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Dec 23, 2012 8:08 PM
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No why souma u !? Just take your role as 2nd place!
The original plot is getting more and more cliched, thanks to some red haired bastard. But hopefully, he'll give up and begone forever, well, if my interpretation of the last page is correct.
Jan 18, 2013 2:58 AM
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Damn right you'll never be number one.
I didn't painstakingly watch over Kujou and Yanagi since they were in primary school for NOTHING.

I feel for you Souma, but I don't feel for you that much!

Anyways, great chapter.
Touch me, you filthy casual~
Jan 18, 2013 3:32 AM
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How Souma didn't realize such an obvious thing about five chapter ago, I'll never know. The fact that this chapter was primarily from his POV was pretty annoying, but the Yanagi and Kujou moments that were scattered throughout were better than ever. I love how she's always thinking about Yanagi, even when she's with Souma. Now that this volume is over, I'm hoping I can get back to seeing Yanagi's suffering once again.
Jan 18, 2013 7:18 AM
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edwd2 said:
No why souma u !? Just take your role as 2nd place!
The original plot is getting more and more cliched, thanks to some red haired bastard. But hopefully, he'll give up and begone forever, well, if my interpretation of the last page is correct.
Ragix said:
Damn right you'll never be number one.
I didn't painstakingly watch over Kujou and Yanagi since they were in primary school for NOTHING.

I feel for you Souma, but I don't feel for you that much!


^Lol you guys made me laugh xD I feel the same way but you guys are pretty harsh lol. No sympathy for Souma xD

Ah anyways pretty good chapter. I think Souma will give up on Kujou and find himself a new girl to chase who he'll end up with. Thats what usually happens right?
Looking forward to how things progress now.
Jan 18, 2013 8:12 AM
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They will make their ranks someday I bet. Time is essential.
Jan 18, 2013 4:59 PM
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I felt really bad for Souma, but then again, everybody should know that there are a million fish in the sea.

Jan 18, 2013 8:00 PM
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i felt bad for souma but i don't want him butting in kujou and yanagi. yanagi's been waiting for 10 years and if kujou chooses souma over yanagi who's been waiting for kujou for a really really long time. it'll be a turn off for me for this series.
Jan 18, 2013 9:12 PM
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Though this, I suppose, can be considered the best of the Souma chapters, it still didn‘t come close to consistently reaching the really high quality of the chapters that are largely absent of the woefully dull Souma, as the first half of this chapter was great, but the second half was thoroughly mediocre, since it simply provided a heightened focus on Souma’s unrequited feelings for Kujou, which has infused the story with a surprisingly tiresome monotony throughout several of the last five chapters, save for the twelfth.

If Souma’s past was legitimately tragic, then I might have felt that yet another chapter partially wasted on establishing his pain as the third wheel was worth it, but, somewhat due to my immense dislike of him as a character, I’m not sympathetic for him at all, considering all the pain he’s enduring is simply some glorious karma. After all, Yanagi has suffered through considerably more, so it just felt like a weak attempt to manufacture a sympathetic perception of him. Essentially, the second half of this chapter consisted of, for the most part, pointless filler, needlessly forcing Yanagi, once again, into the periphery, which has been occurring far too often lately. Of course, the last page was excellent for several reasons, primarily due to the noticeable foreshadowing that Souma might actually move on and exit the main portion of the story, or, at least, I hope that’s what it infers, so it certainly concluded in a satisfying manner.

This isn’t some compelling, uncertain triangle, so I’m hoping that this inevitable element within the story, which seemingly has to exist in every single shoujo, will be excised from the narrative as soon as possible, so that every small development between Yanagi and Kujou isn’t then followed by a chapter that partially focuses on a repetitious “insight” into Souma’s emotions, both of which I couldn’t care less about. As such, Souma’s contrived and unnecessary prevalence needs to be severely diminished following this chapter. He is, after all, a singularly secondary and rather unlikable character, as his appearances are becoming increasingly intrusive. He provides absolutely nothing of worth to the story, aside from the ability to illuminate the vast differences in likeability and overall characterization between him and Yanagi.

As for Yanagi and Kujou, I loved their very methodical development in this chapter, as their wonderfully simplistic relationship has only gotten better as the story progresses. Of course, their subtly romantic and often amusing interactions were fantastic once again, so I’m really looking forward to the next chapter, as I expect it to be a complete return to a YanagixKujou focus.
Jan 21, 2013 2:51 AM
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It's incredible how happy I feel everytime I read a Last Game chapter
Jan 21, 2013 11:41 PM

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Starting to feel bad for Souma but well there's nothing he can do since Yanagi and Kujou are meant for each other lol.

Hahaha Kujou's serious-killer look is great.
Jan 25, 2013 10:11 PM

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I actually really like Hotaru Souma! He reminds me a little of Kyo from Fruits Basket, only in that he is a bit rebellious and he constantly feels rejection. I hope he finds someone in the end.

Side Note: Yanagi's little burp at the end was so adorable. xD
Jan 26, 2013 5:59 AM

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A third wheel character nobody likes? I like him for that alone! Seriously though, as much as Kujou+Yanagi all the way, I wish Souma all the best. Especially after that baseball story. Small things can be really big if they seem that way to you.
Jan 27, 2013 9:09 AM
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Am I the only one genuinely sympathizing for Souma, I know its weird but I always have a great deal of sympathy for the underdog.

When you compare Yanagi who always get everything, never working hard, and gaining everything so easily to someone who works hard, takes his time, and paces himself do achieve what he wants, I can only instinctively side with Souma.

Why because I am some one that can easily relate to his position.
Jan 27, 2013 10:17 AM
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Am I the only one genuinely sympathizing for Souma, I know its weird but I always have a great deal of sympathy for the underdog.

When you compare Yanagi who always get everything, never working hard, and gaining everything so easily to someone who works hard, takes his time, and paces himself do achieve what he wants, I can only instinctively side with Souma.

Why because I am some one that can easily relate to his position.


As Kujou herself said earlier in the manga, Yanagi has worked hard for everything he has earned, including having struggled for ten long years to gain the affections from the woman he loves. If that's not working hard, I don't know what is. Plus, Souma's lost all sympathy from me after having constantly attempted to manipulate Kujou's emotions, as such, he'll need more than some "tragic" backstory to be portrayed as a sympathetic character.
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I still prefer Yanagi, he really loves Kujou and has for a long time and has tried very hard to win her but has had to do it in a round about way because she doesn't understand relationships. I feel bad for Souma but ultimately I don't want him to mess up things with Yanagi and her and I want the original pair to finally get together.
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Yeah ... Why root for Souma? I mean, poor Yanagi has been chasing her for 10 years, at that point if he didn't get the girl he would have every right to become that stereotypical male lead in smut manga ... or Barney Stinson XD.
May 21, 2013 1:54 PM

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So cute <3
Aug 26, 2013 6:34 AM

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Its hard to like this series as much as I used to as long as Souma is still there. I just hope he doesn't stick around till the end constantly causing trouble for the real couple while ripping his own heart and theirs to shreds. It'd make this series seriously depressing in a not worth reading kind of way.
Jan 1, 2015 5:23 AM

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Pretty nice chapter, wonder what's going to happen to Souma
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Jan 2, 2015 2:47 PM

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So much lol

I do feel bad for Souma. Hope he finds himself a nice girlfriend. I want him to be friends with Yanagi and Mikoto but really hope he doesn't affect the romance much.
Jan 5, 2017 4:40 AM

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I'm not really rooting for souma, but i understand him. Sometimes the slightest missteps in life can cost a lot .

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