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motormind
It's You! discussion 05 Feb 09:31
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Aquarium-kun strikes again.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

What's this "Transcendent Beauty" scrunched face thing? A new Japanese fad?

I thought there was a word joke in there somewhere, so I looked up the original Japanese version. Looks like the "transcendent beauty" thing appears nowhere in the original. Instead, the chapter is called "miyu (みゆ)", and the word "miyu" appears when she gets her face squished. That's.... cute, I guess?

last edited at Jan 30, 2024 4:46PM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Sure, Shizuku. Just cry all over that paper, smearing out the ink all over the place. If I were her I'd keep that letter in pristine condition for as long as I live. They'd be Kaori's last bits of handwriting after all.

Anyway, what a depressing story. Just what I needed in times like these.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Well, looks like someone really loves Okinawa and was looking for an excuse to draw locations from there. I simply have to visit the place now!

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

For crying out loud, girls. Wear protective gear while skateboarding!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Darn it, Kiki. Don't just stand there like a salt pillar. Go after her!

Also, Michiru, good for you to finally be open about how you feel. It's just too bad that the target of your affections is a bit of a dolt.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Wow, that's some ridiculously harsh criticism. Poor Suzu...

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I don't care what you say, I'm still shipping Komichi and Hotaru.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Ellie got isekai'd by truck-kun and started to espouse the benefits of high heels in a fantasy world where people wear boring shoes.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Three million yen is a little over 20000 dollars, so it's really not THAT much.

Also, why the heck does this nonsense get introduced? Things were just about getting good.

last edited at Jan 3, 2024 2:09PM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Slow down.... I can't keep up with these lightning-fast releases!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

What the, how they got a Clione on an aquarium?

There are quite a few aquariums that have cliones, especially in Japan, where cliones are very popular

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Right, and if I recall correctly, the first time they met Fukami gave Yamada the “who tf is this?” eye.

I had totally forgotten about those moments amid all the weirdness that was surrounding them. Fukami clearly didn't realize Yamada was Kase's girlfriend though.

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

It doesn't help that Fukami has essentially been strung along by someone who she thought was single. If you see this from her perspective, she was just earnestly trying to get Kase's attention (in a socially awkward jock way, but still) and suddenly how she acts in this arc feels a lot less annoying.

I kind of agree. Fukami probably thought she had to hide her feelings because the one she loves is a girl, and she probably was afraid to come out, on top of fearing that she would ruin her relationship with Kase, superficial as it may have seemed. It must be devastating for her to find out that her crush was into girls the literal moment she is leaving.

It's unfortunate that this nice, important moment for both of their characters gets overshadowed by the poor writing. Frankly, if I were Fukami I would be piiiissed. Not at Kase, of course, she is perfect and amazing and can never do any wrong. Probably at Yamada though, she just has a very punchable face.

Does Fukami even know who Yamada is?

last edited at Dec 12, 2023 10:24AM

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Well, glad that mess is over with. On to Kase's next screw-up!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

The Yuri Manga I Was Interested in Wasn't a Yuri Manga At All

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

She just dug a hole in her own grave? I don't think that's quite how the saying goes.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I think I am getting more and more confused because it seems to me that both series are on different time line.

Me too. Like, Saori and Shizuku are dating now? Since when?

motormind
Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

"Nineteen ice" is a reference to "Seventeen Ice." They're all over Japan, and I especially love their tea ice cream!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

I guess it's rather tough to be a news reporter if you're not at all interested in anything.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Withholding affection from your partner as punishment or to “teach them a lesson” is a sure-fire way to destroy your relationship long term. In my opinion.

Indeed, and if I were Heke I would be out of there so fast you'd be smelling rubber.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

What, not even a kiss? I want my kiss!!!

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

She’s devastating. We have an A++ handsome masc girl in this manga and still somehow Hinoka steals the show.

Really? I regard Tsukushi to be quite the stunner too.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

Finally an artist who knows how to draw feet!

Now that I'm ... uhm .. paying attention to that .. or anything.

Miki_closeup
joined Mar 20, 2014

That J-Scent Hanamizake perfume costs about 100 Dollar a bottle.

Yeah, that had better smell like bliss, fo' sho'!

last edited at Nov 2, 2023 12:06PM