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Hinagikuism :: Vol.8 Ch85 – Vol.9 Ch92

After Musashi stopped scanlating, I was adrift for a while. And the inertia of the backlog was pretty paralyzing. But with the recent infusion of sweet Hinagiku loot, I've finally managed to get going again with the manga. But I'm too lazy WRT site maintenance to set up a separate blog just for manga entries.

V08C85. Fishing. Hinagiku doesn't actually appear but Nagi mentions her when Hayate accidentally gropes her while saving her from going overboard: 'Hinagiku has about this much too!' (p.179) LOL I certainly don't hold it against Hina-chan and which is why I'm not a huge fan of Tony Taka's Hina artwork; not being well endowed is one of her chara characteristics and it's just not kosher to inflate them like he did. At least she gets an ending illustration with Nishizawa. (p.184) Her Greece trip (pp.185-8) was faithfully animated in Ep 52 - mainly involved jokes about her fear of heights but it's also an important milestone; Nishizawa is really happy to be on a trip with Hina.

V09C86. Yukiji observes Hina's 'surprising' popularity among the male students. (pp.8-9 [changed page count to internal to chapter]). LOL, aging gas.

V09C87. Again Hina doesn't actually appear but it's all about Hayate's quest to buy a birthday present for her. Why does he think that Maria-san isn't a good source of advice? Loads of Hayate-Nishizawa awkwardness as he hasn't yet given a response to her confession.

V09C88. Hina helps out at supplementary classes! (pp.3-4) Overhears discussion about why certain presents are not suitable for her. LOL comment from the Terrible Trio that she's 'a little boy inside' (pp.5-8): doesn't that make her a perfect match for the girly-looking with girly interests Hayate? But then again, Hina does have a girly side e.g. likes cute stuffed toys. Nishizawa runs off and Hina arrives just in time to hear why Hayate did not accept the former's feelings: he feels he does not have the qualifications to be a good boyfriend - particularly financial skills. What a warped little flashback that was! (pp.12-16)

V09C89. Nagi is Not Pleased that Hayate is so earnest about buying a present for Hina's birthday. (pp.2-4) She definitely knows who is The Best Girl and Strongest Competition.

V09C90. Still worrying about the present buying! Nishizawa meets up with Hina and, with the exams approaching, manages to employ some typically lame but cute hamster reasoning to get Hina to agree to tutor her. (pp.8-10, 16)

V09C91. Hina is troubled by a very flowery dream about Hayate presenting her with his present. (p.1) LOL at Miki' ninja appearance and SD Hina trying to escape and colliding into her chair in shock. She can be surprisingly clumsy! (p.5) Miki Knows All: including the colour and design of Hina's panties today. *nosebleed* Was this the first time that Hina heard about Hayate being abandoned by his parents and his enormous debt? (p.6) Hina gets furious with Hayate for neglecting his studies i.e. looking for her present despite belatedly realizing how tough the exams will be. (pp.8-10) Flashbacks to Hina's own Hard Life story (pp.7, 12-16) which, apparently, Hayate is not cognizant of yet. Hina: 'The one thing that haunts my heart...[Why did her parents abandon her and Yukiji? applied to Hayate]' Hayate's pragmatic riposte? Hina tells Hayate that she will be looking forward to her present. Oh so tsundere!

V09C92. Not to be outdone, Nagi grudgingly buys a ridiculously expensive watch for Hina. Hayate is flabbergasted at the price and Nagi really rubs it in. (pp.4-5) In order to break the Hinamatsuri doll's nekomimimeido curse, it seems that Hayate must defeat Hina. (p.12) Still more Hina internal struggling between her feelings for Hayate (still 'Ayasaki-kun') and her promise to support the Hamster's love. (p.13) Some surprisingly good, if standard, advice from the ghostly Father: open your heart. (p.14)

Related posts:

1. Hinagikuism :: Vol.10 Ch 104 – 107
2. Hinagikuism :: Vol.10 Ch 110 – Vol.11 Ch 120
3. Hinagikuism :: Manga Vol.8 Ch 79-82