I never felt that there were any romantic feelings between harumin and yuzu. Harumin even told matsuri in one chapter that she didn't look at yuzu that way. Also, the way I interpreted the story was that everyone knew about mei and yuzu, or at least had some suspicion. That's why they were so understanding. Like in chapter 36 where everyone was forcing a smile in front of yuzu even though they knew how much she was hurting.

OMG THERE'S STILL HOPE!!!!

Love how accepting Yuzu's mother and Mei's dad were. I had a sibling come out a few years ago as transgender, and my parents put up a brave face and accepted it lovingly and supportively. But I could tell they were shocked and a bit bewildered at first. I think it could be the same for Yuzu's parents.
Love Harumin! Best friend ever! I was secretly a Harumin Yuzu shipper, would have loved it.
Citrus is still a fave. No it's not a masterpiece. But it's good, in my eyes.
There's parts I would have done differently, but I am still entertained.

MEEEIII COME BACKKKK YOUR WIFEY NEEDS YOU ;(((

i bet mei's dad was screaming on the inside.

i bet mei's dad was screaming on the inside.

"You're gonna do WHAT with Mei?"

Oh yeah! It looks to be an old fashion wedding crashing, baby!

I'll be honest, I was reading this with semi-excited, semi-hyped trembling while covered in a blanket

Hope my mother didn't notice when she walked in

Harumi best girl, I wish she was the end game for Yuzu.
Mei should just get dicked and leave Yuzu's life forever. I never hated a character this much before.
Saburouta should just stop writing and stick to drawing for other better writers.

I'm not buying this romance between Mei and Yuzu. They have an extremely shallow relationship in which Yuzu only likes Mei because she's pretty, and forgives all of her abusive behaviour just because she's attracted to her. I would have preferred an ending where Yuzu abandons Mei because she realizes that she deserves someone better. A Yuzu x Harumin ending would have at least given us a cute gyaru romance.

I'm not buying this romance between Mei and Yuzu. They have an extremely shallow relationship in which Yuzu only likes Mei because she's pretty, and forgives all of her abusive behaviour just because she's attracted to her. I would have preferred an ending where Yuzu abandons Mei because she realizes that she deserves someone better. A Yuzu x Harumin ending would have at least given us a cute gyaru romance.

At this point I keep up out of curiosity of how bad the trainwreck ending will be or if it can magically fix the plot. This went from intresting to contrived drama to just why?

I'm not buying this romance between Mei and Yuzu. They have an extremely shallow relationship in which Yuzu only likes Mei because she's pretty, [...].

And she's diligent, serious, and Yuzu finds good points even when outsiders find it unreasonable.. Ohmygod! Would it be possible that Yuzu is... In love? Like with all the irrational behaviours and thinking that comes with it?!

Add to that that Yuzu is a nice girl with probably a saviour complex, and it's easy to see why she loves Mei. Remember as well that we don't see everything, Saburouta choses to focus on the drama most of the time, but they may have nice behaviour. Just look at vol6/7 how intense and sweet their relationship is, it makes sense. And it's easy to imagine Mei falling for Yuzu as well.

And being pretty is/looks are important in a relationship, or in the process of falling in love with somebody.

I love Citrus

I think at some point over the course of this manga, Saburouta has started shipping Harumin and Matsuri far too hard to even consider Harumin being anything but good friends with Yuzu hehe.

I'm not buying this romance between Mei and Yuzu. They have an extremely shallow relationship in which Yuzu only likes Mei because she's pretty, [...].

And she's diligent, serious, and Yuzu finds good points even when outsiders find it unreasonable.. Ohmygod! Would it be possible that Yuzu is... In love? Like with all the irrational behaviours and thinking that comes with it?!

Add to that that Yuzu is a nice girl with probably a saviour complex, and it's easy to see why she loves Mei. Remember as well that we don't see everything, Saburouta choses to focus on the drama most of the time, but they may have nice behaviour. Just look at vol6/7 how intense and sweet their relationship is, it makes sense. And it's easy to imagine Mei falling for Yuzu as well.

And being pretty is/looks are important in a relationship, or in the process of falling in love with somebody.

It's also possible Yuzu is just a 16 year old who has no experience in life, and is making a big mistake. Unlike a lot of readers, I don't think Mei is a bad person, but she is who she is at the moment. Mei is not ready to have a high-stakes relationship with anyone because she can't communicate properly, she acts selfish (even when she thinks she is doing it for other people) and has cripplingly low self-esteem which usually leads to making bad decisions. Yuzu is setting herself up to suffer in the long run and it seems completely unrealistic that her own mother would accept that without at least a deeper conversation.

That she accepted Yuzu coming out is somewhat OK (still hard to believe in Japan), but that she accepted Yuzu to be in love with Mei without at least warning her daughter about all the consequences, and just saying "Yuzu you are ready" when the girl is in high school and Mei and her dated like puppies for like half a year is insane. But now I understand why Ume and Sho were painted as irredeemable screw-ups from the start...it was so that Saburouta could have the easy way out with this whole thing.

Also, please. For anyone to think the relationship between Mei and Yuzu is intense or an example of 2 people deeply in love, can only be because they don't have a lot of relationship experience lol It just seems "intense" because they are trying things out for the first time, and because Saburouta focuses on facial expressions and drawing every second of the (barely there) action. The reason many readers think HaruminxYuzu should be end-game is because Harumin is the only person in this story with whom Yuzu is consistently shown to have a deep enough bond that would maybe justify a long-term relationship. I myself ship HaruminxMatsuri for the kicks, but can't deny that. If we are meant to think Mei and Yuzu are a great couple outside of the drama scenes, why can't Saburouta simply show that? I mean, she shows Yuzu and Harumin spending quality time together all the time. I suspect it's because that's not her intention; we ARE meant to understand Yuzu and Mei's relationship is likely a mistake. Even if they end up together. Isn't that why the title is "citrus"?

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i bet mei's dad was screaming on the inside.

"You're gonna do WHAT with Mei?"

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA. I love it. thanks.

Remember as well that we don't see everything, Saburouta choses to focus on the drama most of the time, but they may have nice behaviour.

In other words, you're filling in the blanks in the story with your own headcanon.

And it's easy to imagine Mei falling for Yuzu as well.

More headcanon. It sounds like you're making excuses for the poorly written characters.

Look, there's nothing wrong with liking Citrus. It just means you have low standards.

You know what guys, you wouldn't think that Harumin x Yuzu is for the better, if Yuzu and Mei have an ideal relationship.

I love Citrus because of the angsty drama and not because it's fluffy and lighthearted. It's pretty much the reason why a lot of readers like Citrus, the mutual love between the two main characters is not as easy as it gets with other manga/manhwa. it's a work-in progress romance.

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Honestly, their marriage is more of a benevolent scam than anything else. The point was for Ume to take care of Mei, I guess if Mei and Yuzu ends up together, they don't have any more reason to be together at all. Unless they end up fancying each other, which would be cool for both of them!

Not sure how this could happen since Shou is never around.

I wonder though, how that would work : it's not like they can control their children's behaviour, I'm curious as to why it would render their marriage invalid or threaten it?

Ever seen Transit girls? Much better coming out scene. The build up between the two step sisters isnt comparable to Citrus, and thats saying a lot, but what I found most interesting was when they had to spill the beans to their parents about their relationship. It definitely strained their own relationship because the parents blamed themselves for allowing it to happen. They split up but get back together after accepting their daughters' relationship. Its an okay drama but the coming out part set the bar for me when it came to a realistic but sweet ending to these type of situations.

And she's diligent, serious

Arent these the part of Mei that Yuzu dislikes? Being diligent and serious is why Yuzu isnt allowed to dress or act how she wants at school and is exactly what is causing the very problem they are currently dealing with.

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Harumi and Yuzu definitely have more chemistry than Yuzu and Mei. Overall this series felt pretty shallow with some crappy drama that left a sour taste in my mouth. It's nice to see a serial series coming to a close though, even if it was pretty mediocre imo.

Citrus is not a "masterpiece" by no means LOL But Mei's decision to bethrode herself because of her duty, as the sole heir of her family's business doesn't go against her character's personality and traits.

If you'd think about it, Mei already have everything she wanted her whole life, a loving family and someone who truly loves her which was the total opposite of what life she had before, but she was willing to give it all up because she wanted Yuzu to have a normal life.

Again, it's not the best decision ever but isn't this the same way, how Mei sacrifice her own freedom just so her father could go yolo in the other far side of the world lol. if Mei is willing to go through all of this again for Yuzu then she must have really love her, contradictory to what other people might say.

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I'll be honest, I was reading this with semi-excited, semi-hyped trembling while covered in a blanket

Hope my mother didn't notice when she walked in

Well, I'm not alone here

Just realized it was Matsuri who said/thought, "You kept saying you weren't interested, but I had the feeling you went that way..." about Harumin. Which makes more sense because Harumin never asked Yuzu about Yuzu being interested in Mei/women, so it couldn't have been her who said that piece of dialogue.

Considering all the other facial expressions Harumin makes, it's actually pretty obvious that Harumin had to swallow being put in the friendzone here. Sad but definitely my favourite scene of this manga so far, now that I understood it. Brilliant case of "show it not say it".

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Remember as well that we don't see everything, Saburouta choses to focus on the drama most of the time, but they may have nice behaviour.

In other words, you're filling in the blanks in the story with your own headcanon.

And it's easy to imagine Mei falling for Yuzu as well.

More headcanon. It sounds like you're making excuses for the poorly written characters.

Look, there's nothing wrong with liking Citrus. It just means you have low standards.

I'm just saying we don't see everything, so it's complicated to say if it's perfect or not, and no the second part isn't headcannon, it is actually quite obvious when you read the actual story. My only wrong was in the phrasing, you don't imagine it, it's happening in front of your eyes.

It just means you have low standards.

Well, I'm answering to you, so I guess...

Arent these the part of Mei that Yuzu dislikes?

Yeah probably... I guess instead of giving examples of what I might like, I should have just said that when you fall in love (or have a crush or w/e), you tend to find positive traits in almost everything the object of affection does and is.

The reason many readers think HaruminxYuzu should be end-game is because Harumin is the only person in this story with whom Yuzu is consistently shown to have a deep enough bond that would maybe justify a long-term relationship.

Yeah but that's just an indication that they will have a good friendship, not that they'll be good lovers. Of course, being friend with your lover is a good thing, but there's something missing in their current relationship to make them lovers : attraction toward each other.

I don't know for Harumin, but Yuzu clearly isn't attracted to Harumin, so they can't be a couple and it wouldn't make sense.

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Tbh, this chapter felt kinda... I don't know what to say.

Yuzu revealed the truth to her mother, her step-father and her best friend, and they all took it well. And that's good. But it seems like things are going far too well too fast all of a sudden. Especially considering the number of preceding chapters that took their time building up this much angst/drama. I'm not complaining with the results, but if this was going to happen, then chapter 24 seemed like the perfect time to do it. Sure, Yuzu today =/= Yuzu 15 chapters ago, but at this rate, Grandpa will likely be just as much accepting in the next chapter. Totally anti climatic.

Maybe Shou will return to free Mei from the burden (or not). He seemed ready to lend Yuzu his "strength", whatever that means.