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Super Jay Mann
Nov 6, 2008

I hate long breaks

Chapter 101

In which Kana both isn't and is screwed

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wokow6
Oct 19, 2013
This arc is going to kill me.

ZepiaEltnamOberon
Oct 25, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022

wokow6 posted:

This arc is going to kill me.

Well, Akane didn't die so someone has to.

Might as well be you.

Rubellavator
Aug 16, 2007

well the only way to solve this now is to have Aqua and Kana openly date

Nebrilos
Oct 9, 2012
Why can't good things happen?

... why am I reading a manga like this if I want good things to happen?

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

Kana you absolute fool.

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

I wonder how far Mengo and Aka wanted to take this arc

ZepiaEltnamOberon
Oct 25, 2010

I Failed At Anime 2022

boredsatellite posted:

I wonder how far Mengo and Aka wanted to take this arc

They want to shine a lot on the seedy underbelly of idol culture in Japan.

Zorak would be proud.

Chicken Thumbs
Oct 21, 2020

Time is dead and meaning has no meaning!
Chapter 102

:ohdear:

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

Just scandals everywhere. Paparazzi are the lowest.

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yXa8MAmocQ

Pan Dulce
Jan 4, 2011

Beautiful cinnamon roll too good for this world, too pure




My GOD, it's gorgeous!!!

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

That trailer does an incredible job at avoiding showing the actual plot of the series.

Haystack
Jan 23, 2005





Yeah, it's going to be fun seeing fresh people reacting to those first couple big twists.

Julias
Jun 24, 2012

Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution

What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wild
Well the first episode is 90 minutes for a reason...

wokow6
Oct 19, 2013
https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1014687

Good chapter.

Blaze Dragon
Aug 28, 2013
LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

I'm glad she has a terrible personality, this would be a really bad situation if she didn't.

Pan Dulce
Jan 4, 2011

Beautiful cinnamon roll too good for this world, too pure



I mean, I think honestly is almost always the best policy, but what was she "supposed" to do? Tell the truth? Lie and make it sound better? No comment all around?

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013


Idol culture is evil.

boredsatellite
Dec 7, 2013

tbh this is more of the classic paparazzi stuff than something isolated to idol stuff.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

you get similar drama with twitch streamers sometimes tbh

Fluffdaddy
Jan 3, 2009

boredsatellite posted:

tbh this is more of the classic paparazzi stuff than something isolated to idol stuff.

It's getting better although it can feel like 1 step forward 2 steps back.

Takage Reni is getting married and the tabloids barely cared but on the flip side Okada Nana of AKB was found to be in a relationship and although other members of the group came to her defense the Wota losers flipped their poo poo and she is now on her way to quitting.

The accuracy of the world in this manga is just too accurate.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

it really depends on who your market is, how the execs handle it, and how you portray yourself, and akb48 is like peak catering to that crowd

Fluffdaddy
Jan 3, 2009

Endorph posted:

it really depends on who your market is, how the execs handle it, and how you portray yourself, and akb48 is like peak catering to that crowd

I miss the old days of idol scandals like when morning musumes Kago Ai got caught smoking.

The problem really is the execs being willing to cater to the worst type of fan. The idea that the idol is somehow a possession and the fans waifu is disgusting and the behavior of everyone in charge should probably be criminal.

That age of idols is almost over thankfully, as the market has been completely oversaturated with extremely mediocre premises, and the mega group concept is also fading.

amigolupus
Aug 25, 2017

Wouldn't be surprised if those comments Kana was thinking of are actually real stuff that Aka read on Twitter.

Sleng Teng
May 3, 2009


she's going to kick somebody's rear end, and hell I'll be glad to see it

Ibblebibble
Nov 12, 2013

https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1015219

Some great tips for the budding celeb.

RuBisCO
May 1, 2009

This is definitely not a lie




Thanks <writes down furiously>

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

We got the fabled twin star eyes

wokow6
Oct 19, 2013
I think it's very likely that the twins will reveal their Ai's kids, so as to create a bigger scandal to cover/distract from Kana's.

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.
Happened to be checking basically as this was uploaded.
https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/viewer/1015256

Uh oh!

Supremezero
Apr 28, 2013

hay gurl
... he didn't tell her?

copy
Jul 26, 2007

Supremezero posted:

... he didn't tell her?

maybe but this series has faked me out so much i dont even bother speculating any more lol

Rubellavator
Aug 16, 2007

did not see that coming

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012

Rubellavator posted:

did not see that coming

I expected Aqua was gonna try and use a bigger story to eclipse Arima's but I didn't think he'd pull this ripcord.

usenet celeb 1992
Jun 1, 2000

he thought quoting borges would make him popular
He can say this is all according to keikaku* but for all his navel gazing about being a grown up, Aqua really is just a messy bitch who loves drama.

* keikaku means plan.


Seriously though this is about to really gently caress up the lives of everyone around him even worse. He better know what he's doing (he doesn't).

Annointed
Mar 2, 2013

Believe in Aqua.

Super Jay Mann
Nov 6, 2008

Aqua responds to a bug infestation by burning the entire house down :unsmigghh:

Nebrilos
Oct 9, 2012
What proof could Aqua have offered that he was AI’s son?

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Omobono
Feb 19, 2013

That's it! No more hiding in tomato crates! It's time to show that idiota Germany how a real nation fights!

For pasta~! CHARGE!

Nebrilos posted:

What proof could Aqua have offered that he was AI’s son?

Birth certificate? I assume Japan has an equivalent and it's not publicly accessible information so paparazzi can't normally access it.
E: or any sort of official document with Ai's name on it normally covered by privacy laws but that Aqua has a right to access.

Omobono fucked around with this message at 07:38 on Jan 19, 2023

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