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Lojsdbe
joined Sep 16, 2019

Damn, my prediction for this series was WAAAY off. I was not expecting ship captain Matsuri. This outcome is fine, I guess, although I’m a bit annoyed that Wakaba never got her get back. Who knows, maybe the next few chapters will change my mind.

Also, is it just me, or did the confession scene feel a bit underwhelming? Like, really, all that trouble and you’re not going to make Komaki work for it at all? Not even a little?

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joined Nov 2, 2013

these two are so dumb (why did we take away the idiot couple tag)

but woohoo I guess? Go lesbians!

joined Jul 2, 2025

so much angst for now a 180. a whiplash for sure so i cant adjust so fast
still, the two are very cute as always!

Kiarabg
joined Sep 6, 2018

Pure yurikino.

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joined May 23, 2024

Im sorry its me . Everything i love ends .

joined Jul 26, 2024

Bit of a cheesy ending. I skimmed this since it was "I love you" spam and art panels of them in different cute poses.

I've got not complaints, in any case. It's nice to have the couple resolve things and then get a time skip, rather than having it the other way around to seem more dramatic.

last edited at Feb 12, 2026 7:28PM

joined Jan 14, 2020

Yeah, nice to get a happy ending, but nothing that had the energy for me of this early bottom panel:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/how_i_lose_bets_with_my_sadistic_gifted_childhood_friend_and_she_steals_all_of_my_firsts_ch01#4

(take 'bottom' either way, heh)

Subaru
joined Jul 31, 2019

I don't even remember why I dropped this (I think it was too much nonsense for my tastes), but if it's just 20 chapters I'm tempted to read it from the start :P

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joined Sep 10, 2022

Happy, sentimental ending. This was a fun series. I'll reread this for sure. Reminder that it has an official release now too, so it's been noticed. I'll probably pick that up as well. Thanks for the TL.

last edited at Feb 12, 2026 8:15PM

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joined Aug 29, 2019

Bit of a cheesy ending. I skimmed this since it was "I love you" spam and art panels of them in different cute poses.

I've got not complaints, in any case. It's nice to have the couple resolve things and then get a time skip, rather than having it the other way around to seem more dramatic.

Yeah I'd pretty much echo this. The tsundere was maybe broken a bit too completely, but it was sweet regardless.

Kuroko-railgun
joined Jul 21, 2024

why are so many yuri series ending in feb. :(
Well I guess that just means new begins the old one ends and new yuri series will come.

Leaping%20cow
joined Sep 27, 2017

Decided to pick this back up since it ended, and well all's well that ends well I guess. Also at least we got more of a sex scene than Devilishly Sweet lol

Bit of a cheesy ending. I skimmed this since it was "I love you" spam and art panels of them in different cute poses.

I've got not complaints, in any case. It's nice to have the couple resolve things and then get a time skip, rather than having it the other way around to seem more dramatic.

Yeah I'd pretty much echo this. The tsundere was maybe broken a bit too completely, but it was sweet regardless.

Honestly I'm glad she stopped her bullshit after so many frustrating chapters of nonsense.

joined Jan 6, 2018

Thx god this is over lol

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joined May 25, 2023

Always loved waiting for this series the past two years^^ As always, feels a bit short on the resolution but thats just how manga volumes work rn, Still nice to see them have a happy ending

joined Jul 26, 2024

Yeah, nice to get a happy ending, but nothing that had the energy for me of this early bottom panel:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/how_i_lose_bets_with_my_sadistic_gifted_childhood_friend_and_she_steals_all_of_my_firsts_ch01#4

(take 'bottom' either way, heh)

Tsun to hard dere like others covered aside, I mildly dislike how the sexual aspect is handled in these types of stories. The "toxic yuri" narrative has problematic emotional relations get expressed in sexual interactions. This leads to development in the characters but, in the mean time, it's implied they're both at least partially enjoying it. When the toxic emotional aspect gets resolved, they then go full vanilla or something close to it.

I am not on the team who complains about the lack of healthy BDSM representation in manga. I would still prefer the resolution be one instead of implying you go vanilla once you stop being toxic. In the end, I don't mind this too much, as a narrative convention rather than any kind of statement about how sexual interactions should work. The author wouldn't write a story like this if they thought power exchange was inherently toxic.

last edited at Feb 12, 2026 11:01PM

Western_Housing8361
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joined Jul 13, 2024

Some things could definitely be expanded on for it to be a bit more reasonable and coherent. I liked it overall, even if it was really rushed in the end (really got the axe, rip).

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joined Apr 19, 2018

Oh nyo, she took her first marriage too.
Now what will Wakaba do?

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joined Jan 11, 2022

Oh nyo, she took her first marriage too.
Now what will Wakaba do?

Take her first divorce (>_>)


Did this really get the axe? Doesn't feel like it to me, I enjoyed the ending thanks for the TL!

joined May 9, 2017

Oh nyo, she took her first marriage too.
Now what will Wakaba do?

Take her first divorce (>_>)


Did this really get the axe? Doesn't feel like it to me, I enjoyed the ending thanks for the TL!

It didn't. It followed the LN, and it was pretty popular. Not all rushed endings happen because a serie got axed.

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joined Mar 21, 2021

Once and for all, it didn't get axed. The LN was only two volumes and it's been adapted to the end.

It skipped a few things, but the plot is complete.

last edited at Feb 13, 2026 6:58AM

joined May 3, 2014

Yeah, nice to get a happy ending, but nothing that had the energy for me of this early bottom panel:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/how_i_lose_bets_with_my_sadistic_gifted_childhood_friend_and_she_steals_all_of_my_firsts_ch01#4

(take 'bottom' either way, heh)

Tsun to hard dere like others covered aside, I mildly dislike how the sexual aspect is handled in these types of stories. The "toxic yuri" narrative has problematic emotional relations get expressed in sexual interactions. This leads to development in the characters but, in the mean time, it's implied they're both at least partially enjoying it. When the toxic emotional aspect gets resolved, they then go full vanilla or something close to it.

I am not on the team who complains about the lack of healthy BDSM representation in manga. I would still prefer the resolution be one instead of implying you go vanilla once you stop being toxic. In the end, I don't mind this too much, as a narrative convention rather than any kind of statement about how sexual interactions should work. The author wouldn't write a story like this if they thought power exchange was inherently toxic.

i mean, the context matters in that power exchange, or did you some how forgot what the foundation for BDSM is build out of?

it’s clearly it was a toxic one because of the context not that the author thinks power exchange itself is toxic lmao

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joined Apr 4, 2014

This was actually pretty sweet in the end. I think all the tension gets resolved nicely and the love bombing fits the story and the characters well. The ending was nice and the story length was good. I wish it was longer but I guess we have that miyagi sendai pay for gay story for slow burn. Thanks all that were involved!

last edited at Feb 13, 2026 8:00AM

Surprise(2)
joined Jun 17, 2021

This toxic couple had the least chemistry of any I've ever seen, lol. But congrats to them, and the author for finishing with a happy ending <3

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