And she also resents koyuki a lot, it just looks like jealousy and fear of losing the person you love except that she doesn't admit it yet...

You might say....that A Tropical Fish is Yearning For Snow

Edit: in all seriousness I do appreciate how, after the early volumes had Koyuki pining much more overtly and consistently for Konatsu than the other way around, we’ve finally come around to living up to the title and having Konatsu need Koyuki more than she can even process

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Well since it apparently seems like the intention of the author with this is to keep it a platonic girlship, is there a possibility that either of the girls is gonna get a boyfriend at some point? I'm just saying it because it this clearly ain't gonna be yuri, then that's not out of the range of possibilities.

Don't think so, just because at this point in time they're not dating doesn't mean they will never date or that this will end in het

Nah, that would require a massive turnabout for the characters and themes to even consider happening and I'm sure the author and editor have at least some awareness who the audience of the series is mostly made of. Maybe in a timeskip during the ending if the point of it was Konatsu and Koyuki accepting to grow apart to signify that one or both of them also eventually found someone else important enough to have that close a connection with, but if you asked me, that would feel half-assed no matter what and I don't think it's where the story is going anyway. And I see even less of a chance of it happening in the present since neither seems to be in the condition to sustain that kind of relationship (Koyuki because she has trouble understanding basic social cues and Konatsu because she's convinced nobody else could help her not feel lonely).

I'll show myself the door if I end up being wrong.

Maybe the yuri will be between their daughters 25 years into the future

Man, that would be some long-term planning.

^
I feel bad for Kaede since she got herself involved for the good of both of them but couldn't really achieve anything and even indirectly led Konatsu down the path she's on now. I hope things get sorted out for her sake too.

She should have discussed and warned konatsu about her departure to Tokyo knowing what it means instead of dodging the problem... she wants to be the bridge between the two but it is a mistake, because she is not telling neither konatsu nor koyuki that they should talk directly to each other and especially what each thinks of the other…
Like the other two kaede wants to do things indirectly, which would work for normal people but not here.These girls need to be told the truth and not always the same question "do you feel lonely?" that keeps coming back over and over again.The real question is, how do you feel about her?

I agree with this wholeheartedly....and thank you for putting into words the things were bugging the crap out of me regarding Kaede (I’m an introvert who can get very annoyed with extroverts take it upon themselves to butt in and then wind up causing even more confusion). I’m sure she meant well but if she actually expected either of them to be direct and take initiative, then she really doesn’t know either of them well at all.

But I take it from you ^^ we can see that konatsu doesn't want to replace one friendship for another friendship, koyuki by kaede although this one is presented as the perfect replacement ,kind ,helpful, funny....no konatsu wants to preserve this bond as she says but is not just that, she feels towards koyuki much more than friendship but for the moment she is unable to determine what it is. That's why she says that even if she has other friends, it will never replace koyuki who is much more than a friend.

I really enjoy reading this story. I like this slow pacing. Right now I don’t see here romantic tension between girls. I have close friends of my gender and my bond with them is special for me. I love them like not blood related siblings. So for me it will be totally ok if this doesn’t go romance route. But if it did then I will be more than happy too, lol.

Well since it apparently seems like the intention of the author with this is to keep it a platonic girlship, is there a possibility that either of the girls is gonna get a boyfriend at some point? I'm just saying it because it this clearly ain't gonna be yuri, then that's not out of the range of possibilities.

Unless that boyfriend is just suddenly thrown in, probably not. Koyuki is out of this town soon anyway.

Author could try "replacement goldfish/frog boyfriend" angle for Konatsu, but it's kind of meh, especially since I don't think Konatsu wants to stay in that little seaside town either after HS is over. Same for a girlfriend. In fact, girlfriend would be worse because it would signal that either Konatsu is just settling or too scared to tell Koyuki what she really thinks about her.

It might just something along the lines Koyuki moving to Tokyo and in last epilogue chapter Konatsu returning to big city as well with her father and going to meet Koyuki at her apartment. They have a bit awkward meeting at the door and Koyuki invites her in and says "I have something to tell you...". The End. You can "interpret it as you like". I'm already cringing at the mere thought of seeing something like that, but who really knows. All one can do is wait anyway.

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Koyuki is out of this town soon anyway.

Soon is an understatement given she is still in second year right now.

Soon is an understatement given she is still in second year right now.

Koyuki just started her third year in the latest chapter while Konatsu started her second. Just about one year has passed since the beginning of the series.

Oh yeah, i kinda lost notion of time in the manga.

Maybe the yuri will be between their daughters 25 years into the future

LMAO that cracked me up way harder than it should have

No Dengeki Maoh this month, but at least here's the cover of volume 6.

The fliers will be ruined underwater :'(
I found nemo

Okay so this has returned but... should I start reading it again? My recollection was that it was mostly subtext, and also whenever it last updated I tried reading it and just could not follow the story or the actors anymore. What do people think?

Are we finally getting out of the angsty tarpit?

Mom: “Compares her relationship with her husband to Koyuki’s relationship to Konatsu.”

But in a no romo way. This isn’t a romance, nope, no sirree bob.

Seriously, if this is all gonna end in one big no homo, I wish the artist would just get it over with and break my little gay heart.

I believe in Koyuki.

This has reached Citrus levels of dumb non-communication and I want to grab these kids by the shoulders and shake them while screaming "Talk to her damn you!". Hopefully we get some resolution next month.

This is like a romance with the language tweaked just enough that they have plausible deniability. Itd be one thing if this was produced 20 years ago...but why do they need to dance around the "LOVE" word now?

Good parenting in manga is somewhat rare and refreshing to see. Although Koyuki's dad confiscating her phone after she apparently checked it once in her entire school career seems a little too strict, I can't imagine how many times I would've got in trouble if it was a thing at my high school.

^^ Come on, nothing compares to Citrus, especially since Yuzu was meant to be very extroverted and yet there were still times she'd bottle up due to Mei giving her mixed signals, plus all the times where other characters just happened to make things more difficult for them.

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This is like a romance with the language tweaked just enough that they have plausible deniability. Itd be one thing if this was produced 20 years ago...but why do they need to dance around the "LOVE" word now?

Isn't this the one where the author said they didn't consider it romance or something? So like, that's why, because the author is a bit of a coward.