Ikoku Nikki - Vol. 6 Ch. 30 - page.30

[MangaDex]

 

[LAMEASSDANIEL]

Makio is so cool

 

[kraize]

There was a spelling error on page 9, it should be ”Say” not “Same” twice. Guess the actual date is next chapter

 

[Serenata]

Uuuuhhh got hit with the "think about it" counter, there's no recovery from that... Don't escape from your own mind, you can't always expect others to lead you.

Emiri looks pretty happy, and although I understand why, it feels a little lonely that Asa doesn't know yet and of course, I wouldn't tell her either.

 

[areticentreader]

honestly I'm kinda getting worried for Asa because she's so terrified of being left out or left behind that I don't know what she'll do when she realizes that it's natural to not be in everyone else's lives completely. but maybe I'm reading too much into it bc of last chapter when Asa seemed to be the only one Emiri wasn't responding to

 

[binhex]

Looks like Emiri's friend likes likes her and I think Emiri is feeling mutual but confused. If she gets a girlfriend I hope Asa doesn't not become too jealous. Love this manga

 

[Pyoro]

Yes, this seems going into an Asa-bomb direction. "Everyone" is hooking up and (somewhat pointedly) not telling her. Giving her personality I wouldn't either (it's not like she's unlikable but she's a liiiiittle bit obnoxious), but it seems like Asa would take that pretty badly (understandably in her circumstances too).

 

[Ixtab]

@binhex judging from the other chapter i'm pretty sure they're already a thing.

 

[onthedot]

Yes Asa JUST THINK. Like previous chapters Asa's traits that stops her character development is that she doesn't want to think about the "difficult" stuffs and things that goes against her idea of norm

 

[Laparoscopic]

Poor Asa. Her parents are dead--no parental love.

Emiri is drifting away from her, and she can't figure out why.

Makio said from the beginning "I don't know if I can love you," and I'm sure Asa heard her words this chapter as being about her (she is a tad self-centered), meaning Makio can't/won't love her.

No wonder she's so obsessed with love. She's emotionally starved and frozen and afraid.

 

[Katsuramuki]

I think Asa's mom is not a bad person. She doesn't deserve to be hated by her sister that much. Siblings are annoy each other they criticize each other. But makio hates her like she killed their parents.
I'm sorry but I feel irritated by makio

 

[JKTV]

@Katsuramuki I don’t think it’s fair to think Makio’s feelings aren’t valid. Of course normal siblings may annoy and criticize each other but Makio isn’t “normal” as she says. So to her that rather caused her trauma that never left her side until she became an adult. She takes things differently.

 

[Pyoro]

We're also only getting Makio's perspective, and in her perspective her sister basically never said anything positive or good about her. Instead it's years and years of what's essentially some sort of misguided protectiveness ("You must be normal or you will hurt" - which then was actually the most hurtful thing in her life ...).

 

[armaturewires]

Wow, I feel like this chapter totally called me out.

My parents have been accusing me for a year now of ‘overthinking’ things since they want me to get married and have kids. I have so many reasons I’m not interested in marriage and children, a lot of them quite cryptic. And they’ve asked me to stop thinking too hard about these things because they fear it’ll just lead to pain.

But I think Makio puts it quite succinctly in this chapter. She acknowledges that her thinking may seem sad or cryptic to other but ultimately believes that she’s living the life that’s right for her. I’ve never seen a manga point out such a complicated emotion/thought in just a couple pages.

 

[seungyoon]

i guess i’m in the minority who actually like asa (not more than makio obviously) haha. like, i wouldn’t be friends w her irl the way she is at the moment but i like how she’s written. immature, yes, but at her age, who isn’t? insensitive and judgemental, sure. feel like that prob comes internalised from her mother and no one has chided her yet for doing so? i mean makio did nudge her once or twice, and emiri did push her away in the restaurant that one time, but with asa being asa unless you say it straightforwardly i don’t think she’ll ever realise lmao. from the way the story seems to be going i think she’ll get a super huge wake up call soon. thank you so much for translating!

 

[Mewth]

Yeah, think about it. Not everyone want significant others to build a family. But... As Asian, its hard to said

 

[Konodera]

This woman is slowly molding her niece to become a loner.
Not that it's a bad thing.
But she wants to feel these things.
She wants to force these things because she's in an environment (school) where people do things because other people are doing it
Her aunt might seem like a bad role model but she probably would have helped her out if Asa did have a crush on a boy...or a girl.
She would ask everyone around her how to deal with it.
But since she's her sister's daughter, she's seeing fragments of her sister still living on through her.
I really like this manga.

 

[Moodyz]

Yeah, think about it. Not everyone want significant others to build a family. But... As Asian, its hard to said

I got a vasectomy. Family shut up after that.

 

[Schnekk]

This manga is sooooo good!! Thank you so much for translating it! It’s a series I’d much rather read in English than in Japanese the first time because each line is so important and has so much impact... I want to understand it right away. Or, well, I want to have a clear impression right away, since it’s not like I understand the meaning behind the English right away necessarily... man. I really love the writing in this series. Makio-Chan’s always got something powerful or interesting to say. Asa’s adolescent struggles are good, too. I hope this keeps on going for a long time because I’m totally in love.

 

[Nixnaw]

Asa is just being a kid (more than her peers lol), but its okay we all grow differently.
Honestly, I love Makio so much, I struggle with overthinking too... I like that Makio is this guardian of acceptance, that not being 'normal' as society deems is okay, hopefully, Asa is able to see things that way as well.

@Moodyz What a chad move,. (claps)