Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House - Vol. 29 Ch. 311 - Bring It with Me

[MangaDex]

 

[JumboWheat01]

Kenta's just a good boy. And Granny is simply the number one of all grannies.

 

[Laparoscopic]

Not that I don't love Kenta & his back story, but, as we have so few issues left, I want more of our caterer!

 

[Seinvolf]

Thank u always for ur great work...
^^...

The "correct" couraging word manytimes hard to be find, but granma just still deliver it...

 

[alacaelum]

Granny is just... special.

 

[HoneyPopper]

Granny cutting onions today

 

[friendly]

It's hard, to give something up. Even harder to have to give it up because you're not capable anymore. Physical skills like sports, dancing, cooking, art... it can be easy to have something break down. But they're also fields you find so much devotion in.

That's tough to give up on. I think granny put it just right.

 

[NotSoNinja]

Guys... why does it say 'completed' ? I'm not ready to say goodbye to this series.

 

[Liar]

Honestly, it's sad to lose your dream like that thanks to an injury.

Guys... why does it say 'completed' ? I'm not ready to say goodbye to this series.

Because it is completed, and we're just catching up to it with the translations.

 

[fight2live]

Granny Nodzuki continues to be the MVP

 

[huntercheco]

Truly Kenta's volume

 

[justanothermanganerd]

mangaka really got bored of everything maiko for a long time huh. Feels like it's been mostly kenta for a year or two

 

[Camillionaire]

mangaka really got bored of everything maiko for a long time huh. Feels like it's been mostly kenta for a year or two

Part of me thinks she wrote herself into a bit of a corner with Kiyo, who is really nice and quirky and sweet but doesn't really do anything for the narrative the way Sumire and Kenta do. Not to undervalue Kiyo's role in the story - she is a HUGE PART and the series has shown her importance to others again and again - but as the caterer she just... cooks. Her role is to (literally) stay in the kitchen and make sure other people have what they need to go out and be the best they can be.

And she does it phenomenally! BUT (and this is my big caveat) that doesn't actually stay interesting from a story-telling perspective when there's all the Kagai and Kyoto and Sumire's journey as a maiko to explore. If the story stayed with Kiyo and ONLY Kiyo the entire time, it would not be anywhere near as interesting. (After all, how many chapters of "Kiyo thinks, 'hmmm, what should I cook today?', Kiyo goes shopping, Kiyo gets inspired by Random Thing, Kiyo makes good food and everyone says, 'Delicious! Thank you for the food! We're off!'" Could a readership take before it gets way too repetitive?)

All that said, while I do like Kenta's story, it really hasn't added much except more pages and volumes. True, him being in Kyoto more has helped Sumire realize/incorporate her feelings instead of just ignoring them, but I'm not sure if we needed to spend this much time with him.

 

[justanothermanganerd]

Part of me thinks she wrote herself into a bit of a corner with Kiyo, who is really nice and quirky and sweet but doesn't really do anything for the narrative the way Sumire and Kenta do. Not to undervalue Kiyo's role in the story - she is a HUGE PART and the series has shown her importance to others again and again - but as the caterer she just... cooks. Her role is to (literally) stay in the kitchen and make sure other people have what they need to go out and be the best they can be.

The title is The Caterer at the Maiko house so while she was the main character it always made tons of sense to have lots of story about everything happening at the maiko house. Kenta has been primarily so incredibly disconnected from all of that it doesn't even feel like the same manga and probably confirmation bias it's felt like the primary focus for years and we have like 15 chapters left and we're what? mostly wrapping up kenta's story? Did y'all know he's a hard worker that injured his arm yet?

 

[phoenixir]

And so he starts on a path to find something else he can channel his passion into

 

[Mekiaa]

The story is about three childhood friends who had dreams. One failed but still found fulfilment in supporting others achieve the dream she couldn't. One was almost successful but had to give up the dream. And Sumire? She's the only one of the three who achieved their dream.

All that to say that I enjoy Kenta's journey because it provides a contrast to Kiyo and Sumire's journey. Kiyo was the one who failed first, Kenta was the one who had to give up half way and Sumire is the one who can achieve her dreams.