Second year student of Torauma High School, Katsu Kaizo is a cyborg. Attacked by mysterious people and left close to death with severe injuries, he was turned into a cyborg by genius scientist Saien Suzu which saved his life. She brought along with her the underling Tsubouchi Chitan along with whom Kaizo continues his fight.



Or at least, this is what he imagines.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVUpHXQkmvk [Embed]

Chapter 15: That Noisiest Beach in the Summer!

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Oh, you've probably assumed as much, but Shonan is a region in Japan (Kanagawa prefecture) known for beaches. Since there's no TL notes, I'm copying from Wikipedia:

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The name "Shonan" of this Japanese region already existed in the 17th century, relative to Shigitatsu-an, according to Ōiso Town.



During the 1880s, when the custom of swimming in the ocean was introduced into Japan, the "Shonan" region became a resort area for the politicians and rich people from Tokyo.



In postwar times, the Shōnan region gained prominence in Ishihara Shintaro's prize-winning 1955 novel, Taiyō no Kisetsu (Season of the Sun). The novel, which was also made into a popular movie, portrayed the hedonistic lifestyle of young sun-worshippers from elite families (taiyo-zoku, the "sun-tribe"), who hung out on Shōnan beaches. Lying as it does on the edge of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, the Shōnan region is nowadays a leading resort area, oriented to surfing, sailboating, and other water sports. 



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnan

And that might be all for today. Personal circumstance kept me from working on the new Shibuya chapter the last couple days, but I'll start working on the typeset in a few minutes, and I'll post it if the thread's still alive when I'm done.

Summertime, huh? We're fast approaching that. Do you have any plans for this summer? Anything you'd like to do? For me, my plans are the same as any season: to do as little as possible.

umi at the umi

You know she's not that much bigger really.

>During the 1880s, when the custom of swimming in the ocean was introduced into Japan

Was it really not a popular leisure activity until then? Obviously they were fishing for centuries but nobody went to the beach for fun? 

Summer is my least favorite season, I plan to stay inside in the air conditioner.

>Was it really not a popular leisure activity until then?

Someone a with a little greater knowledge of Japanese history would have to comment, but I agree that sounds unlikely. As I mentioned, I just copied from Wikipedia, the site where anyone can edit.

>Summer is my least favorite season

Mine too. I hate the heat. I wish we could just alternate between fall and winter perpetually.

my guess is that swimming was associated with peasant work like fishing and diving thus being a pretty lame activity for a noble or a samurai to do 

https://youtu.be/nV1e0pUHF8U [Embed]

haha, I'm getting into winter and the delicious 10C temperatures
