Imasara desu ga, Osananajimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimaimashita - Ch. 37 - Confession

[mug3n]

They also called Hikari a stalker for waiting to meet Yuu at the train station in Chapter 2, observing him in Chapter 4, and for eavesdropping on his conversation with his kouhai in Chapter 12.

Yami simps, man…

Ok, the blushing thing could be something,if you squint your eyes. But the stalking thing is nuts.

Holy shit

 

[middle-the-nerd]

It’s basically what @story645 said. Like in Chapter 18—people were claiming Yuu wasn’t actually blushing, that it was just Hikari’s perspective, even though she could barely see his face:

It gets even worse on the last page, where Hikari isn’t even looking at Yuu:

Funny thing—before the timeline of events became clearer, some people speculated that Yuu wasn’t blushing because of Hikari, but rather because he was texting Yami on his phone.

They also called Hikari a stalker for waiting to meet Yuu at the train station in Chapter 2, observing him in Chapter 4, and for eavesdropping on his conversation with his kouhai in Chapter 12.

Yami simps, man…

Yami simps are fucking something else

 

[Jacob1011]

Why do some people hate hikari, what did she do? I'm actually confused by that

 

[middle-the-nerd]

Why do some people hate hikari, what did she do? I'm actually confused by that

People find how nice she is annoying or some shit idk

Or they're into VERY toxic woman so by default like Yami more

 

[HellJester]

Why do some people hate hikari, what did she do? I'm actually confused by that

I believe some people feel Yami is more interesting as a character, more pro-active, etc. Some feel Hikari is one-dimensional.

Some people prefer to read stories about cheating rather than fluffy vanilla (I'd argue only the kiss during the festival could be construed as cheating. Everything else happened before Hikari realized she had romantic feelings for Yuu. Also, can it really be cheating if Yuu and Hikari aren't in a romantic relationship yet? It's more BSS genre which boils down to "I liked them first.")

Some people just love to be contrarian and enjoy watching people flip out about a manga that started all fluffy vanilla and then did a 180.

I'm not a Yami apologist or even a fan of her but I can see where she's coming from and the events that happened to get her where she is and can sympathize a bit.

I do think past Yami was insufferable but she has gotten a lot better after spending (a year?) as Hikari's best friend. Hikari really did some heavy lifting getting Yami to the place she's at. That's what makes the kiss scene even worse. I can't wait for the author to reveal what happened between Yuu and Yami during that meeting.

 

[mug3n]

Or they're into VERY toxic woman so by default like Yami more

Look, as someone who dated a goth who wasn't like other girls and the alarms were ringing at all times, the allure can be very strong. Is it a good decision to give in? Hell no. But sometimes you have to.

 

[Sky_Ravager]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Litreara]

Why do some people hate hikari, what did she do? I'm actually confused by that

Sweet and honest girl → Meh, boring.
Mean and deceitful girl → Wow, interesting!

 

[LeonsamaX]

I picked this series up on a whim but what the hell are ya'll coming from
How the fuck did this blow up

 

[HellJester]

I picked this series up on a whim but what the hell are ya'll coming from
How the fuck did this blow up

This series started out very fluffy and vanilla. It's got great art and a lot of people are fans of the artist's previous work.

So most people reading at that time are people looking for light-hearted romance and good feelings. Things are going great and then BAM Chapter 21 hits and the whole vibe turns 180°.

Now the manga has become something very very different than what the previous 20 chapters indicated. A lot of people feel betrayed and a lot of people are ecstatic because they live for drama.

So you've got a good chunk of people pissed off their fluffy romance is now cheating/ntr/bss/whatever term you want to apply (whether accurate or not), a good chuck of people happy because they can't get enough of the drama and then some people who came to watch the train wreck as they notice the rating go down and the amount of comments on each chapter skyrocket.

In typical internet fashion, you have the people who loved the fluffy romance arguing with the people who love the drama and everyone thinks that their girl deserves to be happy and fuck the other one. You've got people going back and re-reading chapters to see if there's any foreshadowing and people going over everything with a fine toothed comb trying to predict what's going to happen in future chapters.

I have to admit, as much as I loved the fluffy parts, I'm starting to really dig what's happening as it's fun to speculate and see what happens even if it's stuff I don't want to happen. It's fun to get other people's opinions and insights.

 

[nogoodsumbeach]

Funny thing—before the timeline of events became clearer, some people speculated that Yuu wasn’t blushing because of Hikari, but rather because he was texting Yami on his phone.

I have my fair share of out of the box speculation on this manga but yuu texting with yami being the reason he is blushing here is even too far for me, like what kind of text would it even take to make yuu blush like that lol

 

[nogoodsumbeach]

I just read some old chapters back and i just realise this chapter has the exact same title with chapter 17 lol (if the translated title is correct)

Some interesting stuff too when you compare the 2 chapters, like how in both chapters we see Yuu believing that his height being the only thing where he has surprassed Hikari.

Key difference is in chapter 17, instead of confessing we see Yuu saying he want to caught up to Hikari (eventhough he prob already realise his feeling by this point) while in chapter 37 we finally get the confession.

Think its very possible that in chapter 17, Yuu still believe that Hikari is out of reach for her while in chapter 37 he finally realise he wants to be with her even with all of his (self perceived) shortcomings.

I think the 2 chapters here would help make the character growth arc/argument stronger, just like what @story645 and @Litreara been talking about in this thread.

 

[Litreara]

I just read some old chapters back and i just realise this chapter has the exact same title with chapter 17 lol (if the translated title is correct)

Some interesting stuff too when you compare the 2 chapters, like how in both chapters we see Yuu believing that his height being the only thing where he has surprassed Hikari.

Key difference is in chapter 17, instead of confessing we see Yuu saying he want to caught up to Hikari (eventhough he prob already realise his feeling by this point) while in chapter 37 we finally get the confession.

Think its very possible that in chapter 17, Yuu still believe that Hikari is out of reach for her while in chapter 37 he finally realise he wants to be with her even with all of his (self perceived) shortcomings.

I think the 2 chapters here would help make the character growth arc/argument stronger, just like what @story645 and @Litreara been talking about in this thread.

You know, up until chapter 21, I hadn’t really paid much attention to the novel. But now that you brought up chapter 17, I went ahead and read the novel version.

Right off the bat, there’s a difference: the chapter title isn’t the same in the novel. When I ran it through MTL, it came out as Chapter 17 – A Somewhat Lacking Confession, or alternatively, Chapter 17 – A Slightly Incomplete Confession.

Something else that stood out to me—though I’m not sure if I’m remembering it wrong—is that I recall people saying Hikari would have rejected Yuu if he had confessed to her “back then.” But it turns out that in both the manga and the novel, what she actually says is that she might not have said yes to his confession. That’s a subtle but important difference.

Also, it’s interesting how the text differs between the manga and the novel. In the manga:

And in the novel:

If, back then, he had told me he liked me...
Back then, when—as he put it—I was “cool” and composed.
Back then, when I’d never even thought about love.
I might not have said yes to his confession.

When I have time, maybe I'll reread both to catch all the differences.

 

[EchoGirl]

You know, up until chapter 21, I hadn’t really paid much attention to the novel. But now that you brought up chapter 17, I went ahead and read the novel version.

Right off the bat, there’s a difference: the chapter title isn’t the same in the novel. When I ran it through MTL, it came out as Chapter 17 – A Somewhat Lacking Confession, or alternatively, Chapter 17 – A Slightly Incomplete Confession.

Something else that stood out to me—though I’m not sure if I’m remembering it wrong—is that I recall people saying Hikari would have rejected Yuu if he had confessed to her “back then.” But it turns out that in both the manga and the novel, what she actually says is that she might not have said yes to his confession. That’s a subtle but important difference.

Do you know if there’s as much “discourse” about this series on the JP side of the comments? lol be amusing to see the manga team react to seeing how much, I guess buzz? There is on the English speaking side

 

[Litreara]

Do you know if there’s as much “discourse” about this series on the JP side of the comments? lol be amusing to see the manga team react to seeing how much, I guess buzz? There is on the English speaking side

I’m not sure. On X, the account that posts the chapters does get some comments, but I’ve never really taken the time to read them. Still, I doubt the discussion there goes as deep as it does here, mostly because of the character limit. There might be a Japanese forum dedicated to manga discussion, but if there is, I don’t know about it.

 

[Derksy]

Bruh...
Honestly if she slaps him hard it would be very deserved...

We now have three routes ahead of us:
-She forgives and goes out with him (unlikely)
-She tells him to go fuck himself and leaves (honestly understandable)
-She goes yandere on him and all dem´ hoes.

 

[Apep23]

You know what authors? Fair fucks for having this many people engaged in the story lol.

 

[Shaser0]

Last chapter I defended him, now I kinda want to smack him down.
He's either doing some Light Yagami type manipulation or he's over Yami.
10/10 dumpster 🔥 will read again

 

[wozbond]

People find how nice she is annoying or some shit idk

Or they're into VERY toxic woman so by default like Yami more

Perhaps people just respect the principle of 'first in, best dressed'. It takes courage to own your feelings, and even more courage to confess. Hikari dragging her heels for YEARS is not Yami's fault, and is not Yuu's fault either. That's on Hikari.

 

[HellJester]

Perhaps people just respect the principle of 'first in, best dressed'. It takes courage to own your feelings, and even more courage to confess. Hikari dragging her heels for YEARS is not Yami's fault, and is not Yuu's fault either. That's on Hikari.

Hikari didn't have romantic feelings for Yuu for years. It's only been a few months. Litreara created the timeline below:

As you can see, the beginning of this manga (where Hikari states she's fallen in love with her childhood friend Yuu) is sometime during the beginning of their second year of high school which starts in April in Japan if I'm not mistaken. The festival is in September where the kiss between Yami and Yuu occurs as well as Yuu's confession to Hikari. If we assume Chapter 1 starts at the very beginning of the school year in April, it's been about 5 months since Hikari realized her feelings.

It's actually Yuu who has harbored romantic feelings for Hikari for years and has finally worked up the courage to confess.