vary nice
next chapter wen

i realized reading texts is way better than consuming images, i advise reading the novel, or you will keep assuming things without seeing how their internal monologues dont keep up with their actions cuz of what

i like pictures i think they're cool and neat and awesome imo but that's just me

but words are also cool too

Mhm. Words good but pictures nice too. Agreed!

I wonder if the previous comment was recommending the WN/LN for this work specifically instead of in general.

Shuukura's manga seems to be cutting more internal monologue than most text to manga adaptations. Just off the top of my head, Otherside Picnic and AdaShima are two examples where the manga adaptation seem to lose less internal monologue.
And the internal monologue is arguably more important to Shuukura's story than it is in those two works.

I'm certainly still enjoying this manga though, massive Shuukura fan that I am.

I'm pretty surprised how Michi continues to be further sidelined and that she seems to be perfectly ok with it. Perhaps Nozomi's cuteness smooths everything over and helps maintain harmony.

Decided to check this out after reading the first chapter of Hachiko's other work: https://dynasty-scans.com/series/a_yuri_story_about_how_my_classmate_whose_only_good_trait_is_her_excessively_pretty_face_comes_at_me_relentlessly

It was...shockingly weak? I enjoy fluff and tsunderes so this should've been up my alley, but pretty much every joke fell flat for me.

The tsundere didn't feel remotely "believable". She seemed to have more of a split personality at times than just being tsundere about her feelings.

I dislike the "childhood amnesia" trope in general, but this one felt extra bad with how often it had flashbacks to their childhood, which always further reinforced my annoyance towards her amnesia. How could she have no memory of all these cute interactions?
Since it was hard for me to buy into how she forgot all of that, I was expecting some sort of justification...like head trauma of something. Nope...she just forgot.

Hopefully the author's new work will be an improvement.

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This chapter so far is a really good source to instruct people what NOT to do in a relationship.

Takes notes "Do not suddenly shove your tongue down your classmate's throat. Consent is important."
Yes, I see. Very informative. :D

@Eromancer:
Bocchi melts
"So that's the button that makes you do that! Wait...does that mean you're always pressing that button when you melt in public?!"

"Hitori-chan, let me show you how I used to put on puppet shows...and you'll play the part of the puppet"

I kind of missed the dubious consent on my first read because I was so surprised by how abruptly it went from "stealing a light peck on the lips" to "shoving her tongue down her throat". Took me completely off guard.

A Story About Buying a Classmate Once a Week ~ 5,000 Yen for an Excuse to Spend Time Together, has a distinct and unusual concepts, but I wouldn’t categorize it under dubious consent. Even without reading the light novel, I get the sense the story won't take the path of Dubious consent. ( haha... just a little observation of mine ;D)

Correct. Consent is an important part of their contractual relationship. Miyagi's orders are given with the understanding that Sendai can walk away and never come back if the order goes too far.

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Well that certainly escalated quickly with that slipping of the tongue. I expect this one to get smutty pretty fast.

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The way they're framed in the top 2 images looks like "so true bestie: pegs you"

Definitely opposite end of the spectrum from this one: https://dynasty-scans.com/images/31643?tag_id=28592

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