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In the episode where Keima is pursuing Shiori Shiomiya (the bookworm), there's
a discussion about how Keima can't read her heart, because she doesn't talk
much. He then concludes that instead of reading her heart, he will read her
liver.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/o4qoh.jpg)

Perhaps this is something that was lost in translation, but what is meant by
observing someone's liver?


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What does this haiku in The World Only God Knows mean?


Keima is using the liver as a metaphor. In that scene, you can see a diseased
liver on the screen. That shows that the liver has to be operated on. That
operation will lead to a change so that she can live. The liver, being an
internal organ, is a metaphor for her inside voice. Keima is using it to
illustrate how though Shiori is quiet on the outside there is a lot more going
on the inside and significant changes could be taking place with out people
realizing it. Keima needs to perform an "operation" so that Shiori will be
able to express herself and "live".

Why they chose to use the liver is uncertain and never explained. Please look
at nhahtdh's comment as it does provide some insight into this.


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