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What kind of traits and personality do you all think she’ll have?

Last time on the reread: https://www.reddit.com/r/100Kanojo/comments/1tiiga8/a_strange_100_kanojo_reread_chp_197/

Nothing says victory like Shizuka and Rentarou sharing an ice cream.

Chapter 198: The Theater of Thrills and Violence

Huh, Nemu's actually talking about the date from the last chapter on the roller coaster. So...they actually do matter to the plot. (OK, they all do but nearly all of them don't come back around like this does)

And Rin's...violento senses? Sure that she isn't Carnage cause that's more his thing than Spider-Man.

And she just smiles and...um, Hakari, why are you with Kusuri? Only bad things come of spending any times with Kusuri.

Faceless Rin can be cute; she tends to be.

Look, Rin is always like that, Hakari; it's not something to worry about.

So if she likes roller coasters, she'll like violent movies. Um...A doesn't really lead to B; she may like a roller coaster but there's something different between the thrill of a roller coaster and...zombie apocalypse on the big screen.

It's worth it but...again, A isn't B; you may love roller coasters but hate zombies, and vice versa. Rin's simulated violence is not the same as the immediacy of a rush in the real world.

Yeah, many people don't like violence. And another issue about that is that what you like is "simulated violence depicted in video games and movies"; that's not the same as actual violence in the real world since...well, we saw how you reacted when Rentarou died in your dreams two chapters ago. (ignoring the cult mentality, it does make me wonder how Rin feels about actual violence where people do get hurt and not just simulated violence that can be acted upon or "experienced" in a fictional setting)

Invitations are just an offer; some people don't take it up; that's OK.

Meanwhile after scho...wait, that Pentarou in a stocking cap just reminds me of DeDeDe.

Karane's disturbed; is Ahko invading her purchasing...

Guess Nemu is a stocking-cap Pentarou fan.

And then she just suggests a ribbon for Karane.

But will she buy it?

Woops, I think she shouldn't have tsundere'd leading to a sudden Nemu awakening.

I'M PISSED, YOU'RE COMING WITH ME FOR CREPES, NEMU!

So...did they get the crepes...they're just....out and about...

Oh great, another zombie movie. That's probably been reserved by Rin for the last 6 months.

Is she a fan? I guess it's more about working out what pumps the blood.

I mean it could be the most boring zombie movie ever...saying that not being a fan of "Day of the Dead" here.

"The stadium seats are so comfy and ever since they added recliner options, I just am out before the trailers and by the time I wake up, it's all over!"

Do you take a chance; I mean you could test it with "zombie movies: the home game".

Huh, a night conversation between these two that isn't just random making out.

Yeah they're just kids. They'd be great as someone to help out as friends except...the whole "we're all a cul...Rentarou's Family".

So they bought four tickets. Two...just cause.

Er...are you sure you shouldn't be asking others? I mean there are 28 other options (27 GF + Rentarou), sure any of them wouldn't just want to come along too?

Well, not much else going on so may as well.

And...down goes Nemu even before the lights go down.

Oh great, she's about to do a "I love this too much" drool...QUICK, SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING TO WAKE HER UP!

Sure...violence, let's talk about violence.

Well at least it's a series Rin likes that isn't Resident Evil again.

Er...um...so essentially there are five films...but they're self-contained...despite this being pt. 3 of "the final chapter"...yeah, I'm tired of the way modern movies count their franchise episodes.

Funny thing: American cinema had movie pamphlet's once upon a time sort of like "Playbill" for theater, but we don't anymore.

Though it's for the best we don't see what's in this one.

So to Nemu, it's horrifying and gross but it...wakes her up. I guess that's the point.

I'm not sure any normal people outside really obsessives on gross movies like this would have the same attraction.

At least the others are happy...though do they want to see this themselves?

Movie time!

Do we need profound statements on how horrific zombie monsters make some sort of moral point? Not every horror film has to be "Godzilla" or "Night of the Living Dead", you know.

I think this is the best representation of Rin and Nemu as the film goes on.

Unfortunately...this may be too much for the original girlfriends.

Way...way too much...

Too much that they don't realize the obvious joke about a horror actress.

OK...they're holding hands...this for comfort or...

Well they're united on a certain front...wait...sure it's not "that"?

We're "united"...sure you are...

OH NO, KARANE'S SCREA...soda save!

OH NO, HAKARI'S SCREA...popcorn save!

At least someone likes this theater's snacks.

Don't you hate that "the movie's over...or is it!?" type of scenarios?

And here comes the "Alien" homage!

WE NEED TO ACT MATURE AND STOP SCREAMING; QUICK, PARTNER, DO SOMETH...

I mean...it stops the screaming...

If I let go...I'm going to scream...but if I keep going...

It's not like it matters to Rin or Nemu.

And now we got two middle schoolers going on and on about the whole bloody mess.

And when Rin asks those two...

I mean...they're essentially a couple at this point...

Yeah, keep blaming the other instead of your feelings; you know what the real proof is.

The lies these two keep putting themselves through...

But it was worth it to keep these two happy.

And...well...

RIN WANTS SOMETHING MORE VIOLENT!? HOW VIOLENT IS TOO VIOLENT FOR RIN!?!?

"And we want you two to come with"...at this point they may as well be maids of honor for their wedding...(not to Rentarou, to each other)

Thus invites leads to insults, which leads to challenges and...OH JUST MAKE OUT ALREADY...FOR REAL, NOT BY ACCIDENT!

Review ("newtimer version"): You know for a chapter that is supposed to be about Rin and Nemu, they spent a bit too much time on Hakari and Karane. I mean it does move the former duo but the latter...really they should just give up Rentarou altogether and move in with each other.

Serious Version (My Current Thoughts):  >!This chapter just feels like a mess; it has intentions but it just feels like it wanted to go with one idea, went in another, and then seemed to go in a completely unrelated direction by the end. Firstly, I do like the idea of Rin trying to lure Nemu into seeing a horror movie with her. It's Rin so obviously she would see this as something that could be interesting...but I think the idea of Nemu thinking "I think thrills interest me thus I want to see a horror movie" just feels in a direction I'm not sure would work typically. There are all sorts of movies that are thrilling, and horror movies, especially gory ones like what Rin loves, aren't for everyone. This isn't a situation for Nemu where she was basically suppressed into not seeing something until they discover it and make it a life; in fact we don't know why she never saw a horror movie until now or if she knew about her need for thrills keeping her more lucid until the roller coaster with Rentarou last time. I mean what if Nemu got her thrill, but just got too grossed out; there are other types of thrilling movies that aren't just blood and guts, so why not just experiment with those as opposed to just jumping into "the grossest, most horrific movie ever made" that Rin wants to see?!<

>!But...if this chapter is about Rin and Nemu, why did it just become about Hakari and Karane halfway through? It feels like they didn't have much to do with the middle-schoolers, so they just decided to use a horror movie for more Hakarane bait and completely ignore the original intent...I'd say mid-way but even throughout it was more about those two getting Rin and Nemu to see the movie and they just come with. It isn't helped that we know from previous chapters that Hakari and Karane hate horror; I get using it to lure in the duo and the need for guidance...but then again, if a horror movie this gross is usually R, wouldn't that require them to have guidance too? (but then that probably would mean Hahari and we don't want her to ruin everything) Nothing wrong with Hakarane, but it felt like they sort of took all the interesting parts away when this was supposed to be Nemu's initial focus with another girl and that's resolved halfway through leading to the rest to be "dramatic tension between the two girls who hate but actually love each other". Did they just think Nemu and Rin wasn't enough to sustain a chapter on their own?!<

>!In fact the sad thing is with how Hakarane stole Nemu's first focus, it feels a reason why she gets another one so soon after two volumes later. The good news is that one with Naddy is actually fully about Nemu and her partnership with Naddy with no one else interfering (OK there is someone but that's plot related).!<

Next Time: Chiyo comes across a stray dog...? (We already had this with Rentarou and Tama; let me guess, it's a guy who gave up their life and is now thinking they're a dog...)

My Next Time:

Time for the old sitcom trope: watch Hiro barge in and something horrible happens.