I have to said this again.
Kaede is BEST GIRL

I'm with you 100% on that.

I’m with both of you on that.

On the flip side, using your same argument, if the girl in the picture was Hayama, wouldn’t she have been able to recognize her to some degree as well? But again, this is the first time Tarumizu’s ever seen any of them, so it’s reasonable enough to expect that she wouldn’t be able to recognize any of them right off the bat.

Well, she did recognize Hayama right away though. I don't see any indication that she didn't know how she looked. Seeing how she knew the "Sunset Girl" photo beforehand, it would be weird to ask "Is that you in the photo?" if she already knew what Hayama looked like. If it is Hayama, basically MC has no reason to ask. If it is not Hayama, then she didn't seem to care who it was.

There is also no indication that Tarumizu knew what Hayama looked like before meeting her. She could’ve just assumed, considering Hayama was the only person in the club room. Tarumizu transferred to join Hayama’s photography club, so if there’s only one person in the room, that was probably her only guess.

Anyway, this is all just an argument to prove that it isn’t Hayama, and while it seems like we’re just picking at the straws for clues, I’m hesitant to believe it is her, or that her being the “Sunset Girl” would impact the story at all (or at least, compared to Amane being the girl instead).

And I do think the “Sunset Girl” photo is important to the story since it was brought up and Tarumizu specifically asked about it. Hayama also followed up commenting on her slump, and the year it was taken seems to add up with Amane and Nene’s middle school years, so I remain skeptical of it.

I personally still think there’s more evidence pointing towards it being Amane than Hayama (plot wise), or even more unlikely, a third-party might be involved. There is less reason for Hayama to be involved in this drama if she has no connection to Amane and Nene, and this may be it.

Rereading the chapter, I feel like the bed girl might even be Amane, if it’s not Hayama. For one, she kind of looks like the girl in the picture, with about the same length of hair, and secondly, it may explain some of the drama between her and Nene? Seems like Hayama herself isn’t sure when they broke up, but it could’ve even been after the picture was taken.

I can't really deny the possibility. It's not like I'm an artist, so I'm only going by my gut feeling, but the eyes, facial structure and hair just don't seem to be Amane's. If it is Amane, then even MC did not recognize her, because she would certainly have asked her why she was a model for her idol.

I mean, all the art things aside, it’s possible that Tarumizu couldn’t recognize her because of the somewhat dark background (I’m no photographer, but I’m assuming it’s gotta be pretty dark in the bedroom if it’s already sunset with no other lighting) and if it is Amane, she isn’t donning her gyaru style at all in the photo, so she might look pretty different. It’s also Tarumizu’s first time seeing Amane in person, so it’s not surprising at all if she didn’t recognize her.

On the flip side, using your same argument, if the girl in the picture was Hayama, wouldn’t she have been able to recognize her to some degree as well? But again, this is the first time Tarumizu’s ever seen any of them, so it’s reasonable enough to expect that she wouldn’t be able to recognize any of them right off the bat.

When I think about it a bit more, Amane’s involvement in a photo shoot seems like it would make for a really big plot point. Maybe Nene felt inferior to Amane for being in a contest winning photo, and that caused a rift in their relationship. Or perhaps Amane looking vulnerable while being on someone else’s bed was the turning point. Adding onto that, it’s possible Amane wasn’t even posing for a photo, but was in a bedroom with Hayama, who just happened to take that photo to capture Amane’s “natural” beauty and submitted it into a contest.

Whatever the reason behind their breakup was, I feel like Hayama had some involvement in it... partly because there has to be some reason why she even exists in the story (keeping her role as president of the ex-photography club into consideration), and partly because of the way she refers to both Amane and Nene (first name basis). She also knew they were dating, but I guess it also depends on how public Amane and Nene were with their relationship. Finally, Hayama also mentioned she was in a slump... Supposedly after that “Sunset Girl” picture, so that struck me as suspicious too.

In any case, I’m curious about how this will all play out. I don’t know why, but Hayama just gives me this “evil” vibe, LOL. Something about her makes me feel like she has ulterior motives. Like how she ominously repeats the word “Together?” when Tarumizu suggests they enter the contest together, or the way she examined Tarumizu’s photo and commented on how good she was. I mean, also the fact that she casually drops the “oh yeah, they’re ex-girlfriends” bomb on Tarumizu in their like, first week of knowing each other, but tbh, that was probably just to move the plot along, lol.

Edit: Oh, more evidence would be that Hayama took the “Sunset Girl” photo two years ago, and because she’s a third year and Tarumizu is at least a second year or below, it would line up with around the time Amane and Nene were still in middle school/possibly about to enter high school as well. This may have been when the breakup happened. Tarumizu also specifically wonders about how Hayama managed to get such a perfect shot too.

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Wasn't her award winning photo the self-portrait (aka fancy selfie)?

The chapter doesn't call it a self-portrait though, just that it won a competition. I'm not sure they're the same person, since the one in the photo seems to have lighter, longer and straighter hair than the photographer. It's hard to tell though.

Right, I just read the chapter again, you are correct. For some reason to me it just looked like it was a photo of her. It was even on a bed, so she could have just put the camera down and used a timer.
Camera girl mentioned that this photo was taken 2 years ago, so maybe senpai's hair was longer back then... ah I'm just reaching here.

Now I'm even more curious.

Rereading the chapter, I feel like the bed girl might even be Amane, if it’s not Hayama. For one, she kind of looks like the girl in the picture, with about the same length of hair, and secondly, it may explain some of the drama between her and Nene? Seems like Hayama herself isn’t sure when they broke up, but it could’ve even been after the picture was taken.

Finally, kind of a stretch on this one, but Hayama refers to Amane by her name with no honorifics, and uses “-chan” for Nene, so she must be somewhat connected to both of them, but even more so with Amane than Nene.

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Wow, I like the detail in Hayama’s hairstyle for some reason, LOL.

I hope Hayama doesn’t turn out to be evil and try to steal one of Tarumizu’s photos to enter it into the contest under her own name though.

I like the progress and I see the ‘yuri’ tag but I’m also a little afraid this will turn into not-yuri...if that makes any sense

The manga ends after 3 volumes, so I don't think it covers everything (I never read it myself, but it's not enough to cover the whole story). It's the (currently untranslated) light novels that will pay off.

There's a member here that is translating the LNs, the same person who has done the translation on this manga. So hopefully we'll all get our wish and be able to see it through to the end, heh

There are currently 7 volumes out, so that's probably going to be a while! Not hating on the pace of the story or the speed of the translations (bless sneikkimies for translating both) by any means though, just stating that it will realistically take quite a bit of time. It'll be a slow burn for sure, but it'll be well worth it. Although, it's a shame that the manga got cut off at its third volume. :(

I like the progress and I see the ‘yuri’ tag but I’m also a little afraid this will turn into not-yuri...if that makes any sense

The manga ends after 3 volumes, so I don't think it covers everything (I never read it myself, but it's not enough to cover the whole story). It's the (currently untranslated) light novels that will pay off.

for those who can understand japanese. here is the last chapter (and the conclusion) of this serie chapter 22 https://www.manhuagui.com/comic/23158/421393.html#p=2 if you want to read it. to be honest i think i won't.

This is actually in Chinese, which I can barely read in comparison to Japanese, but I'll try to share what I know. If someone has the Japanese raw or something, I can piece it together better. However, keep in mind that I missed out on every chapter after the 12th, and there are some details of the story I've forgotten altogether (i.e. basically ALL of the vampire stuff, LOL).

Spoilers:

Very TL;DR: Sara ded. Iris learns Sara sometimes reincarnates (Mizuki was Sara's predecessor). Iris cocoons. Sensei visits a comatose Aoi in the hospital. Tells her she loves her. Sometime later, Iris goes back to school, and finds another Sara. This Sara is confused AF because Iris grabs her out of nowhere and asks for her name. The story ends with new Sara about to introduce herself (though we don't get to see her name).

The very long version:
So from where it left off last chapter, the last request on Sara's bucket list is for Iris to reach into Moe's pocket (a stuffed animal) to uncover her last secret. Iris finds a USB stick, which upon inserting it into her laptop, discovers a video that Sara recorded in secret before she passed.

The first thing Sara does is apologize for leaving Iris behind, even though she knows the latter is a crybaby. Sara then offers all sorts of words of encouragement to Iris, essentially implying that she does not regret becoming the bride to Iris. The things she said also make it seem like she is trying to tell Iris to accept herself for what she is (a papillodaemon or whatever). She then reveals her "secret" - that she is actually a reincarnation of Mizuki, and may continue reincarnating. The reason why she didn't tell Iris this beforehand was because she wanted to be loved as Sara, and not Mizuki.

She then goes on to say that she hopes Iris can find a new bride, However, (correct me if I'm wrong), she continues with:

Sara: If, by some miracle, I am reincarnated and we meet again... On the days you may feel like crying and the new me is willing to support you,

Sara: Senpai, I want you to grant me the pleasure of becoming your bride again.

Sara: From the very beginning and from now on, I will always love you.

Iris responds by saying that she has always loved Sara and always will continue loving her as well, and tells Sara to wait for her, as she will surely find her again. No matter how many times she has to do it, she will always find her. She says all of this as she cocoons. Meanwhile, Aoi is comatose and sensei apparently is still researching for ways to get her to wake up. Again, I have no knowledge of the previous chapters, so these are probably developments I missed, lol.

Anyway, sometime later, Iris goes back to school and calls out to a new Sara from behind. When they're face to face, Iris asks for her name, but starts tearing up out of nowhere, startling both new Sara and herself. New Sara thinks Iris is weird, and is confused as hell. The story ends with new Sara about to give her name to Iris.

Oh yeah, my personal opinion:

"Cute" as this was, it feels so weird that it'll take many Saras to keep Iris happy for her impossibly long lifespan, LOL.

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I haven’t read anything between chapter 12 and the latest one (chapter 21), but I skimmed through 21, and if anybody’s curious...

Sara dies, Iris goes to her grave and all. The chapter ends with Sara’s letter to Iris, where she has all these bucket list requests for Iris. One of these is for Iris to find a new bride, and the last one is that Sara has some sort of secret that Iris will probably discover next chapter.

Oh, more reason to keep the lolicon tag now.

Unlikely, but it would probably make for a nice adaptation if the author comes back and rewrites/fleshes the story out more for the anime. A remastered version of Frag Time :^)

I’m kinda surprised this got chosen for an adaptation, but I’m sure Murakami’s type of character gets a lot of love in Japan, lol.

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LMAO Tomomi's character design reminded me of Sakurako (YuruYuri) at first.

I love how doting Sakurako is with Hinako, LOL. Letting her come over, changing up dinner plans and even accommodating to her tastes in curry.

^How is the title "Secret Crash on My Sister" related to every character? Mangaka is just stretching this story coz she don't know what to tell anymore. Isn't this their first serialization?

Isn’t that just a subtitle? Or at the very least, that’s just Uta’s POV. If we go with the more literal (albeit still loose) translation of the real title (“Even if these feelings won’t reach”), it seems to apply to the characters I mentioned.

In Uta’s case, she was never able to confess, but she still loved Kaoru. And even when she went for it, she assumed her confession fell upon deaf ears because Kaoru feigned ignorance (until now). Definitely a case of unrequited love and feelings not reaching the other person.

In Miyabi’s case, she’s been having the hardest time trying to express her feelings to Kuroe. In fact, for the longest time, she wasn’t even sure if Kuroe liked her back, but she still tried her best to show Kuroe love. This was also a case of unrequited love (which is later shown to be somewhat untrue) and Miyabi being unsure if her feelings are reaching Kuroe.

In Konatsu’s case, she was never able to have that last talk with Hosumi, even though she seems to have had some romantic feelings for her. To Konatsu, not confessing to her appears to be one of her biggest regrets (we see this in her first conversation with Uta, and again when she reflects on her experiences). Again, another case of unrequited love and feelings not reaching the other party.

Finally, in Kaoru’s case... Well, all of this is speculation because we don’t know how her relationship with Reiichi is beneath the surface, since we’ve seen time and time again that this girl just loves to run away from her difficulties.

It appears that Kaoru seems to love him more than he loves her (forgetting their wedding anniversary, hardly making an effort to keep in touch while he’s away, even on his birthday; possibly cheating on Kaoru, not relying on Kaoru for help/keeping his family problems away or hidden from Kaoru even though they’re supposed to be a team, especially with how involved she already is in their family), and given the cryptic little hints sprinkled everywhere (including: the things I mentioned above, Risako, and how Reiichi looks like he knows what’s on Uta’s mind), it may even be an unrequited love.

Also included in my post above, he may have just settled for Kaoru to ease his childhood friend’s insane susceptibility to loneliness, and to help Uta out (who was going through an incredibly rough time). Not the best excuse, but I mean, he also doesn’t seem to make the best decisions in general.

She was also the one to persistently pursue him even though she was turned down several times. I thought that point was included just for humor’s sake, but in chapter 14, she has a bittersweet expression when she tells Uta that she also knows what it feels like to have a hopeless love, and that she should confess like she wants to be accepted.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_unrequited_love_ch14#29

And most recently, in chapter 20, Yocchan tells Kaoru that she isn’t being nice by pretending like nothing ever happened, and that she should help Uta put an end to her helpless feelings by giving her a clear answer (rejection). But in the next page, Yocchan tells also says that Kaoru should know how it feels to be in Uta’s current position.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_unrequited_love_ch20#28

Well, I ended up writing way more than I should’ve, LOL. But TL;DR is that I feel like the title applies to almost every major character in the story. Actually, my original point (in my post above) was to illustrate that because the title is related to the characters other than Uta, maybe it means that Kaoru’s love for Reiichi is also unrequited.

I really wonder how far Kaoru and Reiichi’s “love” goes. It’s pretty evident at this point that the title is related to almost every character in the series (Uta -> Kaoru, Miyabi -> Kuroe, Konatsu -> Nurse and finally, Kaoru -> Reiichi), but with the Risako plot twist, Kaoru’s expression in the late pages of chapter 15 (she looks saddened when giving love advice to Uta, as if she was speaking from experience) and the conversation with Yocchan in chapter 20, I wonder what actually happened in Kaoru’s past.

We see that she is insanely susceptible to feelings of loneliness, that she was involved with Uta’s family drama and that she endlessly chased after Reiichi despite being rejected many times. It somehow feels like Reiichi may have married her to quell her loneliness (out of “consideration” as childhood friends) and because she seems to be a “positive” influence to Uta’s life.

In any case, the cheating plot still isn’t resolved yet, so I guess we’ll see how that plays out.

I saw that coming right when Usa said her clothes weren't put in the way she remembered them put in

I sure as hell didn’t make that connection, LOL. Damn, now that you mention it though...

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Izumi is the best. Go Izumi. Seemingly the most normal character in the series. Izumi! Izumi! Izumi!

LOL poor girl must be so confused about wtf is going on

This chapter was one of my favorite episodes in the anime, and the original feels a little underwhelming...

Huh, my thoughts exactly.

Aw, Riko was the regular customer.

Isekai truck making its rounds again.

Ugh, don’t forget all sorts of abuse, manipulation and long-term revenge plotting.

No "ugh", I fucking love that stuff. Momono Moto is great.

LOL, unfortunately, all of those elements are absent from Still Sick >:(

Please, this is nowhere near that level. We need a few long-term relationships destroyed by infidelity and a couple suicide threats before we approach Momono Moto.

Ugh, don’t forget all sorts of abuse, manipulation and long-term revenge plotting.

Love reading this while I'm sick :')

When the het gets solidified in a single panel you know this author is trolling and baiting on the main couple.. Then when the editor says people are not reading because progress is fucking slow,
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What het? Isn’t Sui a girl?

Nice to see Subaru and Kyousuke.