Starting volume 2. Chapter 8 time, so we're swapping scans.
>>269154903lurkan
>>269154903Eh you're moving on to volume 2 so soon? Thought you'd be doing it one volume a day
>>269155023>188-220cm???
>>269155068It took me 24 hours to do the last one thanks to chapter 1 being so long.
>>269155108Problem?
Ceiling Neuro is looking down on you.Slug.:|
>>269155865Hot.
Chapter 8 over.I'll need to take a quick break right now, but we'll be back within the hour.
>>269155963Yakobros...
>>269155739>star of david>makes people ignore what they´re doingwhat did matsui mean by this?
>>269156121At this point every volume is going to be>Yakobros...
>>269154903Ah, thanks OP. I loved reading this manga so many years ago when it was new. Definitely a personal fave. Makes me want to go check out what Matsui Yusei is writing nowadays
>>269156781That shota anime everyone's lusting over right now is his latest work
>>269155194How do I buy Yako?
And we're back! Chapter 9 time.
And now the running gag starts.
>>269157632Yakobros.......
>>269158404Reread this series many times but I just noticed her hair gets cut here too kek
Chapter 9 over.
>>269158526wtf Godai!
>>269158526>Why don't they just shoot hi-
OP... you gotta learn to dump properly.Get 4chanX so you can set up multiple pages in advanceGet a pass to remove captchaCommit to a full volume with no breaks at the time that works best for you
Chapter 10 time.
So here's something that only feels relevant to bring up at this point...In practically every other series of this type of genre, this kind of physical transformation would be some kind of demonic possession or monster transformation, similar to how the chef from the previous case made himself into a beefcake monster through injecting himself with all the drugs.This is not the case at all in Nougami Neuro.This guy isn't some bird monster or possessed by a bird demon or whatever. He's still pretty much a normal human being. Nobody even questions this visual change.Just something that isn't really pointed out much.
Just curious, is anyone here reading for the first time? Feels like most of the comments are from people already familiar with the material.
They chose... poorly.
>>269160019I'd never even heard of it before, but then again I'm still fairly new
Chapter 10 over.
>>269160158It is a 20 year old, fairly niche manga so you probably don't have to be that new not to know about it. I hope you enjoy it, though.>>269160301Good omake page. I want to read that book. I bet I'd cry too.
>>269160301>book nameAhead of its time, wtf
Chapter 11 time!
>>269160717Best girl appears
You gotta wonder why this, in particular, cannot be multiplied.
>>269159899I would say it's not an actual physical change but just a representation of them dropping their facade and showing their true self, but I like it. I have a soft spot for gimmicky villains that are just freaks of nature.
>>269160891Point still stands, this series is one where demonic possession could've been used as an explanation... but it never really is.
Well what are the odds?
>>269161094THE SONGS ARE LACED WITH DRUGS
>>269161332Shh, don't spoil it anon!
Chapter 11 over.
Chapter 12 time.
>>269157707Times Jun gets owned tally: 2
Chapter 12 over.
>>269154903Based. Thanks for the storytime, OP.
>>269160849Sounds like the concept for an old flashgame of that era.
>>269160849Was trying to remember what this reminded me ofhttps://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/12/words-you-shouldnt-search-for-iruka-no-yume-de-sayonara/
>>269163213That's some good old early internet nonsense. Maybe that website wouldn't have actually been that out of place for its time
Chapter 13 time.
Chapter 13 over.
bump
Chapter 14 time.
Do you guys think they broadcast only live footage in the underworld, or they actually use recordings for these?
Meanwhile, Yako actually starts acting like a proper detective on her own this time.
Chapter 14 over.So, what do you guys think of this arc so far?
>>269163213That's an insane reference
>>269160301I'm tearing up just seeing the title ;-;
Chapter 15 time.
>>269157934>shoelacesHe doesn't know what it's like to be supported by someone like Yako
>>269159899It happens in AssClass and Elusive so many times that I forget that this isn't the norm.
>>269159956>I'm not a demon, just trust me guys
All's well that ends well, I guess...
>>269165425The fact that Neuro was unfamiliar with the idea of TV ratings makes me think the technology in use must be fundamentally different somehow, so maybe live broadcasts are the only option.
...oh. Nevermind!
Chapter 15 over. We'll finish the volume right now.
Chapter 16 time!
>>269167420cool
>>269167467Me on the left
IT'S ALIVE!
He makes a convincing argument, don't you agree? People should certainly find new ways to make use of Weekly Shounen Jump.
>>269161332Silly anon, you can't drug a song
>>269160717>editor: I need you to make a cute mascot>Matsui: No problem
Chapter 16 - and volume 2 - over. See you guys tomorrow!
>>269161264She was surprisingly popular in the character poll
>>269168305Thanks again
>>269165746>rare Sasazuka spit take
>>269159899I always thought is because of neuro’s miasma or whatever warp presences that was leaking out from him turning them like these
>>269160019Finished it before at it was some edgy chuuni fun shit I tell you what.
>>269168968It balances edgy and funny perfectly in a way nothing else quite replicates
>>269167578I wanted to tell her of lose some fucking weight but couldn’t, seeing how she’s slender after all those meal.
>>269168305How many volumes have you finished translating?
>>269169180I'm not the translator of either version we've seen so far; I'm just dumping what I found here.Starting tomorrow, we'll be seeing the old stuff.
>>269168200They're so casual about his death lol
>>269169180I'm the translator of the version that was used for volume 2 in these threads, and I have rough TLs up through volume 5. Currently working on typesetting volume 3, but I have some other obligations stopping me from working too fast for now. There's no way my translations are gonna be able to keep up with these threads, but it's neat to see some discussions of Neuro one way or another.
>>269169425If you can give some input on anything that the next translation posts get wrong or isn't really well-worded, please post!
>>269169545Oh, good idea, I'll try to do that. AFAIK most of the egregiously bad translations were in volume 1, but I'll try to keep an eye out for anything that seems off.Conversely, if there's any wording you find confusing, feel free to point it out and I'll try to chime in.
>>269154903>mfw I started following these storytime threads and only just realized it's the AssClass artist
>>269167393>Daily Dose News
>>269169813He drew Elusive Samurai too. Neuro looks nothing like his other two long-form works visually, but you can see the resemblance in other ways once you look closer.
>>269159899I mean Ace Attorney does it too with criminals going into some crazy new form when exposed kek
>>269170150AssClass still contains remnants of Neuro's noodle arms. The way he draws their eyes and tsukkomi reactions are also identical
I love how simple-minded Neuro is. He solves his mysteries by finding the method first then working through process of elimination to find the one suspect who could have done it because that's all he knows. He's seen every trick a demon could pull and has every tool in the box to investigate a place but doesn't care at all about humans or their motives. The president's murder was a pretty easy case from a motive perspective. The two people who benefited from the president's death were Washio and Godai, and once Godai revealed his tsundere side he was cleared of suspicion, plus Washio was presumably already VP so he was next in line for the seat. Same thing with Aya's murders. As soon as she revealed her need for inner loneliness to Yako she had a motive for murdering her friends. But Neuro never catches on which is why he's unable to solve Aya's case until Yako deduces she's the murderer first. And both times, key information is revealed to Yako but not Neuro. He doesn't just need her to be his mouthpiece, he needs her to be a human perspective that guides his demonic powers.
>>269170564True, his bug-eyed tsukkomi faces are one thing that's never changed to this day.>>269170946Yako didn't figure it out first. She asked Neuro if he already knew who the killer was before she started speculating, and he confirmed he did know. >>269165462But it is cool that she figures it out at all, which is why he's impressed.
>>269170946But otherwise agreed, it's hilarious how little he cares about anything but solving the puzzle in front of him and getting his treat. And how he's incentivized to just let murders happen even when he knows about them ahead of time and could theoretically try to stop them. It's kind of the antithesis to the classic Detective Conan "murders just won't stop happening around me" style of development.
>>269171193I think he was lying to save face, but I suppose it doesn't matter. He's still impressed that Yako solved the mystery in her own way, without supernatural intelligence or abilities.
This was one of my favorite mangos even if the tone shift near the end completely killed it. Still, the ending standoff with Sicks and the reveal for why he torments Yako so (spoilers: it's fun) was fucking great.Shame about the anime.
>>269171638The difference between Neuro and Yako is, most likely, that Neuro didn't try to think why she killed them. To him, all that he needs to do is prove that she killed those people, in a way where she's unable to claim otherwise.Yako's research found a link between the deaths and her greatest success, which she only realized was possible when she understood that Aya's twisted psychology depended on her being alone in darkness to reach that success. Which she only could because in this series, demons barely have something that can be seen as empathy - Neuro only gives more of a crap about Yako in general because he needs to use her. Every dangerous thing he does or exposes her to is stuff that he is absolutely sure he can ensure she lives through, which is why the only times he's shown anything more deeper is when this isn't certain.And even then, of course, that's more about his own amazing powers than it is about him really caring for others.But yeah, Neuro can figure out every which way humans can kill each other, but he doesn't care about why humans would kill each other as much.
>>269164792>>269164822>nerve violin stringsDidn't realize how painful this shit was supposed to be when I first read this back then
>>269165640>we've kept you waiting for 2 hours worth of opening eventsThis is the kind of humor I like from this series
>>269167578useful
>>269167763wait did her mystery ever get solved? I have no recollection of this
>>269174862no lol
why isn't there a bunch of boys confessing to a cutie like Yako all the time?
>>269174862This is the only thing we got
>>269157264rentals only pal
Any other manga with humor like Neuro? Dorohedoro is close.
>>269175500There's Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san. It even involves a supernatural detective agency, but there's only a little more than 2 volumes worth done before it got dropped.
>>269175648The anime doesn't cover all the way but is still pretty good. Plenty more toilet humor than Neuro but still the same kind of sarcastic humor
>>269175648There's even a tag on pixiv for crossover stuff between this and Neuro, so there must be a bit of fanbase overlap.I haven't read Azazel myself though. Is it translated at least?
>>269175158Other?
>>269175944seggs
>>269175944dinner date
>>269175934According to MD there are 23 chapters translated out of 162. It's one of those series that I keep hoping will get picked back up one day
>>269176172That would bankrupt me
I don't mean to alarm any of you but Yako must take MASSIVE shits.
>>269176284Ah, that's a shame. I'll probably read what there is, at least.
>>269175500Yakiatate!! Japan is decently close from what I can recall. It doesn't get as nearly as dark as Neuro but if you're looking for an oddball Shonen parody it works.
>>269177100Yako is a black hole.The only thing that's getting out are radiations and gravity waves
>>269171193Yako is useful but there's only two or three times Neuro REALLY needed her like with the password on the ship.
I remember liking the reverse power creep in the series where Neuro actually becomes weaker and more careful in using his powers over time.Made it feel fresh despite the partial creep into a battle shonen.
>>269177254Yakitate went from actually good to stupid for the sake of stupid and degraded the Jounouchi/Sanosuke sidekick character into a pathetic joke who even the nice shonen MC loses hope in
>>269175031Realistically why would Aya break out to do crime again. Yako is her only friend and she should know killing her is impossible with Neuro there.
>>269177760That spread isn't meant to be taken as future canon events, it's a parody of bad sequels essentially.
>>269177476It does suck how they just turn him into a gag character when he had some good moments earlier on in the manga. I can accept things gets increasingly ridiculous for the sake of humor, but not if you have to sacrifice characterization for it.
>>269177884I just pretend post-Monaco didn't happen. They went out of their way to ruin every character that I don't even want to read anything from that author again>reactions become retarded permanent transformations like Tsukino becoming bald, 2 older antagonists becoming a panda and sexdoll, somebody turning into a fucking dam>Kawachi turning into a pathetic joke nobody takes seriously, even the MC bets on him making awful bread for one of their recipes>bread ayylmao final boss
This series has really, really good panelling
>>269179129it had to make up for the art somehow, early Neuro is ROUGH
>>269179749Everyone says this but I adore the early art and all its jank perspectives and wonky proportions.In my first read through, I was honestly a little sad when the art improved midway through.
>>269159899It's because the real monster is man ;^)
>>269161332Damn, he solved the mystery
>>269179960I don't mind it much but my point was that some editor had to give it the go-ahead so Matsui needed to have something going for it if not the art.
>>269179749Some of the limbs look bad, but otherwise I really like the style. Something about it reminds me of Super Paper Mario
>>269179749It is, but then he pulls out some wild looking horror panel. It's a really fun contrast.
>>269161332There are cases in China where resturants used opium poppies in the food to get customers addicted to their food.
it was a weird choice to make a shonen MC a girl and then not sexualize her at alldoubly so when 90% of her onscreen experience is effectively bdsma less inspired authour would have made Yako a titty monster and those things would pop out every time she gets tied up and abused
>>269182866>then not sexualize her at all[doubt]
>>269182866yako doesnt make matsui's peepee hard, he just thought the weird imagery looks coolnagisa and tokiyuki have shown us what he really likes
>>269174969It's well-known that Yako's appetite means you need a CEO's salary to feed her on even one date
>>269166011It's great. You can see the real series start to form compared to the crude first arcs, Aya is the first proper opponent and this is the first case that actually has a true buddy cop dynamic between Yako and Neuro. I remember when I first read this this was the arc that went from passing interest to I'm going to follow this.
>>269167242Cool sequence and very cool page
>>269167335Huh, so Neuro didn't seem to actually eat any mystery from Aya
>>269183045post this canon sexualized Yako that you imply exists
>>269183743His slave's growth was his consolation prize in this scenario.
>>269177466Same here. It's crazy to think that Chapter 1 Neuro could've easily solo'd the final boss, but in the end he had to rely on humans he used to look down on.After this and AssClass' ending I'm really looking forward to what Elusive's ending will look like.
>>269179960Neuro is the kind of series that benefits from the bizarre perspectives, intentional or not.
>>269154903I remember that manga, was really goodespecially compared to otakupandering trash he made after
>>269185149>otakupandering? I felt like AssClass was a lot more normalfag friendly than Neuro
>>269168305Thank you for posting.
you now remember mosha's Yako art
>>269186818I miss mosha like you wouldn't believe
>>269187854What happened?
>>269188397Artist stopped posting works after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Very likely dead.
>>269186818Those legs are giving me devilish thoughts
New thread.>>269189487
