シャドーハウス Volume 18

Volume 18 Discussion Thread

Start Date: 2024-09-20T15:00:00Z

シャドーハウス Reading Club Home Thread

Frequency List

Warning: May contain spoilers.

Reading Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter
Week 1 Sep 21 Ch 187 猜疑心
Week 2 Sep 28 Ch 188 敵と味方
Ch 189 ー体化の儀式
Week 3 Oct 5 Ch 190 狂信者
Ch 191 欠けた記憶
Week 4 Oct 12 Ch 192 怪物
Ch 193 作戦の結末
Week 5 Oct 19 Ch 194 水面下
Ch 195 新班編成
Week 6 Oct 26 Ch 196 クリストファー様
Ch 197 アンソニー

Discussion Rules

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  • Please mention the chapter and page number.
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  • If you read ahead, please hold questions until during or after the appropriate week.
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第187話 猜疑心

Start Date: 2024-09-20T15:00:00Z

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Normally I read new volumes as soon as they come out, but I need to wrap up a few things and catch up on another book club first. Might take a week or so.

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Chapters 188 and 189

Start Date: 2024-09-27T15:00:00Z

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Doing the same. I figured rather than just read a single chapter, I’d try to finish something else, then read 3 chapters at once.

Except I didn’t finish any other volumes and am now back up to 11 book clubs.

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Chapters 190 and 191

Start Date: 2024-10-04T15:00:00Z

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This is bad folks… I may not be able to stop at this week’s reading…

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Chapters 192 and 193

Start Date: 2024-10-11T15:00:00Z

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This week takes us into the second half of the volume.

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I’m tempted to read ahead, but equally this week’s reading ended at a pretty good (and quite satisfying) break point. So I think I’ll wait until I’ve at least caught up with everything else. Which is likely to be after this volume is done anyway.

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When reading chapter 189, I realized that the manga is no longer going easy with furigana. I remember thinking in earlier volumes that it gave slightly more furigana than most manga. But now this chapter included without furigana. Thankfully I recognized it and remembered the meaning (the context was also helpful), so I was able to look up the reading from that. But I didn’t remember the reading at all and was surprised it didn’t provide furigana.

Also, that drawing on page 48 is haunting.

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I did end up reading the whole volume :sweat_smile: But the below comments are just for up to where the club’s at!

Story comments

It felt good to watch Louis get knocked around. I was at the edge of my seat seeing if he was going to succeed in creating a brainwashed adult Louise. Unfortunately he was okay, but this is the sort of story where the good guys don’t want to kill anyone, so I guess it’s for the best.

And then Patrick saves the day! With a giant heart :joy: I’m so glad he’s come into his own.

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Chapters 194 and 195

Start Date: 2024-10-18T15:00:00Z

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Crazy developments this week! I thought Mia drank more coffee when Sara visited Edward, so I’m not sure when she got her memories back. Also, she’s a murderer???

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Chapters 196 and 197

Start Date: 2024-10-25T15:00:00Z

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Anthony: Kate, I am your brother
Kate: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Way to end on a cliffhanger, sheesh, although I guess it could’ve been worse. See you all in a couple months!

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Personally, I’m not impressed by the twist/cliffhanger.

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Well it’s spoilt my theory that grandfather is Kate’s father.

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Also ruined my theory that Anthony successfully combined with Christopher but somehow ended up in control of the body instead of Christopher.

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Story comments

So it was Anthony’s plan to get into Shadow House for revenge. I’m guessing his family didn’t know about the memory erasure, and it was Mary Rose undoing his brainwashing that put him back on track. She accidentally opened Pandora’s box :exploding_head:

I went back to read Kate’s backstory. Her mom was pregnant for 50 years. How is Anthony so young if he’s her brother? If it was the same deal with his gestation taking longer, then I’d expect him to look like a shadow too. I guess we’ll find out next volume. I’m also interested to see how he figured out Kate’s identity, but the answer may turn out to be he’s just that smart :joy:

Anthony brainwashing all the kids was horrifying, but sick at the same time. Holy cow. And the slashed neck Edward noticed on Margarette’s body was a clue he left intentionally! This guy is unstoppable.

I guess it’s time to make Emilico drink water until she pukes again :disappointed_relieved: And then do the same to all the other kids? :scream:

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Response

Kate’s mom’s pregnancy took so long because she was attacked by a shadow while pregnant. Presumably Anthony was born from a normal pregnancy. I’ll admit that I was also a little surprised that he wasn’t the grandson instead of son of Kate’s father, but it’s not like there’s a time limit on when men can reproduce. :joy: I guess mister head of Mira house found himself a young wife in his old age.

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