My question is whether Mei will ever stop being so incredibly stoic and will continue concealing her feelings deep within her.

Short answer is no, she won't stop or change in any way xD

Edit: Getting bai... responding to Cannibal made me realise something else, what was the whole point of the arranged marriage?? We theorised it was because her future position at the head of the academy demanded it, for various reasons we brought up at length previously, and it made perfect sense. The story itself seemed to corroborate our line of thinking, when Mei's letter linked the implied necessity of the marriage with her desire to preside over the school. But now, suddenly, it no longer matters. Am I missing something here? If she could have had both Yuzu and the academy ages ago, then what was the point of all this??? This would only make sense if she gave up on the academy, choosing Yuzu instead, but nothing of the sort was even implied.

No, you're not missing anything. It's literally just the author deciding to push that little loose end to the corner and pretend it got resolved in those textless panels we got. I feel the arranged marriage issue WAS going to be addressed at some point and was supposed to be a crucial plot point, but again, the author wanted to end the series to work on Citrus Plus.

Well was that whole arranged marriage plotline really necessary? I feel as if Mei didnt learn anything by being together with Yuzu. By being more honest with her feelings and being true to them. Instead she chose her family's inheritance over her love for Yuzu which I actually find very disappointing. If it wasnt because Yuzu chased after her then I dont dount that she would have married the guy.

In the end Mei didnt really develop as a character. Yuzu deserved better. Yet I can't help but keep supporting their love.

I hope the spin off doesnt disappoint!

This whole thing was ridiculous start to finish

Maybe sabu was really onto something because if there's one thing I learnt in real life, people hardly change, and by people, I mean their attitude.

Guys, you both patently have put 100 times more thought into a fictional character than her creator ever did.

In fact, commenters here have been writing a far more coherent and consistent Citrus than the author has (or rather multiple, variant Citruses) for months. These nuanced debates are rather beside the point when the story itself waves away every potential incongruity of plot or characterization.

You know, I was aware we were all putting too much thought into analysing this work, but still, for most of the time (looks at that one person) it was quite fun, even the more vitriolic arguments. However, I did not expect we were putting this much unnecessary thought into it. As it turned out, this thread could have had at least a hundred pages less, since basically none of the points we discussed in recent years were of any importance in the end...

Well was that whole arranged marriage plotline really necessary? I feel as if Mei didnt learn anything by being together with Yuzu. By being more honest with her feelings and being true to them. Instead she chose her family's inheritance over her love for Yuzu which I actually find very disappointing. If it wasnt because Yuzu chased after her then I dont dount that she would have married the guy.

In the end Mei didnt really develop as a character. Yuzu deserved better. Yet I can't help but keep supporting their love.

I hope the spin off doesnt disappoint!

well i think she did like her but was sacred to be with her but this manga was just ass start of good then turned to shit

awwww i was crying,im happy that they are together :)))

btw will be more ? :o Citrus 2 ? :o

I wanted to say "finally this trash is over" but it will have a spin-off focused on Yuzu and Mei again. Meh.

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After having put this series aside for a good long while, due to sometimes huge gaps between releases and the occasional frustration with melodrama, i finally came back to it and decided to read just the last chapter after reading some of the recent comments in this thread.

My opinion on this series:
Yuzu - I love her. She is just such a great character and she's my favorite.
Most of the side characters - great, especially Harumin
The ideas behind the story - great
The themes - great
First half execution of the story - great
Second half execution of the story - downhill from bad to worse.
Final Chapter - I really wanted Yuzu to slap Mei and go ballistic at her so Mei would see sense but, alas it was not to be. the textless pages were annoying. The last 7-8 pages were strangely satisfying though despite the obvious rushness of the last few chapters.
Mei - Could have been done better. the last 7-8 pages had Mei at her best in the whole series.

Overall: Great idea and beginning but later execution was rushed and flawed. Could have been finished better with another volume or two and a bit less melodrama.

My hopes for Citrus+: Something more happy, fluffy and slice-of-life-ish with as little drama as possible.

I really wanted Yuzu to slap Mei and go ballistic at her so Mei would see sense

Other than HaruMatsu, the only reason I read this series after the arranged marriage plot surfaced. Still waiting for a "Mei: Bitch-slapped" fanfic.

Will they finally bang in the spin-off?

Will they finally bang in the spin-off?

Lol...yeah the ending was pretty conservative XD

Will they finally bang in the spin-off?

No.

Will they finally bang in the spin-off?

Lol no. Its just bait.

My hopes for Citrus Plus is that it isn't a direct follow on to Citrus, as I would love Saburouta to just shake things up a bit. If she has plans to do different Citrus adaptions, why not let a different character head the manga for each adaption to give each a different feel, like a Harumi or Matsuri. Is there much you can do with Mei and Yuzu without going down the drama route again, I feel their story was nicely wrapped up with the ending of Citrus. Let them have some fun times.

I'm Sure it's going to be Mei and Yuzu heavy, and I won't complain. But Harumi and Matsuri heavy romance for Citrus Plus is the way to go lol.

I am having a hard time now thinking it wasn't simply to cause a lot of questioning among the fans and nothing else. Gosh, how to take this series seriously anymore? I want to believe :-(

(regardless of the intention, Harumin apparently seeing her love interest slip away was the best scene in the series for me -- more subtle and powerful than any Mei scenes...)

Oof, agreed... It’s like Orange is the New Black; the side characters are more interesting than the main character.

I am having a hard time now thinking it wasn't simply to cause a lot of questioning among the fans and nothing else. Gosh, how to take this series seriously anymore? I want to believe :-(

(regardless of the intention, Harumin apparently seeing her love interest slip away was the best scene in the series for me -- more subtle and powerful than any Mei scenes...)

Oof, agreed... It’s like Orange is the New Black; the side characters are more interesting than the main character.

More like Yuzu deserved a better love interest

Will they finally bang in the spin-off?

Oooh how I wish. My wishlist for the spinoff is for sabu to develop Mei more. While I'm scared of the melodrama in Citrus (because who isn't sick and tired of the melodrama in this manga?), I find drama free stories to be boring. So I'm hoping that Sabu will find a good balance for the drama and a satisfying solution for said drama if the spinoff has any drama, that is.

As for Harumin and Matsuri, I know I'm the only one here, but I'm not feeling this ship. Probably Matsuri is still so young shrugs. I mean, Yuzu and Harumi are the same age and Yuzu babysat Matsuri while Matsuri was still a very young kid...

I dropped this a while ago, guess I'll just read the spin-off for some yuri moments

Probably Matsuri is still so young shrugs. I mean, Yuzu and Harumi are the same age and Yuzu babysat Matsuri while Matsuri was still a very young kid...

They only have a 2 year age gap. Matsuri is a first year high school student while Harumin is a third year high school student. It's the same age gap that Glasses-senpai and Mitsuko have.

I'd also like to point out that Matsuri is the same age now as Yuzu was when the manga started.

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Matsuri's drawing style seems to have recently changed to show the difference as well. Before she was being drawn much shorter than Yuzu/Harumin, and with a very childish face. Looks like she is much taller now and since the 8 month jump has been characterized as a pretty serious person and amazing friend. I don't think Harumin will have another choice but fall for her xD

Compare https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/citrus_ch09#13 with https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/citrus_ch40#29

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The wedding seems to happen post-third-year and graduation. Plus, the teaser points toward a timeline during the third year (school setting) + the interview mentions Yuzu and Mei's spin-off presence as open and established lovers (Vs secret ones into the main manga) but not as married partners. The way Matsuri addresses to Harumi during the wedding is still formal (Taniguchi-senpai in the translation, also formal in the Japanese version) and doesn't show a spectacular shift in their relationship toward being girlfriends. So it is a mystery for the moment what the author has really in store for the cast especially if the setting is before the marriage.

We can maybe theorize a series that will be a sort of chronicles about Citrus' cast's light and funny shenanigans.

The wedding page showing the guests is very interesting and detailed, the author didn't do it without thinking (showing the former friends, but also two senior teachers from the school hinting the Academy support the wedding. How? Well, no answer sadly ... for the moment if we are optimistic).

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The way Matsuri addresses to Harumi during the wedding is still formal (Taniguchi-senpai in the translation, also formal in the Japanese version) and doesn't show a spectacular shift in their relationship toward being girlfriends. So it is a mystery for the moment what the author has really in store for the cast especially if the setting is before the marriage.

My shipper goggles made me read that exchange between them during the wedding, about who will get the bouquet and whatnot, as sarcastic lol

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The only way for a happy marriage is to resolve all the drama in 5 pages. I dont mind it.