@Xaelath
Ahhhh, I get what you mean! That's fair, it's really quite unclear where Yamura-sensei plans to go with the series, and I'm not sure exactly how the serialization in a shounen magazine might affect what they had in mind... All we can do is wait and see 😅
@Xaelath
Lmao, is this some sort of weird joke? You do know that not all series in a "shounen" magazine are long-running battle manga, right?
It just refers to the general target demographic (i.e. young men, in this case), and it's not unusual for the magazines to stray from these...
I'm hoping to convince Akita Shoten to let me translate the serialization in some form, so your cooperation in not scanlating the serialization would be sincerely appreciated ♥
I realize now that I didn't make this fully clear, but I don't have permission to translate the serialization 😓
At this time, only the Twitter version will continue to receive an English translation. I'll have to see if there's anything we can do about that...
@icarushector
That's correct.
The uses of "like" and "love" in the raw so far have been your standard 好き (suki) and 大好き (daisuki).
What's most important when translating these is context and connotation. Neither Kokosaki nor Mashiro have expressed any romantic feelings towards each other, but...
@Keledor
It's worth noting that not a single use of "love" or "like" in the chapters thus far has had any romantic connotation 😅
As the MC of a oneshot I translated put it:
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@Midoriha
I appreciate the sentiment, but I assure you that I did spend time thinking about how to do that part 😅
I would disagree on the matter of inconsistency, as it's simply a matter of bringing across what is said. I feel that putting the "Senseeeeee!" from that line as is doesn't read very...
@FredFriendly
I mean, yes, but it's based on the chapters still to come, and I really don't think it's inaccurate😅
I suppose only time will tell how others see it.
@frzned
You know, this is a good point. Most of circles I'm part of, in Japan and otherwise, consist of otaku so I certainly end up seeing it as more normalized, or at the least less stigmatized.
The Japanese media love to jump on things like that, and I wouldn't be surprised if they still drew...