Chapter 222-1 | ||
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Volume Number | 26 | |
Chapter Title | Because I'm not popular, live (First Part) | |
Published | March 27, 2024 | |
Previous Chapter | Omake | |
Next Chapter | Chapter 222-2 |
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[]
This chapter continues from the previous and is published in parts.
An Anonymous Chan sings as she strums a guitar outside. In the audience, Kakinuma, Shiki, and Koharu stand together listening behind Suzuki and Wada.[1] Meanwhile, on a path behind the students listening to the singer, Masaki walks with Tomoki. With a view of a bench, Masaki suggests they sit there. The two sit staring in the direction of the performance.
In the next panel, Masaki's eyes look towards Tomoki. They are behind a girl with twin tails and a girl with long black hair. Tomoki turns to her and asks her what she wants. Masaki grabs her own bangs, sweats, and inwardly swears, "Shit . . . I was so excited to bring you here, but I can't think of anything." With a view of a chibi Mako, she wonders if she should have taken her advice. Chibi Mako that perhaps someday "Yoshida-san's" ideas will come true so she should go slowly. Masaki inwardly retorts, "But it's also inappropriate not to take any action, right."
Still sweating, she turns towards him and remarks, "Well . . . really . . . today was tough, and you must be tired from everything." He acknowledges this. She sweats further as she warily probes that since he received a kiss[2] from a woman, it was not all that bad. This generates his I'm in PAIN! Face[3] as he reacts with surprise. Over a view of the anonymous students starting to look back at them, Angry Chibi Masaki demands, "Asshole! Who you fucking with?!!"[4] to know why he is glaring at her. Irritated Chibi Tomoko replies, "each and everyone's saying the same shit," which elicits a surprised "AA?" from Masaki.

Shown: Blushing Smiling Masaki-Chan!!
Not Shown: Boy Detective Tomoki Finding a Clue
"Such a thing's not a woman," he insists as he looks away from Masaki and downward. Masaki looks away and blushes and smiles in a fashion that WataMote Wiki cannot possibly describe as she emits a long "heh." Tomoki inwardly marvels what sort of expression it is.[5]

From a distance, Shiki and Koharu look at one another in reaction to Tomoki and Masaki sitting together bathed in animesque light. Koharu inwardly recalls a Faceless Sachi trying to cuddle her at the spa with Tomoki lying near them. She realizes that he is the guy Sachi was talking to. She then imagines the Faceless Sachi applying lip gloss next to her. She inwardly wonders, "Could it be that Sachi is so annoying lately because of that one?"[6] She continues to recall Sachi genially claiming that it is good that "Koharu-chan" does not have any worries. Koharu insists that she does, but Sachi continues that she has no worries about boys: "Koharu-chan's boys and girls are only male and female carnivores, right?" Koharu inwardly grouses, "that boy thing!!" Open mouthed, Koharu stares and concludes that for Sachi's sake, she should get in Masaki's way. She continues to stare in silence for a panel. While Anna and Reina approach them, she becomes angry and determined as she concludes that if things go well for Sachi, she will become more annoying, ". . . that means I have to make sure they succeed!!!"

Shown: "A Cunning Plan, M'Lady!"
Anna greets the duo, but Reina, looking with Shiki and Koharu in the direction of Masaki and Tomoki, happily announces that Masaki is over there. She grouses to Anna that, "You're so slow, why don't you just go to a UFO and fuck?" Anna chides her not to force Masaki given that she did not know what the UFO was until last year. Koharu, to Shiki's surprise,[7] and with Wada watching from a distance, tells Anna that she would not mind helping. Smiling slyly, Koharu presents her bucket of popcorn as she declares that two people get along best when they have snacks and declares she will give them it. Chibi Anna asks if she is a grade schooler; Chibi Reina rhetorically asks if it is half-eaten; but Chibi Wada declares it cute.[8]

Not Shown: A Successful Cunning Plan
Smiling, Koharu walks towards Tomoki and Masaki who react to her interruption. However, she trips forward to throw the popcorn on them. Engraged, Masaki lifts her up by her collar as she demands why she came over and what she will do about all of this "filth." Koharu comically screams and flaps her arms. Nonplussed, Tomoki brushes off a piece of popcorn as he rationalizes that it is dry, so it is not filthy. He then adds to himself that she really is a delinquent: "本当ヤンキーだな (hontō yankī dana)."
In a Panel that Must be in the Gallery, Reina and Anna regard Masaki holding the flailing Koharu. Reina enthuses that as expected of her, Masaki shows her true colors even in front of a boy. Anna suggests that it is because she is nervous around a guy which makes her angrier than usual. As Masaki turns desperate screams "OO?!" as a demand from an answer, and Koharu shrieks back "AA!!" Chibi Reina smiles and observes that, "But even when he sees Masaki's condition, he doesn't move or try to stop her, that bastard's[9] something to see." Tomoki nonchallantly tells Masaki that there will be trouble later if she damages Koharu's face! Chibi Anna adds that he is "Kuroki's little brother," but "that guy" is not too bad.
Crying, Koharu runs from then screaming back "Stupid!" "Ugly!" and "Just die!"[10] She delivers this Parthian Shot[11] as she passes Mako with Sachi. With her face, Sachi inwardly wonders what "that idiot"[12] is doing. Faceless, she leans against a tree as she asks, "Mako-chan, I guess you weren't holding back Yoshida-san, right?" Mako genially replies, "I just gave advice to Yoshida-san, because I don't want to hold her back." Maintaining her perpetual smile, Mako thinks, "I gave advice to Yoshida-san. . . ."

Sayaka joins them with Akari. She points and informs Akari that Tomoki is over there. Sayaka sheepishly acknowledges this and tries to acknowledge Mako and the Faceless Sachi. Mako turns to Akari and compliments her play. Sweating, Akari thanks her but mentions they showed a lot of embarrassing things. Faceless Sachi tries to bait Sayaka by rhetorically asking if she is not embarrassed by kissing on stage, then adds that they were all excited, but she is interrupted by Sayaka covering her deeply blushing face with her hands. She reveals her smiling face surrounded by animesque sparkles. Forcing a smile, Akari inwardly demands that even though Sayaka is a freak, do not show her "woman's face."[13] Faced Sachi inwardly swears, "Annoying! This bitch is the type of woman?"
With a view from above, Masaki looks away from Tomoki and remarks that because she had food thrown at her, she is getting hungry. Tomoki asks if he[14] should buy something. Viewed from behind, Tomoki continues to ask if cup rāmen, sweet bread, or a hot snack would be fine. Masaki replies, "Why are they all from a convenience store, it's your sibling[15] prejudice!" More relaxed, she then asks him if he has something he wants to eat, and she then adds that it can be anything he likes. He responds that he needs to think for a moment, then suggests sushi or rāmen.

Over a view of them both squatting in front of a convenience store with cup noodles and other snacks, a Somewhat Pleased Chibi Masaki offers that she can at least treat him to rāmen, but she then asks if the convenience store in front of the station if fine with him. Shocked-to-Irritated Chibi Tomoki marvels that she really is like her image.

Sayaka-Chan Knows!
Faceless Sachi, Mako, and Akari regard the pair. Akari tries to pleasantly add, "They seem to be getting along, those two." Both Mako and Sachi observe in silence. Sayaka helpfully tells Akari not to worry since the "friendliness" between them is not "that" kind of friendliness. Chibi Akair asks how she can tell whilst thinking "annoying." Blushing and looking away, Sayaka starts to babble that she kinds of knows, then wonders how she would know. Faced Sachi, Mako, and Akari look back at her which is the perspective of the viewer. Forcing a smile, Akari inwardly marvels that she never thought she would see the day Sayaka would dominate her.[16] Sachi smiles, but narrows her eyes, and thinks "so annoying."
Hina, Akane, and Yoshinori approach Wada and Suzuki. Hina declares that everyone came here. Over a view of an Anonymous-Kun singing as he plays an acoustic guitar, Chibi Akane asks if they are actually listening to an acoustic band. Chibi Wada confesses that was the case at first, then the next panel reveals Tomoki and Masaki sitting together, and Chibi Wada explains that he thinks they are now watching the two of them. Surprised Chibi Akane exclaims "Yoshida and . . . that guy from earlier!"[17] Excited Chibi Hina exclaims, "Kuro's little brother!"
Reina complains to Shiki that there has not been any movement since a while ago, so they are stuck. Shiki wonders if they can create an opportunity for the two of them to move. Suzuki suggests that if two made out in front of them, the mood would change. "OO!! You said a good one, handsome!"[18]

Shown: If you do not find this cute, you are not human.
Also Shown: If you do you support poisoning!
Beaming, Mike feeds the pre-gastritis dotting Kakkun as she commands, "Kakkun ah!"[19] As they observe them, Masaki angrily emits a tongue click while Tomoki seems almost bemused.[20] For their part, Mike cutely insists that Kakkun chew his food properly and playfully chides him that it looks like he is addicted to drinking.[21] Masaki picks up one of the pieces of popcorn from the ground, and blushing in a way WataMote Wiki cannot hope to describe adequately, offers it to Tomoki: "Hey, eat." "Are you bullying me?" Tomoki asks.
The two return to the state of Tomoki staring ahead in silence whilst Masaki stares at him, in silence. Observing them, Anna turns to Shiki and observes, "Masaki's a bit awkward."[22] Directly behind them, Hina asks Yoshinori if he called them,[23] He replies that it was because they were nearby. Reina angrily turns to the Anonymous Hippy Acoustic Singers, "Not pop songs, sing love songs!!"
The scene shifts to a view of the legs of three girls. One with over-the-knees socks remarks that it has been since May 5th, "right." The second asks how she got in. The first responds that she borrowed a uniform and blended in. The third replies compliments her effort. The next panel reveals the first to be Kiko, the second Hikari, and the third Kotomi. Kiko ask what the two are doing, and Kotomi waxes about how "Tomoki-kun's" second performance improved, but she remains nostalgic for his rehearsals, then ponders if she, herself, has matured. Kiko responds with a polite, "that right, huh. . . ."
Beaming, she adds, "Big brother's[24] play was interesting, right!" Inwardly, Kotomi marvels that if she is Tomoki's cousin, can she call him "Big Brother?"
Kiko turns away as if looking at something and remarks, "Yeah that . . . there . . . is good?" Kotomi looks in the same direction and emits an "E?" The next panel reveals they are now looking out a window down on Masaki and Tomoki sitting together on the bench. There is a close up of Masaki and Tomoki locked in a passionate kiss both staring ahead and slightly calmly.
Kotomi explodes screaming "Ooi!!!"[25] The next three panels depict Tomoki and Masaki staring while behind them and three stories above. Kotomi's first scream echos to silence. She screams again[26], and the scream fades.
Masaki looks to Tomoki and asks, "You hear something, right?"
Tomoki looks to her and responds, "Because a Cultural Festival, somewhere they're not having one?"
Characters[]
In order of appearance
- Kakinuma
- Shiki Futaki
- Koharu Minami
- Suzuki
- Wada
- Masaki Yoshida
- Tomoki Kuroki
- Mako Tanaka
- Sayaka Yoda
- Sachi Mima
- Anna Haruna
- Reina
- Tomoko Kuroki (mentioned)
- Akari Iguchi
- Hina Nemoto
- Akane Okada
- Yoshinori Kiyota
- Mike
- Kakkun
- Kiko Satozaki
- Kotomi Komiyama
- Hikari Itō
Referbacks[]
- "Same Shit, Different Day": Various WataGirls™ bring up The Kiss™ to Tomoki in Chapters 218, 219, 220-1, and 221
- "It's in His Kiss!": in Chapter 218, when Sachi wonders if Sayaka could possibly be Tomoki's first kiss, he reacts with a similar expression when Masaki tries to lighten the mood by suggesting that, despite everything, he did get a kiss.
- "Like a Virgin, Hey!": Masaki first reveals her innocence in Chapter 95 when she brings up the "U.F.O." building only to be told by Anna and Reina that is it a Love Hotel. Many chapters later in Chapter 181, when she celebrates obtaining her driver's license, she learns that a "castle" is also a Love Hotel.
- "I Know What Boys Like!": Sachi tries to stimulate Tomoki's interest by cuddling Koharu in 214-2.
- "Masaki! Warrior Princess!:" Masaki does appear to be strong. While done for comedic purposes, she lifts Tomoko in Chapters 92 and 118 off the ground by her collar twice. While WataMote Wiki "would not go so far as to call a Sister fat," Koharu-chan probably does weigh more than Tomoko.
- "You don't go with her unless someone tells you to, huh?": in Chapter 128 after a quarrel with Asuka and Akane, Koharu left while crying, which Yuri said to Mako in Chapter 129 to go with her, thing which Mako acceded. This time, when Mako sees Koharu running and crying, she does nothing about it.
- "There's no neutrality in this love triangle": after Mako confessed Sachi that Masaki asked advice to her about Tomoki in Chapter 220-3, and said she was boing to support the both of them since both they are her friends, Sachi didn't believe in Mako's words and tried to test her by playing the defeatist girl role, which only confirmed her suspicion. This time after seeing Tomoki with Masaki, with no intention of hiding to be unaware, Sachi asks Mako if it wasn't supposed she was going to hold Masaki's back.
- "Sayaka never learns": as seen before in chapters 88, 173 and 213-2, Sayaka still has the bad habit of point people with finger from distance, which she does this time with Tomoki.
- "What is it with you and your prejudices?": althougsh for the wrong reasons, Tomoko entered in a convenience store and treated Yoshida a coffe in Chapter 98,
- "An oblivious smug maiden": in Chapter 219, after the great incident in the play, Sayaka in somehow started to show off how she kissed Tomoki in Akari's presence.
- "Don't F[CENSORED – Ed.]CK with the Masaki, Man!": While certainly quick to anger, Masaki does use anger to cope with vulnerability as Anna recognizes. [Lots of examples: her getting angry at and punching Reina in Da Bears Thing Chapter 127, Demanding all of the WataGirls get "mouse ears" in Chapter 125, taking violent exception to Tomoko in chapters 74, 84, and many others. She also reacts violently to Kotomi when Kotomi basically calls her a slut in Chapter 134.
- "It's been over five months, huh?": Kiko visited Haramaku school during chapters 141 and 142.
- "I borrowed an uniform and blended in": the night before school festiva, in Volume 24 Omake, Kiko visited Shizuku's house, where slept over and planned how to sneak in Haramaku.
- "Relative or not, you're just a pig for me": after meeting Kiko in Chapter 141, Kotomi deemed her as bitch because by not being immediate family with Tomoki, she could legally marry him.
- "Shouting out is not the answer for your problems, Koto": in Chapter 133, when Kotomi saw Masaki clung to Tomoko, she made a scene at cafeteria and shouted out without taking note of the mood.
Cultural References[]
- Can She Cook?: linkypoo goes to a popular trope explanation page which is not exclusively Japanese, but the examples are from anime. Mike seems enthralled to this trope whilst Kakkun, being a Gentleman, plays along.
Trivia[]
- The Vanishing: one of the few chapters where Tomoko does not appear.
- "We'll Do it LIVE!": A piece of popcorn fed by Masaki-chan for those who catch the reference. The title is ライブ (raibu) after the "Because I'm not popular."
Memorable Moments[]
- "You'll Hear Me Roar!": give this to Masaki: unlike various other WataGirls™ she does approach her crush and try to talk to him. They even agree to go out and eat together. She also drops the act around him. Small steps. For his part, he does not seem repulsed by her; he even seems to understand her anger with Koharu co[CENSORED – Ed.]k blocking her . . . er . . . Impeding Access to Her Road to a Christening.
- Tomoki Kuroki . . . Boy Dectective!: Tomoki, you have a girl who wants to talk to you. She is blushing and sweating. She smiles in a fashion that suggests an achievement WataMote Wiki will not speculate upon for decorum and the commonweal. Hello? Do you need to be smacked with the Clue Stick 2000™?
- "That Her Face, at First Just Ghostly, Turned a Whiter Shade of Pale": Like Shiki, Koharu also imagines Sachi without a face.
- "I'm a BITCH!": Koharu and Sachi are friends for what reason again? WataMote Wiki is asking for a friend.
- "My Jealousy!": Masaki is jealous of the relationship between Mike and Kakkun.
Quotes[]
- "Shit . . . I was so excited to bring you here, but I can't think of anything." – Masaki Yoshida inwardly thinking of Tomoki Kuroki
- "Well . . . really . . . today was tough, and you must be tired from everything." – Masaki to Tomoki
- "Asshole! Who you fucking with!!" – Masaki confessing her feelings to Tomoki . . . probably
- "Each and everyone's saying the same shit." – Tomoki accepting her confession . . . probably
- "AA?" – Masaki looking for Not-Disney-for-Copyright-Reasons-Themed Love Hotels . . . probably
- "Could it be that Sachi is so annoying lately because of that one?" – Koharu Minami inwardly
- "You're so slow, why don't you just go to a UFO and fuck?" – Reina regarding Tomoki and Masaki
- "Do her face and afterwards there will be trouble." – Tomoki calmly offering Masaki conflict resolution advice . . . probably
- "Mako-chan, I guess you weren't holding back Yoshida-san, right?" – Sachi Mima”
- "I just gave advice to Yoshida-san, because I don't want to hold her back." – Mako Tanaka
- "I'll treat you to rāmen, the convenience story in front of the station's okay?" – Masaki
- "She's really like her image!!" – Tomoki inwardly
- "They seem to be getting along, those two." – Akari Iguchi about Tomoki and Masaki
- "I never thought I'd see the day I'd be mounted by Sayaka. . . ." Akari inwardly
- "Hey, eat." – Masaki making her move!
- "Are you bullying me?" – Tomoki
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Still dressed as a girl.
- ↑ Translation Note: Masaki does not actually say "kiss" but it is implied.
- ↑ See Character Page.
- ↑ Translation Note: Masaki first uses the Tried and True てめ (teme), with the e extended in exclamation, then hyperliterally asks who he is chopping up into minced meat.
- ↑ WataMote Wiki tries to refrain from Fandom Condemnation upon Mr. Kuroki, but really? Really?
- ↑ Translation Note: Koharu says, "that one" (アレ) in the katakana with the explanatory kanji for "boy."
- ↑ Probably.
- ↑ WataMote Wiki insists there is no subtext.
- ↑ Translation Note: First, Reina does not indicate Masaki's peers. Second, she calls him "野郎 (yarō)," which is a derogatory term often understood as "bastard," "asshole," soccer fan," [Citation Needed – Ed.] et cetera.
- ↑ Extending the vowels: バーカ (bāka) and ブース (būsu).
- ↑ Because WataMote Wiki cares about your education.
- ↑ With the kanji for "Koharu (小春)" explaining the バカ (baka).
- ↑ 女の顔 (onna no kao)
- ↑ Translation Note: Tomoki does not use a pronoun, so technically he could refer to himself or both. Adding "I" (私) might imply too much emphasis: "Should I buy something?" Though, if he meant "we," he could use the "we" (私達) or the "together" (一緒に) phrase. It is ambiguous, though WataMote Wiki will allow that he is in his "Prince Tomoki" mode.
- ↑ The kanji is the ones for "older sister (姉)" and "younger brother (弟)."
- ↑ マウント取られる日がくるなんて (maunto torareru hi ga kurunte): Akari uses "mount" as Sachi did previously. See Referbacks.
- ↑ Translation Note: Hyperliterally, Akane says, "Yoshida and . . . of earlier."
- ↑ "Handsome": イケメン (igemen)
- ↑ あーん in the Japanese Original.
- ↑ If such an emotion is possible for Tomoki.
- ↑ Translation Note: As always, WataMote Wiki tends to the literal in translation. Mike is accusing him of trying to "drink" the food, which is, of course, Poor Kakkun trying to get it down as fast as possible. The Fanilators convey the idea.
- ↑ Translation Note: And after the last note, WataMote Wiki goes for loose. Anna says "微妙 (himyō)" which is "subtle, delicate," to "not great" and even "dicey." Basically, Anna recognizes the obvious that Masaki is really unsure of herself and how to act in this situation.
- ↑ Literally the "Mike group," 三家さん達 (Mike-san tachi).
- ↑ Using her nickname oniichan (お兄ちゃん).
- ↑ おぉい!!!
- ↑ Sooi (そぉい)!!!
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