I somewhat obsessed over the title and why the mangaka picked that order, actually. To be perfectly honest. Because actually, the truth is you could have put hontou wa at the start and I think the emphasis changes the personality of the MC.

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My point being, "pseudo-incest" can be about real issues, not just pearl-clutching. Though of course it can also be a way of getting incest thrills without it being 'real'.

For sure, but then you can also have the ShoukoTenri sort of situation where even 'real' incest is functionally indistinguishable from classmates whose parents happen to be friends. We can draw rough trends among either tag, but they're woefully imprecise, which is not something I'd expect from a content warning tag based on anything real. Hence why I'm stuck with eyebrow locked in raised position every time someone comes into a thread with "I don't usually like incest, but". (Well, that and my general inability to understand people who don't like watching people play with fire.)

Tomorrow is not awesome...

Yeah, so far it's not clear "cousins" is adding much to the story beyond "childhood friends", other than giving an excuse for the guy to keep calling them sisters.

I think it's probable that no one other than Yukari knows everything. If the other girls are straight, which is likely, then they're probably not even considering the possibility that Shouko could have feelings for Tenri or that Yukari could have feelings for Shouko.

Read the following in a robotic monotone dripping with sarcasm

"Wow, she was in love with Tenri? Truly a shocking revelation"

Is probably a girl, since is who complete panels

On one hand, our poor shouko. On the other, yukari's chances just shot up by 2000%

Read the following in a robotic monotone dripping with sarcasm

"Wow, she was in love with Tenri? Truly a shocking revelation"

Haha, indeed. It was so obvious that I forgot it wasn't explicit in the story already.

They're cousins, not even necessarily first cousins, it's not very incest.

i mean honestly you are right lol. it technically is. but here it's even made a point in the story that they're strangers who only got close because of school. it's like the author's way of saying "okay it's still incest but not like that!". which is an attitude i've always found funny, but i suppose it ensures everyone gets a piece of cake.

They're cousins, not even necessarily first cousins, it's not very incest.

i mean honestly you are right lol. it technically is. but here it's even made a point in the story that they're strangers who only got close because of school. it's like the author's way of saying "okay it's still incest but not like that!". which is an attitude i've always found funny, but i suppose it ensures everyone gets a piece of cake.

It's prob also bc cousins dating literally isn't that big of a deal in Japan (or most European countries for that matter), compared to the USA at least. It's not illegal either, including first cousins.

YAY NEW SERIES

am I slow for not realizing she was in love with Tenri at all?? it was a total twist for me, but a welcome one

am I slow for not realizing she was in love with Tenri at all?? it was a total twist for me, but a welcome one

It wasn't hinted at much directly, but if you paid attention, there was no strong sign of exactly who she did like. Which, given a Yuri work, is a narrative clue.

Read the following in a robotic monotone dripping with sarcasm

"Wow, she was in love with Tenri? Truly a shocking revelation"

Ain’t nobody surprised

am I slow for not realizing she was in love with Tenri at all?? it was a total twist for me, but a welcome one

Kinda

Damn I thought she'll be able to confess to Tenri rip

I really like Shouko's expression at the end of the chapter here. A very frustrated happiness at Yukari being here for her.

Watanare moment /j

At least Shouko is aware that wanting incest love with her blood cousin is gross.

Now maybe she can start getting over her and focus on Yukari who's trying to be there for her.

At least Shouko is aware that wanting incest love with her blood cousin is gross.

She could be saying that because it's a girl. That would makes more sense given what she is saying afterwards "now you are terrified of me".

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Who wanna bet that the nosy friend will catch them skipping and spin a whole misunderstanding outta that?

At least Shouko is aware that wanting incest love with her blood cousin is gross.

I'm sure she meant "a girl liking another girl"

Who wanna bet that the nosy friend will catch them skipping and spin a whole misunderstanding outta that?

Not me. I glanced at the chapter 7 raws. Its a very dialog heavy chapter with no action whatsoever, just Yukari and Shouko having a nice conversation while visiting the beach.

At least Shouko is aware that wanting incest love with her blood cousin is gross.

She could be saying that because it's a girl. That would makes more sense given what she is saying afterwards "now you are terrified of me".

Yeah as Giftnova said earlier on the cousin aspect isn't a big deal in Japan, so it's definitely her feeling gross for being in love with another girl.