Middle school students Nishikata and Takagi sit next to each other in class. Takagi, who is in love with Nishikata, enjoys teasing him with embarrassing pranks and jokes. In response, Nishikata creates plans to get his revenge, but they always fail when she identifies his weaknesses and capitalizes on them.
Schedule
Week
Start Date
Chapter
Page Numbers
Page Count
Week 1
September 14th
Chapter 1 (172) — ブランコ
3 – 18
16
Week 2
September 21st
Chapter 2 (173) — 紙相撲
19 – 34
16
Week 3
September 28th
Chapter 3 (174) — カラオケ
35 – 50
16
Week 4
October 5th
Chapter 4 (175) — 夜更かし
51 – 66
16
Week 5
October 12th
Chapter 5 (176) — 相対性理論
69 – 84
16
Week 6
October 19th
Chapter 6 (177) — 好きということ
85 – 100
16
Week 7
October 26th
Chapter 7 (178) — おまもり
101 – 116
16
Week 8
November 2nd
Chapter 8 (179) — セリフ
117 – 142
26
Week 9
November 9th
Chapter 9 (180) — 夏祭り
145 – 180
36
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Yeep, it was the first manga I started reading and it’s been quite a journey since. It will be a little sad to see it go but it’s been a fun one!
I would for sure join to read 元 (maybe at a faster pace though hahaha)
Probably is best to go through 元 before tackling the new offshoot that recently started.
I’m mostly through 元, but if no one is looking forward to running a club, I can do so. (I’d post on Fridays after work rather than trying to keep up with Saturdays and failing constantly at it.)
would be a little unusual to have an offshoot of an offshoot but could be fun!
I’m pretty sure I read vol1 already, don’t remember where I stopped (didn’t get far)
If you did the weekly posts would be helpful!
I could do it but I have screwed them up one too many times
Definitely would need to adjust the pacing with those shorter chapters, but could be fun!
Just popping in to say I would join for a 元 club. It’s already been in my library, and it would be nice to continue to have a breezy read for when I don’t feel up to challenging myself.
Not sure if anyone’s brought this up yet, but have you guys seen the live-action? It’s absolutely adorable, and the ending is slightly different from the manga. Definitely worth a watch!
You know someone is dense when they have to google this, although they are children I guess lol
It seems finally half a volume away from the end the Stockholm syndrome strategy Takagi has implemented has finally breached through to Nishikata!
