In Japanese folklore, moths represent the souls of the dead.

Edit: I need to expand this. In Japanese folklore moths are represented as the souls of the transmigrated dead. In most stories where they feature, the moths are either saying farewell to their loved ones, or are discharging karmic obligations to the living (unresolved actions, emotional baggage, or life lessons).

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Boxing Day has nothing to do with Boxing (the sport/torture technique). It has to do with putting things into boxes. Silly Hinami.

Mountain Range

One thing we need to remember is that "communication issues" have been a defining aspect of Mitsuki's character ever since the very beginning, and while she certainly has gotten better at expressing herself to others since the time when a crisis in communication meant she put a bag over her head:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all_ch27#3

Just being in a loving relationship doesn't mean that her personality is totally transformed--communication is something she and her loved ones are going to need to work on all her life. Mitsuki still best expresses herself via unintentional rizz and her music, and in fact the current crisis consists of anxiety about her music.

I know it's a relief to readers when characters finally "just talk to each other," but in real life "communication issues" are consistently the number one problem that therapists and family counselors see for very good reasons.

Honestly I think my issue is less with the poor communication between the characters and more that the series feels like it's poorly communicating with the audience. With time passage feeling disjointed, and character motivations and emotions feeling condensed and vaguely defined. It feels like more is happening off screen than it is on screen with most recent events, and we the audience aren't invited. That's just how I feel anyhow, and I've noticed other people feel differently which is equally valid.

I absolutely agree with you here, the time jumps between chapters is a bit hard to process, especially seeing where the manga was years before with a lot more direction and linear focus. I appreciate the glimpses of the characters' new lives as adults - it's fun! - but it's not the pacing many (myself included) expected from the manga. The introduction of Shu-chan felt super rushed, whatever tension was attempting to be made with their character got lost fast, only to jump into Mistuki's troubles with artistic integrity. I just wish it kept a more focused structure, but hey, who knows what's planned and what's in store?

The problem was evident in the number of superfluous subplots that were beginning to pile up in the University Arc. Too many of these required extensive narrative to flesh out, and it threatened to destroy the tight focus it previously relied upon. The last chapter before the hiatus pretty much summed up the Mangaka's frustration, where Mitsuki's focus upon other people's musical preferences was a metaphorical expression for the author's artistic dispersion into superficial side stories without satisfying execution. This manga has always focused upon the relationship between Mitsuki and Aya, and a reboot was necessary to eliminate these competing subplots to refocus on that core story. This newer arc should focus upon Mitsuki rekindling her passion for music within the emotional focus of the two main characters.

Next chapter raws are finally up. Major plot development in this chapter.

Oh good, it's not THAT island.

If young women were allowed to bring knives with them to that island, would this even be a newsworthy issue?

I Can't Believe Its Not Tsukino!

Hinami, cassava isn't even in the same family as the potato. Plus, its extremely poisonous in its raw and unprocessed form (cyanide compounds).

Vacuum on vacuum violence. So tragic.

Behold, the omnipotent being known as Truck-kun!

I still don't fully buy Shi Xingyuan's message that you "have to fight for your freedom", or the general idea that you should just leave someone like Xioyang's dad do whatever they want because it's "not your problem". Queerphobia should be fought against, not left to ruin other people's lives while people who know it's wrong watch silently.

Dear dad's homophobia is a feature of his stubborn patriarchal convictions, not a bug. Curing that part will not make him any less unpleasant to the people that trigger his bigotry.

If a spinning pizza pie cuts off your head, makes you die, that's amore.

Why is everybody in the grandstand naked?

Right back atcha!

An interesting fact: Oni are shapeshifters, and when they try to deceive humans, they can masquerade as either gender, regardless of which gender they are in they're unsuited form. Since this manga is already playing with gender identification and roles, it appears that Sadako is a Yamauba (magic using "female" oni) and Hanako is the "male" oni (known for its monstrous strength).

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Hey ICE, stop bullying immigrants and deport that white haired menace over there!

This joke requires an actual explanation. The Byakkotai (White Tiger Unit) was a force of teenaged samurai fighting for the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War against the Meiji regime. When Meiji government forces besieged the Shogunate at the castle on IImori Hill in October 1869, a small 20 man detachment of Byakkotai were cut off from the castle, and could only watch the siege from a nearby hill. Government bombardment set the surrounding town on fire, but through the smoke and haze the Byakkotai detachment mistakenly thought the castle itself was on fire and thus had fallen to the Meiji forces. Believing their lord was now dead or captured the young men decided to commit seppuku, and 19 of the 20 were successful. The joke here is that, like the overly exuberant Byakkotai, Hinami gets carried away in her reenactment and accidentally destroys part of reality.

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Tsukino: Is there anything else you find offputting about me?
Hinami: The way you're always singing the lyrics to "Downeaster Alexa" despite having earbuds on.
Tsukino: I do that? Sorry.
Hinami: It's okay if you sing it normally. The socioeconomic plight of Long Island fishermen is an interesting theme.
Tsukino: How about "Uptown Girl?"
Hinami: I will throw you off the roof of this building with explosives tied around your waist.

DISNEY LAWYERS INCOMING

Relax. Disney only owns the rights to ITS version of AA Milne's characters. The latter's version entered USA public domain in 2022. Only the copying of specific Disney elements will trigger llegal action, things ike the character of Tygger or the appearance of Pooh's red shir.... oh no!

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This is the story of the time the Thousand Acre Wood was invaded by an eldritch bee-ing named Hinami....

It's not a real party unless there's a dead body to get rid of the next morning. Also, bearded guy getting handsy with Tsukino probably didn't end too good for him...

That's Fukurokujou, the God of Wisdom. Not very wise after he's had a few is he?

Correction: Seven Lucky Gods and that poor bastard lying on the floor.

Top Panel (top row left to right): Fukurokujou (God of Wisdom), Ebisu (God of Fishermen), Hotel ("Laughing Buddha", God of Happiness), Jurōjin (God of Longevity) (bottom row left to right) Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Merriment), Bishamonten (God of War), Daikokuten (God of Wealth)

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Sundaes were only served on Sundays because it was a way that bars could stay open while getting around so-called Blue Laws. These laws prohibited the sale of alcohol on the Sabbath, and bars would stay open by offering non-alcoholic food to churchgoers after services. Interestingly ice cream and alcohol have a curiously conjoined history in the USA.