Hopefully. Germany and Switzerland within the year.

Saudi Arabia and other middle east countries within... Let's say the milennia.

Saudi Arabia and other middle east countries within... Let's say the milennia.

I was going to say it was a bit of a stretch to say that early.

Then I remembered which manga this was and felt bad.

States that allow same-sex marriage for further reference:

In Europe: Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Netherlands, Spain, England, Wales, and Scotland but not Northern Ireland, Belgium, Iceland, Portugal, Denmark

The Americas: Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, Some states of the US and Mexico, Argentina

Everywhere else: South Africa, New Zealand.

According to census, the three most accepting countries the LGBT people are the Netherlands, Canada and Iceland.

Wasn't Ran half-Sweden? She should have citizenship there right? (I remember that she has only came back to Japan rather than born there)?

Cliche ending. Ran go back/ run away to Sweden. Keiko chase after. They met and have a final running toward and hugging each other in tear. Time skip. We see the two returning to the apartment in Japan, acting normal and misleding the audiences into thinking that their status-quo was reset. But ends the manga with Keiko calling Ran whether she's going to sleep. Ran answer with " I will be right there" before put down a picture frame showing the two in wedding dress in front of one of the European-looking church (oh and Easter eggs with them actually wear wedding ring as well)

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Half finnish

Half finnish

Still on the list... Phew... My fanfiction is not ruined yet :D

Half finnish

Well Finland for a lot of it's history was half of of Sweden, so they're kind of correct?

so much good with the extra...
guilt- I haven't been stretching everyday...
laughter- cuz the tips to keep it up are awesome and the jokes that go with them are such a tease! ^_^
by far one of my fave mangas :D

Actually, not half finnish. A quarter. One finnish grand-mother. Hence, blond hair.

Half finnish

Still on the list... Phew... My fanfiction is not ruined yet :D

When you take into account nationality laws, this might not work.

For a second there I thought Ran was gonna be shown stretching naked with Keiko

Actually, not half finnish. A quarter. One finnish grand-mother. Hence, blond hair.

Was this actually mentioned anywhere in the manga itself? I don't recall it at all.

That naked backside...
If you draw too much loli you'll forget what grown up women look like, don't do it kids.

That naked backside...
If you draw too much loli you'll forget what grown up women look like, don't do it kids.

Aw, I kind of like the way he draws Ran. She's very top heavy, and so her body is proportioned with that in mind. True hourglass figures are rare in real life, anyway.

Also, we hit 100 pages. Nice.

Actually, not half finnish. A quarter. One finnish grand-mother. Hence, blond hair.

Was this actually mentioned anywhere in the manga itself? I don't recall it at all.

Yes it was.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch10#8 for the finnish part.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch19#5 for the grandmother part.

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Actually, not half Finnish. A quarter. One Finnish grand-mother. Hence, blond hair.

Cause genetics totally work like that.

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Actually, not half finnish. A quarter. One finnish grand-mother. Hence, blond hair.

Was this actually mentioned anywhere in the manga itself? I don't recall it at all.

Yes it was.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch10#8 for the finnish part.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch19#5 for the grandmother part.

Ah, thanks. I completely managed to forget about that. I should probably go reread the earlier chapters sometime soon.

Aw, I kind of like the way he draws Ran. She's very top heavy, and so her body is proportioned with that in mind. True hourglass figures are rare in real life, anyway.

Eh, I'm not really complaining but you can't deny the back and butt in this chapter look like they wandered straight out of one of his loli manga.

Cause genetics totally work like that.

Not likely but they can.

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That naked backside...
If you draw too much loli you'll forget what grown up women look like, don't do it kids.

Keiko's got a booty, tho, iirc.

Cause genetics totally work like that.

Not likely but they can.

No, not unless there is a mutation.

She needs blond on both sides of her family in order to get it to work, just like how red requires it as well, and blue eyes. Bruce Lee could have a son who was blond at birth precisely because he was quarter German.

EDIT: Not that I mind Shou stretching the reality of the situation, but I find it interesting he adds in that the blond hair is silkier and softer, which in my experience is true.

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No, not unless there is a mutation.

She needs blond on both sides of her family in order to get it to work, just like how red requires it as well, and blue eyes. Bruce Lee could have a son who was blond at birth precisely because he was quarter German.

EDIT: Not that I mind Shou stretching the reality of the situation, but I find it interesting he adds in that the blond hair is silkier and softer, which in my experience is true.

So basically confirmed that Ran is at very least 3/8 Caucasian?

Anyway not entirely related. But read a post before pointing out how in Japanese media, there is still this trend considering how if a character with Japanese father/ grandfather, he/she is a Japanese with mixed foreign blood. But if a character has mother/ grandmother as Japanese, he/she's portrayed as a foreigner with some Japanese heritage. Sounded a bit sexist, but seemed to be true for my experiences with anime/manga characters. And seemed a bit true for Ran too

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No, not unless there is a mutation.

She needs blond on both sides of her family in order to get it to work, just like how red requires it as well, and blue eyes. Bruce Lee could have a son who was blond at birth precisely because he was quarter German.

EDIT: Not that I mind Shou stretching the reality of the situation, but I find it interesting he adds in that the blond hair is silkier and softer, which in my experience is true.

So basically confirmed that Ran is at very least 3/8 Caucasian?

Anyway not entirely related. But read a post before pointing out how in Japanese media, there is still this trend considering how if a character with Japanese father/ grandfather, he/she is a Japanese with mixed foreign blood. But if a character has mother/ grandmother as Japanese, he/she's portrayed as a foreigner with some Japanese heritage. Sounded a bit sexist, but seemed to be true for my experiences with anime/manga characters. And seemed a bit true for Ran too

Well Japan is still very chauvinistic, especially in comparison to most western nations, so such discrimination would likely be fairly common.

He. He. He.
http://screenshu.com/static/uploads/temporary/xe/g4/22/oi3xck.jpg

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That naked backside...
If you draw too much loli you'll forget what grown up women look like, don't do it kids.

Aw, I kind of like the way he draws Ran. She's very top heavy, and so her body is proportioned with that in mind. True hourglass figures are rare in real life, anyway.

Also, we hit 100 pages. Nice.

Not necessarily a perfect figure, at least he should have put on a slight curves...

Anyway, I'd fall in love with myself if I were Ran...

Cause genetics totally work like that.

Not likely but they can.

No, not unless there is a mutation.

She needs blond on both sides of her family in order to get it to work, just like how red requires it as well, and blue eyes. Bruce Lee could have a son who was blond at birth precisely because he was quarter German.

EDIT: Not that I mind Shou stretching the reality of the situation, but I find it interesting he adds in that the blond hair is silkier and softer, which in my experience is true.

Genetic mutation isn't "genetics"? :P
Hair, eye colour etc are polygenic traits so you can't just go and apply Mendelian rules to them. Recent European intermingling isn't necessary for blonde hair traits to surface either, there are/were Asiatic ethnicities with light hair and eyes. Basically "life finds a way"...

Today goes on sale the third volume and is now available in several stores like Amazon, Honto, CDJapan, etc. As usual Comic ZIN give an illustration as a bonus for shopping at their stores.

Comic ZIN Bonus