Just caught up on volume 8. I'm really liking the development of the Yano and Hime relationship. Hime rejecting Yano and not knowing how to be with her, and Yano wanting to be with her despite being hurt is great. It's nice to see rejection in a yuri manga like this. Even if the rejection doesn't stay permanent, I really like how long and how much time was spent on it. The characters really put thought and agonized over it, and that's pretty neat to see.

I agree. I've read that some people say this Arc dragged on for too long, but I personally really liked how the confession and kiss from Volume 6 ended up having such big consequences in the story (as it should) and it wasn't something that was easily resolved in one or two chapters, and I respect the author for doing that.

I said something similar in my previous comment, but I think that the narrative of the series has been really solid from the very beginning. I'm glad it will start to get more recognition once the anime airs.

Regarding the second thing you mentioned: Although there have been times since the first chapters where Hime would blush in certain situations when interacting with Yano, I do agree that it happens more frequently now, in part because Yano no longer hides her feelings and is completely honest with her. Chapter 41.5 is probably (hopefully) a peek of what their relationship will be like from now on.

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Meanwhile, in Japan its popularity continues to grow. It is currently the best-selling manga of the entire magazine.

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I'd bet my shoelaces that Shiho is acting out because she felt like her buddy was picking Yori over her. It would explain why she got SO MUCH MORE UGLY realizing Yori and Hima were together and that the love she let divide them had totally not manifested into anything.

I have the theory, and I'm sure many others here as well, that Shiho had a crush on Aki when they were in the band together, and the reason she quit was because she found out her love was unrequited, and because of this Shiho has always resented Yori.

I mean, Shiho clearly has a fixation on her that is not normal. Every time she talks to her it is to say something mean or to provoke her. Of course, this could also be explained by the fact that Yori is the new singer of her old band and nothing more. But I think that's unlikely.

The cherry on top is Shiho becoming friends with Hima only to learn after that she’s also connected to Yori. I read someone here describing the situation as "Shiho considers Yori the one who's taken everyone away and her bet involving Hima is her way of taking someone away from Yori and hurt her."
I think this would explain why, right after hearing that Hime was Yori's girfriend, Shiho decided to accept Aki's bet but with the condition of making Hime her band's manager.

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Does anyone know how many volumes of the series have been released in the original Japanese? I thought Volume 8 was near the end of the series, but apparently not.

Volume 9 went on sale in November (so we are currently only one volume behind), and the series is still being published. The English release date is set for May, but it wouldn't surprised me to see it being delayed two or three months, unfortunately.

It's hard to tell how much longer the series will continue, but I just hope the author can finish it at her/his own pace. I find her/his work to be absolutely fantastic, and it would be a shame (and really anticlimactic) to have a rushed ending of any kind. I'm glad Kodansha has licensed this series and Whisper Me a Love Song.

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