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January 4th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: I started a diet! What are some things you've started recently?
A: It's been so cold, I've been eating hot pot alone."

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>>285669257
The chase continues.

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>>285669275
Per Furinkan: "The titles of the possessed women in this chapter are "dorm mother" (寮母/ryobo) and "superintendent" (院長/incho)."

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>>285669291

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>>285669305
The lines in the first panel were originally just 起きて。寮母さまが･･･

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>>285669390
How gruesome.

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>>285669420
Oh, I guess me posting the Furinkan note spoiled this. I misread it. Sorry!

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>>285669442
Not a pretty sight.

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>>285669449

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>>285669469
Heh. The original lines were なんだてめえ。and ガラ悪っ。

>>285669257
>January 4th, 2023
happy 2023!

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>>285669511
!

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>>285669542
VIZ had some fun here in the second and third panel here. Original lines were わあっ。蓮次兄さん苛火虫が食べられてますよっ。 and Renji responding with 流石、眼帯のガキ･･･ 百火に水ぶっかけろ。

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>>285669606
!

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>>285669619
End of chapter. Gross.

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Original term used in the title was 包囲.

January 11th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: What's an item you can't bear the depths of winter without?
A: Hand cream."

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>>285669697
Furinkan has a note here: "The onomatopoeia made by the thread coming out of the possessed woman's mouth is "shuru" (シュル) which is the sound something makes when it is snaking along a path."

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>>285669712
Man, we already had a spider one in MAO.

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>>285669801
The line was 殺された女学生!?

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>>285669842
!

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>>285669861
MAO's line here was 結界を張りました。Odd going to force field after so much of the manga used barrier. Also around it seems a bit wrong, but I don't speak Japanese.

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>>285669899
VIZ's decision to have Nanoka use a silly nickname for the box seems entirely based on bubble size. Her line originally was just 化生の匣は!?

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>>285669931
Furinkan didn't bother with a note for the chanting this time. I believe it is similar to the previous instances.

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>>285669951
!

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>>285670019
Sasuga's line here was ええ~!? また菜花ちゃんに邪魔された!

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>>285670049
Hehehehe. I mean, yeah.

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>>285670066
Round and round it goes.

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>>285670098
End of chapter. Time to go home, box.

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Cover was originally in full color.

January 18th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: Tell us what you consider to be the single best movie scene!!
A: When Olivia Hussey made her appearance in the 1968 film adaptation of Romeo & Juliet."

Rumiko Takahashi referenced the outfits worn in that movie for the version of Romeo & Juliet that is performed in Ranma 1/2.

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>>285670195
I assume he is speaking before he's blowing, but it is funny to imagine he's doing both at once.

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>>285670246
I honestly can't tell if the note next to the chart was more or less redundant in Japanese. It might've been more.

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>>285670423
Someone referred to Sasuga as she in another thread, but I assumed they were wrong. I also assume VIZ is wrong here (I think they used he before for Sasuga). But I'll be honest, I can't say for sure. Furinkan says "he". Though admittedly, I only checked Sasuga's entry in the minor characters section.

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>>285670508
Valid.

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>>285670517
Quite a bit.

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>>285670526
Apparently owls do sometimes fly somewhat slowly compared to other birds, but this still is remarkable.

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>>285670696
Only senseful deaths from now on.

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>>285670736
Furinkan has a note regarding this, but I'll post it in a bit. But yeah, Nanoka's lines here were ええ!? 華紋さんには敬語!?

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>>285670824
Here's that note I mentioned: "Hakubi addresses Kamon as "Kamon-sama" a deferential way of referring to one's senior. Despite the respectful manner of address he still speaks in a rather rude way to Kamon, making for an interesting conversation between the two, hence Kamon's friendly smile even as he tells Hakubi he won't let him have the chest."

In regards to the second panel, VIZ seems to have rewritten the line to be sarcastic or sardonic. The original line was まったくとんだ腰抜けだ。Kamon's response was similarly adjusted, the first line of it originally was just 相変わらずマジメだねえおまえは。

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>>285670917
Nanoka's and Hyakka's responses seem a bit rewritten. Nanoka originally said うそっ。and Hyakka said いや、本音だろう。

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>>285670972
Kamon's line had emphasis dots on おまえら.

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>>285670995
End of chapter. The side dish line sounds like someone translating Japanese too directly, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Unless I am missing something. Hakubi goes ついでに百火おまえもな。 and Hyakka responds with はあ!? ついでってなんだてめえ。

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Term used in the title was 成長. Cute little home scene on the cover.

January 24th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: If you could go to anyone's house and hang out there, whose house would you choose?
A: Versailles Palace before the revolution occurred."

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>>285671080
Seems Nanoka did get to spend some time at home.

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>>285671098
Sigh...

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>>285671138

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>>285671157
Been a bit.

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>>285671181
Heart was in the original bubble.

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>>285671235
Hehehe, that second to last panel is wonderful. And yeah, it is the same in the original.

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>>285671264
Meimeido is one of those manga characters who closes his pupils rather than his eyes. Looks very cute here though.

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>>285671291
Furinkan reminds us that foxes fall until metal as they are furred mammals.

>>285671080
nanoka eating taiyaki :-)
>Q: If you could go to anyone's house and hang out there, whose house would you choose?
>A: Versailles Palace before the revolution occurred.
>before the revolution occurred
she wants to hang out with louis?

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>>285671389
Easy peasy.

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>>285671435
Kagari goes with 綾女おねえさま!? in the final panel.

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>>285671462
Hm...

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>>285671480
End of chapter! Sisters...

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February 1st, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: If you could be the manager of a store for a day, what store would you choose?
A: A store that sells folk craft and other things."

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>>285671514
Kagari's unfamiliar with this lovely feature of the garden. Her second line here was 化け物･･･?

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>>285671571
Oh, by the way, these panels had flashback font. Not that it really matters. Kagari refers to Mei as 芽生さん･･･ on the last page. Both of them refer to Hakubi as 白眉さま. Mei refers to Kagari as かがりさん.

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>>285669203
Nice of them to give Tenko a cover
I suppose it's a good fit for this volume

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>>285671710
For reasons that will always be beyond me, VIZ decided to go with this for Nanoka's first line but it originally was 紙の形代が･･･. Here's Furinkan's note for the term: "Katashiro (形代) are paper dolls or alternatively the term can also be used to refer a paper, wood, or cloth item that is meant to represent a sacred object. " We've seen them a lot in MAO and VIZ doesn't seem to ever be consistent about what they want to call them.

>>285671690
Pretty one too.

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>>285671775
Per Furinkan: "When Otoya comments on rumors of ... katashiro floating through the air of the capital he uses the term "teito" (帝都). This is word that is used to refer to Tokyo, literally meaning "the imperial capital". Though the word is still sometimes used to refer to Tokyo, it was used more frequently during the days of the "Empire of Japan" prior to the American occupation in 1947."

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>>285671810
Hm.

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>>285671827
I love the writing of Kagari's thought process.

>>285669931
>VIZ's decision to have Nanoka use a silly nickname for the box seems entirely based on bubble size
I mean, I get it, it's a long name to fit in a small bubble... Although I personally just went with "Where is the box!?"

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>>285670019
You're getting good with that thing, Nanoka!

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>>285671855
Same thing as before, VIZ refusing to use the term katashiro despite their previous use of it.

>>285671844
Definitely think that is the better choice.

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>>285672059

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>>285672070
To arms!

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>>285672094
Furinkan notes that: "In the case of this chapter both the paper foxes and the wooden firebird are types of katashiro."

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>>285672110

>>285671480
Hakubi seems to be pretty fond of playing family members against each other

>>285671871
whip it
whip it good
>https://youtu.be/j_QLzthSkfM

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>>285672126
End of chapter. I honestly like what VIZ did with Nanoka's thought here. It was originally 自信ないけど。

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February 8th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: Tell us a work (be it a movie, manga, novel or anything else) that never fails to warm your heart!
A: I read Chiikawa everyday."
Furinkan's Note: Nagano's Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu or Chiikawa for short is a Twitter manga that has been serialized since January 2020.

I knew it was popular, but I didn't expect Rumiko Takahashi to read it. I wonder if I should check it out. I don't really know anything about it.

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>>285672259
Kagari's line here was 菜花! あんた目障りなのよ! which is insulting. Nanoka's thought here was different though, she thought いつの間にか呼び捨てになってるし。 and responded with 負けない!!

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>>285672310
Works well.

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>>285672332
Otoya's line here was just 巻きつかれたら針の餌食だ。I like his little toss.

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>>285672344

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>>285672357
!

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>>285672384
Nanoka's final line here was rewritten in a way that I don't feel makes sense in the larger context. The line was これ･･･当たったら死んじゃうやつだ。でも･･･

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>>285672449
I guess the amount of blood is being supplemented heavily by the earth.

>>285672384
Kagari's lucky she dodged that one, that could've cut her arc very short if it had landed

>>285672254
isn't chiikawa currently airing? it's the one with the cute cartoon bunny right? i don't know much else besides that

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>>285672453
Hence why I feel there was no need to rewrite Nanoka's previous line.

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>>285672544
邪気.

>>285672474
Not really an anime person. I'd have to see if someone translates the Twitter manga.

>>285672461
Cut a lot of things short.

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>>285672574
Pretty ghastly.

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>>285672584
Per Furinkan: "Mao realizes that the curse affecting Ayame is not only metal affiliated (via Kagari) but also is human-based (because of the kodoku made from the men in the hell pot). Humans are affiliated with earth, and so wood (the tree branch) would be the appropriate counter."

Mao using wood. I don't remember which others we haven't seen him use.

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>>285672613

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>>285672627
The fight continues!

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>>285672636
Keep at it, Otoya!

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>>285672685
!

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>>285672699
End of chapter. Pretty dire spot. Those needles can really mess you up.

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February 15th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: Are there any lines that you find yourself unwittingly repeating? If so, tell us!
A: Tom Brown's "No!""

>>285672699
Oh no, she got Otoya! Was he controlling the fire charm remotely?
>>285672749
You always fall for that one, Nanoka...

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>>285672770
Teeny Otoya with a big thought bubble.

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>>285672795
Otoya...

>>285672777
I guess that makes more sense than it functioning as a boomerang on its own.

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>>285672841
!

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>>285672849
Well, not quite ordinary.

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>>285672906
!

>>285672841
Viz accidentally made Otoya bloodthirstier than he is. In Japanese, he wonders why *Kagari* pinned Nanoka down since Nanoka could still easily kill her at this distance.

>>285669203
I did it
It only took a month after melli ended but I've escaped the archives

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>>285672918
Right on time.

>>285672961
Oh! You know, I noticed the line referred to Kagari but I assumed the intent was the same and was more like "So why is Kagari [still alive]?" but honestly, you're probably correct. Otoya should know Nanoka better than that.

>>285669524
>I actually remember what I was doing around then
STOP
AAAAAA
THE LINEAR PASSAGE OF TIME NOOOOOOO

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>>285673057
Sometimes, Rumiko Takahashi really does the cat eyes well.

>>285673048
I'm happy to see another reader. Hope you've been enjoying yourself.

>>285669275
fat lil birb on mao's finger :-)
>>285669390
>ENTER
the day is saved! for those girls at least
>>285669434
hyakka can finally fight someone his own size
>>285669511
the fire and water shorties meet!
>>285669533
quite the control to grab the bubble without popping it

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>>285673101
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>>285673089
Right? With Rumic manga, I'm so used to everything being from before my time or my childhood.

>>285673057
Nice throwing, Mao
I wonder if they had to practice that sort of thing at the clan

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>>285673153
Take that!

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>>285673171
Yeah, I can't imagine Kagari would've survived if the fox had deflected the one in her hand into her hand. Final line here was just お姉様!?

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>>285673197

>>285669533
Have any of Rumiko's assistants gone on to find success? I'm never quite sure how much of the effect drawings are rumiko or her staff. This bubble looks really nice, as do the classic tornados we see occasionally (although those have a very distinctive style and they've featured since Rinne, so im inclined to think they might be rumiko's work, or at least her technique).

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>>285673210
It wasn't slippers in the original, it said 足袋 or tabi, as in the socks with the split toe worn with sandals. Nanoka's reaction in the fourth panel was ええ~~!? 悪戯っていうか･･･

>>285669606
>water the shrimp with the eyepatch and see if he grows
what a dick lmao
i wonder if sasuga's taller than hyakka?
>>285669619
>pop
>>285669829
how foul
>>285669842
hyakka-kun nyooo!
>>285669861
bug-zapper jutsu was effective!

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>>285673274
This page made me laugh tremendously.

>>285673271
I'll be honest, I have no idea. You rarely hear Rumiko Takahashi mention anyone specifically. I do know that Kuniko Saito one of her assistants from Diary of Kemo Kobiru is a manga artist, but I know it from the blurb included in Furinkan's translation of an interview with her: https://www.furinkan.com/features/interviews/saito.html

I guess it would be possible to go through all her "thanks to" sections on the ending pages of her manga (since those do have assistants listed) and see if anyone there has gone on to make a major hit, but I feel like we'd know of them if that were the case. Not sure though. As for how much assistants do vs. Rumiko herself, I really am curious too. Maybe you can read that Saito interview (I haven't gotten to it yet, it is actually relatively recent). I did read this article, which I think says pretty clearly that the major work is all Rumiko Takahashi: https://www.furinkan.com/features/articles/lawsuit.html but it has been some time.

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>>285673480
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>>285673509
Per Furinkan: "Kagari and Ayame's father is simply referred to as "the head of the Hosho clan" (宝生家当主/Hosho ke toshu) by Mao or as "father" (父上/chichiue)."

And yeah, Ayame's not exactly being tactical here. Nanoka's thoughts here were いやお姉さん言い方･･･

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>>285673547
End of chapter. Using the term force field makes it really goofy when it is in this context.

>>285669829
Great panel. Look at the volume of her yukata.

>>285669931
it's time to dissect her
>>285670019
well done, nanoka-kun :-)
>>285670066
eyes activated
>then don't bring her to dangerous places like this!
>>I mean, yeah.
said by the enemy no less lol
>>285670110
>glare sound effect from the box
well that's just...
>Time to go home, box.
the box missed him </3

>>285673480
Searching for Mangaupdates pages only came up with a few, none of whom I've heard of before
Apparently Takashi Shiina's wife was formerly Rumiko's assistant, though

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February 22nd, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: Do you hava something that gets you thinking, "As long as I have this, I can do anything"? If so, tell us!
A: Tezuka's works, especially W3 and Dororo. Also Fujiko-sensei's Perman."

I actually read Dororo only last year. I highly recommend it. W3 I also bought an omnibus for, but I somehow haven't gotten to it yet. I really should read that over the random hodgepodge of manga I've been reading lately. Perman's never been localized, it seems.

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>>285673641

just checking since it's coming up
you know the spring 2023 one-shot, the power of money, has a fan translation online right?

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>>285673663
I think brainless seems a bit too much like a generic insult rather than a scathing but appropriate description of Kagari. The original line was そうね。特にあんたみたいになにも考えていない子供は。

I admittedly don't speak Japanese and it might be a very accurate equivalent.

>>285673597
Yeah, Shiina mentioned it in a few places and that libel thing briefly mentions it.

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>>285673723
VIZ seemed to go for something a little different for the first bubble of the final panel. The sentiment seems the same though. The original bit said あんたみたいな娘でもかわいいと思っているのか、

>>285673703
Ah, perfect. Thanks for the reminder. I'll do it with the next volume then, perfectly timed.

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>>285673822
Don't think I need to tell anyone that the corny rhyme was a VIZ invention.

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>>285673889
Furinkan notes that: "In explaining why she did not particularly want Kagari to return home, Ayame explains that she would not forget her sister cursed her, and that their homelife would never be calm anymore. She says that for Kagari being at home would be like a "bed of needles" (針の筵/hari no mushiro). This is an idiom meaning a set of circumstances where someone feels ill at ease and can never relax, an unbearable place. The idiom is particularly apt given the needles the Hosho family use in their curses."

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>>285673920
Maybe Otoya IS that bloodthirsty. Well, not really, but you get what I mean. That... pragmatic. I saw no meaningful difference between the text here and the raws.

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>>285673992
Hehehe. Per Furinkan: "Mao offers to treat Nanoka to "shiruko" (汁粉). This is a sweet, red bean soup made with mochi."

Hooray! やった!

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>>285674045
Hm...

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>>285674061
I'll be honest, not sure if impulsivity is necessarily the best choice here, but I'll defer it to an actual Japanese speaker to determine what the best term would be. It seems to be decisiveness. Here's the full line: いや･･･その思い切りの良さ、おれは嫌いではない。

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>>285674129
Something new.

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>>285674176
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>>285674199
Hehe. The little caption box. It said 知り合い in Japanese and had a little pointing finger. I don't remember what animal this is. Is it just a Japanese weasel? Did they ever state what she is?

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>>285674273
End of chapter. Per Furinkan: "The names Tenko gives for the village in the mountains is "Ryukotsu Village" (dragon bone village/竜骨沼) also known as "Hitomigoku no Mura" (the village of human sacrifice/人身御供の村). Just for clarity sake, "Ryukotsu" (Dragon Bone) can be translated literally, but it also is the term used for "keel", the raised center portion on the bottom of a boat."

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Cover was originally in full color. This issue had another Wednesday's Diary in it. I'll post it after the dump.

March 1st, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: What's something that inadvertently ends up in your shopping cart when in the convenience store?
A: Natto maki."

Natto maki sounds gross (I still have never tried natto), but apparently, it is one of the more accessible ways for someone to try natto for the first time.

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>>285670195
>come to daddy
>>285670234
>>285670246
fire, water, wood, then metal
just need someone to throw earth in and we gottem all
>but it is funny to imagine he's doing both at once.
i'd believe it too
>>285670412
then suddenly a cat! which for some reason doesn't count as metal element!
>the note next to the chart was more or less redundant in Japanese. It might've been more.
you really have to wonder what they think of the readers if they think this needs to be explained...

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>>285674391
Sasuga uses 蛟くん here. Otoya sometimes has very human lines and I wonder if it is a VIZ thing or just in the original work. I checked the original line and seemed the same but I am working off machine translation. If someone wants to confirm, I'd appreciate it. まだあるのですね。文明開花から五十年も経っているのに、人身御供の慣習を守る村が･･･

Also, Furinkan has a note: "There are records of human sacrifices made in Japan, with some remote mountain villages continuing to do so until modernization took place (which is likely the reference that Otoya makes to the village becoming open to civilization fifty years prior which would align with the Meiji Restoration of the 1870s). A list of various human sacrifices made historically in Japan that roughly align with the circumstances depicted in this chapter can be read here."

They link to a Japanese wikipedia article that I absolutely did not click on.

>>285673960
He doesn't really say it has "uses", he just says it could even melt an opponent depending on how it's used. And he ended his sentence with ellipses which gives it more of a cautious tone.

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>>285674515
Oh, would you look at that?

>>285674514
Thank you for the insight. I really appreciate it. A lot of ellipses in MAO.

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>>285674544
Sigh...

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>>285674592
Mizuchi uses 流石さん? here.

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>>285674654
The New Goko clan has more than one water wielder, so I think VIZ missed the mark here. The original line in the first two panels was 流石、水を自在に操れるおまえの仕業だとは思っていたが、

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>>285674718
I don't know how thick the accent was in the original.

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>>285670081
HOLY SHIT IT'S METAL MAN

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>>285674865
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>>285674961
GET EQUIPPED WITH METAL-BLADE

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>>285675014
Google Lens' auto-translation throws a "Something went wrong" every once in a while and it always seems to be on pages like this.

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>>285675081
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>>285675154
End of chapter.

>>285670508
are they planning to cook the box?
>>285670517
>swings blood whips wildly while crying in fear
oh nanoka lol
>>285670526
and now renji and sasuga know
>>285670563
owl-san nyooo!!
>>285670571
well shit

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March 8th, 2023. Author's note:
"Q: Thinking way back, what's the oldest memory you have?
A: I have a memory of my mom holding me and chasing my brother who was peeking at us from outside the room."

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>>285670720
>ever since it ran away from me... it's been on a killing spree
murderous tantrum from a box that misses its papa
hakubi is enough a weirdo that he probably thinks the killer box with eyes is cute...
>Only senseful deaths from now on.
damn straight
>>285670736
i great how much hyakka and hakubi piss each other off lol
>>285670824
oh? they hadn't seen other before this?
but hakubi must've heard about kamon being alive from shiranui right?
>kamon joined the goko clan before him
naruhodo so it's: kamon, hakubi [...] hyakka, mao
daigo, natsuno and masago are before hyakka but we don't know where they fit in joining order compared to kamon and hakubi
by the way doesn't natsuno just call daigo his name with no suffix? i don't remember if he calls her just her name too
maybe they joined at the same time?

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>>285675348
I remember being similarly flabbergasted.

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>>285675487
Oh well then. How embarrassing.

>>285670917
>what is it with you and daigo choosing women over murder?
-- hakubi probably
>he's dissing kamon like crazy!
holy shit she actually said "diss" in japanese
>敬語でめちゃくちゃディスってくるし...
>ディス
who taught them that word lol
>uptight sycophant
this is great
>>285670972
>I've become quite attached to the box, actually
that's his lil buddy
>did you feel no guilt
>no :-)
hakubi what is up with you.png
>>285670995
>I *loathed* all of you :-)
anon who suspects kamon are you here
>>285671060
>you too hyakka--as a side dish
rude!! heh

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>>285675563
Oh, I forgot a note by Furinkan: "Sachiko (幸子) is written with the kanji for "happy child"."

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>>285675621
Hm. He doesn't seem convinced.

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>>285675653
This time Mao does say 早まるな! to the guy who already stabbed himself in the neck.

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>>285675791
The implication is the same, but Sasuga's final line here was いっぺんに片付く。

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>>285675901
Tracks. Not exactly Mr. Ethics.

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>>285675909
Ah, right, they need everyone to pray after all.

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>>285675927
I have a note regarding this chant from Furinkan. I'll post it in a few.

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>>285675963
Right on time.

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>>285675969
Mao can pack a mean punch when he needs to

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>>285675997
Per Furinkan: "Mao overhears the phrase being chanted by the priest and then tells the villages after rescuing Sachiko that the phrase is simply to stop nosebleeds. The phrase is not invented by Takahashi but is an actual folk belief that truly is believed to stop nosebleeds just as Mao indicates. The phrase is, "あつたのみやのこがくれに色あるむすめとまらざりけり。。。" (Atsuta no miya no kogakure ni iro aru musume tomarazarikeri...)."

I can't verify this claim. Googling the little bit that Furinkan posted didn't get me much and it is all obviously on Japanese websites. I assume it isn't common knowledge if it is true, but I have no clue. I do think the idea that a village killed many, many people using the wrong spell in a world where magic is real is incredibly dark humor. Like in a series where this stuff was all fake, I feel this would hit a bit different.

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>>285676046
End of chapter, end of volume. Thanks anyone who read along, but also thanks anyone who reads it after. I completely understand. I wish the box stuff resolved itself a bit quicker, but I did like the Kagari stuff. I really need one of the New Goko Clan to actually turncoat at some point though or it is going to be hard to build tension during these chapters.

Feel free to use the thread to discuss anything MAO related. I have some stuff I'll posting here and there to bump the thread.

I will be dumping volume 19 on Thursday. In addition, I will be dumping the 2023 Big Comic Original one-shot by Rumiko Takahashi. So, I will dumping 金の力 or The Power of Money in that thread!

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>>285676078
Thanks OP! Not a very plot-heavy chapter, but the action and Kagari bullying were fun. And the human sacrifice village is one of my favorite arcs in terms of the merging of tradition and modernity that characterizes the Taisho era in Mao. Plus, I love how nonchalantly cruel it is.

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>>285670184
chapter 171 color page

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>>285670720
>>285670972
>>285671060

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Here's the back cover of Volume 17 of MAO of the original Japanese edition.

>>285676137
Definitely has a morbid je ne sais quoi. Thanks for the timeline as always. I did see you updated it, despite there not being too much in this volume.

>>285676499
Thanks for finding and posting this.

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NEW ANIME NEWS DOKO

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>>285677419
Only once we have all battled to the death will the last survivor be given the anime news

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>>285676907
Here is the inner illustration. Though we got a bigger version of it already, which is good.

>>285677419
>>285677492
What anime? Surely, if there was a MAO anime coming out this spring, we would have more news about it.

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>>285671080
>picrel
me last week at the bus stop coming back from an errand and having enough time to pass by the taiyaki place and buy their temporary seasonal flavor

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>>285671098
>gingko leaves
also look at these kids
>picrel
>>285671138
kamon really has his own flower version of the memory-wipe thing from men in black
wait a minute is *that* why that one anon suspects kamon? messing with mao's memories?

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>>285670995
>>285678345

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>>285674355
Here's the color version of this page.

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>>285674355
>>285679562
It was also released as a wallpaper on Sunday's website.

>>285679578
i didn't even realize the water was there due to the text

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>>285671214
healing?
also picrel is going to be me when we get an exact airdate for the anime
>>285671235
it's still a vampire blade
also just noticed that when mao calls natsuno senior apprentice, that in japanese it's ane-deshi with ane as in 姉 "older sister"
>>285671283
you have to become the blade nanoka
>>285671389
>Furinkan reminds us that foxes fall until metal as they are furred mammals.
>as they are furred mammals.
but cats don't count because reasons

>>285671435
don't make the hakubi get the belt, kagari
>if it were mao he'd probably have repelled the curse back at you
wonder why ayame didn't send it back?
>>285671480
hakubi you little shit
>>285671488
>father
WHERE DO YOU GO OLD MAN
also nice lamp that ayame's got there
>>285671571
oh she's getting the full tour
>>285671710
owari da...

>>285671775
that blush...
>>285671827
ayame's not a rat
>>285672094
>fire vanquishes metal
we should take shots every time there's a reminder like this
>>285672211
round 2!!
>do you really imagine you can defeat me?
she definitely could if she were to aim to kill
>at least I sound confident...
you can do it nanoka-kun!

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>>285671514
Furinkan's note got me covered: "This week's issue of Shonen Sunday had an advertisement for the 92nd Shogakukan Newcomers Manga Award (第92回小学館新人コミック大賞). The contest is typically held twice yearly and the 2nd contest is the one that Rumiko Takahashi won honorable mention in the shonen category which allowed her to make her debut. This year's judges are Rumiko Takahashi, Kenjiro Hata, Mitsuru Adachi and Gosho Aoyama."

>>285679578
>>285679562
Thanks for finding and posting this.

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>>285673641
Per Furinkan: "... there is an ad for next week's chapter announcing it will have color pages."

Furinkan also has a bunch of images of the remarkable variety of Urusei Yatsura goods being advertised to tie in with the new anime at the time. I really want the Hanafuda cards.

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Here are this week's storyboards, starting from >>285669275
The bird is even plumper in the sketch

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>>285669712
I'll admit I haven't been paying attention to which hand Kamon usually wields his scythe with.

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>>285670195

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>>285671098
Extra-thick eyebrows

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>>285671571
Cute Kagari on the bottom left

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>>285672259
I feel Nanoka tends to have more dynamic hair in these than she usually does in the series proper.

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>>285672795
A horrifying human kodoku... Also, Otoya lost his focus panel. I suppose they realized they needed an establishing shot.

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>>285673663
Being able to open portals at precisely the right moment is just another one of Mei's indispensable skills

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>>285675348
And that's all for this week. The villagers look quite amusing in this one.

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>>285674355
Per Furinkan: "Rumiko Takahashi published her seventh entry in the "Wednesday's Diary" column of Shonen Sunday. This entry discusses food. Takahahsi discusses a few dishes she has cooked for the first time in 25 years such as stuffed peppers, the cheese grater she bought, a lotus root soup she had and red kitsune noodles which she shows Mao and Nanoka blowing on due to their "cat's tongue" (meaning they are sensitive to hot liquids). The text at the bottom is not from Takahashi and is labeled "post-editorial note"."

>>285683660
Lot of little adjustments. Fun to see. Thanks for posting these.

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>>285670184
Here is the cover of Weekly Shonen Sunday where this chapter debuted.

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>>285674355
Here is the cover of Weekly Shonen Sunday where this chapter debuted.

>>285687017
very fluffy-looking sweater

>>285669203
>Vol 18 of 20
We're almost free!!

>>285690792
of 20?

>>285671060
Why do I get the feeling the box is another Naraku for this series that refuses to adress it own core premise?

>>285671488
notSoun is back baby!

>>285672627
Scar the brat. Beat down the brat!!

>>285673274
>>285673480
>>285673597
Agent Shiina using his wife as entrypoint to get closer to Rumiko. Truly a really devoted fan

>>285673641
The Dororo PS2 game is also an underrated gem. US name goes by Blood will tell.

>>285674718
Yeah, but Shiranui is the boss (up to now) not the guy to make the low soldier's work. So he does fits nice as the water wielder

>>285675014
Hakubi too OP pls nerf

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>>285683733
a smol nanoka

>>285691139
I recall OP saying the volumes are 20 or so.

>>285693346
you silly goose more volumes have come out since then
another one comes out in february

>>285693402
How many more?

>>285693430
viz vol. 23 comes out feb 10th
but i'd like OP to go to vol. 25 for reasons, they could use the simulpub pages and jp covers
speaking of covers, shogakukan is awfully slow with releasing volumes even though rumiko is steady with chapters... vol. 27 is coming out feb 18th in japan

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>>285683878
teehee

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>>285683991
>picrel
pick your favorite

might we get the tl for amorphous family soon? there's no mao chapter next week after all

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>>285685033
>and red kitsune noodles which she shows Mao and Nanoka blowing on due to their "cat's tongue" (meaning they are sensitive to hot liquids).
she also mentions that she ate that and green tanuki noodles often when she was a student
japanese wikipedia has page for these under the name
>マルちゃん赤いきつねと緑のたぬき
apparently kitsune style means it comes with aburaage and tanuki style means it comes with tensoba

>>285674355
Natto is pretty good if you like fermented sticky things. If you do not then don't even try it because there's nothing there for you

>>285698265
do you like it anon?

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>>285672310
rude!! get her ass, nanoka!
>>285672344
>I like his little toss.
it's cute

>>285692733
I heard of that game. It like adds endings, since the original just... ends. It is intriguing, but I wish it was in the original art style.

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>>285672384
>>285672449
>picrel: "did this girl just almost kill me?"
>>285672544
>Hence why I feel there was no need to rewrite Nanoka's previous line.
while i'm not entirely sure which part you're feeling iffy about, there is a little something in what nanoka said that the machine probably wouldn't have caught
when she says 死んじゃう that じゃう (which is a contraction of te-shimau (in this case de-shimau)) is something that can be attached to verbs to express regret, doing something accidentally/without meaning to

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>>285672584
>Pretty ghastly.
don't let hakubi see her like this... between her skill and cold attitude, this would get hakubi to come a-knockin
>>285672613
>but also is human-based (because of the kodoku made from the men in the hell pot).
thank you furinkan i was a bit confused by that, i was wondering if it was kagari's malice that caused it
>Mao using wood. I don't remember which others we haven't seen him use.
i totally forgot he ever used wood
>>285672699
otoya nyo!
>>285672777
>You always fall for that one, Nanoka...
th- the needles are small okay

>>285674355
natto is good, even some Japanese people apparently don't like it, i am european and i love it.

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>>285672770
>Q: Are there any lines that you find yourself unwittingly repeating? If so, tell us!
>A: Tom Brown's "No!"
i had to look this up
searching トム・ブラウン brings up a japanese comedian *duo*
and the line in japanese is ダメー！
>>285672795
>Teeny Otoya with a big thought bubble.
the teeniest
>>285673057
>ENTER
impeccable aim and timing

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>>285673101
this is the second time this volume that mao has gone cat-eyed because of someone threatening nanoka
also smol otoya still on the ground heh
>>285673171
well shit
>>285673197
oh okay, not as bad as it could be
>>285673274
i guess those count as pranks when the family trade involves cursed needles...?

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>>285673480
>are you hearing this shit, nanoka?
>yeah... yeah i'm hearing this shit, mao
also ayame's saying that but she was still following orders from hakubi earlier... >>285671480
and it was only recently that she dropped using -sama for him...

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>>285673547
>what a huge embarrassment that would be for us
we've been getting some nice expressions from our mcs hearing the shit these metal users say lol
>>285673564
i still don't understand why 結界/barrier/force field is being used for these portals...
>>285673723
>especially a brainless child like you
see picrel again
>>285673822
>who knows if he'll still love you
jeez louise, ayame can you calm down
might as well have made the full-powered black needle hit kagari instead
>>285673858
>a VIZ invention.
that rhyme's been around longer than viz

>>285673889
>>285673920
brutal
>>285673960
but as brutal as otoya?
honestly i hadn't thought of it being used to wrap people...
>>285674031
>>285674031
you know re-reading these chapters closer together like this has brought to light how often mao goes "well that was a tad traumatic, let's get you some treats" lol
>I should be able to heal you
mei is the only healing you know sticking that seed into people...?

>>285702923
>i still don't understand why 結界/barrier/force field is being used for these portals...
I imagine it has to do with the root meaning of the word being "religious boundary". A boundary separates two places (hence barrier), but inversely, if you magically create a "boundary" between two disconnected places, then crossing that boundary should take you from the one place to the other.

>>285701811
I imagine it's easier to understand the appeal in a culture with a strong cheese tradition.

>>285674061
w-wait i was joking about hakubi wanting to hit up ayame...
>>285674156
oh? shiranui's making a house call? that's new indeed
>>285674273
>I don't remember what animal this is. Is it just a Japanese weasel? Did they ever state what she is?
it hasn't been stated but tenko's name is written with the kanji for "marten" which is so oddly specific that i feel like it's a reference to what she is
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_marten
>>285674304
>it also is the term used for "keel", the raised center portion on the bottom of a boat.
dragon bone is cooler though
>>285674492
>They link to a Japanese wikipedia article that I absolutely did not click on.
well, i will