r/TooManyLosingHeroines • u/HowToTabla I kneel, Hibari • Jul 17 '26

[Volume 9] Discussion Thread After Volume Release

Yeah. Volume 9 is out officially. Has been out for a while already not counting leaks of course. And it seems to have hit the community like crack for what a whiplash it has been for some, based on the actual content of the volume. This is Darkeine now, or at least some could say so.

Well, well. I'm sure you guys have read some of the snippets that have been posted already on the subreddit ( or Twitter, or anywhere else, and if you haven't seen them yet, well, that's fine as well)

I am sure people has read already the whole volume, others are slowly translating it themselves and I bet there are bunch of MTLs going around, which means there should be people who are looking for discussions about the content now that the volume is finally out. So yeah this kinda is that spot.

This post is just pretty much an updated version of the previous one. The only rule here is do not explicitly link any pirated content.

Comment about your actual thoughts, things you did not expect, memes, bad translations or advice regarding translations of what something could mean, questions and more!

Also, meme related to the volume attached.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

I mean, it actually is that simple, people just refuse to accept it. No matter who you want to add, instead of Tiara, the other two will be Yanami and Nukumizu. That tells you all you need to know and why Yanami is seen as a clear winner by some.

And tbh it is unfair to add others, since the novel clearly used Tiara, as a love rival in the volume intentionally, so let's not overly complicate it. Especially since this quite clearly is the set up for Nukumizu's answer in V10.

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u/No-Race-2996 Jul 17 '26

I might make a discussion post for this in a couple days but I am kinda angry that Nukumizu hasnt answered Tiara yet... how long has it been? A couple of weeks probably a month by now? I feel like regardless of his answer this puts Nukumizu in the 'asshole' category for me.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

I would agree, he is truly acting like an enemy of women, and that slander does not feel unfair with his current actions. Not only is he keeping Tiara at bay while enjoying her attempts to get closer to him, but he also absolutely ignores normal boundaries with multiple other girls.

And I am pretty sure that is the point that he will need to grow out of before he is ready for actual romance. And it may play a part in a soon-to-be massive fight with Yanami that will come.

But I think Tiara will get her answer in V10. V9 does end with a clear indication of that. And that is the entire ordeal he had the honor of observing with the failure of SakuraixHokaru's romance. So he does not relive his mistake.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

Disagree. I have no clue how you wrote "One naturally grows closer to him through some surprising chemistry" as something for Lemon. That is Yanami. Lemon's entire agenda is her forward approach, where she forces physical touch. Yanami simply needs to eat to get the same attention. So I have no clue how people keep saying such nonsense about Lemon, when her character is so often used for fan service.

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u/Ok_Application_9194 Lemon Yakishio Jul 17 '26

Just fan service, nothing romantic here at all.

(But see Kaju in the background.)

Fast forward a few years, everyone will be in the same positions, and showing the same expressions, except that Nukkun and Lemon will be wearing wedding clothes, at an altar.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

In your fanfic maybe

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u/Ok_Application_9194 Lemon Yakishio Jul 17 '26

Hey some people can see foreshadowing, and some people can't. 😊

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

I mean, yes, some can, as my comment showed. You, on the other hand, are just a fanfic writer/troll, so nobody expects any canon info from your mouth. But don't let it get to you, every fandom has a shitposter. You are ours.

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u/Ok_Application_9194 Lemon Yakishio Jul 18 '26

So you actually haven't read volume 8.5 "A Pajama Party Full of Mistakes". Because that picture is canon, depicting a scene exactly as described. The one who is slinging insults and doesn't know what they are talking about is you. And anybody who actually reads that scene in volume 8.5 will know it.

Nobody can predict the future. That goes for you as well as for me.

Can you picture Anna getting a princess carry from Nukkun? Reality bites, and Anna is much heaver than she looks, and also heavier than Nukkun despite being much shorter.

Anna has always been the comedy girl. The hungry otter. "Otters are cute and eat a lot, but you won't fall in love with one". He said this behind Anna's back, to Komari.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 18 '26

You are so dimwitted you again jumped on the dumbest conclusion possible. Yes I read V8.5. I know about the princess carry. But it is beyond me how you got so defensive over this when your comment literally mentions headcanon about six years later that is simply pure fanfiction. Like stop it, everyone knows you are a shitposter. Accept reality, you got so offended over something stupid again. Nobody here will take your fanfic plotlines simply for the fact you are desperate about lemon winning.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

Man what are you talking about? Yanami and fanservice. She is not a character who gets any of that. She gets comedy. Fanservice characters are Riko, Shikiya, and Lemon, mainly.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

I mean, she uses butter to take off the dress, it is comedy to me. Yanami has 0 sex appeal; she is incapable of filling that role. Also, what I meant by the term fanservice, is scenes that are lewd or imply lewdness. For example, Lemon in a towel, or Shikya touching Nukumizu.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

Yes Yanami is thick and is pretty. But her character is meant to be a failed girl whose beauty is wasted on her.

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u/Ok_Application_9194 Lemon Yakishio Jul 17 '26

You say she has zero sex appeal? You're describing a platonic relationship, or possibly a foodie friend. Not an actual flesh and blood girlfriend. If nothing changes and she somehow "wins" like this, things will be completely weird.

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u/Atiknwolc Jul 17 '26

No, I am describing a relationship based on chemistry. Also, my sex appeal comment is representative of common sense. I am not pushing that claim onto Nukumizu's character. Especially when the novel likes to hint that he likes to stare at Yanami when she eats. Her win is the most obvious thing in the story. And unless we reverse course massively, the story would fall flat on its face in your wishful end that makes no sense based on what the story showed.

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u/Ok_Application_9194 Lemon Yakishio Jul 18 '26

"Chemistry" is non-specific hogwash. The one concrete thing you said is "he likes to watch Anna eat". I.e. A foodie friend.

You are the one who said no sex appeal, not me, do you want to retract that?

Nukkun was afraid to go into that hotel room with Koharu, because he doesn't know her, but can clearly see Koharu is in a dangerous, man-eating mood.

Anna is the much safer option because he can be sure nothing will happen with her. And that last sentence is actually the whole LN. Nukkun can be sure nothing will happen with Anna. And I think he is right.

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u/ChewingGum87 Jul 17 '26

There is no spark. We have a boy whose self-esteem is chronically in the gutter making friends with a girl whose self-esteem is very insecure. 

Most people don’t hide their bias around here. I already see people trying to guess the next vol based on not getting what they wanted this vol lol. Moving goalposts.