Tonari no Youkai-san - Vol. 1 Ch. 17 - A Nekomata Crisis

[MangaDex]

 

[Lithe]

In a story with chapters this short, I can't really say I appreciate the jumping around, especially since there is a decent amount of continuity.

At least it's pleasant.

 

[artyom]

Woho... A fox girl as a lover, you can pet her as a fox and hug her as a human. PERFECT!!!

 

[leusee]

Those two an item?

 

[justforthelulz]

Does she lose control of her human transformation every time she loses control of her emotions?

 

[Meroko26]

@Lithe I totally agree. I was expecting/hoping for them to settle the snake situation first. Unless this ties to it somehow which I doubt. Hopefully in the future they focus on one short story line before moving on to the other.

 

[Tersione]

@Lithe Yeah, it can be pretty jarring when it bounces around like this. Especially in a plotline as serious as the one involving Muu and Jirou. But it is still interesting to see more of Yuri background as well as her relationship with Buchio.

 

[Diamona]

A confession is a confession. Just take it as a small victory.

 

[Miyono-chan]

@artyom I prefer wolves: they're bigger so they're more huggable, tho their fur must be a bit rougher than a fox's 🤣

 

[eviljackspicer]

What's going on with Yuri?

 

[red_bean_casserole]

@Meroko26 @Tersione Going by the table of contents, the main conflict of the story, at least for this arc/volume, revolves around the snake situation. As such, it'll be dealt with near the end of the volume. Going by the chapter titles, that'll be starting from the chapter I decided to call "A Tengu's Tale". At the rate I'm going, I'll likely hit that chapter week after next.

And yes, I need to update the TOC with newer title translations and change that one line where I call Buchio "Fuchio" again.

 

[RNDM1]

@eviljackspicer Clearly has some kind of rather sour family situation so Buchio's ultra-fluffy relationship with *his* kinda gets on her nerves, and then he went and blundered right into that minefield.

 

[Nixnaw]

@eviljackspicer I think based on what she said "that she was the opposite of Buchio", she must have been abandoned by her family (human or otherwise) maybe after she became able to transform they were unable to accept her? Therefore I think that every time she sees Buchio and his family together, it makes her feel hurt and also envious.

 

[red_bean_casserole]

@Nixnaw That's an interesting way of looking at it. When she said "家族を許すつもりもないよ/nor do I plan on forgiving my family", I hadn't thought too much about what beef she had with her family, whoever her family is. I just assumed it was some problem she had with them, but didn't think it had anything to do with her being able to transform in particular.

She has the same expression on her face at the end of "A Nekomata's Lesson II" (here), which I at the time chalked up to envy, a "student surpassing the master" kinda deal. But knowing about her family situation, it might just be envy at the praise Buchio's getting from his family, and the praise she didn't get from hers.

As for "アイツとアタシは正反対/he and I are polar opposites", I hadn't read in the context of the following lines. I just assumed it referred to their respective personalities. But taking the whole conversation into perspective, interpreting it as "He and I both developed powers, and we both had to face our families, but when it came down to it, his family accepted him and mine didn't." is totally valid.

 

[Odina21]

from what i remember, she said she was born as a yokai so she didn't become one mid-way. i may be mistaken tho

 

[red_bean_casserole]

@Odina21 You're right - in A Nekomata's Lesson, she says "アタシは生まれつき化け狐だが/I was born a bakegitsune".

 

[Pebblezz]

I have shipped them!

 

[Monky]

I like this
A lot

 

[MawMaw]

lucky guy