• The glacial journey of Yuzu and Mei’s romantic recovery/reboot, which we know ends up in a fantasy lesbian wedding, and which at this point, in terms of physical intimacy at least, is considerably behind where they were when the original-series relationship broke off because of arranged marriage #2.

The original series' final chapter ended with Mei taking the initiative again by kissing and toppling Yuzu over. This is like at the start of ch.13, before the whole school trip back in volume 4. The difference that this time when Yuzu stops her, Mei finally confess her love, then they hug.

It's unbelievable that they don't have sex after that or later that night. How many times did they start doing it and stopped because they didn't understand each other? How many times Yuzu couldn't sleep at night and wanted to do stuff with Mei? I doubt they'll resist until midnight, let alone months. The idea that they'd restart from scratch is absolutely ridiculous.

LOL—leaving Yuzu with tfw you sleep with your soulmate every night but can’t even masturbate for fear of waking them up.

LOL—leaving Yuzu with tfw you sleep with your soulmate every night but can’t even masturbate for fear of waking them up.

Did that actually come up in the manga? I had a fic idea along those lines, though more like Yuzu going "fuck it, I'm going ahead anyway".

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LOL—leaving Yuzu with tfw you sleep with your soulmate every night but can’t even masturbate for fear of waking them up.

Did that actually come up in the manga? I had a fic idea along those lines, though more like Yuzu going "fuck it, I'm going ahead anyway".

No, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t, nor anything like it. Maybe they’ve spooned? Almost, or on a special occasion, maybe? They’ve displayed a level of denial of the flesh worthy of a pair of medieval hermits.

Meanwhile, the also-not-blood-related sisters in Living With My Brother’s Wife are complete snuggle-bunnies . . .

LOL—leaving Yuzu with tfw you sleep with your soulmate every night but can’t even masturbate for fear of waking them up.

Did that actually come up in the manga? I had a fic idea along those lines, though more like Yuzu going "fuck it, I'm going ahead anyway".

No, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t, nor anything like it. Maybe they’ve spooned? Almost, or on a special occasion, maybe? They’ve displayed a level of denial of the flesh worthy of a pair of medieval hermits.

I don't think masturbation exists in citrus. Like, even people thinking about it. It was never invented.

The further they went was probably ch. 8 where Mei kisses her, rises her shirt, they hug, she licks Yuzu's neck, puts a hand in her pants, and... then she gets slapped for the effort.

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LOL—leaving Yuzu with tfw you sleep with your soulmate every night but can’t even masturbate for fear of waking them up.

Did that actually come up in the manga? I had a fic idea along those lines, though more like Yuzu going "fuck it, I'm going ahead anyway".

No, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t, nor anything like it. Maybe they’ve spooned? Almost, or on a special occasion, maybe? They’ve displayed a level of denial of the flesh worthy of a pair of medieval hermits.

I don't think masturbation exists in citrus. Like, even people thinking about it. It was never invented.

Or maybe it’s one of those timeline-erasure things, where the villain somehow alters elements of the reality, leaving the people with the sense that something’s missing, but they can’t quite remember what it was:

Yuzu: “Wasn’t there something physical we wanted to do?”

Mei: “You mean like kissing? We have to be really careful about that—that’s how you get pregnant! Once a year—maybe!”

Yuzu: “No . . . something more than kissing . . .”

Mei: “There is nothing more than kissing!”

Yuzu: [Holds up hand] “Something to do with . . . “ [Shakes head] “No, now it’s gone . . .”

Me: “Just forget it, and come give Kumagoro his good-night hug.”

I don't think masturbation exists in citrus. Like, even people thinking about it. It was never invented.

Or maybe it’s one of those timeline-erasure things, where the villain somehow alters elements of the reality, leaving the people with the sense that something’s missing, but they can’t quite remember what it was:

Yuzu: “Wasn’t there something physical we wanted to do?”

Mei: “You mean like kissing? We have to be really careful about that—that’s how you get pregnant! Once a year—maybe!”

Yuzu: “No . . . something more than kissing . . .”

They removed hand-holding?! Despicable villain!!

https://twitter.com/CITRUSYUZUMEI/status/1482004088418369536

According to the obi on Volumes 3 and 4:

Until 2021 / Mar. / 31st.
Foreign Language Edition (PAPER) hits over 650,000 sales!

Until 2022 / Jan. / 18th.
Foreign Language Edition (PAPER + DIGITAL) hits over 1,100,000 sales!

That's a lot

Considering Mei hasn't shown up for 3 chapters in a row, the YHC on that chicken bucket must stand for YuzuHaru Chapter, lol.

The "Towel Holder" page confused the hell out of me at first when translating, until I realized it was just the post-chapter mini illustration for August 7th, referring to the "very popular" items Mei picked up when looking for a present: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/citrus_august_7th#13

(Also, I was cracking up when I saw that book for the first time, plus Yuzu's face in the next panel XD)

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Matsuri likes cat's.

The cat appeared at the exact time that it was starting to get serious/good. T__T

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/citrus_vol_4_extra_august_8th#4

I'm with you, Yuzu, we all worship Harumin's boobs.

Considering Mei hasn't shown up for 3 chapters in a row

arguably for all of Citrus+

Wearing a Citrus shirt in Citrus...

That book sure gave us some nice Yuzu faces. :D

Kitty! :D

How in the hell has KFC weasled it's way into being the holiday meal in Japan? Do they not use racoon meat in it there like they do here?

That cat must be Matsuri's spirit animal, just showing up out of nowhere and deciding Harumi's house is theirs.

Wearing a Citrus shirt in Citrus...

It's citrussception

Oh no, that Harumi behind
And that kitty

The book title was like one of those edits that scanlators sometimes add on the credit page LOL
And it was hilarious (as was Yuzu's face XD)

The "Towel Holder" page confused the hell out of me at first when translating, until I realized it was just the post-chapter mini illustration for August 7th, referring to the "very popular" items Mei picked up when looking for a present: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/citrus_august_7th#13

Towel holders are indeed immensely popular with high school girls

For a self professed gyaru, Yuzu sure has the innocence of a pure hearted maiden. She could probably learn quite a bit from that book, if she ever works up the courage to actually read it :P

For a half second I literally thought that Harumin had literally turned into a cat for some reason, such a shame it wasn't, that would have been a good development

For a self professed gyaru, Yuzu sure has the innocence of a pure hearted maiden. She could probably learn quite a bit from that book, if she ever works up the courage to actually read it :P

To be fair to Yuzu she's always been something of a fake gyaru ever since the first chapter, in fact it was Mei who brought her forcibly into the light. You know, back when Mei was still human

For a self professed gyaru, Yuzu sure has the innocence of a pure hearted maiden. She could probably learn quite a bit from that book, if she ever works up the courage to actually read it :P

To be fair to Yuzu she's always been something of a fake gyaru ever since the first chapter, in fact it was Mei who brought her forcibly into the light. You know, back when Mei was still human

LOL, I was reading around in the OG Citrus today (OK, truth be told, I was trying to see when Harumin's boobs got their prodigious growth spurt), and Mei really was a much more rambunctious character pretty much until the Arranged Marriage Returns From The Dead arc. Yeah, she was a good deal more reserved than, say, Matsuri, but when alone with Yuzu she was, like, a real person, and a fairly horny one at that.

Those were the days . . .

For a half second I literally thought that Harumin had literally turned into a cat for some reason, such a shame it wasn't, that would have been a good development

Supernatural in Citrus... that would be a first!

Kitty... cake. Kitty... cake. Kitty... cake.

How do these things fit together? Hmmm I wonder.

The author doesn't have any stories to tell, it's a shame she does everything else well like romantic mystery. But it's clear they're unwilling to actually let this story ever go anywhere ever again. I dropped months ago.

It's clear the author is teasing us about HaruminxMatsuri. Matsuri is too immature for her but Harumin had a ridiculous crush on Yuzu and she's watching these noobs (YuzuxMei) pretend to be married.

"I have a lot to learn, I guess." This is reference to the fact that she can't let go of Yuzu even though she's an idiot and has a kouhai begging her to use that body every hour of the day. And Harumin is tempted a lot...but she keeps telling Matsuri she's too much of a mess to give a chance.

Whenever Harumin moves on, probably to her arranged marriage, it's going to hit Matsuri hard. She'll have JUST not aged up at the right time for Harumin to give her the kitty cake. It's a shame.

I would be interested in seeing Mei become a person...but I think the author is stuck in this Japanese introversion thing, kind of like Komi Can't Communicate, which is a hilarious manga with actual growth unlike Citrus. Kind of makes you feel like social anxiety is unfixable, which is a sad state of affairs to write into your story.

I appreciate the tantalizing romance between the other pair in the series though, it has as much or more potential than the other. If Mat/Haru get together can we see actual development between the main characters again? It's almost like Haru/Matsu is happening in its own dimension while the flow of time in Yuzu's relationship has slowed to a crawl.

I mean...Harumin is letting Matsuri into her house again after she kissed her. There's probably an understated connection at this point. If you weren't into a possible romantic interest who stole a kiss from you, y'all probably wouldn't let them into your house. Just saying.

But it seems more and more like Harumin has given up on her current situation and is waiting for a way out, which is depressing. She'll be married to a guy in not too many years. But I think she'll regret it a lot (if Matsuri ever becomes more than a troll).

I'll be honest, I have absolutely no idea what Harumin could have meant with that "I have a lot to learn" Matsuri's reaction the the cat was cute tho