Hoshikuzu Telepath - Vol. 5 Ch. 51 - Worthy Rival Rocketeer

[MangaDex]

 

[Batzi]

Thanks for continuing this, really love it

 

[yura_topface]

In Japan, children are given money in special envelopes (otoshidama-bukuro or poti-bukuro) on New Year's Eve. The amount depends on the child's age and the relationship between the giver and the recipient. There are no strict rules, but there are general guidelines. For high school students, the amount ranges from approximately 5,000 to 10,000 yen. In large families, it is common to give equal amounts to all children to avoid any resentment. Parents often encourage their children to save a portion of the money for the future, promoting financial literacy.

 

[irwen]

 

[yura_topface]

There is a translation error on the last panel.

Umika admits: "I... I-I spent... all the New Year's money I've been saving..." (or "I... I-I used up... all my New Year's gift money...")

 

[mycropen]

There is a translation error on the last panel.

Umika admits: "I... I-I spent... all the New Year's money I've been saving..." (or "I... I-I used up... all my New Year's gift money...")

っちゃ indicates a hypothetical. If you look it up, you'll find it's a contraction of と言えば or って言えば. You also see her holding it, so you'd have to think she kept the empty envelope. I guess I could have translated it more literally, but I don't believe she said that she's already used it.

 

[yura_topface]

This manga sometimes uses visual gags that cannot be explained logically. For example, the objects of their conversation suddenly appear in the characters' hands. Or a character changes clothes during a single phrase.

 

[yura_topface]

Money rarely comes up in the manga, but my guess is that Umika got 10,000 yen from her mom for New Year's and blew through it all by summer (she bought a space language dictionary, alien souvenirs, a robot for Matataki, and materials to build new rockets). It seems like she doesn't get a weekly allowance from her mom, so she's basically just counting on her next New Year's gift. That totally explains why she panics in volume 5 at the thought of any extra rocket expenses.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.