Batuque - Vol. 9 Ch. 89 - Beast

[MangaDex]

 

[BTRNDL]

Chapter isn't even out on the Tonari no Young Jump site yet, thank you so much Team Duwang.

Icchi's faces are always a delight, glad to see she up so fast, I thought shw would stay knocked out for a chapter or two.

 

[Kirakirakirakay]

KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKEN!!!!!!!!!!! IT HAS BEEN 24 CHAPTERS!!!!

Maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder because I don't remember Kraken being such a piece of trash. I'm happy to him him in action though and hope there's more of him next chapter. Seeing Sakura throw him so easily is very satisfying, haha.

 

[the9813]

Icchi the Killer

 

[Ghetsis]

oh wow that was fast. Thanks TD!!!
In case some ppl don't remember. There were a few hints regarding what Kraken's ... wonderful profession is.
https://mangadex.org/chapter/813881/3
https://mangadex.org/chapter/841057/5
https://mangadex.org/chapter/846473/7

I also appreciate the TL notes alot, as I did not know any of them!!!


One suggestion(?), regarding Sakura's insult on the last page:
So when I tried searching to figure out what the heck "ika yarou" was, the majority of results pointed to it being part of the catchphrase of a One Piece character. ("Ika" is squid, yarou is like a derogatory way to refer to someone, so like "bastard" and what not). (since md is having errors i can't link it at the moment (or it was already taken down based on the recent site news), but in ch 44 of the OP fan tl on here, it's "squid-faced bastard")
So I could be wrong, but I think Sakura's insult is supposed to be a One Piece reference, especially since a Kraken is like a squid.

 

[a2j04vm0]

@Ghetsis
https://i.imgur.com/XWKCirp.png
https://i.imgur.com/96mRW1X.png
イカ野郎 means people who smell like squids because they jerk off too much.

 

[Ghetsis]

@a2j04vm0
oh thank you for the info!!!! I only saw the page where the first screenshot is from and since the person says they found it from OP i assumed it originated from there......................
That’s a hilarious insult though. I’m sad there’s like no direct English translation for it, haha.

 

[Petrichormus]

Yukina is so sweet to icchi that one might forget that she's mad about icchi going after her boyfriend's dick lol

By the way, it's fantastic that this arc went into a fullblown gang civil war of a bunch of cosplayers (look at their outfit man lmao)

 

[erryky]

God, just look at pg. 22. That details on the water surfaces, the flowing hair. This is monthly manga work as it should be.

 

[Limbowo]

You startled the witch!

 

[SatouPendragonlvl313]

@Ghetsis Interesting, it only occurred to me now that the "hostess" club Shyun (blond boxer chick) worked for...was recently under management by Kraken? Remember how he stepped into the fight between Rei and Shyun, saying he didn't want the products to be damaged and hurt the bottom line.

 

[Eiry]

Thank you for the update ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 

[Ghetsis]

@SatouPendragonlvl313
Ooh, I didn't consider that possibility. Interesting! https://mangadex.org/chapter/845483/13 that makes this page make a lot more sense! (which might also be the one you were referring to)
https://mangadex.org/chapter/842972/5 Also now I think what Kraken says here, about her being "no.1", is a reference to "no.1 violent hostess."

 

[SatouPendragonlvl313]

@ghetsis

her being "no.1", is a reference to "no.1 violent hostess.

Another nice catch! I did not realize that he might not have been only referring to her good looks.

Since we're speculating, what if the word that the unidentified gentleman's head is covering is... "Ogun" 🤣
https://mangadex.org/chapter/1000406/15 Then again, I don't know why Kraken adds an "O" in front of Shyun's name whenever he calls hers. Could be Club Oshyun?

 

[Ghetsis]

＠SatouPendragonlvl313
Oooh, that's a good guess! Did not consider that! Also I just remembered that her saying she works "the night shift" in 61 is a hint to her hostess job.
I want to know all about how OU works now... Like something my friend brought up to me, is that Don's sweater has the same symbol as Tetsuma's necklace (minus the snake). So who knits the OU sweaters and do they have more merch?? lol
The "o" in Oshyun is just an honorific btw.
https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/44670/can-the-honorific-%E3%81%8A-be-used-with-a-persons-name

 

[a2j04vm0]

@Ghetsis
@SatouPendragonlvl313
It's also an Easter egg.
Oshun is a goddess of femininity and beauty in Yoruba religion.

 

[Levankua]

FUCK HIM UP SAKURA

 

[henryvonmouse01]

This is the only time I root for a sakura with super strength

 

[JonRa]

Of course the boss didn't kill Kraken, he is the pimp in charge of put in place all the bitches in town