User:EPF/MTMEL Passage of Time

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Chapter Event
1
  • Mami's calendar has "meeting with everyone" planned for Saturday, June 9th.
    • In real-life 21st century's first half, this date and weekday occur in 2001, 2007, 2012, 2018, 2029, 2035, 2040, and 2046.
  • Mami is stated to be 31 years old. The rest of the Quintet is stated to be in their 30s, without specifying exact age.
  • The chapter tagline states it's happening 17 years after "that series of events", refering to the 2011 anime.
  • Mami is stated to be lying about having a boyfriend for the 3rd year
2
  • Hitomi's wedding is stated to be happening on a mid-summer day.
  • A date on a phone calendar reads Sunday, August 5th.
    • In real-life 21st century's first half, this date and weekday occur in 2001, 2007, 2012, 2018, 2029, 2035, 2040, and 2046.
  • Madoka's wedding is planned for 2 months after Hitomi's.
  • Tatsuya is stated to be 19 years old.
3
  • Mami says it's autumn.
4
  • The narration states it is a winter day.
  • Mami states today is Sunday.
  • Mami states that if she fails to take out her trash on time, after tomorrow, she would have to wait for two weeks until New Year for the next pickup.
  • Kyoko says she's been working an extra part-time job since November to afford upcoming Christmas and New Year expenses.
5
  • Mami says a sink needs to be clean even on holidays, while cleaning it.
  • Mami states today is a Saturday.
  • Mami states Valentine's Day is near, with the calendar showing it as the 2nd day of the week, with no weekdays marked.
    • Assuming it is a Tuesday, in real-life 21st century's first half, this date and weekday occur in 2006, 2012, 2017, 2023, 2034, 2040, and 2045.
  • Madoka and Homura are shopping for Valentine's chocolate during a special sale dedicated to the holiday.
  • Madoka states Tatsuya is still a minor (at the time the chapter was published, age of majority in Japan was 20).
6 No events that can be used to approximate the date are mentioned.
7
  • Mami says it's June.
  • Mami wins a box of seasonal fruit (cherries) from a raffle that happened "a few months earlier", around the time of New Year.
  • Mami has a sheet of paper on her fridge, with the date 6/17~22, that mentions trash.
  • Mami reminisces upon her old part-time job of putting raisins in bread that she held when she was a student.
  • Kyoko mentions the daycare that Yuma attends.
8
  • Mami states it is summer, and holidays.
9
  • Mami recalls watching a movie with her parents 20 years earlier.
  • The trees are covered in leaves, and Mami wears a short skirt outdoors, with a short-sleeved shirt and no jacket. There are few clouds visible. This suggests a warm month.
  • Mami states today is a holiday.
10
  • Mami states today is Friday.
  • There is a timeskip to the next day, thus Saturday.
  • Visiting a Purikura and noticing differences between the current iteration and the one from her youth, Mami expresses amazement on how far the civilization has come in the last 15 years.
  • On Saturday, Mami writes today's date on a photo - 11/23.
    • In real-life 21st century's first half, this date and weekday occur in 2002, 2013, 2019, 2024, 2030, 2041, and 2047.
11
  • Mami states it is winter.
  • It is stated that the next day would be December 14th, and that the Geminid meteor shower would peak then.
    • Given the meteor shower peaks on that date 17/20 times between 2006 and 2025, it is impossible to use this information to estimate the year. (Source)
12
  • Mami states that the calendar says it is spring already, but at the same time, that it's not real spring yet, as temperatures are still low.
  • Mami states that March is almost over already.
  • February 23rd and March 2nd are both highlighted as first days of the week. This implies it is not a leap year.
  • When visiting her parents' graves, Mami states it has been 16 years since "then", likely referring to their deaths and her contract.
  • Mami celebrates Higan. It is a holiday celebrated for a week, 3 days before and 3 days after the spring solstice. The spring solstice usually happens on March 20th.
13
  • Mami eats tangerines while laying under a kotatsu, an activity typically associated with winter, though not impossible to perform at other times.
14
  • Mami states she is sleepy because it's already spring.
  • Cherry trees are in bloom.
  • Mami grows radishes over 20 days, then leaves a basil and mint plant for a week.
15
  • Bare trees can be seen in the background.
  • Nagisa states she's already an adult (at the time the chapter was published, age of majority in Japan was 20). She graduated recently, started job-hunting last year, and says she's been a productive member of society since April. She is looking forward to the summer bonus at work.
  • Yuma states she is 5 years old, almost 6.
Extra
  • Trees covered in leaves can be seen in the background as Kyoko rushes to the daycare.
  • Yuma tells Kyoko a new donut shop opened recently. Kyoko finds information online on Sweet Kreme Doughnuts Kazamino's opening, dated to June 1st.
  • Kyoko exclaims that 400 yen is 30 minutes' worth of her work. Minimum hourly wage in Japan went above 800 yen in 2016.[1]
  • Another day, Kyoko and Yuma's donut shopping happens at the same time as chapter 15.
99
  • Leaves can be seen on trees.
  • A message Mami sends into the company Tiscord (ティスコード) is dated to 2024/XX/XX, three days ago.
  • Tiscord itself is a parody of Discord, a messaging service that launched in 2015 in real life.
100
  • Mami states it is summer.
  • Mami sees an ad for a riddle-solving event, held from July 20th to August 2X (number X is illegible). Mami attends it on a "certain Sunday".
103
  • Mami uses a smartphone with a dedicated "home" button and two dark circles in the back (likely a camera and a flash), the same that she has been using since chapter 35.
104
  • Mami now uses a smartphone with three dark circles in the back, though the front of the phone didn't change.
  • Homura links a website themed around mystery stories, specifically to a page with a top 10 ranking of mystery stories in 2024.