Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch63 + Extras (end)

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Well, this is the end. I hope you liked it. The shift to mostly romance in the second half wasn't to my taste, but I think it was mostly handled well enough, and Memeko and Kishida's character arcs are perhaps the most fleshed-out and well-realized of the Munko manga I've translated thus far.

Much like My Home, there is a related series (Haru to Aki ni Tsuite) that I will be translating in the future about another side of Hanamaru Corp. Longtime fans will also recognize this series due to a couple of cameos in Dakara Miyoko desu. But You're Mine and Raika Days take priority in this moment, so you'll just have to look forward to it.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch60-62

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The next release will be the last one.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch58-59 + My Home ch51

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After skimming ahead a long, long time ago, I found out that this is the point where the two series demonstrably come together. So ever since I started translating again back in March, this was what I was building up to (and also why My Home took so long to come back, I was playing catch-up with Memeko first). There's a lot to unpack (specifically with the rollercoaster that Memeko has been), but for now, all I can say is that we're almost done.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch56-57

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We're heading towards the end... One thing I kind of regret now is translating "okama" (the word everyone calls Ryou) as "homo," because Ryou seems more trans than gay. At the time I thought to myself "Japan doesn't understand LGBT stuff as well as other places so Ryou is likely just a mish-mash of gay stereotypes and any 'trans-ness' doesn't have that much thought put into it," but I don't know. Whenever Ryou's gender is brought up, everybody says "he" or "man," so maybe it's better to keep it questionable than to explicitly confirm that the whole cast actively misgenders Ryou.
I feel dumb for writing this (especially since I'm not even invested in LGBT issues), but I've been thinking about it for a while, so it's good to let it out.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch54-55

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I like the continuity that chapter 55 has with chapter 52. That's one of the small appeals of 4-panel manga that run vaguely in real time like this one.

My Home ch45-46 + Extra

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In somewhat related news, I finally got volume 3 of Memeko available for download from the projects page.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch52-53

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This ship has set sail, and there's no stopping it any more.

My Home ch43-44 + Extra

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Yup, the hotly anticipated official My Home/Ganbare Memeko-chan crossover is finally here.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch50-51

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Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch48-49

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We're starting off the final volume with some good chapters. Chapter 49 is probably my favorite kind of chapter in this series overall, and chapter 48 is fun and has good backstory. Makes me wish it would go on a bit longer, but I trust that Munko will end it well.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch46-47 + Extra

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I felt like chapter 46 ended on a less-than-happy note, so I figured I'd just keep going and finish the volume outright. Doing this double+ release also made me feel like I could release more at once, so there might be more multi-releases in the future.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch45

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This Konta guy is actually an important recurring character in Raika Days. I'm looking forward to getting back to that series when I'm done with this and My Home.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch44

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Tanaka...

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch43

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Things are getting interesting...

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch42 + extra

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I like this new character. Well, she's not exactly new since she made her first appearance in chapter 40, but you get the idea.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch41

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While not a royal wedding, to a Munko fan like me it might as well be. Congratulations!

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch40

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Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch39

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It's interesting that Kyousuke is getting so much development. I guess it makes sense to get to know the family before the marriage.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch38 + extra

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Hmm, I guess you could call this a romance manga now.

Ganbare! Memeko-chan ch37

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