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Volume 20 extrasFairly certain this is the same stuff that was revealed during the Q&A so check last months thread if you want a quick translation
>>289110429So who's the Tanuki?
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>>289109732Can someone explain why Abe no Seimei's shikigami, Amaterasu and Tsukiyomi did not automatically activate to protect Keita from being attacked?
This guy was more of a threat than I thought he'd be. We are basically in a TPK situation. Because, yeah, ok, Graduate One only has one target now. Cool. How do they come back from this? Graduate One isn't going to shuffle their soul organs back into their bodies. Is Oobashi's observer he thought about sending to watch Yayoi going to intervene? Taisui breaks his containment to do something? Tamamura shows up with some new trinkets to help? I got no clue.
>>289110495Tanuki is the samurai spirit/general ghost.Quick mtl says>KiwameteMaster or Reach for the Peak>Tengai Guze GongenThe Avatar of Salvation from Beyond the Heavens
>>289110701They aren't on him. Seimei retrieved them once Taisui was beaten.
>>289109638LEEEEEEEEETS GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>289110759Yayoi is sorta fine right now. She didn't get her soul thing stolen, she was just spiritually disemboweled so she can still move around-ish.
>>289109846>>289109872>>289109887>>289109910brutal
>>289110102Keitarou soul isn't virgin anymore
>>289111332Ok. In the shock of her getting attacked, I didn't notice that her organ wasn't taken yet.
>>289110317The author knew thats why he did it with keitarou so people would focus on the horror
>>289109651somehow didn't notice her umbrella was made of spooky stuff
Tai Sui played too fair so now we needed a scheming one
>>289109996>>289110015>2 back to back getting outplayedyayoi on a losing streak
>>289110156>>289110174welp the secondary male mc is deadgg
>>289111644no his soul just got transformed into a seed but it seems still there
>>289110156>>289110174>>289110193Do some super spirit bullshit, Keitaro, come on. I don't care if it is an asspull, do something cool
keitarobros is it all ogre?
>>289112928He sorta did? As Risu explained, a human body caused him to be unable to use his full potential, thus Keitarou's six sense turned into a massive glowing light of spiritual energy was now able contact Yayoi to locate the spirit that took his body and allowed Yayoi to attack it even while hidden with spells. If he was fully dead with the connection to his body severed, he probably would be a fairly powerful ghost, but the spirit this time fused and took only his spiritual form while leaving his consciousness behind
>>289114026Ah, ok, that explains that.
>>289109651>marbas ringHaven't seen that thing in forever
Anyone know how to do the puzzle?https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/x/
>>289115321How do you know its a pzuzle
>>289110342waikt is it actually a woman?
>>289109638LET'S GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>289109732Poor Keitarou.
>>289109846>>289109872>>289109887OH NO
>>289110102This is rape.
>>289110342>is somehow even creepier without the mask onPUT IT BACK
>>289115543URA
>>289114026Interesting. This 'kappa' is definitely a lot smarter than I gave hit credit for.
>>289115417There's a link to a twitter account made last week or month with only one tweet. That tweet just links to a fake message board about a guy exploring a "Y tunnel".And a banner on the DG site asking for the name of a spirit.
>>289115867Sure this is about s2 announcement data
>>289115867Is Y Tunnel on Yayoi's list? Maybe its asking for name suggestions for the spirit there.
>>289115543SSSSSSSST
>>289116170i don't remember but it might be, thre is some ufo symbology i wonder if its meant to be something related to masakado?
>>289116170No name I submitted made it through and it would just send me back to the main dg page
>>289117353Huh, I see. I thought it was a contest at first, but I guess that isn't what is happening.
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this is one of the scariest ghosts I've seen in the manga
>>289118571>>289118575I wonder why Yayoi didn't start scratching like those that were de-seated. Seems Yayoi passed out instead.
>>289118571>>289118575>being able to control her body without a souldamn
>>289118386It hurts me to see Eiko like this, but watch her used this experience to find a way to put her and Keitarou's soul into the same body.
>>289118617She didn't get the seat of her soul stolen
>>289118617Her seat of soul wasn't removed, the claw only disemboweled her soul self>>289118575Personally I would have used "avatar" or "incarnation" here since Gongen refers to Buddhas incarnating as Shinto deities
>>289118642>>289118648I see. Thanks.
>>289118575>>289118648I feel like having two graduates titled Transcendent is redundant since Jizo has already been long established
>>289118575Ungodly fast and precise samurai vs soul specialist spiritualist. Guessing this'll be an interesting fight. Or it might be one-sided since the samurai has no seat to steal. The mom ghost has been there all this time after all and she seems fine.
>>289118691The words use in the Japanese are different in this caseTranscendent Jizo uses "超越" meaning surpass or beyond something, so Jizo is beyond an average Jizo, while the samurai uses "天外" meaning beyond the heavens or skies, usually meaning when a deity or entity comes from the heavens to the mortal realms
>>289118765I guess it's more like "Superior Jizo" or "Grand Jizo" then.
The spiritualist ghost is fucking brutal and this is only the first one on the list.
>>289118575極めて / kiwamete means to "take to the limit", "reach for the peak", "exhaust completely", etc. Given the Warrior's martial prowess and obsession with technique, this is most certainly a command to take his skill to the limit.Closest English term for a 權現 / gongen would be "Incarnation / Avatar" maybe, so I would go for something like:"Hone... Avatar of Deliverance outward of Nirvana"(Because 天外 in this case is, in contrast to seeking salvation by making it to heaven (天), the Warrior's going to deliver it to those who out of reach)
>>289118288>>289118309Mom did her best to be helpSadly, Yayoi didn't understand her ghostly warnings on time
>>289118504GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSTO>>289119186Kinda hard to figure out what she is trying to say just from that and without much info in the middle of the fight
I know nothing about the Backrooms. Can she handle it? Or is it one of those things that once you get in, you are screwed no matter what?
>>289119353she should be able to escape if she has ghosts with her,potentially even without them but its hard to tell,the original backrooms were harder
>>289119353I don't think the original backrooms ever had an intended "exit" and if there was, finding it is as improbable as getting into the backrooms in the first place.Anyways, Bleached Head could try portal-ing her out of there since it is in his best interest to get both him and her out of there.Nuke option is to just get Priest to send you to hell. There are plenty of stories of people escaping from the underworld/hell. Only problem is that this miiiiiight kill you. But the backrooms would make you wish were dead anyways.
>>289119645Dante Alighieri was able to leave Hell
>>289115867The answer was just カタリ様Katari samafacepalming in hindsightThis is just like some 3rd grade reading comprehension exam where you are given an article about Arthur Pendragon and then the question is "Who is this article about?" the answer being 'King' Arthur.
>>289119692Bro had a tour guide that just teleported him to purgatory after they reached the bottom and saw Satan chewing on Brutus and Judas popsicles.
>>289119353This varies incredibly heavily based on the variant of the Backrooms you're discussing. If we're using the Kane Pixels/film version, it's TECHNICALLY possible to get out of it safely and none of the individual monsters should be of any threat, but it also doesn't really matter because that version of the Backrooms is some form of vaguely sentient reality cancer that's threatening to overwrite our universe. Everyone is fucked regardless of if Yayoi escapes or not, and it's not like she can destroy it either.
>>289118617It didn't remove her seat of the soul, just dealt her a major spiritual wound. She's basically crippled, but still somewhat functional compared to the others where the kappa tore the seat out completely.
>>289118819SSJSuper Spirit JizoAnd then we can getSSJGSSJSuper Spirit Jizo God Super Spirit JizoOr simply SSJBSuper Spirit Jizo Blue
>>289118540>>289118550>divine incantationSo it is deity class after all?
>>289121068The original text uses "金光神咒", meaning literally Golden light divine spell. It's an actual daoist spell, meant for summoning divine light to protect oneself and repelling evil, used for daoist spiritual cultivation
>>289118495So Keitarou has a super impressive soul or something? This is why ghosts are drawn to him?
>>289121651Yes, Seimei states that Keitarou has more spiritual energy that he had in his prime
>>289121719Maybe Keitarou should undergo Oboss' training... Yayoi can't do it, but Keitarou might be a real threat if he learns techniques.
>>289109872>>289109910Good going Yayoi
>>289110342She is Homer Simpson
>>289110449>>289110760sounds like deus ex machina
>>289122113This might be the first time Yayoi has fought against such a smart ghost. The mom ghost did warn her though... And I'm guessing she warned her all the way to when Yayoi got to the group. I don't blame Yayoi for being outsmarted, especially by someone with more experience, however this all ended up with Keitarou's seat removed, Ai's seat removed, Eiko having a 2-for-1 sale, and Yayoi getting soul ripped. I expect her to reflect on this once it's over in the same way she reflected on the battle with Taisui.
>>289122288What do you mean? Wasn't the samurai ghost established a few chapters ago?
>>289110449>>289122324The naming logic of Samurai is very similar to "deus ex machina"> "天外" (Tengai)> Meaning: Beyond the heavens, outside the known world> Translates perfectly to "ex machina"> Literal stage mechanics: The god crane lowering down from outside the stage where it doesn't belong> "救世" (Kyusei)> Meaning: World-saving, salvation> The exact plot function of the trope> Literally exists just to bail the MCs out of a softlock> "權現" (Gongen)> Meaning: Shinto/Buddhist avatar, a deity temporarily manifesting in the mortal realm> Translates perfectly to "Deus" (God)> Not just any god, but a god that manifests out of nowhere just for this specific event> Put them together: 天外救世權現> The Outerworld Salvation Avatar> It's literally just Deus ex machina wearing a badass samurai armor> Shows up for the first time in the absolute absolute peak of despair> One-shots the boss, refuses to elaborate, leaves
>>289122388>The naming logic of Samurai is very similar to "deus ex machina"Oh. You mean the name literally seems synonymous to deus ex machina. I see. I thought you were saying samurai is a dues ex machina plot device.
>>289119855>yayoi in a chinese dressI NEEED IT
>>289118495Believe in the Cooltaro prophecy. That's my HERO right there.
>>289123229People questioned Eiko, but clearly she has good taste in men. Some ladies love a guy with a big soul
>>289118554>>289118550this woman is ugly as sin
>>289123443He used "Golden Light Divine Incantation". What you're looking at is probably what a goddess looks like.
>>289123469i wonder if the formation that 4 seat of souls inside have any meaning
>>289123506actually havent we seem that before? and havent we discussed something that had that formation before
>>289123506Maybe it represents a mitsudomoe around the seat he currently has?
>>289123568it could be,it became like that after the incatation too
>>289118495BIGTARO
So if keitarou ever goes spiritualist training the group be Keitarou = SpiritualistYayoi = Pokemon MasterAi = Possessed WarriorEiko = ?
>>289109931>>289109948Is this rape?
>>289124404>Eiko = ?Eiko is tech support and information. She the one with all the cameras, technical know-how, car, and she gets info on the ghosts at the locations they visit. She also likes to research the paranormal.
>>289109948>>289109931why does eiko have 2 seat of souls did it insert inside? why? whose?
>>289124404>>289124476Eiko = Technician.
>>289124496The spirit threw Ai's seat of soul into Eiko, thus causing her to bug out as her body is now connected to two souls
>>289124496The ghost is just screwing with them. He didn't see the group as a threat at the time. He took Ai's seat and stuffed it into Eiko. Well, we assume it's Ai's he stuffed into there. For all we know, he could've stuff in a different one he was carrying around.
>>289123568>OBS
>>289124528Its probably Ai's seat since Keitaro's soul was able to lead Yayoi to his own seat.
>>289124880>Its probably Ai's seat since Keitaro's soul was able to lead Yayoi to his own seat.I agree that it's very likely to be Ai's seat, but I don't see the logic in what you're saying.
>>289118386>>289118389Eiko wishes it was Keitaro's seat instead of Ai's.
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>>289109931>souls touchingl-lewd
>>289118628Eiko does have a tendency to provide new stuff for the crew whenever she survives a near death experienceEiko is almost killed by Bleached Head -> She creates the Slime dollsEiko is almost killed by Angel-sama -> She buys the Graduate house Eiko is almost killed by Grandma -> She keeps the soul-stealing dolls Eiko is almost killed by the Spiritualist Ghost -> ???
>>289119006naruhodo thanks anon
>Yayoi's squad got team wiped by a fucking ghostlol
>>289126942That's a good point. Is this the first time we had an enemy incapacitate every (living) person on the protag's team?
>>289110406>>289118564This scene is too eroticI got a boner
>>289109931is it gay when those touch?
スペースでの設定の裏話・戍法師さんは元々擁護派で会議を抜け出したのは後の会議の人数を減らしてコントロールしやすくするため・霊能力者が悪霊を放置してるのは太歳星君クラスかつ人類に敵意がある神霊の対処に手一杯だから・F公園の死神婆は卒業生クラスではない。後鬼を圧倒してたのは後鬼のフィジカルが弱いため・一期生の村は全員臓器を抜かれて焼き〇されててそれは一期生に対する意趣返し。鍛冶師の娘に対する凌辱はなかったHere's some info from another interview author had recently, collected by a guy on a Japanese site called animanch(requires a VPN)From google translate Ooboss was a supporter of keeping recruiting Yayoi when the exorcists came to discuss what to do with herThe top exorcists mainly deal with divine spirits hostile to humans and has no time to deal with normal evil spirits The grim reaper eating old lady spirit from Kyoto isn't a graduate class spirit, Kouki was just weak physically speaking Samurai's graduate village were destroyed by those seeking revenge against him, all the villagers had their organs torn out, but his girlfriend wasn't raped before being killed
>>289127808>The top exorcists mainly deal with divine spirits hostile to humans and has no time to deal with normal evil spiritsThat explains a lot. They're still dicks though.>Samurai's graduate village were destroyed by those seeking revenge against him, all the villagers had their organs torn out, but his girlfriend wasn't raped before being killedThank goodness. That just means it's being saved for something else.
>>289121130Neat.>It's an actual daoist spell, meant for summoning divine light to protect oneself and repelling evil, used for daoist spiritual cultivationY'know, maybe it should be a bit more discerning if it's meant to "repel evil".
>>289118495HE'S HUGE
>>289128344Entities that are still able to do "holy" or "pure" abilities despite being fucking evil is a messed up trope.
>>289128413Calm down, Eiko
>>289118495>What's your power level? Mine's pretty big.
>>289129432its a fun trope kinda uncommon too
>>289109887YOOO THIS NIGGA STEALIN SOULBEANS
>>289110478>145cm>30kgImagine
>>289133258still cant believe she is 21 verycute
>>28913349421? Wasn't she 12?
>>289133616did i confuse her with other
>>289133494>>289133616Oiran is 19, H Castle is 11
>>289133763was there any ghost that died when they were 21 i stuck the number in my head
the samurai ghost is guaranteed to win but they're all still dead
>>289135608Yeah I don't think samuraibro is gonna be putting their seats back in place.
>>289135608>>289135910Yayoi's soul was pulled out. I assume she'll just float back to her body, like how Keitarou and Eiko did with the dolls.
Keitarou soul will save us trust
>>289135608This is what I'm worried about too. Since Yayoi was just disembodied and not her soul seat taken, she will wake up after the fight's over. Graduate One shouldn't take out unconscious people who can't fight back...I hope.
>>289129432Radiant and Necrotic energies are just damage types, and independent of morality.
>>289136439>>289137504Transcendent Buddha might immediately behead her once she wakes back up, is the problem.
>>289137550Unless Samurai insta kills Bean Stealer, Yayoi might be able to make it back to her body while they're still fighting. If she can do that, she can probably position herself to seal him for when the battle ends.
>>289137550He'll just walk away and then the next arc is the gang trying to recapture him
>>289137680He's bound to the doll though.
>>289137755Hasn't stopped S chan from attempting to run away
>>289137778That's fair.S chan randomly appearing in one's backpack is so cute.
>>289118446>soul excretion
>>289137677>>289137550i think if she wakes up middle fight she has a chance i don't think he is a area fighter and if the enemy is trick enough he will probably focus on it>>289138325its kinda weird that pat of the soul stayed there and the other was transformed
>>289138915Unless his technique is just Malevolent Shrine
>>289138915>its kinda weird that pat of the soul stayed there and the other was transformedI don't think the seat is quite part of the soul.
>>289139141I'm not exactly sure the function it has then
>>289139168It connects the soul to the body, or something like that.
>>289139217It also can be called the tanden, but I only know that from Hell's Paradise.
>>289139168Ensures the soul is connected to the body. If it's removed, the soul can never find its way back to the body and the body promptly self-destructs searching for the seat to save itself.
>>289137908Until she starts trying to strangle you with her hair.
>>289140617Fair.... Though that might be her way of showing her love.
>>289140994No...I don't think it is.
>>289137778S chan can move because she can release her hair, which physically exist as real hair, to move around
>>289141684Once released from the doll, the graduate can physically move stuff around. Like what Bleached Head did to unseal Shuten. There's nothing stopping the samurai from just picking his doll up and high tailing it.
>>289143360Aside from him probably not caring to do so, that is.
>>289143360Considering the high priest didn't just remove his own doll from the cage when he was released in Kyoto and allowed several minutes alone to use his chant and instead just used the hands he summons to prevent the cage from closing, pretty sure they can't just move the dolls
>>289137680So he's going to be a wanderer with a sword that cuts out heartsSome sort of Rurouni Kenshin
>>289109732nice
>>289146448Lmao.
>>289126942Hey it had hand signs, I'd probably whip a good deal of the Replaced to. In fact I bet it's going to put on cooldown for the rest of the series till they can be deployed against Replaced.
>>289138955Personally I'm betting he's going to make Malevolent shrine look like a joke, tracking with how the Author has been treating other places they overlap with Sorcerer Scuffle.
>>289109931h-hot
>>289144370Priest... He ain't really a smart fella.
>>289147167The Replaced are all spiritualists themselves and should all be god-class or above based on Risu. They'd probably handle the kappa pretty easily - even Risu would likely overwhelm it in a battle of attrition, even if it DOES seem to be a better spiritualist overall (at the very least, it's using the hand signs more efficiently).Heck, the kappa probably would have joined the Replaced if it didn't seem to enjoy ripping people's soul seats out more than it does wanting a body for itself.
>>289148261The priest is pretty smart, he stayed hidden and let all the dead birds and rodents be his mouthpiece against that poor shikigamiIt's just that all his plans revolve around his sutra
>>289118329Wtf. She just swallowed the salt water like nothing.
>>289149303She had been keeping it in her mouth for like several minutes by that point, so probably isn't that bad.
>>289143360>Once released from the dollCan't they leave the doll whenever they want? Isn't that part of the reason Yayoi keeps the baddies in bags of salt and S-chan hair?>There's nothing stopping the samurai from just picking his doll up and high tailing it.I don't think they can pick themselves up like that. At least not easily. It might be some kinda "you can't blow your own sail" thing.
>>289148321>They'd probably handle the kappa pretty easilyDon't forget his surprise atk. Unless the replaced came as a team, or has some special ability, I assume most of them would lose since he starts with pulling out the seat.>>289149248This. With his first battle with Keitarou, we can see how clever he is. Even to the point of using Keitarou's own mouth to chant. He also almost got Eiko by calling her phone.
>>289149303It's just salt water... I've swallow ocean water before.
>>289150442That's assuming ghosts even have soul seats. He didn't rip the mother's out and the child after dying isn't tearing his body apart.
>>289151041>That's assuming ghosts even have soul seats.We're talking about the replaced, not just ghost. The replaced are in human body's so I'd assume there's a soul seat there. Otherwise the body would freak out, or the soul inhabiting it likely wouldn't be able to connect to it.>He didn't rip the mother's out and the child after dying isn't tearing his body apart.Typo? I see you're talking about the mother and child from the flashback, but I don't know what you mean to say.
>>289118575>party wiped from a b class>nobody can stop the graduate anymoreKINO
I hope after this one keitarou also takes the chance to start trying to get ooboss or someone else to teach him considering his super soul
>>289110342Homer...
>>289153240fuck i can see it now
>>289153240>YOUR SOULBEANYoink
>>289118343Why isn't Tai taking over for Ai like he did against Risu?
>>289155212he isn't going to do it all the time, the enemy didn't show to be strong enough for him to bother and is mostly doing scheming and manipulation which isn't his thing
>>289155212It's too late, her seat is removed. If Taisui tried to take over, there's nothing to attach too.
>>289155212This is speculation, but he is probably just observing things and only interferes if Ai really is going to die, considering he didn't interfere during the Risu case until Ai literally lost her head. Probably also wants to see Samurai graduate fight first too, and once everything's over he could probably reattach everyone's Dantian afterwards. Ai would probably damage her face though
>>289155212Not a good look for him or Yayoi or the author if Taisui has to keep bailing them out.
>>289155438>there's nothing to attach too.He just needs some time to settle into his new home.
>>289155566l-lewd...
>>289156809Eiko is a classy woman.
>>289156979Freak-ko
Not yet motherfuckers.
>>289155212Enemy isn't strong enough to justify him coming out and Ai probably isn't truly in any immediate lethal danger like with Risu to justify it (he can just heal any damage her body does to itself until her seat is restored). Also, we were just told not that long ago that him possessing Ai mangles her spiritual system due to how much power he floods her body with - so doing it too often could likely hurt her worse than what's currently going on.
>>289150442The Replaced only really need their bodies as extra backup in fights or to go unnoticed in the mortal world. If Risu is any indication, most of the Replaced we see are just expendable bunrei while their divine main bodies are camping out in pocket dimensions or somewhere nearby to monitor the situation. The kappa could probably screw over their bunrei (assuming they need the intact seats and they don't get rid of or modify the bodies so they don't need them) by taking our their seats, but then their main bodies would demolish it and just start finding new vessels to stuff their bunrei into.
>>289160205Also, Taisui would probably disown Yayoi if she lost to a rank B ghost.
Keep seeing people say that Yayoi should revise the ranking like it wasn't clear from the start.Ranks only measure the likelihood of encountering a spirit and not how strong they are. S rank breaks the scale because you can't measure a spot if you never get any quantifiable information.Someone like Sarge would be considered a Rank C because you can easily run away from him if he even chooses to show up.
>>289162051>Keep seeing people say that Yayoi should revise the ranking like it wasn't clear from the startIdk where you see this at, but I'm pretty sure it's not here. Or at least not in this thread.
>>289150442>Unless the replaced came as a team, or has some special ability, I assume most of them would lose since he starts with pulling out the seat.I'm not sure how effective that attack would be on the Replaced Since they're ghosts in the first place, wouldn't they just retaliate the moment they get pulled out of the body they're possessing?Risu also mentioned that their bodies limits their curse powers, so the kappa would be extra screwed
Wait, don't die yet, I'm typing.
I wonder what Yayoi is going to do to this ghost after it's defeated considering how badly it fucked with her family and friends which is sort of her trigger point.
>>289163169>wouldn't they just retaliate the moment they get pulled out of the body they're possessing?Idk. That's one of the things I'm confused about with this series. How spirits and possession work, and the spirit's strength.1) Possession. We know that they can possess things that are human shaped, but can they just leave it too? In the Yayoi-Origins arc she ties a binding around the paper dolls to prevent the ghosts from leaving. Are her current dolls like that as well? If so, how is she binding and unbinding them (if she ever needs to unbind them)? Do the liquid dolls in Eiko's room all have bindings too?2) Possession and strength. Risu says that in a human body they can't use much of their power (>>289118495). What about Yayoi's ghosts then? They're possessing a doll yet it seems like they're at full strength?>"But they aren't possessing the doll when they fight"If that was true, then why did Yayoi hold the nail above Bleached Head's doll as he fights? If they still take damage when the doll is damaged, then I assume they're still possessing it.3) If what Risu said is true, why isn't Keitarou some powerful ghost once he was dethroned from his seat? Clearly he's got a lot of spirit or something, and he is now freed from his body.4) Are the replaced connected to the seat of the human they possess? I assume they are, and if that is the case, can they casually just leave that seat? Or are they tied to it like humans are.
>>289141684>>289137755The dolls can move, but barely it seems. I don't quite know how it works though.
>>289165199I think when it comes to them possessing the dolls, it seems like something forced upon them, at least, that's how I see it. Even when they are outside fighting, their essence is still bound to it, so they will still take damage if it is harmed
>>289165275How can the spirit be freed from its confinement within the doll?
>>289166061At least the rope around it's neck has to be removed. After that, maybe it can just leave? Idk. I just know the rope is at least keeping it from leaving.
>>289166055>it seems like something forced upon themNot sure what you mean.>Even when they are outside fighting, their essence is still bound to it, so they will still take damage if it is harmedWhen they're "outside" fighting, I just see it as a projection of them. Actually, wait, maybe it's like an outer body experience? Maybe the soul is tied to the doll, but they OBE out of it? And they're still tied to the doll in the way a soul is tied to a soul seat? But in that case, couldn't Risu just OBE out of her body and fight with full strength? Idk.
>>289166265Ok, when I say "forced upon them", it is when Yayoi is binding them to a paper doll or plush. Remember, she has steps for the graduates, she has them bound in rope/chains/seals and she also needs to say the kotodama to even let them out enough to fight. She isn't fully letting them go, hence why they can still be hurt by attacking the dolls.
>>289166456>Ok, when I say "forced upon them", it is when Yayoi is binding them to a paper doll or plush.When they get into a doll, Yayoi "persuades" them to (often with threats or pain), but that movement to enter the doll is still of their own will. They aren't spiritually or physically forced into a doll.>she has them bound in rope/chains/sealsSorry, I meant to specifically exclude this situation, but I forgot I edited it out. For example, Spirit in a Transitional Period and S-chan don't seem to be in bags of salt, ropes, or chains. I'm not saying they aren't in them in someway, but I don't remember her saying they're chained up somehow.>also needs to say the kotodama to even let them out enough to fight.Isn't the kotodama to exert control over them? Not to release them from any bindings?
HITOTSU
> The "Gongen" (權現) > In Japanese Buddhism/Shinto fusion, local gods are just avatars of supreme Buddhas> Buddha says: "It's too bright up here, let me manifest on Earth as a simpler Shinto deity to help humans"> That manifestation is called a Gongen> Tokugawa Ieyasu gets enshrined as 東照大權現 (Tosho Daigongen)> Meaning: "The Great Avatar Shining from the East"> Literally Yakushi Nyorai (Medicine Buddha) wearing samurai armor and holding a katana> Fast forward to manga naming tropes> Need a super powerful warrior/samurai character to save the day> Yayoi want him to feel like an absolute, untouchable, historical force of nature> Slap the word "Gongen" on him> Instantly reminds the audience of Ieyasu> Subconsciously flags the character not just as a strong mortal swordsman, but as a deified warlord who conquered reality itself>The samurai spirit may belong to the Takeda Shingen clan, and bestowing upon him the title of Gongen is also a recognition of his unfinished work> Shows up in the ultimate despair arc> Opponents think she is fighting a samurai> Is is actually fighting against someone who had honed their martial arts to the point of reaching the divine realm
>>289167484trust the plan
>>289160428>rank BOnly the tutor gang uses the ranking system though, nobody else knew about it.
>>289162051>>289160428The rankings are based on danger level, by analyzing internet rumors, number of missing people and victim accounts. Ultimately they don't necessarily indicate strength, but rather how the ghost attacksB rank indicates one victim in a group, but most will manage to escape. Might be because the ghost is too weak to harm too many people at once, but could also mean they're only interested in specific targetsA rank indicates extremely high chance of bodily harm or death, meaning plenty of victims, but enough survivors to give testimony, and usually they are no longer in danger if they successfully escaped S rank indicates no escape or inescapable curses, meaning the victims are either trapped forever, die instantly or even if they escape physically, they are still killed by cursesThus, any of the ghosts can be a graduate class if they simply attack their victims a certain way
>>289167461FUTATSU
>>289165199>3) If what Risu said is true, why isn't Keitarou some powerful ghost once he was dethroned from his seat? Clearly he's got a lot of spirit or something, and he is now freed from his body.He is. Yayoi mentions how absurd the true shape of his soul/sixth sense is, and even when she was undetectable to other spirits due to the salt water, Keitarou still managed to find her easily. Keitarou just has no understanding of how powerful he truly is, let alone how spirit combat fully works so he can't bring any of that power to bear in any tangible sense; like how Kuubo knew how to use its immense power for attacking but had no clue how to properly direct and focus it until Tai Sui instructed it.
>>289170009He also easily detected the ghost even when it was using the spell to hide himself so yayoi could hit it
>>289170040That too. And it's not like the kappa isn't very skilled in its own right, given its using advanced spiritualist techniques. So Keitarou being able to just casually point it out at all is pretty ridiculous. There's a reason Yayoi calls it a "Transcendent Perception".
>>289170064thinking about itthey should really make him learn how to use it, it would likely make him able to spot replaced on sight
>>289170009Him not knowing how to fight or bring out his full power as a ghost yet makes sense, but when looking at >>289118437, I'd still expect something to be done. Sure, maybe not some super powerful attack, but not a full zero damage. The only way I can explain this so far is that as a ghost he has like zero atk power. Like how S-chan is more a production ghost than a combat ghost.>"But he's still seated"I was thinking that, but he's outside his body now. Yayoi's ghosts can still bring out their full power (I assume) when still binded to a doll, and I assume a doll is more limiting than a human body. I'm guessing once a spirit is outside the body it inhabits, it can use its power in full, and right now he's outside his body.>>289170263He has been using it. Yayoi says this is his six sense ability's true form. It's his ghost sensing ability. He can't use it as strong as it is now 'cause his human body holds him back. Even if he did use it though, how would this spot replaced so easily? Wouldn't he have to know the original person's soul first to know there's a different soul inside of that body?
>>289170524>Even if he did use it though, how would this spot replaced so easily? Wouldn't he have to know the original person's soul first to know there's a different soul inside of that body?I think anon is implying he could see or sense the true form of the Replaced infesting the body - no need to figure out what the original person's soul was at all.
>>289171194>I think anon is implying he could see or sense the true form of the Replaced infesting the bodyBut how would you know that "true form" doesn't belong to that body? Keitarou's true form looks nothing like him.
>>289171441Yeah but if his perception is so good he could somehow do it
>>289171462But that's not a matter of perception, right? Even if he perceives it in full, that doesn't mean he would know if that soul belongs there or not (unless he can read mind, I guess?). Wouldn't there have to be something unique or special that indicates if a soul is not in it's original body if he's not familiar with that soul or body?
>>289171529Yeah but the replaced have monstrous form, while his perception is massive keitarou actual soul is just that small bead-like thing,while replaced like risu-tan where abominations
>>289171648>keitarou actual soul is just that small bead-like thingIs his actual soul not >>289118495?
>>289171718thats the light his soul emanate anon his soul is this >>289118506
>>289171765I see. Makes sense. Thanks.The last missing piece is>Yeah but the replaced have monstrous form (. . .) abominationsDo we know this? In here >>289118512 the ghost they're fighting does look different than the others (it's hollow or dark on the inside, and I assume the other two are Eiko and Ai). Are you saying the replaced souls' will look like that?
>>289171875>Do we know this?I'm assuming, they might get varied forms but it should be possible to discern, and if every human happens to have the same soul format it would makes it easier too>and I assume the other two are Eiko and Ai Assuming its the ghost then . Thats keitarou and someone else, Eiko seat was still inside Ai when it was happening>it's hollow or dark on the insideI can't really tell what exactly the top panel is, if it's meant to show how keitarou is "seeing" the ghost or if his soul shape when moving or something
>>289171441>>289171529Yayoi wasn't able to tell in the slightest that the kappa presence disguised as Keitarou was any different from Keitarou himself, yet Keitarou immediately sniffed it out with no trouble on top of it actively cloaking itself. More importantly, like >>289171648 said, ALL Replaced look like horrific monstrosities in their true forms. We even get a hint of Sogen's after he possesses his grandson and it clearly isn't at all human, so if Keitarou can just perceive the raw soul, he'd immediately notice that what's wearing the human skin is actually some manner of eldritch horror rather than a person's soul.
>>289172758>Yayoi wasn't able to tell in the slightest that the kappa presence disguised as Keitarou was any different from Keitarou himself, yet Keitarou immediately sniffed it out with no trouble on top of it actively cloaking itself.I don't see how Yayoi failing to notice that wasn't Keitarou is relevant to Keitarou spotting the replaced, or even spotting the Bean Stealer. Also, in the posts you replied to I'm specifically talking about when Keitarou isn't familiar with the body that was stolen or soul that stole it. If it's his own body or seat, or even Eiko's, Ai's, or Yayoi's, then I would think he can spot that since he'd be familiar with those souls and bodies.>We even get a hint of Sogen's after he possesses his grandson and it clearly isn't at all human, so if Keitarou can just perceive the raw soulYou mean picrel? Pretty sure that's not his "raw soul". In >>289118506 we see Keitarou's raw soul is some sphere. In >>289118512 we see the other's raw soul (or at least I assume it is) are also spheres, including Bean Stealer. What ever picrel is, it looks nothing like a raw soul. It even has a face. Picrel is probably his ghost form or something, like Bean Stealer's ghost form is some upper half of a human body (to our knowledge.)
>>289172112>I'm assuming, they might get varied forms but it should be possible to discernIf this is that case, then they'll have to explain this. Currently, I don't think we have enough info to say this is possible. I'm guessing they'd have to have a unique soul, or the process of stealing a body leaves leftover clues or something.
>>289165199Wow people are thinking this through a lot more than I did. I think it's that Yatoi's dolls are inconveniently made versions of possession that's nothing like what a ghost would want it to work the same as Spirit Ripper here is doing something different than like maybe meditating to get an out-of-body experience.
>>289174032>Yatoi's dolls are inconveniently made versions of possession that's nothing like what a ghost would want it to work the same as Spirit Ripper here is doing something differentThe reason possession works better on living people, rather than dolls, might be due to the soul seat. Maybe the soul seat gives the soul proper access to the body or something. Maybe possessing something with a soul seat is like getting a direct connection to the nervous system, versus having to move limbs like the way a puppeteer moves a puppet.
>>289118575Wonder how they'll seal the Graduate again after he wins with everyone out of commissionThe doll isn't in the automatic cage thing, and manually putting the seals back on isn't the easiest thing to do
>>289173451I don't think that was the kappa's raw soul - it's most likely showing the energy exuded by the three seats it has stolen. I also don't personally believe we should use Keitarou's soul as the basis for what a ghost or Replaced's soul would look like; Keitarou is human, the Replaced are not. Just to use another example of how the "souls" of non-human entities differ from the forms they present, Tai Sui's 'essence' looks like a giant impression of Jupiter loaded with eyes whilst his bunrei resembles a child and his main body appears as an indistinct humanoid. A human's soul is naturally going to look entirely different from the equivalent in a God or Replaced.
>>289174773Yayoi might be able to put him back in once she re-enters her body and he's too distracted to stop her. Big "might" though.
>>289174859I think we differ on what we expect or believe a "raw soul" looks like. Guess we'll just have to wait an see what the manga has in store.
>>289176209This is also what I'm expecting.
I wonder if the ghosts possesing dolls and stuff struggle to move at all because they don't have a seat of soul so they have to force it
>>289177869I believe the same: >>289174129There's also the fact that (most) dolls don't have a nervous nor muscle system present to move with in the first place.
i always enjoy the random discussion about the series in these threads
>>289178185I think it's possible since the author really researches this stuff and tries to make it logical and realistic. It's not just some "believe it!" or "because I have to win!" shounen stuff, nor some OP powers that can do anything with no explanation. There's also the story-telling skill and characters. As some Anon said, Taisui jumping in to save them each time isn't a good look for him, Yayoi, nor the author. The author likely knows this, and makes it so the story can stay interesting and thrilling while conforming to all the established facts and character personalities. The slitted maiden fight. The Black Asura fight at the watergate. The Marbas fight. The fight to release Ai from Taisui. All such great fights and it's like the series keeps escalating more and more, while maintaining it's roots and logic. We've now reached the point where the whole (human) team is incapacitated, and there's a smart ghost and killer graduate loose. We sit back and enjoy it, but I'm sure there's so much work and thought that goes into this manga behind the scenes.
>>289178775The horror and suspense are what make this manga so greatIf Yayoi and Keitarou dachi could face ghosts without fear or tension, it would take away a lot of what makes it interesting
>>289179281Yayoi is pretty fearless, and I like that about her. Eiko too, though not as unwavering as Yayoi. The tension I agree with. I do like the horror too. Yeah, if this manga wasn't a thriller I'm not sure if I'd still be here. Speaking of thrillers, here's a short one:
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>>289179609nah, id win
>>289179585>>289179592>>289179601>>289179609Spooky.
>>289180899heh
Kaya-chan has a thread up.>>289179982
>>289178775cute image
I need anime season 2 so bad
>>289188743So, how did the anime adaptation of Kaya end? Did it end after one of the big plot chapters or did it do its own thing?
>>289191480Ended after she saved her mama
>>289191528Yayoi could never wwwwww
>>289191754HOW DARE
>>289191754you will get pregnant because of this comment btw
>>289192446I still can't with Yayoi's design. I know the author has some D.Gray-man in him, but she comes off as comical.
>>289192632i think she looks good its just certain frames looks very gag and funny makes me want to squishy her
>>289194452pretty girl
>>289194452Who?
>>289194602The girl that gave Yayoi an egg
>>289195199My first reaction to that was "who used an ovipositor on Yayoi?!", but I then remembered the girl from Oboss' area. Totes forgot about her. Thanks.
>>289192632The reason why Yayoi can wear all those clothes during the summer is because Heat is a curse from Amaterasu and she just passes that onto her substitutes.
>>289195259>who used an ovipositor on Yayoi?!Can't believe Yayoi's already a mom at the tender age of 9She grows up so fast
>>289145192So when Yayoi cums do you think the skulls turn into hearts or do the skulls have their own heart eyes?
>>289197258Those are her pupils so they should turn into hearts so she'll have fourbut art demands clarity so I think most artists will just overlay a heart over her skull eyes.
>>289109651kino
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>>289197258Personally I'm not so into heart eyes, but if they must be done on Yayoi, I expect it to be four for the same reason >>289197862 said. I wouldn't make it two for clarity though. I'm slightly anal about eyes in fiction/art and this author is one of the few authors that gives eye curvature. I can't find that one chapter where they showed it really well, so here's a few random shots. The eyeballs he draws have a proper convex roundness to them, but on top of that, the irises he draws are also drawn as concave, even Yayoi's. If someone's gonna give her heart eyes, I'd want it to be correct since the author puts this level of details into her eyes.If anyone curious, Demon Slave is one of the few other works I know of that have visible convex eyeball curves too.
I miss the flirty Yayoi. In the early chapters she was more physical with Keitarou and even made that joke about her own panties. Once he and Eiko officially started dating, I guess she figured it was best to stop. I wonder if she and Eiko had a "talk" behind the scenes.
>>289200084This is pretty good. I can work with this.
>>289177960Especially the paper dolls and stuffed toys that Yayoi usesThey're humanoid, but they lack joints, so they'd need a different form of locomotion like S-chan's hair or Tai's teleportation
>>289200084i'm nots ure why but its more lewd than just normal pupils being hearts
>>289201613>i'm nots ure whyIt's literally twice the amount of hearts.
>>289169951MITSU
There will be another October rewatch.
>>2892025782nd season date will be out until then surely...
>>289192632Her design makes people and ghosts underestimate her. It's a tactical vest.
>>289179609Well that's not good
>>289200084source?
>>289206746I just realized Yayoi has two sets of irises. The skull iris and the normal circular iris around it. Either that, or the skull iris and circular iris is a single iris of sorts. If I could Q&A the author, this is something I'd probably ask. I might also ask "does the pupils of the skull iris expand and contract from light the way normal irises do". I assume they do, but just for confirmation. Hm... But I guess something more interesting to ask is do they expand and contract from bright spiritual light as well. Take >>289118506 for example. Keitarou is so bright that she's using her hand to block the light. Would they contract in that case? But also, for each eye, isn't one pupil for the spirit world, and one pupil for the real world? Would they expand and contract asymmetrically depending on the real light and spiritual light received? I'd assume it's symmetric though for simplicity.
>>289207426Thats time to make this question in japanese and send to the author anon
>>289207493Does he take questions from random people? I've never really messaged an author before.
>>289207832Maybe when he's doing a live. He did one a few days ago to celebrate the volume 20 release. Best time to expect another Q&A is when season two starts so keep those question noted down for the next year.
>>289199982>I wonder if she and Eiko had a "talk" behind the scenes.Probably went something like...>listen here you little minx>kei-kun is fucking mine and mine alone, got that?>our interests align with your ghost hunting since it keeps his mind scared and pliable for me >but the only one around here whose gonna groom him is me>encroach on my territory anymore and I'm dumping your schizophrenic ass at the shadiest mental hospital I can find>neither of us want that, yeah? so quit slutting it up around him and we'll all be just fine
>>289199982Eiko should allow Yayoi to do it and even invite her to help, he needs to spread in her family
>>289210640Eiko would nev- Uh. Eiko would never.
>>289210640Eiko is nuts, but she isn't that nuts.
>>289212601she is yanderish but she still love her family, i bet yayoi will be just like her when she get with someone
>>289212744Considering Yayoi's reaction to Oboss, even when she could rationalize that he's not in the wrong, she's definitely gonna be some kinda yandere for the person she falls for. May god help any soul that harms her bf.
>>289206746What Eiko did to this kid is a crime.
>>289213352I wonder if being yandere runs in their family's blood.Did yayoi's mother marry into the family? Is the father yandere-like then? Speaking of that... it's been months since he died in the car crash, right? More than 49 days has passed, but he's still at the grave stone? He's been eating spirits to stay alive until the mother is free?
>>289213508A crime of passion and kinship.
>>289213352There's Keitarou's little brother who apparently has the strongest spiritual sense in the entire family.
>>289213888Yayoi's family has predators and Keitarou's family has prey.... It's like destiny.I still kinda ship Yayoi and Oboss though.
>>289179545I'm really loving the increase in related topic posting that's been on this board lately.
>>289213562I am assuming with no basis but cultural symbolism that hanging out at the gravestone is a low-power mode or maybe even energy neutral since that's were he's 'supposed' to be.
psychic twin grannies
>>289215271Even literal hags are hot in DG.
Yayoi's been so serious lately. Maybe there'll be a short chapter or two where she can relax a bit. Like a beach chapter or something. It wasn't until I looked back at the previous chapters - I only now noticed she was pretty cheery and child-like.
>>289216108She's been through a lot lately.
>>289216155Yeah... She's a middle schooler(?) yet she might be working the hardest to make sure the crew is protected during these battles. Even in the recent chapter she was the last to fall.
>>289216108It's been rough on her she was more playful even adults are nice when playful but she taken a blow from ooboss and ritsu and now this isn't helping either
>>289216234She' recently turned 9
>>289216557Oh, elementary. That's even harder.
>>289216108Yeah she might have an advanced mental/physical power because of the car crash/skull-eye power but this would be trying for an experienced fighter.
>>289214179>spoilerSomeone post the disgusted Yayoi face.
>>289216108Her attempt to wind down after Tai Sui had her and Ai immediately get jumped by a Replaced and then Mamoru brought her in to hit her with an ultimatum where she either proves her usefulness in a set time to the spiritualists or dies/gets locked away forever as a liability. No shit she's high-strung right now.
I think i like Yayoi's mom.https://youtu.be/03FQnVFA_aE?si=z_LwIjoBXa83Bx7O
>>289218227We know Kuubo.
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>>289216155>>289216491>>289218151I feel like you guys might be misunderstanding me a bit. I'm saying I want her to get a chance to relax since things have been so tough for her lately. Sure she's the protag, and she has a lot to do, but I figure even she might be susceptible to burn out. I want a beach chapter or something so she can get a chance to kickback for a bit.
>>289218227Fetus lack-of-hands typed this post.
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>>289209867Is this that Eclipse boy or something?
>>289218272i know i also want a beach episode, i imagine yayoi on those frilly bikinis, Ai would be bold, and Eiko a bit more conservative
>>289219041>i imagine yayoi on those frilly bikinisWith all the things I've seen her wear, I feel like she'd have a one piece. Maybe a red one since her panties are red.
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>>289219284Kek
>>289219284Nice.
>>289218227Imagine a fight between this thing and this guy.
>>289173451Still don't know who's this Ghost dude is.
>>289131394Cute
>>289179585Uh-oh, she's in color.
>>289219531Kuubo still weak, and Ginbak pretty much one-shots Yayoi's mom in that Bloated belly of hers.But since ghosts are technically intangible entities that cannot be seen, then most likely they will simply pass by and there will be no confrontation.
>>289221473unless the Giants can sense them in the same way Animals sense ghosts.
>>289128344>>289129432I'm like 99% sure this ghost is puppeteering the soul of a good spiritualist to pull off its miracles.
>>289205086>furry
>>289221473In comparison, Yayoi's mother in this form is several times larger than Ginbak or any other giant.(Of course, she not as large as Daikokuzan, the bastard literally reaches the clouds)
>>289219531>>289221473I remember that someone from the Versus Threads made a 14th faction of Ghosts based on the human fear of the uncertainty of the afterlife."This original faction would be the Ghosts: The very embodiment of the rawest fear of death and the uncertainty of the afterlife.Capable of possessing and stealing the strength and power of living beings, mostly vicious and sadistic, these incorporal entities possess powers that almost equal those of Demons."I would say that if the Ghosts were a collab with Dark Gathering, they would be among the most dangerous factions of all, with a threat comparable to Mad God and The Curse.They have control over life and death, and the souls of the living give them power.The Ghosts could easily seize the souls of Neo-humans, Lawless, and the humans from Kaiju and video games.They could possess robots, although that would depend on the type of Ghost.The only factions that could rival them would be the Demons, being magical beings; the Giants, possessing souls with such Willpower that they could crush any Ghost in the same way they crush the living; aliens; parasites; Gaia's Wrath; The Curse; Mad God; and World Tree.
>>289222489Maybe
>>289222970Someone also asked this anon a very interesting question about this faction. It was about how it would raise new questions about how the afterlife works and how this affects humans and the 13 factions. Are all ghosts evil?Do all human souls are doomed to be taken by the Ghosts?How do the souls of giants, demons, and aliens work upon death?I remember him answering based on how the Ghosts of Dark Gathering works: stronger ghosts and deities can easily corrupt human souls and use them as pawns. Furthermore, the manga shows us what happens when aliens are killed.And of course, like the other Factions, they obviously function differently than humans.
>>289202578Yeah
>>289135573Funny
>>289219284What did those poor watermelon ghosts do to deserve this?
>>289219284This kills the Mary-san
>>289219284AIEEEEE MARY-SAN NOOOOO!
>"Hello, this is Mary-san. I'm one town over. I should be there tomorrow">"Hello, this is Mary-san. I'm on the OO train. I'll be there in 1 hour">"Oh, good. We've been expecting you">"????">"Hello, this is Mary-sa-" *Sees an ominous aurora emanating from the house in the distance that's she's headed to*>"Sorry, wrong number-">"Eiko, you were tracking the call this time, right? Where is she?">"She's at OO park. It's a few blocks from here">"!!!!">"He-Hello! This is M-Mary-san!">"Hi, taxi service.">"Yes, Mary-san would like a ride from OO park to anywhere. Please hurry.">*A day later with Mary-san, now safe at home*>*Phone rings*>"Hello?? This is Mary-san">"Hey. It's Yayoi. We got a rental car. We'll be there in an hour"
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>>289196996This might actually happen given the author's style of body horror.
NOT YET
Oh? We going for 500? Or was it 450?
>>289228636500 ?
>>289228899i like these numbers
>>289228899Fine. 500.
>>289229182So close
>>289222970What a way to hype the ghosts, kino.
>>289221499She's cute when she puts a creepy face.
>>289230582i'd pet her
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>>289231022she can kill me but i still will pet her
>>289222585Yayoi's mother usually crawls around, she's almost the same size as Young Daikokuzan, but if she were to stand up, her height would be greater.
>>289218670Looks like.
>>289174129Cute
>>289210640>>289109638Gonna reply to my own post because thinking about it more, I would've loved a dynamic exactly like this. And not just because it's really hot.Eiko hasn't gotten to show off her yandere-ness or super IQ that much since the plot shifted from Keitarou being a ghost magnet to hunting gods and advanced spiritualism. Even at it's peak she was never too bad. Imagine the wow factor of Eiko not only being a yandere, but top dog after several episodes of Yayoi being established as insurmountable. Like everything would mostly be the same, but with the threatening undertones that this is Eiko's game and she can end it at any time if she doesn't like where it's going. Both Keitarou and Yayoi's biggest cheerleader wishing them to succeed, and their biggest threat ready to lock him in her basement if push comes to shove.
>>289233756that would suck
>>289216108>Maybe there'll be a short chapter or two where she can relax a bit. Like a beach chapter or something.Not sure if going to the beach is a good ideaWhenever characters in a horror manga go to the beach, they always encounter a water-based ghost or youkai
>>289234153If there's no rumors of a ghost at the beach they go to, there'll probably be nothing strong there? So it should be ok?
>>289202578YOINK
>>289218227It would have been interesting to see more of Yayoi's mom, as Kuubo interacts with other powerful ghosts in the environment.
>>289234404They might encounter casual ghosts of drowned people or sailors and fishermen eaten by sharks.
>>289234911PUT IT BACK
>>289235372Keitarou gets kidnapped to the dragon king palace
what happens if you send a ghost to the moon
>>289229708yep
>>289235541Ghosts of astronauts, born by space accidents, could control some elements of space and/or be recruited by the moon princess kaguya.
>>289235631speaking on the idea i don't think i ever saw a space work that focus with ghosts and weird stuff
>>289221473With the aliens may be a win, I couldn't say if Paranormal Power is equivalent to Magic.
>>289235866It would be pretty funny if it were like that, like Ghostbusters and Yo-kai Watch.You'd have astronaut ghosts manipulating moon rocks, astronaut monkeys, and even levitating capsules with ghost animals inside.
>>289235541It'll die if it has no other ghosts to eat.
>>28923586640k and Event Horizon
>>289236209I don't think it's dying; they can't die if they're ghosts, but they will be weakened until the afterlife claims them back.
>>289236274Call it what you will, but if were using this manga as a reference, for a normal spirit, after about 50 days, they "die" (>>289213562). "Vanish" if you want to use her exact wording.
>>289236429i hate this stupid character and anime.
>>289236469I like his series, and I kinda like him. The anime, not so much though.
>>289236429>>289236521>"Vanish"In my best interpretation, it's like simply disappearing from the physical world, but it wouldn't be a kind of second death as such, in my opinion. It would simply be, as I already said, returning to the afterlife.The same place where we see the other gods and powerful ghosts.
>>289236568>It would simply be, as I already said, returning to the afterlife.>The same place where we see the other gods and powerful ghosts.If you're talking about this manga, other than hell, I'm not sure what place you speak of.Also, gods are just powerful ghosts. There's nothing more than that that separates them.
>>289236695In the manga, we see a Hell and a kind of Limbo where we meet this guy.>>289173451It wouldn't be impossible not to think that these are connected to an afterlife where souls are supposed to go as soon as they die, but we see that this isn't the case after 50 days.
>>289219531>>289221473Okay, so it would be like this:>DemonsTie. Ghosts have many of the same elements as Demons, but Demons are living beings, which gives Ghosts a slight advantage in dealing with basic Demons.>RobotsGhosts win.>GiantsGiants win. Their willpower is such that they can crush even B-rank Ghosts... if they were able to touch them, and even if they die, their souls remain untouched by ghosts.>ParasitesGhosts win. They could possess the bodies that Parasites control, but they would have to be strong enough to subdue the Parasite.I would say that parasites are all one segmented soul, a kind of a hive mind.>AliensGhosts win or Tie. They're like demons, but their power isn't truly magic; it's paranormal force. And if this force can even distort reality, it makes them fearsome opponents.But we also need more Info about Aliens>Gaia's WrathGaia's Wrath wins. It's the same case as with Giants.>Neo-humansGhosts win. No matter how evolved they are, they're still human at heart, just as birds descended from dinosaurs.>LawlessGhosts win.>The CurseThe Curse wins. This might be the best counter against Ghosts.>World TreeWorld Tree wins. In the worst-case scenario, this tree could apply Spirit Drain to Ghosts.>Mad GodTie. Mad God can distort reality, but so can many of the Phantoms. It would most likely be the Phantom Gods who would deal with him.>KaijuThe Ghosts would apply The Remplacemet on humans, but they would still be crushed by Daikokuzan.>VideogameThe Ghosts would possess the humans, but more info is needed about this faction.
>>289236785>and a kind of Limbo where we meet this guy.Wasn't that just some hidden tunnel under Ai's family house?
>>289236897I doubt it is; the afterlife presents itself in many ways, as in Spirited Away and the railroad across the river sea.
>>289236940Even though he's expected to not be so weak that he'd pass on, and even though there's a passage to the underground at the end of the hall?
>>289237001The entrance we see is too large and emits a light as if it were daytime, even though it's supposedly underground, beneath a city.If I give you the benefit of the doubt, this could perhaps be a portal to the afterlife.Also, don't forget, in the manga we see that there is a kind of Hell.
>>289236894>The Curse>The Curse wins. This might be the best counter against Ghosts.This is undoubtedly the most appropriate thing I have read.
>>289237077>The entrance we see is too large and emits a light as if it were daytimeIf you look at the bottom of the elevator here (>>289237001) there's a bright light. This implies there's a light source below the elevator.>If I give you the benefit of the doubt, this could perhaps be a portal to the afterlife.Considering how this entrance is in the basement of Ai's family home, and the fact that it seems Tentaki was waiting there for Sogen (or planned to meet him there), I think the case is that there's a replaced (or one of their affiliates) that can create or connect spaces (like bleached head) and then connected this place to Sogen. But for this place to be limbo... Seems like a stretch since all three of them here are with real physical human bodies and because that seems like an odd place for them to warp to for a meeting.>Also, don't forget, in the manga we see that there is a kind of Hell.Yes, and we've seen Priest pull people and animals down to hell, and Marbas walk through a door, but never any word about a limbo. Not saying there isn't some kinda limbo for sure, but this place here doesn't seem to be it.
>>289237172>>289236894Do ghosts need lifeforce to survive? Don't it just need stuff from souls?
>>289237294Well, but we have to guess that's how it is; all the ghosts we see, even these dark ghosts that appears in the Hospital, clearly come from another plane of existence. The ghosts that, as you say, "vanish" after 50 days due to a lack of energy to keep them anchored to the physical world, must also work like that.
>>289237394>Do ghosts need lifeforce to survive?To stay in the world of the living, yes>Don't it just need stuff from souls?It's like a kind of battery that prevents them from being dragged back to the afterlife, or as it's called here, "Vanishing"
>>289237394Ghosts are literally souls, but distorted; they have no chance against a technology that can literally turn them into all kinds of weapons and useful objects.The worst part is that the stronger the ghost, the greater the strength of the model that the Soul Container takes.
>>289237438>Well, but we have to guess that's how it isI already agree there is a hell. We don't have to guess it; it's been said in the manga.>all the ghosts we see, even these dark ghosts that appears in the Hospital, clearly come from another plane of existence.Yayoi's dad didn't come from another plane to our knowledge. Nor her mom, the eye gouging nurse, solder, courtesan, etc. If some ghosts are coming from hell sure, I can believe that. I've not denied such a thing, and I agree there is one in this manga. Don't see how this relates to Sogen, Tentaki, and Ms Secretary allegedly being in limbo or not.
>>289237472>>289237497>that prevents them from being dragged back to the afterlife, or as it's called here, "Vanishing"Being dragged to hell and "vanishing" aren't necessarily the same thing. It's possible that vanishing means they cease to exist.
>>289237633Cool.Furthermore, the reason why Yayoi's father appears there is exactly the reason why the other ghosts wander about, this 50-day rule.
>>289237701>cease to existKinda takes away the idea Ghosts are inmortal.Also again the whole thing here:>>289236785
Isn't it kinda strange souls can be used as batteries when they fade away so easily naturally? You'd assume stronger spirits to need more and more and the lower souls shouldn' be able to do it unless they are somewhat peprtual machines that can last forever in the bellise of the stronger ghosts that devoured them
>>289237822Let's just asume they are in a remote way like the Daemons of Warhammer fantasy.
>>289237760>Kinda takes away the idea Ghosts are inmortal.Where are you getting this from? Did the manga say this or something or are you making it up?>Also again the whole thing here:I read that and I responded to it with the reply it has.
>>289237899imagine if there are something like the warp and ghost chaos gods
>>289238001Kek
>>289237822>Isn't it kinda strange souls can be used as batteries when they fade away so easily naturally?If a normal soul can last on its own for ~50 days, then I assume eating one might be able to give, maybe, 40 days? If you eat 100 souls, then you get 4000 days, which is about 10 years. There's def some room to pull from those batteries for power in exchange for a few days or months lost.What's more, if you eat a powerful ghost that also had 100 souls, then you'll double your time to 20 years. It makes sense to spend months or even a full year of spiritual power to gain 10 years in exchange.
>>289238082About 11* years
We need more information about how the hell this whole afterlife and ghost thing actually works.
>>289238082>>289238179Nakobo gave the scum grandather some ball having ghosts that were around for thousands of years even some that were already exorcised, we really need more info on details
>>289205086>>289222972Was there another comic last year?
>>289238377There were two short ones yeah.
>>289238330Totally.
>>289237943Dude, the are ghosts, yet again.>>289238179
>>289218227I want to rub her belly.
>>289236894>Giants win. Their willpower is such that they can crush even B-rank Ghosts... if they were able to touch them, and even if they die, their souls remain untouched by ghosts.Fitting.
>>289238697Yeah
Oh, we made it to 500. Congrats, guys. See you all next month.
>>289238747Yeah, let's see how we see this scenarios.>>289218227>>289238179>>289236894
>>289218227How did the Monk to escape her Stomach?
Time to leave.
>>289239486Until next month>>289239209Large intestine, duh.
See you in Kaya's thread!
Oyasumi.
>>289239938Cute
>>289239909Cool
>>289239909Let's Ghoooooost!>>289179982
>>289240492IT'S BACK
