One recurring problem with this pairing is that most of Rin and Sakura's interactions revolve around Nadeshiko. I personally think Sakura works better as Rin's sister-in-law than as her girlfriend.

@Norainhere I recently saw one for Makoto and Haru, titled, "Go for it, Mako-chan!"

I thought things were wrapping up nicely, boy was I wrong. Goddamn just when I thought they were making some good progress... Well progress is still progress I suppose. 2 steps forward 1 step back you know what I mean?

I'm personally not surprised this happened. In order for a relationship for the two to work, they're going to have to address Kurokawa's feelings of inferiority toward Fujishiro, as well as Fujishiro's bullying Kurokawa. While Fujishiro has treated Kurokawa better, she never actually learned that Kurokawa didn't actually mean to comfort her after Hiro broke up with Fujishiro, so I think that issue still hasn't been resolved, either.

I find it interesting that when Iindou asked Suzuka about the reason behind the order, she got chewed out, but when Kagami asked the Major about the order, the Major actually answered the question. I wonder if it was because of how Kagami phrased her question, or who she asked.

I got here by the Random Chapter link, and I have to wonder- who's ranked below the protagonist?

This is an interesting concept, especially with the meta-awareness the heroines possess. I wish they'd made a series about this, since that way, the story would have had enough time to explore the concept's potential.

It might have been nice to see Kokosaki's reaction to Sanada's thoughts, as well as her change of heart. I wonder if Kokosaki's still angry about Sanada not telling the staff about Mashiro's aphonia, or she's willing to forgive her as long as she follows through on her promise to do better from now on.

I'm enjoying the series, although the release date for English volumes is rather slow. Volume 6 out in September, ended on a cliffhanger and Volume 7 won't come out until May.

I especially like the characterization in the manga. Mitsuki is probably one of the more realistic examples of someone who's lacking in social skills, especially since a lot of her problem is having trouble reading subtext behind social interactions (especially in Japan, where people are more willing to imply than to say outright).

One thing I'm curious about, which probably isn't a spoiler, relates to Mitsuki's family. In the flashback arc in Volume 2, she lives in a two-story house, which is large for Japan, and her family employs a maid. In Volume 6, when Hime visits Mitsuki, she sees that Mitsuki's living in a small apartment and while she notices the change, she doesn't ask about it. I wonder if the Yano family fell on hard times, and whether the story will reveal more about this.

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I was personally hoping that we could at least have seen what was on the last page, even if the narrator had learned that too late to salvage her friendship with the other girl.

seems really obvious kyoko is her sisters ex girlfriend

That's a good theory, particularly when the sister reveals that the gifts Kyouko gave the main character are things that the sister gave Kyouko in the first place, as well as the fact that Kyouko and the sister aren't seeing each other.

The art style is rather weird. I'm having trouble recognizing that the main character is supposed to be female.

I'd personally like to see more about Kyouko and the main character's sister's relationship, particularly why they aren't seeing each other at the moment, but that'll probably be revealed later.

I always thought Mifuyu was more invested in Yachiyo, so it should be Mifuyu who's asking to be Yachiyo's girlfriend, and Yachiyo who thinks that they're already girl friends.

This chapter makes me wonder if Iindou would be better off just quitting, since this isn't the first time she's had trouble with military discipline (complaining about Kagami in a letter comes to mind). She doesn't seem to be like the sort to follow orders without questioning them, and I can foresee her trouble with this part of military life only getting worse with time.

I find it a bit strange that Minami, who's insistent on being friends with Azusa, is calling her by her surname, while Azusa, who's a bit annoyed by her, is using Minami's first name. Shouldn't it be the other way around?

I just finished watching the anime.

Personally, while Adachi's insecurity about her relationship with Shimamura is understandable, deciding that you only need a bond with one person is a rather unhealthy mindset for even introverts to have. It reminds me a little of how, in Yuri is My Job, Kanoko becomes insistent on keeping her spot as Hime's only real friend. In that case, however, Sumika calls Kanoko out on how unhealthy her clinginess toward Hime is, and she and Kanoko eventually do become friends (a development Hime approves of).

Of course, Shimamura's also partly responsible for the somewhat dysfunctional state of their relationship. Her rather cynical attitude about "fake friendships," especially with the girls in her class whose names she doesn't bother to remember, is rather off-putting. It's fine to acknowledge that most people tend to drift apart sooner or later, but you should at least value those temporary connections while they last, and I say that as an introvert myself. With this attitude, it's no surprise that Adachi sometimes wonders whether Shimamura even cares about her.

Incidentally, going back to Yuri Is My Job, while Hime is rather cynical and considers most of her friends to be fakes who'd abandon her at the drop of a hat, she does actually value Mitsuki and Kanoko's friendships, considering them her two real friends.

Basically, Adachi and Shimamura seem fundamentally incompatible at this point- as an introvert who decides she only needs one special person and someone who doesn't place all that much value on most of her bonds, respectively. Perhaps I'm wrong about this, or perhaps they get better later, but this is how I feel about them at this point in the story.

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This manga is such trash.
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On serious note. I know it's such ancient reply but whatever.

Blastaar posted:

I don't mind reading stories for that too, but this specific premise I read so many times, I'm currently sick off it and prefer to look for different kinds of stories.

Wait, the "I can love you only because you can't love me" premise? Because that's the only thing that does seem unusual to me.

Or something else?

No, I meant the set up of "Character with tragic pasts gets healed with power of MC's love." I know it was mistranslation, but I honestly got really hyped up when at first they implied that Yuu is asexual and Nanami will be trying to make her fall in love with her. It felt like it had so much potential and possibilities. It just felt like very unique set up for slow burn romance. But then it turned out to be "I'm damaged so I'll love you, but you're not allowed to love me back." and Nanami had all this dark past that Yuu had to help her overcome. That's like romance stories 101. I read dozens of that. That's what I mean that the story was generic. And of course childhood friend that was initially introduced and seemed to be really just friends with Nanami, later turned out to be in love with her, but decided to keep it a secret. Gee, where did I see that one before??? Seriously I'd pay for story where childhood friend turns out to not have secret feelings for MC/Love Interest. So again, it is well written and all that and I agree that you can retold the same story many times and still make it feel fresh, but this specific set up "MC falls for someone with dark past that they need help overcoming before they can be together" is so incredibly common trope, I'm just sick of it.

OrangePekoe posted:

Hi Nevri!

Hi Peko!

I'll admit that the "love interest with a tragic past" trope is fairly common, but Touko's desire to become her sister, and how even her success worsens her own self-loathing was handled fairly well. The revelation that Mio might not have been a perfect honors student forces Touko to question herself, and effectively ties into the theme of how people are perceived versus how they really are. This is a bit of a basic description of Touko's issues, which have been discussed in more detail on this forum, but it goes to show that Touko's backsotry is deeper than you think.

I'm also not sure who this "childhood friend" you're talking about is.
*Sayaka is the only character besides Yuu who's in love with Touko, but she's not a childhood friend; she and Touko met at the start of high school.
*Ichigaya has known Touko since she was young, when he came over with Mio and the rest of the student council, but as far as he's concerned, she's just his late friend's younger sister, and their relationship more or less starts from a blank slate when he coaches her and the student council for the play.
*In Regarding Sayaka Saeki, Sayaka meets a former classmate of Touko's, who tells Sayaka about how Touko used to be much different than she is now- shy, a mediocre student and very unathletic. There's nothing that indicates that this nameless student spoke to Touko in high school, much less developed feelings for her.

The third volume of Regarding Sayaka Saeki just came out. It was a good read, but it's a bit sad to know that the story of Bloom Into You is finally over. I personally hope we get a second season of the anime to show the latter half of the manga, and possibly an OVA for Regarding Sayaka Saeki.

One thing I like more than the non-serialized version is that there's a more gradual buildup to Yukiko and Konomi's eventual relationship. Unlike the previous version, when they became friends almost immediately after learning that they were succubi, Yukiko's still somewhat distant and hostile to Konomi, to the point that she's still calling her "Nirasaka-san" a few chapters in. I also like how they make Yukiko's dislike of being a succubus more of a plot point, as well as part of her initial friction with Konomi.

You can't hack the game, but I haven't had much trouble defeating Rhea in two rounds, before Catherine gets in range of my units (Hard Classic), so she doesn't have to die, although she'll probably never forgive Shamir for siding with Edelgard.

First Page: An Unexpected Mother End For the Final Chapter!

Yeah, I don't think the author could've possibly been more obvious about the series being cancelled, short of actually drawing all the characters as axes. It always makes me feel weird to see authors with clearly-cancelled works writing optimistic messages and trying to sound upbeat in their final chapters. Like, I get that it'd be a massive contract violation to write rants about dumb consumers and unfair publishers, but it just feels odd to see someone striving to act all chill and calm when something they've poured so much effort into is just hacked short. That's the industry for you, I guess.

Is this a reference to some other series, or just a pun on how canceled series get "axed"?

@Ultraxion probably a fair few- at least if you include EX players too. I used to as well many years ago.

I'm also a former player, who quit a couple weeks into Uldir.

No one going to address how the girls FATHER trued to get her MOTHER to choose between the two. That is kinda a terrifying occurrence to me.

I agree that this is a rather manipulative tactic, but seeing how quickly he got shot down, it seems to mainly be proof that he overestimated his importance to the family. He's a selfish, lazy and immature, but he's so pathetic that I almost feel sorry for him.

KEEP AWAY

I'm just going to go ahead and guess you have no idea who Ultraxion is. Relax, it was a joke. I've been trying for years to get Experiment 12-B with no luck.

Wow, I didn't know there were any other WoW players on here.

Why the heck is my browser offering me a google translation from Welsh on chapter 10.15?

I've been asked the same thing, too, both here and on other series. I don't know why, since I don't see any Welsh text on the page.

I enjoyed Volume 8 too, which happened to come out on my birthday. I bought the Kindle version through Amazon.

One thing I found strange about the fan translation on this site was that Yuu doesn't call Touko "Nanami-senpai" during the scene in the cafe, but she does in the localization. As such, Touko's remark about Yuu calling her "senpai" again seemed a bit strange when I read it in the fan translation.

Fan Translation: "They were really excited to see you. Asking for your autograph and all."
Localization: "You were a big hit with them, Nanami-senpai. They even asked for autographs."

English Localization have honorifics ? Cause French Localization didn't, but at least use the name/first name distinction. The only time i see "Senpai" use was from Sayaka's first flashback when she called her Senpai of Middle school.

Yes, the English localization uses honorifics, partly because the senpai-kohai dynamic often comes up in this series. If there's a second season, I wonder how the dub will handle the scene in which Yuu calls Touko, "Touko-senpai," and Touko encourages her to drop the "senpai."

I enjoyed Volume 8 too, which happened to come out on my birthday. I bought the Kindle version through Amazon.

One thing I found strange about the fan translation on this site was that Yuu doesn't call Touko "Nanami-senpai" during the scene in the cafe, but she does in the localization. As such, Touko's remark about Yuu calling her "senpai" again seemed a bit strange when I read it in the fan translation.

Fan Translation: "They were really excited to see you. Asking for your autograph and all."
Localization: "You were a big hit with them, Nanami-senpai. They even asked for autographs."