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Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Mikl posted:

Also Marika is what? WHAT?
"... a six-inch tall alien version of herself living in a human-sized mecha. Also we know about Onodera's vampirism and that Chitoge is a were-wolfgorilla."

Then Miyamoto's glasses start talking to her and Shuu splits into three personalities: the friend who knows more about the MC than he knows about himself; the desperate pervert; and the easy-going dude who has a secret crush on his teacher.

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Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Watch this be yet another Nisekoi-brand swerve and Marika leaves for, like, three chapters at most. Then she comes roaring back and dates Shuu, forcing Ruri to face her feelings for two hundred chapters.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Chapter 195:

Raku: Yeah, I'm just about ready to tell Onodera how I feel.

Marika: Hahahaha yeah sure, catch you in two years.


Also man, I hope this gets picked up by a group with an actual English-speaking editor, because woof.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
So I guess we're gearing up for #200. Anyone have any good theories about the "big twist" this time?

Fan speculation is laying odds that Chitoge and Onodera (and possibly Tsugumi too) will find out that they all have the hots for Raku. Then everybody dithers and blushes for 50 chapters while Raku stands around with a question mark over his head.

I personally kinda think that Yui might learn about Raku's worries and will do something (with the locket, maybe) to spur him on. Then Raku dithers and blushes for 50 chapters while everybody else stands around with a question mark over their heads. The possibilities are endless!

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Yeah, I've been re-skimming the series and agree that, without some sort of swerve, Onodera is arc'ed out as a character. She and Raku nearly had a mutual confession back in chapter 5 or some poo poo, and no amount of "well gee I'm still having fun and everything is fine right now so no need to rush things" reinforcement will account for the TWO YEARS they've been hedging around it since then.

Recently I've been wondering where this series can lead without completely destroying somebody. Whether he deserves it or not, Raku is the object of great devotion for both Onodera and Chitoge (and Marika and Tsugumi and Minidera and and and), and either we go Full Harem (which I can't imagine Onodera would be okay with) or one of 'em is gonna be devastated. Seems kinda bleak for my funny blush porn.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Grouchio posted:


It's over.

Chitoge won.

Nnnnot necessarily. Remember, this was his "homework." He wasn't sure if he loved Chitoge before; now he is. But he's also been saying "I love Onodera" pretty freely for a while now, so I expect a lot of giant sweat drops and gritted teeth and crouching and head-clutching in the near future while he works it out.

And then picks Chitoge anyway, because it's pretty blindingly obvious at this point, dammit.


Or hey, look on the bright side! Maybe he'll get hit in the head again!

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
I guess I just hope for a satisfying ending for Onodera. She really doesn't deserve to be shat upon, since her only sin is being shy and indecisive.

Also if Raku starts dating Chitoge without resolving the Onodera plot, Ruri will probably kill the entire cast with a tire iron.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
A REALLY poorly typeset scanlation of chapter 200 is up now.

:siren: RAKU ACTUALLY CAME TO THE CORRECT CONCLUSION ABOUT SOMETHING :siren:

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

buzmeg posted:

Chibi-dera is best Dera.

JosephWongKS posted:

Mama-dera is best Dera.

Well, you both get your fill in the latest chapter.

:siren: SOMEBODY WAS ACTUALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH RAKU ABOUT SOMETHING HOLY CRAP THE END IS NEAR :siren:

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Alpha Kenny Juan posted:

Either that or one last Beehive Experimental Product chapter where the product is truth serum and is somehow injected into Raku.

"I know it now ... it's so clear ... the person I love ... my only real true love ... is Yui."

Followed by every shipper in the entire world's head exploding.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Didn't we just discard a character who had exactly this arc?

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Well, I mean, that is a Japanese game from Japan I like, so.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Weeeell ...

Tsugumi may be best girl but this is perfectly in line with her personality, so ehh, I guess. Just one more heart to break now.

The whole revelation came at an incredibly breakneck pace for Nisekoi though. Before it would have taken her thirty chapters to decide that Chitoge's smile meant something, ten chapters to build up the courage to ask her, and five more to do the silent confession thing. Komi must be sick of all this fumfering around and is ready to light this candle.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Shuu: "Actually, I like Onodera. I'm just waiting for Raku to realize that he likes Chitoge and then I'mma swoop in like a majestic eagle."

Ruri: "What the hell? I thought you liked me!"

Shuu: "Why would I like you? You punch me. Constantly. Through walls. Sorry, but if you wanted a hardcore masochist you should have lined up behind Raku with everyone else."

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Oh, something will happen. Something contrived. For instance, maybe Ichigou will get trapped in a sliding doorway with one girl on either side, and both girls will confess simultaneously into each ear, causing the largest sweat drop ever recorded to appear over his head.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
And IN COMES TSUGUMI FOR THE FINISHER! IT'S A SLOBBERKNOCKER!

So anyway. I'm gonna lay odds that Chitoge's gonna eventually vanish back to America. And hey, guess what other character is currently in America ... ?

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
In case anyone wants to spoil themselves on a jankity-rear end second-hand translation from the Korean scans.

Odds that Onodera is about to tell Raku to stop being so depressed 'cause she's about to rock his world: 1 in 1,000.
Odds that Onodera is about to indirectly confess by telling him she suspects Chitoge heard her during the meteor shower: 1 in 3.
Odds that there will be blushing and stammering involved in the upcoming conversation no matter what is said: NO BET.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
I do really like Hatsukoi Zombie but I'm too busy sunk-cost-fallacy-ing on this one.

Speaking of, the Korean scans for chapter 215 are floating around now and I spoiled myself on it. For once there's actually kind of a twist:

Possible appearance of Raku's mom on the horizon

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
... Huh.

The warriors are gathering, the battlefield is chosen, the end is in sight. And I'm starting to think there's one more curve coming, mostly because of Raku's non-answer to Shuu's "When you see Chitoge, are you gonna confess?"

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
As an Onodera fan, I still, still cling to the tiniest of chances here, for two stupid reasons:

1. Raku's mom pretty much said in her musings that Chitoge isn't the promise girl, and a satisfying narrative end would have Raku confess to someone, open the locket, and the rings (or whatever) inside would be for that particular girl because *~faaaate~*. Raku confessing to Chitoge and then opening the locket to find a ring for Onodera would be beyond awkward.

2. Shuu's "who would you like to share these cute happy things with" test. Somehow I don't see Raku thinking of Chitoge, the girl he's squabbled with for three years, over Onodera, the sweet girl who just last chapter said she'd never leave him.

On the other hand: a different satisfying narrative ending would have Raku pitch his locket and all the keys into the ocean and then confess to whoever he wants, because gently caress you five-year-old me. In which case, never mind.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Shinjobi posted:

Welp, everything's out in the open now. Literally only one thing left to do. Watch it take 10 more chapters.

Two things: confess and open the locket. So, 20 chapters.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Super Jay Mann posted:

Kosaki was terrible even as a child, what a surprise.

And Raku was a spineless wimp. Though in his defense, he's, like, 5.

I see they conveniently left out the part where rocks fell on everybody's head ten seconds later, causing them to forget all this.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Well, remember Raku has totally eschewed the Yakuza stuff from the beginning and has never been a tough guy. There's a reason Chitoge calls him "beansprout."

Still, Raku supposedly has this hot-headed streak which causes him to fling himself into danger without a second thought. Unfortunately we haven't seen him actually DO this since Marika left.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Wow, a whole chapter with ~~*Marika*~~ and everyone's still sick of it.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Wall of text with janky translation aside, Marika shouting "DAMMIT CHITOGE I CONFESSED TEN TIMES A DAY AND GOT REJECTED EVERY TIME NOW GET BACK IN THERE AND GET SHOT DOWN LIKE A TROOPER YOU PUSSY" was a good use of her character.

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
MangaFast translation of 225 is out.

In which it finally happened! And only 222 chapters late!

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
Apparently the magazine is touting a new harem series starting a couple issues down the road. So that's our likely deadline.

Also, the series should end with Raku meeting up with Shuu five years later and discovering that he's living with the other girls in a giant polygamous sex dungeon. "Man, Raku, you really missed out. Especially with Onodera, she's a FRRRREAK."

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds
C'mooooon final insane swerve. Raku meets a completely new girl in college and gets married. Chitoge comes home unannounced and a fully rehabilitated Marika steps out of the shower. Raku and Shuu are living happily together in San Francisco. Something! After 200 chapters of this bland paste, blow everyone's minds, Komi!

Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

Tae posted:

I never understood so many people following years of a manga they hate

Sunk cost fallacy and/or morbid curiosity.

Nisekoi was cute for the first, oh, 50 chapters or so. "Guy hates girl, girl hates guy, they have to pretend to be in love" is a really fun concept. But then Chitoge secretly fell in love, and then Raku fell in love with both of the girls, and everything started sliding into a wet fart of "should I say something/who do I REALLY love" that nobody gave two fucks about. But hey, Marika was still cool ... until she got Anime Cancer. Her sendoff was probably the last remotely fun thing that happened, and yet it still kept going and going and ugggghhhhhhhh

So anyway, it's done, it was kinda generic but fairly competent, good job Komi I guess.

E: ^^ yeah what he said

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Mirage
Oct 27, 2000

All is for the best, in this, the best of all possible worlds

MJP posted:

So I'm the guy who asked at which point the manga picks up from the anime, and just finished reading the remaining chapters over the last couple of weeks or so.

someone please link me to the longform doujinshi where Onodera won and they go about their happy lives together

PLEASE

Sorry, buddy. Onodera lost. Nisekoi is pain.

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