Fear not--the on-panel fisting can only be a couple of chapters away.

A pox upon your house plant! I was eating a handful of wasabi peas and busted up laughing hard enough to blast a bunch of them up into my sinuses.

The idea is that people who find that a series isn't for them choose to leave after a certain point, because consuming entertainment that doesn't entertain you is rather counterproductive, unless you're getting paid to write a critique or have legitimate criticisms about why something is problematic

While it's a nice idea and broadly true, I think if you look hard enough you'll find active thought leaders with reasonably substantial followings in just about any significant fandom. I recently watched She-Ra and found it to be a satisfying if imperfect show. While gleaning around for content, YouTube was sure to recommend me multiple accounts that have made - and are still making, for a show that ended in May - dozens of videos worth of negative content for it. The type that makes you stop and wonder, why is this person investing their time in a show that's clearly not for them, and why is their audience doing the same? RWBY and Korra also seem to be good examples of this from the outside.

The apt term for this sort of bizarre behavior is "a throbbing hate boner." There are some people that just get off on hating random things for some reason.

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Casually making plans to visit the parents next year.

Nice to have your wife manage your schedule.

honestly the comment's section makes this manga like, 87% better, knowing that people are perpetually arguing whether the relationship is valid and worthwhile.

That really is the fundamental question of this manga, ain't it?

honestly the comment's section makes this manga like, 87% better, knowing that people are perpetually arguing whether the relationship is valid and worthwhile.

That really is the fundamental question of this manga, ain't it?

No, it really isn't. It's been obvious that their relationship is "valid and worthwhile" since Chapter 1.

Whether it's "yuri" or not, as defined by those who invest a lot of emotional energy into that label--opinions do seem to differ.

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1. But they haven't had sex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUol5LkDem0

While it's a nice idea and broadly true, I think if you look hard enough you'll find active thought leaders with reasonably substantial followings in just about any significant fandom. I recently watched She-Ra and found it to be a satisfying if imperfect show. While gleaning around for content, YouTube was sure to recommend me multiple accounts that have made - and are still making, for a show that ended in May - dozens of videos worth of negative content for it. The type that makes you stop and wonder, why is this person investing their time in a show that's clearly not for them, and why is their audience doing the same? RWBY and Korra also seem to be good examples of this from the outside.

The apt term for this sort of bizarre behavior is "a throbbing hate boner." There are some people that just get off on hating random things for some reason.

And with time they start hating more and more things, turn into raging trolls, then in the end get banned by Nezchan. I know of at least two who started their mad races in this very thread.

Lmao, so that's the sort of entries Sakurako writes?

"Today is Xmas. Kasumi is wearing lavender panties. That turns me on so much."

RIP notebook, as soon as Kasumi manages to snatch it. ◫ ԅ(≖‿≖ԅ)

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honestly the comment's section makes this manga like, 87% better, knowing that people are perpetually arguing whether the relationship is valid and worthwhile.

That really is the fundamental question of this manga, ain't it?

No, it really isn't. It's been obvious that their relationship is "valid and worthwhile" since Chapter 1.

Whether it's "yuri" or not, as defined by those who invest a lot of emotional energy into that label--opinions do seem to differ.

That would be the thesis and premise of this manga: that this unlabelled relationship is a valid and stable relationship. It's not necessary to accept the thesis as necessarily true in real life to accept the manga itself for what it is.

A very slow burn read indeed, but ig that's how most SOL genre works are. Altho them not confirming their status is a bit irritating, if they can still lead a happy life without that, and basically like, well, better than most couples, there is not much problem there except my need for some spontaneous actions as I'm more into such works, but in the end, I am really enjoying this series even though comedy or so isn't the main theme, which is usually the case with my favourite SOLs.
The series gave a feeling of following the growth in their life (not relationship-wise tho lol ), I am pretty satisfied with this.

And fucking hell, this is such a long-ass thread kek, would've been over if the fact that everyone's tastes are different and that people are inherently judgemental was taken into account.

What was Kasumi trying to throw away when they were looking at her accessories that got Sakurako in such a huff?

I was pretty confused because she said she was getting rid of anything Kasumi got her. Was that a typo? Or was she saying that since they share the accessories now, Kasumi doesn't wear the gifts and they can go?

Either misread or it's been fixed. She says: "I guess I'll get rid of anything except stuff you gave me..."

Can't figure out what Kasumi is holding, though. Guessing it was something of Sakurako's that Kasumi doesn't use.

What was Kasumi trying to throw away when they were looking at her accessories that got Sakurako in such a huff?

I was pretty confused because she said she was getting rid of anything Kasumi got her. Was that a typo? Or was she saying that since they share the accessories now, Kasumi doesn't wear the gifts and they can go?

Either misread or it's been fixed. She says: "I guess I'll get rid of anything except stuff you gave me..."

It must have been fixed, because I recall being confused about it the first time through and now it makes sense.

Flirty Sakurako is flirty.

You know, I keep seeing the notification that stuff was removed from this manga, but what exactly was removed?

You know, I keep seeing the notification that stuff was removed from this manga, but what exactly was removed?

don't worry about it, eastasia was never a threat

These two are always a treat.

ooh, a new chap! great to see them still going on at it

I can think of some excellent ways to share some moisture.

I can think of some excellent ways to share some moisture.

How much energy do they require?

Because excessive physical exertion might be something of a dealbreaker.

"Mintpocalypse" made me laugh

Man I have read all the chapters in a single day and I still can't tell whether I like this manga or not.

When I started I was waiting for them to start dating,but at some point a switch flipped that made me think "Wait, aren't they already one?" , no idea when that happened haha. It feels like they skipped the honeymoon phase altogether and went straight to the "paying taxes" phase.

As a consequence, I find myself not finding a lot of interesting chapters in the manga as a whole. There are good ones,but most of them feel uninteresting, although I admit that must have something to do that I am not a big fan of the SoL genre except for a handful of specific titles.

I guess I'll wait until the manga it's nearing it's end to come back to it since I don't think I'll enjoy waiting for chapters where ""nothing"" happens.

It's not a bad manga,just not my cup of tea

There are few things in life you can be certain will always remain the same. Yuri readers being the some of the hardest people on earth to convince that two anime girls might actually be in a relationship is one of those things.

Another one is that I'll show up at some point to make yet another unfunny quip about it. But I prefer to call that "being reliable".

All the debates about if this series is yuri or not become hilarious after reading the A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists "It's Impossible for Two Girls to Get Together" Completely Falling Within 100 Days LN because, at some point, A Room for Two is used as an example of a story about lesbians. Here's the quote

"This one is a heart-warming story 4-koma manga about two high school girls living together. Because the other manga are like that this one started to feel like this story is about lesbians!"
"Calm down, [Futaribeya] is really a yuri manga"

Mind you, I'm pretty sure A Room for Two was used specifically because Yukiko does the art for the novel.

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All the debates about if this series is yuri or not become hilarious after reading the A Yuri Story About a Girl Who Insists "It's Impossible for Two Girls to Get Together" Completely Falling Within 100 Days LN because, at some point, A Room for Two is used as an example of a story about lesbians.

IKR?
Once upon a time, I would have jumped at the chance to gloat at the naysayers. But that was at the time when the naysayers were an actual thing -- rampaging about and throwing around walls of text to prove that Kasumi and Sakurako were loving sweethearts but not lovers! Chaste friends, yes; platonic soulmates, sure; sister vestals, why not? Anything but lesbian lovers!

But, right now, they have pretty much vanished. It's been a long while since we last heard the motto "Say nay to sex!" Some ran away, some were banned, some turned out to be socks... At this point of time, the only people who still write comments here are all of us who take the story at face value and enjoy it just as it is. So, yeah, many thanks to Mikami Teren for confirming that Kasumi and Sakurako are the least useless lesbians in the history of lesbianism... but it's not like anyone's left who would still want to deny it.

"A Room for Two" is widely accepted as a yuri manga.

This only confirms that any close relationships between girls is considered yuri by yuri fans. Yuri is not exclusively about lesbians.

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"A Room for Two" is widely accepted as a yuri manga.

This only confirms that any close relationships between girls is considered yuri by yuri fans. Yuri is not exclusively about lesbians

This is correct. This story is by all meanings and purposes yuri, but yuri by Japanese standard has never exclusively been about lesbians, that's why you also have words like gachi yuri, rezu, GL to make the distinction for you.

Now whether Kasumi and Sakurako are in a romantic relationship or not is another matter, which frankly, I don't think they do even with how much I like the manga. I mean, Sakurako is gay af and she clearly likes Kasumi that way, but even in the story there is a very clear distinction between their relationship and of the other pair who actually have a physical relationship, and plenty of times they both denied it.

Not that there is anything wrong with their relationship, but I guess it's hard to not feel a bit unfulfilled about it sometimes considering how uneven the relationship feels, and by not putting a label on it, there is also no promise of commitment.

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