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I think this is the only angst story that I can actually get on board with even though it's a not a Yuri ending

last edited at Oct 14, 2018 7:44PM

There is hope, and that is good enough for me.

Nice art too.

Yay, more Ootomo Megane!

This couple looks so much like Motoko & Keiko that is feels like I'm reading a prequel.

"Gaze"
Is that a pun I see, author-san?

The old and evil "is wrong to love another girl" has taken yet another victim

I read it twice and I'm still not sure what exactly happened

Not bad, but also not that good ending.

Final verdict : Meh

This is way too vague, and not just in the conclusion. It's annoying keeping track of who's talking and when/where things are happening. Mangaka seems like they're kind of half-assing the composition.

This is way too vague, and not just in the conclusion. It's annoying keeping track of who's talking and when/where things are happening. Mangaka seems like they're kind of half-assing the composition.

That's totally Ootomo Megane's style in both the writing and the drawing. I understand why people might not like it, but that's what this mangaka's work is like.

not a bad end. they'll prob get together anyway

Hmm I came to the comments before actually reading to see if the angst was worth it, and it doesnt seem so ^^;; thank you people who leave enlightening comments

I dunno, if I was her I still would've accepted her feelings even though she broke my trust, I mean if you feel the same way why not go for it? It's not like she cheated on her right? I guess trust is different for different people

Hmm I came to the comments before actually reading to see if the angst was worth it, and it doesnt seem so ^^;; thank you people who leave enlightening comments

There's not much angst, I'd say you can read it without even tugging some heart strings since you don't really get attached to either character

last edited at Oct 14, 2018 11:32PM

Im kinda nonplussed about this I think? More confused than anything though

I liked it quite a lot, it would make a wonderful series. Angst and seemingly one-sided yuri? But both girls are attracted to girls, sounds yummy to me!
The spunky Ao will surely wear away the cloud of distrust and win her heart!

I quite like this

Very nice for a oneshot, I think the ending works more like this then if they got together

Lost.

I think the point here is that Miyu is a scared and withdrawn girl with strong defense mechanisms. She can't believe that Ao would like her, and she's afraid of being hurt, so she reacts defensively by impulse. The way she acts when confronted by the other girls really tells you everything you need to know about her. She's terrified but she also refuses to back down, and seems incapable of taking the easy way out. In some ways, she reminds me of me when I was in high school, when I thought any display of vulnerability would lead to betrayal and mockery.

However, Ao is clever and realizes that Miyu isn't truly rejecting her but is merely afraid. She realizes that her flippant attitude is part of the problem and resolves to gradually win Miyu over through displays of sincerity.

last edited at Oct 15, 2018 2:45AM

What happened? I don't get it. I really couldn't tell who was saying what. I'm so confused.

Ootomo Megane's works always give me a headache trying to figure them out. I feel like I kinda get this one, which is better than I usually do. I gotta analyze 'em like the Zapruder film before I get anywhere.

Huh. I’m confused tbh.

So blonde girl agreed with black hair girl about it being strange to date girls and black hair girl took blonde hair girl seriously and figured blonde hair was toying with her.

But blonde hair said it because she thought she was being too pushy and wanted to give black hair a way out.

Now blonde hair has to figure out a way to get black hair to trust her again

I think the point here is that Miyu is a scared and withdrawn girl with strong defense mechanisms. She can't believe that Ao would like her, and she's afraid of being hurt, so she reacts defensively by impulse. The way she acts when confronted by the other girls really tells you everything you need to know about her. She's terrified but she also refuses to back down, and seems incapable of taking the easy way out.

That’s the real Megane touch right there—the shy, bookwormish glasses girl we’ve seen a million times (and almost always thought was completely adorable—but I digress), BUT this one is also surprisingly tough, BUT the toughness hurts rather than helps (or at least makes things more complicated).

So, complex characters, atmospheric visual style, and open-ended or ambiguous plots. Not always what I’m looking for, but a very specific and distinctive flavor.

(And not in this particular story, but, in keeping with the author’s name, the glasses girl who is also a seductive hottie.)

"Gaze"
Is that a pun I see, author-san?

I'm dead