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Someone please take care of Hazuki san! she needs love too but her attacks have no effects on Aoba.
I can't be sure, but it seems to me that Hazuki-san don't really want a relationship with anyone (at least for now), rather, she just want to look at the cute girls she have around her (and tease them from time to time I guess). . . . I think I have more motives to think this, but right now I just remember the chapter 29 (even more the OVA), that at the onsen, instead of approaching the group, she choose to just keep her space/distance and look them from afar... I can be wrong of course (since, if you just look from another angle, it might seem pretty lonely), but whatever is her reason for that, I don't think she want a relationship for now.
Also, Hazuki-san is my favorite character in this manga.
Someone please take care of Hazuki san! she needs love too but her attacks have no effects on Aoba.
She doesn't want to have deep relationship with anyone, She enjoy watching them from behind a clear example is aoba post-interview event and OVA, I think what satisfies her most is watching cute girl doing cute thing.
Like us reader anyways
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Hnngg the game has such an interesting and fun concept, I'd love to play it
Someone please take care of Hazuki san! she needs love too but her attacks have no effects on Aoba.
I can't be sure, but it seems to me that Hazuki-san don't really want a relationship with anyone (at least for now), rather, she just want to look at the cute girls she have around her (and tease them from time to time I guess). . . . I think I have more motives to think this, but right now I just remember the chapter 29 (even more the OVA), that at the onsen, instead of approaching the group, she choose to just keep her space/distance and look them from afar... I can be wrong of course (since, if you just look from another angle, it might seem pretty lonely), but whatever is her reason for that, I don't think she want a relationship for now.
Also, Hazuki-san is my favorite character in this manga.
She reminds me of the loli made in Majo to Houki to Kurobuchi Megane . Just enjoys from afar.
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@risingstar3110 that's some serious grasping that you are doing there. Kou just wants to be a good a senpai, that's it. During the company trip she only let Rin see her vulnerable side. Even only let Rin hold her hand when she was sick.
Someone please take care of Hazuki san! she needs love too but her attacks have no effects on Aoba.
I can't be sure, but it seems to me that Hazuki-san don't really want a relationship with anyone (at least for now), rather, she just want to look at the cute girls she have around her (and tease them from time to time I guess). . . . I think I have more motives to think this, but right now I just remember the chapter 29 (even more the OVA), that at the onsen, instead of approaching the group, she choose to just keep her space/distance and look them from afar... I can be wrong of course (since, if you just look from another angle, it might seem pretty lonely), but whatever is her reason for that, I don't think she want a relationship for now.
Also, Hazuki-san is my favorite character in this manga.
I don't want her to end alone with a cats forever.
Hazuki can compromise and find a catgirl.
@risingstar3110 that's some serious grasping that you are doing there. Kou just wants to be a good a senpai, that's it. During the company trip she only let Rin see her vulnerable side. Even only let Rin hold her hand when she was sick.
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
I rather betting on Kou x Aoba to happen. Maybe something will spark up the next time they spend Chrismas alone, or something. Otherwise Kou has more danger to become cat lady than...
...Hazuki. Who unlike Kou we still hasn't seen her home yet. There is still a chance that she already had a life-long partner living with her.
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With a lot of this: (a) it will never, ever go beyond subtext as long as the show goes on. So you're only discussing what romance will they hint at, and that's the romance of the show and (b) they don't always have those plotted out. They hint at one or the other and see how fans react. When New Game started, they hinted at a triangle of Rin/Kou/Aoba all the time. In fact, Aoba and Kou staring into each other's eyes completely romantically was an anime splash intro. But when Hifumi started opening up to Aoba, apparently the fans liked it, or the creators decided it fit better. Nowadays, for the most part, the Aoba/Kou subtext is on the back-burner. Nowadays, the subtext couples seem to be Kou/Rin - with Rin's rival being, not Aoba, but Kou's job that she's basically married to; Hifumi/Aoba which is, despite Aoba's cute feminine little girl appearance, pretty much a classic neko/tachi relationship; Umiko/Nene which is a little less romantic and kind of a sempai/kouhai subtext; the spares are hinted at pairing off or perhaps getting something with the new girls.
I can tell you that the author has specifically stated that he doesn't personally like when yuri series go overtly lesbian.
He does start toeing the line at points, but he'll probably never go beyond it.
That's a bit disappointing to hear.
With a lot of this: (a) it will never, ever go beyond subtext as long as the show goes on. So you're only discussing what romance will they hint at, and that's the romance of the show and (b) they don't always have those plotted out. They hint at one or the other and see how fans react. When New Game started, they hinted at a triangle of Rin/Kou/Aoba all the time. In fact, Aoba and Kou staring into each other's eyes completely romantically was an anime splash intro. But when Hifumi started opening up to Aoba, apparently the fans liked it, or the creators decided it fit better. Nowadays, for the most part, the Aoba/Kou subtext is on the back-burner. Nowadays, the subtext couples seem to be Kou/Rin - with Rin's rival being, not Aoba, but Kou's job that she's basically married to; Hifumi/Aoba which is, despite Aoba's cute feminine little girl appearance, pretty much a classic neko/tachi relationship; Umiko/Nene which is a little less romantic and kind of a sempai/kouhai subtext; the spares are hinted at pairing off or perhaps getting something with the new girls.
If you remove the plot, and just consider "what it hint at", then everything (include most of the post above) will be just your personal biased assessment. Unless you plan to analyse chapter by chapter basis, or can pull an author interview out somewhere, otherwise we can't argue over your opinion.
On the author comment. Disappointed, but kinda expected. The yuri element of the yuri genre has always about the potential of it to happen. Rarely it was officially confirmed (outside of actual yuri manga) and a lot of time it was kept it as sublime as it can get (recent Maid Dragon ending for example).
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I can tell you that the author has specifically stated that he doesn't personally like when yuri series go overtly lesbian.
He does start toeing the line at points, but he'll probably never go beyond it.
We're stuck in the bad timeline after all.
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
I rather betting on Kou x Aoba to happen. Maybe something will spark up the next time they spend Chrismas alone, or something. Otherwise Kou has more danger to become cat lady than...
Oh come on, we have plenty of manga here showing that girls being friends for decades can easily take a romantic turn once one confesses to the other. Kou x Aoba is just a terrible bet with terrible odds, we have not seen anything beyond a sempai/kohai relationship between the two.
Peco x Queen OTP
I don't want her to end alone with a cats forever.
I know the feel, but we still have plenty of time, so don't worry about it (not now).
We're stuck in the bad timeline after all.
The sad truth... at least it's not the worst one.
I should make(?) a habit of specifying who I'm quoting like Serenata do (since it seems useful)... will see (ー_ー).
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
It's really an extreme form of the tsundere x dunce dynamic(or perhaps its logical conclusion) if you think about: Kou will never notice Rin's feelings, but Rin is too shy to confess. With the devotion she shows and Kou clearly thinking of her as her closest friend, it's not the most surprising that she's stayed regardless.
I can tell you that the author has specifically stated that he doesn't personally like when yuri series go overtly lesbian.
He does start toeing the line at points, but he'll probably never go beyond it.
This makes me sad. Hopefully he'll change his mind and make final relationships clear at the end(even if it's not explicitly stated).
I can tell you that the author has specifically stated that he doesn't personally like when yuri series go overtly lesbian.
He does start toeing the line at points, but he'll probably never go beyond it.
What do you/does he mean by overtly lesbian?
Given that he did participate in the Sakura Trick anthology and drew something pretty good/gay, maybe it isn't as bad as it sounds? :s
(like, maybe not overtly lesbian =/= subtext af ambiguous territory)
It's something he said like 6 months ago, so I had to go searching to find the exact wording he used.
https://twitter.com/tokutaro/status/798731110641319937
It seems I was partly misremembering and partly misinterpreting. The post itself isn't entirely clear, but he clarified a bit in the replies. Looks like he actually meant that while he loves yuri, he doesn't like when it is the main topic of the plot. Basically, he is just not a fan of romance as a genre.
I was just misremembering it as him not liking when they get in actual relationships.
To be honest even I said I ship AobaXHifumi but I don't want every relationship in the story to go beyond "Yuri Crush" not sure people will agree with me or not but I enjoy watching like this though. It's Anime that show Cute girl doing cute (and funny) thing after all.
It's something he said like 6 months ago, so I had to go searching to find the exact wording he used.
https://twitter.com/tokutaro/status/798731110641319937
It seems I was partly misremembering and partly misinterpreting. The post itself isn't entirely clear, but he clarified a bit in the replies. Looks like he actually meant that while he loves yuri, he doesn't like when it is the main topic of the plot. Basically, he is just not a fan of romance as a genre.
I was just misremembering it as him not liking when they get in actual relationships.
I thought it would be something like that, is a manga about making games so even if one of them is lesbian it doesn't change what they have to do... Work and be cute.
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
Oh come on, we have plenty of manga here showing that girls being friends for decades can easily take a romantic turn once one confesses to the other.
Of course I haven't read every one-shot yuri manga out there. But I seriously do want to know if there was a couple like that somewhere in any yuri series.
Long-term unrequited love affair that prolong to nearly decade has always need a clear obstacle whether because (a) one of them was not single, (b) they were teenager so mistook it as 'just a phase, (c) haven't met again for a long while, (d) know each other, but never close or has a romantic opportunity. I will add an (e) a power gap that prevents them from acknowledging each other of being romantic partner.
There is a need of something to prevent them to come together, for their status-quo last for a decade. However none of that exist between Kou and Rin. If there is no obstacle for Kou and Rin to cross, then logically their current relationship is already at their peak form.
The difference is 7 years. I means I don't really know how's conservative Japan is when it comes to relationship. But if two single(a) adult (b) individuals being really close on daily basic(c), had been alone in dozens of romantic situation(d), for 8 years (e). And still has a completely platonic relationship. I have to doubt if it will go anywhere.
It's really an extreme form of the tsundere x dunce dynamic(or perhaps its logical conclusion) if you think about: Kou will never notice Rin's feelings, but Rin is too shy to confess. With the devotion she shows and Kou clearly thinking of her as her closest friend, it's not the most surprising that she's stayed regardless.
Even if we assume the whole "Kou is too dense to realise" is true (and not that she already realised Rin's affection and can't return it). But it will also means the 8-years status quo will not change for another decade or so. And it's possible for them to i) stay single till they die, ii) Rin get over her feeling and find someone else, or iii) Kou met and hooked up with someone else instead.
A new talented employee who she unconsciously find herself attract to perhaps... (...just saying...)
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I mean I don't want to spoil the end of volume 6 but I really want to spoil the end of volume 6.
I mean I don't want to spoil the end of volume 6 but I really want to spoil the end of volume 6.
Don't do that yet, I think I know which part do you want to tell. (End of PECO Arc Right?) at least wait for full vol.6 to be out first cuz that arc is not a thing anybody should tell yet.
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Even if "Kou is dense" is the problem, Rin should stop beating around the bush (especially if "Kou is dense") and tell Kou how she feels.
She may then find out how dense Kou's bush actually is. :V
Worst case, Rin has a broken heart, goes drinking, and gets herself a dragon maid.