Gosh, too cute! I'd say get married already but that's too late at this point :D

That face Ruriko was making on the last page was nice, really pure bliss. Also, Kinosaki Onsen #1, no contest

I really appreciate all the subtle edits from the novel, like Relaire being more in the picture and all that. It really is a fresh experience reading the manga even after having finished the novel.
Also must restrain myself from commenting anything on the speculations about Claire's fate :D

I do hope this is not the end.

end is next chapter, not sure if this have a extra chapter in the last volume or not, but yeah

Wait what

Well, to be fair their emotional connection did sort of escalate in the last few chapters so it sort of makes sense to end here. I don't believe there will be a kiss or anything, it will probably just end in a sort of ambiguous "they are closer than ever" kind of way

Vtubers are one of those things that's still a big mystery to me. I honestly feel like a complete boomer because I don't understand who they are, what they are doing, or why they suddenly became so popular.

It's really cool to see You opening up and making herself more vulnerable. I was skeptical early on and didn't like her as a character, but I have to say, the character development in this series is very well done and I'm genuinely starting to feel for her.

The culmination of this manga will be selfcest 3P that shoots her back to the main timeline. Senpai will tell old MC she knew everything the whole time and was completely into it. Finally, past MC will move out of the shadows and senpai will pull out some fancy time travel magic wand proving that she orchestrated this whole thing.

You know what, with the way things are going you might not be too far off the mark with this prediction

I thought I would be okay with this type of ending, but it turns out I'm not.

I feel you, I also thought it'd be fine even if it just ends with friendship, but now that it's officially over I don't feel satisfied at all. Not really objective criticism in any way, the story is written nicely by all means, but it just doesn't feel satisfying :(

That "leaked" book 3 sounds nice though :D

I'm happy the maid got chosen, for me it was between her and the brave.

For the team I voted brave, maid, and princess. Brave seems like an obvious choice, she's a warrior so she should do well in the extermination but would be useless in the relief.
Maid would be good at both, but she's proven her fighting skill and will bring a bit of calm to the otherwise chaotic troupe.
The princess is really just to keep her in sight and to maybe help her develop into a proper knight over time, but I guess choosing her is a bit risky. But I also think that priestess and witch should both be skilled at healing and therefore well suited to helping the village, even though they'd be better fighters than the princess.

I honestly like the side couples and think their stories are cute and just deep enough to be interesting. However, I'm not happy with the timing of this side story. We were just at the point of highest tension between the main couple, only for the manga to suddenly go "nope, side couple time". Felt a bit frustrating and frankly didn't do justice to them imo, their story isn't bad at all, but it's just placed in the wrong spot.

This is one of the difficulties about pacing, you need to be mindful about the story's tension when inserting side stories or comic relief, otherwise it becomes quite frustrating very quickly.

Final twist was a little bit out of the blue, but overall quite wholesome I guess? :D

I don't think Kiyo is such a bitch... Being homosexual in that time was hard and that time was so hard in general. I don't think "Micchan is right and Kiyo bad" or the other way around, I just feel a deep pity for both characters :(

Exactly, a lot of the criticism is coming from a very modern perspective. Nowadays it might be true that somebody like Kiyo is just way too cowardly and that you shouldn't spend time on her, but in 1960s Japan things were different. That's not to say that Mitsuko wouldn't have benefited from getting some distance and moving on, but it is kind of unfair to be so hard on Kiyo imo. The social consequences for even just being unmarried, not to mention lesbian, were extremely severe. Criticising someone for not willing to go that far is a bit naive I think, realistically most people would do the same (and they did IRL)

The senpai should get a voucher or something from the escort agency, just think of how much revenue she generated for them just by getting Asumi hooked on lesbian prostitution

Wait, completed?! Bit short, innit?

Still cute and wholesome though, the accidental tongs boob grab is a true yuri innovation as well

It's a silly story that doesn't really make sense and I think that's completely fine. However, the fact that MC has to grope or assault senpai in literally every chapter is starting to get a little formulaic and boring. I didn't mind it so much in the beginning but it just makes me increasingly want to skip those pages

I wonder if the salary is at least good. Being paid in cash is not all that uncommon in Japan though, when I worked there (at a completely normal hotel) I was always paid in cash only. Mainly because opening a Japanese bank account is a pain though :D

Art is nice, but so far I don't really feel like the story has anything that catches my interest. Doesn't help if it continues to be released just once every 2 months, really hard to build any kind of momentum or engagement with that kind of schedule...

One thing I really appreciate about this is that it shows the depressing reality for lesbians, but also women in general, who spent most of their life in the post-war years. Living in a patriarchic society is already hard enough as it is, if you then are also in love with a person of the same gender it becomes only harder still. Of course, with more bravery and determination, these two might have found a way to be together, but the reality is that just a tiny minority of people would have the mental fortitude required to defy social expectations so radically.

And that's precisely why I think this story is great, we are lucky to live in a time where women are a lot freer in their choices and homosexuality is much more accepted (at least in Japan and most Western nations). However, it is important to remember just how difficult things were and to understand why it is so important to fight for and protect this freedom to be yourself. So while this story is sad, its sadness can be channeled into something positive, which I personally think is quite beautiful.

I'm also so glad we get to see a childhood friend win. I'm not as much of a fan of it in a heterosexual context, and I can see why the destined childhood friend -> partner thing is subverted so often (thanks to an article I read a while back about the trope that I can dig up if anyone's interested)

I'd actually be very interested in reading that article. Still got it anywhere?

"Oh no, my yuri obsession might get exposed", proceeds to immediately expose her yuri obsession. Brilliant

in Comprehensive Tovarish it was actually the editor that strongly encouraged Arata to include even more characters through the student council.

I really wanted to like this series because people talked about how the MC might be on the autism spectrum, but it was far too frantic for me to follow.

Fair take, I personally like it, but it's definitely true that the main story is hard to follow since the manga seems to have an attention span of like 5 seconds before it suddenly switches to something completely different.
Much less the case in this series, but the tendency is still there. It is a bit frustrating imo, because I honestly think the main couple story is quite good, both here and in tovarish. It just becomes difficult to appreciate when between every development there are 2-3 chapters of side stories

I'd love a good sports yuri, but for some reason I find this one to be just somewhat boring. MC is fine, but I'm really not feeling the senpai at all, her going back and forth between caring and distant and cold in the beginning was just annoying, feels like the story leans into the "cool but conflicted senpai" trope way too much.

Probably still gonna read it though, I just need more sports stories in my life T_T

I'm going to college next week and will travel to the US this week as an international student. This took a lot of trying and it wasn't my first option but stills pretty great haha. I have lived alone before and I'm not nervous tbh, I'm only a little worried about going back to school after so long....don't kill me, Math/Chemistry!
I'll probably still have free time but I'll definitely have to play less gacha hahaha.

Going abroad for college is great, so many amazing experiences :) Never been to the US personally, probably a very prejudiced opinion, but I'm a bit scared of the country

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Everyone is saying Lin Xiao Lu's mother sucks, but like... Leaving the house at night without telling her and then obviously lying about why seems like a legitimate reason for a parent to get angry/concerned.

I think the issue is more about creating an environment where Lin Luxi can never be honest about what she does, e.g. going to meet a friend in the park. That's why the contrast is so striking, as Tongtong immediately tells her mom everything since she trusts her completely, whilst Lin Luxi basically seems to hide her entire life from her mother.

She'll bleed to death if she ever witnesses the LICK

i wonder if the manga will finish with a polyamory or monogamy? interesting

I'm 99% sure it will go for a poly ending, it's already been pretty clearly set up with hints at her two roommates developing slight feelings for each other as well as MC witnessing her teachers' polyamorous relationship.

Personally not a huge fan of polyamory generally, but it just really fits this story, so I'd be okay with it