Oh my gosh these blushes are adorable!

Enjoying this series so far. I'm guessing the animal ears and tail are just a stylistic choice and not a plot point.

^I've thought the same about some of my own comments, but others cough cough would beg to differ. ;)

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@Juanelric Please don't be drawing attention to that embarrassing display of my inability to use Pixiv. And If I made a somewhat hostile comment like yours, I know Fluffycow would definitely be giving me the business over it. ;)

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"I assure you that all this fluff is a critical component for my future experiments". -Ruan Mei, lover of fluff science

Of course Kita is just love without any ulterior motives.

Really miss when the music was the yin to yuri's yang but now it feels more like an entree with an optional side dish

Makes me chuckle to see yuri referred to as the "yang" in your comparison.

Based on the references I see around here, I feel like most of us are past our "prime" days. Doesn't feel like there's a lot of young blood in the forums.

I do wonder how the younger sister is physically moving stuff through the portal. Tossing things to her sister? Putting the stuff on something with wheels and rolling it over? Or maybe just sliding things across the floor?
Maybe the portal only blocks things from coming back after they've completely crossed the threshold, so she's able to hand things to her sister? If so, maybe she can also lean across and give her sister a hug when she's feeling lonely...and now I'm sad.

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LAPIS PLEASE WIN PLEASE I HAVE HOPE IN YOU BRO no hate to diana i love her too but LAPIS PLEASE

I think many of us Diana fans are pushing poly simply because that's the only hope Diana has. I see zero chance of a scenario where Lapis doesn't end up with Natori.
I'm not even a poly fan but I just don't want to see a sad Diana. And no, I will not accept that het shipping for Diana that someone else mentioned earlier! Eww go away!

Amawashi Part 90: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/10/18/part-90-i-want-to-learn-more-about-miyagi-i/

Part 91: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/10/22/part-91-i-want-to-learn-more-about-miyagi-ii

It's usually a nice change of pace to have one of the characters away from the other and spending time with other people. I wish we'd get more of it in the current WN chapters because someone like Noto has the potential to be a significant agent of progress for the two.

Sendai's time with Miyagi has been a sexual awakening for her and she's discovering she has a very healthy libido. I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a minor conflict between the two at some point. It's quite common for a couple to need to work towards a compromise in the frequency of sex when there's a gap in the strength of their libidos. And it seems like Sendai's is quite a bit higher than Miyagi's, who doesn't seem to get horny nearly as often.

In Part 90 we have the phone call that starts getting sexually suggestive despite them merely talking about Sendai's pendant. It was pretty funny how the author wrote that to be similar to phone sex. Even Miyagi was getting worked up from it.

Then in Part 89 we have Sendai reflecting on a slightly erotic dream (although according to her it's not as erotic as some of her previous dreams). She's definitely feeling some sexual frustration and it's got her feeling a bit cranky. Add onto that her general feelings of unease towards the state of her relationship with Miyagi, the cold weather, and her "friends" bugging her about "boyfriend" stuff and you have a recipe for Sendai feeling like she's about to snap. She "jokingly" swatted Umina's hand away from the pendant, but only after she stopped herself from reflexively swatting her hand away when Umina first reached for it. You're poking a bear, Umina...it might maul you if you're not careful.

This made me think about how in the recent JP WN chapters, we'd been seeing Miyagi making an effort towards getting Sendai to expand her world beyond focusing exclusively on her. Operation: Make Sendai and Mio REAL Friends.
It's actually a bit of a surprising development, considering how Miyagi often feels jealousy over Sendai. But yeah Sendai needs actual friends in general just because it's good for your mental health. Especially because it will help keep her from going full yandere, which is a route I could see an "Alt Universe" Sendai going down. This isn't that type of story though. Sendai will just have borderline-yandere thoughts like wishing her and Miyagi were the only 2 people left in the world.
I am joking about yandere Sendai...mostly.

Angela's translations are not only a great way to reread one of my favorite stories and catch things I missed in the MTL, but also these older chapters often reflect some of what's been happening recently in the JP WN chapters.

Once again, if you're reading my blog this thread, you should check out Angela's Discord server. We talk about Shuukura fairly often (when Angela and the younger folks aren't derailing the conversation) :P
I can't link right now since I don't use Discord at work.

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@BV ah well friendship is nice too. Nothing else to see here. :D

Must be one of those Homura imposters we've seen in the new movie previews.

^I had a dog that would chew stuff up when it was feeling anxious. Probably similar to that. :P

Wow Subaru sure looks like she loved that.

^Good ole Death by Snu-Snu

She was a baker, she was a miller, can I make it any more obvious?

Yes, because I don't get it.

Thanks for giving me company. Read that comment a few times wondering how I was missing something so "obvious".

Names and honorifics

I'm a sucker for how people get called different things (like Fate's 6 names in Nanoha A's, none of which are "Testrossa-san".) I realized there's stuff to mine here, too.

Umi: something about her makes almost everyone jump from 'Koumoto-san' (or '-senpai') straight to 'Umi'; I don't think Shou has ever used 'Umi-chan'. Ibu says 'Koumoto', and a couple of old middle school friends said 'Koumoto-chan' and 'Umi-chan', also Fuki 'Umi-chan' on the very first page, but mostly people are either fully formal or totally informal.

Umi herself is a heavy -chan user, using Nacchan for Nae and Zumi-chan for Zumiko. Switches between 'Shou' and 'Shou-chan', though 'Shou' in her thoughts and their private moments.

Much of the friend group is on a personal name or nickname non-honorific basis. Yosshi (Yoshida) is always just that, Maki is usually Makki (even to Umi). Zumi is usually Zumiko (except for Umi). Nae is often Nae, sometimes Nae-chan or Nacchan. Ibu is Ibu-san or -chan usually, but Yuuki to Yosshi.

Or grouping things by what people use for others:

Umi: mostly -chan, except for 'Shou' and 'Makki', also 'Kosugi' (the first camera girl)

Yosshi: uses 'Umi', 'Yuuki', 'Zumiko', 'Nae', 'Makki' -- I didn't notice a single -chan out of her

Maki: 'Yosshi', 'Zumiko', 'Nae'

Nae: 'Umi', 'Ken-chan', 'Ibu-chan'

Ken: 'Nae', 'Yosshi', 'Makki'

Ibu: 'Koumoto', 'Makki' (once); I didn't note her talking to or about anyone else. Well, 'Hey, glasses' to talk to Baba.

Some interactions just have no evidence, either I missed them or they don't happen. Like, even in the friend group, seems like most girls don't bother talking to Ibu. (Even Nae's 'Ibu-chan' was more "is she okay?") I don't think Maki has been showing talking to Umi.

I'm leaving out the default 'lastname-san', and the teachers, who seem to use 'lastname' or 'lastname-san' at random.

All this would go well on a spreadsheet. Might as well make it as this point since you've already gathered all the data for it. :D

Poor Yuki's getting slammed around by everyone

Yuki actually is the only sane person in this manga. I’m cheering for Yuki now, the other three girls don’t matter, as long as Yuki is happy, I’m happy

I predict Yuki will eventually get her oh-so-desired future full of domestic abuse bliss with Nanase.

Congratulations, Aya-chan, on losing your virginity!

I think this may be that "brainrot" the kids are talking about.

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Wow, nanase really is the only sane person here

Well...maybe until the most recent chapter. Bit of an issue with anger.

I think you're mistaking nanase for yuni

No...I don't think I am.

Blessed Bronseele. A ship so great that it makes the world a better place.

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A double dose of Subanina with this set of pics? Hope we don't OD on the cuteness.

Wow, nanase really is the only sane person here

Well...maybe until the most recent chapter. Bit of an issue with anger.

Spoiler: Ajisai is an angel and best girl
(actually not a spoiler because it's obvious)

Amawashi Part 87: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/10/09/part-87-the-routine-of-being-with-sendai-san-i/

Part 88: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/10/11/part-88-the-routine-of-being-with-sendai-san-ii/

Part 89: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/part-89-the-routine-of-being-with-sendai-san-iii/

We're getting into the thick of the WN chapters where Miyagi is struggling with her growing feelings for Sendai but she feels that will soon be coming to an end, so she should no longer indulge in those feelings.
The biggest example of this is how she's actively avoiding kissing Sendai. She can feel them grow closer with every kiss so she tries to stop. The kissing and other intimacy feels "wrong" because they shouldn't keep getting closer when they'll soon be forever parted.
Although in Part 87 it feels "wrong" because the arousal she's feeling is so new and scary.

I keep thinking about the line in Part 88:

Besides, being in her arms like that had felt just like――

With how Miyagi's abandonment issues are in focus right now, that's almost certainly Miyagi thinking back to when her mother held her. Just terribly sad. That poor girl needs all the love and affection in the world. Luckily Sendai is ready and willing to give it to her!

in 89 we saw how her thoughts are warped by abandonment issues. Part of her was wishing Sendai had already left instead of waiting for her when Miyagi stopped to buy ingredients. Miyagi probably thinks it'd be easier if Sendai pulled away first.
And of course Miyagi just cannot imagine a happy future with Sendai right now. Even though she's taking steps toward being near Sendai with her college exam application, she refuses to give voice to such thoughts. The brain can be cruel when it warps the way you think so you can't accurately perceive the reality around you.

I think this is the saddest stretch of Shuukura chapters. I can't remember how long it is until Sendai makes her move by getting them an apartment, but that marks the end of those sad times and it can't come soon enough.