Osananajimi wo Erabenai! - Ch. 16 - I Love You

[UdenEmpati]

I think it's more like we have to accept the good with the bad. Sure things get more complicated as we grow up and sure there are parts of ourselves that we might hate, but that's not a bad thing. Everyone has some part of themselves they wish didn't exist, but part of growing up is learning to live with those parts of yourself. Like for instance, you might hate that you have a bad temper, not realizing that it comes from a place of passion, if you try to just bottle it up or hide from it, then you risk an explosion of emotion, but, instead, if you accept that it's a part of who you are, then you can learn to turn that weakness into a strength by channeling the energy that normally fuels your anger into healthier outlets.

Change is hard, and if you don't love yourself then you can either find you do it wrong by just trying to be someone else, or at least something that ignores your strengths (like if a fish decided they needed to change by learning how to climb trees, not because they wanted to but because of outside factors, instead of accepting that they're a fish with their own strengths,) or you lose the motivation entirely because it just seems pointless (frequently it's both.)

Similarly, part of love being able to accept all the sides of the person you love, it doesn't mean you can't expect them to improve, but you can't truly say you love someone if you want them to be someone they're not (though the line between helping someone to improve and forcing them to change is difficult to see, but the easiest way to know is what is motivating you; is this for them? or for yourself?)

Yep.
I don't read this as Yuu telling Karin that she's fine as-is and that she doesn't need to continue striving to grow and learn and change.

I read this as Yuu affirming Karin in her entirety, and accepting and loving her - even the parts of her that she hates about herself. Because to him, every facet, light and dark, are what make Karin "Karin".
And I personally think that's healthy, and a good place to build love and a life with someone. You support them in seeking self-improvement, yes; but you have to start from a "even if there are things about you that aren't good, I still love and support you and you are valid as you are."

And that's the message here, I think. Karin hated that she had lost her sense of self & identity amidst all the conflicting facets of her that were pushed and pulled every which way by both internal and external factors, and she yearned for simplicity like what she had with Yuu in their childhood, when there wasn't all that weight and expectation and stress and worry.

But Yuu even says that he has parts of himself that he doesn't like, but that they helped him get to the point where he could stand by Karin's side; and Karin is so important, that he's thankful for those "bad" sides of himself, because without them Karin wouldn't be in his life now.
So he tells her to embrace the bad sides to become the Complete Karin, and together they can then move forward and continue living and growing with support and love toward and from one another.

 

[KCfr149]

It's sad that next chapter is likely the last, but damn such a good ending I don't think we could ask for more.

 

[koga88]

Damn, both manga that had girls splitting up into their different personalities/alternate dimension selves are getting the axe. At least this one is ending with something of a goodbye, even if it is a sucky one and they couldn't make it work that he gives them all a chance. The other manga literally just ended out of nowhere without even a final chapter, just a cancellation sticker.

 

[Hussam4]

Yeah this is gonna be over by chapter 18 at the most. Its sad but it was a fun ride. I am gonna miss it

 

[mayu_hojo]

god this would go so hard as a 13 episode anime

 

[SprinKah]

despite being axed, I think the way they're wrapping up the story, I think it's pretty nice and compelling.

 

[jokerxhisoka]

it's great that you made karin accept herself yuu

but

you did just confess to a child

gtfo tourist.

 

[TGN]

Yif this went 100 Kanojo, then we'd just have a ripoff of 100 Kanojo.

It sucks this got axed, but I'm happy with what we've been given. And Yuu did well, from start to finish, so.

Thanks for the TL work. Thank you for bringing us this series, and I'm grateful for what we got.

Yeah, this series was kinda doomed to a short run from the start. The only other option was doing was Shikimori did and kill its main premise, which is obviously a bad idea. The manga had its run, and while it could have been a bit longer, it's fine like this.

 

[Tic_tac_potato]

I feel as if, with like a few more volumes of build up, this ending would hit much harder. As it stands it feels fine but the emotions would have been much more intense with more investment.

A shame but you can't always win 😞👍

 

[Tarage]

Why do all of my favorites get canceled...

 

[Teasday]

Maybe I am seeing it the wrong way, but I disagree with his approach of saying that he is fine with her with all her flaws, to me it sounds too much like saying that one should not improve.

I would be more akin to say that her good sides outweighs the bad and that growing up means learning and improving from one's mistakes without having to rely on magic.

What he's explicitly saying is that a part of growing up is to find out traits about yourself that are contradictory, messy, and something you might even hate, but there can still be value to those things, and they might not necessarily even be "flaws" to anyone but you.

It's not like being skeptical, gloomy or pessimistic is necessarily a bad thing in and of itself, or personality flaws you have to improve about yourself, especially when they're not your sole defining character trait as a human being. Karin had some negative experiences growing up that made her develop traits that were in stark contrast to who she was younger, and that became a source of cognitive dissonance to her to the point of mental paralysis. To her, improving her flaws would mean removing parts of her, except she doesn't know which ones, so she ends up removing everything. That's the issue that Yuu's addressing, the dissonance. If she has flaws, she's not alone in dealing with them and she can get through it.

 

[UncannyLuck]

You guys are all reading too much into this. I've directly asked the author a few months ago about whether the manga is facing imminent cancellation, and their reply was surprise and denial. None of their tweets since then have indicated a change of fortunes for this series.

Yah this reads as a potentially natural conclusion, not an axe.

Or maybe I'm wrong who knows

 

[Baddtraxx]

the end is nigh

 

[SpoonMoth]

Sad to see this most likely being axed so abruptly, but I'm pretty happy about how the supposed ending is playing out. It feels a little abrupt, but still wraps things up nicely. 8/10 just wish it could've been longer.

 

[Vemon]

For me it had proper build up and was finished at the right time, just my opinion tho

 

[Xical]

If anyone is forgetting why we are thinking that this manga is getting the axe, it is because (IF) it ends in the next one or two chapters is because the double page spread in chapter 01 showing the Karins that will appear in the story.
In first plane we have Himeka, Galka & Kumaka, with Himeka and Galka presentation and development running in parallel, then Kumaka getting her mini arc.
Those are 3, then in the spread we have 4 more clearly visible, Aika who gett her own arc (it may be me but it feel a little longer than our main 3 girls) the Karin that seemed to be the main one in this multiple Karin-at-once arc (Bro-Karin?), the Children Karin and the Karin (Karin?) with short hair facing backwards (and don't forget the speculation about a Karin (hidden Karin) behind Galka because the arm linking with Karin? doesn't seems to be from Bro-Karin).

That's what make us think about an axe over the planed story development in this moment, because we didn't get to see property every Karin showed in the beginning, but there is one more day ans who knows what can happen on it

 

[Hardik_7547]

Thanks a lot for the translations as always.