Chads no Teikoku
joined Dec 18, 2013
YuriMasterRace posted:
They're without a doubt one of the most interesting and "real" so far, the others are all in paradise experiencing their (apparently) first love ever, none of them have to deal with rivals/triangles and their feelings are always (or in the way to be) mutual... Is like, all the drama and difficult topics were throw to this ship alone so the others could be happier T-T
On the contrary, all of them actually feel so real and for the most part, mature tbh, most of the "drama" I've seen gets solved in like 2 chapter maxed without it dragging on and usually fixed by them actually talking and understanding each other (hits close to home), I also like the fact that this series has multiple vibes with each of the different characters, it's such a fresh take on the usual yuri slice of life genre.
I think that them having a single vibe for pair it's something that make them quite unrealistic though. I appreciate that their characters are so developed that you can recognize their personality and all, but still sometimes it appears a bit too simplicistic to be likely in real life (think for example at Ai and Chie and Mahimahi). While Shizuka actually has quite complex mixed feelings: she's in love with Mio but still can't get over Shizuka, even though she wants to with all her might. And she also feels guilty about it to the point of (i) hiding those from Mio; and (ii) punishing herself to be able to go further. And it's funny how realistic that is, because when you are young you don't realize that the best way to get over it is just accept the thing as a whole and realize that that won't change the feelings you have for the other person (Mio).
Mio on the other hand is also quite realistic since she's realizing that she has been idealizing her senpai, and happends quite ofter that you get on your own an idea of a person that just isn't true. And that's what make relationships difficult, you need to be open to change.
While we see no real need to be open to change with the oter pairs, with some exeptions which are, unfortunately, not that developed (Yuu x Mari, Haruka x Kanae).