Mahouka - Double Seven Arc : Volume 12

[Gohankuten]

Why still 'chan'.. /mmbles

I think many of the readers don't understand the meaning of the different addressing (chan - san - sama - kun .......)
and it will help us if you tell us

I understand the different honorifics it's just chan fits Sei-chan best.

[yoyoyo5678]

chan- an affectionate or patronizing address- usually given to females and children(usually only female children). Although it was apparently a trend for girls to create an nickname for their boyfriends with the chan address.

kun- an affectionate or patronizing address- usually given to males and children (usually only male children) but, is occasionally used for female subordinates by their bosses.

san- most common and doesn't imply affection or that the one so addressed is inferior to the speaker the way chan and kun do.

sama- more formal and implies that the person being addressed is superior to the speaker. (not to be confused with kisama which can apparently get you into a fight)

dono- more formal and old-fashioned also implies that the person being addressed is superior to the speaker and that the speaker's family might be extremely traditional and practice the same traditional profession generation after generation (priest, kabuki actor, family retainer, ninja etc.)'

sensei- implies the addressee is either a teacher, renowned in their profession or in a respected profession (lawyer, doctor, etc.).

senpai- used for people who are in a superior position due to their seniority (upperclassman, fellow employees that have been with the company longer, etc.)

kouhai- used for people in an inferior position due to their lack of seniority (I have never seen it added to a name but occasionally people will use it to refer to people or groups i.e. he is my kouhai).

There are others but, these are not only fairly common in manga, light novels and anime but are the ones most likely to be left in because of what they imply about the characters and their relationships.

Sashiko

Thank you very much Sashiko-sama.
This information will help us, the reader a lot

[Dreyakis]

I too can't wait for chapter 13 -

Spoiler! :

If I remember correctly - and i have for sure mistakes - They will blame Tatsuya for making weapons for military and that he might responsible for the exploding of the Great Asian Alliance military. (which is correct ) but everyone laughed on them

Physics is hard.

I'll have it done later today (I hope).

[danv]

Read the first half of Double Seven Arc and a few things pop out for me. Can't wait for Ch 13. Very Excited.

Spoiler! :

1. Is Tatsuya being cold to his younger cousins? In past volumes I thought he supposedly had a good relationship with them but now he seems to always be cutting them off, or forcing them to go straight to the point, or being unfriendly which is weird since it seems like Fumiya likes him a lot.

2. It seems to me that Miyuki's hormones have entered high gear. I feel like her advances on Tatsuya have gone up a level or 2. Must be puberty. I am not all against it and it doesn't damage my enjoyment of the story but I am not really a Miyuki Tatsuya shipper.

[Rava]

Why still 'chan'.. /mmbles

Change that little girl into an old geezer and see how much longer the -chan will stick...

Just saying.

[abbad0n]

Read the first half of Double Seven Arc and a few things pop out for me. Can't wait for Ch 13. Very Excited.

Spoiler! :

1. Is Tatsuya being cold to his younger cousins? In past volumes I thought he supposedly had a good relationship with them but now he seems to always be cutting them off, or forcing them to go straight to the point, or being unfriendly which is weird since it seems like Fumiya likes him a lot.

2. It seems to me that Miyuki's hormones have entered high gear. I feel like her advances on Tatsuya have gone up a level or 2. Must be puberty. I am not all against it and it doesn't damage my enjoyment of the story but I am not really a Miyuki Tatsuya shipper.

Your probably right about number 2 (umm… that sounds…)

As for number 1, I think it has to do with what Ayako did in Volume 11 by taking the two parasites (don't know if Tatsuya knows about the Kudou taking one of them.) Since Tatsuya had a very negative reaction when talking to Mayumi about using the parasites as military weapons, that might be where the change in attitude is coming from. At least that is my assumption. Hopefully we will know more in later chapters.

[danv]

Read the first half of Double Seven Arc and a few things pop out for me. Can't wait for Ch 13. Very Excited.

Spoiler! :

1. Is Tatsuya being cold to his younger cousins? In past volumes I thought he supposedly had a good relationship with them but now he seems to always be cutting them off, or forcing them to go straight to the point, or being unfriendly which is weird since it seems like Fumiya likes him a lot.

2. It seems to me that Miyuki's hormones have entered high gear. I feel like her advances on Tatsuya have gone up a level or 2. Must be puberty. I am not all against it and it doesn't damage my enjoyment of the story but I am not really a Miyuki Tatsuya shipper.

Your probably right about number 2 (umm… that sounds…)

As for number 1, I think it has to do with what Ayako did in Volume 11 by taking the two parasites (don't know if Tatsuya knows about the Kudou taking one of them.) Since Tatsuya had a very negative reaction when talking to Mayumi about using the parasites as military weapons, that might be where the change in attitude is coming from. At least that is my assumption. Hopefully we will know more in later chapters.

I totally forgot about Ayako and the parasites. That might just be it

[bleachisback]

chan- an affectionate or patronizing address- usually given to females and children(usually only female children). Although it was apparently a trend for girls to create an nickname for their boyfriends with the chan address.

kun- an affectionate or patronizing address- usually given to males and children (usually only male children) but, is occasionally used for female subordinates by their bosses.

san- most common and doesn't imply affection or that the one so addressed is inferior to the speaker the way chan and kun do.

sama- more formal and implies that the person being addressed is superior to the speaker. (not to be confused with kisama which can apparently get you into a fight)

dono- more formal and old-fashioned also implies that the person being addressed is superior to the speaker and that the speaker's family might be extremely traditional and practice the same traditional profession generation after generation (priest, kabuki actor, family retainer, ninja etc.)'

sensei- implies the addressee is either a teacher, renowned in their profession or in a respected profession (lawyer, doctor, etc.).

senpai- used for people who are in a superior position due to their seniority (upperclassman, fellow employees that have been with the company longer, etc.)

kouhai- used for people in an inferior position due to their lack of seniority (I have never seen it added to a name but occasionally people will use it to refer to people or groups i.e. he is my kouhai).

There are others but, these are not only fairly common in manga, light novels and anime but are the ones most likely to be left in because of what they imply about the characters and their relationships.

Sashiko

I think it might be important to add "ue" - similar to "dono", but usually used in a familial sense. I've seen it used in a few manga before (TWGOK comes to mind - Kusunoki refers to her sister as "Ane-ue"), and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the members of the 28 families refer to their elders using "ue".

Also:

Still, putting it so politely was also distinctly Japanese. Being brutally honest would surely be chalked up as an American bias.

Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?

[Kadzu]

Read the first half of Double Seven Arc and a few things pop out for me. Can't wait for Ch 13. Very Excited.

Spoiler! :

1. Is Tatsuya being cold to his younger cousins? In past volumes I thought he supposedly had a good relationship with them but now he seems to always be cutting them off, or forcing them to go straight to the point, or being unfriendly which is weird since it seems like Fumiya likes him a lot.

2. It seems to me that Miyuki's hormones have entered high gear. I feel like her advances on Tatsuya have gone up a level or 2. Must be puberty. I am not all against it and it doesn't damage my enjoyment of the story but I am not really a Miyuki Tatsuya shipper.

Your probably right about number 2 (umm… that sounds…)

As for number 1, I think it has to do with what Ayako did in Volume 11 by taking the two parasites (don't know if Tatsuya knows about the Kudou taking one of them.) Since Tatsuya had a very negative reaction when talking to Mayumi about using the parasites as military weapons, that might be where the change in attitude is coming from. At least that is my assumption. Hopefully we will know more in later chapters.

Tatsuya was negative about using the parasites as military weapons but he was in favor about using them in experiments.
I think he was just teasing Ayako and not being cold.

[Dreyakis]

A somewhat (read: very) late Christmas: Chapter 14 is here.

My apologies if portions of this chapter are a little rough, seeing as I put way too much of the chapter off until today. Those paying attention to my page counter will notice that I gunned through 40 pages today. Yeah~, not doing that again. T_T

Merry Christmas to you all. Drive safe, all of you out there tonight.

[abbad0n]

A ver big thank you and Merry Christmas to you Drey!!

Excellent work, but don't strain yourself. We would miss you terribly if you overdid it.

I really liked this chapter.

Spoiler! :

Seeing the Twins and Takuma going at it was very interesting, as well as the possibility of a Twins vs. Tatsuya match in the future. Minami's opinion of Takuma looks to be spot on too.

I'm just hoping the next few chapters show how Saegusa-sama's plans for weakening the Yatsuba where affected by Tatsuya's "experiment." But with my luck ill probably be disappointed until 3 or 4 volumes later.

[yoyoyo5678]

Spoiler! :

For chapter 14 ( the end ) -- I think that Tatsuya knows who is spying on his friends - ( I think it is his new homeroom teacher - just my guess)

[abbad0n]

Spoiler! :

For chapter 14 ( the end ) -- I think that Tatsuya knows who is spying on his friends - ( I think it is his new homeroom teacher - just my guess)

Spoiler! :

Nah. Has to be members of the Rotterbart group that runs various coffee shops.

[Robin_Muzaffar]

Spoiler! :

My Guess for the one spying on Tatsuya is Jennifer Smith his Homeroom teacher or for the plot Twist it's Kenta Smith

[Robin_Muzaffar]

Ok i have 1 question. When Takuma try to attack Morisaki and Morisaki Countering it, Kasumi said "Drawless..." so that is the name of Morisaki moves ? but on the earlier Volume (Volume 1) the name of the move is "Quickdraw". so which one is correct??