I've just decided, we have a theme song for this thread! ^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-W9VEqgYV8&list=PL3B239DA7DF22525A&index=7
(Hope this link works for you! (^_^“) 'cause it doesn't for me ^^ Kinda hard to come by this song, it seems...)

It's The Bluetones - Down by the Reservoir

@Anon looks like it might be blocked for the most of Europe.

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@ oliver

It's a little effort, I admit that, without a beating heart and all, you know... but if you gently peel off the skin around his cute little zombie cheeks, it'll look just the same ^^b
Rosy red cheeks (^_-)v

@ ZuljinRaynor

I'm glad to hear that!
Now you can sleep late on Sunday without having to worry ^^
You get to hear a lot of creepy stories about defect gas pipes over time...

@ Rina

No worries! There's no time limit here ;)

They're all songs from anime I've never seen... (^_^“)

I liked the Overlord and Gatchaman songs. They're pretty good.

Here are some of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrrEqUGnbS4
K-ON! - No, thank you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWzptHJ6M2k
Suneohair – Akai Coat (Arakawa under the Bridge Ending)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3olV-vmrW3I
Darker Than Black – Opening 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYjTRIDkD_c
Psycho Pass – Opening

My favorite love song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJmvvZk4C1A
5 Centimeters per Second – One more time

Big all time favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVgSuuUTwQ
Ghost in the Shell SAC – Opening – Inner Universe
(And basically all GitS soundtracks – especially the old movies)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03qBqP2I4p8
Cowboy Bebop – Blue
(Cowboy Bebop has the best soundtrack music ever!!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0VYSthqzHE
Texhnolyze – Guardian Angel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gQQlPYeZmg
NANA OST – Trapnest, Winter Sleep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PkAQcuZOw
Lain – Opening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqGeT4PiJko
Noir – Canta per me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQqyffGGHCI
Wolf's Rain – Amore Amaro

Just too many... Guess I should stop now... (^_^“) Sorry for the overload!!!

@ risingstar3110

Hmmm... I don't like to judge stories I haven't read... generally it's a good thing to have some variety, I guess. I mean different story set-ups and such... But personally it's not to my taste as well.
I need some intense passion and devotion! Must be the Italian in me ^^
So, I'm all for committing to one person even in comics ;)

Shoujo Sect was okay. Since Maya seemed to be perfectly okay with just being the number-two choice...

@ Galich

Busted! ^^

Don't know Julian Tuwim, but maybe I'll give him a try at some point...
Too many recommendations... I can't keep up anymore...

Guess that just means that we have too much time on our hands... (^_^“)

Crap... That song is really hard to get somehow. I mean, you can download it somewhere...
Hope it will at least work for none Europeans...

@Galich sorry, it took me some time to notice your post...
Thank you!! na na na... yeey^^ <3 lol, just like that I went back 20 years ago. good job Galich :) I also know "маша и медведь". if you have another one to recommend, feel free to do so^^
Tartar Sauce is soo adorably grumpy <3 <3
No, your impression is all wrong :P I need some great motivation to become active xD

@Faust you know, I actually don't know the norms on forums xD because I usually don't do that... so I've been improvising here :) hah, you are lucky, Faust is the only title I've ever read from Goethe^^
oh, I'm not very good with introductions... but let's see... 20+ years, currently waiting for a job interview, speaks acceptable English, apparently not good enough French, can sing "O Tannenbaum" in German (that and just a few words xD) and some basic Russian. I do want to learn Japanese though!! I'm usually lost in translation... On Dynasty I tend to read the cute sweet stories^^... as for our little cafe here - I guess, I'm a regular but not a very talkative one.If they are hiring staff - guys, I have some experience in setting tables xD so it's a pleasure to meet you^^

@Anon hahahahahahahah <3 I love your avatar now.. I can't say anything else about it.
don't be sorry, it's a habit of mine to take even the silliest things seriously..

your song is sad but beautiful^^

hah, yes, the test is.... but never mind! I actually wanted to find a flower test for you... but I wasn't able... they all are... xD
maybe a dried flower would be perfect for you - they are dead, but not really^^
nothing wrong to find beauty in disturbing art :)

ok, my favorite anime song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKQCrH7aA64 .. and the guitar :)

Oh, in case anyone's wondering, the enchiladas turned out fantastic!

It actually made more than I expected, so enchiladas tonight too!

@ Nezchan

Looks delicious! (ˆ⌣ˆ​)

A pity you can't convert it and send it over to the rest of us! ;)

@ Blackkitty

he he ^^b
I'm glad that you like it! Took me a while to decorate him (^_-)v
I tried to make him look as gay and as hippie-like as possible ;)
I think the hippie part is a little dominant though...
Now he only needs a little peace flag in his hand and in the other a can of Red Bull and it would be really perfect!

Awww... so it's just like me then... I'm a sad little creature but absolutely beautiful to watch ;)
Just kidding. I wish! And I'm too cheerful most of the time.
It's just that it kinda fits the bigger picture. And the first time I heard that song I felt that this was absolutely me.
"But don't you worry, I'll be just fine!“ (◦’ںˉ◦)

Yeah, right? There was a time when you could find all sorts of stupid tests online. Where has it gone??? Boring... A little more creativity and a cool zombie test wouldn't really be a problem...

I just found a flower test...
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/misc/flowers-quiz
Haven't tried it yet.

Hah! I can't believe it! So you like Witch Hunter Robin too???
Cool! It's one of my favorites! Best character development in anime ever! Loved it!
Totally underrated because no one ever seems to know it. But it's soooo good!
The ending song is great as well.

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@Nez - That looks really nice * o *

@Anon - No worries! More songs are always nice :> It seems like with the exception of K-On most of the anime you've watched are quite "mature" in a sense lol, with anime that GITS and such.

My viewings of anime usually only pertains to things like GochiUsa or other yuri-subtext focused entries in the new season nowadays ^ _ ^ " of which the past 2 seasons have been pretty generous with tbh lol, hopefully this continues for the future seasons as well.

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@ Rina

Well... what can I say... I am pretty “mature“... (ˆ⌣ˆ​)
Call me Onee-sama, if you like (ˆ௰ˆ)
Or Sempai...
Come on, just go ahead and call me old! 'cause that's what you really wanted to say, right...? (☼Д☼)

✌(◕‿-)✌ I'm just kidding! ^^

It's true, I rather like anime with “mature” content. But I occasionally watch other stuff as well.
Even some really silly shows...
But I'm really not up to date with current yuri shows... What would you suggest...?
Is there anything with more than just subtext...?

@Nezchan oh, it really looks delicious! :) thank you for sharing!

@Anon yes, I do! you did a great job :) hah, he looks free and happy^^... at peace.
the flowers bring out the best of his expression, and the rainbow - well, it's a rainbow^^ little hippie-zombie even has a butterfly buddy!

hah, you do know your trade - to make yourself marketable and flashy, right Onee-sama? :P
ok, I will check your test, but... according to one test that I did a couple of months ago, I should've been dead by now... xD

It would be more unbelievable if we happen to be born on the same date and have the same names... in NANA style xD
of course I like it^^ yes, underrated indeed :( I need more of it.. maybe I will watch it again^^
yes, the ending is nice too :) I just adore the instrumental version of shell :)
hah, well, actually I do enjoy Yuki Kajiura works ^^ not only a certain one that sounds Italian xD

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@Anon Well, you are a zombie so... :p

And hm...I guess it also depends on your definition of subtext...still, from the recent seasons so far, Anne Happy has a chara who is in love with her childhood friend, Regalia has 3 established pairings but is on hiatus until Sept 1, and Ange Vierge just had a kiss scene for one of the it's pairings.

Going before that, Winter has Koukaku no Pandora which goes beyond subtext and before that in Fall there's Hidan no Aria AA, which is entirely yuri-centric.

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@ Blackkitty

Yeah, the flowers really do underline his beautiful (dominant) eye... ^^
The rainbow is there for the gayness ;)

Well... life is too short to be modest, right?
If you flatter me any more my eye might pop out (•_¤)

I took the test. It has two parts.
Scored 9 out of 20. Not really good, I'd say...

Born on the same date...? Was that the case in Nana...? Don't remember...
Well... does your name start with a B? And were you born in August?
I actually had a good friend with the exact same birth date, same year even.
I always hoped for a second season. There was enough potential for a continuation... But unfortunately that never happened...
We never talked about your favorite anime, did we....?
We got too caught up talking about yogurt ^^

Nice, Yuki Kajiura and Yoko Kanno are my favorite composers as far as anime soundtracks are concerned.

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Follow up my post on Pg 42,

Nowadays I kinda prefer anime with yuri subtext more than anything; it allows for more fanfic writing lol, and it's better than no yuri at all ^ o ^ Of course, the occasional pure yuri anime is always welcomed nonetheless.

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@ Rina

Much appreciated, thanks!
I think I'm about to finish Jessica Jones tonight (if I don't fall asleep before that ^^), the show that OriginalGengar recommended. Maybe I'll try one of these next.
It's been a while since I watched anything yuri related (anime-wise)...

I should stop asking for recommendations already... Can't keep up anymore... Still have those other slasher movies that you mentioned as well...

Hey Galich, I finally finished the Inca achievement \o/

@ChocolateCakeLover Well, come back when you'll have finished The Three Mountains v:

@ Anon99

You're not really work efficient, huh...? ;)

I kinda lose motivation really quickly, which is bad TT__TT
And omg, jesus, that was interesting to watch xD

I'm from Germany – born and raised there, never left ^^
I speak German, of course, acceptable English, I think, and a little Spanish and Japanese. Hardly any Italian, unfortunately (I'm part Italian). I'm in my twenties. Past college.

Same for me and Canada. I'm born in the French speaking parts, so I speak French and English. I'm so white-washed tho, I'm losing my Mandarin, which my parents aren't super pleased with TTvTT I still consider myself trilingual, even tho my Mandarin is... mediocre. Idk how to explain it. It's like, I'm grown older, my thoughts and speech has evolved, but Mandarin hasn't as much, and so speaking is hard because my words can't keep up with what I want to communicate.
I'm 19. College, ish. The year(s) before uni, idk how to explain the education system >_>

It's good to see more and more yuri titles getting licensed. There are a few here in Germany as well. And it's getting more... But still, when you compare it to the amount of yaoi titles you can find everywhere, it's still just a humble number... Unfortunately. I hope that will change one day.
Most of my favorites aren't licensed sadly... (Not here in Germany at least – would have to check the US..)

Ofc, yaoi. Like, tbh I low key resent how much more is invested in yaoi compared to yuri, but I guess... that it's fine. It should be good that gay fiction is sorta getting more recognition (altho yaoi seems more like it's fiction catering to girls who fetishize male homosexual love). I've come to realise that the reason why most yaoi titles I see on the shelves are plastic wrapped, is because they're low/high key sexual in nature.
Man, I hope yuri gets more recognisation. I think that with Citrus' success, the English publisher Seven Seas (that publishes Citrus) has gotten more licenses to respond to that demand. (They licensed Kobayashi's Maid Dragon, Netsuzou Trap, Bloom Into You, Secret of the Princess, Kase-san, Hana to Hina, Kindred Spirits of the Roof). I've never had this many titles to look forward to before ^^ (I've only started looking more into yuri like, 2 years ago, but I'm pretty sure there weren't this many new titles before)

Here directly on dynasty I follow stuff like Kase-san, Collectors, Tonari no Robot, My Ignorance of a world yet unknown and Bloom into you.

Other yuri series I follow are Their Story, What does the Fox say and Fluttering Feelings (still hope it will continue and wishing Ssamba all the best!).

Apart from that I follow Shingeki no Kyojin.

Apart from Collectors (that I haven't read yet) and WDTFS (I got really tired and dropped it after chapter forty something) and SnK (I read like, all available chapters one day, and then forgot to ever look back for updates), I follow those too

(I even told someone on here that I'm not really that talkative... Boy, was I wrong...) (‾.‾”)

Sike.

(Don't worry! I remember you clearly! (◦’ںˉ◦)
And Goethe wrote Faust – I totally read your post to Blackkitty – I'm rude) ;)

The moment I glanced at BKitty's reply and saw that Faust was by Goethe, I low key screamed and facepalmed super hard. Tbh, I don't know how I came upon "Faust". I know I've googled it, and understood the gist of the story, but I never looked deeper into it than that. It'd be a lie to say that I choose this name for the depth of the plot or whatever, the fragility of morals, human corruption, bla, etc. It was mainly cus I liked the sound of the name, and how it related to someone named Johann (reminded me of Monster)

@ Galich

H-Hello, I've never noticed you before :O
You're gonna study Chinese? Is that what you mean? If so, which dialect?
What's your mother tongue?

rip, not only from Anon but me as well

Rip. So much rip, Hazukashi rip af.

@ Blackkitty

Faust is the only title I've ever read from Goethe^^

Sike. I'm an impostor. All I know is that Faust basically was... tempted and corrupted? Yup, how much more human can you be, when you're supposedly God' favourite human, when you excel in everything, yet you still fuck up. Rip. #Relatable

oh, I'm not very good with introductions... but let's see... 20+ years, currently waiting for a job interview, speaks acceptable English, apparently not good enough French, can sing "O Tannenbaum" in German (that and just a few words xD) and some basic Russian. I do want to learn Japanese though!! I'm usually lost in translation...

Wow, jesus guys, you three are legit listing all these languages you somewhat know or are learning and here I am derping around with what I already know. Makes me feel as though I should have tried harder to learn to read in Chinese and/or harder at Spanish TTvTT
So BKitty, what's your most fluent language/mother tongue? Where are you from, how did French come into your lingual arsenal? D'où as-tu appris le français? :P

On Dynasty I tend to read the cute sweet stories^^

Excluding doujins on things I'm not familiar with, or like if there's a lot of them and I'm not especially motivated to check em out (ex: I only watched like half of the first season of Love Live so I usually don't read the doujins, there's an incredible abundance of Madoka Magica doujins) I read like, everything yuri. There's tags that not everyone likes, like het, bisexual, rape, age gap, wtv, and tbh, I low key read them all. I'm not very picky

Ok I think I'm done replying to eberything, jfc this took 40 minutes im done lmao rip, I'm going to bed now

I'm not a fan of Mexican food but from what I know about it, those look really good and authentic @Nezchan

Nowadays I kinda prefer anime with yuri subtext more than anything; it allows for more fanfic writing lol, and it's better >than no yuri at all ^ o ^ Of course, the occasional pure yuri anime is always welcomed nonetheless.

@Rina As I've gotten older I've become kind of the same really. When I was younger I was very gung-ho about explicit yuri in anime/manga. Now I'm just happy if the romance in a story is actually good and if they have yuri subext, even better (sometimes).

I'm not a fan of Mexican food but from what I know about it, those look really good and authentic @Nezchan

Don't know from authentic, but it tasted close enough to what you get in good restaurants that I'll call it a win.

Even better, the site I got the recipe for the enchiladas and the sauce from is called "Gimme Some Oven" and how cool is that?

https://twitter.com/info_pyxis/status/759984073666285568?s=09

Thank Akuma Homura for this MV! ＼(^o^)／ my shipping heart is melting lol.

@Anon rainbows are great, they always come after the rain^^

no more flatteries for you then... xD
hah, your taste for tests.. is unique! xD 9 is a pretty decent score if you ask me^^ mine in total is 14, but the second part of the test was more like a lottery to me xD

oh.. honestly, I'm a bit disappointed here.. my name begins with a M, and I was born in April.. IRL my Onii-san has a birthday in 3 weeks though^^
wow, aren't you still friends?

yes, too good and too short.. it's unfair!
hah, well.. what's more tasty than a simple food talk? xD sorry about it^^
my favorite animes.. some that can remember of are:

NANA, Noir, Witch Hunter Robin;

of the darker ones - Tokyo Ghoul, Psycho-Pas, Claymore, Attack on Titan, Boku dake ga Inai Machi
music anime - BECK(and they have some lovely songs); Your Lie in April (I love the pieces there, but not only) ...what is more is the fact it made me cry a lot...>///< quite embarrassing..

romantic/comedy ones - Lovely Complex - because I sympathize with the tall girl xD,
The Wallflower - you might actually like it xD
5 Centimeters Per Second, The Garden of Words

I can't think of anything else for now, but most of the titles are not new xD
so you appreciate non-disturbing music as well^^

@Rina As I've gotten older I've become kind of the same really. When I was younger I was very gung-ho about explicit yuri in anime/manga. Now I'm just happy if the romance in a story is actually good and if they have yuri subext, even better (sometimes).

In my case, yuri subtext anime are the only things I watch because het romance stories bore me nowadays...and it doesn't help that a greater of them every season is ecchi/harem stuff adapted from some eroge or LN.

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And on another note, I am so irritated right now > - < I really despise the internet culture...

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@Faust Seems like at times I managed to keep a low profile v:

Simplified Chinese, although I'll also have basics of Japanese and traditional Chinese as subjects. Dunno much how actually this entire degree will look like, it was opened here less than 2 years ago.

My mother tongue's Polish, although I mix in Russian, Polish and English when speaking at my house.

Well, I know whom to ask when I'll be preparing for an exam V:

Well, it's mostly a tendency of Europeans. Most of us speak different languages, so you just have to roll with the punch and focus a bit more on them.

Gonna ignore the yuri question, since it's been a while since I've watched/read any content about it.

@Blackkitty well, there's another one for a well deserved nostalgia trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-0xugvRnUg

There's much more melancholy to it, but it's beautiful.

@Rina What happened?

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@Galich Well lets see... the fact that I literally can't escape from the ridiculous "anti-social justice" ideology and keep seeing it everywhere (even here) and also the asinine comments that I've read on TERA YouTube videos saying that the producers are "pandering" by making race and gender-locked classes...

Honestly, it's embarassing to be part of the internet nowadays...so many imbecelic children trying to boost their ego by downplaying others...

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