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Old 2010-12-26, 06:50   Link #61
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I'm mesmerized by the artwork o this manga. The backstory of the characters are pretty in depth and the cast is likeable so far.
I'm having high expectations for this 1....
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Old 2010-12-26, 12:44   Link #62
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so his best friend is a cutter and thats why he wears long sleeves. Toru's uncanny insight is rather interesting, of course not surprising considering his person motto "minimal exposure", so therefore he has good people observational skills.
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Old 2010-12-26, 22:27   Link #63
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Going to back to Hijiri's advice:

Spoiler for end of ch6:


I think that quote has several meanings. First, it's obviously foreshadowing. Second, I think Hijiri was talking about Toru. Remember the beginning of chapter 5? Koyuki had to listen to Hijiri's story in exchange for advice on how to get closer to Toru. That was his advice.

In my opinion, it fits. Even though Hijiri is lot more cheerful than he was before, Toru is the exact same. He's still concerned about "minimal exposure," even when he has friends that don't discriminate him for being an Iris Zero. He hasn't recovered from the bullying he got as a kid for being an Iris Zero.
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Old 2010-12-27, 01:52   Link #64
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At this rate, I'm about to dub Toru as either L, Lelouch, or Kira... even though many would say that having an Iris is a "blessing", it seems to me that having an Iris is more of a "curse"

Spoiler for 5&6:
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Old 2010-12-27, 06:39   Link #65
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It is just a matter of time for some iris character to say something like "You have better eye than me. Even in this confusion, your eye is still as clear as crystal" to Toru.

/Naruto reference (Neji and Nagato)
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Old 2010-12-27, 09:57   Link #66
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and only become Toru's fangirls.
or try to kill him or having feelings about Toru but will try to cause danger to Sasamori-chan(flower pot falling)
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Old 2010-12-29, 18:23   Link #67
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I was thinking the so-called "powers" were some kind of over-the-top city-destroying type(like Index), but after reading the first chapter and seeing the powers were far less intimidating than I thought, I got interested in it. It was pretty good. The Asahi/Shino arcs were great, with enough depth and story to really bring out those characters. I liked the Koyuki one too, even if it ended rather lame(with Toru saving the day, despite his motto). I totally CRINGED when Shino saw all of those butterflies on that girl he liked. I shall be keeping my eye on this one =03.
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Old 2010-12-30, 16:23   Link #68
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I was thinking the so-called "powers" were some kind of over-the-top city-destroying type(like Index), but after reading the first chapter and seeing the powers were far less intimidating than I thought, I got interested in it. It was pretty good. The Asahi/Shino arcs were great, with enough depth and story to really bring out those characters. I liked the Koyuki one too, even if it ended rather lame(with Toru saving the day, despite his motto). I totally CRINGED when Shino saw all of those butterflies on that girl he liked. I shall be keeping my eye on this one =03.
If Toru didn't save Koyuki, he would get even more attention as the guy who corrupted Koyuki and eloped with her.

Even if Toru is the hero, it doesn't mean he helps out because he deeply cares about anyone. All of the problems he solved fell in line with his minimal exposure policy.
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Old 2010-12-30, 16:38   Link #69
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basically, he's more of an anti-hero whose overall goal just happens to coincide with the others' objectives as well... that, and he's a hell of an observer (then again, "background" characters tend to be the best observers)
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Old 2010-12-30, 18:04   Link #70
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For now, anyway. If Koyuki tries hard enough, I'm sure Toru will get over his childhood trauma. At least with Hijiri's advice she has some idea that Toru still isn't over his past.
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On the plus side: only two more chapters to go for this volume to be fully translated

the bad news: we'll have to wait till April after that for more of this series...
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Old 2010-12-31, 00:31   Link #72
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On the plus side: only two more chapters to go for this volume to be fully translated

the bad news: we'll have to wait till April after that for more of this series...
Don't know where April came from. The next volume will be coming out January 22 according to the author's blog.

(http://usachu.seesaa.net/article/170937805.html)
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Old 2010-12-31, 01:08   Link #73
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My bad; April was when 2 was released

still, it's good to hear that we've less than a month for the next tank to come out... a very big plus
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Old 2010-12-31, 01:14   Link #74
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My bad; April was when 2 was released

still, it's good to hear that we've less than a month for the next tank to come out... a very big plus
I'm really excited too.

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Old 2010-12-31, 13:23   Link #75
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Chapter 7 is out.

What a cute chapter.

Koyuki love Toru - Confirm!
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Old 2010-12-31, 14:35   Link #76
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The others might be getting suspicious too~
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Old 2010-12-31, 21:34   Link #77
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I'm really excited too.

Spoiler for Vol 2 untranslated chapters:
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But Chap 7 is really good.
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Old 2011-01-01, 17:54   Link #78
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But Chap 7 is really good.
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Old 2011-01-02, 11:53   Link #79
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Maybe. However, it's hard for Western readers to imagine such a situation happening, because an honors student doesn't get idolized like that or have a huge fan following.

Anyway, cute chapter. I like how the mangaka can give his characters charm without having to resort to ecchi. Koyuki is just adorable.
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Old 2011-01-02, 13:06   Link #80
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Maybe. However, it's hard for Western readers to imagine such a situation happening, because an honors student doesn't get idolized like that or have a huge fan following.
Not really, if you've read/watched enough manga or anime you will know that that is a rather cliche setting.
"Idol of the school" pops it's head up more than I can count.
And most of the time it's the complete chump or nobody that gets involved with them.
Altho I guess people in western culture, people will always find it somewhat hard to get their heads around it, I still do even tho I've it countless times.

But not to say I don't like it, it can be rather amusing at times but I think it would be a good chance for some nice melodrama/drama here
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