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The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan #7
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, Vol. 7 - manga
With Christmas and entrance exams rapidly approaching, everyone is becoming a bit contemplative, but no two more so than Yuki and Kyon. As an eventful year draws to a close, is their relationship the same as ever, or do subtle changes add up over time...?
164 pages, Paperback
First published March 24, 2015
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Nagaru Tanigawa
171 books276 followersNagaru Tanigawa ( 谷川 流 Tanigawa Nagaru)
Nagaru Tanigawa is a graduate of the Kwansei Gakuin University School of Law. In 2003, he won Kadokawa's Grand Prize for Literary World for his work on the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
Nagaru Tanigawa is a graduate of the Kwansei Gakuin University School of Law. In 2003, he won Kadokawa's Grand Prize for Literary World for his work on the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
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December 20, 2018
This is just to darn cute. Kyon and Yuki are both shy and although Yuki had confessed to him when she was temporarily another version of her he still has not made any strides toward telling her he also cares about her. Sometimes I just knock some sense into him when it is all but spelled out for him while Yuki was over at his house to play games and he is still scared to tell her how he feels. With Christmas not far away (Japan does things different then in the United States where Christmas is for friends and New Years is for family) the Literature club wants to do a Christmas party and although it is not obvious to Yuki and Kyon the rest of the club knows what is up and have a tendency to interfere when needed or possibly even when not needed.
Oh and case you are curious someone is going to confess by the end of this volume so hopefully we can get on the relationship train before everyone becomes Seniors in school. want to know who confessed? I guess you should check it out yourselves. :)
Fave moment just might be the moment Kyon wasn't thinking and slipped his finger into yawning Yuki's mouth and they both break down in embarrassment and apologies. These two are peas in a pod. :)
Oh and case you are curious someone is going to confess by the end of this volume so hopefully we can get on the relationship train before everyone becomes Seniors in school. want to know who confessed? I guess you should check it out yourselves. :)
Fave moment just might be the moment Kyon wasn't thinking and slipped his finger into yawning Yuki's mouth and they both break down in embarrassment and apologies. These two are peas in a pod. :)
January 2, 2020
Aww cuute Kyon-kun is recognising his feelings <3
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March 25, 2016
Oh man what a volume! Probably my favourite so far, with near constant laughter and an ending that'll make your heart happy for Yuki! November 17 can't come fast enough, because I need that next volume!
April 26, 2024
After a somewhat interesting turn of direction from the past 3 volumes the series unfortunately very quickly returns to formulaic mediocre fan fiction.
I'll get into my wider issues on this volume in the context of the whole series so far later on, for now I'll talk about this volume specifically. So it's Christmas season once again and everyone is planning an end of year festive party. Pretty standard stuff. This volume specifically chooses to focus on Kyon and Nagato. Now despite the fact that the best parts of the series is ironically whenever Kyon is involved in more interesting dynamics like Haruhi or Sasaki it doesn't mean I'm opposed to the Kyon and Nagato dynamic. In fact I actually really liked what we got in volume 4 which was a Nagato, Kyon and Asakura focused volume, in fact it's looking that that may be the standout volume of the series. However I do not care for this dynamic when it's the typical tropey romcom fanfiction especially when you have to betray the characterisation in order to sell the romance. I knew we were back into the volume 1-3 character assassination schlock when I saw Kyon randomly put his finger in Nagato's mouth. Kyon is never as forward or spontaneous as this (at least not outside his head) and he's would not act in pathetic love struck weirdness even if he was involved in a romantic situation. Just such a weird unnecessary moment. Also I think I've all but given up hope on an interesting Haruhi storyline once I saw Haruhi go cry in Mikuru's chest cause no one was joining her band. Haruhi would deadass drag Kyon and Nagato by the tie and make them join. This isn't Haruhi Suzumiya at all, in fact it's barely even Yasumi Watahashi.
There's a small story beat where Nagato goes to Kyon's house to play games with him and his sister. You get the romcom shenanigans with Kyon's sister acting as the ace in the hole and sabatouer at the same time. Other than a somewhat indirect overheard confession there's not much to write home about here. I will say Kyon's sister is adorable and definitely made this segment kinda fun.
What proceeds is the Christmas party at Tsuruyas place. Once again all fine and dandy, very wholesome low Stakes slice of life stuff. Once again Haruhi being used as a representation of Asakura's rationality and reserved instincts is laughable. Haruhi of all people?? The character assassination of Haruhi Suzumiya is beyond bounds at this point. The best moment of the Christmas party was definitely Haruhi and the third years duping Asakura into doing the chanting ritual that got a little chuckle out of me. And we end with a confession cliffhanger, very wholesome romcom stuff. I will say Kyon cringing at his past self and how nonchalantly forward he was is definitely the most Kyon moment in the volume so I did like that a lot.
The volume overall in the guise of a shoujo romcom slice of life is pretty standard stuff. My issue is that the past 3 volumes made an attempt to tell an actual narrative with genuine conflict, intrigue and nuance while utilising the pre established and very complex characters and themes of Haruhi Suzumiya. Although in stumbles in a lot of aspect such as pacing, questionable characterisation and strange prioritisations it however actually attempted to tell something somewhat compelling. I actually got into the Hollow Nagato storyline from volume 4 and the after effects of that storyline in volume 5. The Sasaki arc in volume 6 is the first time I actually felt like I was reading a story from the mythos of Haruhi Suzumiya. However all of that is practically irrelevant in this volume. You could skip all of that and still understand this volume. It's almost like volumes 4 - 6 was a weird blip to pad out the runtime just so we can go back to the standard schlock we got in volumes 1 - 3. This volume is basically a direct continuation in the themes, writing and storytelling you get in those first 3 volumes, which I vehemently had big issues with. I'm upset because it genuinely felt like the series was going in an interesting direction just to regress back. Yes as a standard Romcom slice of life it's inoffensive but as an extension of the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise this volume feels uninterested in utilising the best aspects of this franchise.
I'll get into my wider issues on this volume in the context of the whole series so far later on, for now I'll talk about this volume specifically. So it's Christmas season once again and everyone is planning an end of year festive party. Pretty standard stuff. This volume specifically chooses to focus on Kyon and Nagato. Now despite the fact that the best parts of the series is ironically whenever Kyon is involved in more interesting dynamics like Haruhi or Sasaki it doesn't mean I'm opposed to the Kyon and Nagato dynamic. In fact I actually really liked what we got in volume 4 which was a Nagato, Kyon and Asakura focused volume, in fact it's looking that that may be the standout volume of the series. However I do not care for this dynamic when it's the typical tropey romcom fanfiction especially when you have to betray the characterisation in order to sell the romance. I knew we were back into the volume 1-3 character assassination schlock when I saw Kyon randomly put his finger in Nagato's mouth. Kyon is never as forward or spontaneous as this (at least not outside his head) and he's would not act in pathetic love struck weirdness even if he was involved in a romantic situation. Just such a weird unnecessary moment. Also I think I've all but given up hope on an interesting Haruhi storyline once I saw Haruhi go cry in Mikuru's chest cause no one was joining her band. Haruhi would deadass drag Kyon and Nagato by the tie and make them join. This isn't Haruhi Suzumiya at all, in fact it's barely even Yasumi Watahashi.
There's a small story beat where Nagato goes to Kyon's house to play games with him and his sister. You get the romcom shenanigans with Kyon's sister acting as the ace in the hole and sabatouer at the same time. Other than a somewhat indirect overheard confession there's not much to write home about here. I will say Kyon's sister is adorable and definitely made this segment kinda fun.
What proceeds is the Christmas party at Tsuruyas place. Once again all fine and dandy, very wholesome low Stakes slice of life stuff. Once again Haruhi being used as a representation of Asakura's rationality and reserved instincts is laughable. Haruhi of all people?? The character assassination of Haruhi Suzumiya is beyond bounds at this point. The best moment of the Christmas party was definitely Haruhi and the third years duping Asakura into doing the chanting ritual that got a little chuckle out of me. And we end with a confession cliffhanger, very wholesome romcom stuff. I will say Kyon cringing at his past self and how nonchalantly forward he was is definitely the most Kyon moment in the volume so I did like that a lot.
The volume overall in the guise of a shoujo romcom slice of life is pretty standard stuff. My issue is that the past 3 volumes made an attempt to tell an actual narrative with genuine conflict, intrigue and nuance while utilising the pre established and very complex characters and themes of Haruhi Suzumiya. Although in stumbles in a lot of aspect such as pacing, questionable characterisation and strange prioritisations it however actually attempted to tell something somewhat compelling. I actually got into the Hollow Nagato storyline from volume 4 and the after effects of that storyline in volume 5. The Sasaki arc in volume 6 is the first time I actually felt like I was reading a story from the mythos of Haruhi Suzumiya. However all of that is practically irrelevant in this volume. You could skip all of that and still understand this volume. It's almost like volumes 4 - 6 was a weird blip to pad out the runtime just so we can go back to the standard schlock we got in volumes 1 - 3. This volume is basically a direct continuation in the themes, writing and storytelling you get in those first 3 volumes, which I vehemently had big issues with. I'm upset because it genuinely felt like the series was going in an interesting direction just to regress back. Yes as a standard Romcom slice of life it's inoffensive but as an extension of the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise this volume feels uninterested in utilising the best aspects of this franchise.
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March 24, 2023With Christmas and entrance exams rapidly approaching, everyone is becoming a bit contemplative. but no two more so than Yuki and Kyon. As an eventful year draws to a close, is their relationship the same as ever, or do subtle changes add up over time...?
December 5, 2019
Focuses more on Kyon's mental side of things as the club preps for Christmas. Honestly, it's a little weaker than previous volumes, as he's not as cute.
March 9, 2016
I just love this series. It's funny and cute.
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