Chapter 78: Division
>>283993370Hell yeah, Tengoku time.
Why not just wait and dump the translated chapter?
>>283993432Error in the 3rd panel? I think they forgot to include something. The last panel is definitely an error since they forgot to shade in Michika's eyes.
>>283993484/a/ hasn't translated it yet.
>>283993465RIP
>>283993525Her power makes her dizzy so it's meant to be her going blind but still "seeing" the Hiruko core. >>283993758Holy shit
>>283993370thanks for the dump. Ohma's Hiruko looks like a more 1:1 to what they saw on the basement than what I was imagining...>>283993525it's gonna get fixed in the volume release, hopefully... not too long to go, next chapter is the volume finale after all>>283993758this pretty much settles it, doesn't it? Kona=isopod shills, it's our time...
>>283994022Here we goooooooo
>>283993960>>283994022>nabs the porno mags even though he knows kiruko will find emnever change maru
schizos we did iti was always kona-isopod pilled, michika-is-special pilled, asura foresaw the original bad future and calculated the best one and trying to get there, and tampering with the kid's fate through momoika-pilled
>>283994041>>283994079wait wtf that's not isopod
>>283993758Oh fuck
>>283994079Too horny to notice it.
>>283994079thanks again anon... damn a no break volume... that's kinda cool.timeline for anyone who wants it... I'll have to add one for Tokio/Kona/Yamato won't I... fuck
>>283994185that's the second time now...>>283994197pic
I fucking love lore/exposition chapters.
>>283993758So where does this leave Yamato and Tokio?
>>283993803yeah that's my interpretation as well
>>283993484no dump, no translation
>>283994218>>283994197You're doing such a good job with these infographs anon. I'm really impressed!Are there any official timeline-resources? Like the chapter timeline for soremachi. Would be cool to know what Ishiguro thinks of your visualization
>>283993523Why not burn it?
i compiled instances "suspended animation" was used. Tarao's core and the synth warriors were mentioned in the guidebook, nice to see it again this chapter>>283994470they cremated tarao and the core remained
>>283994397thanks, appreciatedthere was something like that once, in one of the magazine releases... I'm sure some anon will have it. But not like this, it just said the date of some critical events. I would like him to notice it too, a guy can dream...>>283994470anon, that thing was what was left after they cremated Nonoko... it wouldn't work.
>>283993370EDITOR-KUN!!!!
>>283994549Hit it with a hammer? What happens when you hit a hirucore with a hammer? Boil it in acid? Zap it with electricity? Sit on it with Kiruko's fat butt?
>>283993560>>283994337why the fuck are so many manga TLs done by /a/ anyway? whenever i pick up a series there's a solid 30% chance the TL was done by an /a/non
>>283996044Gathering point with no epeen or ego drama probably. We might also be uncs.
>>283994079Thank you dumpanon.>>283994129>michika-is-special pilledLast chapter ended with her fighting the dinosaur and this one ends with him doing the same. He's all alone and Kiruko is too injured to save him. It's happening.
>>283996044Maybe you just have great taste in manga
>>283993370This title could be translated differently right? The official version TLs to fission, but I think that's really horrible, although it is also used for nuclear fission. It's clearly a nod to the different groups splitting (Michika, Kuku, Ohma; and Tokio, Kona, Yamato).Mr. ChatGPT also says that "In Japanese, 分裂 is more often used for organizational or structural splits, not everyday “splitting something in half” — where words like 割る or 分ける might be more natural."Does this sound accurate for any moonrune-anon? If so there should be a better translation than "division", no?
>>283994022NOT THE PORN NOOOOOOOO
>>283994218You gotta update Kona's powers too
Ahem.Mimihime best girl.
>>283997078well that one is only up to ch77, but you're right. I really like how Ishiguro used Kona's synchronization to not give it away straight away. This also confirms that the slug Hiruko should be Tokio's, as was already speculated. I'm still not gonna update it to that extent though, since the bird Hiruko was also "confirmed" for a long time...
>>283996825Make sure whatever you choose works on Maru's balls because they're gonna soon
>>283993571she's doing it again
>>283996825It's meant to also imply cell division, because the hiruko are fissioning.
>>283993523>Polluting the water for everyone downstreamwhat jerks
translation doko?
>>283999325Usually takes a few hours for him to see the thread.
>>283999802but it's been 6 hours
>>283999814there's been some chapters that took more than one day. We need to be lucky that TLanon remembers. He has been pretty diligent last bunch of chapters.
>>283999814he already posted them but they're invisible.
>>283999864Just run them through Grok or whatever
>>284000070No
>>283999814And it will likely be another 6. People have work and shit.
>>284000070>>284000122It can give reasonably good translations, but it is always worth to have them go through someone who knows the language to ensure proper grammar. Going through MTL without supervision just gives you shitslations like pic related. You literally have to be genuinely retarded to let this go through.This is the most recent upload in weebcentral, don't even know why, they usually upload the official version.
>>284000144>4ch>worklmao
>>284000352I assure you, modern AI knows the language and the grammar far better than any anon here.
>>283996044/a/ has a large concentration of people who read slightly more obscure manga, constant encouragement to learn Japanese, and good resources like Scanlation threads. Soremachi was popular on /a/ so this naturally attracted some attention.
>>284000388But it doesn't always have enough context space
>>284000352Why would someone make an MTL version when the official and fan translations exist?
>>284000715no clue, but someone did.
>>283993571She's grabbing it with two hands now>>283993601It's cute that they fully supported her trip so fast. Ohma looks so determined. Damn, they're really young here so they searched for Mimihime for years.
>>284001060Kuku died 2 years later, in 2028, probably late 2028 as well.
>>284000352I thought weebcentral only had official translations. Where did they even get an MTL?
>>284001787It's really weird, because it was also uploaded really recently, like today or yesterday, and they usually upload the chapters within the week of its release. Couldn't tell you honestly.
>>283993601>>283993898see you, byebye
>>284001712And they took a few more years to find Mimihime after that.
>>284002756we don't really know the timeline for that. could have been the following year, or 10 years later... I'm leaning towards earlier rather than later personally.
>>283993396my FUTA HERO
>>284002887I was estimating based on how Usami looked when he made the Immortalites. I assumed she found them after but I guess nothing really tells us if Ohma found them before that or not.
>>284001060It really is endearing how close these three were. Michika fucking murders the other kids for fun but still made sure her sisterbro got a proper burial. I can't wait to see the rest of the Takezuka family adventures.
>>284003815Who did she murder? Taka was guarding a Hiruko she was hunting, she wouldn't have killed him but for that.
>>284003754Well, it's reasonable to think that she found them before Mimihime got it. And Mimihime probably spent at least a few years diseased. Michika seems competent at using the Hiru-sense, so I would say they wandered at most 2 years before finding them.
>>283994079Wait do they just infinitely regenerate from their core?
>>283993523>Yamato riverBRAVO Ishiguro
>>284004109Yes, they're immortal except for when Maru kills them. If they get "killed" by normal methods then they go into a hibernating state until they recover.
The only problem with this manga is the lack of updates. I want to cosplay Kiruko or Haruki, i think that would be fun.
>>283993726chapter 24
>>284004217At least there hasn't been a break in a while. Even single chapter break feel like an eternity with monthly manga.
>>284005076the last volume batch of chapters that was released without a break was with volume 5, back in 2021. we eating good.
>>284001787>I thought weebcentral only had official translationsThat's not true, it's just that for manga where an official verion exists all other versions get replaced by the official scans, instead of allowing several versions like on Mangadex.
>>283993370They're getting down.
>>283994533Neat, thanks.
>>283996044That's a good thing anon.
>>283993561>"It's unforgivable...!!">"Michika, you...">"You knew that Nonoko had been reborn into that,">"And you went ahead and killed them with a smile on your face!" >"That's not true...! Back then, Nonoko was trying to go to the Ministry office.">"That's where Yamato was... so Michika was just trying to protect him...">"This sucks...">>283993571>"I wish Mimihime was here...">"You can meet her.">"Huh?" >"Do you know where she is?!">"Nope, no clue.">"But if you look for her, you can find her." >>283993601>"Make sure you come back if you get hungry!">"And don't go near anywhere dangerous!">"Don't worry, the two of us are with them so it'll be alright.">"No, I'm worried about all three of you!" >"I understand how you feel, but... let's go see them off."
>>283993627>"These children were created for the purpose of building a utopia, but they still have a right to live free and equal lives.">"You're absolutely right. You know, in some ways you've changed, Sawatari-sensei." >"I've been thinking about it since then... but, Nonoko...">"No, Tarao too... they're probably both still alive.">"Huh?">"We assume that that mass came out of a dead body,">"But isn't that just based on our preconceptions as a human?" >"I did what gra -... the Director told me to do,">"And I made Asura and the Warriors, superhumans that looked like aliens.">"But that's not because we designed them to look that way...">>283993657>"We raised their stats beyond a fixed point,">"And tried to give them powers that would far surpass human capabilities.">"As a result of designing them to meet that goal, they ended up being born into forms that were far from what was expected.">"In the same way that if you were trying to make a human that could run faster than a cheetah, it would be necessary to give them a different bone structure from regular humans?">"Yes, that's one way to put it.">"Asura was the first superhuman that was born from the Amatsuhito experiments.">"In exchange for removing the ability to reproduce, they gained various powers like longer life, precognition, and telekinesis,">"And as a result, they were born into that form." >"This was also a learning experience for Meena."
>>283993693>"As a result, with the second one... from Kona's generation onward, we tried to make it so that their appearance as a human would stay intact." >"But, we were already..." >"The act itself of a human designing another human was probably already a step too far.">"We didn't give birth to superhumans or a new species of human,">"What we probably gave birth to was monsters...">"Their human shape is just temporary,">"And once they're ready, they break out into a disease that makes black marks appear, remove their human shell,">"And the monster awakens." >>283993726>"While the Warriors were truly monsters from birth,">"When they were exposed to harsh conditions, they would go into a dormant state to protect themselves.">"By using that, we were able to export them abroad...">"Now that I think about it, it's similar.">"The dormant state of those Warriors, and Tokio's ability to go dormant...">"Are just like those masses from Tarao and Nonoko...!">"It's not that they came from a dead body,">"What if they were just the dormant form of the original body...?!">"Then... all of the Amatsuhito are monsters?!">"Ultimately, this is just my imagination." >>283993758>"You mean that when you saw what Asura looked like, you didn't try to take a step back...?!">"If anything, the Director was delighted.">""This truly is the form I was hoping for...">""A suitable vessel for I who shall watch over Heaven like a God."">"With what you said,">"Now I understand the reason why Asura chose to die."
>>283993801>"K-">"Kona?!">"The only reason for their birth was to become someone's vessel.">"They died because they realized that.">"A vessel...">"The Director">"Was trying to prolong her own life by using Asura's body?!">"That's why... they chose to die in a place where nobody could reach them,">"In a way where being healed or brought back to life would be impossible...!">>283993833>"How do you...?">"I know about all that...">"Because Asura died right in front of me." >"They were supervising us on that island, with no way of knowing when we would turn into monsters," >"And now most of us "hiruko"..." >"Have been split up, and nobody even knows where we are.">"It's ironic, isn't it?">"I understand that this kind of an excuse is pointless.... but I...">"The way I thought about the act of creating humans was far too shallow..." >"I truly think of all of you... as my true children.">>283993868>"I understand." >"That's why you're so sad, aren't you?" >>283993898>[Kona and Tokio and Yamato's house]>>283993927>"I won't catch any wild animals either...">"May as well do some treasure hunting I guess..." >"I need to find something nutritious and help onee-chan recover as soon as possible...">"Ah!">"This is..."
>>283993960>"Erotic manga...! And so much of it!">"There's so many...">"This">"I've run into something unbelievable, oi...">"W-what should I do?!">"There's no way I can fit them all into my bag!" >>283993998>"That's right.">"Let's leave a mark on this house and come back again later.">"This treasure... I wonder what should I do with it...">"Anyway, let's bring it somewhere near our place..." >"Maybe I could leave it in another house.">"No, I should use this chance to pack it in the car-">>283994022>"Wh-">"-at">"The hell?!">>283994048>"Huh?">"Huh?">"What?">"Ugh.">"Owa!">>283994079>"A hiruko?!">In the next chapter, where will Kona and the others go now that they've left Nara?!still no hiatus, looks like we'll have some Tengoku for Christmas next monthty as always to the raw poster and scanlator
>>284006049sorry "dormant state" should be switched with "suspended animation" here, didn't see what that anon posted above until now but I agree that's a better term for it
>>284006152Thanks tlanon!
>>284006152Thanks a bunch.
>>284006152Good work anon, the bits with the warriors kind of stumped me, even if I can usually read pretty easy. That kanji that frog girl used when talking to Ohma was diabolical too.
>>284006152Thank you as always anon. Unrelated, but I was reading previous chapters recently and was hoping I could get your expert opinion on Kiruko's line here. The official TL makes it seem like one of the people he's currently sensing could be his doppelganger while the fan TL is closer to saying that it may be useful in the future, if that makes sense. So which is more accurate would you say?
>>283994079>>284006152Thanks Raw anon and Translation anon
>>283993370>>284005999Chapter 78: Division
Not sure if this is how the 3rd bubble is supposed to be.
>>284007707>staying alive playing in the distance
And that's it. These kids have it rough. Cool Ohma, Sawatari exposition, and Horny Maru. This chapter has it all.See you, bye bye.Go read Skygrazer
>>284004217is it legal for boys to have thighs that fat?
Amazing chapter.
What's everyone's opinion of people using AI learners to replicate an artist's style?
>>284007598https://cubari.moe/read/catbox/tpom6f/1/1/
>>284005999cheers
>>284004217Fat pig
>>283994079Dumbasses didn't destroy the core.
>>284009723how were they supposed to destroy it? it can survive cremation fires, as well as a direct strike from michika's arm-blade.
>>284007766Did we ever get an answer for what that one hiruko which was buried under a hill and revered as a god was? If not, I bet that one of the kids was able to time travel and went back in time
>>283994079>>284007929Thank you dump and translator-san.
>>284007929Thanks boss. I already have. Also you forgot this>>284006266
>>284010103No, but the way it was explained it seemed like it was already in hiruko form. They performed the sealing ritual every 7 years so I assume that they repeatedly killed it enough to permanently make it dormant. Schizo theory based on nothing, I'm guessing that Robin or Meena get a hiruko form as the final villain and get sent back in time to be defeated.
>>284010277>but the way it was explained it seemed like it was already in hiruko formThat's what I meant. One of the kids power was to time travel, and that's how it ended up in the past
>>284006266>>284010270Here ya go
I feel like i get lost every time this fuckin manga updates. Wasn't the last chapter them dodging a ball hiroko?
>>284010596That was like two months ago.
>>284007012I had to check the context (chapter 49) but I think the official TL is closer, Maru mentions sensing several hiruko nearby so Kiruko is wondering whether one of them is his doppelganger
>>283994397There's this from chapter 44
>>284005645>No I am not adding Manhua, go somewhere else for that trash>Half the front page is gookshit
>>284007012>expert4chan "translators" are neither experts in reading Japanese nor writing in English. They tend towards an obnoxious flair for the dramatic inserting words with loaded connotations that don't exist in the original text.>その”ヒル気”の中にもしかしたらいるのかな……>そっくりさんが……>Maybe they're there among those you sense with your Hiru-sense... the one who looks just like you...
>>284007791Ohh, I get it. The story is heavy anti-natalism on top of pro-transgenderism and nude children. The pieces always go together, don't they.
>>284011099It expects you to automatically see the concept of children being born as vessels for other people and monsters as horrifying and tragic because you, a human, are fond of children
>>284011099>heavy anti-natalismExcept everyone who had kids loves them. >pro-transgenderism It's depicted as a body horror>nude childrenIntentionally shown as a creepy when Meena films kids
>>284010716>>284011036Thank you. This is huge news for my schizo theory.
>>284010103Funny, I was thinking the same thing today
>>284004109It's worth noting that the regenerated form looks different from beforeNot sure if it's because it was damaged or it evolved further
>>284011884Now that I think about it there's the possibility this isn't even the original Nonoko and it just reproduced asexually, since Nonoko was a hermaphrodite like Ohma>cue Jurassic Park with anti-gravity hirukos
>>284007929Arigatou bossu
>>284007733You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
>>284007746I've never read it, but isn't this kind of like SukaSuka?
>>284012079Asura is kinda cute in a freaky way
>>284010027hiriko touch or whatever its called
>>284007929Thanks.
>>283994197its nice that australia wasn't hit by the meteorite
>>284012219FATAL DIVE
>>284007681Nonoko II?
>>284012298But France specifically was hit by the meteorite. What did Ishiguro mean by this?
>>284009326It's the subhuman route, like 99.9% of LLM/Diffusion "learning". Human culture is going to be paying for techbro greed for a long ass time.
>>283993758>>284007772Really cool way to show Kona's invisibilty in manga form. Good to finally have confirmation he's the slug thing that ate (most of) Haruki.
>>284009326>>284013993I genuinely think one of the worst parts about AI is that it amplifies the hubris of those who don't have the willpower, self-awareness, or capacity to acquire the skills necessary to make art. The biggest shills for the technology are those who think that AI will let them circumvent the reality that they just don't have what it takes to make art that people like by themselves. I live in Silicon Valley and the number of friends who are dealing with retarded techbros and venture captialists pouring in millions into their "groundbreaking AI-made video games" and "AI animations" that are boring and generic from just a conceptual level but receive funding because of the AI bubble/shills is staggering.
>>284007929Thanks.>>283994218I forgot. Was it confirmed that Usami and Taka won't turn into hiruko after their deaths?
>>284014379yeah...but there is a 1% chance at the end of this we get AI GM's for RPG's so that would be worth it
>>284015775
I wonder how much of the earth is an uninhabited mass full of hirukos breeding, how much of the world has already become heaven? Also unrelated but last chapter the handholding was really cute. I get sick/injured often and I like to hold hands like that. Need to find my own Maru to bug with that.
Yo
>>284007929ngl chief I think this won't bode well for Kiruko. Injured and with Maru fending for himself against another Hiruko?
>>284016642He's locked in don't worry, he can also take a lot of punishment>>284016595Good Kiruko
>>284004287What?
>>284016642I actually think this could end real bad, chapter 19 ending bad... although that time nothing really happened
>>284010103Please let it be anything but time travel.Adding time travel ALWAYS makes a story worse unless it's already the focus of the story.
>>284017619Ishiguro can make it work if it is. My main problem with time travel stuff is the characters losing agency
>>284016799The foreign guy is telling how the soldiers got out of the suspended animation state without problems, the thing Sawatari was talking about.
>>284016642Dude is literally defending a hoard of the most degenerate smut he has ever laid eyes on.Its going to be a blood orgy nothing is going to get in his way defending that shit.teenage boys hormones that wants to slay pussy but cant. Magically he finds a huge stash of porn. And some monster is trying to get in his way and destroy it.This is the part in the story where /ourboy/ becomes a man and goes SSJ. Nothing and I mean nothing will ever get in the way of a young mans hormones and pile of filthy filthy smut. That poor hiruko is going to be torn to shreds, even worse if it destroys the porn stash, he will literally black out from rage. Rending its flesh from the bone completely vaporizing every cell from its body turning shit into nothing more than plasma&CO2. Also he will forget a book or two in his bag, it'll fall out while he's tending to Kiruko all delusional from fever. The degen porn is going to unlock primal feelings in her mind. You will be able to taste the hormones in the air, shes gonna rip his pants off in a delirious fit with heart pupils demanding>MUST SUCK COCK NOW>GIVE IT TO MEAs she rips off his clothes with retard strength high as fuck off test estrogen and pure adrenaline >YOUR COCK GIVE IT TO ME NOW POUND MY CERVIX >I DEMAND YOUR SEEDAs poor Maru is gonna be confused as hell if he should do it. Or if shes all fucked up from the fever, he's all naked standing back as some monster is in front of him in heat. But its too late and Kiruko pounces on him slamming his head against the floor. Grabs his cock shoves it in and starts pounding him hard. He regains consiousness seeing titties banging on his face witnessing hands on his chest and a monster slamming against his hips uncontrollably. Till he finally notices her face in the air.Its never looked so happyAnd then he busts a nut so hard, it falcon punches her in the cervix straight up the womb sending a massive shockwave of pain up her spine causing her pass out
>>284017806Oh thanks
>>284014506As far as we know they didn't have the disease so they won't turn but it's not 100% known.
>>284015992I doubt anywhere outside of Japan has hiruko. Takahara only created a few dozen and they were distributed across Japan before the meteor.
>>284007746>>284007810this vile anti-transhumanist propaganda can not standjust learn from mistakes and try again
>>284011757What is it?
>>284018527>No wait turn the page back! >What why its getting to the go-TURN THE PAGE BACK NOW>*drooling like a retard, some of it fell on the back of Maru's neck causing the hairs on the back of his head to stand up*>HOW DO (you) not find this so erotic!! Just look at her face and body, she's loving it.>But the guy hasn't even came yet, how on earth do you like this so much. I mean he's hardly having sex right now.>HE'S RUBBING HER BODY ALL AROUND AND KISSING HER NECK HIS FINGERS ARE ALL OVER HER HIPS THIGH AND AROUND HER VAGINA WHILE HE IS GOING IN AND OUT TIP2BALLS AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN RUBBING HIS FINGERS ALL AROUND HER CLIT AND DIRECTLY ON IT BUT CAN HARDLY TOUCH IT BECAUSE SHE MOANS SO LOUD WHEN HE DOES>HOW ON EARTH DO YOU NOT FIND THIS SUPER EROTIC >M-m-maru are you gay..... like all you want to see is close-ups of his penis you keep commenting on how it looks good while pulsating.... you want to see him cum nonstop.... you have complamented on the shape/size of his balls.>Maru.... you have yet to complament the woman or say anything about her.... you keep complaining about the zoom out body shots of the two of them.WHAT I LIKE WOMEN I LIK-QUITE HUSH where are those hardcore&BDSM yaoi magazines I found last week. This will prove if you are gay.
wait for me anons
>>284007621What is going on here exactly?
>>284007681>them
>>283993561Kon
>>284007697True, true, Mimihime is best girl.
>>284007719>>284007733>one of the biggest remaining mysteries is explained>nobody is talking about itTengoku bros? Yeah it's kinda underwhelming but still...
>>284022857michika can see the core and tries to destroy it but xir has no maru touch and failscaptcha>onions mx
>>284007766it's over
>>284022890We learn in the chapter that the ayyyy children couldn't reproduce, maybe Asura was a null-o. I'd still stick with "her" though because Kona's obviously not a faggot.
>>284023030I mean we kind of had the ingredients for it already
>>284010921thanks anon>>284014379nice take, definitely strikes me as true.People tend to subconsciously support acts or poeple that are "objectively" or at least commonly seen as bad/evil if they deep down want to be that person or be able to commit those acts without repercussion. So you support AI-content creators because you want to live in a reality where someone (like you) can become a great artist and famous "easily". Same with people defending the rich or famous when they behave like shit - they still dream of one day being that person and when that day comes they would love to be able to behave like that."easily" within quotation marks because I honestly don't think it's that easy to "make it" as an AI-artist either. You still need some kind of skill to create things that actually stand out. Not to mention luck, perserverence etc. gossipgoblin is an example, being the only AI-creator I've been impressed by (and honestly the only one I know of). But looking at his work it's clear that he has talent in storytelling and conceptualization, and knows how to use the new tools to realize his visions.
>>284023364>So you support AI-content creators because you want to live in a reality where someone (like you) can become a great artist and famous "easily".Personally I just like having an artslave on call
>>284023030I had the same reaction as you but honestly I think we're just brainlets and everybody else here had already figured this out...Really like the idea of them creating beings by specs and then seeing what form it takes, not something I've seen in sci-fi before
>>284023475It's not so much that "everybody had already figured this out" but more so that the most generic and boring explanation became reality.
>>284023403Eh, fair. I'm honestly not that against it and I very very rarely get any low-effort AI-content (or any AI-content at all for that part) in the feeds I consume regularly.But yeah I did accidentally open youtube in my work browser profile some weeks ago and got a good look at what a "neutral" feed looks like. The utter trash that populated it and it's popularity upset me more than I'd like to admit
>>284023598Multi-tier internet soon, patriot
>>284006152>looks like we'll have some Tengoku for Christmas next monthHow will be ruin Christmas?
>>284019382The warriors might be able to become Hiruko
>>284023030I mean we already knew that shino was planning on switching bodies with a student. The real mystery was if Asura is playing 4D chess, and we don't have an answer to that yet. We know she appeared to Tokio and maybe Momoika so that mystery is still there.
So the first hiruko that started this adventure just had his child version confirmed this chapter right?
What's the tragic end to this? The hiruko aren't coming back, the best ones except for Granny(1) are dead anyway, a cure to the wasting disease could be possible but they're not tracking down all the hiruko because it's the apocalypse.
>>284024748Hirukos can have Hiruko kids, Jyuugo and Totori are both Hiruko kids. The warriors are also an unknown factor.
>>284024748Mr President, a second meteor has hit France.
>>284024748Kiruko will have the power to prevent the calamity from happening but will inevitably make it happen. Or maybe she dies. This panel is one of the few supporting evidence I have, please understand.But honestly though, Ishiguro's end game remains a total mystery for me...
>>284025022Or maybe, if we take that arrow as pointing upwards, towards heaven so to say, perhaps it will be Maru who will die.
>>284024494Most likely yes but you could also say it was confirmed in Mimihime's vision.
>>284004122He can't keep getting away with it
>>284007838>my parents in their 20s>>284007860>me in my 20s(yes I know the ages are wrong)Tokio and Kona in a loving family and establishing a Ministry of Reconstruction while at the same age Maru is scavenging for porn lol
>>284026793I like how the amatsukami are presented as active and motivated parents, they're living life deeply for how short a time they have (we know Kona's dead, Tokio's odds are very slim). Kiruko is selfishly preventing Maru from having this kind of family life.
>>284014379>>284013993So I originally asked that question about AI to test everyone's reaction if I started posting AI slop here.
>>284026883Tengokuanons are different i guess
>>284022890Yes anon humanoid creatures that transcended humanity that were created in a lab as mostly sterile hermaphrodites. Are neither male or female. We know they are literal futas with massive 10" just in diameter BAZINGA cockclits a vagina under it and no balls/ovaries. This has nothing to do with loontroon trannyism ONE they are hermaphrodites not mentally ill troons but genetically modified to have no adams apple look like women have titties but also have massive horse tier cocks with a vagina under it and no organs for reproduction just genitalia TWO it was no longer human but some monstrous creature abomination against nature,humanity&god. They're not even humanoid/post-human, they transform into fucked up creatures. That probably reproduce like slugs/weird shit deep in the ocean.No that thing isn't going around asking people with a super feminine voice asking people "am I kawwaiz neh ka desu~" then throwing a hissyfit killing everyone. When rather than replying people piss themselves screaming MONSTER KILL IT WITH FIRE&MAGNETS MONSTER MONSTERS KILL IT KILL IT NOW WHAT DEVIL WHAT DAEMONIC PIT WHAT GOD CREATED THIS
>>284026249The Hiruko in Mimihime's vision is a different one, Kona was synchronized with Tokio at the time, and he even reiterates it in that same scene. So yeah, that's most likely Tokio's Hiruko. Or if my previous schizo theory ends up being right, a merger of the two.
>>284026982I like this theory and it makes perfect sense. Now what I'm wondering is why Meena would breed Hirutouch at all, maybe it was going for the merged isopod as the most perfect creature.
>>284026872Don't worry, as soon as their mission is over they'll be non stop baby making and repopulate Japan.
>>284027272But Maru will be the anti-hiruko hiruko very soon, his biological clock is ticking.
What's the best theory on why Maru was sent on a mission to kill Yamato, maybe she didn't want anything that could kill Hiruko around for when she was one but then Maru would still be around; she couldn't have hoped they would kill each other?
>>284026961They are not called them in the original, retard
>>284027497I would actually like the nuance of having the kids speak in a pronoun free way (even excluding "them") when they lived at the island (bar the adults speaking amongst themselves, showcasing their own flawed biases and hypocrisy), and then having the kids shift to normal language when they are presented with the concept of sexual dimorphism, and the language that surrounds it. Can that even be happening in the japanese version? they just use the name of whoever they're mentioning not pronouns, right?
>>284027641Agreed. From my basic understanding of Japanese it tends to be much more vague regarding the subject of a sentence and often omits it entirely, forcing translators to infer its sex from context which isn't always as easy as one might think. A recent famous example is Thistle in Dungeon meshi who was assumed to be a girl due to androgynous looks and him using ambiguous pronouns like watashi, if any.I.e. it's very likely that this is pretty ambiguous in Japanese and it's the translators that have had to (or chosen to) be more specific. Personally I didn't notice that they said them initially since I'm not a culture war-obsessed loser but I can understand translators choosing to avoid this since the Americans considers it "jarring" and a "political statement"
>>284027641didnt we just have a chapter of one of the kids not knowing what gender they should be and how they should be treated. Because they didnt really understand the concept of gender. They didnt teach this shit on the island let alone the concept of being a hermaphrodite. Asking everyone wtf it means to be male/female and how people view them gender wise.This was the last bonus chapter right?
>>284028249yes, but it also served as contrast to show how those concepts came naturally to all the other kids, and how even Michika/Kuku/Ohma are fine not fitting in either, and don't really care about it. Also, what do you mean "bonus"?
>>283993370Me second from the left
>>284028167American localizers do in on purpose to be jarring and a political statement even when it's not ambiguous or an "it" would be preferable. As far as I can tell Asura was never referred to with a pronoun but we assumed she was female because Kona was in love with her and the director wanted her body and also because she has breasts and we didn't know about the hermaphrodites. As there was no noticeable bulge we must assume Asura to be either female or hermaphroditic (typically female-presenting).
>>284026982#Isn't the point that Hiruko look different if they've been killed and reformed? The reformed Nonoko that shows up at the end of the chapter>>284007929#looks different than the Nonoko Michika killed. It has no arms and an appendage coming out of its mouth now. The Hiruko Mimihime saw over Kona is similar enough to the one that chomped Haruki that it could be a reformed version.
>>284028598In any case something like "That's why Asura chose to die somewhere unreachable" would have flowed fine and preserved ambiguity in an invisible way
>>284028598>American localizers do in on purpose to be jarring and a political statement even when it's not ambiguous or an "it" would be preferable.Who gives a shit about burgers. On the other hand, it's dumb to use "it" to refer to people.
>>284029008The post being responded to was concerned about burgers. "It" is fine for robots or computer programs or even sometimes pets and children, it's customary and doesn't insist on itself.
>>284007873>encountering your first imageboard in 2004
>>284029447But thats not a stash of lolicon anon or is it?
>>284029667Seems to be older women with one being NTR
>>284028167It's pretty funny that they had to correct themselves about Thistle's gender with some offhand comment in the middle of thr manga. This is why shit needs to be kept neutral sometimes.
>>284028611Maybe, the Hiruko looking different is a recent development. But I don't think that's the case for both of those. if they are the same, the anime dropped the ball on giving it a different Hiruko marking.
>>284007882Looking extra handsome now that he has acquired lewd manga.
>>284020223That Maru is a Tokio/Michika clone and not Tokio/Kona. Or something like that. Michika and her abilities have had so much more focus than the other students and they're so similar to Maru's that it can't just be a coincidence. Even other characters have emphasized how similar they are >>283996231. Kuku did too. And now the different nuance in that panel gives the next page a new interpretation. It's obviously one of those reveals you'll only realize on a reread.TLDR: Michika is the father and Maru will grow a sword next chapter
I'm noticing
>>284031556Ah fuck. Michika is Yamato
I've also just realized that whenever Maru crushes a core it squishes into liquid and the Hiruko completely erupts. In the anime it's blatantly blood colored and "Maru space" is even filled with droplets. Maybe the core is actually just some kind of hardened blood? Michika creates her blades by manipulating her own(explained in a volume bonus page) so maybe Maru's touch is actually just the ability to do it in others?
>>284031435amatsukami are quick to recognize lewdness
>>284033594bless you anon
>>284007929Thanks b0ss
>>284031556Simply ludokino This is fine art This is story tellingThis is a modern masterpiece This is L U D O K I N OThis is totally not being lazy while using the 3D models on clip studio paint. And not only tracing a 3D model but reusing it for another panel. While passing it off as something 2deep4u subversive enlightening foreshadowing 2deep4me2deep4u. Its funny how many people do not know or realize that mangaka have gotten really really really fucking lazy the past few years. Most the time they are just posing the 3D models in CSP. Tracing over them no fucks given at all, instead of just using them for reference. Just going full on lazy bastard and tracing the 3D model. Like there is literally nothing wrong with using 3D models. For ages artists used you know real people to pose. Or wooden manikin completely possible, which like in the 90's/2000's thanks to Japan. Evolved into hyper detailed with re/detachable everything figurines. Male female child silly chibi models like a set of body kun dolls is less than 100$ pic related. Like dudes have a bunch of assistants use so much shit digitally doing a huge amount of the work for them. Yet they still have horrid time management and shit looks rushed/lazy for a huge amount of titles especially if its weekly
>>284033594nicu
>>284033986Retard
>>284033986Ishiguro doesn't even draw digitally.
>>284034084Look at him goooooooooooooooooo
>>284028598They mentioned the hermaphrodites were a thing only starting in a certain generation and Asura was the first so I don't even think it's a stretch to call her a girl. (Even if she apparently can't reproduce)>>284028167>>284027641Given that Japanese can completely get away with not using gendered pronouns and it not being a purposefully removal of gender from language, it just might be something that's impossible to perfectly carry over into English. The kids where said to have been raised without gender but in a Japanese setting, so we don't know how pronouns would've been approached if the kids were raised with English. Going back and retroactively giving all the kids they/them pronouns from even the first chapter feels like overkill, though. I feel like the subs in the anime didn't use they/them for anyone even when they were back at the school but I don't really remember.
>>284007707I know this is post-apocalypse and nips are more lax about kids commuting to places alone but this is a wtf moment to see the adults letting 3 kids go off on their own.
>>284035597They know they can't stop them, also they are top percentile sentimental adults who feel guilty for trapping them in the school before, and also the kids have a very high combat potential
>>284035597Michika and Kuku just killed a dinosaur and Ohma can kill with a look. Each of those kids is stronger than 100% of humans and they're immune to disease. They're not really in any danger.
>>284033986This is one of the most retarded takes I've ever read, and I've read a lot of criticisms of art since I've been a professional artist my whole adult life.
>>284036385He's wrong but schizoposting is more valuable to the board than egoposting so I'd rather you leave than him.
>>284028167the problem is basically with the English language itself, it’s impossible to translate things into natural-sounding English without heavy use of pronouns whereas in Japanese it’s 100% ambiguous in cases like these, and they have much less autism over gender and pronouns there
>>284036507get fucked faggot loser I'm better than you
I still don't know what animal Ohma's hiruko is supposed to be.
>>284037160Quite a bit of frog in it oddly enough
>>284012219Only Maru has it.
>>284026961nobody sees their cocksthey see what appears to be a girl or young womanthe hermaphrodites should be referred to with she. simply because it actually feels like natural language.
>>284035951>Ohma can kill with a lookI don't think she kills
>>283993758If Kona really is the tardigrade hiruko then there's probably more to that one than it seems because Kona has way more powers than just invisibility and he's also the closest to Asura so theoretically his hiruko should be the strongest.
>>284038142Maybe Yamato does too
>>284010027glorious nipon steel folded 1000 times + yamato damashii
literally me
>>284038726They said they captured it yet it was on the track the next day. There's definitely something odd going on.
>>284014276If he knew he will become a monster why didn't he off himself?
>>284007012NTA but here's my literal translation to give you a better idea:>"Right now">"There's one close by...">"I feel it relatively clearly">"I wonder if they're among those felt by your 'Hiru-sense'...">"The one who looks just like you..."
>>284041318he didn't say it was a bad thing. He was only upsetti Asura killed herself over being born to become someone's vessel one day. Who knows getting confirmation made him dislike humans and now aligns with Meena.
>>284026872>amatsukamiI have read Touge Oni, and thus understand this reference without help from a wikipedia article.>>284026883Please don't.
>>284007873>>284029667>>284029778inb4 It's just swimsuit magazines but Maru is still excited because it's his first porn
>>284007929>SkygrazerI had completely forgotten I'd read it at first, baka detective brought it all back. Although the official scans completely butchered the dying message mystery.
>>284026982You could be onto something. I don't know if this is an accurate translation but there's a page in chapter 9 that implies that there are multiple of this kind of man eater.
>>284043329I love this manga. It's like a proto Tengoku.
So did the purge kill the English translations for this? Do I have to remember to check in for the translations to be done here to keep up?
>>284044572I hope he'll be able to lean more into confusing/impossible architecture at some point. >>284044851Set an alarm for the 25th and you'll be fine.
I dunno anons. These last like dozen chapters or so where all the remaining mysteries of the series are lazily waved away in dry exposition dumps feel like the author didn't really know how to incorporate them into the actual story. All of them being part of basically the same narrative is also underwhelming. Going forward, I doubt there's gonna be anything that won't just be waved away as Shino's/Takahara's experiment.
>>284044851There's also the google drive but otherwise yeah just follow the threads when the chapter releases.
>>284046293>All of them being part of basically the same narrative is also underwhelmingIt would be really weird if they weren't. The entire manga has always been a consequence of Takahara experiments so it wouldn't make sense to suddenly include anything else. I've liked how the story has gone so far so I don't have any complaints.
>>284026982Sorry, but I don't find this theory plausible. The first part just sounds like an attempt at reconciling the debunked "Taka's hiruko is the bird" theory. He didn't show any signs of the disease when died. There's no reason to believe he turned at all. For the second part, Hirukos can grow and evolve. We've seen that with Anjulas. It's possible Mimihime saw a different stage of Kona's hiruko. Kona's drawing is clearly referencing the twins Maru and Yamato.
>>284047791It's really boring to explain everything as the experiment which already gotten old by this point. Especially stuff that was seen as maybe being outside of the experiment and giving more intrigue to the story, like Asura. Maybe she's related to Nibiru after all? Or something? No? It's just the experiments? Ok.
>>284048031>The first part just sounds like an attempt at reconciling the debunked "Taka's hiruko is the bird" theory.>DEBOONKchill out bro, that's why it's titled as a cope theory. That's what 99% of the people thought at the time. I've only seen one person accurately guess that the bird would be Sakuya before the reveal.>He didn't show any signs of the disease when died.Neither did Nanaki.>Hirukos can grow and evolve. We've seen that with Anjulas.Anjulas looked the same in 2028 and 2039, just bigger.>It's possible Mimihime saw a different stage of Kona's hiruko.Sure, but consider the following>>284031313>if they are the same, the anime dropped the ball on giving it a different Hiruko marking.>Kona's drawing is clearly referencing the twins Maru and Yamato.Why? They weren't born from the same womb or at the same time even. They've barely been together as a matter of fact. It's a red herring.Either way I'm not particularly attached to the idea, especially since now we have way more hard evidence that the disease is in fact required for turning (from Meena's exposition when Mikura returned to the island), something that wasn't so certain back when that chapter dropped. I still don't think anything you said actually disproves it as a possibility.>>284046293These chapters have only been confirming stuff the most autistic and schizo anons have known for a while. It serves to get everyone in the same page, but I still think it's well done. Depending on the following chapter I would put this volume as the weaker of the bunch, but still enjoyable and fun to read.>>284049258Relax, we still don't know everything. NowLong hasn't even showed up properly yet. There will be parties involved in the whole story.
>>284049382>we still don't know everythingGuess what, everything has just been an experiment by Takahara.
>>284049408There's more happening that's beyond what even Shino or anyone at the academy knows (bar maybe Meena)
>>284035557>not using gendered pronounsall the kids are called name-kun, regardless of sex. but I guess that's how far Japanese can go in that regard.>Going back and retroactively giving all the kids they/them pronouns from even the first chapter feels like overkill, though.I meant not even using "them". The only allowed pronouns for the kids to use would be I or You.>>284028167>A recent famous example is ThistleThat happened with Tokio, but that was by design anyways. But that mistake has been kept in some translations...>>284031518>>284031556I was actually thinking of ways Maru could manage not to fucking die next chapter, and having him tapping into some ability like that seemed reasonable.Michika obviously has some kinship with Maru because of the way the kids were created. She's probably his biological aunt if you really think about it. Or uncle, whatever. auntcle.Anyways, I can see a way Maru could have been spliced with Michika, but it would require Maru to be the clone. And it hinges on other schizo theories of mine.Meena analyzed Tokio's baby to known his power right? She knew it could end life created by it. Then Sawatari told it to clone the baby. Well, why would Meena want 2 people able to end her own creations roaming around? This is my one of my schizo theories - Maru and Yamato aren't true clones. So what Meena decides to do, is to splice some DNA from the most Hiruko-tuned kid the school had, Michika.Remember when Kona was standing by Tokio? Pic related. Is he using some sort of power similar to the Maru-touch? Humm... what could it be? Could a combination of that type of power with Michika's Hiru-sense end up creating the Maru-touch? Who knows!
>>284050024More interestingly, as I was writing this, it occurred to me that in this scenario both kids would have fundamentally the same ability (end life created by Meena) but generated from different pathways. I think what Meena meant when she said the baby had that power, she was as vague as possibly while still remaining true to what he could do. Maybe what the power can truly unlock, is prevent Meena's existence or something more grand, but the way she frames it makes us believe it refers to Maru's power. Would we really be surprised if this was the case? Sasuga IshiguroThis whole thing kinds fucks with the idea that Maru is Tokio's true son, and there's been some slight foreshadowing of that but nothing too concrete... it's good that even now there's still some doubts about that. Even if him being the biological child is more tragic, having him be the clone probably creates more possibilities if Meena did mess with the clone in some way.
>>284045034>I hope he'll be able to lean more into confusing/impossible architecture at some point.That's been his bread and butter since Soremahi. He didn't need to make such a complex timeline for a slice of life but he did and it's fantastic.
>>284049258I guess that depends on what you mean as experiments. The kids and the apocalypse were experiments by Shino but Meena's plan is something else entirely. Asura could have her own plan in motion but that's still unknown. Robin has his own experiments that are independently developed from Takahara. Everything is a consequence of the Takahara's experiments so of course they'll be part of every storyline. Besides, Sawatari's explanations have mostly just been confirmation of things we already theorized about based on things that were incorporated in the story. We already guessed that Asura was an extreme case of the experiments and that the following generations were toned down. We already theorized that Tokio's hardening and the cores were likely the same. We also knew that Shino was planning on switching bodies with a student.
>>283994079I thought this series was about some guy getting his brain transplanted into a woman and then getting raped and mindbroken by an older man who was like a mentor to him/her, but now there are aliens and shit?
>>284050144>>284050144I have always been under the assumption that Maru was the clone but I think Meena giving him that power would screw her plans so the origins of Maru touch could be different. It could be an ability that's inherent to hiruko kids similar to precognition and hirusense. Mikura taught Maru how to use the touch but it's weird that she even knew about it at all. If it's some hidden ability that they all share then it could explain how she knew he could do it.
>>283993801>perspicuus>transparent, clear, evident>Kona is invisible and delivers exposition to clear up the situationIshiguro does it again.
>>283993601>>284007707>We're off to get killed by Maru
>>284008201It is illegal. If a boy's muscle to fat ratio for his thighs drops below a certain threshold, he legally loses his male status.
Gyaru futawife
>>284053515Genderbent gyaru Maru
>>284052121Of all the groups/teams in this manga, this one is my favorite. I love Ohma so much.
>>284055220>I love Ohma so much
>>284050144The whole haruki project seems pretty fragile on the propagation side of things anyways. Many of the kids turned pretty young without having a baby before. We have confirmed 3? pairs having a single child, one of them cloned. Then the only haruki that we've seen reroduce is ohma. even if they just dont die, thats a pretty small number and thats if they dont get trapped and dormant.
>>284055362>haruki*hiruku god damn
>>284055400Anon...
>>284055439yeah, Ill just stop postingoyasuminasai
>>284055400ahahaahah bless you anonThere's probably something missing that Meena hasn't disclosed
>>284055554Need more Mimihime
>>284056746Mimihime soon, trust the process. A dying Mimihime is better than a dead Mimihime.
>>284055362It doesn't matter if they give birth before they turn since they can give birth after. Ohma gave birth after she transformed and had dozens of babies so their numbers should grow exponentially. Still, it's probably not best to let immortal being breed too quickly.
>>284032607It's more likely than you think
This is what peak human looks like.
>>284057509Isn't Ohma the only one we've seen reproduce as a Hiruko? It could be something only the hermaphrodite ones can do.
>>284059930I don't think I ever noticed she had 6 fingers before
>>284060483Yeah she has two thumbs. Even in the future AI is fucking up hands.
>>283993370EVERY HIRUKO DANCE NOW DOONT DOONT DOOONT DOONT DOONT
>>284007697Is Momoika worst girl? She just seems to be there to make vague pronouncements and look high.
>>284060396Hard to say without more data points. It's possible that different hiruko could reproduce differently, like maybe the fungus hiruko just spreads like mold.
>>284007697Is Momoika best girl? She always seems to be making divine prophecies and looking wise.
>>283994088Kiruko would kill him if he didn't take the mangas. Imagine how much money they can get out of it.
>>284049382>These chapters have only been confirming stuff the most autistic and schizo anons have known for a whileAnon, these chapters "confirm" nothing. They give the most boring and generic explanation to stuff.
>>284051310>now there are aliens and shit?You mean these things that have been here since the second chapter?
>>284064703Momoika is literally talking with Asura. Its not my fault you cant see that.
>>284061103But that's why she's so cute.
how the fuck is Michika Yamato when Michika was around as a kid before Tokio even had a baby?
>>284069042Michika gave her life to save Yamato so in gratitude Yamato adopted her attitude and grew a vagina
>>284069042Obviously Yamato's ability is changing his age and time traveling.
>>284069042Even "they look similar" is a stupid reason, given that all of the kids are remixed versions of the same donor group. Michika and Tokio just have more similar genomes for looks.
Ishiguro sometimes draws Kiruko with pink hair. It's cute.
>>284051310>but now there are aliens and shit?If only they were aliens, that would actually be interesting
Ahem.Plowing Kiruko's boypussy.
>>284071179Immortal human experiments are much more interesting that aliens.
>>284069586>Obviously Yamato's ability is ... time travelingIt all makes sense now. Michito can travel back in time at the same speed it moves forward, making it appear as though it stops. And retards said this shit was retconned.
>>284075755Never doubt Ishiguro. Time travel confirmed.
>>284026950Nothing particularly different about that. That's a common sentiment towards AI slop across /a/.
>>284033594>>284034084>>284061016This is so stupid but it made me laugh so hard
See you bye bye
Night anons
>>284038990Wasn't Yamato still a baby at that point? Even if they knew he had that ability, they can't exactly make him use it. Not to mention they're probably not even familiar with how hiruko regeneration works.
>>284071179I think there are theories that the original hiruko is an alien. I bet that would make many people unhappy. People have been tired of "it was aliens" for a long time.
