Saturday, January 21, 2012


not very sure about the japanese words in this art
pardon my poor translation

Tsurara: Hai~~! Children will grow bigger. It's not good if they do not eat

Shoei: A... Yes, domo.

Rikuo: Like that, he should be troubled!

art from this blog

Saturday, January 14, 2012

More about chapter 184

ended up reading forum again. A poster was complaining that when rikuo was drinking kana's bottle, did rikuo think he's the only one tired and thirsty? Had he ever thought of Tsurara who was with him all the time, whether if she was tired and thirsty too? Had he ever care about her wellbeing? Why couldn't he pass the water to tsurara first? Had he ever ask her if she want to drink? And that sentence "Tsurara... You did well" left me speechless. Although Tsurara is a youkai, she is a girl too. She had her own injuries and fought/worked throughout the night, and didn't complain about it at all. Why rikuo did not show concern towards her? And she still had to take care of fainted rikuo. If it ended up with tsurara becoming someone's stepping stones for happiness, you better watch out, shibashii sensei.

The only defense i can think of is that maybe tsurara was not thirsty since she could make ice/snow out of thin air, and ate that. Also that, rikuo went to find tsurara and saved her even he was rotting away, show she had a big place in his heart. (..oh well he will do that for kana too or yura, or maki and others) The sentence of tsurara.. you did well.. left me speechless too. I was hoping he would show some concern to her, since matoi is very tiring for the subordinate.... even a simple "are you alright?" is good enough. plus that you did well sentence. Then came that kana and tsurara talk. Nooonononooo! If rikuo ever ended up with kana and Tsurara, you have to wait 50~100 years, then I hope you will get together with ryuuji. Rikuo, you better take good care of and appreciate what you have right now, before she is gone forever.

Thursday, January 12, 2012


Rikuo: Tsurara! Happy Birthday☆



Tsurara: Rikuo sama...! Thank you very much...!


Tsurara: Huh!?


Rikuo: Tsurara, today's birth...
Tsurara: This this is prohibited!!!
Rikuo: Eh?









This beautifully drawn fan omake is created by なすか


Sunday, January 1, 2012

A great post that explained Tsurara and Kana scene in chapter 184

Found a great post in tieba that explained the japanese words and possible meaning in the tsurara and kana scene. Sadly this thread got deleted (what a waste, some of the replies were really great) and I only managed to save the cached page.

Hope the poster doesnt mind me reposting in english :P

家长さん、リクオ様の帰る场所でいてあげてね」
「・・・うん」
(家长さん あなたは人として生きるリクオ様にはきっと必要な方だと思います)
(少しくやしいけど お愿いね)
(でもね これから50年・・・100年と一番近くでお慕いするのは つららなんですから!)





「リクオ様の帰る场所でいてあげてね」
the mangaka is very cunning, using this type of ambiguous speech, the chinese team directly translated it as "Please become Rikuo sama's returning lodge." [请成为陆生大人的归宿吧] It sounds as if Tsurara had entrust Rikuo to Kana. But the japanese meaning is not so straightforward. The mangaka did not mention where is rikuo's [帰る场所] place to return to.




The important point in hundred stories clan arc is the relationship between Rikuo and humans. Tsurara's inner thoughts said that if Rikuo wants to continue living as a human, Kana is a must. This clearly states that Rikuo's returning place is the human life before hundred clan arc.The life before people know he is a half youkai. What Tsurara want to express is that when Rikuo returns to his human life, she wish Kana will be by his side. This is something Tsurara as a youkai cannot accomplish. That's why she said that it's vexing. In this sentence, there isn't any romantic implications, or "defeated in love" meaning. The mangaka did not state clearly but let Tsurara said this kind of words.

これから50年・・・100年と一番近くでお慕いするのは つららなんですから!

Since she is not human, it's impossible for her to accept Rikuo and make him happy as a human. A bit vexing, but even it's 50 years or 100 years later, the one closest to Waka, like Waka the most will be me Tsurara! The poster remembers "Must remember this point!" is written in the corner of the manga. That's to say, do you see any signs of defeat? She is 吃果果的表白 (can't find the right words to translate this. Literally translate as she eats the candies expression. a victorious feeling. smug?)

The poster felt that the importance of this scene is the relationship of these 2 girls. It does not involve Rikuo. Everyone knows how Tsurara felt about Kana in the past. In this scene, Tsurara approved of Kana. It's a youkai to human sort of approval. Kana, as a human, can understand youkai rikuo, this makes the rikuo-centric Tsurara approved her. Tsurara understands the importance Rikuo has for humans, so she thinks that Rikuo needs some humans who can understand him by his side. As for why Tsurara had acknowledged Kana who was unproductive in this whole arc, and not Kiyotsugu who worked very hard in making people believe in Rikuo, the poster also did not understand. Can only say that maybe that's because Kana is the lead female.

In conclusion, these sentences are very ambiguous. Seeming set up Kana as the girl who will end up with Rikuo, but after analysis, harem route still exists.

........

I remember in one of the replies, the poster said that japanese will usually use another phrase of words to entrust someone to another if there's any romance implications. And also that when tsurara said those words to kana, the latter did not blush or anything.

finally got this out of my system.

About chapter 184 and Tsurara x Rikuo

After reading nurarihyon chapter 184, i felt depressed for almost 2 days O_o This makes me realised how much I am into this Tsurara x Rikuo ship. It’s been a long while since I last felt so strongly about a fictional couple. Not even skip beat can rouse such feelings. Almost everyone knows that Kyoko and Ren will end up together.

As for why I like this so much, maybe it’s due to the fact that the series is ongoing, the romantic direction might change anytime, rikuo hasn’t show any obvious romantic feelings for any (although there’s quite a few of shiptease moments). The uncertainty does add more excitement and make the ship more interesting. i like tsurara’s personality. She is not irritating, undecisive, save the hero twice or so (but still got saved by the hero many more times), very loyal, etc. I like the way shiibashi ship tease us. Seriously he should take up a female pen name and create a shoujo manga.

I first came across this anime while surfing animax channel. Went to youtube to check it out and found alot of rikuo x tsurara mv. I found myself liking Yuki onnas after watching nube sensei, so i thought gave this anime and manga a try and was hooked. For me, Tsurara and rikuo relationship is the main dish :D

I like yura’s personality too. but i tend to ship her with ryuuji. I know that is so wrong X_X so shiibashi sensei, stop giving and teasing me with yura x ryuuji moments X_X Still i secretly hope that they are not blood related sister n brother :P (even though the family tree said so)

first impression of chapter 184.

when i first read the chinese translation. I thought after seeing Rikuo suffered so much as a youkai, did she hope that he would live peacefully as a human, that’s why she said those words to Kana and entrust him to her? Did she remember that she as a youkai cannot have children with Rikuo, so she is just happy that after 50-100 years, she still can be close to Rikuo, serving him? This makes me so sad because she seem like sacrificing her own happiness for rikuo. It’s like a repeat of what happened to her mother. Oh course, there are some that said this is just Tsurara’s feelings, we don’t know how rikuo feels. And there are some saying Rikuo is just 13 years old. A kid. I would like to believe that manga/anime couples lived happily together ever after. Like Cardcaptor sakura and Syaoran. They were only 10 years old…

Anyway, after reading the tieba forum, i'm glad that i am not the only one depressed. Almost all the posts in chp 184 thread and other new threads are weeping for tsuraraxrikuo :D Even the strict mod gave some time for the people to vent out their feelings, before deleting spam threads.

Personally I like bitterness in love relationships. It is what that makes the love so sweet and cherishable.

looking forward to the new chapter