Boukansha no Koi - Vol. 2 Ch. 7

[MangaDex]

 

[sophrenia]

I made a mistake last release's post. I said it should finish either march or April. On looking at past dates of the releases, it looks that the chapters comes out once every 2 months lately and the mangaka has confirmed that the next chapter(second last) will be released by middle of next month. So the final chapter should be released mid May with the volume book coming out 3-4 months after, so last vol should come out maybe August or September? The last of my vol 2 stock should be released around the time the last chapter rolls out. We'll have a few months of waiting for vol 3 when I finish releasing vol 2.

 

[Mangafan2005]

I made a mistake last release's post. I said it should finish either march or April. On looking at past dates of the releases, it looks that the chapters comes out once every 2 months lately and the mangaka has confirmed that the next chapter(second last) will be released by middle of next month. So the final chapter should be released mid May with the volume book coming out 3-4 months after, so last vol should come out maybe August or September? The last of vol 2 should be released around the time the last chapter rolls out. We'll have a few months of waiting for vol 3 when I finish releasing vol 2.

Wait, so the manga is ending or the volume is ending?

 

[sophrenia]

Wait, so the manga is ending or the volume is ending?

manga. It's based on a one volume novel so it only has 3 volumes in total.

 

[kiero13]

Ah these two idiots are back

 

[catbot158]

Austin sounds like one of those neighborhood kids who every kid is annoyed with because he’s a menace but can’t do anything about because the parents believe he’s a saint. AKA a real pain in the neck.

I have a feeling he may already realize what’s going on, but likes playing around with everyone so he won’t reveal anything. But the pressure is there, oh boy 🙃

 

[ipmanvsthemask]

I made a mistake last release's post. I said it should finish either march or April. On looking at past dates of the releases, it looks that the chapters comes out once every 2 months lately and the mangaka has confirmed that the next chapter(second last) will be released by middle of next month. So the final chapter should be released mid May with the volume book coming out 3-4 months after, so last vol should come out maybe August or September? The last of vol 2 should be released around the time the last chapter rolls out. We'll have a few months of waiting for vol 3 when I finish releasing vol 2.

Wait, so will this be a complete adaptation of the novel?

 

[ipmanvsthemask]

Damn, I wish Noah wasn't so blatantly in love with Rachel, man. It kinda undermines the premise of the story.

 

[sophrenia]

Wait, so will this be a complete adaptation of the novel?

Yes, though of course there are scenes and dialogues cut from the manga since the mangaka has to fit the novel into 3 books.

 

[catbot158]

Damn, I wish Noah wasn't so blatantly in love with Rachel, man. It kinda undermines the premise of the story.

I don’t think it totally undermines it. I do agree that him being totally uninterested in Rachel would make more sense, but I can see the beauty and tragedy unfolding. He doesn’t seem to recognize that he does love Rachel, and if he ever does, it’ll probably be when it’s too late…

The real tragedy of this story is that Rachel can’t let go of this love and makes terrible choices that only make things worse for herself. Both Noah and Rachel are acting on selfish whims while hurting themselves in the process, while trying to keep up appearances to their families and society.

I dunno, that’s just how I feel, your opinion is totally valid 👍

 

[ipmanvsthemask]

I don’t think it totally undermines it. I do agree that him being totally uninterested in Rachel would make more sense, but I can see the beauty and tragedy unfolding.

I don't think that Noah should be totally uninterested in Rachel since I think the end goal of this story is for the two of them to get together. But he's just too interested in Rachel too suddenly, I feel. Like the first chapter has him shooing her out of the room and then, 2 chapters later, he's already prioritizing her over his rude friends while being really afraid of offending her. I just want to see more of the build up.

and if he ever does, it’ll probably be when it’s too late…

That would be pretty interesting to see happen.

The real tragedy of this story is that Rachel can’t let go of this love and makes terrible choices that only make things worse for herself. Both Noah and Rachel are acting on selfish whims while hurting themselves in the process, while trying to keep up appearances to their families and society.

Oh totally, this whole series is predicated on the both of them making really unsound decisions. But that's what we're here for, isn't it?

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[xunkissed]

I don't think that Noah should be totally uninterested in Rachel since I think the end goal of this story is for the two of them to get together. But he's just too interested in Rachel too suddenly, I feel. Like the first chapter has him shooing her out of the room and then, 2 chapters later, he's already prioritizing her over his rude friends while being really afraid of offending her. I just want to see more of the build up.

That would be pretty interesting to see happen.

Oh totally, this whole series is predicated on the both of them making really unsound decisions. But that's what we're here for, isn't it?

IDK if using chapters as a basis to how fast their relationship develop because that scene where he was shooing Rachel away is from a few years ago and it's only supposed to be 3 volume manga. And even back when they were kids, Noah protected her from the teasing when she first moved, that's part of why Rachel was even in love with him in the first place.

I would say the build up happened with Rachel's constant visits to Alicia. If Rachel was able to fall in love with Alicia (not romantically but ykwim), during that same time frame it's not far-fetched that Noah's feelings was changing parallel to the feelings Rachel felt (seeing Rachel be the source of Alicia's happiness, like how Alicia is the source of Noah's happiness but eventually loving them for themselves). Seeing Rachel love Alicia so much definitely puts her into a new light to him. But we mostly don't see it because we follow Rachel POV.

We got a hint of it during his POV Chapter tho. His subconscious feelings only started giving him turmoil after he realizes Rachel is of marriageable age and already has a potential husband from jealousy. With how he reacted with Alicia AND Rachel moving away, the author already put hints before the marriage agreement started about his feelings for Rachel. So now he's a bundle of confused feelings especially after Rachel suggested their arrangement. And it doesn't help that Rachel keeps saying he's like a brother, when he is already automatic brother-zoned by his first love.