Tonari no Seki no Yatsu ga Souiu Me de Mitekuru - Ch. 38

[Amirifiz]

Man, I love Catcher and The Rye. Haven't read it since HS, wonder if I still have it.

 

[Otamega04]

bullshit, you actually dowanna

 

[Trobilobada]

First pages' back-and-forth makes no sense or the translation is fucked, but I guess no one will care.

 

[Dingo777]

Poor dude, he’s feeling left out and just wants a way to get closer to her. I find it cute that he admits he’s bad at understanding what people are really thinking.

 

[silverpetricof]

Thank you for the translation (I dunno. I think her boobs are capable of thinking. They're certainly big and beautiful enough).

 

[IRLthicc]

Subtle allegory

 

[MondSemmel]

Argh! Again with this "what author meant by that?" bullshit?! No! The question is "what do you think it is about?"! The author is dead, so, unless they left a will (i.e. said themselves what it means), any logical interpretation is correct.

The more important part is that it does not matter what the author meant, even if they're alive. A work of fiction stands on its own. Its meaning doesn't suddenly change even if its author goes insane and proclaims that all its characters are aliens or robots, for example.

I'll grant exceptions only for works where the authors insert their comments into the work itself, e.g. author's notes in manga volumes, or forewords in books. I'm already skeptical of granting this exception to e.g. re-releases of past works, lest we get into "Did Han Solo shoot first?" territory. Same issue with sequels.

When it comes to nonfiction, I'm more open to asking what the author meant, because a) I care more about the mentioned ideas than the book itself, b) nonfiction is often part of a much larger body of work, and c) nonfiction authors elaborate on their works in a myriad ways incl. blog posts, interviews, podcasts, etc.

 

[laeus]

This man is so dense he makes tungsten take notes

Remember Chapter 1? Re-read it. Both think the other is only physically interested. He tried kissing her in Chapter 17, she fled, making clear she shares the same thought. They reinforced this initial idea in Chapter 17 and will likely continue thinking so. I wouldn't call him dense he tried and got rejected making another attempt wouldn't be easy.

 

[outinthegardener]

"What is the author thinking" is similar to "how do I hook-up with my crush" I guess. Modern Japanese Literature = get laid 101. That's how to motivate the students.

Aside, I really like how the art crosshatches the skirt and pants, and how the lines follow the planes of movement in the fabric. Nice job!

Argh! Again with this "what author meant by that?" bullshit?! No! The question is "what do you think it is about?"! The author is dead, so, unless they left a will (i.e. said themselves what it means), any logical interpretation is correct.

Literary studies. Not even once. They leave you with a PTSD and a lot of triggers.

After all the time I spent contemplating Barthes, I think the fundamental truth behind "death of the author" is that "Being wrong is the number one form of knowledge accumulation." It's not even close.

There's still some value in asking the question. But it's silly to try and grade their correctness. Just say "good pondering, have a cookie."

 

[wutafuq]

First pages' back-and-forth makes no sense or the translation is fucked, but I guess no one will care.

whats there not to understand lmao

 

[wutafuq]

Remember chapter 1? Reread it, they both think that the other is only interested in each other physically. He tried to kiss her in chapter 17, she ran away and made it clear that she also thinks the same. In this chapter, they both renewed this initial idea and will continue to think so.
I wouldn't say he's dense, he's already tried and been rejected, so trying again isn't easy.

you wrote this in the most confusing way possible.

 

[NekoiNemo]

How is he so fucking cute?

 

[grey521]

I LOVE THIS MANGA SO MUCH!!!

 

[EnFiveFour]

Future married couple training at the library.
Thank you for the translation! Don't worry about any delay and take care!

 

[xanon]

This man is so dense he makes tungsten take notes

I don't think he's dense as much as he is the most maiden of the maidens. Like, his picture is in the dictionary next to the definition of maiden.

Shoot, I'm pretty sure Maid Marion would look up to Izekawa-kun as a role model.

 

[fuckface]

Just fuck and get married already

 

[KellikL]

I think catcher is an interesting book to reference in the manga. Kind of referring to the missed connections and coming of age thing. Anxiety, uncertainty, and becoming an adult.

 

[PapaJohn42]

I'm getting the vibes that they might like each other!


Thanks for the chapter, keep up the great work and don't worry about delays! Slower updates > no update kus burnout!

No way man, you're reading too much into it.

 

[Jackist]

Holden Caulfield is a selfish fucking brat. You don’t wanna take any influence from that asshole.

 

[Lunkli]

Hedonwanna.