Anyhow, my bet is that Shiramine beats Kurosawa and then confess. Anyone has any other theory?

Anyhow, my bet is that Shiramine beats Kurosawa and then confess. Anyone has any other theory?

Kurosawa beats Shiramine, like all the other times, and then confess.
Then Shiramine accepts, having accepted the fact that she will never be #1.
Doesn't mean Shiramine will slack off, though.

last edited at Nov 14, 2017 10:28AM

Anyhow, my bet is that Shiramine beats Kurosawa and then confess. Anyone has any other theory?

1) Shiramine beats Kurosawa
Don’t see what else can happen, since it’s been the other way around all this time (Shiramine giving up on the competition just doesn’t seem to be in the cards.) The question is what the circumstances of that win would be—if Shiramine thinks it’s because Kurosawa is slacking off, there would be hell to pay. (The other possibility is a perpetual tie for best, but I don’t see what that accomplishes.)

2) Shiramine confesses
That’s got to happen in some way too, since Kurosawa has been one long confession from the very beginning. But (as they used to say in Tennessee) I also might could foresee first Kurosawa giving up as “not worthy,” and then Shiramine doing the, “Baka! Are you too stupid to see I love you back?” treatment.

Unlike some series where I’m anxious to see a big emotional confrontation, I’m actually fine with watching these two brainy idiots continue to twist in the wind for a while.

And lol it seems the winner for the next student council is clear, would be really fun if they say "FROM NOW ON YURI IS PROHIBITED!!"

And start a school-wide riot? I don't think so. :D

Ah... a wonderful chapter!

So close to a full confession but no we all have to wait longer!!!. I'm not really trying to wait until the end of the manga to finally see the outcome...

So close to a full confession but no we all have to wait longer!!!. I'm not really trying to wait until the end of the manga to finally see the outcome...

I hate it when a manga ends with a confession, then maybe a quick glance at what will be. I'd rather it goes on for a bit (or a while), showing interaction within a confirmed/more intimate relationship.

Koveras posted:

And lol it seems the winner for the next student council is clear, would be really fun if they say "FROM NOW ON YURI IS PROHIBITED!!"

And start a school-wide riot? I don't think so. :D

There's beauty in chaos

The two main characters' arc is a mandatory Story S, because once Shiramine and Kurosawa are an official couple, their story is over. The only hope is that the other stories will still be incomplete enough we get a LITTLE post-confession couple scenes. Shiramine should have realized she wanted to be on her cousin's side of the plot line ages ago. Too late now.

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Anyhow, my bet is that Shiramine beats Kurosawa and then confess. Anyone has any other theory?

Kurosawa beats Shiramine, like all the other times, and then confess.
Then Shiramine accepts, having accepted the fact that she will never be #1.
Doesn't mean Shiramine will slack off, though.

I dunno man, I just see her as the kind of person who would never go out with someone if she doesn't see herself as equal to said person. Which is why I bet on she rejecting every Kuro Confession until she wins

The two main characters' arc is a mandatory Story S, because once Shiramine and Kurosawa are an official couple, their story is over.

Dunno, there are romcoms where the confession between the two mains isn't the end, although they're pretty rare (Karin and Jitsu wa Watashi wa come to mind… two series with vampire girls, weirdly enough…) And so far, none of AnoKiss' arcs have relied on big love confessions. Moe and Mizuki were already a couple, Yukina and Towako kinda were, Chiharu and Izumi had an arc after they became a couple, and Itsuki made no secret of her love for Sawa.

I honestly would like to see how Ayaka and Yurine's relationship evolves after high school, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

I like the face of that Tatsumi girl.
If I'm not mistaken, the other girl was running too. And here I'm thinking she looks like someone who has the Vice President vibe. Hmm.

I'm starting to read it a second time, it's stupid and probably not relevant, but Kurosawa did her confession kiss at the same place as their first kiss - there and back again, that's cute!

Well actually, the whole conversation was a drawback to that whole scene in chapter 1.

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^also noticed that..they love the locker place..lol the difference on their expressions back then makes this so satisfying..

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I'm starting to read it a second time, it's stupid and probably not relevant, but Kurosawa did her confession kiss at the same place as their first kiss - there and back again, that's cute!

I'm glad this was brought up. I like how they came back to where it all started. But boy has it been quite a journey. This kiss looked like it meant a lot more to Kurosawa than when she just 'casually' kissed Shiramine back then. Seeing that difference is quite gratifying :D

^also noticed that..they love the locker place..lol the difference on their expressions back then makes this so satisfying..
https://dynasty-scans.com/system/releases/000/011/898/a_kiss_and_a_white_lily_v01_ch01_043.png

https://dynasty-scans.com/system/releases/000/019/220/[MMT]%20Ano%20Ko%20ni%20Kiss%20to%20Shirayuri%20wo%20-%2036%20-%2028-29.jpg

Man oh man! Look at the art! How far have we come!

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This entire chapter is like a call back to earlier chaps.

Just look at Ayaka's expression when she says "I'm gonna wipe the floor with you": it's no longer angry, it's almost playful, like she's actually having fun. Also compare Yurine's "I can't contain my happiness" in this chap to Ayaka's "I'm so happy" in chapter 15.

Man oh man! Look at the art! How far have we come!

I still don't like the new art. This made me nostalgic. :(

It makes me realise how sad it is that they're just dancing around each other for so long. Shiramine is so gay for Kurosawa almost from the start and she has yet to acknowledge it. Well, I guess that's the burden of being a tsundere even in your own mind! And what drawn me to this series at first.

The side couples also gives this impression that the things aren't going fast enough, I guess, but I love it too. Even if they feel like one shots "because the author doesn't know how to continue her story" or whatever, they're decent one shots!

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Man oh man! Look at the art! How far have we come!

I still don't like the new art. This made me nostalgic. :(

+1

Still sweet. But dragging it out is not even close to describing their relationship. But still sweet.

Man oh man! Look at the art! How far have we come!

I still don't like the new art. This made me nostalgic. :(

+1

I dunno. I have a thing for smooth lines and scales of grey, which is why I like it now better

Well, I guess that's the burden of being a tsundere even in your own mind!

To quote Nez, "'Tsundere' is a character flaw that prevents a character from being happy"...

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I have been re-reading Sougou Tovarisch and this series really is like it could have been if it didn't go off the rails and get abandoned(?). They moved even slower, even though they had obvious attraction. The tightly wound top-of-the-class onee-sama there causes all their drama though. Her would-be girlfriend, the sleeping genius, doesn't want to offend her at all.

^If I recall correctly the blonde genius in that manga was less infuriatingly good at eveything, and more quiet and humble than Yurine in this one.