One of the best yuri authors ever! I absolutely love you, Otsu Hiyori!

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I wonder why she hasn't released anything in forever. Bummer.

Edit: Dang. Didn't realize she has an ongoing shoujo series. If I had know I would't added it to my recent amazon.jp order. Bummer. Its not yuri but I hope its selling well for her.

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^read Erica's article to answer your question . . .
I really hope it'll be scanlated.

^ Haha thanks. You answered right as I was editing my comment.

I miss her yuri works T_T

Turtleduck Scans translated the first chapter of Otsu Hiyori last manga, Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou.

Great !! I honestly didn't think it would ever be translated

^Same, I'm glad they picked this one.

Turtleduck Scans translated the first chapter of Otsu Hiyori last manga, Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou.

After reading it, I think it could have developed into yuri really easily.

But it's not gonna happen, since it's already 2 volumes and no yuri there.

Still an interesting read.

last edited at May 15, 2015 4:30PM

Turtleduck Scans translated the first chapter of Otsu Hiyori last manga, Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou.

Is it 'latest' or 'last'? Why last? She's my favorite yuri author, I hope she continues writing.
I think Otomodachi kara hajimemashou will be a long series like girlfriend from Morinaga Miruku, it's said in the article that it's girl meets girl, boy meets boy.

Turtleduck Scans translated the first chapter of Otsu Hiyori last manga, Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou.

Is it 'latest' or 'last'? Why last? She's my favorite yuri author, I hope she continues writing.
I think Otomodachi kara hajimemashou will be a long series like girlfriend from Morinaga Miruku, it's said in the article that it's girl meets girl, boy meets boy.

Latest, english is not my native language, sorry, I also think it'll be a long series, I hope it becomes yuri with time, probably not, but would be nice if Otsu Hiyori can't help but make it into yuri anyway, after all she only made yuri until now, why change that now? Why...

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Latest, english is not my native language, sorry, I also think it'll be a long series, I hope it becomes yuri with time, probably not, but would be nice if Otsu Hiyori can't help but make it into yuri anyway, after all she only made yuri until now, why change that now? Why...

Oh, that's good to hear. I was shocked when I thought she's quitting. Personally, I think it's good for her if she wants to try different genre so she won't be jaded by yuri. As long as her main genre is yuri, that is.

I'm not criticizing your English, I'm not good myself.

Turtleduck Scans translated the first chapter of Otsu Hiyori last manga, Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou.

I think Otomodachi kara hajimemashou will be a long series like girlfriend from Morinaga Miruku, it's said in the article that it's girl meets girl, boy meets boy.

This is what I heard as well. And, since someone picked it up, does that mean it'll start showing up here or is it being put out somewhere else?? I've been wanting to read that one for a while.

Wow, the scanlators are fast, 3 chapter in 5 days

You can find it on batoto
http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/otomodachi-kara-hajimemashou-r15375

Turtleduck Scanlations has reached chapter 6.5 of Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou (Let's start with a friend). All of those chapters are also available on the batoto reader. It looks like the series is two volumes (14 chapters) long. I think it's very well written. I'd really like to see it uploaded here.

Turtleduck Scanlations has reached chapter 6.5 of Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou (Let's start with a friend). All of those chapters are also available on the batoto reader. It looks like the series is two volumes (14 chapters) long. I think it's very well written. I'd really like to see it uploaded here.

It is good, but I'm worried as it is the only Hiyori work that isn't labeled as yuri anywhere, but just shoujo. Story has clear yuri subtext, so maybe it just doesn't end with a couple (would fit the tittle)? Can't say since I didn't see raws.

last edited at Sep 24, 2015 3:20PM

Turtleduck Scanlations has reached chapter 6.5 of Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou (Let's start with a friend). All of those chapters are also available on the batoto reader. It looks like the series is two volumes (14 chapters) long. I think it's very well written. I'd really like to see it uploaded here.

It is good, but I'm worried as it is the only Hiyori work that isn't labeled as yuri anywhere, but just shoujo. Story has clear yuri subtext, so maybe it just doesn't end with a couple (would fit the tittle)? Can't say since I didn't see raws.

If it's a shoujo manga then perhaps the two girls end up with the two boys by the end :P And it isn't tagged as yuri, subtext doesn't matter at all when at the end the girl is with a boy.

Turtleduck Scanlations has reached chapter 6.5 of Otomodachi kara Hajimemashou (Let's start with a friend). All of those chapters are also available on the batoto reader. It looks like the series is two volumes (14 chapters) long. I think it's very well written. I'd really like to see it uploaded here.

It is good, but I'm worried as it is the only Hiyori work that isn't labeled as yuri anywhere, but just shoujo. Story has clear yuri subtext, so maybe it just doesn't end with a couple (would fit the tittle)? Can't say since I didn't see raws.

If it's a shoujo manga then perhaps the two girls end up with the two boys by the end :P And it isn't tagged as yuri, subtext doesn't matter at all when at the end the girl is with a boy.

Before anyone started translating it I saw its entry on MAL and baka updates and on both sites it was listed as shoujo without any shoujo-ai/yuri tags, but after reading it, it become clear that mc have some kind of feelings towards one of her first friends (female friends). Well it is still possible in second volume we will get some het action since some guys were shown at the beginning and 1 had interested in MC, but since then everything was focused on girls and clear subtext that MC might starting to feel something to one girl. So instead of someone (either boy or girl) confessing to MC and she stating to start as friends, she might be actually the one to want to start something, but will be told to start as friends. Though she already is friends with them, so maybe it will be boy confessing but she will tell him to start from friends? Anyway it seems to not have any solid romance with either gender and I didn't see it being tagged as romance as well. Until I read the rest, my best guess is that is her first work, so no yuri ending yet, but no het as well, since judging by her other works, she doesn't really like it ;x (hint rest is only yuri).

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Wasn't this work clearly stated non yuri since the begining ? As her first non yuri work ? Because that's how I've always seen it

Oh and it's one of her latest manga, not the first ta all x)

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Wasn't this work clearly stated non yuri since the begining ? As her first non yuri work ? Because that's how I've always seen it

If it was stated like that, then she failed hard, since it has clear yuri subtext xD

Oh and it's one of her latest manga, not the first ta all x)

There goes my theory 8D Didn't bother to check, was guessing based on the fact that every single other one is a yuri xD

I hope she won't decide to stop writing yuri and switch genre to shoujo/romance ;/

Wasn't this work clearly stated non yuri since the begining ? As her first non yuri work ? Because that's how I've always seen it

If it was stated like that, then she failed hard, since it has clear yuri subtext xD

Oh and it's one of her latest manga, not the first ta all x)

There goes my theory 8D Didn't bother to check, was guessing based on the fact that every single other one is a yuri xD

I hope she won't decide to stop writing yuri and switch genre to shoujo/romance ;/

All her works here are yuri yes, she has other works (: I think in one of the translated afterwords she stated she wanted to distance herself from yuri and write het or at least not yuri. As I said though, subtext isn't worth shit if at the end she gets together with a guy :]

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All her works here are yuri yes, she has other works (:

All her work is yuri.

I think in one of the translated afterwords she stated she wanted to distance herself from yuri and write het or at least not yuri.

Fucking great. There is so little good yuri authors and my favorite decided to change genre =.=

As I said though, subtext isn't worth shit if at the end she gets together with a guy :]

We still don't know how it ends. If anything I expect ending without any couple.

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All her works here are yuri yes, she has other works (:

All her work is yuri.

If that is all her work then I stand corrected.

I wouldn't count on English sites to show all works of a Japanese author though. Oh well, when it gets translated and if it gets uploaded here we'll see how it ends xD

I wouldn't count on English sites to show all works of a Japanese author though.

MAL is usually pretty accurate as well as baka updates, since they add even works that aren't translated. Sure some old one could be missed, but especially for more recent authors, I think they cover all of them.

Oh well, when it gets translated and if it gets uploaded here we'll see how it ends xD

Well I'll know how it ends even if it won't be uploaded here ;x I could even without translation if I would bother to check raws xD

I hold in my hot little hands volume 2 of this work. At the end of volume 1, it says (1) end, but at the end of volume 2, it just says end. So it's probably only two volumes long, but that's not certain. If it is just two volumes long, is it yuri? Het? Yaoi? I haven't actually tried to read the second volume, but just looking at it I can't tell that any couples are forming. The three girls do have some interaction with the three boys and occasionally one on one, but there doesn't seem to be any new couples. On the very last page, (big spoiler, giant spoiler, I'm not kidding!) Chizuru (the MC's most likely yuri love interest) says "I haven't got a boyfriend yet during summer break! Hmmm. So if it's just two volumes, it doesn't seem like yuri or het to me. But if there's going to be more, then we don't know yet.

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