Are you saying that in Japan, if you are gay, you don't marry but get adopted?

It is an option some people opt for, but it's a rather permanent thing that cannot be undone, so it's not a great idea.

Though I've heard least Tokyo as of last month now acknowledges gay couples with a...certificate of being a couple or something? Apologies I'm probably remembering the exact details wrong. Basically there's progress, but definitely a lot of work to be done still.

There are some prefectures that offer some sort of certificate, which aren't recognized legally as marriage certificates, but still provide some similar benefits such as visiting rights when hospitalized.

It always baffles me when countries don't allow for same sex couples to adopt. There's so many kids out there that need loving parents and a good home.

It mainly has to do how marriage works in Japan and how slow they are with changing the system. For marriage the woman has to be registered into the man's family register which is why same-sex couples cannot do that right now. Single mothers are generally looked down upon, and up until not too long ago children born out of wedlock did not have the same rights as "regular" kids when it would come to things such as inheritance.

Japan's adoption system is pretty bad anyway, only around 15% of orphans in childcare institutions actually get adopted (compared to something like 70+% of the UK and the US). Additionally, most adoptions in Japan are adult men getting adopted into families so the family can keep their family name and company through their adopted heir. Ironically this also allows same-sex couples to become recognized as family by adopting the other.

^Some people are too up tight about that stuff- i dont generally disagree but a joke manga isnt a place to care about imo.
especially when its mostly from kids.

The thing about kids people mention 'what about adoption' did stand out as troublesome to me tho. I dont know how its percieved in Japan but it was like the option never occured to the mangaka- like having kids was totally out for 2 girls when they have plenty of options.

Japan only allows a couple to adopt a child if they are married, and same-sex couples cannot get married in Japan.
But even then, Japan has a very low adoption rate of children.

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It's the musical episode.

HAHAHA YES! YES! YES!

Utaho is proving once again she's my spirit animal.

oop seems i have forgotten the specifics of where this one left off last time... might reread it but brain hurty from like current reading list already

Honestly this manga loves jumping forward in the timeline and most of the chapters have very little to do with each other.

This looks like a promising start~

Not sure if the scanlators even read this, but on this page on the next-to-last panel it should say "REHM! SIC 'EM!" Very easy mistake to make since it's not a common word.

Yes, editor here, I read these, thank you for pointing that one out, completely missed it (sorry dpf).

so like not that I'm complaining about the new chapters they're very cute but are you sure they're meant to be parts of chapter 3? Like there sure is already a chapter 3 so are these uploads really supposed to be positioned there?

That's where they are in the Tankoubon, because they're not in the serialization. We're only leaving them like this so the chapter count isn't completely messed up as Volume 1 puts chapter 10 (last chapter in the tank) after 11-13.

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I forgot to send it to Dynasty.
Anyway Chikage is best rock-dork.

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Hey...
Have you read the credits? Have you paid attention to the text in the top right corner?

Now I'm wondering which commenter in this forum is the addressee of that tirade, lol. Poor kiddo.

It's just an edited version of the Navy Seals copypasta and is merely a joke.

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The Isekai Light Novel-esque chapter title definitely got a hearty laugh out of me.

Though these thoughts are all just post series sadness more than anything else. I've been with this series it for over 5 years now so I've of course accumulated a lot of thoughts. So the ending being quite basic is just a bit "ehh. I think it could've been different.

I feel like if it went on for too long it would've gotten stale. Having a story-driven slice of life series is really hard when there's no developments happening (Looking at you, New Game).
While I also would like to have a bit more, I prefer a shorter, dense story over one that gets boring when it goes on for too long.

Wonder how it would've gone if it wasn't axed though. Probably the same with more stuff in between but we'll never know.

I don't know why people think that it was axed, the series just ended.

The end, at last. It's been a long journey (not just for the characters, also for us).

Chapter 61 was beautiful, I was definitely a sobbing mess at the end of it.
While the ending is a bit open, I still felt it was really fitting and well done.

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I read "Manga Time Kirara Keiosu" as the magazine name?

I know of three magazines in the "Kirara" series which are "Manga Time Kirara" and "Manga Time Kirara Carat" and "Manga Time Kirara Max" (this last one is where Comic Girls is published). I don't know of a "Manga Time Kirara Keiosu" and I'm not even sure if I read the name right. It's a pun of some kind? Somebody who gets the joke pleease explain to us less ployglot-gifted fellas.

You're forgetting Manga Time Kirara Forward, but yes, the joke is Manga Time Kirara Chaos. Kaos had her guest series in this fictional magazine, and they've used this joke before in a scene where Kaos' mom gives the magazines to a bunch old people. (See: https://twitter.com/Rita_muus/status/1051132233405399040?s=20)
The name itself isn't too important for the joke, the main joke is that the magazine features a lot of cute slice of life series which Miki mistakes for as being for children, while most series within Kirara are classified as Seinen (for adult men).

What kind of old-school game lets you kiss your teammate to recover health?

Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland.

Aah so that is what they were playing... I wondered...

They are actually playing Kirby Super Star though

Lol I never played any Kirby game before, so I really wouldn't know. What clues are there? Only the part about kissing sempai and regaining life?

The technique is called the Face-to-Face and looks like a kiss (with a "Smooch!" text bubble, or "Chu!" in Japanese) but actually Kirby is supposed to be sharing a food item with a friend... and yes, they do it mouth to mouth, lol. The effect is that they both receive in full the healing effect of the food item.

Face-to-Face can be performed in the following games:

• Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
• Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Kirby Fighters (Deluxe) (2)
• Team Kirby Clash (Deluxe) (Super)
• Kirby Star Allies

I'm not certain which one of these they were playing. Could be any of them, I guess.

It's Super Star because they're playing on a Super Famicom.

Kirara series usually get axed at volume 2 if they don't sell very well.

Tsubaki and Nono are now canon! Ah, but now Omi's left on her lonesome, who will be her partner?

Possibly Koume. Or more likely money

Koume already has Marie.

Should be marked as complete, 28 is the last chapter of Heisei Umare 2, and there's only 1 volume for Heisei Umare 3.

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We're halfway through volume 5, and there's a total of 7 volumes. About 2/3rds of the way to the end.