ふたつのスピカ (IMC) - Volume 8

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Volume 8

Start Date: Dec 06
Previous Part: Volume 7
Next Part: coming soon

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Dec 06 Mission:36 3 30
Dec 13 Mission:37 33 30
Dec 20 Mission:38 63 30
Dec 27 Mission:39 93 30
Jan 03 Mission:40 123 30
Jan 10 Mission:41 153 40
もうひとつのスピカ 193 6

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Mission:36

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Dec 06 Mission:36 3 30

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Page 6, as per previous practice, the names Sensei calls out in the last two panels (aside from the main characters) are all stations on the Chuo Main Line. Specifically, Mitaka (nearest station to the Ghibli Museum), Kokubunji and Ogikubo.

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Mission 36 - read this last week so just flicked back to remind myself what happened. I like the idea of the cell games - this school comes up with some crazy things to put the students through. Few different flash backs this week, I’d forgotten about Asumi’s friend from childhood who liked drawing. I love that part way through the chapter we got a little aside to the lad practicing his harmonica, with some magical ghostly musical pointers!

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Mission:37

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Page 39 first panel, of all the times to not borrow a word from English, why would they call a spork 先割れスプーン instead of just スポーク?

Page 50, this is the song that shows up in the fourth panel:

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Yeah, usually the Japanese are the kings of abbreviating English phrases into crazy new words, so funny that on this one they have a longer word than English does. Although I feel like the Japanese like taking the first parts of words and mushing them together, so perhaps we could call this a スプフォー or something like that.

Picked up a nice new phrase this week - 運命共同体.

So…the girls won! Love the final scene with Fuchuuya mattakuing down the ventilation duct.

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