There would be a bonus chapter between the wait though. Seems like there won't be one this time around. Anyone thinking there's a possibility that the next volume is the last?

I mean, heck, I thought for a while that Yuu's post-play confession would go well the first time and it might end THIS volume. Nio could easily end things pretty soon if she wants. She could also keep it going a while yet - even if/when Yuu/Touko get together (or don't, for that matter), there's no reason Nio couldn't keep writing about the new phase of their relationship if she wants.

I was expecting the confession to not go well. Not with all the mentions of possible rejection & foreshadowing of Yuu crying at some point. The scenario in this recent chapter is the one I was expecting to happen just before the play so everything would wrap up smoothly once it ended, but it's happening now so the resolution should take a couple of chapters more. In the interview when vol 5 came out, Nakatani said that the series was about 75% done so I'm pretty sure the series will end with vol 7 or 8. I think the recent drama will be resolved within 4-5 chapters, but even if it takes the whole volume, I don't see Nakatani dedicating an entire volume to just fluffy dating, only as bonus chapters. If she does end up writing about them as a couple, IMO, I think that'll only happen if there's another hurdle that the two have to cross.

Brilliant

And why the next issue is on September? What a long wait!

It's the end of the volume. Happens everytime.

There would be a bonus chapter between the wait though. Seems like there won't be one this time around. Anyone thinking there's a possibility that the next volume is the last?

I agree with everything, except I don't think Sayaka would confess to help Yuu directly. If anything, Sayaka would confess if she thought she had real chances with Touko. Which might not be impossible once Touko starts finally liking herself (I'm guessing the theatre troupe is her first step in that direction).

I think Sayaka can be pretty noble despite past hiccups. Ch 26 marks her letting go of her selfish and cowardly side. I want to believe that that development will come into play in the future with her helping out Yuu and Touko somehow. Might not play out like what I'm suggesting, but I do see it as a possibility. We'll have to wait and see though.

I'm more active recently because I've been doing cleaning/typesetting for scanlation groups here and there. I should be studying, though, but I have no willpower left for that at the moment. What are you up to lately?

I finished school so now I'm catching up with anime. Very productive.

Rei-chan is a real bro. Er, sis.

I've always found it interesting Yuu's always called Rei-chan Rei-chan, instead of the standard Onee-chan, Aneki, Ane-ue, etc. I almost never see that in anime/manga. Is that kind of thing common in real life? The last time I saw it was in Kinyoubi no Otanoshimi, but even in that one the imouto did drop one or two Onee-chans here and there.

Nakatani did address this in an interview iirc. It's not common, but she wants to show how close the sisters are. I think that's probably why when Touko was over for the first time, Yuu corrected herself when she almost said "Rei-chan" by habit.

About Sayaka, I agree she won't become an obstacle to Yuu's confession but I also don't agree that she has given up on Touko romantically. The scene where she asks Yuu if she loves Touko & straight up saying "I love her" tells you that her feelings are genuine and it establishes an implicit friendly & supportive rivalry between the two. "I love her and you should be more confident about your feelings for her too" (since Yuu was hesitant to answer). In a way, the scene tells you that she won't be possessive over Touko anymore but that doesn't mean she won't take her chances if given. I don't think she'll just confess out of the blue or confess with ill intent nor will her confession be a source of drama. If anything, I'm imagining her confessing just to help nudge Yuu into making up her mind about doing it & then she gets rejected & turns into a yandere & kills everyone. The end.

Hey, Gudetamago! I missed ya, lass (or fella, dunno).
(by the way, I'm ceciliasol, just new profile, I used to love reading your comments on yagakimi).

Hey, I was assuming it was you. Good to see you being active again while I faded into lurker status.

Wait, lmao, am I reading this wrong, or did Rei just reveal that she first asked out her now-long term boyfriend because they were having so much casual sex with each other that not being a couple was getting awkward? Like, the conversation was about initial confessions, she "wanted to take the ambiguity out of the relationship", and she's not going to talk about how they "were doing it without being official"? She's not just talking about being particularly cosy buddies, is she?

It's safe to assume that Rei was being physical with Hiro before dating similar to Yuu & Touko right now. Not sure if sex was involved (it does sound like it tho) but hey, implicit sex scene speculation is more possible now if that's the case. Maybe Rei will spill the beans if Yuu ever decides to tell her about the nature of her relationship with Touko.

also here's fan subs

I can't unhear "rap songs" now

Yuu's new voice is decent. Somewhat close to the PV's but I still prefer the latter. Art & animation quality is looking much better than what the promo poster suggested. If they are able to keep this up throughout without much QUALITY then I can't wait for the date ep. Character designs, specifically the faces, aren't as distinctive as the manga's but they do an ok job at honoring the original designs. I can live with that. The BGM is nice but slightly generic. The composer (Michiru Oshima) has a very good track record so I'm not exactly worried.

All in all, I'm looking forward to the anime again.

Aww, Kanemoto Hisako was good as Yuu in the drama CDs though, haha.

She was. Her voice was very much a perfect fit. But she is leaving her VA job temporarily to study abroad. Seeing that they kept Touko's VA from the PV, I wonder if they were originally planning on casting her as Yuu too and had to recast midway through. I hope that's not the case and the news came before the production.

In the second season, Yuu will experience the feeling of hating someone for the first time...As she battles for the position of student council president.

False info. The second season will actually follow Yuu's daughter. This will be the Jojo of yuri with every descendant learns to acquire a different human emotion through lesbianism.

A science baby she had with Touko, I hope...

Nah, Yuu reproduces asexually

In the second season, Yuu will experience the feeling of hating someone for the first time...As she battles for the position of student council president.

False info. The second season will actually follow Yuu's daughter. This will be the Jojo of yuri with every descendant learns to acquire a different human emotion through lesbianism.

we got some veeeeery nice bonus pages for the Aniversary of dengeki Daioh, not sure if we will get it here

Think it's fine if we post it in the 4rum anyway: Bonus 4koma (credits to /u/).

I wouldn't be surprised if Touko will have amnesia in the next chapter.

Yuu confesses. Touko's mind can't compute so she breaks down with an amnesia & that is the sequel to Cheery Amnesia.

I don't know why people think there's going to be a bad ending

The worst that could happen is that Touko will be too confused and perplexed to accept Yuu's confession at first and is forced to reconsider the nature of their relationship. But I don't see anything like Touko getting an amnesia or dating Sayaka to be an obstacle to the confession.

I reckon, Saeki will ask Touko out, and she'll agree

Regarding the question of when did Yuu realize her feelings for Touko, I agree it has been a gradual realization for Yuu ever since ch 16 (the french kiss). The whole vol 4 that follows after is written to show Yuu slowly coming to terms with her feelings with ch 22 being the big moment of her admitting it inwardly, but also denying it outwardly as indicated by the blocking bubble. We also see that with ch 26 when Sayaka asks Yuu if she loves Touko & how Yuu is very hesitant to admit it out loud. So Yuu has realized it for a while but with this chapter, she's finally considering doing the unspeakable since Touko seems like she might be open to it now.

Random thoughts, I've always appreciated Nakatani's minimal use of blushes. Characters don't really blush till they have to, which makes all the blushing Yuu in this chapter all the more precious & meaningful.

The anime will end right here with 12 episodes, I bet 5$

I really hope they'll at least tweak it a bit so both sides confess here because "go read the manga" ending sucks, especially for "will they, won't they?" romance stories.

On a side note: I wonder who will voice Yuu now that Hisako Kanemoto is on hiatus

Ever since the manga PV, I can't imagine another voice for Yuu, tbh. Hope the anime PV will come out early summer.

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This is all good. Yuu just needs to pout some more and the new-and-improved Touko will swoop her off to the equipment shed.

...where the two of them will practice their lines all day. ;-)

How improper. They'll have their own room for that.

I read everything, no bodies, no death. They got teleported in a nice and sunny wheat field, I don't know what is this symbolism and Elysium you're talkingaboutshutup.

You're right, there is no death. The girls' bodies are simply consumed by the Nukos just like everybody else who died.

Girl's last tour final(?) extra... for some reason, the author decided to make yet another extra chapter https://mangadex.org/chapter/301925/1 reinforcing one again (not subtly anymore) their fate I guess she was thinking there's a very small percentage of people who are still in denial it so I made another extra just in case

That one is a bonus chapter included in the 3rd Bluray. I guess it serves as a transition for anime people to go from where they left off (vol 4) to vol 5. That's why we see Nuko & the little robot with the girls & why they didn't know who the AI was. But yeah, that poem pretty much sums up this series huh. I'm sure there will still be people in denial of the girls' fate even if Tkmiz is to reveal it directly. Some just can't get along with zetsubou.

Well, 3 eps in & I still see no point to HisoMaso. If it ever gets better (which I doubt), call me. Other than that, it's a drop for now.

Caught up with Saiki S2. Some of the latest episodes have been pretty solid. Glad to get more of this show.

Holdddd up. Anime? When?? Where was I? Huh??

Yes. This coming October. Not in places where the news exploded, apparently. Yes.

@Heavensrun

I agree with all your points about the significance of the play and how it's an important development for the characters. However, my complaint is towards the execution of the play, which is lacking and you can agree that how the play plays out is indeed uneventful. Sorry that I wasn't clear about what I meant when I said there's nothing to the play but them acting it out. I was referring to how the play is delivered to us. Aside from the fact we already know most of the script already, there are also not a lot of moments of inner reflections/inner conflicts or moments where we get some insights into the real characters as they act, so the whole thing is mostly just us seeing the play acted out exactly to a script we already know the plot and understand the meaning of beforehand.

But honestly, If the play seems anticlimactic, that's because the play is not the climax. The climax of this chapter isn't the the start, middle, or climax of the play, the climax of this chapter is deliberately the -end- of the play. That's when all of Touko's issues come together, and that's when the tension is at it's height.

To me, the play is more like a resolution than a climax, to the Touko's drama, not the story as a whole. There is no tension because Touko was already persuaded by Yuu's words before the play, so we kinda already know what choice she was going to make. There were no conflicts, no revelations, nothing to make the play feel climatic. It simply brings a semi-conclusion to Touko's issues (this would've totally been fine if these weren't resolved so easily in the prior volume). But that's just me going off a tangent. My complaint about it feeling anticlimatic has less to do with me actually expecting it to be the climax of the story, but more so to do with how underwhelming Touko's issues have been handled in the recent chapters.

Was i the only one kinda underwhelmed by the whole play?

Not just you. I was expecting the play to be underwhelming since the end of vol 5. We know the whole plot & the revised ending because of everything that happens before it, so there's nothing new aside from watching them act it out. Nakatani misses the chance of creating any sort of climax/conflict before or during the play, so everything feels flat as the result. The effect the play has on Yuu is interesting though and I'm intrigued to see further developments on Yuu's end and their relationship dynamic as a whole. So yeah, I don't like the execution of play, but I look forward to see where the story is going from here.

And I love Nurse Yuu's "tough love" therapy ... a karate chop to the head

Gosh, I wish that was me.

a Nendoroid Yuu

Maybe.

in her nurse outfit?

If we dream hard enough.

Haven't seen anything from TROYCA, so I can't comment on potential production quality. Not exactly fond of the key visual right now, but I'll wait for the PV to come out to see for sure though. They'll probably release it soon seeing that the anime is already in production.