Vol 4 - シメジシミュレーション - Shimeji Simulation

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Start Date: 12th Feb 2023
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Reading Schedule

Start Date Chapter
Feb 12 31
Feb 19 32
Feb 26 33
Mar 5 34
Mar 12 35
Mar 19 36
Mar 26 37
Apr 2 38
Apr 9 39
Apr 16 40

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Chapter 31 - Arkitacture

Here we go!

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I wasn’t sure about this chapter at first but then really enjoyed the second half.

I couldn’t find くねうね in the dictionary. Searching for くねうねの意味 directs you to goo entries for くねくね and うねうね - both of which mean “winding” or “twisting and turning”. That sort of meaning seems to fit with the context.

I liked this character in the background, has a kind of Don Quixote vibe but with a unicorn!

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Chapter 32 - Feshion

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This whole arc of manipulating reality with just thought is taking the surrealism of this manga to another level of weird… (not that I’m complaining :sweat_smile:)

One question please

Page 26

Might be because the events of previous volumes are vague to my terrible memory at this point… but why is Shimeji-chan wondering about (them) being human here?

Yeah, I’m also enjoying the surrealness! Loved the Feshion. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Sumida’s キワドイdress

Page 26

I thought this was partly because they look very alien in their outfits, and partly that Shimeji recognises that she (herself) is different to most people. She’s come quite a long way for a hikikomori!

Chapter 33 - Kokoa

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I enjoyed the library in the last week’s chapter. Interested to see where this goes next…

Chapter 34 - Nathing

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Page 26

I don’t think she’s wondering about them being humans here, it’s more like “I guess that’s what it is to be human”

I think the あれ refers to the stuff she’s describing in the narration (how they mess around with the clothes in the club, and then ended up influencing the entire town)

Chapter 35 - Faer

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A horror chapter really suited this art style! Really enjoyed the art in this chapter.

モディリアーニの絵

Any ideas on the middle characters - ローマ**の大盾?

Not very confident myself, by I believe that’s ローマ兵の大盾

Thanks, that makes perfect sense :+1:

Chapter 36 - Algirothm

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Chapter 37 - Cotcus

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I love the opening picture each chapter and trying to guess where the story might go next…

There was a bit of an Alice in Wonderland vibe to this week’s chapter, and some really great moments of wackiness. I enjoyed the entity that could transfer their consciousness from cactus to cactus and the two in a bed giant pancakes!

But my favourite moment this week was this image on the first page. I think it’s the excitement in Majime’s eyes at what is happening!

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Chapter 38 - Exvacation

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Oh no! Poor guy! After he served them so well!

It looks like the ホタルイカ is a real thing - an arrow shaped glowing squid. Although according to Wikipedia the real life version is only 7cm long:

Chapter 39 - Fostavel

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