Ballroom e Youkoso Chapter 42 Discussion

kennikitty said:
Does anyone know why the manga has not been continued for months now?

kennikitty said:
Either way, seems like Akira has always had a secret cruch on Chii-chan and now is bursting with jealously over Tatara. I can't really blame her, those two are really something else. I think they can go really far, if they keep working on themselves. It would be a shame, if they broke up so soon.
On the other hand, I think Akira was really selfish as a child. She always wanted to be Chinatsu's female partner, but Chinatsu repeatedly asked her to learn the male steps, because she wanted to dance the female part as well. It's probably partly Akiras fault Chii-chan ended up as stubbornly leading even while dancing the female part with a proper male partner, because she was forced into the male part since no one else would/could do it. That and her personality is very strong to begin with.

ThatPurpleGuy said:
Let's start from the end of ch. 41. Akira-chan is thinking, "You don't get it, Chinatsu, you really don't. All you see is dance. Yes, I don't really love dancing." That "all you see is dance" is a point I might make about how you're looking at the text.
Next page: "What I love is something else" in great big letters. What could that something be? Well, the full page pic of Chinatsu looking so pretty and elegant--while dancing, but it just said it's not about the dancing--might be a hint. But this big chapter-ending statement just begs for an elaboration. What could it be that she loves? We go to the next chapter.
In chapter 42, we have anything but the shaping of a rivalry. What we see is a girl who is struck with admiration and even puppy-love at first sight. Chinatsu is her idol and her hero. Even as a plump little girl in grade school, she got that "babump" and heart coming out of her chest effect just from small interactions with Chinatsu. Chinatsu saved her from isolation and bullying. When she overheard boys that she figured had fallen for Chinatsu, it made her grumpy.
From the start, she didn't go into dance because she liked dance; her reason was worn on her sleeve: "I'll go anywhere with you, Chinatsu". Later, she consistently acted in ways to try to make sure that Chinatsu kept doing the guy's part and didn't get a guy partner, for the simple and basic reason that she wanted Chinatsu all to herself. She didn't want to be Chinatsu's rival, she wanted above everything else to keep on dancing with Chinatsu as her partner. She avoided learning the boy's role because she was afraid if Chinatsu got to dance the girl's side she'd go dance with a boy.

You said, "- all the 'doki doki' was probably the feeling of overwhelming leadership Chinatsu was emiting"
I really can't agree. I mean come on: "That neckline, the curve of her back. It makes me . . . a little embarrassed . . . (b-thmp, b-thmp)" (note that this line happened when they were younger and together all the time, not as a re-evaluation in the current time-frame) . . . "Chinatsu probably didn't realize, whenever our hands touched . . . my heart would be skipping beats." All that, in a chapter framed, defined, by Akira-chan's passionate thoughts about loving something else, not dance. I suppose you can invent a different construction for that stuff, with some difficulty, but why would the narrative be talking about it if it was merely about admiration for her as a dancer?! Especially, again, since the whole thing is framed by "All you see is dance . . . I love something else."
"Every time the subject of Chinatsu being paired came up . . . indescribable feelings jumbled together" . . . There's nothing "indescribable" about the kind of feelings you see her as having. There's nothing "indescribable" about simple jealousy over a valued friend. Clearly, her feelings are "indescribable" because they're moving into an adult realm she doesn't yet understand, and a forbidden one at that.
Add it all up and I really think "Akira is totally head over heels in love, passionate romantic love, for Chinatsu" is the only tenable interpretation. Managing to believe otherwise IMO takes some hard work and some ignoring of context.

Holybaptiser said:
The mangaka has been having health issues. It's been on hiatus because of it and is suspended indefinitely until the mangaka recovers.

Armout said:
still waiting for chapter 43 to come out

A-S-U-K-A said:
It should just get an anime... The material so far would be good for a season and a half (13 episodes+)