It's funny that Azusa complains about being a Blue. But some of the other colors might have their own. The aforementioned Gem Orpiment is a Yellow named after a toxic Arsenic mineral. And there's also the red minerals Cinnabar (Mercury) and Realgar (Arsenic again).How's that for angst?

Pink minerals: Kunzite (1), Morganite (2), Rhodochrosite, Rhodolite (3), Rhodonite (4).

(1) Name used by a Sailor Moon character, in this case one of the Shitennou, the four generals of Queen Beryl. Was killed by Sailor Moon in first series finale.
(2) Name of a Steven Universe character. Fusion of Ruby and Pearl. An Unknown Gem shown in flashback.
(3): Pink Pyrope (Garnet)
(4): Name of a Steven Universe character. Another (recurring) Ruby and Pearl fusion.

Celestine: Strontium Sulfate. This mineral is pale blue.
Iolite (AKA gem form Cordierite): Magnesium Iron Aluminum Cyclosilicate. Iolite actually comes from the Greek word for violet (deep blue). AKA "water sapphire" or "Viking's Compass."
Linarite: Copper Lead Sulfate Hydroxide. A somewhat rare mineral.
Azurite: Copper Carbonate Hydroxide.

I don't think you guys are quite grasping the gist of Kanade's perception of her relative position to Nanaki. It's not that she has some deep seated psychological trauma that gives her fatal self doubt: as far as I've seen she's rather ordinary. Rather the problem is that she idealizes Nanaki too much, to the point of perfection. She treats her like an angelic figure in a Renaissance painting, seated at the right hand of the Almighty with her face covered in a halo, while a Cherubim passes the mashed potatoes to her. When she tells her that she doesn't deserve her, she's telling her she belongs on an art gallery wall to be similarly idolized by a worshipful throng. And she lacks the selfishness to seize that portrait for herself, as she's too much of a conformist. Defusing this situation will take every gram of Nanaki's tact and empathy to resolve.

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At least we skipped the "got-a-boyfriend" arc, but I if I know my "sudden confessions in a drama series" tropes, this latest arc is gonna be just as long... SO STRAP THE FUCK IN BOIIIIS

No. This manga has avoided the usual tropes rather expertly. The most likely next development is Kurokawa trying to figure out questions like "wtf just happened" and "how did this happen, especially with someone like Fujishiro" and "what the hell am I supposed to do here?"

Lmao they set it up like she was gonna blackmail for money but MC is somehow too innocent for that

She's not innocent so much as she's useless as a human being. Itsuki's defining attribute is near total lack of self confidence, to the point of relying upon gimmicks like a love potion to compensate for her low self value. And her attempt to blackmail the president into shamelessly promoting her shows just how deep her desperation for personal approval is. The root of it is probably a dysfunctional relationship with a cold and domineering mother who shows no affection for her daughter: It's interesting that she drugs two girls with dominating personalities and then swoons helplessly when they show her affection.

Library of Ruina is a Steam game where you try to win rare books in duels.

In Sentai shows:

Red usually represents leadership (traditional) or hot headed rookies.
Blue is usually the second-in-command, and is either the serious "smart" character, or the more laid back one (in either case the "cool" character).
Green is usually the comic relief character or the wild card, unless they're the Sixth Ranger, in which case they're a powerhouse.
Yellow is usually a motivational morale booster or the level headed warrior (if female), or comic relief (if male)
Pink is usually the voice of reason. (*)
White and Black are either Sixth Rangers, represent wild cards, or sub for Red or Blue Rangers in command positions. Unless they're female (always White, in which case they sub for any secondary female ranger color).

(*): Definitely not Azusa

(Extracted from the Ranger Wiki)

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Cliffhanger! So no volume 4 cover page? One might think Kei was being attentive towards Rei but the other interpretation is that she was too scared to walk back alone and wanted company.

Volume 4 tank hasn't been released yet. The last five chapters are from serialization.

It's sort of implied that the husband was abusive, so i don't feel as bad for him as I probably should

A wealthy man married to an accountant is probably a corrupt businessman to begin with. But when she refused to help him evade his taxes, he divorced and screwed her out any alimony. Yeah, he was a vindictive narcissist.

Of course that means that Yukari was already being stalked by creepy mom. And the latter plotted to kill the ex-husband after she found out about the divorce terms. Creepy mom is essentially a Dixie Chick (Goodbye Earl) crossed with Morticia Adams.

Not gonna lie, that's kind of terrifying to think about.

Actually this could be an actual drug. And it would have practical medicinal qualities like treating epilepsy and Tourette's Syndrome.

What is disturbing is that Uta baked them into cookies. That's not a standard experimental protocol, and you wonder what she was intending to do with them.

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Finishing work at eight pm is already grossly overtime...

Not in Japan. It's common to finish work there at 9 or even 10PM. They're trying to fix the problem, but "company loyalty" is deeply rooted in their society, so it's gonna take time.

The national retirement system was shredded by the Yen Bubble Crash, and it still hasn't recovered 30 years later. In fact with the impending retirement surge it's going to get worse. So 70 hour work weeks are still necessary to ensure a decent retirement pot.

Kanto/Kansai rivarly is similar to Yankee/Redneck you know...

It's not, though. Kansai dialect is not equivalent to slow-talking country bumpkin at all. Both areas are metropolitan areas, and the two most populous ones in Japan, at that. A more apt comparison would be the New York / L.A. rivalry.

To be fair, though, there isn't an actual perfect 1:1 comparison between Kanto / Kansai and any two US regions.

When AD Vision dubbed Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (set in Osaka) they used actors from the Houston area (ADV's home), giving it an East Texas twang.

Oh, Tsukimizu. I love how their metaphors are so hilariously on the nose that they circle back into being esoteric and abstract. Reminds me of Utena and the iconic crimson sexmobile. The town's pretty interesting- at first glance, it seems like a heaven where thoughts influence reality, on second thought, it seems like a hell where your subconscious engineers endless new ordeals, and a third try makes you wonder if it's just purgatory for those that couldn't get anything of value done and wonder what the point of it all is. In the end, you realize that it's all of these things and also none of them, so very abstract and personal and bizarre and incomprehensible that the sum total of all the weirdos cancels out individual absurdity. And so, we loop back to inhabiting an obscure, sleepy local town, as large or small as the distance you're willing to walk to grab the groceries while debating Schopenhauer with your girlfriend.

It's Dadaism in manga form. The comprehensible is just a layer alongside the absurd. Strangely enough there's an SCP where a member of the Church of the Broken God joins the Are We Cool Yet artists collective to create a bizarre machine that also generates a Dadaist reality. It also creates fish.

My friend googled "Fundoshi"...

Fundoshi (褌, ふんどし) is the traditional Japanese undergarment for adult males, made from a length of cotton. Before World War II, the fundoshi was the main form of underwear for Japanese adult males.

Sooo, Hana wants to see Kuki crossdressing?

The fundoshi is unusual of being both loose fitting (like boxers) but having a thong back. This combination makes it a kind of alternative lingerie for Japanese women, it's simplicity and indigenous origin makes somewhat chic.

And again, Hino being vague on her parents.Did they really live here and don't care that her daughter have a cold ? Are they dead ? Or did Hino has move from her hometown alone and her parents are in fact still at her hometown ?

They're definitely dead. Nagisa was in grade school, and the accident occurred on a cold and rainy day. She remembers the moment, when she was in class listening to her teacher's lesson, and the school principal suddenly entered unannounced, and called her name: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/hino_san_no_baka_ch45#3

Afterwards she seems to have sunk into a state of stoic, emotional impregnabilit; showing no outward signs of grief. But her grandmother saw through this facade, and convinced her to move away from her hometown and attend her grandmother's alma mater in an attempt to put distance between herself and visceral reminders of her parents and restart her life. She had a bit of money from an insurance payout or lawsuit settlement, which affords her an apartment and financial independence

A quick question. Are urara and labyrinth town based on Japanese myths / folk tales or author's own creations? I'm familiar with most of the other concepts seen so far (chapter 17) but not with urara.

(Sorry for not searching myself nor reading the thread, trying to avoid spoilers.)

It's a mix of traditional Japanese fortune telling (uranai) and the authors own creation. Basically the urara are a mix of geisha and fortune teller, and Meirochou (the town) is basically a fortune telling Kyoto.

This manga conclusion is Chapter 62, btw. Someone already translated and posted it on Mangadex, probably because it doesn't have any pertinent spoilers aside from confirming ships.

Interesting fact: the Marvel superheroine Valkyrie is canonically bisexual.

Kageko's version seems to mix aspects of Punisher and Hawkeye (in his Ronin persona), though neither of those "heal others with their smiles". Kageko is a confirmed Punisher fan, having a rug in her room with his death's head emblem.

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We're this close for Sayaka and Yuuki to finally fuck each other.

The trick to reading these Sugar Momma chapters is as follows:

1) These chapters are in continuous, linear order. The events in earch chapters directly precedes the events in the succeeding chapter.
2) Taiyaki flipped the page order in every chapter. The second page precedes the first.

The digital version of the light novel is out in English! There were a few name and translation changes from the webnovel but overall it's mostly the same, with the addition of an extra story that helps connect the last part of the novel with future stuff.

If you're enjoying the manga, you should definitely check out the light novel. There's also going to be a physical version, which will be released on November 10.

https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/im-in-love-with-the-villainess-light-novel/

Second novel is out in February 2021

First of all, I'd suggest basing judgments on what school they're in on, you know, what they actually say, not on how tall you imagine they should be. Second of all, the average 17-year-old girl in Japan is 5'1". This is the weirdest and most baseless thing to complain about.

Japanese girls are on average about an inch shorter than their Western counterparts and those statistics are probably outdated. And that's a mean average. Based upon statistical distribution there should be a number of girls that are near the mc's height. It's a poorly executed conceit by the aurhor.

gosh
what's up with Utsuri?
don't tell me we'll get drama....

Another sad clown.

Whispered Words

Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Whispered-Words-2-Book-Series/dp/B016DE0C3G/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=whispered+words+manga&qid=1600493339&s=digital-text&sr=1-6
Info: https://myanimelist.net/manga/4584/Sasameki_Koto
Read: https://dynasty-scans.com/series/sasameki_koto

Whispered Words has an anime adaptation.

Oh also I didn't notice the first time reading it, but page 2 (and 3, to a lesser extent) has tons of actual yuri works, ahah. Very nice touch.

The only one i didnt know was 'A tropical fish yearns for snow' - whats that? Doesn't seem to be on the site.

That is

https://dynasty-scans.com/series/nettaigyo_wa_yuki_ni_kogareru

Fucking finally, someone did it

Which raises a question: Wtf did it take so long.?