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>>283532243Flashback time!
>>283532334>from idol to vtuberHow low has she fallen.
bump although i dont rate this manga
;_;
So Shinobu's jump was just preparation for this. As expected of a Yamabuki.
End.Kino title as always.
>>283532591>>283532619>This isn't quite what I imaginedIs she talking about the situation at hand or is she having a realization moment that vtubing didn't turn out exactly how she wanted it to be?
>>283532701To be fair, Shinobus fat ass probably weights twice as much as Iko.
>>283532701Finger right on butthole
>>283532296Lmao, the fuck is that forehead
>>283532701Nice finger placement there. :3
>>283532701So Iko is the only skinny one
>>283532488>No one cared about who I was... Until I blobed.
>>283532334Loli Iko a cute!!!>>283532488Catblob origin story>>283532525Vtuber origin story>>283532669Cute smile>>283532701Dat assgrab!
>>283532669>>283532701THE HAPPINES WHEN SHE SAW BUKI.THE TRUST IN HIS PLAN.If Iko doesn't marry him, I will burn the authors house.
Inb4 Apollo this and that, the backstory took place in grade school. The Apollo stuff is middle school territory.
>>283532732Iko will win like Shizuka!
As a proud Nenefag... I melted when I saw her smile. Goddamn. I'm sory my twintail queen.
>>283532783She heard big foreheads were cute and went for the scissors.
nene will avenge nini
>>283532434Now it makes sense why Apollo ended her stream after Yamabuki confessed to her
>>283532488She's blobbin up.
>>283532488KINO
As much as I love learning more about Iko... This was kinda abrupt? It wasn't even a confrontation with her bullies. Wonder if there's gonna be more with them.
>>283532525Her bedroom doesn't look like Apollo's. Just saying. She probably moved to Tokyo before Apollo started streaming.
>>283532669Cute smile worthy of an idol. Very good pity iko chapter.
>>283532488Punpun...
BORING AS FUCKwtf is this bulling nonsense no way bullied girl would like to become VT especially start midnight show about dreams. IKO IS OUTSHINOBU IS OUTseems like last battle for being Apollo will be between Rikka and Nene
>>283532701finger but whole
I really don't want another pitybaitshit winning
>>283532488Scorsese cried when he saw this page.
>>283532919This. Zero hints in previous 90 chapters. it's ASSPULL shit
>>283532965You're trying to hard, bro
>>283532965>no way bullied girl would like to become VT especially start midnight show about dreams.Why not? That way she could pursue her dream, and not be seen or judged for it. She could do it in secret.
>>283532965That's a pretty believable backstory. Plenty of vtubers started doing their shit because they crave validation from theeir experiences in the past while having the benefit of keeping their anonymity to prevent their past from catching up to them.
>Iko got destroyed buy her bullies>Entire family decides to move because of shameAh, Japan.
It doesn't look like Iko is Apollo. Her persona is a cat,so nothing to do with the moon or the god of strings (like Rikka). She had an accent and Yamabuki never noticed an accent in Apollo. Apollo also hesited between 4 careers, but Iko wanted to be an idol and later a Vtuber to hide. She wouldn't have think about being a singer who put their feelings into songs or announcers who have their real names being public. She also didn't know about romance while Apollo while talking about being confessed during a fireworks show.
I want to become Rikka's chair...
>>283533067Get this hoe out of here, it's Ikos chapter and time to shine!
>>283532919The bullies wanted to apologize. Whether they truly felt remorse or just wanted to get on her good side because she is becoming famous, who knows. The apology was pretty lousy either way.But I hope Iko becomes her bright version again and the other girls feel threatened and double down on trying to rape Yamabuki. Specially Nene.
>>283532271>No glassesSo she really was lying about having poor eyesight here
>>283532919It wasn't? I get that she on her own didn't really destroy them, but the important bits got laid out. Iko was popular so they ruined her or the girl ruined her, and now when she is popular again, she wanted to cling to her popularity with a fake gesture of reconcilation. Iko went there to see what she wanted, but it immediately transitioned to the backstory showing she didn't change one bit.
>>283533096I'm pretty sure it's just because of her fame.
>>283532965Tons of bullied people do furry avatarfagging in twitch though.
>>283533103Or she got glasses in middle school...
>>283532296
>>283532965This retard again...
>>283533103Poor sight could have happened in middleschool for staying up too late looking at her monitor in the dark while doing her show.
>>283532701>>283532732>And that kids, is how I meet your mother.
>>283533120This aside, the only reason Iko probably deleted the video was the trauma, nothing else. But the girl could have just spam the same comment on every video, so who knows.
>>283532701Would die if he tried that with a certain other.
>>283533217>for staying up too late looking at her monitor in the dark while doing her show.That's a myth
>>283532271>>283532334Look at this bundle of joy. I'm madly in love with loli Iko.
>>283533176Don’t be mean. The action shounen trash is stuck at the bottom of the barrel
IKO's FUTURE
>>283533248Only takes for the author to believe it.Same with people sneezing in manga when someone gossips about them.
>>283533307> Koji trash> In my MayoTuna threadGet the fuck out of here.
>>283532158>>283532187Look at Rikka, trying to steal Ikos spotlight. Go back to your own chapters, whore.
>>283533353Iko will be raising Rikka's bastard daughter
Iko will avenge Miku!
>>283533372Rikka is Apollo, it's her manga, dude. It's romcom where her future husband helping her friends to achieve their dreams because they are useless and pathetic. Rikka will achieve her dream on her own and this is why she is Apollo and will get confession from Buki
>iko's chapter>dead threadlike a clockwork
>>283533054First romcom? Whoever Apollo may be, there WILL be controversies and you know it. And Apollo only listed possible voice related jobs when Arisu asked back. An Iko situation would be fairly simply to write here. She met Rikka, possibly her best friend and got amazed how good of a songwriter and singer she is. She put her on a pedestal and chickened out from the singer choice. The rest happened similarly with the other girls till she stuck with vtubing>I think vtubing will grow even bigger in the future too (Implying she somewhat already checked it out compared to general comments about the rest of the jobs)
>>283533514I think any of the girls except Nene are acceptable as Apollo. I just don't see younger Nene talking the same way as Apollo did.
>>283533552Agrred. The only thing for Nene is the 'le tsundere personality and pride' and that would be horseshit excuse.
>>283533552it's rikka. shinobu is out since she announced apollo's confession, iko is out since this chapter portrait her as pathetic pushover who couln't have bravery to broadcast herself, nene is out too because she is a stacy who would behave like bekky apollo.only rikka suits for this role, BUT SHE WILL LOSE, pathetic herbomen can't stand rikka's archetype.reason for MC to decline apollo's reveal is his decision to move from the past. rikka will reveal herself and get rejection in the end. basically we have the most pathetic girl competition. loser will get mc, other girls achieve their dreams with their OWN STRENGTH MC BUILDING RIGHT NOW
>>283532187>this hinting Rikka has yamabuki's way of life>now we have Rikka has swift legs of yamabukiTICK TOCKlike a clockwork
>>283533514Iko wanted to avoid to be seen as herself which is why she adopted her catpersona, her becoming an announcer just goes against it, just like her accent. Yamabuki despite being great at recognizing voices didn't hear it in Apollo's voice + iko being a shut in while Apollo was talking about personal stuff online. Even her reason for being a star isn't related to her parents, unlike Apollo.
Iko stocks on the rise.
Iko stocks crashing hard.
That was cold
I can't believe Iko lost.
there is no reason to discard a harem ending.
>>283533959t. Koujo Seo aka CEO of harem endings
Iko will avenge Miku
Iko Shmiko.
>>283532886This could be a pretty strong hint in favor of Iko. But her already wanting to be a vtuber before ostensibly becoming Apollo is also potentially a mark against her since Apollo was considering multiple careers whereas this could be suggesting that Iko has been all-in on vtubing since her last year of grade school. Not going to stop rooting for her though. She's my fucking queen.
>>283534153Producer san will plap this HARD
>>283532925Apollo and Arisu were already living in the same prefecture (i.e, not Kobe) a couple years before this flashback took place. Iko could well have moved before the bullying. As of right now her being from Kobe isn't a mark for it against her because the timeframe we've seen her there is a good deal before Apollo. And it seems like she moved away quite some time ago given that this appears to be the first time she's seen her bullies at all in several years.
>>283533307you mean this
>Iko chapter>Thread is beaming with activityAs expected from our queen, Apollo, and future miss Yamabuki
>Iko got eliminated as Apollo candidateLame, she could have been an interesting surprise reveal
>>283533204This is mine now. I'll make judicious use of it.
I AM MADLY IN LOVE WITH IKO....!!!!
>>283533856>Yamabuki despite being great at recognizing voices didn't hear it in Apollo's voiceThe entire premise of this series - literally the core concession that allows it to function at all - is Arisu's inability to distinguish between four different voices. He's a man of myriad talents and the world's most capable gofer, but this is definitely not his strong suit. Hell he met Ao Momotose face-to-face and had no idea who the fuck she was. Iko affecting a standard Japanese accent after having moved away is hardly a disqualifying factor. Especially compared to her already having decided to be a vtuber, which is probably the strongest mark against her in the entire series thus far.
>>283534419>A... Anon-kun...!
>>283534353Last week's thread had a ton of activity as well. Though probably about a third is that was Ikoposting. She does seem to be the most popular heroine with this subset of the community. Probably because we have similar taste to the Japs.
>>283534377But that gives her bigger chances to be the wife.
>>283532669I would anything to protect this smile.
>>283534583Last I checked, Nene and Nobu are the most popular here.
>Chapter when we learn, that someone hurt our favorite cat blob.
Apollo reason for her dream : her parents , Iko is her need to put on a persona, at this point shinobu who has the same reason as apollo, has bigger chances of being her
>>283532488Kek
>>283534583>>283534353I hate vtubers.
>>283534777shinobu and apollo on the same panel. she can't be apollo
>>283534419Too bad Bucky will never be
>>283534812Unless she's a schizo, and it happened in her head.
>Romcom heroine #216,415 Shinobu hesitates to jump into Bucky's arms from a low awning over a typical single story height>Best girl Iko beams with the world's most protectable smile and sends herself like a flying love parcel directly into the arms of her future husband from an even greater height with literally zero hesitation She's just so peak, /a/nons. She's pure and good and I want her to have everything she deserves. You'd better make my daughter happy, Yamabuki.
>>283534892this is show only her resolve. she will achieve her dream with such passion. too bad buck has a thing for a girl who will need him the most aka Rikka or Shinobu
Iko is not Apollo and Shinobu will win
>>283534419Arisu...
>>283532591>Put on an actSo Apollo's personality was an act after all, makes sense that MC ends up not knowing who Apollo was since he just falls in love for the real deal instead of the act
>>283532669Find me a single panel of other girls, where they smile with so much joy and love. Spoiler, you can't. Iko wins.
>>283534934I'm sorry that you're so blind to her greatness that you can't see what's coming next, ESL-kun. Don't worry, your bog-standard, mass-produced waifu will have their time in the spotlight. After this cat marks her territory.
>>283532488Kirino?More like KINO!
>>283534419No! You are gonna get her bullied again.
>>283534756Anon, their actions CREATED the catblob.Without them, she'd just be a generic cute and funny girl.
>>283534812> He doesn't know about SchitzobuShe's having a Kaneki moment here.
>>283534892Well cats are more used to those jumps than normal people.
>>283535253Wasn't expecting Igarashi to re-contextualize the silly little mascot illustrations from something cute and easy to draw into a manifestation of a sweet, bullied girl's lingering trauma. Thanks for that. Asshole.
>>283532488SOwhole manga she was acting with other girls? trully filthy girl, she doesn't consider rikka, shinoby and nene as friends.
>No LemonShit chapter
>Iko got better backstory than me?
>>283535323Surely you can't be this stupid? The fact that all of the girls know that Iko is withdrawn because if her trauma means that there's enough trust between them for her to have told them the truth. They protect and care for her because they understand why she hides in her shell. Stop being such a fucking moron and practice your reading comprehension ESL-kun.
>Well, that just happened
>>283534812We never saw what that girl told to wshinobj, including all the stuff only Apollo knew. She could just have had a crush on Arisu, but Shinobu as Apollo feeling threatened hijacked the confession and put her own.
>>283533856What part of it you don't get? She didn't think of becoming an announcer, only listed some voice related jobs to Arisu's question. If she even remotely thought of becoming an announcer it was just a fleeting thought in the span of the moment. Apollo is just a middle schooler, not some elitist that tried every career path seriously till it got stucked on the respective one. Some of those are more flexible than the other so meaningless to think she seriously thought of becoming this and that.
>>283535504rikka's story is mature and romantic. nene's one is childish one, shinobu and iko's parent issue and bulling are too not maturerikka is only mature fertile woman in manga
>>283535222Mayonaka is just the Kino spinoff of Senryuu shoujo
>>283533750The only reason that Rikka has gotten to where she is musically after running away from her past is because Arisu pushed her to do so in her second mini arc. He's already instrumental in her achieving her dreams. She couldn't be where she is without him. And we know with almost certainty from the flash forwards that he holds fast to his promise to be their producer and help them achieve stardom. They're all reliant on him regardless of whichever heroine is Apollo, but Rikka is arguably the one he's already helped the most.None of these girls are going anywhere without the power and commitment of the gofer boy. They all need the Yamabuki.
>>283535513iko's cat identity is HIDING HER PAIN. she is coping with it. with girls she turn on cat mode to hide her real feelings, her worries etc.she is not trusting them and don't consider them as close friends.p.s. i don't think any girl in the broadcasting clube considers other members as close friends. they are just club mates nothing really personal
>>283535625>rikka's story is matureShe was so butthurt that her friend lacked the musical ability to get famous that she practically gave up her dream and hid from that friend like a cowering puppy until Arisu "The Chad" Yamabuki taught her to stop being such a simpering little bitch. She's not mature. She's just demure and flirtatious.
>>283532701No Iko is ruined for marriageA Yamabuki always takes responsibility
>Shinobu almost kills Arisu with her fat ass>Iko is caught both hands, no problemFatties, doors are over there, please leave.
nenibros...
>>283534812This never really implied what was being said in the other side, though. Biggest bait and switch for sure. Shinobu can only be Apollo or not during this scene but after about 80 chapters, and it's leaning more to be that she is indeed Apollo.
>>283535706>i don't think any girl in the broadcasting clube considers other members as close friendsI don't have the wherewithal to try and discuss this shit with someone who's actually functionally illiterate. These girls absolutely adore one another and being together as friends is clearly very important to them.
>>283535862shinobu's fertile woman's body > iko's boy body
>>283533248How? I thought that starting at screens for that long especially in the dark can make you nearsighted.
>>283535945It just makes your eyes tired but can't cause any permanent damage, most eyesight issues are either fully genetic or caused but spending too much time indoors as a baby/toddler
>>283535870It's distinctly possible that Shinobu heard that person's confession and replaced it with her own. Though it's weird that no conflict came about from it if that's actually the case.
>>283533929What was? Not noticing Rikka?
>>283535942We gonna keep doing this? That illustration is a one-off. Shinobu has the same proportions in this arc that she's always has. She's always had pretty much the same body type as all of the other girls, and no there's no indication that she's put on a bunch of weight from snacking.
>>283535945That's just lies parents tell children to stop them from watching cartoons!
>>283535883they are not friends.>it's weird that no conflict came because they are not friends, they competing againt each other. they know about buki searching apollo, they do not discuss it because it would make one girl winning and they as pro poker players pretend to be THE APOLLO to other girls
>>283536034>Badly drawn skinny Shinobu as proof, that she's not a fat cowAnon, please.
>>283536034>canonically eats a lot of snacks and chocolates>BROS she is same athletic as other girls whos on dietCOOOOOPE
>>283532732>>283532701>>283532669I love Iko so much it is unreal
>>283536075>>283536089This is Shinobu two chapters ago.
>>283532701>>283532732Now Iko's going to lose her fans. Kimura saw Yamabuki and thinks she's his boyfriend.
nice foreshading
>>283536075>>283536089>>283536140This is Shinobu in the very same chapter, clearly illustrating that they have a similar body type. Just like every other illustration that shows the girls in tight clothing or scantily clad.
>>283535862Iko is tiny
>>283536187Jesus, Nene would murder him, if he had to caught her.
Big feets = big girl
>>283533247I'm curious to know which one?
nenecute a best and will win
>>283536214It would be extremely painful
>>283535315So Iko is the Punpun of the manga?
So are we thinking the anime is going to cover up to and including Rikka's second arc, or does that feel like a bit too much to cram into a cour without excessive cuts?
>>283536803"Watch this, editor-san. I'm gonna do a little traumatize."
>>283535706Anon, they hang out together on the school trip even when they are in different groups. They are friends.
>>283536803She's just at Yotsuba levels of suffering
>>283536174She's gonna get jelly again, this time she'll use social media to start drama against Ikon.
>>2835368394 to 5 volumes are the usual, ch32 feels like a good cut off point
>>283536902Kek. Yotsuba didn't suffer. She was dumb and dragged her sisters with her. And then she didn't repent, and did it again.
>>283536175Yup Shinobu's backstory is now the one we least the know about. All the other heroines have flashbacks where we saw how they acted and what they looked like when they were younger but with shinobu we only got a tease - her mom left her- but it didn't go deep like Iko, or Rikka or even nene who got flashbacks, at least for now
>>283536955t. Ninikek
Making bank with Ikocoin volatility.
>>283536936Sure, but for dialog heavy series it's not uncommon for fewer chapters to be adapted. Hyakkano adapted like 22 and still had to make some cuts. Rikka's performances will also necessitate a lot more time in the anime then the handful of panels they cover in the manga. Personally I think that chapter 27 is the best ending point, even if they do adapt up to 32. Moving it back to cap off the season in a way that prominently features all four heroines would be a much better look than ending it entirely on The Rikka Show.
>>283536871for girls it's their social behavior. true female friends share gossips, their sadness and help each others. why do you need DUKI ask Rikka for help when iko needed the song? Real friends would instantly came up with conclusion of asking help from a friend.they hang around only if bucki is around. they don't care about each other, they never give an advises to each other on the topic of their dreams. i can't believe that non of girls could offer Nene to go acting cram school.
>>283536174>I KNOW THIS VTUBER PERSONALLY AND SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND!!!I don't know if you are familiar with the Japanese vtuber scene but this happens all the time. People always claim that a vtuber has a boyfriend and they know it for true personally. I remember some dude saying he was friends with Sakamata Chloe gynecologist and that she had 5 abortions despite being 22 at the time. The schizophrenia surrounding vtubers is unreal. Most fans will blow it off.
>>283536175Shinobu will avenge Ami
>>283536187I miss the tummies already. Why is anime so gay!
So first people questioned if Nene was in love, and now if this group of friends are friends? Guys, come on.
>>283532525>icon
nenebros...
>>283537028Rikka is obviously cuckqueen akane. Nene is riho and Iko is ouka
>>283537053She's not in love and they are not nakama.
>>283537012Reminder that she still hasn't gotten her big, arc-ending moment and that this is all still building up to that. Given that she's in competition with Rikka, I wouldn't be surprised if the next chapter ends with a full-on mouth kiss. When she kissed Bucky through her tablet, she promised the next one would be "Direct Contact". In keeping with the space theme, we may will be getting "First Contact".
>>283537055The name also "star official" that would explain why Iko has a swimsuit/outfit with space designs.she might have inspired by her idols.
>>283537077
is the akaneschizo from the onk threads reading this thread? what are your predictions?
>>283536187Why doesn't Nene, the largest tuna, just eat out the other 3?
>>283536187I don't know why, but them being different height makes me uncomfortable.
>>283537164>>283537055This actually makes me curious. How is Ikon written in Japanese? I just read it as a cutesy play on Iko (e.g, Harumin for Harumin in Citrus). Is that how it's pronounced, or is it actually written like "icon"? Or for that matter, is "icon" with used as a loan word in Japanese pronounced the same as "Ikon"?
>>283537243Anon please don't invite the devil into this house. We won't be about to get rid of that deranged faggot once the infestation takes root.
>>283532488Ok this is absolute cinema.
>>283537290Harumin for Harumi*
Thieving cats like Iko never win
I supposed to believe that friends wouldn't go their friend's first live street singing? fuck off, they came only because buki's force. they don't give a shit about rikka's dream. Nene never showed any interest in helping Shinobu with acting ( bucki did all deadlifting).they are not tunas but CRABS who won't allow their fellow crabs to escape the bucket.
japanese bullying is next level, so advanced it creates cat-girls
>>283537375shut the fuck up
>>283537375Rikka actively attempted to keep them from coming because she knew the they care enough to support her and didn't want to rely on them. The they did so of their own recognizance you illiterate fuck. Just how shoddy is the English they're teaching in Pakistan these days?
Shinobu is the main Crab of the story. she knew apollo's voice in the festival confession. She knows that her friend and bucki madly in love with each other and don't support her.she has no friends among them. same with other girls. they heared about apollo confession but no one asked bucki about it.
>>283537375Look, I get it. You don't have friends in real life, so you're not familiar with how it works. It's ok.
>>283537133Iko still have her idol rival to deal with and we need to know why imis she interested in MC so nothing too big can happen in this arc
>The girls aren't friendsFinally, we have a new "Nene doesn't love him"
>>283537243He said he was rooting for Shinobu and Nene so just look for any posts using parallels and crap like that to prove any of them is Apollo
>>283537473I honestly feel a little bit sad seeing you project your loneliness and broken ideas of what defines friendship onto this fictional cast of characters. Or at least I would if you weren't a hapless, ESL sperg.
>bully her low estern friend with direct attack>HAahahahha, they are friends, chud. cute friendship
>>283537576And that little ribbing got Iko to act. Rikka is a good friend. She's not a snake like Shinobu.
>>283537491Every single long, school-event arc featured smaller moments from every heroine and a major moment at the end for one of them. The Shinobu confession during the sports festival; the Nene firework scene during the training camp; the Rikka cheek kiss during the school festival. The pattern couldn't be more obvious. The school trip arc is ending with a big, two-page spread moment for Iko. All of the other girls had shit to deal with to and none of them were robbed if their moment.
>>283537576>he's never been close enough to another human being outside of his family to understand that close friends take jabs at and pick on one another
>>283537290no ideas, indidn't look at the raws.but this chapter is slowly debunking the hints she got as apollo before. When she asked about Yamabuki's bed and if he had already move out it was because she did move. Then the star she wears and the space pattern could be because of the idols she used to love, and not because she's Apollo. There's also that time she asked why Yamabuki was disappointed when he realized their club sucked, but Apollo should have known it was because she didn't keep her promise of going pro
All members of broadcasting club never have friends and not a good people:Bucki is a rich arrogant narcissist Iko is a bullied outcast (personally i seen people like iko who always happy go lucky with fake smile)Shinobu is a classic female mommy issueRikka is a bisexual slut, she loved her friend and wanted to be in group as lovers. This is why she dropped it, she doesn't give a shit about popularity, only her love hearing the musicNene is a rich ojou who never had any hardship in her life, she wasting her family money and dare to blame her father despite his rightful worry about her future.Entire club of CRABS
>>283537576>you're not?>because I definitely am.I miss Stacy Rikka. She will win over most of the dozen people who will watch the anime.
this bit isn't working
>>283537694God just look at how much these two hate one another.
this is the biggest plot hole of the manga. despite him entering their searching for apollo among them, confession from apollo to him THEY NEVER DISCUSSED IT.they openly jealously about each other but never discuss the mastery of apollo. they either know who it is and sabataging their friend, or they planning to use apollo card while not being apollo (again, they stealing someone else identity for their own benefits)
>>283537835Rikka is a bisexual girl and doesn't say it as a friendly gesture. She is sexually attracted to Iko.
>>283537879If you hate the heroines so much, stop reading the manga you fucking loser.
>>283537879It's a plot hole but author can find a way to not make the non Apollo girls looks like jerks, like Ichika x 3. The first time they probably dismissed it because he was acting like a freak, but them not asking about the late confession Apollo made in this broadcast club is a plot hole...for nowMaybe iko knows Rikka is apollo(if she found her podcast while being depressed) but both know that Yamabuki wants to find Apollo on his own. Or the others 3 aren't confident enough to compete with Apollo since they know about their shared history
>>283537938look at shinobu, no way this is real. aahhaahajust like bully beated you and in the teacher presece he naming you as his friend and teacher ask if it's true. ahahaha>yeah>sorry>lets keep>being good friendher face, her fracturing the sentence, her ''good'' remark on friends. do you use ''good friends'' anons? really, you just friends. if someone use this ''good'' shit it's not that friendly.
>>283537624But none of those moments have been anything really big or has changed the status quo, this one won't be different
social hierarchy of their club>Rikka stacy. everyone knows that she rules club/ Leader>Nene is a lesser stacy. Love bullying iko and shinobu>Iko is a pushover, litteraly mascot. no one see her as equal. her dream is the stupidest>Shinobu is bullied by Rikka and Nene, Iko never help her because it stop her bully rituals. Emotinally weakest girl. everyone uses her leaving all work on her.
>>283537133I could also see things playing out like this: >Iko: "Rikka told me...">Bucky: "Told you what, exactly?">Iko: "That she k-kissed you!">Bucky: "Ah, right.. Yes, I suppose that did happen. But why are you-">Iko: "Where?">Bucky: "What...?">Iko: "Where did she kiss you?!">Bucky: "On my check, I suppose, but what does that-">Iko: "Which one?">Bucky: "I... I believe it was the left check.">Iko: Proceeds to immediately kiss his left cheek.>Bucky: "Hey! What the hell are you doing?!">Iko: Pic Related>Bucky: Visibly flustered since the girls have been succeeding at breaking down his walls for the entire trip, "...">Iko: "I told you, didn't I? The next one would be...">DIRECT CONTACT
>>283532841Winners always get pity arcs like them
>>283534419Buki...
>>283538220We've gotten pity arcs for two of the heroines thus far and will almost certainly get one for Shinobu when it comes time to find out what the deal is with her mom. It's hardly a sure indicator of a winning heroine. Picrel had a pity arc of her own, right at the end of the narrative, and still lost decisively as the only heroine to not even get a kiss.
>>283537879Remember how on the next page Shinobu slightly rised her hand?
>>283538316Didn't they all have a pity arc by now ? Sure nene was short, but Yamabuki had to deal with one of the girls parents for the first time. But we still don't know anything about Shinobu's mom/previous situation, it's like the author is keeping it for later despite having it introduced it early on the serie
>>283538437NO WAYi don't believe in level of foreshadowing
>>283538437That's a bit of a stretch. She's making a more flustered expression than the other girls to though to be sure. I assumed you meant the just panel given that she isn't on the following page.
>>283538452Depends how you take it I guess. Nene's was more of a subversion of a pity arc with her being entirely in the wrong and her father's concerns about her willingness to commit to her ostensible career path being totally valid. Regardless, we've gotten meaningful backstory for every heroine sans Shinobu.
>>283538515Or rather, she does appear on it, but okay in Arisu's head.
>>283538515Yeah, I forgot it was the same page.AND I SAW WHAT I SAW <pout>
>"Finally, my chapte..."<ends before she can beat the crap out of her bullies verbally>
I see Shinobuschizo is melting down again
>>283538701Seems more like a Rikkaschizo who insists she's the only one who can do anything for herself and that none of the girls are actually friends. You know. A retard.
>>283538582Nene got better moments with Arisu (aquarium, date at the park, fireworks, sleeping together etc) but iko got a more fleshed out backstory
>>283537916Good. That means they can start the harem and then bring Shinobu and Nene later.
>>283538631She's a professional. She's gonna thank them for their support and ask them to follow and subscribe.
>>283538840Nene has the most collective wins of any girl in the series at this point in time. Which unfortunately is a pretty bad sign for a harem manga heroine. Though it may just be that she's Igarashi's favorite given that she's been his Xitter avatar for a long time.
Rikka is the one that makes Buki realize he needs to try harder with these girls for success. She gets him motivated to be a better producer.
>>283537164So she stuck to the vtuber thing instead of overcoming her trauma and going back to her dream of being an idol?
>>283532488Her hopes and dreams....
Will the winner get a pity win no matter who she is?
>>283539184First time reading a harem manga?
>>283539184she will be sharing type as Akane anyway.we only need to know WHO WILL BE EXCLUDED like Ami
>>283539322Retard, Shinibu will be olny winner and avenge Ami!!!
>>283532401>>283532434Apollo didn't attend an all-girls school out of happenstance - she specifically wanted to do so. Given that her trauma seems to be rooted in a boy confessing to her and the bullying that followed, if Iko is Apollo this could explain both her desire to attend an all-girls school, as well as the fact that she ended her broadcasts immediately after Arisu told her that he loves her.
>>283539115Look at her face when she discovered the vtuber world, she loved what she saw., she chose to become an idol but then discovered vtubers. She clearly loves what she's being doing with Yamabuki and never once mentioned wanting to be an idol. I mean, it makes sense for her to change after what she's been through. Her becoming the inspiration for a new generation of kids is a good arc
It's been a long time since she talked to a boy IN PERSON.
>>283539647>>283539744i refuse to believe in this retcon bullshit.rikka is apollo
>>283539799>Retcon>Panels from the very first chapter of the mangau w0t m8?
>>283539799Why would that make her apollo ? Iko is "shy" and talks to boys through her Vtuber broadcast
>>283539973adult designgood VA in anime adaptationfirst girlfirst confessionactual dream about being singer and more importantly Composing songs (which is HARD as fuck, the real deal not relating to her voice (she is not talking head like other girls which require no actual talent)rikka's leadership in clubrikka telling mc about meaning of ''apollo'' (aka chaising the dream)
>>283539973No character is confirmed to be Apollo yet. This is just another hint that happens to be a really, really big one in my opinion. We've known from the very first chapter of the manga that Apollo's "I love you" sign off was meant explicitly for Arisu. That evokes an extremely important question that the manga has, until this chapter, yet to address: why would Apollo end her broadcast immediately after the boy she liked reciprocated her feelings? This is the first time we've gotten a potential answer to that question. If Apollo is Iko, given the nature of her trauma it makes sense that Arisu's confession would cause her to run away from his feelings. She associates being liked by a boy with being unfairly bullied and doesn't know how to cope with her feelings being reciprocated. It doesn't confirm Iko is Apollo. But as of now she's the only heroine with an answer to the all-important question of why Apollo ended her broadcast in the first place.
>>283540139>>But as of now she's the only heroine with an answer to the all-important question of why Apollo ended her broadcast in the first place.Rikka failing to become a pro and also disappointing her bff would also be a good reason. She feels bad about betraying him when she decline their offer, he confessed which makes her feels even worse, she ran away from him like she said she did when she talked to him during the confession service. Also Iko being bullied by girls but Apollo wanted to be in a school with girls only. Why would she even want that after being traumatized by girls
>>283540366>Also Iko being bullied by girls but Apollo wanted to be in a school with girls only. Why would she even want that after being traumatized by girlsBased Rikkascholar Pure logical conclusion
>>283540366>Why would she even want that after being traumatized by girlsBecause she may be ascribing her trauma to what she perceives to be the cause of her bullying rather than the people who carried it out. She was a child, after all.I could be wrong about Rikka, but I'm not sure the timeline with her giving up on her musical pursuits in middle school actually aligns with Apollo ending her broadcast. I'd have to reread that part of the story to check, and even then there's a solid chance that there's not a good answer given how muddled the timeline actually is. I could see why someone might that that as a good explanation though.
Since Rikka is such obvious red herring bait, I’m pretty sure the Rikkafag is just posting all the bait as some elaborate way of honoring her.
>>283540366Iko was bullied due to the girls thinking she was flirting with the boys, it's pretty much the same setup as Kusunoki's manga
>>283540560I think he's legitimately a schizo.
>>283540560>Rikka is such obvious red herring baitWrong, Rikka will avenge all the losing first girls
my heroine
>>283540612I said this in a GCT thread yesterday but it's absolutely fucking insane that people include Aoi in that image. The fact that the better heroine won in that manga despite not being the first girl is literally the most beloved thing about it. Her losing to Botan is almost universally celebrated outside of an incredibly small minority of readers.
>>283540675She acts like it, while not actually being one. Poser.
>>283540578Doesn't change the fact that Iko's monologue was about how the girls treated her and didn't mention the confession once. Her wanting to be with girls only after that would not make much sense. Just like how Apollo's was open during her broadcast, telling strangers ILY, and how she already had an idea about romance (the fireworks confession) Iko was lost when a guy confessed to her "sorry i don't know about romance".
>>283532488holy kino
>>283540736She was acting, anon. It doesn't matter who ends up being Apollo in the regard. Whoever it is was playing a character, not being their totally authentic self. Plenty of people accept this as one of many reasons that Nene wouldn't make much sense as Apollo. Because she begins the series as a poor actor and remains an even worse liar.
I will say it AGAINVTuber, Voice actress and News announcer DON'T NEED A PRODUCERonly with Singer bucki can fulfill his promise of being producer of apollo's happiness
>>283540823but they literally do
>>283540893He's a schizo. Nothing we say will convince him.
>>283540823Tell me you don't know how the entertainment industry works without telling me you don't know how the entertainment industry works. Especially in Japan.
>>283540823You could argue that for Announcers and VAs the producer is in charge of the entire show instead of just individuals, but for both singers and VTubers they can have a producer works with only them to set up their shows
>>283540817If being a poor actor is a reason Nene isn't Apollo, then Shinobu wouldn't make much sense, either. We saw how poor of an actor she is when she joined the voice actor training school.
>>283540736>Her wanting to be with girls only after that would not make much sense.Apollo said that in middle school, after becoming friends with the other girls in the club, it'd make sense for her to want to be with her new friends without any boys around to cause problems for her again
>>283540366>Rikka failing to become a pro and also disappointing her bff would also be a good reason.Not enough of a good reason to be honest. Sounds like biased confirmation if you're a delusional Shitkkafag.
>>283540823>VTuber, Voice actress and News announcer DON'T NEED A PRODUCERRETARD OF THE DAY POST RIGHT HERE
>>283541239I tend to think that Rikka and Iko are the most likely candidates for being Apollo, so I don't really disagree with this. Though stage acting is obviously different than affecting a persona in the privacy of one's own room so I don't really think it's a total disqualifying factor for Shinobu nor for Nene.
>>283541301What is it about basic bitch heroines like Akane, Ouka, and Rikka that causes them to attract the most ravenous menhera?
I think Shinobu is the basic bitch.
>>283541532She and Rikka both are. And the Shinobuschizos get pretty vocal.
>Shinobuschizos ooohh the shitkkafag is having a melty
>>283541759Neah I'm one of the resident Ikochads. You Shinobufags and the Rikkatards can keep your generic romcom heroines.
>>283541759I don't think a Rikkafag would call her a basic bitch.
>>283542053Damn right. I invest in assertive shy bitches and bipolar tsundere bitches. And my portfolio is looking mighty fine these days.
Rikka is the generic teasing onee-san.Shinobu is the generic genki girl.Iko is the generic shy girl.Nene is the generic tsundere.They're all basic bitches.
>>283542238unironically yes and bucky is best girl
>>283542238>All the girls are generic >MC is a one-note joke>Mystery is nothing but baitNo wonder this sells as poorly as it does
>>283542238>generic teasing onee-san>can't even tease the gofer boy as well as NeneHonestly what does she even have going for her as this point?
>>283542297Its sales are perfectly fine in an industry with thousands of competing series. Not everything needs to be prestige manga.
One last time for best girl before the thread is kill. Bye-Iko!
Rapey sex with Nene.
>>283532158mayonaka, my beloved
last for nene
>>283544246Respectable. See you next week Mayochads.
nene a best!
All girls are best, specially Lemon
>>283532669>>283532701>>283532732Whoa.If there were any denialfags for Iko like there were for Nene they'd have to shut up.
>>283546190Nah, those pages are just showing platonic happiness of seeing her platonic friend
>>283546270Imagine not wanting Loliko to be happy.
Let's at least get this one to 300 posts.
>>283541807>Neah I'm one of the resident IkochadsNice falseflag, retard. Ikochads don't like this.
>>283532564We need more crying Iko
>iko chapter>ded thredhuh
>>283546750You can believe what you want. And I'll keep shilling best girl.
>>283546864Not even a high quality scan. Fake ikochad
>>283546864Iko is a literal dorobo neko
>>283546899
>>283533035They became Vtubers because they wanted to make easy money just by playing games and talking rubbish on YouTube. Most of them are ugly, so they can't do jobs in the entertainment industry that require you to look presentable. They're also too lazy to do normal office jobs. There's no need to fantasise and dramatise your VTumors shit.
>>283533138sounds like they deserved that then, wish it was harder really
>283534538Voices over the phone or computer sound quite different to the actual voice, since they are digital replications. I still can't believe how different my mum's voice sounds on the phone compared to irl.
Rikka will avenge Ichika.
>283537024KekReminded of a supposed 'gender-neutral' vtumour that admitted she had a husband and had recently given birth to his child, and felt like she 'couldn't hide it from her fans anymore'. Not too neutral or asexual anymore, huh, bitch, when you get fucked every night?
>>283546729Easy, because its not Rikka chapter.
>>283546840Nice try Shittkafag
>>283546634She should have become an idol instead of becoming a cat.
now that we know all the girls backstories i guess Rikka is really Apollo, good for her
>>283550552>i guess Rikka is really Apollo,Said the increasingly nervous Rikkafag for the 7th time this month
>>283546729Facesitting all day with Rikka
So far we have Lolikka, Lolinene, and Loliko. With means author saved the best Lolinobu - for the last.
>>283546729Funny that the biggest cocktease in the group is the most emberrassed one.
we never learn from harem romcoms do we ... it's all so tiring. but this was an absolutely kino chapter. mangaka certainly can draw and is very good with expressions. also kino catblobs.
>>283532701lol
I wish they didn't try to pity endear the heroines all the time, not everybody needs a sad backstory of trauma.
Nene will avenge Nino.
>>283551155Nene didn't have trauma, and while Rikka story is sad it's not near as dramatic as Iko or Shinobu
>>283551230Nene is nothing like Nini
>>283550960Iko chapter was great, quite depressing and had a beautiful framing, now i'm really looking for Shinobu chapter, like her mom just leaving her alone could give us an other great story
Bump for Iko
>Iko's fans boasted about how peak her chapter will be and how she'll save Mayotuna>Thread has to rely on bumps to stay alive.Grim.
>>283552327this. her and shinobu are pathetic AS FUCK. pity baits again and again.even tsunshii like nene look more fresh compare to them, at least i know that Rikka with her story will bring hope
If Nene is Nino and Iko is Muku, then who are Rikka and Shinobu？
>>283552439Rikka is first daughter i forget her name. Shinobu is ItsukicuteYotsuba is her
>>283552327Iko gets bumps because we love her so much.
>>283532217As an introvert, I totally feel Iko here
ikopostering feels nonorganic, bot like
>>283532334>From Idol to VtuberShe dodged a bullet, unless she join a Vtuber agency.
>>283552903she will joinnene and shinobu toorikka already joined one and have sex with that ugly manbuki will be choosing among used goods
>>283532434A yes, japanese bullying.
>>283532488>This is why Ikocat existHoly shit, I really didnt expect a origin story for what it is a common visual gag, this is Kino.
Not gonna like to Iko deserved bulling. Iko KNOWS that Rikka loves Buki and still mess with him. She is a stealing cat just like Shinobu.Iko and Shinobu don't cosider Rikka and Nene as friends.
>>283532669Somehow, I feel this smile has a really natural feel to it compared to other ones, not sure what it is, but anyways, I am happy to see Iko happy
>>283532701Goodbye to his knees>>283532732>Tittle dropAnother excellent one, man I truly love Iko, been a while since a tuna chapter made me this happy.
>>283533204This will be in Buki's office once he creates his talent office.
>>283532669>That smile
>>283532701iko has small male pelvic and unimpressive butt.
>>283534182Maybe discovering Vtubers made her consider other options "maybe I cant be an Idol but there is other stuff now!" And went for Vtuber since that's the one that made an impact on her at the end.
>>283553039Its interesting, because they definitly have cliques on their little friends group.
>>283553044Right? So pure, not hiding just how happy she is to see him, no teasing or anything else. Just pure bliss.
>>283537164For me, this flashfoward is the most damming thing for Iko and Nene to win, whoever gets the next one will basically spill out the winner by process of elimination
>>283553202shinobu is next
>>283532732I wish Nene saw it, just to see her crash out.
>>283552954>Implying Buki inst used goods thanks to his sisters and LemonEveryone is on the same standing here.
Nene is straightforward and doesn't care about her friendship with girls. Iko is a pity bait and pushover and doesn't care about her friendship with girls. Shinobu is a pity bait and pushover but cares about her friendship with girls. Rikka is straightforward and cares about her friendship with girls.
>>283553257Rikka was watching from behind. She will make counterattack in the next chapter
>>283553191I wonder if Rikka is there in the shadows watching.
>>283532732Is this the first time we see a full body Ikocat?
>>283532401It's IKOVERAuthor started to introduce males for each girls. This Dude will be with Iko after she got rejected by buki.Last girl without a Male friend from the past will be Apollo and WinnerNTunaR
>>283553281That doesn't sound right
>>283553133She would most likely die during insemination or while giving birth. Not a fit partner for a yamabuki
>>283554360if rikka has swift legs of yamabuki her pelvic would be as childbearing as yamabuki's mom.
>>283551123I was looking at this like her going head down towards him, but you could also argue her head is bigger thsn her body and is going bottoms down.
So the Apollo bowl has come down to Shinobu and Rikka. On one hand Apollo unsure what to do with her life points to Shinobu. On the other hand it feels like Rikka is going out of her way to hint that she is Apollo.I feel nervous as this is the most important part of the race. Kinda envious of Nenefags and Ikofags since they got kicked out of the race.
>>283554628Forget the race. Whoever wins is not important. I want to see Bucky turn them all into stars.
>>283554628>it came to me in a dream
>>283554628Rikka is too adult for this romcom for teens. it could be cool josei manga about Prince searching his princess after hearing her voice one with her being deny her identity until mc rape her into showing herself.Shinobu's story is childish and romcomish. mc fixing her would inticlimactic as fuck.this makes nene or iko easy pic for author, their jeneric romcom story would be better accepted
>no lemonpass
Shinobu is Apollo but Iko will win
>>283554821this, generic girl like iko would be better than unique one like shinobu
>>283554721>Rikka is too adult for this romcom for teens.Always said she feels like older sister. Who would ever want to date one?
>>283555137Rikka could easily crack buki's fake persona if she wanted. With them calling him by name he showed his real weak side he hides. Older girl could wimp him around.
>Rikka chapter - barely 200 posts, if even that much>Iko, Shinobu, Nene chapters: going strong until bump limit
>>283556284No one’s even talking about this nothingburger chapter, everyone’s just taking about Rikka
>>283556527It's the most important chapter since forever >>283532669
>>283542306I still can't get over how well Nene played Arisu here. Complete domination.
>>283532488>>283532669>>283532701>>283532732Amazing chapter, remember everyone mocking Iko for being mugged and passed over during the whole trip? The author was just cooking her moment.
It was a great chapter for Iko's character but the arc itself didn't put the focus on Iko/Yamabuki like I thought it would
>>283558019I hope next chapter is their little date, before they go back to the hotel.
>>283558089Excuse me, ikofag but Rikka is right behind Buki. It will be Rikka Buki Iko chapter, probably iko rikka bonding
>>283558144She's free to bring her cuck chair, and watch IkoBuki date from distance.
>>283558239only cucks in this manga are iko and shinobu
>>283558089>>283558144>>283558239It’s probably going to be all the girls reuniting, possibly also getting the previously foreshadowed group photo
I love Itsuki and she will be avenged in mayatuna. go Shinobu
>>283558567>Itsuki is ShinobuSir, do the needful and read the manga slower.
I’m reading this manga now and there’s no way Iko or Nene are Apollo, their behavior and thoughts don’t fit
>>283558877she is a mix between itsuki and yotsubasexy plump body of itsuki and love for snacks (yotsuba was ugly hungry skeleton)pity bait of yotsuba (itsuki was mentally stable)
>>283559106>(itsuki was mentally stable)lmao she was obsessed with her mom. she was far from mentally stable
All the Toubun posting got me to look up Toubun, and damn, the characters match up 1:1 even to the point that the names roughly resemble each other in sound.
>>283559244Why do you hate your mom
>>283559300>Nene->Nini>Rikka->Ichika>Iko->Miku(?)>Shinobu->Yotsuba(?)
>>283559334Shinobu does remind me of Yotsuba, the genki girl who overwork herself and smiles to hide it while having mommy issues
>>283559300it was the real hook ever since ch.1
>>283559300Why does everyone copy 5toubun. I mean besides it selling 1.5 million copies per volume.
>>283559334>>Shinobu->Yotsuba(?)The Shi from Shinobu and Yo(n) from Yotsuba both means the number 4
not gonna like anime tho. main gimmick supposed to their VOICES and they couldn't deliver it.the best voice is Shinobu's VA, she sounds like sweet mature announcers or other news ladies. total hitrikka's va sound like bland shitty VTuber nebie singer. she is not sound like girl who can SING jesus christ, they litteraly took VA who can't sing to the character whos arc about singing. total missnene's va is decent. she is generic tsunshit from 00s anime like shakuganoshana or luise. decent but not remarkable iko's va is decent VT slop. i mean it just female generic voice you heard in background characters in anime million times. I may be crazy but WHAT IF it hints the main Yamabuki's problem? He is deaf nigga who can't separate voices. and they are so generic itself in the story like basically all girls are MEH in term of voices. Like anime club queens who feel themself as models despite being 6/10 girls.
>>283559590Rikka's VA is a complete newbie and is like 20, give her a chance.
Holy shit the thread is still alive? I'm so proud of you, Tunabros.
>>283559590>main gimmick supposed to their VOICES and they couldn't deliver it.That's what happens when the producers doesn't give the project any sizable budget. They start to hire cheaper VAs just to get this thing done.
>>283559590Rikka's voice is nice, it stands out and is powerful and clear.
>>283559747Nene will be the early popular one. I just know it.
>>283559747The power of Iko!
>>283559747nenebutt
>>283552896I'm a fully-organic, grass-fed Ikochad. Nothing inauthentic about my love for this dumbass digital gremlin. I shill best girl like the good lord intended because this is a waifu war manga. Is it high quality engagement? No. Will I keep doing it? You bet your ass I will.
>>283552439Personality-wise, Rikka is Ichika. Narratively however she's Itsuki. Because she's a red herring.
>>283559784yes, pinkshits are always popular, they just rarely win if ever.
>>283559748it's not about the price. nene and shinobu are good. Rikka should had VTuber who can sing. they just hire some Pillow seiyu >>283559756it's not singer voice, dump ass. imagine if shinobu was voice by someone like nene's va. same with shit rikka. total miscast
>>283559745a special treatment? she will be apollo and winner confirmed?
>>283553133I think her butt is cute. It's small and perky.
>>283559964>Rikka should had VTuberWhy would Rikka be a vtuber? Iko would work so much better but vtuber voices are fucking annoying. Rikka having a more normal voice works better. Believe.
>>283560021like a boy butt, aren't you straight>
>>283559949Nene will pull an Ichika. Rikka supported Iko and made a love song for a guy she's liked, but nene pretended that she wanted to go to the tower with the 4 of them together bc she didn't have the courage to ask for a solo date and didn't want the other girls to have a solo time either
>>283559964>Rikka should had VTuber who can singThe fuck are you on about? Vtubers can't even voice act for shit and you want them to hire amateur VAs like vtumors?
>>283560076Some trained voice actresses that are vtubers have annoying voices like FBK/Polka/Koyori.
>>283560076dumb ass, by casting VTuber i mean low budget VA who can sing. Some VTubers are good singers and cheap if they can't get Seiyu who can sing. And since Iko stole some of singer gimmick from Rikko this would be fair enough
>>283559799And I wasn't even around contributing to it after I called this guy a fag. >>283546899My fellow Ikochads you make me so happy.
>>283560168Bro, you haven't even heard Rikka's VA sing yet, complain when the anime airs.
>>283560191You're a fake ikofag and your posts reek like you come from reddit. Fuck off.
>>283560196her timbre is totally miss. rikka would have deeper mature voice. like singer should had.
>>283560196I hope they go avant garde with it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYEkzvlNtb4&list=RDOYEkzvlNtb4&start_radio=1
>>283560230Okay, let's think of vtuber that can sing, KAF. Her singing voice is amazing. Her speaking voice? She sounds like she's 12.
>>283560117Nene has been shown to care more about her friendship with the club and their ability to remain close to one another despite their conflicting romantic interests than any other heroine. Her turning snake would not only be out of character, it would be charger assassination. Which, to be fair, was pretty much what happened to Ichika.
>>283560265don't be this pity. there are tons of unknown to gaijins nebie VAs and VT who would work for rice to voice Rikka. they just don't cared. this is not passion project.
>>283560311Learn english. Even retarded ESLs can post better english than this.
>>283560221Oh hey the fag is still mad.
>>283560346shinobufags are so passive aggressive. they got right VA for her role and now they attacking all other heroines fags for getting upset with lazy casting.
>>283560404I think Iko's cast is pretty great. She's voiced a lot of characters that sound similar to how I read Iko in my head. I'm a lot less sold on Nene though. Rikka is a newbie so I guess we'll have to wait and see, and Lemon is HanaKana so that's obviously unimpeachable.
>>283560404Itou Miku isn't even that great, she just has her Miku role to eat off of and her idol past. Iko's voice acting seems about right, I've always imagined her with a voice similar to the VA (even if the VA voices obnoxious heroines like himari and iroha this year...). Both Shinobu and Iko's VAs are loser-coded though based on their casting history.
they got kanahana to do Lemon. that might have sucked up all the budget for everything else and they couldn't come up with the funds for rikka's VA...
>>283560524I mean Iko's VA voiced Uruka and she won twice. So I wouldn't go as far as to say she's loser-coded.
>>283559590Shinobu got the best cast since she's literally ripping off Miku's character arc
say what you will but I think bucky's voice acting was even more important and casting a rookie for that role was a mistake. male voice acting drives the narrative in a harem and can be the difference between tolerable harem vs. intolerable.
Lolikka.
>>283560524>Itou Miku isn't even that greatNow this is just cope.
>>283560688she's good, but she's not an A tier or even B tier voice actress. her miku role is literally her only notable role.
>>283560585Loliko a better.
>>283560404>passive aggressive>passiveLearn what passive aggressive means, you fucking moron. There was nothing passive about what I posted.
>>283560711>but she's not an A tier or even B tier voice actressNot A tier sure, but not B tier is just cope.
>Itou Miku>Hanazawa KanaThis is going to be awkward.
>>283560753she's just not, B-tier VAs are regularly employed every season with 1-3 minor roles, and at least get a main role every year or two.
>>283560762lol why? kana hana is divorced now, she can accept the proposal.
>>283560762hey losers bond together. how in the fuck did they get away with casting so many top tier expensive voice actors for 5-toubun?
>>283560457as expected from deaf hanakana's fag to like iko's bland va. lemon is miscasted too. >they supposed to special, distinguishable from each othersthis breaks the main gimmick with mc unable to detect which one should be more like apollo's one (mc's deafness??), girls don't try to modify their voice by acting in ordinary life to make mc more confused. hearing 4 different voices and stay clueless about apollo's one is unrealistic>they supposed to similar, undistinguishable from each othersthis would be possible in anime to hire VAs with similar timbre and pitch due to watchers deafness (would be cool if we couldn't separate girls just like mc). this would break meta narrative. they dreams require different voicetype. shinobu's voice should crystal clear and deep. she can't be too high pitch like nene's voice could be. rikka's and iko's voices require to melodic to sing. no, virginboys, not all women could sing from the birth. they need practice a lot and their voice sound different from ordinary girl voice
>>283560777If you meant just the amount of work she's getting, then yeah sure but the quality of work is definitely B tier, if anything. When you're a wage slave employed by Bushiroad, you really don't get many chances at being a VA that much.
>>283560867fair enough yeah, her actual performance is definitely great. I just meant in terms of employment and casting ranking. >>283560584this is a good point too, 5-toubun had a god in terms of male voice actors cast for the role of futaro.
>>283560584If the faggots on /a/ had their way every character in anime would be portrayed exclusively by 10 popular female VA's and 2 male VA's. They act like they're fucking allergic to new talent being allowed to find a place in the industry.>>283560859I'm not reading this, Pedro.
rikka presenting her album in label HQi can't even imagine more being more cucked than being singer's husband
>>283560988Thank fuck Iko avoided the idol industry.
I forgot what the VAs sounded like, I was more worried about the animation not moving
>>283561045it's cheap cash grab anime. Mayatuna will be axed in summer. they couldn't create new hit
>>283561072Manga will probably end around the time the anime ends
>>283561072I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s doing middling to poor in Japan, but compared to other series I think it’s been quite popular in the English speaking world.
>>283561072Imagine still thinking this when it sells better than nearly half of the magazine. This manga is going the distance. Kodansha doesn't axe series that consistently move 10k+/volume. Especially not series by veteran authors who are respected by editorial. This isn't WSJ, anon. If they were going to kill MayoTuna, they would have done so after volume 4, as is their modus operandi.
>>283561207good, since we will have Rikka's arc and Rikka's winning in the manga at the same time.
>>283561214It's on the lower end of middling for WSM, which means it's perfectly safe. It would probably be a lot more popular in the west if it weren't stuck in K Manga jail. Even its Reddit page doesn't seem to get much in the way of traction. We'll just get to wait and see how much the anime boosts it, though I admittedly find think it'll be much with the production looking as mediocre as it does.
>>283561221Not everything is an axe though, it can end naturally if the author runs out of ideas for filler
>>283561275no one give a shit about western polarity. only money of japsalarymen who buy wsm and leave their comments matter
>>283561305this. negi ended QQ despite it being popular. mayotuna is DEAD
>>283561305In that regard, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see it end sometime next year. It depends on whether or not Igarashi really wants to see the series through to the end of their third year, since Apollo states in chapter 5 that their two years together in high school were extremely meaningful to her. We still haven't even hit Christmas of their second year. Let alone the obligatory Valentine's Day chapters. I think we'll at least see their second year to conclusion.
>>283561072There's still some more stuff to go that could push the manga until late next year, we still have to see Rikka play with her new band member, Nene and Shinobu deal with that idol thot, Iko deal with that VTuber and then a final arc
>>283561360Negi was also desperate to move on to the manga he actually wanted to write, to be fair. My understanding is that he was told to do 5tōbun first because it had more appeal to the magazine's audience, then move on to Sentai if it found strong success. Seems like his editor set him on the right track with that advice because Sentai sells even less than MayoTuna but given the massive success of his previous work WSM is happy to let him ride it out because that's just how they treat their veteran authors.
>>283561369This is their second year, next is their third
>>283561437There's plenty more than that to cover if the author wants to. He can have entire arcs dedicated to the heroines fully breaking into the industry and finding success in their endeavors. Nene still hasn't been cast in an anime, Iko still has a shitty 2D avatar, Rikka still isn't selling music, etc. There's also no shortage of school life shit to use as the premise for various arcs. I could see the manga covering up to fall off their third year when it comes time to retire from their club activities, then a final arc to cap it off.
>>283561458>We still haven't even hit Christmas of their second year.I said that in the post you responded to, anon.
>>283561360>this. negi ended QQ despite it being popularHe ended it fast because his wife was pregnant and wanted to take care of her.
>>283561559Based provider.
>>283561515>He can have entire arcs dedicated to the heroines fully breaking into the industry and finding success in their endeavorsNo, Apollo mentioned the two years they spend on highschool which means this will end before they get any real jobs, they'll get a second arc showing they got a breakthrough and that's that>There's also no shortage of school life shit to use as the premise for various arcsThat's literally what each arc so far has been and most authors don't like repeats, we'll probably skip most of the next year events
>>283560404Just checked the PV, I like all their voices. They match what I thought they'd sound like.
>>283561709High schoolers breaking into the entertainment industry isn't particularly unheard of, anon. Especially in Japan. But yes, I'm definitely expecting "break through" arcs. As I said, I think fall of their third year is a reasonable place to cap off the school part of the series before entering into the final arc. At the very least, it doesn't seem as though Igarashi is currently in much of a rush.
>all these people outing themselves as redditors by calling it QQ instead of toubun.The anine isn't even here and the threads already gone to shit.
>>283561858Real chads call it 5tōbun.
>>283561918The official romanization is Go-toubun
>>283561858rule of simplification.shortest name the best one
>>283561933Nips can't even write English in English, let alone romanize their own language.
>>283561933>>283562012Looks like the actual official romanization is 5toubun.
>>283562065This meme is so fucking old I doubt the people in here even know about it.
>>283559590Well, voices are one of the first you actually forget about people, he mentions early all the girls have a little something of what he can remember of Apollo voice, like her intonation or her pitch, but since he has problems remembering after no talking with Apollo for years, he cant really nail it down and is just a vague sense of familiarity.
>>283559906Truly a veteran waifufag.Now deal with the waves of anime-only waifufags
>>283561007Thanks God Bucky will be her manager if she needs one.
>>283561275>It would probably be a lot more popular in the west if it weren't stuck in K Manga jail.Would it really? Idolatry and Dream Jumbo Girl weren't picked up by Kmanga, and you barely see anyone talking about them. No one even cares enough about Idolatry to scanlate it consistently.
>>283532488
>>283532488Does this mean that when she is drawn as a cat, she is putting up a front? Or I am being retarded?
Why does this thread have so many achizos now? It wasn't like this a year ago.
>>283562601seo's work parasites found new home
>>283562090>>283562289I still remember the Keimabowl, anons. I was in the trenches shilling for Chihiro. You're good damn right I'm an old veteran. And a decade later fags are still assmad that best girl won.
>>283562601Waifuwars are going to attract schizos one way or another. You can expect Iko fans to turn into the new Ami schizos soon.
>>283562601As interest in the manga dies down the more bait post are made to try and keep the threads alive
>>283562438The west doesn't give a fuck about idol shit. Oshi no Ko is the exception because it presented itself more as an exploration of the seediness of the Japanese entertainment industry and also had the somewhat interesting reincarnation plot thread and totally uninteresting murder mystery plot thread to serve as additional hooks.
>>283562707My love will remain pure. I just want my daughter to be happy.
>>283562801>special thanks to someone who helped me to get here and his wife who wrote this special song for meikokeks
>>283562838As long as she's happy, I'm happy.
nor nene or iko look like married women in their flash-forwards
>>283562918winning doesn't always result in marriage despite what harem romcoms have been doing.
>>283562918Iko's flash forward is as Ikon. I don't think she's gonna put a wedding ring on her vtuber avatar. Nene not wearing a ring as a VA is also pretty believable, though I definitely don't think she's likely to win even if she is Igarashi's favorite.What does this captcha mean, anons?
>>283562951i see only career focused women Nene and Iko. i think that getting married into yamabuki family would require a lot of work since they are semi zaibatsu who won't allow their heir's wife to be a celebrity whore. she would be living in misery of being housewife (buki has 2 sisters so winning girl has breed at least 3 kids)thank god Nene Iko and Rikka dodged this grim misogynistic fate
>>283563025I really wish harems stopped the flash-forward nonsense.
last for nene, now for real
poor shitnobu
>>283563025by that logic only shinobu has any possible chance at winning and being a miserable housewife will still continuing to be an announcer or something akin to that.
>>283563025People forget that Shinobu was so focused on her future career that she was intending to drop out of the club before Arisu started tutoring her. Nene was throwing herself at auditions and acting practice of her own volition, she was just terrible at it. And Iko was trying to grow her stream and YouTube, but was also terrible at it. Rikka was actually the least career-focused of the four at the start of the series. She'd given up on then trying to write or perform her own music.
>>283562801Cute space themed clothes
Look at this fucking cat.
>>283563127I am fucking looking at this fucking cat, now what you fucker?
>>283563150Now watch the thread die, you cunt.
>>283563127Thieving cat
>>283563198Better a doroboneko than a losing osananajimi.
>>283563198Can't steal what's rightfully hers
>>283563399She was staking her claim in front of other bitches while the other girls stood around and watched them move in on Bucky long before Shinobu had the guts to fake a kiss.
>this entire thread do toubuntards really?not looking forward to the anime threads.
>>283563482Pic related.
>>283563503Maybe Mayotuna shouldn't have try so hard to be a toubun clone.
>>283562359As a former vtuber fan I can say that manager = boyfriend.
>>283562918The part that worries me is that Nene was a working adult and lit up when she thought of Bucky. I really hope the losing heroines move on.
>>283563537read more romcoms toubun zoomer
>>283563537>>283563642What are the traits that make something a toubun clone vs just another romcom?>all girls start with similar chances, no "main girl" vibes from anyone>flashforward shows someone actually won but keeps her identity a secretIs that it?
>>283564043For example in Botan's manga, the other girl was the main girl and Botan was a side character, so not a toubun clone.Bokuben had the girls with similar chances but no flashforward (until late into the game): not a toubun cloneCafe: cloneAmagami: clone (can't remember if flahsforwards from the very start)Mayotuna: clone
>>283564152Much like how there's a wave of "dark" magical girl shows after Madoka's success, Mayotuna is suffering from the same problem. It's trying to replicate Toubun's success without understanding what made it successful in the first place.
you don't need all girls being in love with mc to give people harem vibes. just showing close friendship between girls and mc give us that we need. you don't need to make girls and mc denying possibility of romance between them. they may joking about dating, about harem status or other meta jokes which we would understand.really good romcom is not rom but friendcom. with zoomer you can go on dates with girls fuck even kiss eachother time to time and no being bounded by anything. true romcom is a group of friends at the first. if you can't have harem members having fun together it just romance pentagram
>>283564043MC is smart and there's some convoluted shit that makes him have to tardwrangle the girls.But I guess that last one is every romcom.
>>283564043>Mystery girl bait>One girl introduced first and then all the rest>Arcs involve multiple girls instead if focusing only in one>Flashforwards showing the winner without revealing her identity
nene last
>>283564524Rikka has three pages interacting with Arisu before he promptly meets the other girls simultaneously. That's nowhere near the level of first girl red herring that Itsuki was.
>>283564606All girls last.
>>283564637Last for what?
>>283564612>It doesn't counts!!!!!!!
>>283564686learn english
>>283564686Just giving these queens the recognition they deserve. >>283564648The life of the thread.
Mayo fans are some of the most insecure people I've seen. There's nothing wrong with admitting that your favorite series is a clone of another series.
>>283564723I don't think most readers have a problem admitting that.
>>283564719>Matching underwear SLUUUUUUUT!!!
Well the plot is different and the girls are cuter.
>every girls has equal chancesman, that was true until the author started wanking up the romance every shinobu focused chapter. it's so stupid how it's obvious he's shilling her this hard.
>>283564781>MC help the girls solve their issues and achieve their dreamsThis is the most generic plot when it comes to harems
>>283564781They really are cute.
>>283532761I think it's both. When she wanted to do vtubing, she probably didn't imagine people would tell it was her behind it. She wanted to shun human interaction or people judging her appearance, but people could still tell it was her, so it wasn't a bulletproof defense or escape.
nene
>>283532591I don't think Iko is Apollo because she decided her dream of being a vtuber in 6th grade, and it was because of the bullying she endured and not because of her parents.
NENEnot a duplicate
>>283532732Why does he have to pay for the slippers? Do they belong to the hotel?
>>283565069Yes, people don't juat bring their slippers everywhere, the places usually gives them to their guests.
Iko.
>>283565100And they are probably cheap and disposable.
>>283532919Yeah I think the security guard undercutting the moment to force the romantic escape was kind of underwhelming. I expected Iko to say something about how she's changed or what kind of relationships she values after spending time with the broadcasting club and Arisu.
