Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Hanatachi e - Vol. 3 Ch. 15.3
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If I had a nickel for every time I translated a yuri manga about an awkward loner with weird eyes trying to get to the bottom of a ghost haunting her classroom without directly talking to her I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's odd it happened twice.
We're certainly on the Hanamonogatari route; an anthology of bittersweet and wistful yuri. But I think Igarashi is determined to give every pair a happy ending. Now the real question: was SayoMizu the sickest it gets or is MiaBeh the sweetest it gets? Their flower is of course the Sunflower, but I've gone back and added a page at the end of chapter 11 for SayoMizu's less pronounced White Clover.
There's something to be said for how, even assuming there's no possibility of bad endings, the boxcutter leaves a looming shadow over the rest of the manga. Chapter 15 was unreasonably suspenseful at times. I hope Igarashi can maintain that unpredictable energy. In hindsight this is effectively a saccharine 58 page one-shot. The way they visually revert to their younger selves as Mia thanks Yamabe is a neat technique Igarashi was fond of in Dominant.
Igarashi described Yamabe as the kindest and most selfless character she'd ever written (trust me, nobody in Dominant is in the running) and felt emotionally overwhelmed drawing this chapter because good people deserve happiness. She told all those who had no faith in her to kneel and reflect on themselves (and said by that standard she'd need to kneel too). The world is at peace. I expect boxcutter dual wielding next arc.
Interesting that the volume should end here without returning to Kasumi and Haruyo. Though Yamabe and Mia's story is surely done. What's also interesting is the timeframe. Their reunion comes after Kasumi and Haruyo visited Yamabe, but then we get a 5 month timeskip. Which again doesn't mean anything; next chapter will surely be following Kasumi in the present. It's just something to think about, where Kasumi and Haruyo would be at by then.
And speaking of which, volume 3 released today.
Official chapter raws.
We're certainly on the Hanamonogatari route; an anthology of bittersweet and wistful yuri. But I think Igarashi is determined to give every pair a happy ending. Now the real question: was SayoMizu the sickest it gets or is MiaBeh the sweetest it gets? Their flower is of course the Sunflower, but I've gone back and added a page at the end of chapter 11 for SayoMizu's less pronounced White Clover.
There's something to be said for how, even assuming there's no possibility of bad endings, the boxcutter leaves a looming shadow over the rest of the manga. Chapter 15 was unreasonably suspenseful at times. I hope Igarashi can maintain that unpredictable energy. In hindsight this is effectively a saccharine 58 page one-shot. The way they visually revert to their younger selves as Mia thanks Yamabe is a neat technique Igarashi was fond of in Dominant.
Igarashi described Yamabe as the kindest and most selfless character she'd ever written (trust me, nobody in Dominant is in the running) and felt emotionally overwhelmed drawing this chapter because good people deserve happiness. She told all those who had no faith in her to kneel and reflect on themselves (and said by that standard she'd need to kneel too). The world is at peace. I expect boxcutter dual wielding next arc.
Interesting that the volume should end here without returning to Kasumi and Haruyo. Though Yamabe and Mia's story is surely done. What's also interesting is the timeframe. Their reunion comes after Kasumi and Haruyo visited Yamabe, but then we get a 5 month timeskip. Which again doesn't mean anything; next chapter will surely be following Kasumi in the present. It's just something to think about, where Kasumi and Haruyo would be at by then.
And speaking of which, volume 3 released today.
Official chapter raws.
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Mia commiting to a full body grab/hug over the table to make sure Yamabe wouldn't just disappear again, alongside her telling her manager to give Yamabe her number against all professional standards really tells you how badly Mia must have wanted to get this chance and succesfully keep hold of it.
She was not letting that desk ghost slip through her fingers ever again.
She was not letting that desk ghost slip through her fingers ever again.
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I burst into tears at page 8.
Recognizing Yamabe years later, all off the daydream image of straw-hat hair and sunflowers burned into her memory, is breath-taking, and encapsulates the profound impact Yamabe left on Mia-san.
The detective work, the constant wondering, Mia likely growing even closer to her classmates all in an effort to find her Desk Ghost--it's too much. That she even found her, but could never pinpoint Yamabe or talk to her then, is heartbreaking, but makes this reunion all the more a triumph.
The visuals are perfect and sublime as always. Nothing I say about the tone or the soft lighting or the emotional penstrokes will be novel here compared to previous chapters, but the showing of their schoolgirl selves in Mia's confession of happiness in reuniting is inspired.
And the fact that a five-month timeskip sees them on a trip over a decade in the making is the perfect pacing.
So much must have happened in that space of time, only for them to walk off into an Earth-bound field of Sunsets, hand-in-hand, and I don't think I could have hoped for anything more.
I only hope they do make an appearance again, even if their story is concluded with this delight of a 53-page work of art, just to see if Mia has cracked Yamabe's "ninny-ness" and captured her heart, in turn.
Thanks for all you do in TL'ing this series.
Recognizing Yamabe years later, all off the daydream image of straw-hat hair and sunflowers burned into her memory, is breath-taking, and encapsulates the profound impact Yamabe left on Mia-san.
The detective work, the constant wondering, Mia likely growing even closer to her classmates all in an effort to find her Desk Ghost--it's too much. That she even found her, but could never pinpoint Yamabe or talk to her then, is heartbreaking, but makes this reunion all the more a triumph.
The visuals are perfect and sublime as always. Nothing I say about the tone or the soft lighting or the emotional penstrokes will be novel here compared to previous chapters, but the showing of their schoolgirl selves in Mia's confession of happiness in reuniting is inspired.
And the fact that a five-month timeskip sees them on a trip over a decade in the making is the perfect pacing.
So much must have happened in that space of time, only for them to walk off into an Earth-bound field of Sunsets, hand-in-hand, and I don't think I could have hoped for anything more.
I only hope they do make an appearance again, even if their story is concluded with this delight of a 53-page work of art, just to see if Mia has cracked Yamabe's "ninny-ness" and captured her heart, in turn.
Thanks for all you do in TL'ing this series.
This was almost too cute, but I like their energy a lot. The imagery is again super nice. Igarashi has a great sense of composition. I hope that our main pair will be closer to the sunflower one than the boxcutter one...
(Somehow, I feel like the previous stories will give insight to Kasumi and Haruyo on how to navigate their relationship. Yeah, this last one ended well, but it took years...)
Thanks for the chapter and the translation notes!
(Somehow, I feel like the previous stories will give insight to Kasumi and Haruyo on how to navigate their relationship. Yeah, this last one ended well, but it took years...)
Thanks for the chapter and the translation notes!
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Yeah, there’s no way in HECKIN HECKSVILLE that Mia would have just let the mystery of the desk ghost go! And now she won’t let the ACTUAL ghost go either!
As always the notes just add that fascinating extra layer and are really appreciated! Also the translation as always is also superb!
Onwards to see what new varieties of flow… er… relationships are gonna blossom in this garden! 🥰🥰🥰
As always the notes just add that fascinating extra layer and are really appreciated! Also the translation as always is also superb!
Onwards to see what new varieties of flow… er… relationships are gonna blossom in this garden! 🥰🥰🥰
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That full body grab was amazing
Though the full body analysis are just as good ;D
Though the full body analysis are just as good ;D
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FUCK YEAH!!!!
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it's so sweet 
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OMG I BEG!!! MORE OF THEM GODAMNNIT!!!!!!!
THE TENSION???? THE CHEMISTRY????
THEY NEED TO FUCK.
THE TENSION???? THE CHEMISTRY????
THEY NEED TO FUCK.
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ough i love this series and all the different couples, cant believe its already 3 vols in
when i first discovered yuri, it was usually those anthologies where every chapter was a differentcouple friendship at the same school, so this is very nostalgic lol like The Secret Stairs by Konno Kita
when i first discovered yuri, it was usually those anthologies where every chapter was a different
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This was so sweet! Sweet enough to overwrite the boxcutter horror. I don't really want to think about the boxcutter couple anymore.
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They are my babies
Good to see the best, most wholesome couple getting their own cover! In a very romantic black background compared to our main twos white background.
Bought volume 3! Thanks for the reminder and thanks for the translation!
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