Seiyuu Radio no Ura Omote - Vol. 3 Ch. 16

[MangaDex]

 

[silverpetricof]

No personas? How will they combat the shadows now?

Thanks for the translation.

 

[GottagofastSonic]

Small error for the text bubble on page 24.

Thanks for the translation. I can't say the twist was totally unexpected, but I still enjoyed seeing it all get resolved.

 

[shemper]

Thank you for your work!

 

[Cheezejoewater]

THANK YOU FOR UPDATING THIS ❤️

 

[DVO19]

Thank you for the chapter

 

[Zhou]

Final chapter left. Thanks for the translation!

 

[fireproofemu]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: idol fans are deranged.

 

[EchoGirl]

LOL pretty aggressive tsundere

 

[EchoGirl]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: idol fans are deranged.

lmao, not that i condone/approve of the term, but i wonder if there'll ever be some 'idol' group that advertises themselves as 'slutty used goods' or so, if not just some generally 'pro sex' to teach proper sex education or so

tho be interesting if older women also 'debuted' as idols like 45-60 year old women being like "we already got married and kids and retired, and doing this now that the kids are outta the house" and just do that instead of like, a bookclub or whatever xD

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[poba]

I picked this up today and read all the chapters in one sitting. The character writing is really good. I hoped that it would turn into an actual romance but I guess it's gonna end soon. Still though, thank you very much for the translation!

 

[Echo2772]

Honestly not a fan of the way things are handled to be honest, the way the author writes the dialogue for them makes it seem like all the hating has a point when it absolutely doesn't, i know japan has this twisted world view but it's just sad to watch characters apologise and do it genuienly for "betraying their fans" when they owe those people nothing and it's their fault for being so fucking parasocial and creepy

 

[CommonTruth]

I just saw on Wikipedia that this manga actually resumed serialization in December, so I guess the next chapter isn't really the last one after all.

 

[Skater901]

Honestly not a fan of the way things are handled to be honest, the way the author writes the dialogue for them makes it seem like all the hating has a point when it absolutely doesn't, i know japan has this twisted world view but it's just sad to watch characters apologise and do it genuienly for "betraying their fans" when they owe those people nothing and it's their fault for being so fucking parasocial and creepy

I think you're missing the point a bit. Idols/VAs/whoever else do want to do things for their fans. If they have no fans, they have no job. The fans are their customers, and their job is to make the fans happy with their job. If you're an idol, you make your fans happy with your live performances. If you're a VA, you make fans happy by giving life to characters. The para-social and creepy stuff is when fans expect things from celebrities that aren't related to their job. Things like expecting idols to be single, as if an idol having a boyfriend somehow makes her worth less, despite her singing and dancing still being the same.

In this chapter, I'm pretty sure what the two girls are realising is that they were playing characters for their fans, and their fans liked the characters they played. Now they've shed those characters, for totally valid reasons mind you, but the fans who liked those characters are now sad that those characters are gone. There's nothing wrong with the fans feeling that way. And the two girls finally realise that that's what's been bothering them; even though everything that happened had to happen, they've still disappointed their fans by "killing" those characters. So they want to apologise to those fans and say "yes, we did what we had to, but we acknowledge that you're sad about this, and we're sorry. We wish this hadn't happened."

 

[Echo2772]

I think you're missing the point a bit. Idols/VAs/whoever else do want to do things for their fans. If they have no fans, they have no job. The fans are their customers, and their job is to make the fans happy with their job. If you're an idol, you make your fans happy with your live performances. If you're a VA, you make fans happy by giving life to characters. The para-social and creepy stuff is when fans expect things from celebrities that aren't related to their job. Things like expecting idols to be single, as if an idol having a boyfriend somehow makes her worth less, despite her singing and dancing still being the same.

In this chapter, I'm pretty sure what the two girls are realising is that they were playing characters for their fans, and their fans liked the characters they played. Now they've shed those characters, for totally valid reasons mind you, but the fans who liked those characters are now sad that those characters are gone. There's nothing wrong with the fans feeling that way. And the two girls finally realise that that's what's been bothering them; even though everything that happened had to happen, they've still disappointed their fans by "killing" those characters. So they want to apologise to those fans and say "yes, we did what we had to, but we acknowledge that you're sad about this, and we're sorry. We wish this hadn't happened."

that's exactly what im critiquing though and there's nothing wrong with fans feeling sad that a persona died. but like i said. i do not like the way japan handles those things, or south korea, this is a work of fiction that does not have to replicate reality. Plus this is purely from my point of view but apologising for such a thing, just like when an idol apologises for having a relationship, is toxic and stupid. gives the fans this idea of their possession of the idol.