r/manga • u/ctladvance • 10h ago
DISC [DISC] Yaeno Haruka wa 8-nin Iru!! / There Are 8 Yaeno Harukas!! - Chapter 1
https://mangadex.org/chapter/80939ff8-9ad6-4fff-bb00-f76205d50c63
https://mangadex.org/chapter/80939ff8-9ad6-4fff-bb00-f76205d50c63
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u/zober_man 10h ago
So, it's "Pseudo Harem" but technically not a pseudo harem
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u/Aether_glyph_gd 8h ago
Same basic concept, except the author looked at one girl playing eight roles and decided eight actual girls would be less confusing.
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u/tottoro47 10h ago
First I thought schizophrenia, but it looks like some supernatural stuff
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag 9h ago
Schizophrenia it is
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u/Wandering_PlasticBag 9h ago
Schizophrenia it is
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u/Kazi0925 10h ago
So they will leave their Konatas to be with this Konata? Let me re-read slower.
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u/Exarch-of-Sechrima 9h ago
Sure looks that way. Which raises a lot of questions. So any Konata is "good enough" for them? Their individual experiences with "their" Konata don't actually matter?
Kinda says a lot about their character. Hopefully Base Haruka is actually loyal.
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u/SaltGodofAnime 7h ago
I was thinking the same thing for gyruka. Why would she be okay with a different Konata?
Honestly, though, I just don't think she understands the situation. Im giving her a lot of leeway. To her konata is konata, he's still the same core person just with different life choices. No need to think any harder about that.
As for the vision. I thought that was him seeing what the other konata have seen. As much as I like gyruka, it would be boring if they all just accept this konata.
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u/Variant_Zeta 7h ago
Yeah that part struck me as kinda off. Lowkey leaves a sour aftertaste to an otherwise fun chapter. Could be that her gyaru version is just flighty/dumb, I'll wait and see how things goes with the other variants
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u/zairaner 5h ago
There's the thing from the end of the chapter where he somehow had memories of all the konatas. Sometihng weird might be going on.
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u/Natsunichan 5h ago
I'd see it more as a "I will love you in every universe" romantic take on it. Of course Gyaruka loves Konata, she loves every version of him, just like he will love every Haruka.
....would you love me if a i was a worm aah manga lmao.
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u/LordMonday 5h ago
it could have the twist that all their Konata's are dead, though thats heavily unlikely due to gyaruka mentioning the thing about the soccer game, it could also be a lie.
i would assume that the fact that not only is Haruka different, but the circumstances of their worlds are also different will play (konata's mom being alive)
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u/Paradigm17_ 36m ago
This is my theory as well. I feel like all other Harukas wished to be with their Konata again but instead got transported to this world to be with Konata.
Also, with Konata’s mother being alive in Gyaruka’s world, I feel like Konata and his mother can’t be alive together. Or I might be thinking about this too much with just 1 chapter. Lol!
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u/Just_Call_me_Ben 9h ago
My main concern is that series with multidimensional versions of girlfriends tend to be ax magnets due to how convoluted it can be to explain things while also still keeping the romcom entertaining.
Let's see how things go with this one.
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u/Inner_Wall3411 10h ago
Yaeno Haruka - Multiverse of Madness
I see the potential because of the different worlds they showed in page with all 8 Harukas. And I guess the ending will be each Haruka going back to their own Konata? Followed for now.
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u/MisterMaus 10h ago
Like the 4th series like this I've seen. Hope it's got some endearing or unique twist but considering this chapter I doubt it's going to break the formula
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u/Exarch-of-Sechrima 10h ago
The fact that they're actually different versions of Haruka from actual different dimensions is a unique twist. So he's not just dating multiple versions of his childhood friend, he's actually stealing copies of his childhood friend from his other selves.
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u/Phoenix__Wwrong 9h ago edited 9h ago
Yeah, I thought that was interesting
Edit: though my guess (or hope) is he didn't steal them. My speculation is something happened to the other Konata, hence "answer us". Then, the other Haruka ended up isekai'd to the world with the only remaining Konata.
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u/hdfrhn 9h ago
Is it Aizawa-san Zoushoku, Osananajimi wo Erabenai! and Multiverse no Watashi? Or are there any other manga with similar premise?
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u/MisterMaus 9h ago
Can't choose a childhood friend is the first one that sprang to mind especially since the first copy is a gal
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u/Exarch-of-Sechrima 10h ago
So basically this is NTR 7 times over?
The alternate Haruka has her own Konata who she's dating, and she's perfectly happy to forget about him and chase another version of him, who is quite explicitly not "her" Konata because they have different memories and lives and are thus different people, even if they're the same on a fundamental level.
Kind of a skeevy premise and the most questionable version of "I suddenly have multiple versions of my girlfriend/crush to deal with" romcom I've ever read.
Not to mention they're clearly all fine with trying to butt in on base Haruka's relationship with Konata and ruin the moments between the two of them. As interesting as this is, these little details just made me uncomfortable with Gyaruka and her behavior and doesn't bode well for me liking the execution of the series.
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u/Misticsan 9h ago
Yeah, while I like the premise of different Harukas from different timelines (perfect to explore "what if?" scenarios), I'm not confident in the approach. These Harukas have their own lives, their own Konatas, are they really going to be just fine leaving it all behind?
It smells of a certain trope applied to harem logic, in the sense that as long as our protagonist is the one all girls are interested in, the rest doesn't matter.
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u/frik1000 4h ago
I'm inclined to agree. People are comparing this to I Can't Choose a Childhood Friend because of the very similar premise but the difference is that in that series, the different versions of the main girl were just fragments of the original who had become disjointed.
In this story, these are eight different versions of the same person who come from their own timelines, with their own lives, and are ultimately different people. It gives me a bit more of that icky feeling especially since this first alternate version of her is already in a relationship with a different version of him. And if we consider the girls to be their own individual selves, then the Konatas are also their own individual selves and you can't just hand wave it away as not cheating.
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u/No-Spray5795 8h ago
I feel like this has a good premise but I pray for Konota’s sanity, things are going to start getting messy. I wonder if something happened to Konota in one of the other worlds which pulling the other Haruka’s into the only world Konota is in.
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u/VelarisForge7 8h ago
I like how the chapter opens with the most standard childhood-friend introduction possible, then the title immediately tells you not to trust that normality. Eight Harukas could mean clones, timelines, personalities, or some absurd family misunderstanding, and all of those sound like a good excuse for romantic comedy. Definitely curious where chapter 2 takes it.
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u/ModTroller 9h ago
I wonder what gyaruka's backstory will be. She looks very lively but her comment about her having a home and her parents in this universe makes me curious
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u/anailater1 9h ago
This seems like it’ll be some fun wholesome nonsense, especially if they hard focus on the varieties of multiverses they come from.
At least one seemed to be like, some kind of modified human shonen character of some kind, so if they go that weird and specific with it I’ll be down.
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u/Roboglenn 7h ago edited 7h ago
So Shichinin no Nana and I Can't Choose a Childhood Friend all over again.
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u/amirokia 7h ago
For a multiverse theory, only 8 versions is extremely low.
And can we get our Haruka and Konata become an official item first? I don't want to have the entire solution of this predicate relies on whether they're official or not.
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u/Sea-Butterscotch1174 7h ago
Hmm this is kinda similar to Aizawa-san Zushouku that I am currently reading.
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u/SUPER7X_ 5h ago
It's because Galuka's Konata died, right? That's why she's fine stealing another Konata?
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u/Firestarness https://myanimelist.net/profile/firestarness 2h ago
The art seems pretty good and interesting premise. But yeah, the gyaru one immediately forgetting about her own Konata and chasing after this one despite establishing that there are differences amongst them is jarring. I think this one will be one to watch for the first 10 chapters regardless.
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u/Gojlapeno 9h ago
Will there a female version of Konata in the harem. I want to read some straight selfcest manga.
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u/LordMonday 5h ago
one of the Haruka's seems to be a boy, since they are wearing a Gyakuran instead of a female uniform so possibly a genderbent konata there.
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u/doggomlems https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nebbeh 9h ago edited 7h ago
Plot is similar to another manga with the same premise but there's 8 of them now.
I'M SOLD
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u/buzuki12 7h ago
What’s the other manga?
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u/doggomlems https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nebbeh 7h ago edited 7h ago
Cute art style, got weird mid series and got axed I believe
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u/GloryMaelstrom21 10h ago
Yo! Welcome back Machihashi Karin from I Can't choose a Childhood Friend.