ch 295
we return to our regularly scheduled program of nagireo, but not just that it's the city vs barca game so bachira is back!! and chigiri is here too i missed these ppl rin is so depressing i need some whimsy back in bllk
"it's hot" well we're back to rinsagi and why did he say that
and damn he got a 240m bid which is wild bc that somehow makes him on par with rin's bid
ch 296
brief look at juve's room i love that team
"my brain is boiling" with that panel of looking like he's going to die of poison yeah this is his eren corruption arc incoming soon
every time nagi thinks of smtg he'll do next it's always so he can stay with reo lmao kaneshiro is not subtle at all and i don't think he wants to be
ok! otoya straight up calling them nagireo
ch 297
i'm trying to enjoy my nagireo content and i keep getting interrupted by isagi this STINKS ew brother
kaneshiro is infusing as much miscommunication as he can into these two like at any given moment they are talking PAST each other even though they want the same thing it's so terrible and yet so entertaining
ch 298
"for the first time i'm scared you're not gonna be here" omg nagi just tell him you love him, but him igniting at the thought of losing reo is so on brand
omg bachira?? he literally ended nagi's career when he was basically safe himself lmao?? just doing it for the love of the game and i respect that
ch 299
now's a fun time to bring up the fact that man city didn't win a single game which is great as i'm a hater. liverpool won the league and arsenal lost to bournemouth yesterday i couldn't be happier with these fake club results.
and nanase scraping by with 1m more than nagi ofc
and igaguri is OUT
ego: fuck off -> this evil characterization is getting highkey boring but ig it works for the project he wants
and as per usual the instant that final whistle blows, isagi becomes a million times more likable and human to ask about nagi
now why are they broadcasting reo's breakdown to the ENTIRE WORLD rip
not ego being #1 nagireo hater since day 1 lol and why do we gotta see reo cry so much this is torture for his fans
ch 300
once again we are getting a nagireo breakup but it's broadcasted on live tv
"wanting to be the world's best wasn't as strong a feeling as my fear of being separated from you" it's kinda funny how much kaneshiro loves creating more angst for them like a romantasy book where the big strong immortal vampire/demon/fairy man has to make everything worse to protect the small badass beautiful girl/self-insert as the miscommunication spirals just so we get some semblance of plot. not that i'm saying this is that level of bad, bc they're openly expressing their feelings but it's not enough.
and despite that he apologizes for breaking their promise omg
reo blaming himself for forcing nagi to play football just for nagi to be like no just to comfort him. "you're forceful and selfish and nervous but being with you showed me so many new sides of myself" this is textbook romance language
"i started to miss you when you weren't around" more romance language but what on earth are they going to do without each other now??
"life was just a pain for me and you gave me light. everything's that happened since i met you has been the treasure of my life" first of all, calling him his treasure when reo calls nagi his treasure wow. and secondly, pack it up, this is insane.
it's gonna be so sad when this reo breaking down sobbing gets animated (but omg i see the translation device in his ear i've never seen it that obvious until now)
they drew the wrong kit on zantetsu but whatever
"don't stop playing soccer!" damn isagi not now... also they can't hear you lol
ch 301
and as soon as we lose nagireo we gain kainess.
kaneshiro cooks up a FEAST every time he focuses on his character's relationships rather than metavision football impossibilities
i cannot believe he actually took this route. i thought ness would be just some guy that kaiser steps on to get to the top, who knew their relationship would be developed this much?? i applaud you kaneshiro fr you really know what you're doing when you focus on yaoi
"there's no repairing whatever this was" kaiser acknowledging their situationship this translation is insane
let's take a second to realize that ness is the only one who kaiser voices his self-hatred to, whether he realizes it or not
"you're not shit. you're flesh and blood, just like any other human." and that's the first time kaiser's been told he's human and not trash
cue the eren face but he's so mentally distraught and broken to pieces, when usually his face is hidden in the kainess panels before
"my ego wants me to cast a spell on your broken soul" ness you are an ANGEL, the kindest person in this series and i wish the best for them
fun bus seating chart!
- kurona/raichi being the shark teeth duo
- kunigami trying to block out yuki's yapping
- reo and chigiri being besties as usual
- gagamaru snoring next to isagi (who's unusually alone)
- aikusen ofc sitting next to each other
- aryu teachcing niko how to dab/glam
- kiyora and karasu reunited
- barou and fukaku being awkward
- bachira and otoya the fun duo
- hiori and nanase wholesome duo
- shidou snoring next to zantetsu
- rin by himself bc of edgelord prime would be
everyone having fun except rin bc he's allergic to that, reo bc he's depressed, and isagi being the only one outwardly thinking about nagi
omg a tabieita kunigiri and aikusen moment??
bachira pictured acknowledging isagi's descent into madness and evilhood maybe he'll be the one to "isagi this isn't you!"
and nagi returns home with NOTHING in his eyes
finally. one of my fav chapters and my longest comments on it bc smtg happened that wasn't "you thought no you thought no you thought" in the football madness
50 days until the u-20 world cup -> ofc japan will make it to the final and it'll be interesting to see which country kaneshiro chooses to make it there. irl the 2019 winners and 2023 winners are irrelevant but he'll probably pick germany. and i doubt japan will win, but they'll obviously win the actual world cup. or japan WILL win the u20s and that'll be the arc wrapped up? but idc bc we're FINALLY out of the NEL arc and i want a beach/shibuya outing next.
ch 302
that "where's reo-kun" girl is so real
ohmygod not nagi full on crying kaneshiro loves torture
ch 303
it's not just capitalism. bltv is realizing that bl lovers would pay any money to say their faves homoerotically do sports together
... do not get me started on how 1) japan magically won the big for the u-20 world cup when those happen like a decade in advance and aren't so easily switched and 2) there are 64 countries like ik kaneshiro wants more games but do we really think 64 countries have u-20 teams that are qualified to play in an u-20 world cup bsfr
nagi's eyes look completely dead rip