Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover - Vol. 2 Ch. 14 - I was excited!

[Luxurway]

The person that Yae is texting on the phone has a four leaf clover as their pfp. Another time traveler perhaps?

 

[Schneemilch]

Could it be, that Yotsuha is the one who texts Yae? Maybe she uses him to further manipulate the timeline. Maybe he was more active in a former timeline, so now she holds him back.

 

[MagnaDrake]

Explosion? What the fuck did you do on your last rewind Yotsuha

 

[UhhExi]

THAT FUCKING SERVES YOU RIGHT YOU BITCH ASS PUSSY BOY YEAHHHHH

 

[D0ncoming5torm]

The noose will solve all your problems buddy, just let it embrace you around the neck.

 

[YamiTheWitch]

I am really interested in this manga and want to keep reading, but there's one thing on my mind in all of these 14 chapters. Are child protective services not a thing in japan? What's stopping Yotsuba from getting Uichi taken away and just away from all of these horrible fucks once and for all?

 

[Kongaii]

I’m pretty sure we’re gonna see her powers in action soon because that freak is gonna do something

 

[Dingo777]

I am really interested in this manga and want to keep reading, but there's one thing on my mind in all of these 14 chapters. Are child protective services not a thing in japan? What's stopping Yotsuba from getting Uichi taken away and just away from all of these horrible fucks once and for all?

My assumption is she tried and something worse happened.

 

[Septazia]

The moment the author wants to heighten the drama, he won't "ruin" the main story, he just needs to show the flashbacks, what Yotsuha went through.

 

[xyzzy]

Guys this isn’t NTR. NTR implies that he ever had a chance.

 

[Graywing]

Looks like explosion is back on the menu boys!! Thanks for the chapter!!!

 

[Shrimperor]

 

[Eeliejun]

Tbh, like another person said think the other person is Yotsuha in the messages. The clover is a big clue in my opinion and find it stronger the picture is just black. Also in the other chapter were he hanged himself she says it is not like that.

We will need to see but think two times are merged or something. Really freaking interesting manga. I can't wait on more because fuck love it.

 

[Kageura002]

At this point this insane Yae will kill Uichi

Spoiler

dude, you write spoiler.

 

[HopesEnd]

It's like watching the start of a train wreck in slow-motion...and we're in the train's path...but all we can do is watch as the train gets closer...and closer...

More like crossing a mine field as at this point I don't think say for sure if it will end badly but it does not look good.

 

[Essidus]

I have a very whatadoodle theory. Originally I was thinking Yotsuha was the mastermind behind Uichi's downfall. There are a lot of little things that give me that impression, but the two that stand out are the profile name on "his" private account- @fourleafcloverlv, and the icon for the person feeding Yamato advice has a clover icon. It isn't much, but Yotsuha's clover motif is too strong not to make the connection. Also, it's really weird that a totally random stranger would spend several years helping Yamato ensure Uichi gets bullied, AND uses her imagery. It could be someone we haven't met yet who also has a crush on her, or it's her.

But as I was reviewing the manga, I noticed another, more subtle theme. Time. We're introduced to Yotsuha watch first. In almost every scene, the watch gets featured at least once. At the end of chapter 1, we see presumably Uichi in a casket, from Yotsuha's perspective. Chapter 2, she knows what Uichi's mom is about to do and takes steps to keep him away while humbling her. No matter how much of a mastermind she is, there's no way to anticipate that, right?

Chapter 3, she knows exactly where to put the toy, to make the bully Eito fall onto the tracks. Chapter 4, she gives him a clover ring that happens to protect his hand from the razor blade in chapter 5. Chapter 4 again, she lets slip that she knows exactly how bad the bullying has been. Chapter 6, it's either a mega manga coincidence, or she knows he's having a terrible nightmare and calls him to break through it. That same chapter, she has a nightmare about him hanging himself. Could be an expression of her 'dere level of worry, or it could be her reflecting on something she's seen. The chapter end text is telling, though. "It will never heal. Tears forever locked away."

Chapter 7, she instantly clenches up when Yamato arrives. She grabs his wrist when he was doing the anime dismissive handwave thing, thinking he was going to attack. She knows what he's about already. Chapter 9, she thinks "Let's give it a try" before running into a senior who gives her the book that helps to prove that Yamato was behind the bullying. And she flips through it and happens to land on the exact place where it can be proved. Same chapter, she recalls a bloody baseball bat. But we've never seen anything like that, and certainly not within her frame of reference. Closest is that video of him bloodied and prostrating, but she has no reason to know about that.

Chapter 10, she sabotages the door to the storage room, knowing Satsuki would go there in Chapter 11, despite them having never met previously. Chapter 11, she tells Uichi she's gotten really good at making friends, but she hasn't made any yet. Chapter 13, she already knows that Yamato is being fed instructions, and plants the seeds for others to think about that. Also, she just happens to be carrying a photo that proves he must be the bully. Chapter 14, she thinks to herself that "we won't get an explosion tomorrow" like she was avoiding a flag.

Finally, back to the watch. It isn't the only time clocks show up. Nearly every chapter, there is a clock in frame, either directly or in the background. Time is a theme for this manga as much as clovers are.

So with all that evidence, I believe that Yotsuha is in some kind of Re:Zero style time loop, trying to save Uichi from dying.

 

[Dingo777]

I have a very whatadoodle theory. Originally I was thinking Yotsuha was the mastermind behind Uichi's downfall. There are a lot of little things that give me that impression, but the two that stand out are the profile name on "his" private account- @fourleafcloverlv, and the icon for the person feeding Yamato advice has a clover icon. It isn't much, but Yotsuha's clover motif is too strong not to make the connection. Also, it's really weird that a totally random stranger would spend several years helping Yamato ensure Uichi gets bullied, AND uses her imagery. It could be someone we haven't met yet who also has a crush on her, or it's her.

But as I was reviewing the manga, I noticed another, more subtle theme. Time. We're introduced to Yotsuha watch first. In almost every scene, the watch gets featured at least once. At the end of chapter 1, we see presumably Uichi in a casket, from Yotsuha's perspective. Chapter 2, she knows what Uichi's mom is about to do and takes steps to keep him away while humbling her. No matter how much of a mastermind she is, there's no way to anticipate that, right?

Chapter 3, she knows exactly where to put the toy, to make the bully Eito fall onto the tracks. Chapter 4, she gives him a clover ring that happens to protect his hand from the razor blade in chapter 5. Chapter 4 again, she lets slip that she knows exactly how bad the bullying has been. Chapter 6, it's either a mega manga coincidence, or she knows he's having a terrible nightmare and calls him to break through it. That same chapter, she has a nightmare about him hanging himself. Could be an expression of her 'dere level of worry, or it could be her reflecting on something she's seen. The chapter end text is telling, though. "It will never heal. Tears forever locked away."

Chapter 7, she instantly clenches up when Yamato arrives. She grabs his wrist when he was doing the anime dismissive handwave thing, thinking he was going to attack. She knows what he's about already. Chapter 9, she thinks "Let's give it a try" before running into a senior who gives her the book that helps to prove that Yamato was behind the bullying. And she flips through it and happens to land on the exact place where it can be proved. Same chapter, she recalls a bloody baseball bat. But we've never seen anything like that, and certainly not within her frame of reference. Closest is that video of him bloodied and prostrating, but she has no reason to know about that.

Chapter 10, she sabotages the door to the storage room, knowing Satsuki would go there in Chapter 11, despite them having never met previously. Chapter 11, she tells Uichi she's gotten really good at making friends, but she hasn't made any yet. Chapter 13, she already knows that Yamato is being fed instructions, and plants the seeds for others to think about that. Also, she just happens to be carrying a photo that proves he must be the bully. Chapter 14, she thinks to herself that "we won't get an explosion tomorrow" like she was avoiding a flag.

Finally, back to the watch. It isn't the only time clocks show up. Nearly every chapter, there is a clock in frame, either directly or in the background. Time is a theme for this manga as much as clovers are.

So with all that evidence, I believe that Yotsuha is in some kind of Re:Zero style time loop, trying to save Uichi from dying.

I find your theory in the mastermind interesting, but while I liked your breakdown about the time loop thing, it’s uh… it’s pretty obvious.

I would like to add one thing though, if she IS a time traveller (which like, duh) then it’s possible that the mastermind IS her from “this” timeline and she’s basically come back to stop herself. Why is anyones guess though.

 

[Essidus]

I find your theory in the mastermind interesting, but while I liked your breakdown about the time loop thing, it’s uh… it’s pretty obvious.

I would like to add one thing though, if she IS a time traveller (which like, duh) then it’s possible that the mastermind IS her from “this” timeline and she’s basically come back to stop herself. Why is anyones guess though.

Well that's embarrassing. I was so caught up with my idea of her being the mastermind that I didn't notice the time looper thing until later, and thought that was the bigger reveal.

My even more speculative theory about why she was masterminding his trauma is also almost too "normal" to talk about in comparison, but I'm leaning toward her just being Yandere. She's trying to isolate him so that he has to rely entirely on her for emotional support, thus having him all to herself. But there isn't enough evidence of this yet- mostly just the few times she's said she cares more about him than the universe itself.

If we assume both time loop and yandere mastermind are true, we could also assume that her original self went too far and drove him to suicide. She finds out too late, and finds a way to loop back. This manga is very keen on details, so for now I figure that both the watch and the institute she lived in are involved.

 

[Dingo777]

Well that's embarrassing. I was so caught up with my idea of her being the mastermind that I didn't notice the time looper thing until later, and thought that was the bigger reveal.

My even more speculative theory about why she was masterminding his trauma is also almost too "normal" to talk about in comparison, but I'm leaning toward her just being Yandere. She's trying to isolate him so that he has to rely entirely on her for emotional support, thus having him all to herself. But there isn't enough evidence of this yet- mostly just the few times she's said she cares more about him than the universe itself.

If we assume both time loop and yandere mastermind are true, we could also assume that her original self went too far and drove him to suicide. She finds out too late, and finds a way to loop back. This manga is very keen on details, so for now I figure that both the watch and the institute she lived in are involved.

This story has a lot of ways it could go and honestly all of them could be interesting.

 

[sillybear25]

Re: The meme at the end:
Obligatory "look at her knees"