Tonikaku Kawaii - Vol. 27 Ch. 253 - Immortality and Indestructibility

[MangaDex]

 

[Seinvolf]

Thank u always for ur great work...
^^...

Hata just make another lore from the main one, n that lore still continue along side the main story...
(OωO`)...

 

[Kaarme]

Maybe Kuukai should have tried punk rock instead.

 

[the_legendary_klobb]

Certified punk rocker!

Bit by bit we're starting to understand the depth of Tsukasa's sorrow. Many cherished and important people through the ages have discovered her secret and dedicated their lives to unsuccessfully help her reaching an impossible goal (and achieveing great things because of it, as a side result). She tries to keep a strong face and hide her suffering to avoid her beloved ones from wasting their lives for her sake time and time again. Every time she slips up and someone discovers her identity the cycle repeats, further increasing her sorrow and despair. She cannot allow herself to confide or vent her emotions with anybody, but some times she just cannot help herself and opens up a little bit...and it always backfires on her.
Cannot help remebering Tokiko's words as she entrusted her big sister to Nasa, saying she "gets hurt easily".

 

[ciera]

Thank you for the update

 

[Kisato]

Hata back in his natural habitat of flipflopping between terse philosophy and SoL shenanigans.

 

[Potatoo]

Since no one has mentioned it yet, RUKA CAMEO

RUKA CAMEO!

 

[Aleph0]

That Shimokitazawa indie band is a Bocchi The Rock reference, isn't it?

 

[kurobaraito]

Holy shit that's a Ruka cameo

 

[xSauriaNx]

can't effing believe that Ruka's still active in showbusiness

or maybe a celeb mangaka by now

 

[rluka]

The kanji is probably different but can’t help but getting imaginative about the sokushinbutsu term. It could be interpreted as “Buddha with your existing body” isn’t it?
I wonder how the idea has same instinctive root as the idea about “resurrection of the flesh”. As opposed to being resurrected/enlightened as spirit or receiving new body after crossing over death.

Also, is the Buddha canonically reached enlightenment after death? If I’m not mistaken, the Vesak commemorate his birth, enlightenment, and death. So the must have canonically believe it’s through death isn’t it?

 

[henman]

I've been waiting for comparison with Schrödinger's cat. Thank you very much, Hata

 

[Saybah]

Suddenly Ruka cameo lol

Anyway looks like Mao isn't become the antagonist as I had thought.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[hashtagSELFIE]

Also, is the Buddha canonically reached enlightenment after death? If I’m not mistaken, the Vesak commemorate his birth, enlightenment, and death. So the must have canonically believe it’s through death isn’t it?

He was enlighten while he was still alive. And this was not for torturing method butby simply realizing the four noble truth. He passed away with normal health implications at 80.

 

[rluka]

Ah, thanks.
Yeah, kind of remember from Tezuka’s manga telling about him also coming to the conclusion early about all those “the more your flesh starve/tortured = the more your soul is feed” method of his contemporaries who went through dangerous meditation fasting are not going to work.

 

[hashtagSELFIE]

Ah, thanks.
Yeah, kind of remember from Tezuka’s manga telling about him also coming to the conclusion early about all those “the more your flesh starve/tortured = the more your soul is feed” method of his contemporaries who went through dangerous meditation fasting are not going to work.

Budda actually tried this. Does not work. Quits on torturing himself. And just meditating. He then enlighten weeks after.

Torturing goes againts core buddhism ideal. But there are so many branch of it Welp Tsukasa said nivarna so it it i guess.

 

[RanmaChaos]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[the_legendary_klobb]

That Shimokitazawa indie band is a Bocchi The Rock reference, isn't it?

No, not neccesarily. From what I understand Shimokitazawa is the cradle for many japanese rock bands, where lots of venues like Bocchi's "Starry" concentrate.

 

[apstorm]

@hashtagSELFIE

Looking into Kukai, I think the first timestamp in this chapter listing when that confrontation took place is off by about 18 years. The 5 and the 3 were swapped in order. Kukai's recognized date of death is 22 April 835, according to Wikipedia, and I assume the start of this chapter takes place about a month before that since it says March. It would also line up with the last stated timestamp in the prior chapters, which was 793, since it says 'about 40 years later' alongside the month and year stated at the start of this current Chapter, as well. 793 plus about 40 would land about 833.

To reiterate... it should say 'March, 835 C.E.', not 'March, 853 C.E.' ...

Edit: Looks like right away, the next chapter confirms the date is wrong here, by saying, "After the 15 years Mao spent meditating, Year 850" ... Do the math, and 15 years before 850 would be 835.