Mietemasu yo! Aizawa-san - Vol. 5 Ch. 29 - Michi's Losing It!!

[MangaDex]

 

[Beltaro]

To quote Dorothy on this chapter, "Solve your problems with yelling and violence!"

Chapter 30 is out and I plan to have it translated by tomorrow. I'll be translating a one-shot by Dorothy for Halloween as well.
Because I'm not up to date, I'll try not to spoil anything. But I will say the Honda vs Masaki arc has ended.
I did jot down some thoughts before 30's release so I'll try expanding on those without hinting whether I'm right or wrong:

I think this is the first clear view Michi's had of Mini Michi? It's her first appearance since the festival too. Kinda foreboding how MM is easily exhausted and fades out. She's probably not dead-ish again but it seems the festival only gave her a short-term burst of power rather than returning her to full strength. And without MM the barriers are gone and nothing can return Aizawa to normal.

Except a well-timed slap apparently. Michi's seriously lost it and who can blame her. Both Masaki and Honda are being pretty damn inconsiderate as she's caught in the crossfire. Honda would never want to hurt Michi but she's gone haywire with Masaki involved, lashing out with misguided concern last chapter and quickly forgetting the whole reason she came to the nurse's office: instead of helping Michi she's yelling in circles with Masaki again. And Masaki is self-destructing not caring who's in harms way. That's not even getting into the existential crisis they're giving the invisible ghost in the room.

Aizawa has seriously lost it. The interesting part is Aizawa temporarily forgetting what happened. When she's overcome with emotion, Aizawa almost behaves as if possessed, acting singlemindedly and losing short-term memories. Not that I'm saying it's literal possession - more akin to her ghostly id jacking her consciousness and acting on her uninhibited desires. It's something to keep note of as ghosts get fleshed out. And to compare to "Mizu" who similarly strangled Ange in ch26.

When Aizawa 'comes apart' (I have a hard time picking a phrase for that given how indescribably lovecraftian it is) there's further reinforcement it's a response to being forgotten, becoming literally formless/undefined. The thought of one of her biggest fans forgetting her is enough to kill(?) her, especially in Aizawa's emotionally frayed state given all that's worn her down lately.

There should only be enough pages in volume 5 for 1 more chapter. Dorothy promised DeLphi backstory this volume so I expect ch30 to swap back to Karasuma and Tear and give us details there. Every volume consistently ends on a few major twists/reveals - last time it was the existence of DeLphi's deceased 5th member, 'Mizu'. This time I'm sure we'll find out who she really is.

Anyway the composition went crazy on p18. Funny how Michi is so frustrated she doesn't even have the capacity to freak out over Aizawa melting this time. Important to note she gets another nosebleed there - not really sure what that means yet, likely Michi's powers straining, but to defend herself? To hold Aizawa together? It happens nearly every time Michi's exposed to high level ghosting but it's almost certainly a response on Michi's end and not a direct effect from Aizawa.

• Free-space praise for the tonal shifts when that spread gives way to the goofiest spread in the manga.
• And it looks like that's it for the theory Masaki can see ghosts. No way you wouldn't react to a girl going full eldritch on you. But she's not 100% normal given the "idol star vision" she's got going.

Here's your Aizawa Crossing cheat sheet:
Ange: goat
Tear: rabbit
Non: cat
Kasumi: sheep
Sayaka: wolf
Aizawa: dog
Michi: cat
Masaki: rabbit
Honda: bear
Seta: dog
Karasuma: bird

 

[Jackist]

This edible is shi- oh fuckkkkkk….

 

[Tcof]

Wow, a chapter that actually have the tittle character on it , how long it have been

 

[UdenEmpati]

Michi slapping Honda & Masaki was everything I needed from her.

She's been, understandably, so anxious and passive and thus more than a little impotent this whole way through thus far (on the whole; I know there's moments here and there where she's stepped up), but her losing her shit on the two of them was exactly what I've been hoping she'd do - actually stop fretting and worrying and overthinking, and simply act on pure impulse.

Strangely, in a manner similar to Aizawa and the other ghosties.

I have to wonder if she processed that she saw Mini Michi there; she has the "what the!?" moment, but MM fades almost immediately, and her actual thought process kicks in about how Aizawa was piloting her friend this whole time, once again. So she might have seen Past Her, but I don't know if I can say she was fully cognizant of her being there at that moment, or that MM was the one who freed Aizawa.
I do like that Michi's outburst pulled Aizawa back together. I don't know if that's what she intended, but the result is the same, so I'm hoping that she has enough awareness to come back to that moment to break it down for herself later on.
Really, I hope this is the start of Michi actually breaking down what's been going on, in a constructive manner. She's always in her own head and fretting and worrying and overanalyzing things, but never really to productive ends; it's a lot of rumination and spiraling, but it gets her nowhere and--as she says here--it's amounted to Aizawa being hurt again and again by her inaction or "wrong" actions.
Masaki still pisses me off, but I realize there's no real "villains" in this story, at least in terms of the archetypal "bad guy" who has to be defeated, and I'm sure that Masaki's trauma and baggage and generalized bullshit being resolved will (hopefully) mellow her out and make her less of a frustrating (if interesting and integral) inclusion to the manga.

(And I think that my gripes over her were borne of my fears of her character not seeing actual consequences for how she's been acting up to now - not really being checked by Honda, Michi obviously being too passive and timid to put her foot down, except right when she was being assaulted at the end of the previous chapter when it would have been too late - so her getting choked-out a little and then bitch slapped by Michi should hopefully kickstart her time of character growth and some actual addressing over Her Stuff, and all my concerns about her antics and the effects of that on the other characters should cease shortly.)

Either way, this remains a roller coaster of a series, and I'm so glad that it's being treated with such care and attention and love by the translation team. Super confused to this day no matter how many times I go back and parse each panel of every chapter, but I think it's half the fun learning a little bit more about what's really going on with each re-read and new chapter release.

Thanks, in effect, for the work on this, as always.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[Hyacyon]

thanks for the chapter!!!!!

 

[Shtoops]

Thanks for the chapter as always!

 

[miadiamia]

get em michi

 

[alfirizkyr]

Micchy snapped and boy did she snap.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[shemper]

Thank you for your work!

 

[saintnessMP]

Michi finally having the courage and guts? Go Michi go!

 

[MathMols]

Should have let her finish choking the bitch

 

[Ooshi_Somen]

from relatively passive to aggressively active harem protag is something others can only dream of

 

[Ooshi_Somen]

To quote Dorothy on this chapter, "Solve your problems with yelling and violence!"

Chapter 30 is out and I plan to have it translated by tomorrow. I'll be translating a one-shot by Dorothy for Halloween as well.
Because I'm not up to date, I'll try not to spoil anything. But I will say the Honda vs Masaki arc has ended.
I did jot down some thoughts before 30's release so I'll try expanding on those without hinting whether I'm right or wrong:

I think this is the first clear view Michi's had of Mini Michi? It's her first appearance since the festival too. Kinda foreboding how MM is easily exhausted and fades out. She's probably not dead-ish again but it seems the festival only gave her a short-term burst of power rather than returning her to full strength. And without MM the barriers are gone and nothing can return Aizawa to normal.

Except a well-timed slap apparently. Michi's seriously lost it and who can blame her. Both Masaki and Honda are being pretty damn inconsiderate as she's caught in the crossfire. Honda would never want to hurt Michi but she's gone haywire with Masaki involved, lashing out with misguided concern last chapter and quickly forgetting the whole reason she came to the nurse's office: instead of helping Michi she's yelling in circles with Masaki again. And Masaki is self-destructing not caring who's in harms way. That's not even getting into the existential crisis they're giving the invisible ghost in the room.

Aizawa has seriously lost it. The interesting part is Aizawa temporarily forgetting what happened. When she's overcome with emotion, Aizawa almost behaves as if possessed, acting singlemindedly and losing short-term memories. Not that I'm saying it's literal possession - more akin to her ghostly id jacking her consciousness and acting on her uninhibited desires. It's something to keep note of as ghosts get fleshed out. And to compare to "Mizu" who similarly strangled Ange in ch26.

When Aizawa 'comes apart' (I have a hard time picking a phrase for that given how indescribably lovecraftian it is) there's further reinforcement it's a response to being forgotten, becoming literally formless/undefined. The thought of one of her biggest fans forgetting her is enough to kill(?) her, especially in Aizawa's emotionally frayed state given all that's worn her down lately.

There should only be enough pages in volume 5 for 1 more chapter. Dorothy promised DeLphi backstory this volume so I expect ch30 to swap back to Karasuma and Tear and give us details there. Every volume consistently ends on a few major twists/reveals - last time it was the existence of DeLphi's deceased 5th member, 'Mizu'. This time I'm sure we'll find out who she really is.

Anyway the composition went crazy on p18. Funny how Michi is so frustrated she doesn't even have the capacity to freak out over Aizawa melting this time. Important to note she gets another nosebleed there - not really sure what that means yet, likely Michi's powers straining, but to defend herself? To hold Aizawa together? It happens nearly every time Michi's exposed to high level ghosting but it's almost certainly a response on Michi's end and not a direct effect from Aizawa.

• Free-space praise for the tonal shifts when that spread gives way to the goofiest spread in the manga.
• And it looks like that's it for the theory Masaki can see ghosts. No way you wouldn't react to a girl going full eldritch on you. But she's not 100% normal given the "idol star vision" she's got going.

Here's your Aizawa Crossing cheat sheet:
Ange: goat
Tear: rabbit
Non: cat
Kasumi: sheep
Sayaka: wolf
Aizawa: dog
Michi: cat
Masaki: rabbit
Honda: bear
Seta: dog
Karasuma: bird

ive never really seen a translator be so openly invested in what they are translating

 

[emmadrew]

This chapter is such a satisfying release from all the pressure that has just been continuously building and building since Misaki got introduced. It feels like almost every other page has some sort of pay off, weather it's seeing Misaki get what she deserves, Michi considering how her inaction has been affecting Aizawa, Michi acknowledging Honda as part of the problem, or Michi finally taking actual decisive action for what feels like the first time in the entire series. I feel and hope that this is going to be a big turning point for Michi's character, and am really excited to see what next volume is going to focus on!

Thank you for the TL!

 

[UdenEmpati]

from relatively passive to aggressively active harem protag is something others can only dream of

especially since this isn't a harem manga.

 

[Jackist]

Michi slapping Honda & Masaki was everything I needed from her.

She's been, understandably, so anxious and passive and thus more than a little impotent this whole way through thus far (on the whole; I know there's moments here and there where she's stepped up), but her losing her shit on the two of them was exactly what I've been hoping she'd do - actually stop fretting and worrying and overthinking, and simply act on pure impulse.

Strangely, in a manner similar to Aizawa and the other ghosties.

I have to wonder if she processed that she saw Mini Michi there; she has the "what the!?" moment, but MM fades almost immediately, and her actual thought process kicks in about how Aizawa was piloting her friend this whole time, once again. So she might have seen Past Her, but I don't know if I can say she was fully cognizant of her being there at that moment, or that MM was the one who freed Aizawa.
I do like that Michi's outburst pulled Aizawa back together. I don't know if that's what she intended, but the result is the same, so I'm hoping that she has enough awareness to come back to that moment to break it down for herself later on.
Really, I hope this is the start of Michi actually breaking down what's been going on, in a constructive manner. She's always in her own head and fretting and worrying and overanalyzing things, but never really to productive ends; it's a lot of rumination and spiraling, but it gets her nowhere and--as she says here--it's amounted to Aizawa being hurt again and again by her inaction or "wrong" actions.
Masaki still pisses me off, but I realize there's no real "villains" in this story, at least in terms of the archetypal "bad guy" who has to be defeated, and I'm sure that Masaki's trauma and baggage and generalized bullshit being resolved will (hopefully) mellow her out and make her less of a frustrating (if interesting and integral) inclusion to the manga.

(And I think that my gripes over her were borne of my fears of her character not seeing actual consequences for how she's been acting up to now - not really being checked by Honda, Michi obviously being too passive and timid to put her foot down, except right when she was being assaulted at the end of the previous chapter when it would have been too late - so her getting choked-out a little and then bitch slapped by Michi should hopefully kickstart her time of character growth and some actual addressing over Her Stuff, and all my concerns about her antics and the effects of that on the other characters should cease shortly.)

Either way, this remains a roller coaster of a series, and I'm so glad that it's being treated with such care and attention and love by the translation team. Super confused to this day no matter how many times I go back and parse each panel of every chapter, but I think it's half the fun learning a little bit more about what's really going on with each re-read and new chapter release.

Thanks, in effect, for the work on this, as always.

Adderal is a hell of a drug

 

[galaxia9]

Those two definitely needed a slap and a good yelling at. So much baggage that they've been letting pile up until the toxic relationship is now hurting those around them to the point ghosts are swinging chairs at them.

 

[zairaner]

ive never really seen a translator be so openly invested in what they are translating

Read flowers that bloom in the days of yore, they are doing the same there!