Besides what others already said about this being yuri or bait, there is a male character, Haru-kun, though that doesn't make this story any less yuri.

Yep, there are males characters in this story, but the gender identity of Haru is actually quite unknown. Their name is actually shorten from Halfred (ref: https://x.com/aooont/status/1836771336254791903), which is a boy name originated from Danish.

However, I'm really leaning toward them being a boyish girl, as in chapter 26 (ref: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_wish_is_to_fall_in_love_until_you_die_ch26#7) they were lining up for health check with other girls. It's pretty common for school health check to split students up based on sex.

Haru refers to themselves using "boku", which is the reason why everyone using "-kun" suffix to call them. For the name, I think they wanted to be identified as Haru/Halfred (as they are orphans, and those names may not be the name they were given at birth) so that's why we're going with.

Given Aono Nachi-sensei is the supporter of all types of love and LGBTQ+, I believe that this school's setting is the one where you can either wear pants or skirt based on your preference. Haru decided that they want to wear something masculine, so that's why they always wear pants.

Maybe once we hear their voice ... then things will be more clear.

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Lastly, it's a question. I noticed that sometimes Mimi will refer to herself as "I" or "me", I'm just wondering if that's accurate to the original script? Most of the time it's getting translated as her using her own name, so it throws me off and makes me curious when she doesn't.

Mimi talks in 3rd person. She calls herself MImi.

I think we aren't being super consistent about this, so I'll make sure to point it out during typeset and QC.

Sorry for the wait. Too many things in life going on in the past few months ... work, getting sick, burned out, etc.

Anyway, we're back.

We're so, so back.

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• New chapter in Japanese coming out TOMORROW (August 1st).

https://x.com/kimishinu/status/1816341177253388572

• We got 2 collaboration commercials during the airing of Whisper You A Love Song.

If you haven't watch them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYmYUCDuoKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxtyTskg4Bs

I guess we were the only franchise without anime that has commercials during this airing period.

• We got a BIG ADVERTISEMENT in JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo.

https://x.com/kimishinu/status/1818119637558857804

It's only there for one week, but if you happen to visit Tokyo be sure to check it out!

The series's 6 years anniversary is also on August 18th.
Is something big coming? We don't know.
Let's find out together next month!

Until next time! (It won't be 2 months this time, I promise.)

Small series update.

KimiShinu recently passed 100,000 likes on Ichijin Plus!

https://twitter.com/kimishinu/status/1783289085106516421

And also was picked by MAL readers in the "You Should Read This Manga" in the "Unique/Art Story" category!

https://twitter.com/myanimelist/status/1784039789605359793

Also, as mentioned above, the licensed English version will come out in February 2025!

https://twitter.com/KodanshaManga/status/1774175496995053976

We'll continue to scanlate this until we're told to stop by the English publisher.

If you enjoy the chapter, be sure to drop by the raw on Ichijin Plus and give it a like (the button is after the last page of the chapter) as well. It'll help a lot with the series, thanks!

https://ichijin-plus.com/comics/2410174332975

Anyway, we got a confirmation that a new chapter in Japanese will be released at the end of this month, so hopefully see you all again next month!

Yep! The novel is available from here: https://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=16710611

Looks like we'll be getting a newly drawn extra chapter in volume 6.

https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1752617715926483333

https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1752618128939573511

We'll get on it once the volume is out. See you next month!

Thank you for reading!

Here's the source for the last page's illustration: https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1747914249782141370

Since this is the last chapter, I hope you don’t mind me giving out some shoutouts here.

Thank you punpu from 8888 for initially picking up this series and make me aware of this amazing series. Thank you for connecting me with Yanagikaze and be an inspiration for myself to get better at editing. I still can’t beat those wonderful credit pages of 8888, that’s for sure.

Thank you Yanagikaze for trusting me with the project and staying as the translator with me through the end. It’s a cliché, but I can safely say I couldn’t have done this without you.

Thank you everyone who reads our scanlation works. Thank you for all the kind words of encouragements that let us keep going.

Thank you publishers around the world who pick up this series and make it easy for people outside Japan to show their support.

And lastly, thank you Yuama-sensei and everyone at Ichijinsha who work on this wonderful manga. It’ll definitely be something I won’t ever forget.

This isn’t a goodbye, as volume 6 will come out on February 17, 2024. We’ll be working on the afterword and cover, and any volume extras if any. Also, we'll be working on the missing extra chapters from the previous volumes as well.

You can pre-order the Japanese version from Amazon Japan or your local book store (Kinokuniya, etc.) If you don’t care about owning physical version, I highly recommend purchase digital version from Bookwalker as it’s the easiest way to show your support.

Until next time!

Speaking of volumes, there are two bonus chapters that haven't been posted on this site. I'm including a brief summary of what happens in each- there aren't any spoilers, but they help flesh out some secondary characters.

Thank you for reminding me about this. I guess the previous group didn't do volume extras, and I really forgot about them.

I'll check with the TL if he's against doing them, as I think it's best to have the complete version here as well.

Oh, and thank you for supporting the series :D

T_T

We're expecting a new chapter this month (Jan 2024), so we'll do our best to get the release out asap once the raw is out.

Volume 6 in Japanese is scheduled to be on sale on 2024/02/17. There's a first-print limited edition, so I'd highly recommend getting it if you can. Scanlation-release-wise, we'll probably have c32, volume extra, and then the first print limited booklet.

I hope that you will continue to support the series until the end.

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Just got a confirmation from Yuama-sensei that there'll be 2 chapters left for KimiTsuzu. The "conclusion" marking on the "next issue" page of 2024/01 issue was a mistake.

https://vxtwitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1725193577972842573

So, we'll be getting one chapter in December, and one in ... whenever that drops. See you then.

There are 2. The next month's chapter is the final.

https://twitter.com/MangaMoguraRE/status/1724896879513600395

It's currently still a rumor. He gets things wrong all the time, so I wouldn't rely on his information.

The next issue will come out in about 8 hours anyway, so we'll see

I've seen the actual "next issue" page, and yep, next chapter will be last.

Sensei just post an update ... I'll post a new message.

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Anyway, we got an official notice from Yuama-sensei that she's skipping 2024/01 issue (releasing 2023/11/17), so next chapter won't come out until December.

https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1725048758306828482

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One thing I'm a bit confused about with the new group of scanlators is the honorific usage, which seems a little inconsistent. For example, Ruri greets Shizuku with "Shizuku-chan" near the end of the chapter, but leaves off the "chan" in Chapter 27. Additionally, Shizuku seems to have dropped the "-san" from Ichihara's name despite having consistently used it until the new scanlators took over.

Thank you for pointing it out. I'll pass this feedback to the translator. I think we just missed it when we QC.

For what it's worth, the only personnel change is me who does clean/redraw/typeset. The translation should stay pretty consistent, as it's the same translator who has been working from the start with 8888, until he spun off to form KLF and I joined the team.

or this final volume will be longer than the others.

Yep, she already mentioned that volume 6 will be thicker than usual a while back.

Ugh...

Well, as of the time when chapter 30 was released:

• The next chapter is schedule to come next month (Nov 17, 2023).
• It doesn't have any indication on the "next issue" page that it'll be the last chapter.
• Sensei also haven't said anything about it ending in the next issue or not.

I guess we'll see what's coming together...

Why did you change Shiina's name to Sheena? Shiina sounds more convenient and is also a meaningful word in Japanese, while Sheena has no meaning at all

We changed the names to follow the official spellings that was introduced by the author.

Here's from the bonus leaflet that came with volume 1, with everyone's name written in English. It's shown that the author has decided on these spellings very early on. https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/973311590550097953/998107750355709992/IMG_7339.jpg

And, as mentioned above, the official site that was made around volume 4 also have the spellings written this way: https://kimishinu.com/

There were some goods for KimiShinu as well, which uses this spelling: https://cospa.co.jp/detail/id/00000110068

To be honest, I felt like the original spellings were chosen because, as you said, it's the way you would romanize their names, as the original scanlators did not have access to these resources. Once we have the official spelling, I had a discussion with the original translator, and we both agree that it's best to use official spelling going forward.

The decision to change the spelling wasn't made lightly, and I apologize if it made anyone feeling uneasy after seeing them.

BTW, sensei announced in advance that volume 6 will be a thicker volume, so there might still be at least 2 chapters left.

On the last page of last month's YuriHime, there's no "climax chapter" indication for KimiTsuzu, so I'm leaning toward 2.

But yes ... it surely going to come to a conclusion sooner than later.

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@BLAMEY just want to drop a note that Odoroo Dorothy-sensei is going to have a oneshot name "Extreme Super Darling" [エクストリームスーパーダーリン] in the next YuriHime 2023/10 issue, coming out 2023/08/18 Just in case you're interested in working on it

This chapter was rough ... I pretty much started crying in the middle of the chapter while typesetting it... (._. )

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As mentioned in the announcement page — KimiTsuzu has been nominated for in the NEXT MANGA AWARDS this year too!

https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1672219436210884608

This might be the last chance for KimiTsuzu to rank in the award, as the series is coming to its conclusion, and the cutoff for participation is at 5 volumes.

You can vote for KimiTsuzu (and a few other mangas you like) here: https://tsugimanga.jp/en/nominate2023-comics/. You only need Twitter or Facebook account to vote. Voting ends July 10th, 2023.

And with that, until next time~

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c16 ... it's happening ... it's finally happening ... AAAAAAAAAaaaaaa!!!

One reason I really liked that KH picked this up is that the story is very timely. It's such a clever and cute plot point.

As KH mentioned in the credit page, the mask requirement before March 13, 2023 was "mask required indoor, mask not required outdoor" (https://web.archive.org/web/20230129202008/https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/covid-19/mask.html) Hence, they wanted to meet outside so they can take off their masks.

I can't imagine reading this story a year later and getting the same impact as reading it today, as we're still fresh from the "mask required indoor" era. So, it's such a timely story that released at (almost) the right time, and getting scanlated while it's still relevant.

Thank you KH for (agreeing that we should) picking this up :D

Btw I heard that Volume 5 of the manga was recently released in which the author said the manga will be ending in its 6th volume.

Yep, sensei has announced at the end of volume 5 (chapter 25.5, coming soon™) that the story of "Kimi to Tsuzuru Utakata" will conclude in 6 volumes.

She later mentioned on her FANBOX that it was her own decision to conclude the story in the next volume, after discussing it with her editor. There's no external pressure, it's the author's intention.

All volume has 5 chapters each. Vol5 has chapters 21~25. If this remains the same for the next volume, that means it will be ending in chapter 30 and tbh I'm not ready. The manga has 26 chapters btw so in just 4 more chapters the inevitable might be happening.

In the FANBOX post above, she also mentioned that volume 6 "will be a little thicker than usual". So, I'd say around 6-7 chapters instead. (Chapter 26 was already out and it was a bit short because she "was busy", so I counted that as half a chapter.)

She also said that she'll do her best to bring the story to the conclusion, but there might be times when she will have to take a hiatus.

She hopes that we'll continue to support her until the end.

Happy New Year! Just want to drop some updates about KimiShinu.

• Japanese Volume 6 will come out on January 25, 2023! Here's the cover illustration: https://twitter.com/kimishinu/status/1608002357627092995

• Aono Nachi-sensei shared a new illustration to thank everyone for supporting KimiShinu in 2022: https://twitter.com/aooont/status/1609123555295526915

• New Year illustration from Aono Nachi-sensei (which is the source for c29's credit page): https://twitter.com/kimishinu/status/1609203346811887617

Until next time~

With the release of chapter 24, we're again caught up with the raw!

Sensei took a 1-month break to sort out the story, and we'll hopefully be back on the next issue of Comic Yuri Hime which will come out on 2023/01/18.

Here's the "apology" illustration she drew for us: https://twitter.com/maymaymay7523/status/1603531625567965184

Until then...

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Shoutout to Hanser from KimiShinu fan server for doing a wonderful job coloring the kissing scene: https://twitter.com/k_5201314/status/1586215952274034689

On the other hand, holy fucking shit I feel the storm brewing, and I am terrified.

I've been feeling this too for the last few chapters, then nothing bad happened... Definitely worry about next chapter, now that Mimi's been called out to the war again...

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With the release of chapter 22, we're now caught up with the magazine. See you again in October!