My thoughts henceforth are based on both chapters three and four. I'm a bit late to any discussion here lol.

Firstly, I'm not exactly sure what Niji's fixation is just yet, beyond Yakou herself, but if I were to hazard a guess, her mentioning things are "wrong" or "not right" makes me think she's reading out of a script she expects real life to reimagine, or rather that there's a character or template she wants Yakou to fill or fit in, and when she doesn't, then it's not as it's supposed to be. Either case she's motherfucking terrifying. She absofuckinglutely knows who Azuki is, she fucking knows what color underwear she's wearing at any given moment, guaranteed, and I have no clue what her angle is. The way she's constantly shown with her phone was what gave me the thought about the script earlier, but much more reasonably... uh... I guess reasonably given the context, she's constantly fishing for info or noting things down for herself. I'm assuming she figured out who Azuki was during their conversation in chapter two.

Secondly, I'm assuming it was rather obvious from the start but I do want to call out the elephant in the room. If after all the parallels and obvious hints Yakou's sister is not Meguru I'll be absolutely gobsmacked. More than that, though, the series has a lot of tension in it, and one big source of it for me is the eventual absolute Titanic meets iceberg that would be the reunion between Azuki and Meguru. At the same time, I am impressed by the series still keeping plausible deniability about the fact.

Lastly, I like the way the dynamic between the two leads is developing. The whole touching thing is really interesting because it is specifically juxtaposed against the two supposedly being so deep into their respective closets they cannot see each other as sexual objects, but I also feel that there's some undeniable tension between the two; the framing and the positioning of the two very much suggests that to me (also the butt thing from chapter 4 was legit pretty hot). I can definitely see them going from weirdos to lovers which I believe I have stated before is what I hope happens.

But all the above said, at the same time, good lord girlies you both need help lol. Azuki specifically is such a bizarre brand of fucked up that it makes her weirdly endearing. Whereas Yakou has her, for lack of a better term, alter ego that gives her an already more approachable and agreeable facade, Azuki has absolutely fucking nothing but the fact that she keeps to herself. Were she any less hinged than she is this series would be markedly different.

Any case, genuinely interesting developments all around and I'm very much looking forward to what comes next. I particularly want to figure out what Meguru's schtick is.

last edited at Nov 7, 2024 9:47PM

Azuki needs therapy

Secondly, I'm assuming it was rather obvious from the start but I do want to call out the elephant in the room. If after all the parallels and obvious hints Yakou's sister is not Meguru I'll be absolutely gobsmacked. More than that, though, the series has a lot of tension in it, and one big source of it for me is the eventual absolute Titanic meets iceberg that would be the reunion between Azuki and Meguru. At the same time, I am impressed by the series still keeping plausible deniability about the fact.

I'm not even sure if I'd call it plausible deniability at this point, more like the author understands it's so obvious we don't need to be spoonfed info about what's right there in front of us.

"I mean, she say I'm obsessed with thick women and I agree" - Drake

With Yakou sticking that leg all the way in her mouth like that, her "love" is starting to look a bit less like she's into dolls, and a bit more like she's into vore lol

Edit: also the way she stuck out her tongue reminded me of the funniest chapter of Futari Monologue:
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/futari_monologue_ch32

last edited at Nov 8, 2024 5:55AM

Secondly, I'm assuming it was rather obvious from the start but I do want to call out the elephant in the room. If after all the parallels and obvious hints Yakou's sister is not Meguru I'll be absolutely gobsmacked. More than that, though, the series has a lot of tension in it, and one big source of it for me is the eventual absolute Titanic meets iceberg that would be the reunion between Azuki and Meguru. At the same time, I am impressed by the series still keeping plausible deniability about the fact.

I'm not even sure if I'd call it plausible deniability at this point, more like the author understands it's so obvious we don't need to be spoonfed info about what's right there in front of us.

That too, but what I mean is that with the way Yakou's sister's name was yet to be outright said, and Azuki has not yet spoken the name Meguru aloud, there's still the possibility that it'll be like "Oh, that's my sister, David!" or some such and it'll still technically be "valid". And I find that impressive and amusing.

Okay - so Megura will turn out to be Yakou's sister, and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self from when she was dating Megura. Pretty much 100% convinced this will happen.

Okay - so Megura will turn out to be Yakou's sister, and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self from when she was dating Megura. Pretty much 100% convinced this will happen.

I don't really get you, isn't Azuki trying to recreate Meguru from her perspective

and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self

I actually had to go back and read the first coupler of chapters again after noticing her ideal's similarity to Azuki, but no, she was and still is fixated on a specific doll she had when she was younger. But certainly had that thought go through my head as well for a moment.

Secondly, I'm assuming it was rather obvious from the start but I do want to call out the elephant in the room. If after all the parallels and obvious hints Yakou's sister is not Meguru I'll be absolutely gobsmacked. More than that, though, the series has a lot of tension in it, and one big source of it for me is the eventual absolute Titanic meets iceberg that would be the reunion between Azuki and Meguru. At the same time, I am impressed by the series still keeping plausible deniability about the fact.

I'm not even sure if I'd call it plausible deniability at this point, more like the author understands it's so obvious we don't need to be spoonfed info about what's right there in front of us.

That too, but what I mean is that with the way Yakou's sister's name was yet to be outright said, and Azuki has not yet spoken the name Meguru aloud, there's still the possibility that it'll be like "Oh, that's my sister, David!" or some such and it'll still technically be "valid". And I find that impressive and amusing.

She's said Meguru's name a couple times, it just seems to have slipped through the cracks (especially the second time where Remu couldn't pick up on any of Komugi's rant because she was talking too fast). I just wonder what'll happen first, a third mention of the name that Remu actually picks up on or Komugi and Meguru running into each other by happenstance.

lol that HA HA HA HA to herself while leaving is pretty funny when she's leaving

Okay - so Megura will turn out to be Yakou's sister, and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self from when she was dating Megura. Pretty much 100% convinced this will happen.

I don't really get you, isn't Azuki trying to recreate Meguru from her perspective

Azuki is trying to recreate Meguru, but I was talking about the doll Yakou wants. The doll that Yakou is dreaming of in the latest chapter looks awfully close to a younger version of Azuki, so my theory is that she somehow met or saw Azuki during the period when Azuki was dating Meguru, and that impression is now starting to mix in with her ideal dream doll.

last edited at Nov 8, 2024 5:04PM

Basically this manga

Okay - so Megura will turn out to be Yakou's sister, and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self from when she was dating Megura. Pretty much 100% convinced this will happen.

I don't really get you, isn't Azuki trying to recreate Meguru from her perspective

Azuki is trying to recreate Meguru, but I was talking about the doll Yakou wants. The doll that Yakou is dreaming of in the latest chapter looks awfully close to a younger version of Azuki, so my theory is that she somehow met or saw Azuki during the period when Azuki was dating Meguru, and that impression is now starting to mix in with her ideal dream doll.

Remu was adopted into Meguru's family, just one year before the events of the story (ch 2). So she could not have met Azuki through Meguru.

last edited at Nov 9, 2024 10:18AM

Okay - so Megura will turn out to be Yakou's sister, and the girl that Yakou is trying to recreate with her doll will actually turn out to be Azuki's younger self from when she was dating Megura. Pretty much 100% convinced this will happen.

I don't really get you, isn't Azuki trying to recreate Meguru from her perspective

Azuki is trying to recreate Meguru, but I was talking about the doll Yakou wants. The doll that Yakou is dreaming of in the latest chapter looks awfully close to a younger version of Azuki, so my theory is that she somehow met or saw Azuki during the period when Azuki was dating Meguru, and that impression is now starting to mix in with her ideal dream doll.

Remu was adopted into Meguru's family, just one year before the events of the story (ch 2). So she could not have met Azuki through Meguru.

Ah damn -totally forgot about that. It all would have fit so nicely on a narrative level, and that doll she starts to remember just looks to much like Azuki.

I just wonder what'll happen first, a third mention of the name that Remu actually picks up on or Komugi and Meguru running into each other by happenstance.

I'm personally predicting that they'll run into each other in passing via Yakou and they won't recognize each other's faces.

Big handfuls of cake. Blimey.

*reads four chapters* "Huh. Interesting premise; hope it's thoughtfully delivered."

*checks mangaka* "wait haha what the fuck"