Thursday, October 29, 2020

Toki 45: Handmaid

Toki and the bike. Last chapter ended with a splat! You never know what's gonna happen in this arc, every chapter brings a new development. What next?
 
Background is bus stop for Sekirenji Elementary (Toki's old school).

8 comments:

  1. Thanks again! Cute chapter.

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  2. Maybe I'm an idiot but I can't find chapter 44, only 43 and 45 (?)

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    1. http://michinoakio.blogspot.com/2020/10/saki-224-cumulative-effect-toki-44.html

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    2. Ah! Somehow I missed it cause of saki chapter on top :)

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  3. If the maid is Fujishiro Nanami herself, it will be really interesting.

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    1. Yes, it's very curious the maid is never properly introduced and "Nacchan" could be short for Nanami. Then the "Natsu" Toki's mom remembered could be a sister, twin sister even.

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    2. The surname Shimeki(七五三木) is related to Shichi-go-san Festival(七五三), which requires children with age 7, 5, and 3 to pray for luck in the shrine. This is a traditional ritual in Japan related to Shinto religion. On the other hand, the surname Fujishiro came from the Fujishiro shrine (藤白神社) located in Kainan, Wakayama (和歌山縣海南), which is an infamous shrine first built for worshiping Prince Fujishiro in ancient period(before feudal and warring states period). Prince Fujishiro was said to be buried there, and emperors in feudal period would lodge there for several days before making a formal visit to Kumano Mountain for rituals.
      It is clear that Shimeki is related to Fujishiro because they are all concerned with traditional religion. I will not be surprised about that if the author make the granny of Shimeki Diner as the relative of Fujishiro family. Some Japanese even argued that the surname Shimeki originates from Kainan, Wakayama, which is the same as Fujishiro.

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    3. Ooh, that's interesting. Thanks for the background info.

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