To think the previous 3 pages are full of comments like "wholesome" "so wholesome" "too wholesome" and so on and so forth...

Tee hee.

I had forgotten that Miyoshi is weak against scary stories and supernatural stuff. Ayano should use that weapon more often, huh huh.

Kaoru is totally in playful kitty-cat mode. I guess her last encounter with Bou-chan left her in high spirits...

^ Yes, that's exactly it. A simple wish-fulfillment fantasy that qualifies as an older than dirt trope, as they prolly already had stories like that in ancient Egypt and China, hehe. In more recent literature, like het romance novels aimed at the female readership, you find this plot device pretty much everywhere... and it never seems to lose popularity, no matter how overused it gets.

For those interested, there also seems to be what I think is a prequel comic revolving around those two carnivores on the artist's pixiv here: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/76995862#manga

Oh hell yes. This is definitely them. I will add this to the list to translate later.

I have a TL if that's quicker: https://pastebin.com/kpwEdYF6

Thanks for the links. That was a great read.

I laughed so hard at the part when the girl she invited to her place suddenly asks for sex, and she has to grab a nail clipper and start trimming her way-too-long fingernails on the double. At a time like that, it's like the most uncool thing... I would be crazy embarrassed... but somehow she managed to make it look elegant and nonchalant, heh.

Hehe, these days, in modern media, you don't find often the stereotype of the lesbian huntress who will attack on sight any cute straight girl who catches her fancy. That's because it's supposed to be politically incorrect or something. Too bad, 'cause it's a damn fun stereotype.

As the first chapter of this new manga just proved conclusively.

On the other side, Airi, I think you need to hide her camera and go for a frontal attack!

Coco and Minori faced the same problem once.

https://dynasty-scans.com/system/releases/000/022/430/015.jpg
https://dynasty-scans.com/system/releases/000/022/430/016.jpg

Coco knew exactly how to deal with it.

Airi, learn from Coco, m'kay?

So lessee... today we learned that...

1) Ichika's friend (Maho, iirc) is a straight chick and has a blond boyfriend, and they sneak off to make out when they have a chance. Bah. Not an all-yuri universe, then.

2) Hypnotic suggestion fails on male virgins. Perhaps on all virgins? Ah, but Khara hypnotized two schoolgirls... so either it's only male virgins who are protected, or those two schoolgirls were naughty kids, lol.

3) The end of the chapter suggests there are things going on we don't know about. Someone -- a vampire, one would guess -- hypnotized those two guys and made them carry Khara to Ichika's place. But it wasn't Aria, it wasn't Khara, it wasn't one of Aria's two cronies... then, who the hell did it? Did I miss something, or there's a mystery here?

... I feel like I'm the only here who still comprehends that the obvious comedic nature of the plot seriously undermines any "the misunderstanding going on for so long is unrealistic" criticisms. Honestly, there have been manga where such a misunderstanding went on for much longer without that being a major complaint.

Yes, my thoughts exactly. I get the feeling that a lot of people who criticize this manga don't get the situation of the two MCs -- or, in some cases, do get it, but complain anyway because they wish it was something different.

At the beginning, there were two plain vanilla hetero girls. Hetero by default, so to say, because none of them had ever considered that it was possible to be something else. They started dating by accident: one of them mistook the other for a guy, and the other was too embarrassed to point out the mistake. Now, as of chapter 4, after going out for some weeks, their circumstances are:

1) Ookuma is afawct still a plain vanilla hetero girl, who thinks she's dating some awesome guy who is cool, manly, good-looking, protective and everything she could wish for in a boyfriend.

2) Kanda is changing very quickly. She's obviously falling for Ookuma. She likes her, she's turned on by her, and she's gotten to the point where she seriously looks up things like "same-sex marriage" in Google. But she still doesn't want Ookuma to find about her true gender. Why? See (1).

Their relationship, as it is, can go on for a long time. Only when Ookuma realizes the truth there will be sudden (and brutal) development. But, in the meanwhile, the story will keep on moving forward at the present pace. And there will be comedy, and we are supposed to enjoy it. And I, for one, like it like that. The big reveal will eventually arrive, sure, but I'm in no hurry to get to it.

Hey...
What kind of dorama were they filming?

I thought schoolgirl doramas, especially those with a popular idol as the MC, all followed the same pattern: cute, silly, pure-hearted girl meets cold, hunky, brooding male lead, hates him at first, then falls for him, then redeems him with the power of love -- or something.

This one looks more like... I dunno, like they are filming "Virgins' Empire: the Dorama" and Sumika plays Yamada Kaoru.

Maybe Japanese doramas are evolving?

^

I has the hurts

Seriously, even if this gets resolved, the fact that she's gonna spend who knows how many hours with her heart completely destroyed can never be erased...

Oh no. Oh no.

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they better get that mullet

They should also get a sleeveless plaid flannel shirt, ripped jeans, and combat boots to really accentuate said mullet

It's aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiveeeeeee!! IT'S ALIVE!
Team Takenoko here, mods, feel free to ban the kinoko peasants if they dare to show around here please.

Ah but seriously, the Akarin x Chinatsu is growing stronger...

There was a poll, a year or so ago, to find the favorite ships of the readers. The winner was Himawari/Sakurako, which annoyed me because imho Himawari deserves better... but the runner-up was Chinatsu/Akari, which made me very happy!

Ahh so HP Lovecraft make a story about yuri, very surprising

Of course not. After all, when you get a glimpse of Chtulu or any other Great One, you'll never think straight ever again. :3

Anyone else checking every hour to see if they've updated?

Haha, I feel you. :D

If you like the psychological drama in Still Sick, I think you'll like this one too.

You'd compare this manga with Still Sick?

In my book, that's enormous praise. I sure hope you're right.

Larger than life, hyperactive characters? Over-the-top humor? Frantic narrative pace?

I'm in.

We need more of this and less "cute girlz doing cute thingz" 4-koma stories.

oh wow how Lucky I am ... for reading this XD
That reaction was super cute, they're both sooo cute!

Tsubasa's face, with makeup and hair done, was super cute!
Her apparel... not so much.

Iwashita, goddammit... where the hell did you pick those clothes!? Is that an ensemble designed to look like a sack of potatoes, or what?

A minor

Is she really?

Not by any civilized standard.

Toudou is a type of character who is very common in josei manga — the mainstream hetero sort of josei, I mean. He's the elite young man of the company who is emotionless, inexpressive, all about work, hyper-efficient, and constantly pointing out the mistakes of the MC and forcing her to become better at her job. The MC hates him even though all the other girls at the company like him because he's tall, has cold good looks, is manly and alpha, has good prospects, has an expensive car, etc. etc. Of course he and the MC end up falling in love with each other.

If there's something Shimizu is knowledgeable about, it's manga clichés. No surprise, then, that she should feel uneasy when someone like Toudou is around Maekawa. :P (Oh btw, the expensive car? Chapter 18: check!)

That's one nice carro all right.
And it looks like he really did impose his will in the end: Maekawa caved in and accepted to go with him (and cancel the date with Shimizu). Even though what he wants has nothing to do with Maekawa's new series: he's just recruiting her to do some free assistant work for another one of his managed authors. Manly and alpha? Check too!

real adorable...

now if only we could get more Honto no Kokoro... does this mangaka have a thing for weird and highly specific special abilities?

She clearly does. To be precise, abilities that let you read what's in the "real heart" of people around you.

Speaking about real hearts, too bad about Honto no Kokoro... it's been nearly a year since chapter 13, but no new stuff...

I’ve noticed something...Osugita Ai is actually “Too much love” :))

LOL ohmygosh I can't believe I didn't notice that before!
It's not just the symbol over her head, even her name means she has too much love for Mieko.

Also amusing: I didn't know what the hell Kanjani∞ was, so I looked it up. Turns out it's a Japanese boy band managed by Johnny, and the name isn't supposed to be read as Kanjani Infinity but as Kanjani Eight! For whatever reason, they decided to use a figure eight on its side as a symbol for the "Eight" in the name.

I guess it's not that strange that Mieko -- who knows the band Kanjani∞ but doesn't know squat about mathematical infinity -- assumes that any figure eight, either upright or on the side, can only mean the number 8.

Chapter 13 is out in English.

It'll probably be uploaded here soon. If you can't wait to read it, there are online manga readers that already have it.

Daaamn, it wasn't just Minori, Coco managed to turn me on too with that "you're so naughty" line. This is bad, this manga is taking me down a slippery slope...

Aya ya está locamente enamorada de Sei, y lo gracioso es que no se ha dado cuenta, jeje. Eso de ir a la casa cuando Sei no está y prepararle la comidita, y esperar a que ella llegue para comer juntas, es puro e inocente amor por donde lo mires. <3 Es obvio que Sei sí se ha dado cuenta de los sentimientos de Aya (porque tiene más experiencia en estas cosas), y por eso está tan confiada en ganarle a Haruki, jejeje.

Pero si en el futuro aparece otra vez la zorra esa de Yoru, diciendo que ama a Sei y que dsp de OCHO PUTOS AÑOS finalmente se ha dado cuenta que quiere ser su pareja... pues no sé qué pueda pasar. Heartbreak para Aya. >_<

"So it's been a good 2-3 months since last time. What stunning revelations do you have for us to satiate our wait for the next chapter?"
"Clams"

Haha.
I love this manga to bits, but every chapter it's the same thing: too short, too little happens, and a cliffhanger at the end. >_<

I had always thought "aphonia" was used for times when you can't speak because of a sore throat... and so, when I read M-Girl had aphonia, I was like: "Oh goodie, if it's just that, it's no big deal -- gargling warm honeywater will solve the problem!"

Then a friend told me the real meaning of the word aphonia. Doh.