This was cute, but there's errors on the last page in the first panel. "Despise" should be "despite" in the first bubble, and "I turn" should be "I've turned" in the thought box.

^ That's called artistic license. It was pretty obvious to me who each of them were, and I know hardly anything about Touhou Project characters except what I've chosen to read on the wiki or gleaned from this site over the years. The coloration, especially of Sakuya's hair, seems pretty normal on the second picture at the source link.

Does anyone really think that rotting things taste the most delicious... I suppose it's different for a mermaid though. Also, I never knew that gourmet could be used to describe a person, so that's interesting.

People in Iceland think rotting shark tastes the most delicious, so there's one example.

There are no crack ships in Yuru Yuri, what are you talking about?

Casual homophobic comments need to be treated with absolutely zero tolerance whenever encountered. Rip and tear until it is done.

KENNY LOGGINS INTENSIFIES

The son reminds me of mophead from Their Story in how they're written. I like when we get good male friend/sidekick characters in yuri manga, instead of just having the guy be there for being a male to facilitate cheap romantic drama.

I don't know Their Story, so are you saying Takuya is or isn't a good male friend/sidekick character? I think he's great, because he hasn't shown any actual romantic interest in Yuka the whole time, and the bottom of this page seems to imply that he has none.

My point with the "problematic" angle was really only if she thought there was no other way her crush would like her other than to change herself - which actually does seem to be the case. Experimenting with looks or behaviors is fine if it's of your own volition, but doing it solely because you think you won't be accepted for who you are can lead to even more problems later in life with identity and codependency issues. "She won't love me if I'm not a prince" seems pretty clear that she's convinced her crush would have zero interest in her otherwise. I'm sure this thought isn't actually true since this is a sweet story, but it is affecting her decisions and can't be easily dismissed as irrelevant.

This was surprisingly (possibly) lewd. And enjoyable.

Next-door neighbors is fun. Nothing could possibly go violent and/or sexy this way.

It sounds exceedingly normal to me. How many yuri stories feature adolescent characters changing their look, style, or affect to match up with the style or preferences of the person they like?

Yes, people do all sorts of things that they wouldn't ordinarily do in order to make their object of affection notice them, and society does consider it normal. That doesn't change how problematic some of these things can be, especially when they're related to superficial things like appearance.

Yeah, a haircut and deciding to get fit is pretty far off from actual body dysmorphia. That being said, only doing it because you think the person you like will only appreciate you afterward is rather problematic.

2021-chan pic.

Poor 2021-chan. Having people judge you based on your older sibling has to be hard. Keep your chin up, though, little one! You can prove your worth to people.

I will admit, I was wrong about there being intended coercion in this story. It does seem clear that the girl wasn't intending to force the woman to go out with her, only give her an answer. That order, however much of a subversion it may be, is still problematic. I see personal or household maids as archaic, and an echo of a time we need to move away from. A time when indentured servitude was commonplace. Orders are only given to people who are seen as lower in standing. Lower-ranking members of the military follow orders. So do slaves. Employees fulfill employers' requests that fall in line with their job description; they don't follow orders, and especially not arbitrary orders that have nothing to do with their employment. Again, I'll re-iterate that I have no problem with people liking this. It still rubs myself and several other people the wrong way. Passive-aggressive remarks or being told to "get over it" only serves as an attack.

I think this particular thread may need more attention, and perhaps permanent locking, because a couple people are still posting blatant attacks and passive-aggressive jabs even after they've been told not to.

But the movie...

Does this seem like an extra-long final chapter to anyone else? That ending seems so much like an actual ending...

There are 16 chapters and counting, they just wanted to establish a backstory.

Well that's a relief.

Does this seem like an extra-long final chapter to anyone else? That ending seems so much like an actual ending...

I have two problems with this series, I don't like either of the main characters and I don't have any idea why I should like them.

I don't like either of them either, but it's fun for me to watch them interact.

Well, this is the only one I can think of off hand, but I'd be surprised if there aren't other examples out there.

What a classic.

Sweet and lewd at the same time.

BOT ALARM BOT ALARM

Made me think of this little guy:

WARNING, WARNING! INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!
(Translation: kill me or your entire party wipes approximately 20 seconds from now)

If people want to like this story, that's fine. I have nothing against them. But when they attempt to attack my and others' very real problem with it and try to de-legitimize it, or to mock us, yeah, you're going to get the teeth back.

You 'bout to get tentacled, yo!

^ Ok, but....what the hell just happened here? A mixing of timelines over the internet?