GraPara! - Ch. 131 - Would You Break Up with Her? (Censored)

[box2024]

Honestly, my absolute minimum while I cling onto hope is that Shinobu and Sakura get at least 1 face to face over the remaining 6 chapters and talk. That's it, I don't care if Shinobu brings up the misunderstanding or anything atp, that they just talk, let each other know they're doing ok and that'll probably enough for me to if that's the limit of Katsura Airi writing ability.

I don't think it matters at this point.

 

[diphuc1]

I don't think it matters at this point.

No it really doesn't ig but it could show Katsura Airi cared a little bit and earn a smidgeon of goodwill which might benefit her career in the long run as a consideration. Shinobu and Sakura started out in the beginning of this manga not ok, on the verge of giving up on their dreams, but by supporting each other for 120 chapters they've now achieved their dreams albeit not in the way they expected. The ultimate closure needs to happen, don't leave it off on a breakup text and some proxy fuckboi meeting, just let them have a simple face to face and have them tell each other they'll be ok now.

 

[box2024]

This manga ending soon is good the faster it ends the faster I can forget about this stupid train wreck of a manga you guys though have been fun to talk to.

 

[Alsatia]

No it really doesn't ig but it could show Katsura Airi cared a little bit and earn a smidgeon of goodwill which might benefit her career in the long run as a consideration. Shinobu and Sakura started out in the beginning of this manga not ok, on the verge of giving up on their dreams, but by supporting each other for 120 chapters they've now achieved their dreams albeit not in the way they expected. The ultimate closure needs to happen, don't leave it off on a breakup text and some proxy fuckboi meeting, just let them have a simple face to face and have them tell each other they'll be ok now.

Hard agree. This isn't the time to be a dumbass and screw over a manga you've worked 3 years on just to throw it away because of your stupid mistake to have 129 happen.

Own up to it, learn from it.
This isn't the hentai world, sweetie. This is a more open and public domain. You simply reap what you sow.

Satisfy the readers with SOMETHING. The Fumi sex scene will be nice but not enough. This story was about 2 people down on their luck and pursuing their dreams together. You've managed to end your hentai/manga story decently. You can do it here.

Give Shinobu and Sakura their talk.

 

[Alsatia]

And for the love of God, show the artist some gratitude by recommending them to other mangakas. The art is so good and I don't want their potential wasted because of what happened to GraPara!

 

[diphuc1]

And for the love of God, show the artist some gratitude by recommending them to other mangakas. The art is so good and I don't want their potential wasted because of what happened to GraPara!

Their X activity is really low but if they get another project going right after the conclusion of GraPara! I'm sure they'll change up their pfp/banner and start reposting or tweeting about it at the bare minimum, I do like the artist a lot, hopefully they don't like Katsura Airi too much but we don't know til the end.

 

[box2024]

Hard agree. This isn't the time to be a dumbass and screw over a manga you've worked 3 years on just to throw it away because of your stupid mistake to have 129 happen.

Own up to it, learn from it.
This isn't the hentai world, sweetie. This is a more open and public domain. You simply reap what you sow.

Satisfy the readers with SOMETHING. The Fumi sex scene will be nice but not enough. This story was about 2 people down on their luck and pursuing their dreams together. You've managed to end your hentai/manga story decently. You can do it here.

Give Shinobu and Sakura their talk.

Honestly if shinobu just views Sakura as a bad memory I would chalk that up as a win have fumi just completely override her memory.

All right bullying frogs mom and revenge comes out on Thursdays so Wednesdays for me.

 

[A.Tanakaaa]

Sorry to say this. My friend just told me the photo Sukura x fucboy in chapter 131 is not in the fucboy's room. It may be in Sakura's new room. So, Sukura didn't move in with the fucboy but stay alone but she already changed her boyfriend forever as a cheap NTR character (get raped then addicted to pleasure and throw away love just to have sex with the rapist).

My friend said the author completely destroyed the Sakura character already and pushed Shinobu to pair with Fumi. Now she only wait to see whether the story will continue using the same strategy as "Guilty Circle" (changed the heroine to continue) or just end it here.

IMHO, the author will end Grapara badly because she was unhappy about being ordered to stop the series. So, Grapara for me will end soon.

To be noticed, Kodansha normally protects its authors' images by prohibiting them from engaging in arguments with fans. It's abnormal that this time they allowed Airi Katsura to bicker with fans at will as if Kodansha no longer wished to work with her anymore and was content to let her ruin her own reputation.

Sorry for tagging you guys ( @box2024 @Alsatia @RaiKaiser @jonasadan @whorainzone ) but after talking with my friend who is a big fan, it seems her analysis is correct. Sukara will never return to Shinobu and the truth will never been told. IMHO, Airi Katsura wants a bad ending to spite Kodansha.

I hope Katsura Airi won't do that, but I have to prepare myself for the possibility that it might actually happen.

 

[RaiKaiser]

I hope Katsura Airi won't do that, but I have to prepare myself for the possibility that it might actually happen.

I agree; no truth being told, then the story becomes pointless entirely. A relationship set up from the start, after hundreds of chapters only to be ruined by misunderstanding and no resolution? I understand if it is because if it is about to be axed, but this would degrade Airi's writing even more and her reputation would go even lower as a writer. If she knows how bad this can be for her, she'll have to think what is best for the MC's story, as she already essentially ruined the FMC's side.

 

[SS-2010]

A volume has 9 to 10 chapters so 5 to 6 left but the next volume comes out on the 6 which would be the day 137 would come out. Granted everything we know is about it possibility ending is still just a rumor and your friend could be wrong about that.I

I hope so, pal.

But if Shinobu x Fumi comes so soon (may be chapter 132 to 134) to please the remaining fans, Grapara rarely continues.

Grapara broke its premise that "Shinobu protects Sakura" in chapter 129. Japanese readers also gave comment on chapter 129 that this series was finished. Many people say goodbye. But I was not sure at that time. Now, I think those Japanese comments were correct.

For me, the fact that my friend mentioned Kodansha never allows its creators to get into public spats with fans but let Airi Katsura do it freely on her X account @airikatsura , makes it quite clear that they had decided not to work with her anymore.

It's obvious when comparing to the illustrator of Grapara, Keishi Nishikida sensei, x account @nishikidakeishi. He just replied to no one who complained to him.

This sheds light on why she destroyed Grapara, even though she knew very well it would upset the readers.

Preparing for bad news is better than suddenly hearing it and going into shock. Sorry again to make you upset.

 

[RaiKaiser]

I hope so, pal.

But if Shinobu x Fumi comes so soon (may be chapter 132 to 134) to please the remaining fans, Grapara rarely continues.

Grapara broke its premise that "Shinobu protects Sakura" in chapter 129. Japanese readers also gave comment on chapter 129 that this series was finished. Many people say goodbye. But I was not sure at that time. Now, I think those Japanese comments were correct.

For me, the fact that my friend mentioned Kodansha never allows its creators to get into public spats with fans but let Airi Katsura do it freely on her X account @airikatsura , makes it quite clear that they had decided not to work with her anymore.

It's obvious when comparing to the illustrator of Grapara, Keishi Nishikida sensei, x account @nishikidakeishi. He just replied to no one who complained to him.

This sheds light on why she destroyed Grapara, even though she knew very well it would upset the readers.

Preparing for bad news is better than suddenly hearing it and going into shock. Sorry again to make you upset.

Like hearing that Undead Labs unloading reveals about State of Decay 3, and it being released by next year, only for it to be sold off and the game might be cancelled entirely. Man I have been waiting for that game for so long, but yeah, prepare for the worst.

 

[diphuc1]

For me, the fact that my friend mentioned Kodansha never allows its creators to get into public spats with fans but let Airi Katsura do it freely on her X account @airikatsura , makes it quite clear that they had decided not to work with her anymore.

Was the tone of the the og JP that harsh in that one tweet? TL didn't seem too bad but its a TL in end. For the artist sake I'm praying we don't get the announcement until its really a proper time to end.

 

[box2024]

I hope so, pal.

But if Shinobu x Fumi comes so soon (may be chapter 132 to 134) to please the remaining fans, Grapara rarely continues.

Grapara broke its premise that "Shinobu protects Sakura" in chapter 129. Japanese readers also gave comment on chapter 129 that this series was finished. Many people say goodbye. But I was not sure at that time. Now, I think those Japanese comments were correct.

For me, the fact that my friend mentioned Kodansha never allows its creators to get into public spats with fans but let Airi Katsura do it freely on her X account @airikatsura , makes it quite clear that they had decided not to work with her anymore.

It's obvious when comparing to the illustrator of Grapara, Keishi Nishikida sensei, x account @nishikidakeishi. He just replied to no one who complained to him.

This sheds light on why she destroyed Grapara, even though she knew very well it would upset the readers.

Preparing for bad news is better than suddenly hearing it and going into shock. Sorry again to make you upset.

She has done this before with readers and I wouldn't say she was being antagonistic with fans plus with all the collaboration she's doing it's clear she is making them money so I'm not so sure it's coming to an end just yet.

 

[box2024]

Right now its all just speculation at this point 132 well tell us what's going on if it's rushed then it's ending.plus she has been real quiet on X lately.

 

[SS-2010]

Their X activity is really low but if they get another project going right after the conclusion of GraPara! I'm sure they'll change up their pfp/banner and start reposting or tweeting about it at the bare minimum, I do like the artist a lot, hopefully they don't like Katsura Airi too much but we don't know til the end.

And for the love of God, show the artist some gratitude by recommending them to other mangakas. The art is so good and I don't want their potential wasted because of what happened to GraPara!

There is no need to worry about Keishi Nishikida sensei at all, as he is already well-known. He is renowned for his illustration on "My Wife is Wagatsuma-san" (Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome), a collaboration with an author Yu Kuraishi sensei. His own original work was "Your Kiss is the Only Medicine" (Kisu Shite Kurenakya Shinjau). All his works are romcom except Grapara.

That is why he adhered to Kodansha's rule prohibiting arguments with fans in public.

 

[box2024]

There is no need to worry about Keishi Nishikida sensei at all, as he is already well-known. He is renowned for his illustration on "My Wife is Wagatsuma-san" (Wagatsuma-san wa Ore no Yome), a collaboration with an author Yu Kuraishi sensei. His own original work was "Your Kiss is the Only Medicine" (Kisu Shite Kurenakya Shinjau). All his works are romcom except Grapara.

That is why he adhered to Kodansha's rule prohibiting arguments with fans in public.

You mean the editor who suggested this storyline to the author?

 

[SS-2010]

Was the tone of the the og JP that harsh in that one tweet? TL didn't seem too bad but its a TL in end. For the artist sake I'm praying we don't get the announcement until its really a proper time to end.

Both harsh and not harsh, you can look at them by yourself in case the web admin didn't delete them.
https://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/title/02218/episode/439667

 

[SS-2010]

You mean the editor who suggested this storyline to the author?

No one knows their agreement. But both author and editor must foresee what will happen if they let the chapter 129 out.

My friend told me Keishi Nishikida sensei deleted his promotion of chapter 129 after the fans were in angers while Airi Katsura sensei falsely claimed that the chapter 129 received widespread praise and argued with readers abroad who she couldn't ask the web admin to delete their comments as she could do on the Japanese web.

It's my friend who told me Kodansha have decided not to work with her anymore, maybe the editor also. I don't know.

 

[diphuc1]

It's my friend who told me Kodansha have decided not to work with her anymore, maybe the editor also. I don't know.

This is interesting, not that I want to doubt you or your friend but is this confirmed with insider sources or just very evidenced speculation which may as well be the truth.

 

[diphuc1]

Well considering she did shut up on X, maybe Kodansha and her have been uh negotiating a 2nd chance or something...