It would also generally be surprising for a group that has been performing in a similar formation for years to not feel a hit from losing a member, much less the central one both in terms of stage presence and leadership.
Gotta actually give them a chance to grow into it.
This is the most recent chapter. Next one coming out on the 22nd.
Considering the actual main characters had so few appearances in this last volume you can probably count them on one hand, that would actually kind of tick me off :shamihuh:
Chances are she's been juggling being an idol and family stuff for quite some time. Would explain why she's been commuting from out in the sticks (check where Katsumada station is and try routing to Okayama).
I'd add the symbolism of the title page showing Maina in a wedding dress and Eri basically climbing an altar to meet her :meguu:
Honeymoon has been denied by Reo
サブスク in the original definitely means subscriptions but I dunno either, your guess is as good as mine. Maybe it's just supposed to be an odd thing to like.
Nah, it just doesn't have a set update schedule and the author kinda disappeared for a while.
You guys won't actually have to suffer that wait though, there have been 3 new chapters since with an average of 2 months between each.
I think she has both Eri and Maina figured out, and their relationship sort of irritates her -- particularly Eri's part in it. Both because she's the one Rena spends significantly more time with and has more insight into, but I reckon value disparity also plays a role. She's not steeped in idol...
I think you might be overthinking it? It's just Eripiyo drifting off into dreams/daydreams while working, with some vague implication they're not 100% dreams (Maina and Aya convo).