ハピネス・Happiness - Volume 4

Volume 4 Discussion Thread

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Volume start date: August 6, 2022
Chapters: 16-20

Vocab

Schedule

Week Starting Chapter Pages
Week 1 August 6 16 3-40
Week 2 August 13 17 41-78
Week 3 August 20 18 79-116
Week 4 August 27 19 117-152
Week 5 September 3 20 153-191

Character Reference

Summary
Picture Name
(おか)(ざき) (まこと)
ノラ
(ゆう)()
()() (しら)(いし)
(ぬの)()
()(しょ) (ゆき)()
kaneko (かね)()
サク
[spoiler](さくら)() (まさ)()/ruby(/spoiler)

Minor characters:

  • (さとる) - Older brother of (おか)(ざき)
  • (とも)() - Younger brother of ()(しょ)

Participation

Are you reading along with this volume?
  • I am reading along
  • I will catch up later
  • I’m reading ahead
  • I won’t be reading (anymore)

0 voters

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Flipping heck, this chapter :sweat_smile:

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Vol 4 staring out with a bang.
This chapter was lighter on talking with more nice visuals doing the talking.
overall the story is still going strong.

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Week 2

Reading chapter 17 this week!

Are you still reading along?
  • I am reading along
  • I will catch up later
  • I’m reading ahead
  • I won’t be reading (anymore)

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This is probably the easiest Japanese thing I’m reading right now but also something I look forward to each week, the art is still amazingly gorgeous each week and I personally love the more adult/mature themes, especially seeing the impact of losing your family and family/friends being worried about you.

Conversation question Do you think that Yuuki is actually with Nao or that Nao is imagining it?

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This chapter gets a bit spicy in a not-for-kids way.

@chocojosh2 and anyone else, you can read this answer if you want to spoil later chapters in this volume. [nothing major said just an answer]:

It is real, and things only get 10x more crazy/dark later on in this volume and in the later parts of the story.

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I couldn’t help myself and read ahead to finish the volume, and I hurt my own feelings :frowning:

I’m definitely excited to see what happens next though!

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Week 3

Reading chapter 18 this week!

Are you still reading along?
  • I am reading along
  • I will catch up later
  • I’m reading ahead
  • I won’t be reading (anymore)

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Wooo, a lot of things happening in this chapter lot of news talk in the beginning.
Let’s keep it up!

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Got to it a bit late this week but I’m still here!!

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Woop! Got the reading done just in time!
And since 6 days I assume next chapter will be up soon so went ahead and did that one too…

And oh no, I have to wait a week now?!! :scream:

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Week 4

Reading chapter 19 this week! Are we really almost done with yet another volume?

Are you still reading along?
  • I am reading along
  • I will catch up later
  • I’m reading ahead
  • I won’t be reading (anymore)

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:no_mouth: oh no

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Oh yes…
Look what you made me do @saraqael!

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Skeletor


He looks like a starved 50 yo with young people clothes

Privacy

Should’ve respected it

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Skeletor

I was so convinced he was a vampire, and a bit confused when he wasn’t. So suspicious. I love how Gosho just asked him to go to a restaurant and talk.

Also… about the second half of the chapter, somehow this series keeps finding a way to get darker.

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Skeletor

He does look… not really human somehow. I guess we will have to see.
Gosho does seem to be too trusting of him, but I guess it can be expected from a high schooler in that situation

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Week 5

Reading chapter 20 this week. Last chapter of volume 4!

Are you still reading along?
  • I am reading along
  • I will catch up later
  • I’m reading ahead
  • I won’t be reading (anymore)

0 voters

When should we start volume 5?
  • September 10 (no break)
  • September 17 (1 week break)

0 voters

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Oh… I’ve lost count and thought this week would be first chapter of next so read it last night, wops! But oh well, I’ll wait there… if I can cause right now it is HARD not to read cause… well… it just keeps getting more interesting! :grin:

Luckilly I have other reading projects going, so should be able to stop myself by focusing on those. (but need to keep an eye on chapter number XD )

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Wooooo! Another volume down!
Holey Guacamole!
This chapter was more visual story telling. But that does not mean it was not any less crazy!/
The suspense of everything going wham bam at you, nice way to end the volume.
@Abstormal nice to see you here saw you mostly in graded reader thread before.

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