Well, didn't see that coming. Throws off the expected final of Kei-Aikido girl too. Though we're still a long ways off from reaching Killing Bites levels of unpredictability.

Also, I don't hate old Kei but I really do hate Rin, so she better go down soon.

@aZaphos said in Doll-Kara Vol 4 Discussion:

I think I'm still kind of following the plot but there are so many weird threads that I've lost track of what the emotional stakes are ...

Is there a good ending that the characters are fighting for at this point? We have the old man soul trying to communicate through fists with spirit Kei, but cat has told us that the best case is that the old man keeps control of a body that he doesn't really want and spirit Kei is doomed to eternal soul prison ...

Yeah, there was the whole thing in Maria Yuki's first appearance where she seemed like some evil villain that wanted to manipulate Kei in some way, and now she's basically turned into just a regular promoter.

@mortcs My guess is a non-combatant coming to deliver a message or warning to our bearelf.

Either that or the other transfers have run totally amok and the world's in flames.

@Geezer-Weasalopes said in The Coppersmith's Bride Vol 2:

In some cases fabrics melting is more of a concern than actually burning.

Yeah, I had been wondering about synthetics melting, too. Thanks for adding that. :)

@Zeteni if his swearing becomes speech bubbles instead of thought bubbles I could see how they could keep his foul tongue in place

v4c3:

Pg3 panel 3: I’ve heard that many imperial adventures are crossing -> adventurers

Pg4 panel 3: Many are wounded -> Some sort of closing punctuation is need there. Period? Exclamation?

Pg23 panel 3: As a young rookie I once went out -> rookie , I once [comma?]
Same: By the end of it I would have killed -> of it , I would [Does she not use commas much in conversation?] Hmmm… Bolding commas doesn’t work when up against a word.

I think that I spotted another error, but couldn’t find it again when I went back. Maybe it didn’t exist. :)

On a more positive note:

Did I demolish an entire route with a single (non-horse-shaped) bread roll?

Never underestimate the powers of the Bread Ninja...

Well, problem 1 solved already then. Sage Yogiri it is. Wonder what would have happened if the story actually went in that direction.

@Geezer-Weasalopes said in Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Manga) Volume 7:

Marie wonders if she's among foreigners who don't speak Japanese.

And in true Marie fashion, picks it up enough to speak it herself by the time she's done with the bath.

@pcj said in Elf Bride (Manga) Vol 10 Discussion:

I think that was the most tear-inducing chapter so far. Damn onion ninjas.

Also the end is d'awwwwww

"It's just dust," he said, sitting in his ISO Level 1 Cleanroom...

Being a demon lord "pays the bills", as it were (even if, in this case "the bills" are actually social debts one believes one owes to one's grandparents).

@rsog412 Apologies, I've fixed the link on the calendar!

@zwabbit It is too much to ask, but only if someone could have figured out the Arata army used communications, and only if there could have existed some jamming technology to break them...

I agree about the detection by sound, detecting where a shot was fired from based on sound triangulation is a technology from at least 50 years ago - so the Chinese army must have it too. The buddies next door were from a unit that specialized in just this kind of reconnaissance.

Ah. So the two love birds became actual lovebirds some time after his fathers death? Timeline becoming more clear.

@Geezer-Weasalopes said in Rebuild World (Manga) Vol 2 Discussion:

It seems clear it's been a while since there's been anyone he felt he could rely upon.

If there's ever been anyone like that; I'm not entirely sure he's ever had anyone he's felt he can rely on. There are people he can trust in the moment, but...

If only he didn’t resurface, and that was the end… Parents avenged; nothing else needed.

This is difficult to slog through.

@Korppi It's already being worked on, but it will take a couple hours due to some technical problems behind the scenes. We're very sorry for the inconvenience!

Ai Fa had a lot of different facial expressions in this chapter.

"In the year XXXX of the modern calendar, the term 'Jiggly-blob' was introduced into the official taxonomy. The persistence of its creator, Milena, gradually overcame the resistance of entrenched authority. Precisely how one distinguishes a jiggly-blob from more hostile varieties of slime... apparently offering tasty treats helps."

Lady Mary: That's bullshit. But I believe it.

Mary really does come off as the tough friend that has your best interests at heart. She's terrible at being a villain.