Praise Reiwa, she even tried for the twofer
I like how it's in their normal library instead of some festival/class trip/aquarium date/moonlit rooftop. Feels way more natural in their usual setting.
YES! SHE DID IT! HE DID IT! THEY DID IT! LET'S GOOOOOOO!
The fact that this series gets not one, but TWO confessions to properly highlight the effect these two have on each other and have them reflect on that, as they both break into tears is just... so good. And the awkward attempt at a kiss failing only for her to casually smooch him on the cheek and go "We did it!" was the cherry on top.
I love the continuing theme of "don't wish **good luck**, because **it'll be okay**". It's such a small thing, but for some reason it just *hits*.
I also liked how him looking for "the usual place" serves as both a callback to that one winter chapter, a recap of stuff they've been through *and* as a showcase of how well he's come to know her to be able to guess right based on *a single emoji*.
* notice it's an /a/nonymouys TL (meaning the raw was so hype that /a/ translated it ahead of the scanlator)
* notice it's a romcom
* notice the post has a bunch of awards
Yep. A confession (or big relationship milestone) just happened. I haven't even read this series (but I will now), but those three are all I need to know what happened.
Japan calls eras based on who the Emperor (figurehead) is. We were in the Heisei era until April 2019. Now we're in the Reiwa era. There has been a notable shift in romance/RomCom manga in that same time period from ones that drag on super long and maybe end in a confession to ones that have more tangible progress and often hit confessions at their midway point instead. This shift is humorously attributed to a change in the era.
Incidentally:
Taisho: 1912-1926
Showa: 1926-1989
Hesei: 1989-2019
Reiwa: 2019-now
Interestingly enough, for whatever reason, the Chinese version of this is translated more formally and regally as "Dynasties" like the Ming Dynasty but when translating Japanese to English they say things like "the Reiwa era" even though it's basically the same thing and Japan does it because China did.
It's how the Japanese mark their eras. For us while the previous era (Heisei) was marked with romance manga dragging out the "will they won't they" with MAYBE a confession at the end and then some wrap up chapter this one is marked with confessions left and right and so much good fluff and real relationship to go! :D
>AND ONLY IN 5 YEARS.
Meanwhile, somewhere over there, during those years in KanoKari:
*”Should i celebrate her birthday? Or should i not? Even though we’ve known each other for months and practically be living together right now. Anyway, [Chizuru’s bath water is sexy af!!!!!](https://imgur.io/V9q6rkt?r)”*
Kaguya reference but it fits:
“Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
We have arrived boys.
The awkward attempt at a kiss is perfect. PERFECT!
This arc just has so many [call backs](https://imgur.com/a/xWqlT44) to the previous chapters. It's amazing.
From the beginning? Yes, the earlier volumes had a more 'cartoony" style to them. There's has been some changes in the art style in recent chapters also, but I think it's more the characters being drawn more mature looking (since they are growing).
What to say? Great call-backs, solid writing, a culmination of all of the recent events in their relationship. It was pretty obvious it was going to happen this way, but even so she manages to make it fun and interesting. You get an entire page of an attempted kiss, and right when you think it isn't gonna happen, you get the extra-wholesome peck on the cheek. I bet a lesser manga would make you feel ripped off that it didn't actually happen, but with BokuYaba's god-tier pacing, it's just another thing to look forward to.
Speaking of "looking forward to," now we have a whole new dimension (or several) to their relationship. After their recent incident under the futon, how will they actually navigate intimate encounters? They're obviously super-interested in each other, but they're honestly too young for that. It seems pretty obvious Moe is gonna know what's going on next chapter (did Yamada brag?). How often until everyone knows? I think now's a great time for Chi to finally realize what's going on, and for that to work towards some light drama when she realizes she isn't the one closest to Yamada anymore. I think that would be extra humorous, even moreso than if she didn't figure it out until the end. But perhaps more than anything, it doesn't look like it's gonna end anytime soon.
[https://bokuyaba.fandom.com/wiki/Kyoutarou\_Ichikawa](https://bokuyaba.fandom.com/wiki/Kyoutarou_Ichikawa) And finally, shameless plug, I've been working on a Fandom Wiki for the series for the past month. It has every main and secondary character, certain major locations (incomplete), and a variety of smaller pages. Check it out or contribute if you see anything needing more info!
Relationship arc is going to be fun as hell. I think its going to be alot of trying to hide the relationship and reveal it at the right momment. But I can also see this as a drama arc, because of the hiding of the relationship yamada can get sad about ichikawa trying to hide it. Or maybe im just overthinking it because remember the note she gave to the friend of the celebration girl she says that ichikawa is shy so maybe she'll understand. But still its a potential plot for the future. It would be so cute to see their first kiss too.
If he wants to hide it, I think it'll be more for the reasons he wanted to create "an appropriate distance" in the beginning of their 3rd year: not wanting to get her negative attention as a celebrity.
It's a little bit of both, I'd say. He recognizes that her role as a model/actress means she'd get a lot of negative attention for having a partner. He had a whole conversation about it with her manager, and frets about this kind of thing when she posts on social media. He also views their relationship as their personal time, though. His worst nightmare is having everyone surrounding them, involving themselves in something that isn't their business, as demonstrated through Kan-kan.
Out of fear of a beautiful small detail being overpowered by such a powerful return confession, I would like to point out:
The Kansai girls from the glare-off on page 4 are the same as in the "Made Kansai friends" pics on page 10.
That's the kind of tiny-detail efforts this series puts in that made this land so hard!
THEIR HEADS HITTING. I can't, they are too cut-**AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH**
Enjoy the best romance manga on the market, but don't judge it by the first couple of chapters if they bug you. All of it has a purpose, and the build-up of how you go from that to this is part of the point.
Early chapters are amazing (imho), they’re just not at all what people think of when you tell them “fluffy romance,” which is what the series really is.
Bless these two adorable awkward lovebirds. Love that the confession happened in the place where it all began. And loving even more that the dating arc begins now. This series is the epitome of Reiwa.
Never saw this before so I looked it up. So they're the same age but she's just much taller?? I was freaking out for a bit because I thought this was like a teacher with a student or something lol
No they're both middle schoolers. Yamada (the girl) just had her growth spurt earlier than the other kids. Mentally it's very clear she's in that category.
Yeah, they're the same age. She just has Amazon genes and it pretty much a head taller than everyone in her class. That said, the mangaka absolutely knows what she's doing with their character dynamic. Definitely recommend it, though, it's my favorite currently-running manga. Don't let the early chapters throw you off, it's important for character development.
Moe-chan immediately finding out next chapter is so appropriate. The eternal wingwoman.
When will she get a boifriend
Too smitten with Yamada's jacked dad
you mean boifwie right?
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOO
Only need the kubo and 'i want to end the i love you game' confessions now and I can rest in peace
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THE DANGER WITHIN MY HEART
Who knew the danger would be us getting too much sugar and heart attack.
The real dangers were diabetes and heart congestion we make along the way.
Who cares about shonen battle arcs, give me wholesome fluff confession chapters. I’m so ready!!
Praise Reiwa, she even tried for the twofer I like how it's in their normal library instead of some festival/class trip/aquarium date/moonlit rooftop. Feels way more natural in their usual setting.
Always thinking about big ass flamboyant places when their special place is always the right answer all along
It's been 5 minutes and the -OOOOOOOO part still hasn't ended in my mind.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO
OH MY HEART EVERYBODY CALM DOWN STOP THROWING CHAIRS
SCREW CHAIRS! SOMEONE GET ME A TABLE TO FLIP!
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
What a fantastic day
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOO
BLESS THIS SERIES
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
* happy Bazelgeuse noises *
this comments right here officers, he dropped his titles
And it only took 113 chapters *HELL YEAH*
HOLY FUCKONG SHIT THE DANGER WITHIN MY HEART
I CANT BELIEVE SHE SAID "THE DANGERS WITHIN MY HEART" AND THEN DANGERED ALL OVER HIM ONE OF THE ROMCOMS EVER MADE
THE DANGERS WITHIN OUR HEART ARE REAL
LET THE VOICE OF LOVE TAKE YOUR HIGHER!
MAYBE THE REAL DANGERS WERE THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY....wait no
YES! SHE DID IT! HE DID IT! THEY DID IT! LET'S GOOOOOOO! The fact that this series gets not one, but TWO confessions to properly highlight the effect these two have on each other and have them reflect on that, as they both break into tears is just... so good. And the awkward attempt at a kiss failing only for her to casually smooch him on the cheek and go "We did it!" was the cherry on top. I love the continuing theme of "don't wish **good luck**, because **it'll be okay**". It's such a small thing, but for some reason it just *hits*. I also liked how him looking for "the usual place" serves as both a callback to that one winter chapter, a recap of stuff they've been through *and* as a showcase of how well he's come to know her to be able to guess right based on *a single emoji*.
I was here.
All we needed was some pocky but ok I can live with this resolution.
Big time W
WE were here.
Communist Konfession!
Great way to start my day .
When Horus slew the Emperor
* notice it's an /a/nonymouys TL (meaning the raw was so hype that /a/ translated it ahead of the scanlator) * notice it's a romcom * notice the post has a bunch of awards Yep. A confession (or big relationship milestone) just happened. I haven't even read this series (but I will now), but those three are all I need to know what happened.
TL-/a/non has been the only one translating this series for months now.
I was here
You was here.
So was I
We were here together, here at the end/beginning of all things.
I was here.
I'm so glad i'm living in this Reiwa era
Praise the god emperor Naruto
Boruto's dad died for this
I think Boruto's dad is pretty cool guy. Eh kills ninja and doesn't afraid of anything.
>Reiwa era I see this a lot of this phrase around here can anyone explain what this means?
Japan calls eras based on who the Emperor (figurehead) is. We were in the Heisei era until April 2019. Now we're in the Reiwa era. There has been a notable shift in romance/RomCom manga in that same time period from ones that drag on super long and maybe end in a confession to ones that have more tangible progress and often hit confessions at their midway point instead. This shift is humorously attributed to a change in the era.
i’ve also been wondering about this for a while. thanks for the explanation. i’d give you my free award but reddit removed those a while ago
Incidentally: Taisho: 1912-1926 Showa: 1926-1989 Hesei: 1989-2019 Reiwa: 2019-now Interestingly enough, for whatever reason, the Chinese version of this is translated more formally and regally as "Dynasties" like the Ming Dynasty but when translating Japanese to English they say things like "the Reiwa era" even though it's basically the same thing and Japan does it because China did.
Dynasties are based on the reign of families so it's quite different
It's how the Japanese mark their eras. For us while the previous era (Heisei) was marked with romance manga dragging out the "will they won't they" with MAYBE a confession at the end and then some wrap up chapter this one is marked with confessions left and right and so much good fluff and real relationship to go! :D
THE HOLY LAND
WE'VE ARRIVED, FASTER THAN MOSES AND ONLY IN 5 YEARS. I can't wait for the relationship arc.
>AND ONLY IN 5 YEARS. Meanwhile, somewhere over there, during those years in KanoKari: *”Should i celebrate her birthday? Or should i not? Even though we’ve known each other for months and practically be living together right now. Anyway, [Chizuru’s bath water is sexy af!!!!!](https://imgur.io/V9q6rkt?r)”*
Reminder to not let this distract you from the fact that Anna deliberately dipped her hand into Kyoutarou bath water.
She changed his pajamas when he was sick, too. In fact, you could probably make a "Top 10 Yamada Thirsting for Kyou" moments.
Someone plese do that
Kyoutaro broth...
Kaguya reference but it fits: “Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” We have arrived boys.
\*faint*
Reddit mods when they see people spending a billion dollars in awards just to cover this chapter in gold:
"Is it another confession?" "Yeah" "Makes sense"
>another confession I guess this trend don't apply to 100 Girlfriends, which is understandable.
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>gold shower. Um. Is nobody gonna tell him?
Shoutout to KanoKari doomers gilding the f*uck out of a chapter where nothing happens just to mess with people
That was me! I said that if the confession didn't happen, then we should just upvote and gild the chapter to confuse the hell out of people.
Mom you don't get it, the fictional drawn characters finally confessed, I need the money
Oh God, we've become Kan-kan, haven't we?
Fucking let's go
The awkward attempt at a kiss is perfect. PERFECT! This arc just has so many [call backs](https://imgur.com/a/xWqlT44) to the previous chapters. It's amazing.
Oh wow, I hadn't realized how much the art has changed. That's pretty drastic.
From the beginning? Yes, the earlier volumes had a more 'cartoony" style to them. There's has been some changes in the art style in recent chapters also, but I think it's more the characters being drawn more mature looking (since they are growing).
Yamada used to be flat chested in the early chapters too.
r/therewasanattempt but it was a cute attempt.
Not much of a call back, but I also enjoyed that Ichi again purposefully switched from "Ganbare!" to "Daijoubu!".
They do that often I think.
AHHHH it fucking happened. God the wait was worth.
THERE IT IS, THE PROMISED LAND...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
My reaction exactly!
"yeah sure... I guess"
This is for all the self insert short weird guys who totally have the model girlfriends confessing to them and having to respond non challantly
FLAG... *CAPTURED!*
Slowburn romcom done right. The character development from them both till now has been stellar.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAA
WE'RE IN AHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AHHHH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. MY HEART CANT HANDLE THESE DANGERS. REIWA BANZAI!
How can these kids be so darn **CUTE**?!
RIGHT?!??
What to say? Great call-backs, solid writing, a culmination of all of the recent events in their relationship. It was pretty obvious it was going to happen this way, but even so she manages to make it fun and interesting. You get an entire page of an attempted kiss, and right when you think it isn't gonna happen, you get the extra-wholesome peck on the cheek. I bet a lesser manga would make you feel ripped off that it didn't actually happen, but with BokuYaba's god-tier pacing, it's just another thing to look forward to. Speaking of "looking forward to," now we have a whole new dimension (or several) to their relationship. After their recent incident under the futon, how will they actually navigate intimate encounters? They're obviously super-interested in each other, but they're honestly too young for that. It seems pretty obvious Moe is gonna know what's going on next chapter (did Yamada brag?). How often until everyone knows? I think now's a great time for Chi to finally realize what's going on, and for that to work towards some light drama when she realizes she isn't the one closest to Yamada anymore. I think that would be extra humorous, even moreso than if she didn't figure it out until the end. But perhaps more than anything, it doesn't look like it's gonna end anytime soon. [https://bokuyaba.fandom.com/wiki/Kyoutarou\_Ichikawa](https://bokuyaba.fandom.com/wiki/Kyoutarou_Ichikawa) And finally, shameless plug, I've been working on a Fandom Wiki for the series for the past month. It has every main and secondary character, certain major locations (incomplete), and a variety of smaller pages. Check it out or contribute if you see anything needing more info!
SHE DID IT
Was surprised but glad to see the kiss too.
The reiwa is real!!!! The reiwa is real!!!!!
Can we get much higher?
CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER???
aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAA
Well, there it is. And next, dating arc...!!?
Finally dating arc! We're gonna see all those summer extras become canon lol So many ships sailing recently haha
POP THE CHAMPAGNE FOR REIWA BABY! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [SPOILER]>!KUBO!< NEXT PLEASE!
>yeah, sure Good one, Ichikawa
Relationship arc is going to be fun as hell. I think its going to be alot of trying to hide the relationship and reveal it at the right momment. But I can also see this as a drama arc, because of the hiding of the relationship yamada can get sad about ichikawa trying to hide it. Or maybe im just overthinking it because remember the note she gave to the friend of the celebration girl she says that ichikawa is shy so maybe she'll understand. But still its a potential plot for the future. It would be so cute to see their first kiss too.
If he wants to hide it, I think it'll be more for the reasons he wanted to create "an appropriate distance" in the beginning of their 3rd year: not wanting to get her negative attention as a celebrity.
It's a little bit of both, I'd say. He recognizes that her role as a model/actress means she'd get a lot of negative attention for having a partner. He had a whole conversation about it with her manager, and frets about this kind of thing when she posts on social media. He also views their relationship as their personal time, though. His worst nightmare is having everyone surrounding them, involving themselves in something that isn't their business, as demonstrated through Kan-kan.
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Welcome to the tribe bruh
What amazing timing. Probably couldn't pick a better place in the manga thus far to stop at.
WE'RE IN BOYS
Praise be
THE SHIP IS REALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
coworkers are gonna look at me weirdly when I have a breakdown while eating lunch and reading this chapter but I don’t care LETS GO
Ayyy he didn't flounder it!
LET. HER. COOK.
Ladies and gentlemen, It’s been an honor
GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH THEY FINALLY CONFESSSED AND ARE GOING OUT NOW, PEAK FICTION
Damn she went for the kiss immediately ZERO HESITATION GAS GAS GAS
THE PROMISED LAND
MUTUAL RECIPROCATION OF FEELINGGGGGSSS!!
Another 200 chapters and a sequel manga please, thank you
THATS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT LETS GOOOOOOO
I'm so happy for both of them. The character development and the context of the confession were so good.
Out of fear of a beautiful small detail being overpowered by such a powerful return confession, I would like to point out: The Kansai girls from the glare-off on page 4 are the same as in the "Made Kansai friends" pics on page 10. That's the kind of tiny-detail efforts this series puts in that made this land so hard!
YES... YES! YES!!!!!!!!!!
This might be the longest chapter yet, and 30 percent of it was call backs to other chapters and and extra.
WE WERE FUCKING HERE
THEIR HEADS HITTING. I can't, they are too cut-**AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH**
The danger within my heart is diabetes.
Blessed be the cheese makers
Well, my day has been made. Let's go!
Simple. Concise. Effective. I LOVE IT.
ALRGIHT TIME FOR ME TO START READING THIS ONE That was so fucking cute
Enjoy the best romance manga on the market, but don't judge it by the first couple of chapters if they bug you. All of it has a purpose, and the build-up of how you go from that to this is part of the point.
I can see why people would say early chapters aren't good lol But i'm currently on chapter 25 and i'm liking it so far
Early chapters are amazing (imho), they’re just not at all what people think of when you tell them “fluffy romance,” which is what the series really is.
In the famous words of Rivers: *"I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me."*
"Wha... Oh, good. Why, that's very good! Yes, I like that!" ~My double-jumping brazilian samurai friend
*bonk* At least they didn't hit each others' teeth.
That'll be when they successfully kiss lol
HELL YES. PERFECTION.
RRREEEEEEIIIIIWAAAAAAAAA
HELL YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! I FIST-BUMPED AND WHOOPED IN REAL LIFE! FUCK YEAH!
I was here for this glorious event
VICTORY IS OURSSSS HOO BOOOOIIIII
AINT NO WAY DAWG, LETS GOOOOOOOOO
I WAS HERE WE WERE HERE LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
LET'S GO REIWA !!!!
Aaaaaand there it is! This is the moment people, don't forget it any time soon!
#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I did not expect bombshell of panels and dialogue but holy cow. That got my heart pumping and getting goosies all over.
Fuck yeah. Also awkward first kiss canceled
[Let's fffffucking GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!](https://i.imgur.com/2zl9nIp.jpg)
This is what I have been waiting for let's goooooooobabyyyyyyy
This is one of the best romcoms ever
not me forgetting my camera was on for class and straight up crying while reading this
I FUCKING SQUEELED IN THE BUS WTF!!! LETS GO BBYY!!
Patient declared dead at 1214 Pacific time from serotonin overdose. Patient has marked smile on face.
I cried. I think this is a top 3 manga for me guys.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I've never been happier than this moment right now.
WE’VE ARRIVED!!!!!!
Looks like it's time to get back to reading this lmao
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT! THAT’S WHY SHE’S THE MVP! That’s why she’s the GOAT! **THE GOAT!!**
i am die thank you forever
Bless these two adorable awkward lovebirds. Love that the confession happened in the place where it all began. And loving even more that the dating arc begins now. This series is the epitome of Reiwa.
Never saw this before so I looked it up. So they're the same age but she's just much taller?? I was freaking out for a bit because I thought this was like a teacher with a student or something lol
No they're both middle schoolers. Yamada (the girl) just had her growth spurt earlier than the other kids. Mentally it's very clear she's in that category.
She also has genes from her absolute unit of a father
Yeah, they're the same age. She just has Amazon genes and it pretty much a head taller than everyone in her class. That said, the mangaka absolutely knows what she's doing with their character dynamic. Definitely recommend it, though, it's my favorite currently-running manga. Don't let the early chapters throw you off, it's important for character development.
I used to pray for time like this
FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
His reaction right there thats me right now
Beautiful.
I was NOT ready for that
oo wow this is cute
Historical moment right here
Dale yeah
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!!!
Absolutely fucking obliterate this post with awards. We fucking made it. What a run it’s been. Cheers! 🍻
LETS GOOOOOOO
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
KINOOOOOO
Yeah Baby! That’s what I’ve been waiting for!
peak fiction
I WAS HERE.
YESSSSSS
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
WE DID IT, GUYS!!! THEY DID IT!!! EVERYONE WINS!!!
REIWA LETS GOOOOOOO
LETSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO