Shoujo Jiten - Vol. 3 Ch. 15 - Sick Girl II

[MangaDex]

 

[GreyArea]

I've got a feeling that "A DOU SHI (ア ドウ シ)" is actually a broken up "A. Doushite? (あ。どうして？)" a.k.a. "Ah. Why?", but I decided against putting it in like that before we know more.

Pretty dang sure about the "WH Y" part, though. It was "na (ナ)" and "ze (ゼ)".

 

[Pengy_Z]

The last part of the dictionary entry fucking punched me in the gut, my god. This manga can get so heartbreaking.

Also, Reiko makes her first appearance, albeit as a shadow. Could she be the cause of death?

 

[Tersione]

As it turns out, this girl was even more insane than Yachiko. And she actually spoke with Reiko personally. Things are getting curiouser and curiouser.

The crossed out part of Hitomi's entry hurt to see, though. Damn.

But its funny how her old doctor only showed up outside the flashback in the background, scolding Yachiko for being noisy.

 

[Siegna]

this manga is really like a hidden gem, wish I could get the actual physical copy to add them to my collection in the future.

 

[thunderbuggs]

Wow, I like this so much. It balances the heartwarming moments with some really nice creepy/ominous ones. This is my biz, bro. Can't wait to see what happens next.

 

[themoobz]

so reiko was a ghost too maybe she and giko was curse by someone

 

[ALacie]

Don't mind me just crying over here in the corner

 

[newboi]

This and mieruka chan need more exposure

 

[Mysteryota]

Trying to make a list of motifs of the girls' pages. I'm terrible at recognizing flowers and fish though, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

[ul]Yachiko - Red spider lily
Literature Girl - Lily of the valley and books
Rikka (Psychic Girl) - Talisman and peony
Suicide Girl - Zodiacs and globe
Hitomi - Peony and red poppy
Kuon (Unfortunate Girl) - Fishes (koi, maybe?)
Academia Girl - Maple leaves
Orie (Acting Girl) - Roses and butterflies
Sleep Girl - Eyes and alarm clocks
Friendship Girl - Chrysanthemums and threads (possibly red thread?)
Machine Girl - Light bulb and machine parts [/ul]

I'm most worried about Yachiko, though. Red spider lilies are often used to symbolize death and afterlife in Japanese. Is this some sort of foreshadowing??

 

[Confetti]

Man, Giko’s hope of seeing Hitomi recover got crossed out like that. That certainly broke my heart

 

[thirty7timeslucky]

this is like my fourth read through of this series, but it just occurred to me that the doushite ghost at the beginning might be reiko.

we'll never know, though. the chance of this series being finished looks nonexistent.