GraPara! - Ch. 134 - By Strip, You Mean…?

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Part of me has a feeling this isn't an act though. Is that just me? Like maybe it is but there's a part of me saying that there isn't. That this volume was intended to be the last.
Many have a hard time believing in a decent ending in two more chapters and it's hard to say they're completely wrong so everyone'll say it was the axe and we might never know.

I'm Mr.Positive so I can see it, just not with the current sub-plots continuing as they are so a few wrenches are missing.
 
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Many have a hard time believing in a decent ending in two more chapters and it's hard to say they're completely wrong so everyone'll say it was the axe and we might never know.

I'm Mr.Positive so I can see it, just not with the current sub-plots continuing as they are so some a few wrenches are missing.
Yea they really gotta wrap it up.
The make or break moment is the revelation that Shinobu did nothing wrong. We all want that more than anything.

If it's not done next chapter the only way I can see it happening is if it's revealed in the final chapter and Sakura, in her guilt, quits it all together. But that's if it even happens and even then I have my doubts it'd go in this direction.

If anything, the likely outcome? She breaks down on the spot and Shinobu simply just hugs her to comfort.
 
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Yea they really gotta wrap it up.
The make or break moment is the revelation that Shinobu did nothing wrong. We all want that more than anything.

If it's not done next chapter the only way I can see it happening is if it's revealed in the final chapter and Sakura, in her guilt, quits it all together. But that's if it even happens and even then I have my doubts it'd go in this direction.

If anything, the likely outcome? She breaks down on the spot and Shinobu simply just hugs her to comfort.
They really need to deliver on that moment, tandem effort between writer and artist. People prefer not to hope anymore though. Sakura just quitting everything would be interesting, maybe a time skip like what Shinobu needed before he got back up on his feet. If they keep Shinobu's character consistent he'll probably help Sakura if he's a position to...
 
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They really need to deliver on that moment, tandem effort between writer and artist. People prefer not to hope anymore though. Sakura just quitting everything would be interesting, maybe a time skip like what Shinobu needed before he got back up on his feet. If they keep Shinobu's character consistent he'll probably help Sakura if he's a position to...
Yea him helping her was another thing. Whether the misunderstanding is cleared up or not is up in the air. I feel it should be though since Sakura is saying he cheated.

Either way, with them not being together. The "cuck" aspect would be Shinobu offering her to do the sex scene in his movie as a means of showing support. He's not as bothered with Sakura anymore because he now has Fumi.

But that's just a theory.. A GRAPARA THEORY.
 
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Yea him helping her was another thing. Whether the misunderstanding is cleared up or not is up in the air. I feel it should be though since Sakura is saying he cheated.

Either way, with them not being together. The "cuck" aspect would be Shinobu offering her to do the sex scene in his movie as a means of showing support. He's not as bothered with Sakura anymore because he now has Fumi.

But that's just a theory.. A GRAPARA THEORY.
Wow this is the type of comedic dark I could get behind atp. Still ShiKura to the end but this gave me a chuckle to imagine, very creative tbh.
 
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Wow this is the type of comedic dark I could get behind atp. Still ShiKura to the end but this gave me a chuckle to imagine, very creative tbh.
FUCK. This is also where Fumi's insecurity would come in huh? "Oh so I can't do it but Sakura can?" type shit
 
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Man, I hope Shinobu just walks away after the talk. I dont want to see him comfort Sakura instantly after revealing the truth (which will probably happen). He needs to let her marinade in some guilt and depression for a while before reaching out to see if she is fine, or maybe dont reach out at all and go on with your life with Fumi and let her bear the consequences of her actions on her own (which probably again wont happen). A few panels of her being depressed and then moving on is not enough for me, I crave long lasting depression on her side, atleast as long as Shinobu's phase.
 
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My prediction is that Shinobu objected to Fumi filming the sex scene without consulting her first, so the production team decided to replace her, and that new actress is Sakura. When Fumi sees this, she’ll feel that Sakura is overshadowing her, which will make her even more insecure. She’ll also see Shinobu and Sakura talking and will end up agreeing to do a sex scene without the MC finding out. The last panel will show Fumi taking off her bathrobe, leaving everything for the final chapter.
What the producer needs is to fully exploit Fumi's sexy body, and Sakura's body falls far short of Fumi's, even though their facial features might look similar.
 
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The idea was there but the execution and balance was not so we end up in a situation where everyone just hates Sakura and wants justice for Shinobu atp.
well, she might think that grapara! wont be axed immediately by the publisher. I can imagine a proper closure or reconciliation arc can be finalized by the 15th volume. Or maybe there will be an extra volume?
The pacing now is bit too slow to cleared up all the mess airi introduce.
 
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well, she might think that grapara! wont be axed immediately by the publisher. I can imagine a proper closure or reconciliation arc can be finalized by the 15th volume. Or maybe there will be an extra volume?
The pacing now is bit too slow to cleared up all the mess airi introduce.
I think it was axed because she rushed a lot of things but still pretty a mess that is difficult to fix.Even the JP fans are thinking that.
 
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well, she might think that grapara! wont be axed immediately by the publisher. I can imagine a proper closure or reconciliation arc can be finalized by the 15th volume. Or maybe there will be an extra volume?
The pacing now is bit too slow to cleared up all the mess airi introduce.
@box2024 I believe mentioned that volume 13 said 14 will be the final. So there's only two more chapters to work with. There a things they could do like crank up the pacing to the max, and/or make use of time skips and a few extra pages with the lower chapter count if they must to try and make an ending that works atp.
 
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On the cover of the volume, it says something like "Sakura Katsuragi screams at 3 PM!
‘I wasn't told about this turn of events! I believe in Shinobu!’

Does that mean anything?
 
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Almost the day to get the depression 2.0.
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I think it was axed because she rushed a lot of things but still pretty a mess that is difficult to fix.Even the JP fans are thinking that.
depending on the ending still but I'd say 14 volumes is a good run, hard to keep looping to extend this story and even before the last arc things were already slowly escalating to a critical point. It's just Airi's decisions made it that much worse in the end.
 
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On the cover of the volume, it says something like "Sakura Katsuragi screams at 3 PM!
‘I wasn't told about this turn of events! I believe in Shinobu!’

Does that mean anything?
Well not anymore at this point but for volume 13 it's probably just marketing bait since 14 starts from 128~ so maybe it was when Sakura heard the tail end of the conversations between Shinobu and Fumi or saw the kiss is my guess.
 

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