this is clearly hyperbole (or is it), but i'd think there's no denying the trajectory of the story when that sort of line is introduced. everything else besides full on yuri scenes can arguably be interpreted as friendship between girls.

I mean if that's how you view things then I understand why you think "Her Mountain, Her Ocean" isn't blatantly romantic. You're setting yourself up for a lot of misses. That logic doesn't support itself.

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One of the more interesting parts of the chapter is how our Gal’s preexisting views of both the Prince and the Villainess were flipped. On the page before Amelia's punch: she thought the Prince was just "rough around the edges but nice" because of what she knew from the game, but it turned out she was way off, and that seemed to shock her (another example of the author being straightforward). She felt she "must've misunderstood something."

It's honestly heartbreaking seeing Serina about to blame herself for his anger and violence.

Yeah, definitely wasn't a good situation. Threw flowers in her face, immediately yelled at her, called her a wretch, gave her no chance to explain and all in public. Plus, she was fans of all these "characters," so there's the element of meeting and having expectations of your favorites only to find they're not a good person. She found out in the worst way. Even with that, I'm more concerned about the consequences of Amelia's decision. Serina can pick herself up but we'll see what they try to do after that public rejection. Maybe that punch will have some recalibrating effect.

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One of the more interesting parts of the chapter is how our Gal’s preexisting views of both the Prince and the Villainess were flipped. On the page before Amelia's punch: she thought the Prince was just "rough around the edges but nice" because of what she knew from the game, but it turned out she was way off, and that seemed to shock her (another example of the author being straightforward). She felt she "must've misunderstood something."

She didn't expect the Prince she knew from the game to act so nastily in that moment but she was obviously wrong and I imagine that shock was part of why she cried. On the flip side, her idea of Almelia as someone who has "got too much pride to apologize" got completely turned around in a good way, leading to that touching moment at the end. I'm assuming their relationship will take a larger step now that she's been forced to recognize that this isn't just a game anymore and that real people aren't necessarily like their game versions. I'm looking forward to how/if that change in perception affects her decisions from now on.

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And like that, you've invalidated everything you could possibly have to say about the matter.

Ok. I'm sure that works in your favor. Now, what about all the other responses? They don't count too?

I was, however, at little bit disappointed about how quickly Serina's hand situation was resolved, especially since the first few pages have been very good at treating it like a real career-ending traumatic injury that it definitely was. I admit that her powers have been foreshadowed and, if you squint hard enough, they can be stretch to cover limb regeneration, but I am personally much more interested in the interactions that happened between Serina and Amelia during those 10 days than in what came after. Then again, I am a sucker for hurt/comfort fics, so maybe it's me who's being weird.

That would have been great, actually. Some also wanted a mechanical hand. I think we'll get more of those moments in the next chapters. They did end the engagement in public which might also wound the sensitive prince's pride again so we'll see if he is truly gone.

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I knows it's mostly jokes but she's definitely just complimenting their looks. I don't think she's expressing interest in the older sister at all beyond that observation. Going to be a weird situation for her, being around what is essentially a rival and also the person she's been standing in for. This is after she's decided her goal is to make sure Meguru is happy. What's most interesting to me is how Meguru reacts, since she has gained a strong connection with Kasane now and also how her sister views this new relationship with Kasane.

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So much misandry in here, sheesh

This has to be a joke. Misandry? Did you really read any of these comments or is the prince's tendency to overreact and misread situations shared? I'm really not sure how we're not getting what the author is communicating. This chapter doubled down to make things even clearer, even more blunt, yet still? He has major character flaws, and they were the focus of these two chapters.

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So, garbage right? Once again, flying off the handle because of pride and making dumb, selfish decisions at the expense of others. He really can't handle people being better than him. Can't control his emotions whatsoever. Reckless. And we got even more confirmation of how foolish and unnecessary his actions last chapter were.

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Might be because I haven't read the novel yet, but I'm struggling to understand why Ji youuan wouldn't just send a vid of her singing straight to Jing xiu? Idk seems more self centered to post it on social media.

Part of it might be that their separation was in a large part cause by Youyan putting their relationship in the shadow, focusing on appearances for the sake of her own career. I think being direct and public is also her way to say that she will not act as if she's ashamed or try to hide it.

Her goal is not just to say she loves Jing Xiu, which they both know. It's also to say she will respect and nurture their relationship.

I was about to say this. She needs to be public this time and that willingness probably helps Jing Xiu understand how much she's changed. Before, while they dated, she allowed herself to be publicly connected to male actors and that hurt Jing Xiu, among other things. She treated their relationship like something to be hidden.

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disregarding the extras, are you two implying that there are more than 59 chapters translated in english of Her mountain, Her ocean? if so, please direct me to the appropriate place because again, im not opposed to a loving romance story, but im not entirely a fan of when authors string people along, giving their readers the impression of romance when in fact, there is none.

No English but the series has been done for a long while in Chinese. Other person seems to have also read the novel it's adapting. The English TL will get there.

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im currently 60 chapters in into another manwha that has pretty much same vibes as this but there is no indication of romance, just an insane amount of closeness and lots of blushing. if you're curious what manwha im referring to, it's Her Mountain, Her Ocean.

That's not the best example, for your point. Those two are not just friends. I'd keep reading. Still, I'm not sure how you'd characterize their relationship like that. The series isn't subtle about their feelings even by chapter 60. "No indication of romance?" is definitely not true. If that's the case, I think you're not reading romantic clues well. Good series though.

Warning, don't read the last like 3 extras tho.

What's up with the last 3 extras of the novels? I've only read the adaption, the Manhua. I don't think that had extras.

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hmmm, so romance probably wouldnt be fitting for this one. it seems more like a budding friendship between two (one's slightly bashful, the other's entirely stoic) teenage girls. even going by the undertones (best friends also talk daily and seek each other out in a crowd of people), it doesnt seem like this will develop into some sort romance, sadly.

great way to end the volume, im definitely interested in buying the next one and continuing to support the author.

I'm thinking the love hasn't bloomed yet, but we'll see.

Manhwa always has such fever dream paneling - without pages to anchor shoujo manga panels it just feels floaty lmao

Its a manhua...

I've realized recently that people don't know the difference. I guess the assumption is they're just different spellings.

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Lovely chapter and is that a new person joining Sakura's literature club on the last page? It looks like her school's uniform.

I understand that in real life, what the teacher did was rape, but if we use that reasoning, all teacher x student on the site would have to add the rape tag, so I guess it's only used when the act is “explicitly” non consensual

I'm pretty sure the tag there is for the guy on the street that attacked her, not the teacher.

No, someone in the comments wanted there to be a stronger tag and not just a "foiled attempt tag," and they meant it for the teacher. I'm pretty sure that's what started the discussion.

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I don't remember at the moment but I believe it had to do with The Demon Queens physiology, not just magic. And Fluffycow, as for kids You have no idea. They have more than enough lol

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Morikubo sensei is actually a character from "A Collar Only for you."

Wait what

Yeah, she's the best friend of the MC and also helped the couple. Same job and everything. She also got a special chapter at the end of that series. I feel like not a lot of people know that, though. So, she's familiar with this exact age gap and is fine with it for her friends at least. I wonder if we'll get a cameo at some point.

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If she lets her down, for now, I would bet it's because of her past. I'm confident these two will be in a relationship sooner or later, especially considering nearly all of the author's other popular work.

I just realized this is by Aoto Hibiki, the same author behind I'll Cheer On My Yuri Onee-chan. No wonder it's so cute! The art style feels a bit different from their other works, though. Aoto Hibiki's Yuri mangas are also known for their slightly fast-paced romantic developments, which makes sense here too.

Yeah, that, "I Wanna Spoil Yoroizuka-san!" and "A Collar Only for You." Morikubo sensei is actually a character from "A Collar Only for you."

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Anyways, she’s def gonna get let down easy lol. Can’t imagine a world where sensei is cool with that. Annd sensei’s prolly gonna distance herself a bit.

If she lets her down, for now, I would bet it's because of her past. I'm confident these two will be in a relationship sooner or later, especially considering nearly all of the author's other popular work. I keep repeating this but the series is billed as "a pure sweet romance" between student and Morikubo, so I don't expect that much to keep them apart. I'm interested in seeing where it goes though.

I wonder if sensei is taken? Between the hickey and the “wake me up with a kiss” thing, I feel like that’s a safe assumption,

I don't think so. People often say this, but in the same chapter where that quote appears, Morikubo later says, "To think I am still remembering that after all this time," referring to that dream. This response suggests she was recalling something from her past—something that's been gone for some time.

I'm sure that "hickey" is also something else and like her worries about that other student, this is a misunderstanding from our MC. Morikubo might have had a bad experience before that led to her worry and that quote she said after she broke the plate.

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How did this suddenly turn into Sunstone?

Healthy depictions I guess kind of end up in the same place I guess? Reminds me to reread Sunstone.

Maybe not. They could try ending it at Chapter 14, right before the training camp.

That would mean the anime would only adapt three volumes in one season. Most TV anime adapted from manga usually cover 4-5 volumes of the source material. So the adaptation 'could' end at chapter 14 but the pacing would be downright soporific considering the already leisurely pace of the manga.

I'm more than a little concerned about how [ending the anime on the reveal that the titular monster does not want to eat the protagonist] will be received by first timers

Why? o_O

Because without everything that follows up this twist in the manga it seems like an unsatisfying end to a story. Most anime adapted from a yuri manga suffer from the no-second-season-curse, and in this case the source story reaches it's central twist right where the first season of the anime is likely to end.

All the parties involved hear is a jump in manga sales. Mission accomplished. That would actually be a perfect place to end the season, for that purpose.

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As someone who babbled about an AU where Claire’s a massive simp for Rae instead of the other way around, reading this has me feeling vindicated lmao

Claire is a massive simp for Rae though. That AU is basically just "She's So Cheeky for a Commoner," the spin-off series retelling the story from Claire's POV. But yeah this one was really fun.

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Her eyes went wide when she saw that collar.

Pure joy and love for her GF. Nothing but possibilities in her eyes. The classmate was awesome about it too.

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That's 2 for 2. This collection is amazing.

This shit was fantastic.

At this point I think this has become the main line story.

that's literally what it is. the "side stories" is a bit of a misnomer. In the middle of volume 4 the manga transitioned from the 4-page chapters to these longer ones.

Chapter 93 was the last 4-page chapter and then it seamlessly continues with chapter 94, which is the first one of these "side stories" here".

You're wrong.

If you look on MD, some Korean scanlator translated from the volumes and you can see that chapter 95, 97, 99 and 101 are 4 pagers that weren't posted on the Newtype website but are volume only.

Also, Mikanuji still uses the numbering of the "side stories" on the web version (1 to 51).

While "side stories" turned out to be a misnomer, there was no indication back then that it was going to fuse. Both were running in parallel. And now it's too late, I'm not going to move this to the "main series" (also, the volume version doesnt have any color).

There was an indication that it was a direct continuation at a new publication but it's understandable that it was unclear, so that's definitely not an issue.

I understand that merging the series is probably not possible now, but is there no way to change the name from "side stories" to something that communicates the situation better? I've met many who think the series stopped in the 90s or that these chapters are lesser content. As that comment showed, some are still a bit confused. If the platforms don't allow for name changes, I understand.

Mikanuji said on twitter it'll end at vol 10.

Oh really? I haven't paid attention to her Twitter in a bit. That sucks but it's been a long run. Thanks for the update. What's that, like 5-10 chapters left? We still have the teacher student combo to develop yeah? Maybe a college time skip? This year* How Do We Relationship winded down. Hana Ni Arashi earlier too. Tough. Thanks for working on this, BTW.

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