WataMote Chapter 22

Chapter 22
Information
Volume Number	3
Chapter Title	Because I’m Not Popular, I’ll Take a Picture
Published	July 5, 2012
Previous Chapter	Chapter 21
Next Chapter	Chapter 23

私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!

Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!

Synopsis

After the cultural festival, Tomoko tries to settle into a routine. She notices that if she does not leave her desk during lunch, her seat will not be stolen. As she eats lunch, she overhears some classmates talking about pictures they took during the culture festival. She cannot help but think they talk about her. She inwardly states that she does not care, but the narration notes, "she said she's not interested but. . . ."

Not Shown: Good Plan

A few days later, Tomoko plays in an arcade. She notices a photo booth that promises to make one look prettier. She watches a bunch of girls eagerly enter it. That night, lying in bed, she thinks about the booth. She tries to invite Yū but she is busy studying for a test. She then enters Tomoki's room to invite him, but he immediately rebuffs her.

The next day after school, Tomoko slowly approaches the booth. Making sure no one is around, she runs int. Unfortunately, Tomoko cannot keep up with the automatic requests of the booth. Typically, Tomoko seeks to blame others for failure: she blames her brother for not accompanying her. As she laments spending 400 yen, she looks at her pictures. She compares them to the advertised pictures of girls and boys.

The scene shifts to Tomoko placing pictures in a room. It is revealed that covered Tomoki's room and skillfully replaced faces in some of his posters with her face. As Tomoki reacts in shock, the narration asks, "is her brother going to leak those pictures?!"

Characters

In order of appearance:

• Tomoko Kuroki
• Tomoki Kuroki
• Yū Naruse (on the phone)

Referbacks

• Tomoko’s classmates mention the culture festival which was an arc spanning from Chapters 19 – 21.

Trivia

• ¥400≊$4.00

Cultural References

• Purikura : from プリントクラブ (Purinto Kurabu ・Print Club), the link demonstrates that not only Tomoko has suffered from its horrors.

Memorial Moments

• Tomoko places her pictures in all of Tomoki's.

Quotes

• “They're the one that leak embarrassing photos of people right? I don't care about that…” – Tomoko Kuroki

Gallery

English Cover

Tomoko strikes a pose!

Tomoko's Pictures