Forum › A Swan for the Cat, Gold for the Firefly discussion

Img_1922
joined Jan 3, 2026

ngl I want to ship the two teachers...
Also plot twist the friend is ded

Noooo ToT

Descarga%20(3)
joined Aug 10, 2015

is this gonna be some toradora type sh, they spend so much time together as wingwoman so they just fall for each other? honestly tha´d be dope

Tumblr_6092d594b3a92296a4d35bac1b1a474c_c2d1131f_400
joined Apr 4, 2022

oh god

Beeimbw9_400x400
joined Dec 23, 2021

Yikes, seeing Yuna so caught up in her crush that she didn't notice Ms Shiratori spiraling is as painful as watching a driver run over a pedestrian and say that the drive was perfectly smooth

Webp.net-resizeimage%20(1)
joined Apr 19, 2012

ok Aki is NOT dead according to what is known as of rn

420e065dfd1a4d6b3655ec2b8f710afc%20(1)
joined Apr 25, 2020

so Ms Shiratori has a history of falling for minors huh lol

X2(edited)2
joined Jan 2, 2022

so Ms Shiratori has a history of falling for minors huh lol

That's not how I interpreted it. I saw it as either she has had students falling for her before because she's been too friendly, or she's the student in her memory that fell for a teacher and knows how painful it is to be rejected so she doesn't want to do anything to encourage students as a teacher.

Chinchilla
joined Apr 28, 2022

That's not how I interpreted it. I saw it as either she has had students falling for her before because she's been too friendly, or she's the student in her memory that fell for a teacher and knows how painful it is to be rejected so she doesn't want to do anything to encourage students as a teacher.

100% this. She used to be a kind, happy, and friendly teacher and had students falling for her and I might get dark but maybe this student hurt herself after she rejected her? Or went into a spiral of depression quit going to school and all of that and maybe the parents blamed her for it? Or maybe I've read too many other stories that go in that direction.

So far this series hasn't shown anything dark like that so it might just be the whole "She saw how heartbroken said student was and didn't want that to happen again"

Either way thanks for the translate and upload.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

So far this series hasn't shown anything dark like that so it might just be the whole "She saw how heartbroken said student was and didn't want that to happen again"

I think this is it.

At the same time, I find it very interesting that Hase is busting her ass trying to help Yuna, while the person actually needing help right now is Shiratori, who is left all alone because she is an adult and supposedly has her life put together.

1pixel
joined Dec 3, 2010

I have a question:
Is it not convenient to use Haran or Sasa for their sushi decoration o.o?
Why use plastics? Is it because it can be reused over and over just by washing them o.o?

Like for example: they use banana leaves to wrap some of their food, or use them as plates. Later on, once they consume the food, they just dispose them of ...easily :x

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

That hurt...

Capture
joined Aug 12, 2021

whoof alright, it's been a while but the comeback is strong as all hell.

last edited at Sep 13, 2026 1:04PM

joined Aug 3, 2025

Working with people is hard.
Working with kids is REALLY hard.
It kindaaaaa feels like Ms. Shiratori isn't cut out to be a teacher. She could have the best design skills in the world, and great at explaining things, but if she doesn't know how to step back and have perspective, sh may just end up burning out and ultimately causing herself, and her students unnecessary turmoil. . .

In%20your%20butt
joined Jun 21, 2021

interesting to me how Shiratori's hangup isn't being too close with a student (who has a crush on her), as one might expect from a series like this. But rather the possibility of harming a student by, basically doing her job as a teacher.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

Also, I wonder what happened to the Sunflower Girl? I don't like that ominous picture of a train the last we hear of her.

Chinchilla
joined Apr 28, 2022

So her trauma is that she encouraged a girl to get into the same art school she was aiming for and the girl was devastated/cried when she didn't get in?

Well that's a bit anticlimactic I really thought someone else fell for her and all of that. Does she not realize Yuna likes her like that and it isn't the same thing happening that happened before?

joined Mar 24, 2021

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

Also, I wonder what happened to the Sunflower Girl? I don't like that ominous picture of a train the last we hear of her.

I assume it was a congratulations for passing, and considering it has the flower seal was probably meant to be sentimental.

Yeah a lot of implications with the train station…

joined May 30, 2020

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

Also, I wonder what happened to the Sunflower Girl? I don't like that ominous picture of a train the last we hear of her.

So, I have a theory; going back to the previous chapters when Shiratori first starts having flashbacks, it seems like there may have been some sort of romantic element? The crossed-out speech bubbles mention "I can't respond to those feelings," which is... Idk. I'm not even sure who's talking in that scenario.

Now, this is a wild leap but I wonder if Shiratori was actually the one interested in sunflower girl, and she had gotten her hopes up ("oh soon this girl will be going to college w/ me so maybe we could be together")? And the letter in her pocket was like. A confession? I have very little evidence for this being the case other than Shiratori's extreme reaction to the news.

I'm hoping this part of the story gets discussed a bit more!

joined Dec 17, 2018

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

I'm not good at picking up hidden meanings but I interpreted it as shiratori realising that the girl had romantic feelings for her and had she passed the exam she would have confessed, as in she realised her actions made the student fall for her/push herself just to end up heartbroken

joined May 9, 2017

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

I'm not good at picking up hidden meanings but I interpreted it as shiratori realising that the girl had romantic feelings for her and had she passed the exam she would have confessed, as in she realised her actions made the student fall for her/push herself just to end up heartbroken

I'm not sure about it as well, but I got the same interpretation.

Subaru
joined Jul 31, 2019

Also, I wonder what happened to the Sunflower Girl? I don't like that ominous picture of a train the last we hear of her.

I think this is just the train Shiratori took to get to the job interview to become a teacher, she's shown going to the station and later accepting the job in the next retrospective.

last edited at Sep 14, 2026 3:41AM

joined Jan 14, 2020

I'd assumed it was just the letter from the student. :p

1622968954411
joined Jun 3, 2014

I'm glad I'm not the only person having trouble interpreting that letter scene. It may get addressed again in another chapter.

Alpha2
joined Jan 17, 2024

I didn't quite get the significance of the letter in Shiratori's pocket -- anyone's got an idea?

I was racking my brain for a while but I thiiiiiiink from what I've heard, sunflowers are a common love confession flower (and the sticker is definitely a sunflower, being the centerpiece of a pivotal moment between the two). So Maju's interpretation here is probably it.

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

Looks like she's actually slowly starting to get over it, but is still not quite able to properly talk with her students. Let's hope she'll keep improving then.

To reply you must either login or sign up.