As somebody who's been reading the LNs from when vol1 was first released, it's good to see people enjoying this series.

Spoilers up to vol. 5 with regards to the levels of explicit romance:
As seen in the manga, Yumiko and Chika bathe together and Chika gropes Yumiko's breasts. These are recurring events: bathing together has happened 4 times, while breast groping is more frequent.
Not captured as well in the manga are Yumiko's monologues about how cute/pretty she finds Chika. The LN often features descriptive scenes where e.g. Yumiko bumps into a cute girl in the hallway, going into great detail about the girl's appearance, only for her to turn out to be Chika.
There have been no explicit lesbian couples in the series, nor romantic acts such as kissing. Numerous other seiyuu pairs are introduced who could be seen as subtext pairings (rivals like Yumiko and Chika, or long-term radio partners who live in adjacent apartment units), as well as characters who could be seen as explicitly gay (a seiyuu/seiyuu otaku who reacts extremely strongly to her oshis, or a kouhai who demonstrates fanaticism towards Chika to stalker/obsessive levels). However, as of vol. 5, Yumiko + Chika still seem to be the pair closest to making the jump to a romantic relationship.
Yumiko and Chika's relationship as tsundere seiyuu rivals who elevate each other continues to be developed. Although there have been great scenes where they admit how much they mean to each other, their dominant mode of interaction still leans extremely tsun.
I agree with the assessment of the series as yuri and fully recommend it to yuri fans. However, it should be acknowledged that there is a strong chance the series will never feature an explicitly romantic lesbian relationship.

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To sum it up: "Lap up your subtext and say thank you."

last edited at Nov 15, 2021 2:25PM by OrangePekoe

I love subtext because I hate it. Sounds paradoxical? Sure does, but I feel that way anyway.

I will never accept this series as subtext! Neveeeeer! ;w;

Is there any possibility of a translator picking this back up? And where can I read the light novel?

I forgot about these 2. I remember, I looked at the raws as they were being publish but then I couldn't find them anymore.
Is volume 3 the last one? The story could have ended at this chapter + an epilogue.
I am glad it didn't.

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I will never accept this series as subtext! Neveeeeer! ;w;

Subtext is yuri, the reader just needs to add imagination.

I will never accept this series as subtext! Neveeeeer! ;w;

Subtext is yuri, the reader just needs to add imagination.

You're def correct as expected with a pfp from a subtext manga XD

I love subtext because I hate it. Sounds paradoxical? Sure does, but I feel that way anyway.

i felt that in my soul.

anyways, i appreciate the scanlators for translating, redrawing, and everything else to push out a chapter! i truly miss this series and I am about to do a re-read!

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Oh gosh thank you everyone on the scans teams for this chapter! I really love how everything is resolved here (yes I'm a sucker for happy ending)!!

Is this the end of the series or will there be more? I feel like this is the end.

Also honestly I don't mind if this stay subtext lol. I love these two but I'd rather have them as friends and have other people be couples.

omg omg new chapter??? !!!!!!! yay ty translators

Is volume 3 the last one? The story could have ended at this chapter + an epilogue.
I am glad it didn't.

Same I totally thought this was the final chapter and had to double check to see that it was indeed the first chapter to this volume. Glad to still see there's more to read after this! Even if it never goes beyond subtext (tbh would've been more surprised if they made it text), I still really enjoy their relationship.

This feels like an end. Apparently it isn't?

It also feels very satisfying to shut the hater group down with a flood of truth, though how successful it would actually be in reality is questionable.

Honestly, this feels like the chapter was structured to end here—big emotional climax and a several page epilogue—but I'm interested to seeing where we go from here.

Problem solved. And contrary to their expectations, careers looking better than ever.

I thought there was no hope after chapter 11 but man it turned out well on chapter 12. I wonder if there's more chapters? It does seem like a conclusive ending here but I'd like to see more of them.

Edit: nvm I'm blind saw the content page after going back to main page. 6 more chapters to go ~

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is over? This type of manga need a proper yuri ending or is not whorty

It's the start of the vol 3, we have time for the yuri to comes.

It also feels very satisfying to shut the hater group down with a flood of truth, though how successful it would actually be in reality is questionable.

Idol otaku do be crazy bastards, so probably not very.

Given how thorough this has been in its exploration of VA/idol/otaku culture Id be surprised if it didnt address shipping wars. Hopefully that will segue into yuri.

I feel like I heard that the manga ends in this volume - though the novels are ongoing. Can anyone confirm?

Why does this subtext series have better romantic tension and depth of relationship between the two leads compared to a whole lot of other actual yuri. Bit annoying knowing that this is the manga last volume and the manga just serves as an advertisement for the novel. Nice chapter anyways, and nice to have one after such a long break, seems like we'll get to see the volume release exclulsives in the coming weeks.

I feel like I heard that the manga ends in this volume - though the novels are ongoing. Can anyone confirm?

Yeah manga adaptation ended with this volume, so there is 4 chapters + extra left , and the LN still ongoing (and pretty sure in the toc is supposed to be Afterword (あとがき) instead of Afterward <- fixed)

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Oh its back yay. Wow, I forgot how strong the subtext is in this lol.

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ch. 1

This is yuri fuel!!