Shounen Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi

[Knifeshade]

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Just for kicks: IT'S CHIBI-TSUGUMI!!!!! XD

Nice plot twist at the end of 31, but the hilarity that ensued at McDonalds was the highlight for me this chapter. I'm sure we'll get an answer next chapter if Ichijou would just go up to his father and ask who the heck this girl is. (unless he decides to be a troll and says he doesn't know)

 

[REN KOUEN]

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i like this manga so far,
i look forward tp catching up on it so i can discuss the current chapter with you guys

 

[Doraku]

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What a playboy.

It is neither Chitoge nor Onodera. Look at the key. It has a heartshape,so it's a third girl.

Make promise to all the girls

I was kinda hoping it's Tsugumi, that would be a nice twist . The girl that was in flash back also has a red hair, it's kinda weird if later it is explained that actually between those three girls one of them had a red hair.

 

[Pirulito]

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I think she has a blonde hair. That's why I still think the promised girl is Kirisaki.

 

[Doraku]

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I don't know if any of you read the spoiler yet but :

Spoiler

The last page of the new chapter is kinda mind-blowing. I don't know that Naoshi would actually makes the 3rd girl exist.

 

[Knifeshade]

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CH Edited Mangas are out. What a big plot twist.

Spoiler: spoiler translation

spoiler translation

Chapter 32: Lovers Umbrella

Continuing from last chapter, Ichijou doesn't recognize who the girl in the photo is, so he goes asks his father. But he's gone out somewhere so that's that. The next day at school, teacher's handing out the photos everybody ordered. At the same time, Ichijou is just thinking to himself about what it all means...three keys, wondering who that girl is, if Onodera/Chitoge might remember anything.

After school it's raining, Chitoge forgot her umbrella, Ichijou insists to share his. Lightning starts striking, to which Chitoge is afraid of so they take shelter somewhere. To past the time they start talking about what photos they got.

And then at the end, Ichijou's father comes past and tells Ichijou he's gotta tell him something. His fiancee, who is the girl in the picture, will be coming to see him tomorrow.

Besides that little thing, love this chapter, always like Ichijou/Chitoge-centric chapters and the interactions they have.

---------- Post added July 05, 2012 at 12:33 PM ---------- Previous post was June 29, 2012 at 11:23 AM ----------

Just saw the raws for this week. Even more interesting developments. But honestly, I'm not liking the direction Nisekoi is heading now. =/

 

[Pirulito]

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Spoiler: Chapters 33 & 34

Well, I need to read the chapters 32 & 33 to have a better understanding of things but there is too many girls already in a short period of time. Three was okay up till now, but four seems excessive.

 

[Knifeshade]

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Spoiler: Chapter 33 translations

spoiler summary

Chapter 33: Battlefield? (I think is the subtitle, or more literally, "Sawlu field")

Continuing from last chapter, Raku's father sits Chitoge and Raku down and tells him about his fiancee. It was a promise made over a few drinks with an old friend of his. Well apparently she's at the ripe age to get married and so she's coming over tomorrow. Raku tells him to hold on just a sec and to just calmly solve this, but father says it's not that simple. Would be bothersome if he aggrevated them. Chitoge asks if they're gangsters like them, and he replies no they're even worse.

The next day in class, a new transfer student comes over into Raku's class, and it's Raku's fiancee. She introduces herself and then upon seeing Raku goes to glomp him. After being told she is his fiancee, the whole class is shocked. Tsugumi says hold on, Raku is ojou's lover. Chitoge tries to explain it, but Raku's fiancee looks at her and says "compared to this gorilla, I can give Raku more happiness!!" (LMAO). Tsugumi takes offense and points a gun at her, and then the police rush in and we find out her dad is the head of the police force. Afterwards, Raku and his fiancee take a breather at the nurse's office.

Raku lays it straight to her, he doesn't remember her, and he didn't even know he had a fiancee until yesterday, and that she shouldn't go ahead with everything just because his father told him to. But she replies that's not the case, she likes him and she's always been thinking of him these last ten years. Raku asks how about ten years ago...and she nonchalantly replies yep. Raku starts to realise she might be that promised girl. Outside, Chitoge, Tsugumi, Riru, and Onodera gather infront of the nurse's office, here ecchi stuff, breaks down the door, see a misleading scene, Raku gets smashed.

Last page, we're told that if Raku doesn't remember it, then Raku's fiancee will make him remember (while dangling the same key as the one in the photo from her hands).

---------- Post added July 12, 2012 at 01:58 PM ---------- Previous post was July 06, 2012 at 11:14 AM ----------

Spoiler: Chapter 34 translation

Tachibana persuade Raku to go on a date with her. Onodera, Ruri, Tsugumi, and Chitoge (all in disguise) secretly follow them on the day. At the end of the chapter, Raku and Tachibana lose everybody off their tail save for Chitoge, and while nobody's around, Raku shows and asks about the girl in the photo (with him and the little girl). Tachibana is ecstatic he still has it and says yup that's her. She also says she knows the truth surrounding the promise that was made 10 years ago.

She's also willing to tell everything to Raku-sama.....but only if Raku breaks up with Chitoge (while dangling her key in front of Raku).

 

[Newkerzy]

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Oh boy.... I hope Naoshi knows what he's doing, since this will either destroy his series or keep the series going.

 

[Kaiten]

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I think we are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay past that point by now. Considering how often Nisekoi has ranked in the top 5, concerns about it's longevity are no longer relevant. Nisekoi is officially a popular series. It's a harem manga, these type of things are supposed to happen. Nothing about this plot twist will endanger the popularity of the series.

 

[Jammin]

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I just feel the need to say that the thing I've grown to love about Nisekoi, beyond anything else, has been the expressiveness of it's character art.

Like in chapter 32 in the scene with the umbrella and the lightening. That scene could have been nothing special but the expressive drawing of the characters made it special. That's something I think has been true of Nisekoi in general. I'm not sure that it's doing anything "original" persay but the art makes the characters emotions so tangible that I can't help but be pulled in. I love it.

 

[Zeltrax]

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Eh, seems like mangareader hasnt up'd it yet.
But anyway, chapter 33.

Can Nisekoi please stop being so damn hilarious, I mean seriously, that police thing was just done so well... and then everyone's reaction
to Raku's actions in the nurse room
Anyway, I like this new girl with that pampered yet strong persona. Her father being the police head answered why raku's father made that promise. But is it just me or Chitoge is actually caring about what Raku is up to now ? All that sneaking Onodera is just so adorable this chapter too.
About where the plot is going, I initially had a problem with it being turned into a obvious harem but now I have no problem with it being a harem because all the characters are so interesting and unlike
most harems, the ero-fanservice is kept at a minimum and I think I would like it if it were to continue this way.


I have the feeling that Nisekoi will be all about developing the characters and
letting us see whoever is most suitable for Raku instead of the keys thing which in the end might not really matters, especially when it comes to love.
I believe it's obvious that Nisekoi is a character-driven manga than a plot-driven one now, if anything
The year hasn't end but this manga had already possessed a soft spot in my heart.

 

[Knifeshade]

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Thanks goes to MoeShare for the quick scans.

Spoiler: Chapter 35: Explode

Bit of character development with Tachibana this chapter. Raku turns her offer from last chapter down while sounding cool (but really wanting to know). Tachibana likes his reply, its why she likes him, but says she doesn't want him to be with somebody who eavesdrops on others (here is when Chitoge gets snapped). Chitoge and Tachibana have a bit of a standoff, results in Chitoge walking off in anger (not before smashing up Raku...again..). Tachi and Raku ends their date there, but Tachi forgot her handbag, Raku chases after to give it back, and coincidently eavesdrop on a convo between Tachi and her chick assistant.

Anyway, she leaves to get medicine, Raku gives handbag back, and somehow gets Tachi REALLLY upset and angry when he doesn't know and doesn't remember at all why she would like him. At the end of the chapter Raku finally recognises who she is.

 

[Enn]

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Thanks goes to MoeShare for the quick scans.

Spoiler: Chapter 35: Explode

Bit of character development with Tachibana this chapter. Raku turns her offer from last chapter down while sounding cool (but really wanting to know). Tachibana likes his reply, its why she likes him, but says she doesn't want him to be with somebody who eavesdrops on others (here is when Chitoge gets snapped). Chitoge and Tachibana have a bit of a standoff, results in Chitoge walking off in anger (not before smashing up Raku...again..). Tachi and Raku ends their date there, but Tachi forgot her handbag, Raku chases after to give it back, and coincidently eavesdrop on a convo between Tachi and her chick assistant.

Anyway, she leaves to get medicine, Raku gives handbag back, and somehow gets Tachi REALLLY upset and angry when he doesn't know and doesn't remember at all why she would like him. At the end of the chapter Raku finally recognises who she is.

Finally!

I still hope to learn more about Tachibana.

 

[Knifeshade]

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Just saw Chapter 36 JP raws. So just gonna share some highlights.

Spoiler

- flashback of when Tachibana and Raku met.
- Tachibana pecks Raku on cheek after flashback ends.
- Looks like some kinda meeting between Raku and the three girls, and Onodera and Tachi show their keys. So it looks like main plot related.

CH scans should be out by tomorrow afternoon (according to my source anyway). Soon.

---------- Post added July 29, 2012 at 01:13 PM ---------- Previous post was July 28, 2012 at 05:40 PM ----------

Spoiler: Chapter 36: Three Keys

Chapter cover has Onodera and Ruri eating desserts (while in their disguise). Side text: "When you get tired from chasing your love, have some dessert to recharge yourself ♪"

So from last chapter Raku remembers getting along with a girl who spoke the same way Tachibana did. That girl was also weak, just like Tachi's. Flashback. Tachibana says they first met 10 years ago in Summer. Her body was always weak, so her father took her to the countryside. She was always in bed. Until she met Raku who was climbing up a tree beside her house. o_O Because of her weak body, she seldom has a chance to play with other kids. So when Raku heard about it, he would visit her everyday and tell her interesting stuffs to cheer her up.

When her dad saw at the time that she likes him, he sees to it that they get engaged. And then chibi!Tachi asks what kinda girls do chibi!Raku like and he replies "um, girls who has normal girl values.....for example, long hair...". Because of that, Tachibana gave it her all to change herself to become a girl who would meet his expectations (in her case, the way she talks and growing out her hair). When that photo (of their little selves) was taken, it was when they seperated and was taken as a reminder to not forget about an important promise.

Flashback ends, and Tachibana doesn't mind if Raku doesn't remember exactly everything about her. She doesn't really mind, but in exchange, she wants him to remember more of the present her. And to take notice of the things she does that are all for him. She won't let him forget the now and after of her. Then she tricks him saying there's food on his cheek, pretends to get it off and pecks him on the cheek. :3

"And that shall be your unforgettable memory number one"

At school, Onodera and Chitoge are surprised when Raku tells them they all met 10 years ago. Of course, they don't have any recollections.

C: "Anyway...why is your face so red?" ["a flu?"]
R: "Huh?!...it's nothing..?!"
O: "But you know, when I first met Chitoge-chan, I had this strange feeling that we could become good friends?"
C: "Really!! I had the same feeling too!"
C: "Actually, how come you kept this from us for so long?"
R: "uhh...it was a matter of timing.."
"And now.." "..the.." "..problem is...the keys..?"

C: "So we all met with darling 10 years ago...and made some kind of promise and now carry a key...what's going on here?"
R: "How am I supposed to know, I only remember making a promise with one girl..."
"And speaking of that promise, I can't seem to remember what it was at all"
"Me too"
T: "Everybody doesn't seem to remember the contents of the promise?"
R: "Huh? You still remember it?"
T: "Well isn't it...obviously a promise of marriage?"

Everybody gets flustered....XD
Onodera and Chitoge can't imagine making such a promise.

Raku can't understand why there are three keys though, even if Tachi can't tell him, if she could just give them some sort of clue. Turns out Tachibana doesn't know about that. Actually, she was surprised too, didn't realize there would be other people out there holding on keys. The "truth" she spoke of is just how much she loves Raku-sama and the promise they made with each other. She only knows about her own promise.

Chitoge wonders if there's only one real key and the others are fake or something. Onodera thinks they'll have to wait for Raku's pendant to get fixed to know. But Tachi reckons if they just think this carefully, they'll know who is better suited to Raku the most. Cue ensuing commotion of who is best and a bit of humour. At the end, Raku thinks to himself when he thought he'd finally get a clue, in truth he hasn't made any new progress at all again.

"One of these three girls is apparently the girl I made the promise to" "But the one I like at the moment is Onodera..."

Last page humorously has Tachibana do another one of her outbursts and the chapter ends. : D

 

[masgrande]

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Poor Onodera is starting to pull out of the race because the photo of Chitoge that Raku had and Raku still doesn't how to handle the whole key mess but still likes Onodera, I think the world is going to keep those two apart.

 

[Kaiten]

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I kind of get the feeling that no matter who the promised girl is, Raku's heart is with Onodera. Chitoge will always be my favorite, but since the beginning his feelings for Onodera have been unwavering.

At first I didn't much like Mari, but as the story progresses I find her more and more amusing. I especially like when she breaks character, acting unrefined.

 

[Googlez_kun]

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I don't know. For some reason I get the feeling that Onodera won't be the girl he ends up with. She just seems so...incredibly plain. Chitoge should be the one. They just kinda match.

 

[Nii]

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I don't know. For some reason I get the feeling that Onodera won't be the girl he ends up with. She just seems so...incredibly plain. Chitoge should be the one. They just kinda match.

I think calling her plain is a bit unfair, more like Chitoge is outshining her. Onodera is more of the calm/shy type so it's definitely hard for her to compete with the other two but I do find her interesting.

Can't decide for a favourite yet but for the moment I would probably go with Chitoge too.

 

[Googlez_kun]

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I think calling her plain is a bit unfair, more like Chitoge is outshining her. Onodera is more of the calm/shy type so it's definitely hard for her to compete with the other two but I do find her interesting.

Can't decide for a favourite yet but for the moment I would probably go with Chitoge too.

I partially agree with you. She is rather calm and gentle and Chitoge is outshining her, but she shouldn't. If Onodera loves Raku, she should fight for him. Steal Chitoge's spotlight and show some passion, some affection. I rarely ever get the impression that she would do anything to get him, while Chitoge is slowly developing feelings for Raku and reacts with jealousy to Mari's provocations.