Hello there!

I wrote a treatise on Citrus
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/citrus/

It's a bit long.

I call it a review in the article itself but it really is much more like a treatise. I basically try to thoroughly explain what I believe the deal is with Citrus.

I hope you'll read/enjoy it.

Also, there's too much Yuzu/Harumin here for my liking! Can't friends be friends more often? No no, Yuzu/Harumin is no good!

Also, there's too much Yuzu/Harumin here for my liking! Can't friends be friends more often? No no, Yuzu/Harumin is no good!

Yuzu x Harumin is the only way to go, Mei needs a therapist not a nice gf like Yuzu.

Mei needs a therapist

Can't argue with that. I just like seeing a friendship in a yuri manga that's just a friendship. I think that's pretty cool.

last edited at Feb 17, 2016 5:57PM

I wrote a treatise on Citrus
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/citrus/

Nice read!

It is my genuine, 100%, no bullshit opinion that after a certain point, Citrus becomes a legitimately good manga.

And I'm curious, what point was that? Because I think everything after Volume 1 is good and Volume 3 is currently the best.

Yuzu x Harumin is the only way to go, Mei needs a therapist not a nice gf like Yuzu.

Harumin x Matsuri is another way to go. Even Matsuri x Everyone is fine with me.
And I'm pretty sure Mei just needs someone there for her, as a lover or as a sister. Poor girl needs someone, anyone really, to support her.

last edited at Feb 17, 2016 10:54PM

Nice read!

Thanks!

And I'm curious, what point was that? Because I think everything after Volume 1 is good and Volume 3 is currently the best.

I personally think the quality of the series was dodgy at the best of times, but I enjoyed it despite what I was perceiving as flaws. I don't think the arc with Nina and Sara was enjoyable much, though -- it really bugged me overall. However it's what happens at the veeeery end of that arc (Chapter 16?) -- the resolution -- that I'd call a turning point.

Basically, Mei and Yuzu hook up. I know a lot of people aren't fond of Mei, and that's fine, but what I like about it mainly is that it means at least for now the manga won't be pulling out stops and contrivances and sudden twists to make it so Mei and Yuzu can't be together and things are dramatic. Also, I like the current arc and think it's plain old good. It hearkens back to chapter 1/the overall themes of the series, it's largely about Harumin (picking up on some hints she'd dropped here and there in past chapters), and now that Mei's not being aloof and cruel she comes across more as humorous. It feels much more lighthearted, although there's still drama. Good stuff, IMO.

Harumin x Matsuri is another way to go.

See, that's the way to be.

Hello there!

I wrote a treatise on Citrus
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/citrus/

It's a bit long.

I call it a review in the article itself but it really is much more like a treatise. I basically try to thoroughly explain what I believe the deal is with Citrus.

I hope you'll read/enjoy it.

Also, there's too much Yuzu/Harumin here for my liking! Can't friends be friends more often? No no, Yuzu/Harumin is no good!

Great review, I have to say I agree with most of your points. Although I'll add that keeping some obvious distances, the whole dynamic between the characters feel real

I'm pretty sure everyone has met outgoing, stubborn, "act first think later" girls like Yuzu at some point and while Mei's somewhat of a drama queen, her situation is also quite relatable. A lot of the drama in Citrus is also product of how teenagers would normally act, making a huge fuss over the smallest things, hardly talking to anyone else about the things they're worried about and the omnipresent "I know better" attitude.

If there's a weak link in the story, is everything related to Mei's father because quite frankly, it doesn't makes a LICK of sense. Hs backstory has more holes than a swiss cheese and he comes off like a tremendous ass by leaving Mei to her own devices.

Yuzu x Harumin is the only way to go, Mei needs a therapist not a nice gf like Yuzu.

Harumin x Matsuri is another way to go. Even Matsuri x Everyone is fine with me.
And I'm pretty sure Mei just needs someone there for her, as a lover or as a sister. Poor girl needs someone, anyone really, to support her.

Yes, she probably needs someone family to support her. And therapy. She doesn't deserve a nice gf before fixing that dickery of hers.
On Yuzu's note, I'd be fine even with Yuzu x Matsuri. At least she wouldn't be treated like shit by Matsuri.

Great review, I have to say I agree with most of your points.

Sweet, thanks.

And yeah, pretty much agreed on all counts, especially about Mei's dad. It's pretty annoying that he just keeps fucking off and doesn't sit down with her to explain things clearly, too. I also have to wonder how Yuzu's mom even managed to meet the guy.

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

And it is sad, because the future of the yuri in France depends on the selling of Citrus. :(
Luckily, the first volume seems popular.

I bought it only in hope to see future other yuri manga published in French… >.>

I hope it will continue to be popular with the future volumes, because the main issue of that serie come from its length, for me, it's ultra-repetitive.
First volume, fine, second volume, somewhat fine, third volume, meh, fourth volume, boring…

I just recently watched Yuru Yuri San Hai Episode 5... And i noticed that Sakurako's big sister was Reading Citrus Ch 8 when Yuzu was taking Mei to say goodbye to her father!! Shock! But so happy :D

last edited at Feb 23, 2016 11:27PM

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

And it is sad, because the future of the yuri in France depends on the selling of Citrus. :(
Luckily, the first volume seems popular.

Really? Yuri is having a hard time in France? :(
All of the French licensed yuri are titles I'd love to be able to purchase, if it was more available in Quebec :/

Hello there!

I wrote a treatise on Citrus
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/citrus/

It's a bit long.

I call it a review in the article itself but it really is much more like a treatise. I basically try to thoroughly explain what I believe the deal is with Citrus.

I hope you'll read/enjoy it.

Also, there's too much Yuzu/Harumin here for my liking! Can't friends be friends more often? No no, Yuzu/Harumin is no good!

:')
There's so much hate on Citrus here that it makes me kinda sad haha
I love it tbh, it was nice to read your review c:

last edited at Feb 24, 2016 12:15AM

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

And it is sad, because the future of the yuri in France depends on the selling of Citrus. :(
Luckily, the first volume seems popular.

Really? Yuri is having a hard time in France? :(
All of the French licensed yuri are titles I'd love to be able to purchase, if it was more available in Quebec :/

Yup, it seem that the "yuri collection" of Taifu Comic is in the red since its lunch.
They didn't publish any yuri in 2015, and for 2016 they only plan to publish the volumes of Citrus (and Inu & Neko, but it's not from the same editor…).
And depending of the selling of Citrus, they say that they'll see if they publish new yuri in 2017.

But that editor is very unstable, and bad with its communication department, so I hope to see a new yuri license in the second half of the year if the selling of Citrus is that good. I'm jealous since I learned that Bloom Into You will be published in English, I want it in French! :D

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

And it is sad, because the future of the yuri in France depends on the selling of Citrus. :(
Luckily, the first volume seems popular.

Really? Yuri is having a hard time in France? :(
All of the French licensed yuri are titles I'd love to be able to purchase, if it was more available in Quebec :/

Yup, it seem that the "yuri collection" of Taifu Comic is in the red since its lunch.
They didn't publish any yuri in 2015, and for 2016 they only plan to publish the volumes of Citrus (and Inu & Neko, but it's not from the same editor…).
And depending of the selling of Citrus, they say that they'll see if they publish new yuri in 2017.

But that editor is very unstable, and bad with its communication department, so I hope to see a new yuri license in the second half of the year if the selling of Citrus is that good. I'm jealous since I learned that Bloom Into You will be published in English, I want it in French! :D

Holy fuck noo :'(((
If they bankrupt or something the French yuri will go out of print!
I need to buy some as soon as I can

:')
There's so much hate on Citrus here that it makes me kinda sad haha
I love it tbh, it was nice to read your review c:

Thanks for reading the review. I also love it. I'm not real sad about people hating it, but I do think perhaps the hate is overblown.

Love this manga, cant wait to read more!!!! -

Well, allow me to tell you all that Citrus finally got translated in french and can be purchased >:D

And it is sad, because the future of the yuri in France depends on the selling of Citrus. :(
Luckily, the first volume seems popular.

Really? Yuri is having a hard time in France? :(
All of the French licensed yuri are titles I'd love to be able to purchase, if it was more available in Quebec :/

Yup, it seem that the "yuri collection" of Taifu Comic is in the red since its lunch.
They didn't publish any yuri in 2015, and for 2016 they only plan to publish the volumes of Citrus (and Inu & Neko, but it's not from the same editor…).
And depending of the selling of Citrus, they say that they'll see if they publish new yuri in 2017.

But that editor is very unstable, and bad with its communication department, so I hope to see a new yuri license in the second half of the year if the selling of Citrus is that good. I'm jealous since I learned that Bloom Into You will be published in English, I want it in French! :D

Holy fuck noo :'(((
If they bankrupt or something the French yuri will go out of print!
I need to buy some as soon as I can

The worst is that there is tons of Yaoi, in comparison to our few Yuri ones...

Rough translation of chapter 20

http://imgur.com/a/o1ivM

RIP HaruminXYuzu

Rough translation of chapter 20

http://imgur.com/a/o1ivM

Damn! Yuzu can't read the mood.

RIP HaruminXYuzu

As it should be.

RIP HaruminXYuzu

As it should be.

damn straight

Would you look at that, is back!

Man that's alot of time inbetween releases, im hoping its juat cause of the volume ending or whatever...the time for the story/releases has kinda ebbed my enjoyment...but a good re-read usually fixes that

this is like a straight crack romance manga from the early 2000s
i don't hate it but i wonder if it was intentionally cliche

This extra chapter was adorable!