True, the spin theory of Iapetus is pretty wild

Stupid sexy A-chan!

Please tell me more about the moons of Saturn.

Chie is living her best life with one braincell and she is so real for that.

A++ Credit Page. Would LOL again.

Aww they’re so cute

I wasn't too fond of Onoda at first, but damn did she became a nice character

Vending machines never lie.

My fav couple

The chads ain't wrong.

Those two are cute AF and gay...but mostly cute AF

This seems like their Fated Lovers. The question is: Did Haruka remember this interaction? I mean she is a little obsessed with her Kanae-chan. In a "My girlfriend is so hot! I love her so much!OMG!" Way

hm…i’m not sure how i feel about these have-actually-met-before-but-didn’t-know-it-yet stories for aichie and kanae/onoda…obviously they’re very cute stories and a nice glimpse into each character, but it feels sort of phoned in after chapter 0, where we get to see them meet for the first time, only to have THESE specials be all “well this is their ACTUAL first meeting.” no hate, love kishi. just my thoughts!!

hm…i’m not sure how i feel about these have-actually-met-before-but-didn’t-know-it-yet stories for aichie and kanae/onoda…obviously they’re very cute stories and a nice glimpse into each character, but it feels sort of phoned in after chapter 0, where we get to see them meet for the first time, only to have THESE specials be all “well this is their ACTUAL first meeting.” no hate, love kishi. just my thoughts!!

hm…i’m not sure how i feel about these have-actually-met-before-but-didn’t-know-it-yet stories for aichie and kanae/onoda…obviously they’re very cute stories and a nice glimpse into each character, but it feels sort of phoned in after chapter 0, where we get to see them meet for the first time, only to have THESE specials be all “well this is their ACTUAL first meeting.” no hate, love kishi. just my thoughts!!

Personally I think adding an extra layer to the relationships, furthering them by saying they go back even further, is a fun bit of extra information even if it's a late into the series. So I wouldn't say they're phoned in myself.

I agree with that take for the Kanae one specifically because she simply does not feel at all like she does at the actual start of the series, personality-wise. The way she starts the series I find it really hard to imagine classmates would be asking her for help and she'd not be anxious or particularly bothered by it. She has that whole arc of loosening up and realizing her new classmates are genuine and not looking to bully or mock her

Same. The AixChie one doesn't bother me because they don't actually interact, they just walk by each other without even a glance, so it has no impact on what was actually shown at the beginning of the manga.

HarukaxKanae, onthe other hand... They are shown has having interacted before, in a way that should have sticked with Kanae, How is it that she didn't remember Haruka as "oh, is it that girl from the vending machine ? We even ended up in the same class ?"

Sure, Haruka has a different hairstyle, but feels like they should remember that interaction as their first.

HarukaxKanae, onthe other hand... They are shown has having interacted before, in a way that should have sticked with Kanae, How is it that she didn't remember Haruka as "oh, is it that girl from the vending machine ? We even ended up in the same class ?"

Note that this isn't the actual entrance exam, but a practice test held in eight grade. Haruka and Kanae weren't necessarily in the same class during their first year of high school, so there may have been two years between this and their next interaction. Seems like a long enough time to forget the face of a person you talked with casually for a few minutes.

HarukaxKanae, onthe other hand... They are shown has having interacted before, in a way that should have sticked with Kanae, How is it that she didn't remember Haruka as "oh, is it that girl from the vending machine ? We even ended up in the same class ?"

Note that this isn't the actual entrance exam, but a practice test held in eight grade. Haruka and Kanae weren't necessarily in the same class during their first year of high school, so there may have been two years between this and their next interaction. Seems like a long enough time to forget the face of a person you talked with casually for a few minutes.

still, i think it feels a a tad bit detrimental to their established relationship.

Man I was so ready for an inappropriate height-gap joke at the end... Shame on me for this one.

That was adorable. I'm glad the author did this instead of finding some way for them to have met as kids before meeting in the manga story lol.
Also weird time compression feeling to see Eli talk about watching Amazon prime streaming before she came to Japan when she was introduced in the manga back in 2013, long before Amazon Prime streaming was even called that, and way before they were licensing and localizing anime I think. It's like a Simpsons thing where the characters don't age but time keeps flowing around them in real time, updating their pasts and presents.

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Seeing a character talk about the ''good old days'' of watching anime on a freaking streaming service is making my soon to be 41 years old ass feel impossibly decrepit and more than ever one step away from the grave XD Better start taking some geritol I guess.

Really enjoyed Eli/Honaka's past chapter just because it didn't revise the past like it did for Haruka/Kanae.

Nice chapter I love Elisha honoka and it was very funny credit page being wholesome is something I'd never expect

Awwwww. The Last Page is so cute

That was adorable. I'm glad the author did this instead of finding some way for them to have met as kids before meeting in the manga story lol.
Also weird time compression feeling to see Eli talk about watching Amazon prime streaming before she came to Japan when she was introduced in the manga back in 2013, long before Amazon Prime streaming was even called that, and way before they were licensing and localizing anime I think. It's like a Simpsons thing where the characters don't age but time keeps flowing around them in real time, updating their pasts and presents.

Yes, this is how said manga has been going for years like Simpsons or Family Guy, they do not take the King of the Hill approach of a long running show.