuki's perspective, what reason could Aya possibly have to be jealous?

It makes perfect sense how this whole situation could lead into them both being frustrated with each other for things being so awkward and tense, but neither of them has stepped up and really tried to talk it out (yet).

It wouldn't hurt some of y'all to go back and reread recent chapters before a new one comes out, just saying. Several weeks can be enough time to forget some pretty important details.

I can't help but notice how, for most of this chapter, Koga is mostly under the umbrella and Aya is just completely out in the rain

Slow burn manga is slow.

It makes perfect sense how this whole situation could lead into them both being frustrated with each other for things being so awkward and tense, but neither of them has stepped up and really tried to talk it out (yet).

I'm pretty, and sure, that in this manga the talking will need to be kicked off with singing first.
maybe Narita will actually have to organise a prom. Maybe Narita will actually have to do something, that's actual work, huh?

416 pages and the two have barely gotten past hand holding.

There’s 104 chapters
4 pages per chapter

104 x 4 = 416

Standard manga chapter page count is 25-30 pages

416 / 30 = approx. 14
416 / 25 = approx. 16 1/2

So if we were to go by said standard, only about 14-16, maybe 17 chapters have passed. For a slowburn, and considering what the recent story developments seem to be building to, that’s not bad I’d say.

Yes, but when each chapter is only 4 pages long, the faster pase kinda gives the audience the expectation of faster development. Additionally, those "16 1/2 chapters" have been spread out over 2 whole years. 2 years without any romantic development is a lot.

It makes perfect sense how this whole situation could lead into them both being frustrated with each other for things being so awkward and tense, but neither of them has stepped up and really tried to talk it out (yet).

I'm pretty, and sure, that in this manga the talking will need to be kicked off with singing first.
maybe Narita will actually have to organise a prom. Maybe Narita will actually have to do something, that's actual work, huh?

Ha, he'll rope in Mao and Chizuru and pass the actual work off on to them ;p

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I'm not too big of a fan of this chapter. Their interest in music has been as fans of music that is popular in the West but not the East. Sperging out with facts about the Beatles seems a bit too otaku.

I'm not too big of a fan of this chapter. Their interest in music has been as fans of music that is popular in the West but not the East. Sperging out with facts about the Beatles seems a bit too otaku.

The impression I've always gotten is that the music elements have been channeling the author's relationship with music, experiences, the kind of music she loves. So this chapter didn't seem out of place to me, just more of the author channeling her music passion through the characters.

Narita this, Chizuru that, we always forget about Mao. Mao is an icon because while she wants her friends to be happy, she can stay in her lane and knows that whatever Koga and Aya have going on is so far out of her depth. All hail Mao being the least meddling and most reasonable person. I can picture that when Koga and Aya do finally get together, it's gonna be Mao who drags everyone else away so Koga and Aya can have a private moment.

416 pages and the two have barely gotten past hand holding.

There’s 104 chapters
4 pages per chapter

104 x 4 = 416

Standard manga chapter page count is 25-30 pages

416 / 30 = approx. 14
416 / 25 = approx. 16 1/2

So if we were to go by said standard, only about 14-16, maybe 17 chapters have passed. For a slowburn, and considering what the recent story developments seem to be building to, that’s not bad I’d say.

Yes, but when each chapter is only 4 pages long, the faster pase kinda gives the audience the expectation of faster development. Additionally, those "16 1/2 chapters" have been spread out over 2 whole years. 2 years without any romantic development is a lot.

I don't know how you can say we've had no romantic development when we've gone from Aya thinking Mitsuki is just some nerd who sits next to her at school to being out to her friends about being in love with Mitsuki, who has in turn gone from being afraid of Aya judging her to writing suggesting songs about her and making those songs public.