Interesting concept for a comedy manga. Not sure it works or not but at least it isn't boring. Although it kind of abandoned the comedy in the last few chapters.

Ch. 72 of Amawashi is up: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/part-72-miyagi-seriously-doesnt-know-when-to-hold-back-iii
Been on a roll lately, huh? Don't push yourself too hard.

I'm glad the days of Miyagi causing Sendai pain is far behind us in the Raws. I know it often says she kicks Sendai's shin or steps on her foot but that's almost certainly just playful and not at all painful.
Miyagi does feel bad about hurting Sendai though and is much gentler with Sendai's ear when she's given a second chance.

Maika more than anyone else should suspect something by this point in chapter 350 or wherever the JP is at

bro, Sendai's like publicly foaming at the mouth whenever Mio mentions Miyagi, like to a degree where Noto is stepping in like, hey haha please don't murder my girlfriend for speaking to your girlfriend haha. I'm waiting for chapter 900 or something when they can finally be a couple publicly and everyone in their lives just goes, "yeah we've been knowing this".

I feel bad for Noto. Feels like she's been nursing a longtime crush on a girl who seems to be straight. She also seems to be the only person with a functioning gaydar since in that one conversation with Miyagi she strongly implied she knew Sendai and Miyagi had a special relationship.

Comparing it to Umina in ch. 70 is kinda interesting because you really see the lack of interest Umina has in Sendai? She's pretty happy to talk about herself and her boyfriend and so it's a lot easier for Sendai to misdirect her. She says Sendai should get a boyfriend without any care to Sendai actually wants, so she's never going to figure out what Sendai actually wants, is gay. Whereas Mio is interested in Sendai and Miyagi to a degree where it makes me kinda concerned for her health. It's harder to tell what Maika suspects because her brand of kindness is that she doesn't try to pry into things that she senses would be uncomfortable for Miyagi. Which is kinda like Sendai, actually.

I think Mio is a SUPER OUTGOING ALWAYS BUBBLY EVERYONE IS MY FRIEND type of girl as opposed to being especially interested in Miyagi and Sendai's relationship. Sure she's interested and kinda overstepping their boundaries, but I imagine that's just the way she operates with her friends. And with the way she seems to often be inviting Miyagi and Sendai to mixers, I don't think she suspects too much about them.
But I agree with you on Maika. Girl does not pry into things often. Probably one of the reasons why Miyagi has stayed friends with her for so long.

^It never fails to amaze me how broad a definition for "cute" some users have.

^That was bad and you should feel bad :P

I can't believe yuyuyu never made Karin reference niboshi day.

Did you reply to the wrong thread? I can't figure out how this has anything to do with Shuukura.

munches popcorn

This has been fun. It was tribadism last set of pictures and race erasure this set. What argument can I look forward to next time? :D

Ch. 70 is another one of those "oh wow is someone about to find out about them?!" moments.
I swear the author likes to tease us with someone being on the verge of suspecting that there's something going on with Miyagi and Sendai only for it to then turn into nothing.
I'm accepting that this isn't too unusual in a heteronormative society, especially one like Japan that is more sexually conservative.

But come...on...author!
Maika more than anyone else should suspect something by this point in chapter 350 or wherever the JP is at. Miyagi and Sendai have had such a pattern of "weirdness" with their relationship that Maika has borne witness to. Chief among them is Miyagi lying about them sharing an apartment together and then Sendai having to hunt down Maika to find Miyagi when Miyagi ran away after the first time they had sex.
Several times it seemed like Maika may be hinting there's something more going on between them but then it goes nowhere.
And now we have Maika going to mixers with Mio (I think) when both Miyagi and Sendai are turning it down. Surely she's got to at least suspect something is up by this point, right?

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But translating a series myself makes me more appreciative of the lengths professional translators take to localize the text. I wish I could do the same, but creative writing in English is hard. If I could, I would love to be able to turn Miyagi's flowery, poetic thoughts into something that flows well in English. Miyagi will occasionally say something that feels really delicate, like silk, and I'm just here strangling her words and turning them into something less comprehensible, LOL. But I realize maybe I'm being too harsh on myself.

Remember that every translation will have "edited by" right next to "translated by". Don't measure your translations against professional groups of translators, particularly when they all have an editor whose primary job is to improve how well the text reads in English. Your translations are very well done and at the very least are worth every bit the readers have to pay for them ;)

Anyway, part 70 is up. Admittedly, seeing another translation pop up does feel like a fire is being lit under me, so there's a good chance you'll see part 71 up later in the day too... but probably after I pay a visit to the gym.

Link for the lazy: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/09/11/part-70-miyagi-seriously-doesnt-know-when-to-hold-back-i/

And go get those gains! Or polish that cut! Or whatever you're aiming for!

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Thanks for going into your thought process on your choice of narrative tense. Sounds like it could also work from present tense but ultimately you should write what feels best to you. I agree the past tense does feel a bit more reflective and introspective because when you're thinking deeply about something, you're usually thinking about what has previously happened as opposed to what's currently happening because you're too busy reacting to the present to think deeply about it.

Though, instead of talking about tenses, I feel like it's more interesting talking about the lengths I have to take to "make it make sense" in English sometimes. One of my personal pet peeves in translation is that well, it's common to not mention the subject of a sentence when speaking in Japanese, so it becomes normal to say the name of the person you are talking to when addressing them. Like, when Miyagi and Sendai are the only two people in the same room, the two of them will constantly say "Miyagi" or "Sendai-san," but they NEVER say "you." For example, if Miyagi is like, "hey, can you grab this for me," it's actually, "Sendai-san, grab this for me," which is NORMAL, but it gets weird when it gets translated like:

Sendai: How was your day?
Miyagi: Great, but it'd be better if Sendai-san wasn't here. (when in English, it would be like, "Great, but it'd be better if you weren't here.")

or

Miyagi: You're such a pervert.
Sendai: That's Miyagi's fault, isn't it? (when in English, it would be like, "That's your fault, isn't it?")

And that's only one of many "tells" that the translator isn't really trying to adapt and make it more... localized, I guess? But that's just at the top of my head.

Interesting! I didn't realize that was a tell on translation quality but it makes sense! I've definitely read more lower than high quality/professional translations and, when I think back, it's clear the lower quality ones pepper in the character names constantly.
I knew that the closest equivalent of "you" in Japanese like "anata", "kimi" and others is rude/harsh to use in conversation but hadn't put that together with constantly using the person's name instead.

^Well it's less of a stretch than Bocchi as the cool one lol! But yeah I think I've seen Bocchi more often made the cool one for the irony of it.

I find that ShuuKura benefits more from being written in past tense than present tense. In Japanese, this type of separation doesn't exist, so it's up to the translator to choose which to write in. For a story that leans so heavily into introspection, I feel like ShuuKura reads better as if the characters are looking back on events that have happened, considering how deep these two are in their own heads.

I agree that it reads better in past tense but is there really no distinction between past, present, and future tense in Japanese? Can you elaborate on that a bit? But I don't want to waste your time if this will require you to give an introductory lesson in Japanese though.

One of my biggest concerns (lol, I know I said I only had two, but hear me out) is that the translator is so able to push out several chapters from older volumes and the newer chapters in one day. For the record, while I'm not the fastest worker and I get distracted super easily, the most I've been able to do in one day is 3 chapters (or parts - it means the same thing here), and that took up my entire day with full concentration. I'm talking little sleep, little time to eat. Literally just sitting in front of my PC for 16h.

I hope you're not doing that often because it's terrible for you health. And even worse than that is you'll miss doing your gacha dailies!

With the MC mentioning her older sister, I predict she'll show up in the story and be a "classic" siscon. Not the gross type, but the way too doting and protective of her younger sister type. She'll exhaust herself trying to run interference between MC and her love interests.

It's going to be super fun to see all these different heroines trying to sweep the MC off her feet. I'm surprised there aren't more comments discussing this since it's off to such a promising start.

I quite like me a light-hearted isekai romp like this, but I have a nagging dread that this is exactly the kind of fantasy yuri series that gets axed after two volumes without ever reaching a proper ending. :-(

Why would you speak such evil into existence?!
Well we know who to blame and shame if this does end up happening! :P

I wonder if the next chapter might have some sexy time. If so it might give us some insight on Miyagi's views on sex. I could totally see Sendai pushing for it as she's reminded Miyagi a few times recently that next time it's her turn to "have it done to her." She may be willing to offer herself up as another sort of birthday present for Sendai.

At the very least, we won't be going there next chapter since nothing was hinted at it the last chapter. Usually we get some buildup and a bit of a cliffhanger that things are heading in a sexual direction before we get a sex scene.

But it'd probably be good if it does happen soon, only for Sendai's sanity if nothing else. The girl seems to have quite the healthy libido and it's been awhile since she's gotten intimate with Miyagi.

And I really love how Sendai continues to try and condition Miyagi into believing she is cute and pretty. Was very interesting that she allowed herself to be all dolled up to go out alone.

Yeah I like that too, although I think it's less an attempt at "conditioning" her and more just Sendai doing what she likes haha. Miyagi doesn't seem like she's made much progress in accepting this hobby of Sendai's though. She really likes to keep it simple when it comes to style.

Maybe if she'd just allow her to tell her how she really feels she could start to get over her fear of Sendai abandoning her

Alas, this is the type of thing that only happens in the daydreams we have about this series. Give it another few hundred chapters and we may get there though. :P

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It's not as perfect as the Amawashi translation as they're not a native English speaker but it's definitely better than the MTL or chatGPT.

I'd suggest translating the new chapters as they release should be the only thing they might consider doing. Amawashi is already producing an excellent translation so not only is there no point in doing old chapters but I would think it's considered bad manners like it is when someone "snipes" a manga translation.

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I love how fast this girl figured herself out lol

Pg 7: "Woe is me. I'll never find love because I'm stuck at an all girls school" https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/be_happy_in_the_real_world_too_okay_ch01#7

Pg 11: "Same sex romance?! Sign me up!" https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/be_happy_in_the_real_world_too_okay_ch01#11

I feel like the first chapter is setting it up for a harem end with how the MC loves them all so much and can't decide on who she'd choose.

Love love love reverse isekai. Super great start so far. Based on the basic intros, I'm totally Team Olivia, but ch 2 really gave Sofia more depth and she captured my heart there too. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the girls!

I was immediately on Team Olivia too, with Carla being my 2nd favorite. I have a soft spot for lady knights.

Not sure why Tomoe went on high alert the moment she met Tsubaki. Did she immediately identify her as a rival for Ayano's affections?

I thought Tomoe realized that Tsubaki is a prostitute and that's why she's hostile towards her.

I considered this but if that was something Tomoe was actually concerned about then she would simply tell Ayano instead of/in addition to running all this indirect interference.

Judging by Ayano and her other classmates' ignorance, high-class school girls like them aren't supposed to know that prostitution exists at all. The fact that Tomoe does implies she may have had a negative and potentially embarrassing experience, which she doesn't want to share -- as she would have to in order to explain to the other girls a) what Tsubaki's job is and b) how she knows all of that.

Interesting theory. There's not really anything about Tomoe's reaction that points to this previous experience but it's still possible.

I think jealousy is the most likely answer because of Tomoe initially pouting about not wearing the clothes on this page: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/canaries_dream_of_shining_stars_ch02#10

She might just be sensing something feels "off" or "strange" about Tsubaki but can't put her finger on it so that's why she's not saying anything to Ayano.

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Not sure why Tomoe went on high alert the moment she met Tsubaki. Did she immediately identify her as a rival for Ayano's affections?

I thought Tomoe realized that Tsubaki is a prostitute and that's why she's hostile towards her.

I considered this but if that was something Tomoe was actually concerned about then she would simply tell Ayano instead of/in addition to running all this indirect interference.

^Thanks! Looks like that is what's going on there

Surprised there's so little discussion on this one since it's quite good.

Not sure why Tomoe went on high alert the moment she met Tsubaki. Did she immediately identify her as a rival for Ayano's affections?

The plot for this feels like it's moving along quickly. It'll be interesting to see where it goes once Ayano finds out Tsubaki is a prostitute. Ayano has no income for now so there's no way she could buy Tsubaki out. The most obvious answer is Ayano will make money through clothing sales but that'll require a good amount of time to pass.

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I'm not as sure about Sendai picking up on how Miyagi feels, but Miyagi has definitely picked up on Sendai's obsession desire to be with Miyagi above everything else.
It's funny how Miyagi is actually encouraging Sendai to go out and be a good friend with Mio because she wants Sendai to live a healthy lifestyle that isn't just 100% devoted to Miyagi. But so far "Operation:Sendai Needs Friends" is not getting the best results because whenever she's out with Mio, the only thing going through Sendai's head is "I MISS MIYAGI! I WANNA GO HOME TO SEE HER!".
Poor Mio is a third wheel even when it's just her and Sendai lmao.

^Miyagi and Sendai have already agreed to go to the festival. It's the wearing of yukatas that Miyagi is being stubborn about, which tracks for her since she doesn't like getting dressed up at all (despite Sendai's love for dressing her up).

And it's perfectly within reason for Miyagi to resist sex for whatever reason. If Sendai starts getting frisky and Miyagi doesn't want to then she should feel free to pump the brakes. But it's Miyagi turning away from casual intimacy like little hugs and kisses that bugs me. Making it seem like you don't want any affection from your partner is a surefire way to make them feel unloved.

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Looks like Bocchi found her Prince Charming. What's up with the doodle in the upper right?

What are they looking at? Wrong answers only.