Replica datte, Koi wo Suru. - Vol. 5 Ch. 24
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Staying ahead of the anime, barely.
Chapter 25 in a few days, then we'll do the volume extras. Volume 6 should be out by then, so translation shouldn't slow down. The animemight will probably surpass us though.
One day our end card will not be temporary anymore.
Chapter 25 in a few days, then we'll do the volume extras. Volume 6 should be out by then, so translation shouldn't slow down. The anime
One day our end card will not be temporary anymore.
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Gotta be honest. Peak.
Also, I really like the programming style credits (I do some programming myself lel)
Also, I really like the programming style credits (I do some programming myself lel)
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Thanks for the translation!
I love the inner turmoil of each replica and the way each of them seemingly have completely different "lives", if we can call them such, but there is a fundamental issue my brain can't seem to avert its attention from: the concept of "replica" isn't explained at all.
Sure, each one of them is born from their owner's desire to avoid something unpleasant, but it's a very weak premise we're forced to put up with/accept as-is. In other words, it's like the premise used in most isekai stories: you have to accept the fact that reincarnation/transmigration is a thing, no questions asked.
If only one person had such a power, you could still justify it as that single person hallucinating or being special, but it seems to be such a wide-spread ability that the lack of any public recognition of replicas is almost... weird? Like, if you were Mori's parent, wouldn't you try to understand what's going on instead of calling the replica a "monster"? We're talking about a reality-bending concept and it simply gets written off as "you're a monster"???? Surely I can't assume her parents understood everything and still decided to call her a monster... right?
Anyway, ignoring the barely-standing premise, the human drama hits just the right spot.
Sure, each one of them is born from their owner's desire to avoid something unpleasant, but it's a very weak premise we're forced to put up with/accept as-is. In other words, it's like the premise used in most isekai stories: you have to accept the fact that reincarnation/transmigration is a thing, no questions asked.
If only one person had such a power, you could still justify it as that single person hallucinating or being special, but it seems to be such a wide-spread ability that the lack of any public recognition of replicas is almost... weird? Like, if you were Mori's parent, wouldn't you try to understand what's going on instead of calling the replica a "monster"? We're talking about a reality-bending concept and it simply gets written off as "you're a monster"???? Surely I can't assume her parents understood everything and still decided to call her a monster... right?
Anyway, ignoring the barely-standing premise, the human drama hits just the right spot.
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I'm the same way. I usually hate "magical realism" but I'm able to track on this one. Mostly.
Its a little hard to explain. But the Replicants are a manifestation of the separation of "Waiting to be selfish" and "wanting to be a 'good person'". The reason this split makes the "I want to be a good person who does what's expected of them" personality a physical person is simply so the dynamics can be explored.
For the most part, the author is hitting that sweet spot between "explaining too much (and ruining it with too much detail and rules)" and "explaining too little (by making it too vague with no stakes)"
The only part they sort of lost me at and I'm still not fully back on track with is when FMC was "killed" but came back.
I actually wanted to dive into that bit about Nao's temporary death as well.
All things considered it was an equivalent exchange, but it's undeniably a convenient one: generally, a replica disappears only upon their owner's command (or so we're told), so her disappearing entirely without leaving any trace of the accident's aftermath sounds like a plot hole to me.
Not that I wanted splatter in my psychological teen drama, but you probably get my point.
All things considered it was an equivalent exchange, but it's undeniably a convenient one: generally, a replica disappears only upon their owner's command (or so we're told), so her disappearing entirely without leaving any trace of the accident's aftermath sounds like a plot hole to me.
Not that I wanted splatter in my psychological teen drama, but you probably get my point.
