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poko-kun · 2010-02-14, 09:11

I guess "hold hands" is the most "dere" we can expect to get from her. (cut her word off, look at her action)

karice67 · 2010-02-14, 09:21

I want to see what she'll do the next time Valentine's Day comes around!

The Rumblefish · 2010-02-14, 09:33

She completely lost it and cried in his arms one week ago. That was the most we will ever get from her (since, well, that is the last time we see her) and I am perfectly fine with that. This is what I meant by describing her as realistic tsundere. The girls fitting that trope are usually borderline dissociative identity disorder psychos. She doesn't swith between extremes ridiculously but does have an extremely sweet side to her which sometimes pops up.

Enchanted Princess · 2010-02-14, 10:50

Cross game. I'm still trying to get to know it more and is still reading the first two volumes right now..just started I guess..It does look interesting.

Proto · 2010-02-14, 10:56

Well, I guess you arrived at a good time since the series just finished today.

poko-kun · 2010-02-14, 11:11

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Originally Posted by Proto

Well, I guess you arrived at a good time since the series just finished today.

so true

do not pay attention to what we are babbling right now... it's mega spoiler ever ever ever ever

Kikuchi · 2010-02-14, 11:29

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Princess

Cross game. I'm still trying to get to know it more and is still reading the first two volumes right now..just started I guess..It does look interesting.

Like the others are saying, run away. We're currently discussing the very last chapter.

Darknemo2000 · 2010-02-14, 11:45

Well it was an ok story with passible ending, though I can't say I got into the characters all that much.

Nor I can't say that I liked the main heroines design - she looked too much like a guy for me and in fact the main hero looked much better than her.

Overall - a decent manga but nothing awesome for me.

BetoJR · 2010-02-14, 12:31

Move along, then. And do not read any more of Adachi's mangas - you're bound to be underwhelmed again.

JackRydden224 · 2010-02-14, 14:34

wow what a fitting chapter to read on vday lol

can't wait to see all of this in anime ^__^v

apropervillain · 2010-02-14, 18:39

Spoiler:

poko-kun · 2010-02-14, 19:54

Those two aren't true to themselves type. They pretended nothing happened while holding hands. Actually, there was something happened.

Spoiler for dialogue:

My English is not good. Let's leave the nice transaltion to our dear friends; stephen and his team.
They've done a lot of wonderful jobs since start till now.

^^

BTW
Intentional walk from friends, first Azuma Nakanishi and Akaishi left Kou with Aoba, said they were going to visit Akane, then again, Azuma and Nakanishi left Akaishi. ^^ How cute.

leongsh · 2010-02-14, 20:38

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Originally Posted by apropervillain

Spoiler:

Spoiler for huh?:

apropervillain · 2010-02-14, 20:56

Why do I sense hostility in your post? I was just saying, that's not really holding hands.

Major1138 · 2010-02-14, 21:15

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Originally Posted by apropervillain

Why do I sense hostility in your post? I was just saying, that's not really holding hands.

I think what everyone who's replied so far is trying to say is that you'll never see Kou and Aoba act like "typical" lovers - the fact that they're even holding hands at all (regardless of how it looks) is a huge step for them.

stpehen · 2010-02-14, 22:00

they sure look like they're holding hands to me

apropervillain · 2010-02-14, 23:52

They're holding hands but not holding hands. Guess nobody here has held the hands of a significant other?

Major1138 · 2010-02-15, 00:42

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Originally Posted by apropervillain

They're holding hands but not holding hands. Guess nobody here has held the hands of a significant other?

Drat. You figured us all out. We were just using the various explanations that have been offered so far as cover.

ac195 · 2010-02-15, 01:21

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Originally Posted by apropervillain

They're holding hands but not holding hands. Guess nobody here has held the hands of a significant other?

Adachi is oldschool. And holding hands in public is a pretty damn significant in Japan (well, at least with the older generations).

The Rumblefish · 2010-02-15, 01:35

The magic of Internet makes it that many different cultures can communicate in the same place and sometimes what appears like "A" for one reader is understood as "B" by another one.

I don't know how things goes where you come from, apropervillain, but where I come from a 17 years old girl holding a 18 years old boy's hand will always bring the first impression that the two are dating. Actually, just the two of them being so close together and alone would be enough to raise suspicions/assumptions. And from my limited experience in the country, I have the impression it would be the same in Japan (the holding hands thing, I mean). So Aoba at least knows what kind of image she is projecting here, at her own "risks and perils". I am pretty sure she would never do that in front of other team members yet. Baby steps!

I agree the postures at the station are quite stiff. But they are actually way too stiff for relaxed friends holding hands casually. You can tell the awkwardness and clumsiness of early lovebirds. Remember they both have a very limited experience with romantic behaviours so please give them some time.

Among the things we haven't discussed yet (I believe), I find it cute and clever that this is their first picture alone together. I wonder how early this was planned by Adachi and whether he and his assistants had to check through all the previous pages to make sure they never got the two of them by themselves unintentionally.

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poko-kun Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I guess "hold hands" is the most "dere" we can expect to get from her. (cut her word off, look at her action) __________________ It's Cross game month!

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karice67 さっく♥ゆうきゃん♥ほそやん Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the land down under...	I want to see what she'll do the next time Valentine's Day comes around! __________________ *How Suetsugu Yuki drew the cover for Chihayafuru* volume 34** Interview translations etc You must free yourself from that illusion, from the illusion that a story must have a beginning and an end. "No, you are not entitled to your opinion... You are only entitled to what you can argue for.” - Patrick Stokes

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Enchanted Princess ピンクの爆発 Author Join Date: Nov 2009	Cross game. I'm still trying to get to know it more and is still reading the first two volumes right now..just started I guess..It does look interesting. __________________ ♥

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Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO Age: 39	Well, I guess you arrived at a good time since the series just finished today. __________________ How to play Japanese games in Linux

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JackRydden224 Knight of Twelve's Knight Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Orange County	wow what a fitting chapter to read on vday lol can't wait to see all of this in anime ^__^v __________________

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The Rumblefish Hurray for Takako Shimura Join Date: Sep 2009	She completely lost it and cried in his arms one week ago. That was the most we will ever get from her (since, well, that is the last time we see her) and I am perfectly fine with that. This is what I meant by describing her as realistic tsundere. The girls fitting that trope are usually borderline dissociative identity disorder psychos. She doesn't swith between extremes ridiculously but does have an extremely sweet side to her which sometimes pops up.

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Darknemo2000 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lithuania Age: 39	Well it was an ok story with passible ending, though I can't say I got into the characters all that much. Nor I can't say that I liked the main heroines design - she looked too much like a guy for me and in fact the main hero looked much better than her. Overall - a decent manga but nothing awesome for me.

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apropervillain Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Spoiler: Am I the only one disappointed with the way they are holding hands at the end? That's how friends hold hands, not lovers man.

2010-02-14, 19:54	Link #1372
poko-kun Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007	Those two aren't true to themselves type. They pretended nothing happened while holding hands. Actually, there was something happened. Spoiler for dialogue: Kou wonder if Aoba knew that she was holding his hand "How long will our hands hold?" "If you aren't ok with it, say it." // "If you disagree, say it" "I'm ok" // "I agree" My English is not good. Let's leave the nice transaltion to our dear friends; stephen and his team. They've done a lot of wonderful jobs since start till now. ^^ BTW Intentional walk from friends, first Azuma Nakanishi and Akaishi left Kou with Aoba, said they were going to visit Akane, then again, Azuma and Nakanishi left Akaishi. ^^ How cute. __________________ It's Cross game month! Last edited by poko-kun; 2010-02-14 at 20:52.

2010-02-14, 20:56	Link #1374
apropervillain Member Join Date: Feb 2008	Why do I sense hostility in your post? I was just saying, that's not really holding hands.

2010-02-14, 22:00	Link #1376
stpehen kisses for all Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ぶちゅー！ Age: 40	they sure look like they're holding hands to me

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apropervillain Member Join Date: Feb 2008	They're holding hands but not holding hands. Guess nobody here has held the hands of a significant other?

2010-02-15, 01:35	Link #1380
The Rumblefish Hurray for Takako Shimura Join Date: Sep 2009	The magic of Internet makes it that many different cultures can communicate in the same place and sometimes what appears like "A" for one reader is understood as "B" by another one. I don't know how things goes where you come from, apropervillain, but where I come from a 17 years old girl holding a 18 years old boy's hand will always bring the first impression that the two are dating. Actually, just the two of them being so close together and alone would be enough to raise suspicions/assumptions. And from my limited experience in the country, I have the impression it would be the same in Japan (the holding hands thing, I mean). So Aoba at least knows what kind of image she is projecting here, at her own "risks and perils". I am pretty sure she would never do that in front of other team members yet. Baby steps! I agree the postures at the station are quite stiff. But they are actually way too stiff for relaxed friends holding hands casually. You can tell the awkwardness and clumsiness of early lovebirds. Remember they both have a very limited experience with romantic behaviours so please give them some time. Among the things we haven't discussed yet (I believe), I find it cute and clever that this is their first picture alone together. I wonder how early this was planned by Adachi and whether he and his assistants had to check through all the previous pages to make sure they never got the two of them by themselves unintentionally.