Mitsudomoe - Vol. 11 Ch. 203 - Chibi Namako-chan

[MangaDex]

 

[floatingsunfish]

Nooo, Yoshioka-chan! Your innocence!!

My, this chapter was a tough one to get through due to how rough the art was, but we finally did it!

As always, many thanks to all anons who helped make this chapter possible!

 

[Jedic]

Thanks!

 

[horribleaura]

Wow, another one already! Thanks very much, thanks for your Youtube channel too!

 

[te-kun]

@floatingsunfish Isn't this chapter title a reference to Chibi Maruko-chan?
https://youtu.be/QgBr3ga1ryQ

 

[floatingsunfish]

@te-kun Yes, it is! Mitsudomoe chapters are always references to something, usually Japanese media, but not always.
A bit of some behind-the-scenes trivia for you:

Spoiler

The original title was actually a parody of an obscure manga called "Mako-chan's Picture Diary."
I decided to do a parody of "Chibi Maruko-chan" instead, which keeps the Mako->Namako theme of the parody.
We tend to localize references whenever we feel that Western audiences would have a hard time recognizing or appreciating the original ones.

 

[te-kun]

@floatingsunfish Chibi Maruko-chan never struck me as something western audiences would recognize, to me it is like Anpan-man. Super famous in East but little known in west.

 

[floatingsunfish]

@te-kun Yes, Chibi Maruko-chan is a bit obscure, but certainly more recognizable than "Mako-chan's Picture Diary," wouldn't you say?