Chapter 105:
I wonder who the fleeing shadow "Kate" found could be...
My Head Is On Fire
Could it possibly be Christopher? We know he apparently killed himself in order to spare Anthony, but since they Never Found the Body, it feels like a setup for him surviving. And if he survived, it's not our of the question that Rosemary and Maryrose are alive, too.
Though you could argue that the piece of cloth we saw of the person "Kate" stopped looked more like a dress than a robe. But either way, I'm willing to bet that it's a person from the mansion. If it isn't Christopher, then I wonder who it could be.
Yeah, the manga is pretty awesome so far! Great art, great world building and a bunch of lovable characters. Yes, you've seen most of these archetypes before, but I do like how they're done here.
I still maintain that I think Emilyko is a weird name since it's just a Western name with the Japanese word for "child" attached to it for some reason. And yes, I know why Kate chose that name for her Doll, both from her perspective and from a narrative perspective, but... Wasn't Emily different enough? Though I do think Emilico is a better spelling of it...
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I mean, I understand the logic behind spelling it Emilyko, but that's not how english orthography rules work. Trailing y's turn into i's when you attach a suffix; sunny -> sunnier, candy -> candies, study -> studied. Expect for verbs, they keep the y, but still. And then Emiliko vs. Emilico is arbitrary because the 'ko' particular is transliteration of a non-english character and thus have doesn't a hard-and-fast associated rule. Ko is more standard because it's less ambiguous, but Co looks better here.
Chapter 106:
So it looks like the shadow Human!Kate/Emilico met turned out to be Kate Mirror, the shadow Emilico is paired with and the person who wishes to take back the Mirrors House, now the Shadows House... A big reveal!
I guess they had history long before the series started...
Edited by thuse on Jul 19th 2021 at 11:34:59 PM
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So the reason Kate has been plotting against the House of Shadow is because she was never a part of it from the start...? Interesting.
I expect we’ll get more explained about The House of Mirror next chapter.
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That certainly adds another layer to Kate's reaction when Emilyko ruined the doll in chapter 11.
Edited by Zarastro on Jul 19th 2021 at 8:48:39 PM
No wonder I haven't seen new chapters lately...
It looks like Shadows House was on hiatus since the last chapter
and will be set to return on the 26th of August. Thanks, Reddit...
Edited by thuse on Aug 16th 2021 at 10:20:34 PM
Chapter 107:
We essentially learn how Kate was brought into the world involving mysterious morphs, a takeover, a long-ass pregnancy, and the story of a noble named Catherine (or is it Katherine? I don't know...).
Edited by thuse on Aug 27th 2021 at 9:31:13 PM
Chapter 108:
We got Kate's upbringing. She was initially a human, but she turned into a Shadow once she turned 12. As she figured out the lies from her childhood, she, now 13, set off alone and without telling her "grandmother" back to what was once the Mirrors House. If the next part of this story gets more tragic, I swear...
Edited by thuse on Sep 6th 2021 at 11:46:40 PM
Chapter 109:
Roll credits. When Kate made it back to the island, she saw that it transformed into the place the story is based on, and the Mirrors House became the Shadows House.
Chapter 110:
Mirrorside gets a bit more creepy. WDYM "next stage"? I'm betting on this being a planned uprising.
Chapter 112:
Basically the set-up to the start of the series: Kate Mirror makes it to the Shadows House and witnesses the batch of kids that would later be part of the plot get indoctrinated in. This, along with other stuff, leads her to think that the Mirrors House was seized. By the end, she followed what the morph linked to John (thus forming the Shaun/John pair) did and took a liking to the circus girl that would later be Emilico.
Chapter 113:
Essentially the very start of the series, approaching the start of chapter 1. It ends with the human later to be known as Emilico, in her most brainwashed state, lashing out against Kate trying to tell the truth of the Shadows House.
Edited by thuse on Oct 25th 2021 at 8:49:14 PM
My Head Is On Fire
Jesus, I had no idea Emilico could make a face like that! That was legitimately upsetting.
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
Chapter 114:
We end the flashback with Kate giving the name Emilico to the human that she would be with for the rest of the series. Now back to the present situation...
Edited by thuse on Oct 31st 2021 at 2:24:45 AM
Chapter 115:
A bit on Emilyko's name, that the "Emily" part was the name of Kate's caretaker, before we move on to the main plot, and it looks like Edward's making his move. Oh no...
Edited by thuse on Nov 8th 2021 at 11:11:54 PM
Chapter 116:
While Sara continues to have her ego up after Edward basically said to her "it's alright", Edward, Gerald, and Irene introduce a new character to take care of the Children's Wing while they're off to do the "Obligation" - LEWIS, the next foil in Kate Mirror's plans.
We also meet Taylor, a person with jurisdiction over Mirrorside.
Edited by thuse on Nov 21st 2021 at 11:11:58 PM
Chapter 118:
The "Gathering of Roses", a meeting of the main cast pairs. Kate has figured out about the soot pigeon. She hoped to report it to the Star Bearers, but they aren't in a receptive mood. The air has been stiff around them as word of Lewis taking over the Children's Wing has spread. And so, the plan goes that each of them will warm up to each Star Bearer. Then, a summons as an adult has come to inspect the Children's Wing. Sara thought it was Edward, and the Star Bearers thought it was Lewis, but they were both wrong... It's Thomas. Oh no...
Hmmm... Could Lewis's power involve shapeshifting?
Edited by thuse on Jan 13th 2022 at 12:53:39 AM
Chapter 119:
Looks like Thomas has revealed soot powers to the children in the hopes of sparking a reformation. It didn't seem like this was part of Edward's plan since Thomas's motive for this was to gain influence and 1-up Edward, but I feel like this'll give an advantage to him somehow...
Chapter 120:
While Kate is contemplating the ramifications of the ban on talk about soot powers being lifted, Patrick, who has no such soot power (at least, not yet), and Ricky get washed away in soot. Oh no...
Chapter 121:
The first consequence of Thomas revealing soot powers to the children's wing rears its ugly head: the powerless (even Patrick and Margaret, who saw him) are being targeted. This gets the Star Bearers' attention, but this also raises questions on Barbara's authority which gets her riled up and about to explode until Patrick intervened...
Chapter 122:
A duel between Douglas and Gilbert for Douglas's disciplinary committee. At the end, Ricky trying to support Barbie...
Chapter 123:
Whatever Ricky did failed, and it provided a plus to the newly-formed Disciplinary Committee, which is growing ever more suspicious. Looks like our mains really need the Star Bearers to solve their predicaments. It ends with Ricky telling Patrick something...
Chapter 124:
The plans go ahead. Here, we see John try to curry favor with Suzanna. Meanwhile, the training room has been open to all, another opportunity to the Disciplinary Team.
Double checked, triple checked, and it looks like no one has made a Shadows House thread yet, so here you go!
The manga has been a blast so far! Heard it updates for three weeks then takes a break for a week. The manga is much more intriguing than the anime; this I can say for certain. I mean, the gambit pile-ups and reveals leading to Maryrose & Rosemary's jump off the hallway connecting the children's building and the adult's building had my heart pumping! Now it looks like the falling action leading up to the denouement!
I hope this one ends happily...
Edited by thuse on Jul 11th 2021 at 7:16:58 PM