Yeah, probably didn't need to dig quite so deep to the origin of that one, I just get focused on 'oh yeah they used to do that in Asia for criminals' (and in some cases it was done in western europe) and completely spaced on 'and then it was a meme for pets for a while'.I assumed the sign was supposed to be a reference to the pet shaming meme that was big...longer ago than I want to think about. Though the inspiration for that meme probably can be traced back to cangue.
I know this is hard to swallow, but he is just a typical Japanese MC. At a couple points (I forget the exact chapters) he has said he is very attracted to her and very worried about giving in to his libido because (and here's the Japanese MC thing) he absolutely does not want to boink her before the year is up because then if they don't get married after the year he will have shamelessly exploited an innocent virgin fox for his disgusting manly desires!If Goro has zero libido now, why would he have any later? Kogane's luck in falling in love might have been poor. They have lived together for quite a good while now. He has even visited her fantasy village to meet her parents. Clearly he's not too attracted to her sexually.
Okay, so it's gotta be a year. How long has it been?I know this is hard to swallow, but he is just a typical Japanese MC. At a couple points (I forget the exact chapters) he has said he is very attracted to her and very worried about giving in to his libido because (and here's the Japanese MC thing) he absolutely does not want to boink her before the year is up because then if they don't get married after the year he will have shamelessly exploited an innocent virgin fox for his disgusting manly desires!
I know, I know, feel free to roll your eyes as much as you want, but this is the setup. Presumably it's to keep the 'will they won't they' thing going as it does is so damn many romcoms.
Of course then Goro being Goro his next thing would be 'oh but we shouldn't actually have kids till I can afford a house since that's what a Real Husband would do, so the next standoff would be over using condoms.
They met near the end of April (chap 1), and the tanuki arc was middle of August. It's now end of August (chap 67 which you haven't seen yet so I'm cheating). So so far it's been 4 months. Slow progression, but it is actually progressing (unlike some series). And yes, I do keep track of this [poop] in series continuity notes (in Joplin), any lazy TL does so we won't have to flip through the entire damn series again when this comes up! Tsumiki Ogami loves flashing back 30 chapters, uhhhh where was that?Okay, so it's gotta be a year. How long has it been?
Extrapolating that timeline out makes me sad.They met near the end of April (chap 1), and the tanuki arc was middle of August. It's now end of August (chap 67 which you haven't seen yet so I'm cheating). So so far it's been 4 months. Slow progression, but it is actually progressing (unlike some series). And yes, I do keep track of this [poop] in series continuity notes (in Joplin), any lazy TL does so we won't have to flip through the entire damn series again when this comes up! Tsumiki Ogami loves flashing back 30 chapters, uhhhh where was that?
Extrapolating that timeline out makes me sad.
As for the notes, I should start doing that for our series, it sounds like a good idea.
c066 - Mugi comes over, plays video games with Kogane, jokes about zombie wandering into village, inari sushi lore, Mugi eats too fast, Kogane forces Mugi to weigh herself, sign of shame. Mugi collapsed once from onions in onigiri.