Yikuph posted:

Please don't generalize 'realistic'. What I think of realistic here maybe just simply good story writing. Story that understand people emotion and their problem in life. Not plot driven or drama driven stories.

When people say realistic, they actually mean believable. That characters actions make sense in character and story progress in natural way. No story is actually completely realistic, cos that would be really boring to read.

I prefer realistic story because you can make sense why characters do this or that. Even if it's mundane story like living with roommate. It beat that over the top fantasy plot.

Please don't generalize 'realistic'. What I think of realistic here maybe just simply good story writing. Story that understand people emotion and their problem in life. Not plot driven or drama driven stories.

Well, that's why I think the undertone when people say they want "realistic" is "a story I can relate to". So like Collectors, maybe, or Morishima's Lesbian Solo stuff, or, well...this.

I totally understand why someone would only like reading cute, feel-good kinds of manga. The thing is, if you only care about that sort of story then you already have a massive amount of yuri manga to read, there's hardly any other kind. This presents a problem for people who want different kinds of stories (like me).

And don't get me wrong! I enjoy the charming, sweet, fluff stories too, and I think this is true of many people that want more variety (though I can't speak for anyone but myself). Desiring something else is not mutually exclusive with liking what already exists.

Relate much.

Oh wow, the breaking part actually reminds me of how I broke up with my girlfriend.

These chicks have better communication than 95% of the couples in the True Love Forever stories on this site.

This is a fresh take on stuff.

I like it but I don't at the same time

We did it boysssss
Though hopefully this isn't the true ending of the series T-T

Haha. The comments divide into "Where's my happy ending?/fluff?" and "I lived this."

Relationships come and go, especially in the wilder years. All that matters is that they stayed on good terms. Still, I'd rather like to see them actually get their new, more stable relationships after the ending.

As interesting as this was to read, I'm just not a fan of doomed relationships, no matter how profound or realistic. It's like running into a wall to break through it, instead of just walking around it. Just seeing the painful part without the reward for realizing the truth and moving on is not very satisfying.

I gotta say I quite enjoyed this story. Sure it doesn't have the "happy end" that everyone expects but not all relationships do. In a way it felt real and believable the situation, which I personally like because I'm getting tired with a lot of the cliche get together plots.

I don’t like this

so this is the ending of the series

Is that a Katyusha (from Girls und Panzer) camo at page 25? It certainly looks like one.

I wonder if the serialization will end the same way.

Doctor Who actors Tom Baker & Lalla Ward were married for a little over a year. They divorced peacefully & stayed friends after. So the story is realistic.

Oh god. So they aren't going to end up together???

re-reading this after catching up to the main series and i remember when this one-shot was like the book of Revelation for us early readers of the series lmao but it has come so far since
I'm glad the series continued after the breakup too, I thought it would end in the same spot as this one-shot. I'm shocked the author came up with the tamaki storyline first but i'm glad she got to tell it too

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I would find Saeko san the worst person to date.
Yes, she cheats but surprisingly, I'm not that angry, just like Miwa san?
Maybe I'm the type that isn't emotionally invested to someone like Saeko san.
I would pretty much be "go ahead and like all the girls you like, I'm not interested. "
And.. unlike Miwa san, I'll probably don't even cater to Saeko san 's need (probably because I've low drive in the first place. And even if I have a high drive, I will surpress it until it's gone, or just DIY I suppose?).

But it will be totally different if I'm very emotionally invested to Saeko san.
But knowing Saeko san 's personality, like she likes fooling around, I'll keep my distance with her, probably just love her at a distance and hopefully see her happily together with any girls she wanted to be.

Not that I love torturing myself to see someone I love to love someone else and not reciprocated, simply because I guess I love the feeling of loving someone.

After all,what is love?
It's still a lesson I keep learning and finding answers.
And I kind of hate it when I'm been taken away the privilege to love someone I love, and had something or someone controlling instead.
It's the worst feeling out of all.

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