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For some reason this reminds me of Kara no Shoujo 2.

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So true bestie!

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So that now we've seen the Rei x Shiori meeting arc, the one-sided love arc, the confession arc, the dating arc, and the break-up arc... I still have absolutely no idea why things are the way they are. Unless Shiori and Sono are dating to get back at Rei? For... Sono breaking Rei and Shiori up??

Don't worry, we'll answer that over the course of the next dozen chapters with another flashback :P

We're never going to escape this room. Welcome to the neverending sleepover.

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Holy massive blocks of spoiler text, Batman!

First time checking the comments for this one and wow that is a ton of blacked out text in the comments.

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From the look of that object, this manga may soon need some hentai tags...and not vanilla ones.

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I haven't read this in awhile and it looks like they're still in their sleep over.

They're stuck in that room forever. That's the new plot.

It does feel like that. Surprisingly the flashback started "only" 11 chapters ago in Ch 36 and the sleepover a few chapters before that. Feels like it's been going on for over half the manga though.

This one is definitely going on my list of manga that's better to binge than read as it's posted.

last edited at Aug 5, 2024 2:27PM

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Well it's nice we're unified on loving the Shuukura girls! And we're balancing each other out by each of us feeling frustration with a different girl! :)

I will circle back around to highlighting that my frustration with Miyagi can almost entirely be attributed to the MTL doing her a disservice. I haven't felt frustrated by Miyagi when reading Amawashi's TL.

DrJamesFox
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What is with the "I don't like girls, I just like this girl" thing that constantly pops up in manga? Feels borderline lesbophobic.

My first thought as well. And although I agree with @17hunter00 that there are worse usages of this trope, I don't think that means we should accept it without criticism.

Then there's Rae Taylor, nuking that trope from orbit.

That's why she's one of the GOATs.

Oh my...suddenly got a little spicy in this wholesome manga https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_goddess_spurs_me_on_ch03#21

I'm assuming the tall girl/animator will get a continuation since it cut off abruptly like that.

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Without checking, I'm pretty sure Sono is Rei's younger sister that the "MC" has been crushing on. Or did they have a physical relationship?

My memory's getting dodgy as I get older.

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She's smart enough to build a robot that can simulate emotions but doesn't include anything like the 3 Laws of Robotics as a fail-safe?
And she tells the robot all that stuff instead of simply reprogramming her? If you see her as a robot then treat her as one...no explanation is owed to "it" before you reprogram.

Kinda breaks my suspension of disbelief. Would be quite the oneshot if those issues were fixed.

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^She probably panicked after hearing the wind gust or something and fell over, scraping her knee.
Here we see Stelle picking her up off the ground to comfort the crying Huohuo. Shang shang and Little Gui were too busy flirting nearby to notice Huohuo's plight.

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^That was not intended to be Miyagi bashing. It was a defense of Sendai after she was slandered.

I love both the Shuukura girls a ton and especially love them together.

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Who's this "Sono-chan" chick and why are we suddenly focusing on something other than our main characters Rei and Shiori?

Kidding, but this has been quite the long flashback. Probably feels much shorter when binged instead of reading as chapters are posted.

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Miyagi is just so precious to me. She is definitely of my favorite characters in a story. She deserves someone who will tell her that she is loved and cherished, and she deserves someone to tell her that they want to be with her forever, but unfortunately she is stuck with Sendai.

I definitely like Miyagi the character. Her unique way of going about things is what makes the story so interesting to read.

But I could not disagree more with your assertion that "unfortunately she is stuck with Sendai". Miyagi is someone who finds it difficult to get along with people. Maika being the one exception since she seems to do most of the heavy lifting as far as inviting Miyagi to do things when she'd rather stay inside (which I do find relatable as an introvert).

Sendai is also the one who does a lot of the heavy lifting in maintaining their relationship.
She was the one who came back after Miyagi tried to drive her away during the soda incident.
She's the one who arranged the apartment setup when Miyagi had already given up on their relationship continuing.
She's the one who pushes for both outside dates and gets Miyagi to compromise on at-home dates when Miyagi is resistant to the idea.
She's the one who initiates almost all the physical intimacy, particularly everyday things like quick kisses and hugs. She continues to do so even though Miyagi often rebuffs even small casual intimate acts like that.
And she's the main cook, though Miyagi is no longer a total disaster in the kitchen.

All that heavy lifting aside, Sendai's main flaws are she's hesitant to clearly express her feelings for Miyagi because she's afraid of Miyagi running away (which Miyagi does have a history of doing) and masking her emotions at times because she's afraid of her real self being rejected.
You state Miyagi "deserves someone to tell her that they want to be with her forever", but love is a two way street and Sendai also deserves that. Both are guilty of failing to step up and put their feelings out there.

Sendai is someone who could probably mold themselves to fit a variety of different partners with different personalities.
She wouldn't be nearly as happy as she is with Miyagi though.

Miyagi is much more uncompromising by nature and would find it hard to impossible to be in a relationship with anybody else. But like I often think and have said, "Thank God Miyagi found Sendai because ain't nobody else putting up with her shit".

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^Being able to be away from your soul gem is one of the things Homura changed about the world.
Along with yuri babies. She made that a reality so her and Madoka could have some together.

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I feel called out. Maybe one day I'll be promoted to 4th class yuri appraiser.

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What's up with the title? I read this with apprehension because I'm not into pee play but there's none of that.
Where I'm from, "tee-tee" is an extremely childish term for pee (basically toddlers will use it).

Why was that the term chosen for the title?

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i am so unbelievably ready to get hurt again

Same LOL. I can already tell this is going to be angsty but it's been ages since I've actually found any yuri worthwhile. I wish there were more realistic adult life manga out there that deal with homophobia and comphet. They are very much real issues and I find the all girls school, yuri utopias where everybody is gay kinda cringy and unrelatable.

this realistic? the author is not really up there in terms of realism when it comes to relationships for sure LMAO

Doesn't everyone have a friend who had a gay affair with someone they didn't know was married and is now being chased down by their spouse who's demanding compensation? /s

Also the mentioning of comphet and homophobia has me scratching my head.
Let me know if I've forgotten something from earlier chapters since it's been months, but I don't remember either showing up in the story.
The runaway wife might be comphet but we don't know.
The MC seems to have awakened to her bisexuality since it seems she had previously been attracted to at least one guy and had a physical relationship with them.
Has anyone been homophobic?

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I wasn't upset, I just closed the thread as soon as I saw spoilers and went "oh well I guess that's why it's a lonely thread lol". I can't take part in the discussion if the discussion is based on stuff I can't read without abandoning quality standards, and I doubt this is that rare of a stance, especially on Dynasty (which feels particularly hostile to MTL compared to a place like the Mangadex forums)

Well I'm glad my thread didn't upset you.
And it's not a rare stance...hell it's my stance on TL but Shuukura is the one exception.
There would be no exceptions if it hadn't ensnared me very early on despite the MTL.

last edited at Aug 4, 2024 9:58AM

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Non-MTL translator here. I'm here to comment on this very lonely thread for no other reason than to say hi.

I'm going on vacation for about a week soon, so I'll try to have part 67 out before then... but someone's going to have to manage to kick me off Teamfight Tactics first. :^)

can i just take this opportunity to thank u for all the translation work you've done on shuukura, you've done an amazing job !!!

shuukura is actually the first ever web/light novel i've ever read in my life and im glad it was because its so good and has seriously been my latest obsession now, i get so happy when there's a new release on your wordpress and for some reason i somehow always catch you upload a new part right on time when i coincidentally visit LOL. im so glad it was your translations i had the pleasure of reading first instead of the mtl :D

Welcome to the deep, dark world of WNs with their often dubious quality TLs! Amawashi stands out as one of the much higher quality ones you'll encounter.
If you find yourself reading other WNs, you may want to create a reading list on novelupdates to keep track of your progress and TL status for the series you're following: https://www.novelupdates.com/reading-list/

I'm jealous of you having started with the good human TL instead of that crappy MTL. I would have never viewed the MTL as an option if I hadn't been reading it before the human TL began.
But I had already been hooked on it for awhile so it's hard to quit now. I'm now reading both the good TL and MTL and commenting on each.
I only started this thread because the silly MTL site was having issues with comments and I no longer had anywhere to discuss the recent chapters.

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^Why you got your hackles up like that?
I think you mean I immediately open the thread with "I'm a fool reading the MTL version". Which is then, very predictively, followed by discussion about recent MTL chapters.

But no, I am not surprised the thread is lonely because the MTL sucks.
I would have never started reading the MTL version if the good human TL had been around when I started reading.
But that good TL started after I had been interpreting the MTL and discussing it in chapter comments for awhile. I was already hooked on the series despite the terrible MTL and, as a long time reader, didn't want to quit the MTL as I waited for the good translation to catch up.

I'm still reading and commenting on the good human TL WordPress threads too. And if that silly site for the MTL wasn't having issues with comments being posted on the chapter pages, I never would have created that thread in the first place.
But there is no longer a way to comment and discuss on those MTL chapter threads, which prompted me to create a thread to discuss recent developments.

Sorry if my thread somehow upset you. I'll edit my first comment so it's more clear I was intending to discuss untranslated chapters.

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Actually now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure the aftermath of the "soda incident" felt different in your release than the MTL.
I recall being quite upset at Miyagi and thinking she was too indifferent about how she treated Sendai in the MTL.
In your translation, Miyagi's regret came through more strongly. So while I was annoyed with her, I felt more satisfied that she regretted her actions.

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There's definitely some major differences in how I interpret some interactions when I read the MTLs versus reading your releases. I can't give you specific examples off the top of my head but I believe I've commented on about any specific instances on your WordPress chapter pages.

In general, Miyagi feels much more nuanced and less cold and distant in your translation than she does in the MTLs.
Frankly, MTL Miyagi pisses me off at times and makes me think Sendai could do better. But in your translation Miyagi comes off as kinda cute with her petulant attempts to maintain distance between her and Sendai.
Look no further than the top comment of this thread where I'm complaining about how Miyagi's acting in the recent MTL chapters. Like with the earlier chapters, I'm sure when I read your translation of them I'll have a much more favorable impression of Miyagi.

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^You're right IMO. And in the long run the "pay for gay" actually doesn't end up being a major plot point for either story.

Also good to see you on Dynasty. Love the translations and got caught up with it after seeing your comment.

last edited at Aug 3, 2024 9:25PM

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So, I'm caught up on the Amawashi translation, but question for the MTL readers- have they started calling each other by their given name yet?

No spoiler tags because it's WN discussion:

In normal day to day interactions they still use family names, much to my and Sendai's annoyance. They've discussed the reasons for this quite a bit.

However Sendai forces Miyagi to accept calling each other by given name during the few times they've have sex.

last edited at Aug 3, 2024 5:00PM