Miyu-chan wa Zutto Tomodachi - Ch. 12 - Romanticism Needed

[Cogito3]

And regardless, even if it were that complicated, there's pretty much no other way to explain New Miyu looking identical to and having the exact same name as the original Miyu without resorting to either the supernatural, preternatural, or something similar. “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth," and all that. If you have some other idea of how this could be, then I would be very interested in hearing about it (or reading about it, I suppose.) Theorizing is what makes mystery stories fun, after all.

I mean, the alternate explanation is just that it's a huge coincidence right? That's the story generic Miyu is telling right now at least; a girl with the same name as hers who looks similar to her (though perhaps not the exact same) just happened to move in nearby. Extraordinarily unlikely, but not impossible.

Your DID theory is interesting. It's contradicted by the flashbacks we see of the two Miyus both existing in the same physical space, though. You could argue those are actually metaphorical and represent the two alters communicating with each other, but that's still a flaw in your theory.

I do think we'll likely get a big twist at the end, but I don't think it'll be DID. What stands out to me is generic Miyu's continued insistence that real Miyu died because she was "too nice." While she could just mean that she was too nice to see an anonymous person who sent her a letter, it kinda feels like she means more than just that. I think generic Miyu knows more than what she's telling Yuushin. The obvious guess would be that she's the real killer and is looking for someone without an alibi to pin the crime on (we know false allegations are a favorite weapon of hers after all), but that feels a little off to me...

 

[AdmiralSilver]

Oooh yikerssss!!

 

[HAt_Sauce234]

I... really liked this chapter.
The stuff Miyu says really holds up and is low-key really good insight. I'm finding myself mentally nodding at what she says throughout the chapter and it's not like these are token, super generic phrases.

 

[wallsg]

What to do if I spot my son kissing a ghost

I think I've read one of those doujin...

 

[Zafkiel_Aleph]

Fake Miyu is the perfect package and she's right there with him, pisses me off how he had his eye on the Six timer cheater

 

[hawkflights]

Definitely the latter, the mom was the one who informed MC about Miyu's death in the first place iirc.

In fairness, these options aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[draxdeveloper]

Spoiler: Wild suspect theory

What if it was the mom that did it

It's a possibility.
And the fun part, it don't nullify my fake fake miyu theory

 

[draxdeveloper]

i know this manga is mostly about the relationship between yuushin and miyu, but the whole investigation thingy is taken too lightly. like she immediately believes yuushin's shallow "alibi" and now does the same with koharu. i sure hope she just turns out to have faked her death and is the real miyu all along. cause that would explain this half-assed "investigation"

This is my main theory.
But not exactly faked her death, but that the other miyu died instead of it.
And... Why you think she really believe in yuushin alibi? I mean, she can have him as the main suspect or something like that.
And if the fake fake theory is right, this would add to the fact that she is broken

 

[weleasewodger]

Hi Mum

 

[EchoGirl]

Think Koharu will find true love?

How is Yuushin going to explain everything to his mom?

I mean, Miyu isn't that uncommon of a name but i suppose a doppleganger would be weird as opposed to claiming she had some cousin/twin separated at birth all along or so if not some unhinged "I missed miyu so much that this girl had a crush on me knew and agreed to dress up/pretend to be miyu" (which would be fucked up in a diff way)