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Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

Not the cliffhanger!

We'll do our best to get the next chapter out quickly. Like you, I haven't read the next chapter either. I'm dying to know what happens next.

Duke
joined Jul 29, 2017

That vision of a future Akihabara populated by roaming elder otaku was chilling.

Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

[61] Gen totally bailed before Yuuna got back so he didn't have to say goodbye again. He cried so much last time lol.

D05536d6-01d1-4527-9102-4cc772fad5ed
joined Jul 6, 2020

[61] Gen totally bailed before Yuuna got back so he didn't have to say goodbye again. He cried so much last time lol.

I could definitely see that tbh, Gen is such a tsundere lol.

So at this point I think it’s safe to say that Ponko did in fact used to be a war machine of some kind. I was surprised by the bouts of existential dread and depression mixed in with the other personalities, it would make sense if those were fears she had beneath the surface right now, but if each was a fragment of a whole segment of her life then that implies she went through some pretty dark periods of time between war bot and Chiaki nurse…

Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

So at this point I think it’s safe to say that Ponko did in fact used to be a war machine of some kind. I was surprised by the bouts of existential dread and depression mixed in with the other personalities, it would make sense if those were fears she had beneath the surface right now, but if each was a fragment of a whole segment of her life then that implies she went through some pretty dark periods of time between war bot and Chiaki nurse…

I kinda got the impression that those were corrupted versions of her previous personalities. There are a lot of goofy faces on page 107, and I kinda doubt they were all real. Also the "nyan nyan" one was extremely cute, but I don't think that was a previous personality.

I think it's more likely that her current memories and fragments of old ones combined into some sort of weird corrupted version of her, and each time she went in the freezer different bits of memory were mixed together. Maybe that "nyan nyan" one was because they are taking care of that cat?

Though it is possible that they were all real, and then you'd be right that she has been through a lot of horrible stuff. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I'm very excited to learn more.

joined Jun 6, 2021

Ponko could as easily have been a child's companion, playing at being a fighting robot, as truly have been a fighting robot.

370f6e22d5477fb96887976c3c5039f4410b136d
joined Oct 19, 2020

Ponko is the hero we needed but didn't deserve
She is the people's champion and savior of our hopes and dreams
She is the protector of our children and herald of the future
All hail Ponko

C6ecb18a42241236b33d8a43252bfaf1
joined Apr 30, 2020

Reminds me of Mahoromatic and its depressing ending.

Still hoping this doesn't go that route and just be happy. I actually laughed a lot on this chapter. The last page lol. Cat and chickens are friends.

Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

[62] Completely by chance we were up to this chapter for the next release, so we rushed it out for the 31st. Happy Halloween cuties.

Capture
joined Aug 12, 2021

haha, death really is just like "damn, guess I'm not welcome here"

D05536d6-01d1-4527-9102-4cc772fad5ed
joined Jul 6, 2020

As soon as I realized that the cloaked figure was probably death I basically held my breath until I was sure Gen was okay

Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

Here's where Gen saw that cloak before btw: Ch 25 Pg 3

Duke
joined Jul 29, 2017

Watch this old man be literally too grumpy for the specter of death to handle.

joined Mar 4, 2019

please say sike right now

This
joined Jan 17, 2017

Time, the only unbeatable foe

joined May 24, 2014

Watch this old man be literally too grumpy for the specter of death to handle.

But for how long?

Ec324dcc-cdf2-41b8-a84a-08270b64c8bc
joined Feb 20, 2019

Oh no please stop smoking seriously…

Unnamed
joined Jul 23, 2017

Stop! Do it for Ponko!

Duke
joined Jul 29, 2017

Here's where Gen saw that cloak before btw: Ch 25 Pg 3

Damn I had forgotten how chilling that scene is. For something that isn't a horror manga at all, that's a really effective use of a page turn.

last edited at Nov 4, 2021 3:26AM

Glsp3y3v_400x400
joined Nov 19, 2020

OH NYO

Runrin-icon-wrd-2
joined Feb 9, 2019

OH NYO

I'm really worried too... ;;

370f6e22d5477fb96887976c3c5039f4410b136d
joined Oct 19, 2020

Getting Mai no Mushigurashi flashbacks
Which isn't a good thing
God help us all

Oumae
joined Aug 29, 2021

yeeesh, that grim reaper really creeps me out whenever it decides to show up

it's been foreshadowed but seeing it actually happen is just devastating. hoping he hasn't croaked just yet

Capture
joined Aug 12, 2021

god every time Death shows up in this manga you just can't help but jump a little

joined Oct 2, 2021

Fin...FIN!?

(Hoping it's just Fin for volume 8 )

last edited at Dec 24, 2021 6:08AM

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