Yup, it's confirmed. Show is still pissed at the yuri community about Prism.
I don't blame him...
I believe this, too. By the way, it's not like all I read is yuri - not at all. But I also thought this series in particular set up Ran and Keiko as, to use the hackneyed term, soul-mates. Keiko's putting on a front with Ran after her terrible first sexual experience, her empty relationship with her fiance, etc., etc. And there were many, many, many elements that make no sense unless you're building up a relationship between them that's romantic.
I certainly don't expect every series I read that involves women, or women friends, to be yuri. But I consider it gaslighting people to pretend that, essentially, bait-and-switch wasn't part of this series and they were only seeing it because of yuri goggles.
The creator is lazy but inventive, IMO. I wonder if it's not the whole manga industry Shou is a little angry at. I also doubt he did the shameful mangas out of a devotion to the genre, it was almost certainly guaranteed income. My reaction was: the hentai manga were really bad and should be held against him, it makes you question where his head's really at. Tracing an ad and then altering it substantially? you've gotta be kidding me. that's intellectual property inhibiting creativity, if anything. I was on his side 100% and still am.
Side note: is Ran really going to make it through medical school without Keiko, considering her job and how much she drinks?
Other Side Note: Is it still the case that young Japanese hate LDRs and believe out of sight is out of mind, forever?
