Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori - Vol. 8 Ch. 40

[MangaDex]

 

[EJLav]

I really love seeing her perspective! An endearing break from the main drama

 

[Nexxurio]

That was a nice break

 

[outinthegardener]

After the main ship got scuttled, a new ship is... unveiled at the dry dock? A sailor hints that it will be unmoored? I won't say the boat is wet yet.

 

[crazyace18]

Ahhhhhh I knew he liked her!!! Thank you for the chapter 💜

 

[logthoughts]

Hoping this is the beginning of Shinobu gearing up to have a come to Jesus discussion with Aoko.

 

[Crystalball]

Good for her.

 

[purple-emily]

We all needed this chapter. A little break for Shinobu, a little break for us.

The panel where she's standing in the store, feeling helpless, surrounded by all the items, works really well. She felt really small and trapped.

 

[knthomsen]

Time for best girl to shine

 

[IvanXav]

Well that was super fucking cute. Shinobu truly is the hidden heart of the comic in some ways - glad she's finally coming a bit more into focus <3

 

[midsommarmurders]

Lord, I needed this after the last few chapters angst up ahead though let's gooooo

 

[Sukebey]

Shinobu 🥺

 

[nowaynohow]

Thank you for the translation!

 

[Beregorn]

For a moment I thought we were going for a surprise yuri attack...

 

[ApronOn]

So much for this chapter I know life has been full for you. I really appreciate it! This was such a delight and so wonderful and important timely reminder for about caring for ourselves.

 

[Regular_user2]

Awn, I really liked this chapter. I see quite a bit of myself in Shinobu, no wonder she's my favorite character in this story.

One thing I learned by being in her position is that we got to respect our friend's agency. Even if it's a stupid decision, it's their decision. We don't need to agree with it, but if you don't want to end your friendship over it, then you should respect it. I hope that the two talk again without forcing Aoko to agree with her because that will only backfire again.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[totallytotally]

Supporting characters written 100x better than the main cast, and a side story that puts even further into perspective how broken Aoko is. Weird story.

 

[MistyBlue]

Aww I’m happy when nice side characters like Shinobu get some love

 

[et236587]

Shinobu is such a cutie, so I'm glad to see some focus on her.

I hope she doesn't feel too burdened by how to best support her friend, I've certainly been in her shoes. Sometimes it's best to be a good support, but it's hard to find the right line between support and lovingly callling them out on their issues.