Yancha Gal no Anjou-san - Ch. 218 - Chita-san Doesn't Understand

[doomskull]

The last four fucking chapters have been this bitch, holy hell. I'd like to actually read this at some point.

 

[Alcion]

Love is a guy thats willing to dress up as a chicken drumstick and filmed for your sake.

 

[story645]

or if she'll find some iteration that is "true to Chita" and her...particular way of seeing things.

That's more or less how I think the other couples have been going. They've all been sorting out finding their rhythm and almost (un)realistically good at talking it out as needed. Is one of the best things about this manga.

It just feels so lazy and is almost always only used as a way to get out of having characters actually confront their feelings

Some kids/people don't understand love though b/c they're not feeling it the way they think they're supposed to. Toyada went through a milder flavor of this & is navigating the physical side. Chita struggling with the emotional side to me rounds out the struggles.

 

[icameformilfs]

Bro....

 

[heccingisconfused]

I think it’d be neat if they commit to Chita being aro, but I won’t hold my breath. Generally, I just wish this side plot was more interesting, or interspersed with other plots I suppose

So far I don't think the author has really decided whether that's the direction yet... that being said her being happy that they have a special relationship doesn't bode well for her being aro.

 

[draxdeveloper]

Since nobody did it...

What is love? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

TY, if I reached the last page and didn't read it I would
1) get really disapointed with the community, I know a lot of people hate Chita (I don't hate her, not my fave but I don't hate), but this is no excuse to not say "baby don't hurt me" when someone ask what is love
2) I would say baby don't hurt me

 

[thecasualcoder]

Glad everyone feels the same as i do about this pairing the least interesting in the story.

 

[UdenEmpati]

So far I don't think the author has really decided whether that's the direction yet... that being said her being happy that they have a special relationship doesn't bode well for her being aro.

I think the key point will be - whatever Chita does feel toward Tokio, if Tokio can reciprocate and be happy & fulfilled with what she decides on.
Tokio's feelings are clear; so the sticking point is, of course, Chita's. Whether she's ace, aro, or just very food-centric in how she shows her love & affection for Tokio, their future will depend on if Tokio feels it's enough for him, and right for him to pursue that sort of relationship.

And beyond that, Chita's character arc in particular is twofold: there's the ambiguity of her feelings toward Tokio and her lack of response toward his feelings for her, and there's her fear & aversion of change. I think those two things can be addressed in this arc of chapters, because coming to grips with her feelings for her childhood friend would also address the Change aspect--if her feelings change and she can accept and embrace them, then she can learn to accept and embrace change in her life.

I personally think she won't end up aro and/or ace--mostly because, honestly, I'm not sure it would "do well numbers-wise" for readers, which is a real concern for an author making a living off their work--but I do think she'll realize that Tokio is more than just a childhood friend or a Foodie Partner, and that while it might not be "conventional love", it's no less valid.
A nonconventional romance for Chita would fit her personality as well, and give a third facet of relationships to contrast against the other two pairs. It might be a touch ambiguous in terms of "labeling" it, but I suspect she'll reach some sort of answer that will satisfy her and Tokio (and hopefully the readerbase at large) by the end of this.

 

[Hadski]

A nofuckingthing burger chapter good lord

 

[MarMar37]

People will complain about this arc and say we need to go back to the main couple just to see another chapter of Seto pissing his pants and crying because his girlfriend wants to hold his hand lmao

 

[Zxzzxz2]

I'm not feeling it chief

 

[SrNevik]

I think the key point will be - whatever Chita does feel toward Tokio, if Tokio can reciprocate and be happy & fulfilled with what she decides on.
Tokio's feelings are clear; so the sticking point is, of course, Chita's. Whether she's ace, aro, or just very food-centric in how she shows her love & affection for Tokio, their future will depend on if Tokio feels it's enough for him, and right for him to pursue that sort of relationship.

And beyond that, Chita's character arc in particular is twofold: there's the ambiguity of her feelings toward Tokio and her lack of response toward his feelings for her, and there's her fear & aversion of change. I think those two things can be addressed in this arc of chapters, because coming to grips with her feelings for her childhood friend would also address the Change aspect--if her feelings change and she can accept and embrace them, then she can learn to accept and embrace change in her life.

I personally think she won't end up aro and/or ace--mostly because, honestly, I'm not sure it would "do well numbers-wise" for readers, which is a real concern for an author making a living off their work--but I do think she'll realize that Tokio is more than just a childhood friend or a Foodie Partner, and that while it might not be "conventional love", it's no less valid.
A nonconventional romance for Chita would fit her personality as well, and give a third facet of relationships to contrast against the other two pairs. It might be a touch ambiguous in terms of "labeling" it, but I suspect she'll reach some sort of answer that will satisfy her and Tokio (and hopefully the readerbase at large) by the end of this.

Yeah they've taken their time building this up. It's been solid. I'm equally interested in what direction we take with them. I also like that she's coming to these conclusions mostly on her own. Events are happening that have helped trigger these thoughts but nothing that has directly forced these developments. The situation with Tokio is definitely causing some worry and the passing time. Should be a good opportunity to talk.

 

[UdenEmpati]

Yeah they've taken their time building this up. It's been solid. I'm equally interested in what direction we take with them. I also like that she's coming to these conclusions mostly on her own. Events are happening that have helped trigger these thoughts but nothing that has directly forced these developments. The situation with Tokio is definitely causing some worry and the passing time. Should be a good opportunity to talk.

I think part of it will involve Chita going to Anjou and Toyada - or at least, I hope that happens, because I think the two of them are primed to play an integral role in where Chita's life goes outside of Tokio.

As important as the "romance aspect" of things may be--this is a romcom, after all--Chita's primary character "issue" is arguably her resistance to growing up, and how she disrupts that same progression in the arcs of her friends as a result of her pushing against things changing. And because it affects her friendships, I hope she isn't trying to tackle all of this on her own, and seeks help from those around her in figuring this out.
Ultimately, she'll need to reach the conclusion as it works best for her--but this series has been all about coming together and helping one another figure stuff out. Chita shouldn't be exception.

 

[NighS]

Super cool skip, ty for the TL tho!! Still don't like those 2

 

[Ozmire]

God, I really don't care for you Chita. Feel bad for Tokio though.

 

[danvolodar]

how long must we wait for Anjou to appear again.

To be fair, Anjou/Seto has been at an impasse for what, a hundred chapters now? A hundred and fifty? Which is why the current chapter dynamics - two Toyoda/Inutama chapters per three Anjou/Seto and four Chita/Tokio ones is absurd.

I’m real goddamn tired of the focus being on her. Tokio I get - he’s a peach. Chitta just isn’t an interesting character to me and the “what is love” trope has never been done well.

Tokio has even less personality than Chita.

Yes yes, we get it, Chita is developmentally arrested, doesn't want to grow up, doesn't want to be left behind, is selfish and impulsive, and doesn't really care how it affects those around her, acting like a crab in a bucket. We've gotten it for the past hundred chapters or so. Just get on with it! Make something happen with her!

This chapter is literally the author "making something with her". Although it's the fourth Chita chapter in a row, one has to wonder if we'll be taking a two-month break from this storyline to ride the other ships a while.

Better to have a nonconformist relationship between them that can still work for Chita & Tokio both, than rewrite her entirely for the sake of shoving her into the same box of "this is what Love is" that happens all over romcom manga titles in general.

She has so far shown absolutely no signs of romantic interest in Tokio whatsoever.

Honestly, since the start this character was a waste and a VERY bad comic relief. It doesn't matter what the author tries, noone's going to suddenly like her.

Dunno, I could see myself liking her if she were involved in some very strong bit of storytelling. I just can't imagine anything that could be done with her aro ass that'd make for said storytelling, as of now. Maybe send her to a hospital? Make it terminal? She suddenly has no appetite because it's stomach cancer! Make Tokio suffer! Make Toyoda suffer with him! Make Inuyama suffer with her! This way Chita can at least be tragicomical, rather than just bland.

Did Tokio ever try to talk to Inuyama after he started dating Toyoda?

It's literally in the previous chapters, o brother mine.

As someone who recently caught up in the manga I'm surprised how much people dislike chita lol

It's mostly about her storyline going nowhere. She's been in the same place, emotionally, for dozens of chapters. It's less noticeable when you're catching up and reading the chapters released so far all at once, but imagine waiting a week between chapters and getting a nothingburger about Chita being emotionally distant. You wait another week, and it's more of the same, with no advancement whatsoever. Week after week. It gets grating.

Some kids/people don't understand love though b/c they're not feeling it the way they think they're supposed to. Toyada went through a milder flavor of this & is navigating the physical side. Chita struggling with the emotional side to me rounds out the struggles.

I don't think Toyoda finding herself unwilling to jump into physical intimacy the way Anna does is in any way comparable to Chita's complete lack of romantic feeling. If anything, Toyoda's perfectly normal for high-school girl in her first relationship.

People will complain about this arc and say we need to go back to the main couple just to see another chapter of Seto pissing his pants and crying because his girlfriend wants to hold his hand lmao

Au contraire, we need to get back to Inuyama exploring his masochistic side, pronto.

 

[story645]

Chita's complete lack of romantic feeling.

I don't think it's a complete lack of romantic feeling so much as not understanding if the feeling she feels is romantic. That's the point of this chapter - she doesn't want to be defined as the explicitly platonic Tokio's childhood friend or sibling like, but is happy with partners precisely b/c it signifies something different. She's just figuring out how to process the different b/c it's both a major life change and also shaped differently than her friend's relationships (
ETA: and/or her expectations of what romantic love is supposed to look like.)

 

[danvolodar]

I don't think it's a complete lack of romantic feeling so much as not understanding if the feeling she feels is romantic.

Is it, though? Anna's teasing had romantic undertones from chapter one; we saw Toyoda's inner monologue in what comes to her own feelings. With Chita, what have we gotten so far? "The clumsiest thing you did was falling in love with me", a bunch of non-romantic memories recalled non-romantically, and being shocked when their vtuber co-host called their relationship professional?
We've been shown that Chita's unwilling to lose her relationship with Tokio, this much for sure. As for her feeling anything romantic towards him - I don't think so.

 

[ceoamaterasu]

can just a new girl fetch Tokio from the her horrible grasp already?

perhaps after this painful arc

 

[Kaito57]