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The volume quoted is for the Tankobon edition: Vol. 7 (Ch 54-62)
These chapters are found in: (Digital/Shinsouban edition: Vol. 5 (Ch 50-65);
Kanzenban edition: Vol. 5 (Ch 46-56) and Vol. 6 (Ch 57-68);
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I have very few notes for this section. It’s all split up very differently depending on the volume, so 新装版 was a bit of a different reading experience. The cover tells you all you need to know about the vibe of this one.
Minor spoilers to end of volume/vague talking about next volume
Summary
Not so many notes, this one is more difficult reading than the rest of the manga (emotionally not difficulty wise, there’s not so much dialogue). I’m not sure how other people will feel about this whole arc.
I don’t like where the manga ends for this volume, I think it needs the extra couple chapters after ch.62 to go together with it to make it more cohesive. In the end this one just ends up being the “violence” one, without any of the answers or reasoning. Stick with it! It’s for a purpose, and the end of this arc is one of the best parts of the whole series. It’s difficult but necessary groundwork for the rest of the series! Also this is the peak violence level, it doesn’t get anywhere near this intense for this long for the rest of the series (still some fights and violence though)
Ch.54
宮城 and 桜木 are such kindred spirits!
Trauma bonding into friendship over girl troubles just after beating each other up all afternoon
Ch.55
Proper 不良’s this lot are
Ch.56
The violence in this whole bit and the whole seriousness is a bit extreme. But… it’s worth it in the end
Ch.57
Ch.58
Now into the proper violence…
Ch.59
Ch.60
That’s a lot of blood!
Ch.61
Finally some humor! It’s been a while… 高宮 landing on 桜木
桜木…水戸…ほか I always like
This volume is… complicated. But the next volume after this is probably my favourite of the series so far. I’m really binging this at the moment, I’m loving it. Fingers crossed I can spend a lot of time in the library this next week, I might read an awful lot of this soon.
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