Someone's Girlfriend - Ch. 57 - A dreamlike moment.

[Jakeh24]

Basically the only series that could get axed and I wouldn't care

 

[phorx]

The longer this gets dragged out the less I care about these people.

 

[Galder]

what's going on again? love interest/child hood friend randomly shows up at school and runs away, then we're suddenly at the cultural festival and umimi is missing after her mother called her out or something?

 

[box2024]

Well I'm 80% sure somebody's dieing at the end of this but who's it going to be ?

 

[essensue]

Well I'm 80% sure somebody's dieing at the end of this but who's it going to be ?

The reader.

 

[AnnoyingReader21]

Umimi grandma died (probably) ...
Ref: Chapter 7 page 9

Agreed, i also notice she is wearing black clothes, but you can also asume it's the costume she want to show riku but can't (and still wearing them)

 

[Cirrius]

Wtf she means?💀💀

 

[Torappu]

I mean, everyone knows the writing is shit. But the author really wrote that Takt fell asleep and had a flashback dream while standing at a window sill, right after he was just frantically chasing after Shizuku.

 

[LadyTyche]

Him thinking, "It's not my place to ask," to himself basically sums up the entire manga.

On a side note, the author is going so heavy on Yako bait even though the chapters have nothing to do with her. What a bastard.

 

[wallsg]

I am not sure though...
How can he be that calm knowing that your "girlfriend" is far away nowhere to be found ??

Is he cheating on Shizuku or is he gay...
(Not gonna lie, It would be kinda interesting if that happens)

 

[essensue]

I mean, everyone knows the writing is shit. But the author really wrote that Takt fell asleep and had a flashback dream while standing at a window sill, right after he was just frantically chasing after Shizuku.

Totally see where you're coming from, but due to confusing editing, you've misunderstood one thing:

Spoiler: Doesn't make it any less shit.

The events of the frantic chase (that still left a really long time for a conversation between Shizuku and her mom/aunt/whatever while Riku dramatically underwater-ran in place next to the car for a while I guess) actually took place the night before the festival. Presumably Riku hung around the school a bit, fruitlessly texted Umimi, whatever, before giving up, going home, going to the festival the next day like nothing happened, and hoping to run into either girl all day. Which he didn't.

From page 2 to page 4 we go from Sunday night to Monday night with none of the usual panel indicators that time has skipped, I guess to make the dream more disorienting. Sometimes, reader confusion isn't meaningful art, though. Sometimes it's just confusing.

This is what I meant by "normal story more dreamlike than the dream" - we're supposed to believe that after all that, homeboy never like, googled the business card, talked to anyone, investigated further in any way what's going on with his best friend/girl he loves with all his stupid little heart. Yeah, he misses her, but he's not going to let it interfere with his regular schedule. Or maybe it's just rude to try and find her. I dunno, shit's so ass.

 

[wallsg]

Him thinking, "It's not my place to ask," to himself basically sums up the entire manga.

On a side note, the author is going so heavy on Yako bait even though the chapters have nothing to do with her. What a bastard.

The Japanese are very touchy about getting involved inside someone else's family matters.

 

[shinshom]

Umimi grandma died (probably) ...
Ref: Chapter 7 page 9

oh shit

 

[Litreara]

⚠️This post was made using MTL, so keep that in mind while reading. The purpose is to provide the MangaDex community with some insight into Japanese audience opinions—not to fish for internet points. So, please refrain from giving a 'like' or any other reaction. ⚠️

Here are some comments from the Japanese audience on the Sunday Webry app:

この漫画ってヒロインが一人ひとり姿を消していく漫画なん?

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Is this a manga where the heroines disappear one by one?

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ありえないくらいのダイジェストで文化祭が終わってしまった。

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The cultural festival ended in an unbelievably rushed summary.

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え? うみみとやこの売り上げ勝負とか、わざわざうみみがリクの家に通ってまで作った衣装とかのお披露目とか見せ場がありそうな文化祭がリクの夢オチみたいな感じで終わったんやけど。
どゆこと???

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Huh? The cultural festival, which seemed like it would have key moments—like Umimi and Yako’s sales competition or the reveal of the outfit Umimi went out of her way to make at Riku’s place—just ended like some kind of ‘it was all a dream’ thing from Riku’s perspective.
What’s going on???

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タクトに「雫について何か知ってることある?」ってストレートにきけばよくない?? って思うのは自分だけ?

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Am I the only one who thinks it’d be best to just straight-up ask Takt, 'Do you know anything about Shizuku?'

とうとううみみも壊れた?
もう曇ってないヒロインがヤコだけになった。

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Has Umimi finally broken too?
Now Yako is the only heroine left who isn’t clouded.

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「結局来なかったな、雫」とかサラッと言って、終始胸の内が読めないタクトが1番怖い。

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Takt casually saying something like 'Shizuku didn’t show up after all' while keeping his true feelings unreadable the whole time is the scariest part.

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卒業まであと何日とかってのいつから無くなったっけ?

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When did they stop showing the countdown of how many days were left until graduation?

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この作家、ここまで読者の視点やニーズとかみ合わないマンガ続けてるの怖くない? わざとこんな、主人公が一切行動も思考もしない、状況だけが一方的に向こうからやってるだけのストーリーマンガもどきを垂れ流しているんだろうか? それとも本人は突っ込みどころがなくストーリーマンガを進めてるつもりなんだろうか? マジで原作つけた方がいい

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Isn't it kind of scary how this author keeps making manga that are so out of sync with the readers' perspective and expectations? Are they doing this on purpose—just churning out this so-called story manga where the protagonist neither acts nor thinks, and everything just happens to him? Or do they actually believe they’re progressing the story smoothly without any issues? Seriously, they should get an original story writer.

🔥

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なんだかんだ言ってちゃんと読んでるみんなが俺は好きだよ

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Say what you will, but everyone who’s actually reading it properly likes it—I’m sure of that.

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ジで話が全然分からんのやけど担当編集仕事してる?

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I seriously don’t understand the story at all—Is the editor even doing his job?

It feels like once a manga reaches strong sales, editors start enabling rather than guiding.

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後輩ヒロイン2人のの見せ場がありそうだった文化祭がリクの夢オチで終わったんだが?
さすがに酷くない??

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The cultural festival, which seemed like it would have key moments for the two junior heroines, ended with Riku's 'it was all a dream' twist? Seriously, isn’t that way too harsh??

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コメ欄に文句言ってる人さ逆に今までで何が理解出来たのか教えてくれまじで。俺はもう全くわからん、コメ欄の人達が言ってることに共感しかできないんだわ
タクトも何考えてんのか分からんし、雫の秘密は謎に伏線はられるだけで中々追求されないし、うみみは最近ずっとこの調子、何もないヤコは出番が少ないし、リクに関してはもうお手上げだろ? 批判せずにどうしろってんだよ

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To the people complaining in the comments, seriously, can you tell me what you've actually understood up until now? I honestly have no clue anymore, and I can only empathize with what the people in the comments are saying.
I don’t get what Takt is thinking, Shizuku’s secret is just left with vague foreshadowing and hardly ever gets followed up, Umimi's been like this for a while, Yako, who’s doing nothing, barely gets any screen time, and with Riku... it’s already game over, right? How can anyone not criticize this?

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3話ぐらい読み忘れたかと思ったわ

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I thought I might have missed about three chapters or something.

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今回も酷いのか...

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Is it bad again this time...?

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作者の人間描写の感性がこっちの常識とズレすぎていて怖い。理由も明かさず悲劇のヒロインぶる雫。雫の誘惑に理由を問いただそうとさえしないリク。彼女の長期欠席に無関心なタクト。恋人より家族になりたがり、結局恋人になりたいうみみ。どれも不可解。もっと自然にキャラ動かせばよくね?

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The author’s portrayal of human emotions is so out of sync with common sense, it’s honestly scary. Shizuku plays the tragic heroine without even revealing her reasons. Riku doesn’t even try to question Shizuku’s seduction. Takt is indifferent to her long absence. Umimi wants to be family more than a lover, but in the end, still wants to be a lover. It’s all so incomprehensible. Wouldn’t it be better if the characters moved more naturally?

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勘違いしてるのがいるけど、ここにはアンチはいない。コメント欄はかなり的確に問題点を指摘してると思う

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There seems to be some misunderstanding, but there are no trolls here. I think the comments section accurately points out the issues.

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色々言いたくなる人達のコメントも気持ちも分からないことはないけど、完結して初めて全てが繋がって面白さが真に伝わることだってある

自分は楽しみに読んでますし、ぜひ作者様の思うとこまで描ききってもらいたいですね

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I can understand why people might feel the need to say a lot, but sometimes it’s only after the story is complete that everything connects and the true appeal comes through.

I’m enjoying it as I read, and I really hope the author keeps going and finishes the story the way they envision.

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次週ーリクが目を覚ましたら4月7日になっていた。アブナイ美少女との「1年間」の2週目がはじまるーよし、このタイムリープでいこう! 今回はもうダメだ! 誰も幸福にならない! やり直そう! な?
次はもう我慢しない! 雫が家にきた最初の時に1発! 校舎裏で青! 目撃したうみみにも口止め1発! ハッスルハッスル! 後のことはヤってから考えよう! な!?

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Next week—When Riku wakes up, it’s April 7th again. The second week of the 'one year' with the dangerous beauty begins—Alright, let’s go with this time loop! This time, it’s already a disaster! No one ends up happy! Let’s start over! Right?
Next time, I won’t hold back! The moment Shizuku comes to my house, I’ll do it! Then again behind the school building! And even Umimi, who witnesses it, will be silenced in one shot! Hustle, hustle! I’ll think about the consequences after I’ve done it! Right!?

This guy is cooking

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俺がストーリー書こか?

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Should I write the story myself?

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なんだか全然よく分からない
よく分からない だけが残る漫画

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Somehow, I just don’t get it at all.
This manga leaves me with nothing but confusion.

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And the roasting of the author and the editor is back—very spicy comments in this chapter.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[essensue]

Him thinking, "It's not my place to ask," to himself basically sums up the entire manga.

The Japanese are very touchy about getting involved inside someone else's family matters.

I think the original nuance wasn't that it's "not his place/none of his business," but rather that "he's in no position(立場)" to ask, with the implication that it would be just a bit hypocritical of Riku to ask Takt of all people if he was keeping secrets from him about Shizuku. This is, of course, a stupid thing to get fussy about at this point in the game.

He should be asking Takt these questions with pliers and blowtorch. But alas.

 

[Litreara]

@Tony_Mushah @essensue

I fat-fingered Enter while writing the post. Feel free to remove the reactions if you'd like.

 

[essensue]

@Tony_Mushah @essensue

I fat-fingered Enter while writing the post. Feel free to remove the reactions if you'd like.

Never. One, "." was a totally appropriate response to this or any chapter. Two, your JP comment highlights are one of my favorite parts of reading this series. You get double Helpfuls instead.
I mean, it's so validating knowing that there's no cultural values issues at play here and the home team's just as fucking baffled as we are by whatever's happening.

 

[musicfreak12]

Why tf umimi said I'm sorry, our scumbag MC literally abandoned her on an empty school after seeing a GLIMPSE of shizuka(?)

 

[Homuranagi]

Takt being a homo for Riku is definitely just a misdirection

 

[BobBob]

The dream and timeskip threw me. Back to Umimi having dead fish eyes, I guess?