Notes
One scene from the manga at a time, thinking about work, money and everyday life.
This page is translated from the Japanese original. For anything drawn in the manga, the Japanese original is the reference.
Notes
- What changes when Chiikawa passes the weeding exam?Chiikawa weeded even before earning Level 5. The change we can confirm after passing is that the bag of pay grows a little heavier. The manga does not show who decided how much that little increase would be.
- What do you do when only your friend passes?Even if you can't feel the same way right away, there's still something you can do. Thinking it through from the walk home after the weeding certification exam and a celebration scene.
- Why was the invitation to the island so tempting?Everyday work turns into a special trip. The island story begins with the words of an invitation and the faces reading it.
- How did Chiikawa get their house?Chiikawa's house was won in a prize drawing. From the story of the house, I think about a kind of life that effort alone can't explain.
- Why are the just-eating episodes so comforting?Everyday life also has mealtimes that don't solve anything. I try reading Chiikawa's meals as time to rest.
- Is it fair to lump the Armor-sans together?The Armor-sans at the counter that hands out pay are a little intriguing. But look at them one by one, and each has different likes and different ways of relating to others.
- Who does Hachiware's camera enrich?Hachiware bought it. But their friends enjoy it too. Is it only photos that the camera adds?
- How does the pochette Armor-san turn what they love into work?Making cute things yourself and selling them. From the pochette Armor-san, I think about how loving something connects with work.
- Does the labor Armor-san decide the pay, too?The labor Armor-san runs the job desk. But do they also decide wages and working conditions? I think it through from the role of the desk.
- Is ordering at Rou friendly to first-timers?If you have money, can everyone use a shop the same way? From ordering at Rou, we think about how knowing how to order helps.
- Ways to help besides cheering someone on, from caring for ShisaTwo friends caring for Shisa. Chiikawa is asked to go shopping for supplies. Taking on someone's errands is help, too. I think about it through Shisa's story.
- If there's a Wakidokoro, does no one go hungry?Even if there's a place where food comes out, it doesn't necessarily reach everyone. From the line at the Wakidokoro, I think about what it takes to be able to eat.
- Why Shinogi reads Chiikawa as a “society”Who decides? Who gets something? Who helps when there's trouble? Whatever the story, these are the three things I want to follow.
- Can't Shisa work just by wanting to?Working at Rou requires a hard qualification. From Shisa's job hunt, I think about the conditions for starting work.
- Chiikawa and friends have things to teach Rakko, tooChiikawa and Hachiware teach Rakko, who's great at extermination jobs, about video games and cold baths. When what you're good at changes, who does the teaching changes too.
- Does filling in for the Pajama Parties take kindness alone?Even once it's decided you'll fill in, you can't dance right away. From Chiikawa and friends' practice, I read what preparation helpers need.
- Chiikawa even shows the night after a live show goes wrongEven after the show is over, it may not be over for the people who were in it. From the night Chiikawa and Hachiware remember their mistakes, I think about the time that results alone don't show.
- Rakko's solo yakiniku: even the ones others rely on need time aloneEven strong Rakko has a scene of eating a meal alone. I think about being someone's idol and having time of your own.
- Who are the plans on Hachiware's wish list for?You don't have to fill your plans only with things you have to do. From a scene of Hachiware looking over a list, I think about joys that haven't come true yet.
- Who decides what goes in the pay bag, and who hands it over?After weeding or extermination jobs, Chiikawa and friends receive bags at the counter. Who decides how much is inside, and based on what?
- Who sells things in the world of Chiikawa?The Armor-san's pajamas, the head-washing shop, Rou's ramen. Apart from work from the counter, there are people who open their own shops and take in money.
- Who decides everyone's share?Rakko splitting the pay from an extermination job, three friends splitting the cost of popcorn. I read scenes where money and food are shared among friends, not through the counter.
- Does Chiikawa's world look socialist?There is not enough evidence to call Chiikawa's town socialist. Chiikawa can take a job ticket, but we do not see who makes the pay rules. An Armor-san also sets prices for goods they made.
- Is extermination pay an allowance for danger?Extermination is dangerous, so it pays more. That's what I used to think. Rereading the original, the reason the bag gets bigger is told somewhere other than the danger to the one doing the work.
- Who comes over to a house?Chiikawa's house was won in a sweepstakes. Line up who comes over to that house, and it starts to look like more than just the owner's.
- Who pays for the tools?Talk about pay usually starts from the side that receives it. But a sasumata, and the shopping on a sick day, both cost money. This time I followed the money going out.