Koiiro no Kyoukai - Vol. 3 Ch. 15 - End of a Dream Thinking of Stars

[thirtyyearswar]

This seems like a chapter that will be better received after a series re-read or after later chapters.

For monthly readers, things seem slower and so a conflict like this seems like an unnecessary delay to the fluff, but this conflict has been alluded to since near the start with Reimu’s constant claims about loving the status quo since the beginning of the manga.

Marisa was the only character to actually realize her feelings and desire change so far, while Reimu still clings onto their daily routines and still doesn’t know her own feelings

On that same token, the conflict getting resolved next chapter might make the current readers happy but at cost for rushing the primary conflict of the manga

 

[thirtyyearswar]

Ah, unnecessary conflict in my yuri slice of life manga. Disappointment

As a major fan of the ship and the character dynamics in official and fan works, I felt like the conflict was choreographed for a while now and I was just waiting for it to happen

The surprising part for me was that it came during the date chapter

 

[Zedter]

Reimuuuu WTF😭😭😭

 

[Polaflame]

I was tapped out for 2 seconds and i come back to a divorce arc r we deadass

 

[frostmonolith]

Strong blunder to start a year

 

[iversonksxd]

Reimu is a complicated character.
Mother unknown,probably raised by gap hag. Constant death-life situations in the pc 98 games, isolated and mostly a security system for the humans in the village, so you can guess that relationships, in GENERAL, arent her strongsuit.

 

[SkyVentus]

Reimu is a complicated character.
Mother unknown,probably raised by gap hag. Constant death-life situations in the pc 98 games, isolated and mostly a security system for the humans in the village, so you can guess that relationships, in GENERAL, arent her strongsuit.

Iiiiii mean i dont particularly know Touhou in the official sense and still see Reimu as a very socially awkward character because its one of the main traits that all the works from all genres seem to share about her

 

[thirtyyearswar]

Iiiiii mean i dont particularly know Touhou in the official sense and still see Reimu as a very socially awkward character because its one of the main traits that all the works from all genres seem to share about her

Speaking very strictly on official touhou material, we don't know anything about her past. All we know about her past is that she was childhood friends with Marisa and acquainted with Rinnosuke prior to the start of the series. (There is complications from older games but they're largely ignored in the current canon to explain very simply)

Speaking of which, I wouldn't be shocked if the author references that official flashback chapter from Curiosities of Lotus Asia (chapter 22). Quick summary of that chapter: flashback to when Marisa and Reimu were children and they watched a meteor shower together at Rinnosuke's shop. They both have fun watching the shooting stars and try to say some wishes. It's this event in the past that drives Marisa to specialize in star magic.
Given the very subtle references the mangaka has already made in the series, this chapter would be a weird omission given how significant it is to Marisa's character

 

[Reimarry]

Reimu, why did you pull a Satori? You must at least let her finish, come on now.

 

[MKMain]

Damn not the hair tie from chapter 4 falling off her broom at the end...

 

[LeftoverMayonnaise]

REIMU
WHAT THE FUCK
LOOK HERE, EVERYBODY!!!!
GENSOKYO'S BIGGEST FUMBLER IS RIGHT HERE!!!!!!!
WHAT THE FUCK, REIMU?????????

 

[quantumcroissant]

As a major fan of the ship and the character dynamics in official and fan works, I felt like the conflict was choreographed for a while now and I was just waiting for it to happen

yeah totally, I was thinking for a while now that although to the reader Reimu is clearly in love, it's totally confusing to her. She hasn't had someone to talk about it with like Marisa did, and from her perspective there's just these weird feelings that are changing how she sees her ordinary routine, and making her do crazy things like begging Marisa to stay and eat in Ch11. To Reimu, love is a scary, unknown territory, and she isn't ready to accept Marisa's feeling and let their relationship change yet. It's like she's scared to cross some kind of Love-Coloured Boundary.....

 

[GLFanatic]

Ah, unnecessary conflict in my yuri slice of life manga. Disappointment

Every relationship has conflicts. Fear of changing the status quo is pretty common. People naturally resist chances when they are comfortable. I still wanna smack Reimu, though.

 

[Kuroh]

nooooo my yuriiiii

 

[Edisonnn]

Its Marisad 😭

 

[siraple]

I know that chapter was devastating but I got excited by the reference to Agatha Christie XD changing it from "Chris-t" to "Chris-q" tickles me pink

 

[driimyemp]

I know that chapter was devastating but I got excited by the reference to Agatha Christie XD changing it from "Chris-t" to "Chris-q" tickles me pink

If you liked that Chris Q. joke reference in this doujin, you'll like to hear it's actually canon to the Touhou world, that reference actually originates from one of the official Touhou mangas (Forbidden Scrollery).

 

[OnoZonie]

What the FUCK Reimu 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ I hope to god you fix that shit this instant. Y'all better be happy and married in the next chapter. Real life is already miserable as it is >:[[

 

[Snerkus]

computer. Show me a devastated marisa

 

[Kynchan]

Ah hell no Reimu, you fucked up so bad, why????
Poor Marisa my girl