Oof. No workplace romance. But OK. I'm in for whatever adventure our newly-minted, escort-for-lesbians is getting into.

Jesus. I have an inappropriate anatomical joke in my head (a Rebel Wilson line). Not gonna say it out loud.

Anyhow this is interesting.

I didn't think it'd be a looong timeskip (10+ years!).

To be honest, this isn't how I expected the story to end. BUT all the same, it's a beautiful ending; a unique exposition of how Maki and Midori have been doing raising their daughter, very clever on the author's part I must say.

What hit me is the stark reality that for a "Gay" family trying their best to thrive in a not-so-welcoming society, the kid internalizes this. The scene where Komari shows pictures of Maki and Midori, then Kon crying her heart out cuz deep inside she loves her moms-- frickin kick me in the metaphorical balls. I had to wipe some tears. This is one of the very few Yuri/GL stories I've read that made me tear up.

Despite some oversight and shortcomings, it's still a job done well for me.

Life is like a box of chocolate...
Nothing, Just wanna say this chapter is surprising and sweet.

I dunno guys, the title is literally “Even If It Was Just Once, I Regret It”. Landlady obviously feels really guilty about having sex with her drunk and can’t imagine that Kozuka would ever actually like her outside of the weird contract (but the contract’s existence itself is pretty sus too tbh, like, romantic/sexual favors for rent is pretty yikes on an abuse of power level no matter how nice you are about it, why does Japan always seem so weird about that kind of thing).

To be honest, I sympathize with much of firelizard's arguments here (I decided to quote their first opening about the topic).

It's fair to judge a society based on a media said society consumes. Manga, or even anime, is a staple of, and in, Japan. And these are just one of the many media of storytelling Japanese culture has.

For instance, the Japanese YouTuber "Nobita from Japan" featured a story about how cheating or ntr is a favorite premise in so many Japanese drama and even in manga/anime (that, despite a couple of disclaimers he mentioned at the start of the video). He also laid out the reasons why, beyond the movies and the TV shows, cheating seems to be more common in the Japanese society than expected. Nobita-san was kind of surprised when the women he interviewed were actually okay with it.
(NOTE: just cuz I said "common in the Japanese society than expected" doesn't mean cheating is solely a Japanese problem, as Nobita-san pointed out in the video. Personally, seems to me it thrives where conservative attitudes are alive with the tendency to make sex taboo.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNKTAv5fyA

firelizard said: "abuse of power level no matter how nice you are about it, why does Japan always seem so weird about that kind of thing"

It does seem like a pejorative attack on a complex culture IF YOUR KNEE JERK REACTION is to be defensive about a cultural flaw that exists in reality. firelizard isn't wrong, it's just that, something's lacking in the sentence. How? We can tie this to Nobita-san's exposition on cheating as seemingly accepted part in the inner-lives of the Japanese. Check out the stats he provided. He also said the cheating sites and apps exist in Japan (these also exist in North America btw, remember that Ashley Madison scandal?)

Japan is weird about some stuff cuz as a largely conservative culture (like any other conservative culture), it deems sex as taboo. Part of taboo-fication is sex as a power-play with abuse instead of a consensual one. NOW, is this a Japanese society problem? YES. Is this endemic only in Japan? NO. Does this mean that there are elements in Japan who are fighting against this trend? YES.

To be fair, there are tons of mangaka who don't operate on that kind of taboo-fication. I think the best example would be Cano and Nakatani Nio. For me, Cano enjoys their poly-relationships but in a healthy and comedic way, as seen in the manga with a long title I'll just name it as "Triangle". In YagaKimi, Yuu actively undermines Touko's desire for control; a control which could lead to Touko's self-destruction had Yuu not intervened. Here, we saw how the usual comphet of senpai-kouhai powerplay turned on its head in the context of a lesbian relationship.

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Looks like the tomboy is a service top while the gyaru is a power bottom.

Wouldn't be surprised if the gyaru uses those long nails to mark her territory. It's just a matter of time.

End??? Make it poly!!

Only solution

^ Begs the question, what’s the point of having a cake you can’t eat?

Didn't say one can't eat it. But it's kinda like eating porridge and you just sloshed it on the plate then you lick the plate. If I were there, i would have sliced firstly from behind, about half an inch of multiple slices, going to the head.

OR delicately unboxing PS4 doesn't mean you ain't gonna play it, you just don't rip the box apart like it's massacre.

holy sugar

In all fairness, barbarically slicing off a beautifully crafted cake is horrendous.

Oh god @Lilliwyt and @Sylvanas @Zeltrech55

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there are so many things left unresolved
As I recall there was a debate about who should be the new president, between yuzu and harumin's sister, which we never heard from again.

That was Yuz vs Mei actually; Mitsuko raised the stakes.

We don't know anything about Mei's biological mother.

I'm guessing a divorce settlement? Maybe arranged marriage blues. I feel like Mei's biological mum didn't want to be around the Aiharas anymore.

What happened to the manager? Did he marry someone else?

Probably he's enjoying the bachelor life of a successful businessman.

What about Shirapon and Himeko's supposed fiancees?

We'll never know. Personally, I don't care. The mention of their fiancees seems to be a minor plot device.

What happened to yuzu's friends?

If the wedding aftermath is any indication they're probably shedding their homophobia off.

I still don't understand about arranged marriages, this is not 1960, you can inherit something without the need to get married

Neither do I. But the reality is it still persists in some cultures. In my country, the arranged marriages happen between people of equal social status. In some Jewish communities they have this "Shadchan" person.

I know it's a yuri manga but they could have given Ume and Shou some development, basically Sho
give his daughter to a stranger.

I can't see the connection between the two points but I think Shou accepting Mei's raging lesbianism and her subsequent marriage to Yuzu seems to me a kind of atonement on his part.

If Sayaka is so in favor of school rules, then why is her hair dyed blue?

I think it's a sort of saying Sayaka is a character to watch out for. Look at Matsuri and her brilliant pink hair, boy did she make an entrance.

Mei at the beginning of the manga acted with a lot of confidence and whenever she had the opportunity she tried to fuck yuzu (until yuzu had a virgin panic) what happened to her now?

Cucked. By Harumin showing how to treat Yuzu right.

Why were some characters literally discarded?

Can you clarify on this one? Which character are you talking about and how do you think they were discarded?

Why are there so many coincidences in this manga? First, Mei and Yuzu become stepsisters by chance, then the manager turns out to be the fiancé, then it turns out that Matsuri also knows him and many more

That's Citrus universe for you.

Well SaburoUta basically said: "Fuck the development of the story, I want more Mei goinf blushy blushy hehe"

Actually sums up the sentiment of your post.

I miss them so much.

Nice.
Imma roll with this.

this het drama is annoying and makes no damn sense they are all grown ass adults with the problem solving skills of preschoolers uta please come back and bang some sense into kaoru already

Or Uta can bang someone else instead

Nene us just sabus way of making fun of people who ship the wrong ship lol
At least that's what I think

I think you're not wrong.

wow

You slam that door! You slam that door right in that jerk's face!

kick that bitch and find aya!

Brittany S. Pierce's monotone quiet voice: "Stop the violence".

Then, does nothing to stop the violence.

Carry on ma peeps;
Sei, kick that bitch, slam the door shut, and go after Aya.

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Nagori Yu is a Yuri deity.

nice

^^^ LOL you're right. It kinda looks sad.

The Immaculate

probably. and that seems to be the best case scenario. the logical conclusion. Lol.

I am seriously in love with the character design.

Wanko's childlikeness is adorable. No wonder Sakuma fell for her.

oh no, the infamous finger condoms return! xD ahahahaha

LOL never expected that as well.

This is nice.

finger cots/condoms, dental dams, tongue condoms exist

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