On one hand, I fully agree that the whole "aggressive student hitting on her insecure, sexually frustrated teacher" thing is
getting a bit overdone. On the other hand, doing it that way is kind of necessary if you want to do a teacher/student story, because the alternative is pretty much to have an adult taking advantage of a child, which is just creepy.

The funny thing is the former dynamic seems to almost always result in a good story, even though there's so many ways it could be done wrong.

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So she got over the whole "I can only love you if you don't love me back" thing?

I'm at ch. 6's ending and I'm salty about the guy's death and HOW STUPID IS THAT WOMAN? Jesus Christ, it's either stupidity or she's some baddy working with the other guy and really, I'm leaning more towards stupidity. She kills him because they lack the resources for long term containment? Yeah, sure, but how stupid are you supposed to be when there's something else that's going on here and you just kill the only evidence that you have? A hero's just been turned into a monster, how bout you freaking find out who did that to him first before offing him like some horse with a lame leg! How the hell did this bitch go up the ranks? Most likely kissing someone's ass or nepotism if you ask me.

I despised her for doing that when I first read that chapter. For real, I was seething with anger. But keep reading, and your feelings on her might change.

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I like this series, but I mostly only go back to the beginning chapters, which are are classic in my opinion. The whole thing goes on a little too long, but in particular I hate how the the cross dressing guy gets treated, it makes me feel a little sick. I liked Azusa, she was darling.

The anime is very underrated. It may not be complete, but it lacks most of the iffy parts from the manga. It's also well directed and animated, and has a moving soundtrack

Love the setup. Yuri's design is adorable, and you can already tell Kamome's going to be an absolute blast

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I wanted to see them kiss.

"Special thanks to my mother for helping draw.."
Spits out drink

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I'm liking it so far. One part that felt fresh to me was Ena's receptiveness after she was kissed. In a lot of other manga, characters freak out in that situation and stop the romantic momentum dead in its tracks.

There's definitely something going on between these two. I think the tags should stay as is.

KKL MC: Child in an adult's body.

Octave MC: Very functional, with some noticeable personality flaws.

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themusicman500 posted:

Someone who's rejected your confession multiple times over several years, suddenly realizing not only that they're into girls, but also that they're in love with you, is so incredibly unlikely that I can only see it as contrived.

I'm pretty sure it was explained that she also liked her back but was too afraid to act on her feelings, so she rejected her instead because being homo is wrong, but after MC tried hard enough she changed her mind. Whatever or not author had it in mind from the beginning is another story, but it wasn't that she suddenly realized it. And if you are going to say she wouldn't do it, that is exactly the same thing girl in Girl x Girl x Boy did.

I know it was a "loved her all along" deal, and I'm sure the author planned it. Doesn't change the way I feel about it. Also I want to re-emphasize that I like KKL a lot and I've reread it a bunch of times, but certain aspects continue to bother me.
Also brb reading Girl x Girl x Boy for the first time.

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Doesn't change the fact that she kept her around for weeks/months willingly, nor the fact that she was aware MC wasn't over her past love and still decided to date. Sure, she might not control whether or not she likes MC, but she knew well exactly where she was going into. And no, I never said she deserved to be heartbroken, just that I find it hard to feel bad for her. Sure it sucks, but it's not like she has no responsability for her own suffering.

Love often makes you act like this, unfortunately. I totally feel bad for people in that situation, but that's just me.

@schuyguy

I agree with you on the the stories you linked, but not on Kimi Koi Limit. Someone who's rejected your confession multiple times over several years, suddenly realizing not only that they're into girls, but also that they're in love with you, is so incredibly unlikely that I can only see it as contrived.

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It's been some time since I read it, so I don't remember it in details... But tbh I find it hard to feel bad for her. Firstly, because she didn't care about any other girl before and likely thought the same would happen with MC. And more importantly, because she accepted being MC's gf completely aware that MC wasn't over her first love.

Hiroko (MC's gf) actually says that she didn't intend to become Sono's (MC) girlfriend but fell in love with her over time and couldn't let her go. She can hardly control who she loves or doesn't love, so if you're going to argue she deserves to be heartbroken, I disagree.

Kimi Koi Limit is frustrating on many levels. It's a love triangle where a nice person is left heartbroken, and the universe seems hellbent on rewarding MC for being cute and having an unrequited crush. That's said it's still a very good manga, even though I can't agree with some of the writing decisions.

The Japanese was clearer. She means that if things had gone a bit differently in the past she could well have been married to Reiichi now.

Ohhhhh That makes a lot more sense, thanks.

Also, that page: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_unrequited_love_ch11#22 puzzles me. I can't make head or tail of what she means.

I think she's saying she knows Reichi so well she could practically be Uta's sister, like how Kaoru is called Uta's older sister at times. We don't know for sure if they're having an affair but it's likely.

So I take it they never had the kid

I admire people who openly talk about their feelings and interests. It's something that I'm generally afraid to do in real life.

Emulators open up a whole new world of old games. Pretty much any computer can run DS or PS1 games so that could really help with being bored of all the games you have.

Wow. Are these two really so innocent that they don't realize all the innuendos they're using on each other?

They also obsess over each other all the time when they're apart, lovingly make food for each other while blushing when they're together, and think this is a normal step-sibling relationship. Yuri subtext throws common sense out the window.

Have you seen Kamichu? Very light and sweet show with great animation. Any manga I'd recommend would be from this site, not sure if it would help you but I'll give a list if you're interested.
I don't really play any games that are "uplifting" exactly, so I'm useless there.

You know Reporter x Camera Girl is coming, it's only a matter of time..

The status is completed.... hiks... thats mean no more new chapter?!?! I need more something like this

It's said completed for quite a while now actually, and more stuff keeps coming.

I have two moms, and my sister and I were both born via different donors.

Her donor had it done so my sister could track him down if she wanted to, and when she got out of college, she met up with him. Long story short, she loves him and sees him as a 3rd parent, and he feels the same but doesn't overstep his boundaries. I feel that's evidence enough that having the donor in the kid's life is not necessarily bad. The donor insisting on seeing the child from an early age I'm not sure about. Seems like a very volatile situation especially if all parties are married, although the few times a year idea might work.

As for me, my donor chose to remain completely anonymous and I cannot find out who he is unless he changes his mind and contacts the cryogenics lab. It's not THAT big of a deal to me, but I would like to know what kind of person he is and what he looks like.

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Merry Christmas everyone. Had a fine Christmas eve dinner on my phone in the other room while my aunt and cousins talked about boring stuff. Looking forward to seeing the Cavaliers and Warriors game tomorrow.

Has anyone read "A Canticle for Leibowitz?" The use of language is the cleverest I've ever seen in a science fiction novel, though admittedly I haven't read many.