For now let's just pray for a drama CD, I think the chance for one is damn high. Beside YagaKimi still hasn't got enough material for an anime anyway.

Definitely. Will make an altar out of my YagaKimi copies for this. Yup.

I feel like if YagaKimi gets an adaptation, it will be when it's about to end & the anime will have to be a full adaptation (since it's kinda hard to have a semi-satisfying "go read the mango" ending for this series)

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& also deserves an anime more.

NTR and Citrus anime adaptation was to promote Yuri Hime, I doubt Ichijinsha care much if their anime succeed or not as romance series in general always do poorly.
In fact, I think Citrus would do better as an anime than YagaKimi, it's just more... rauchy and thrilling? Yuri aside, they appeal to Yuri fans for different reasons.

I do understand why Citrus & NTR r chosen to be adapted & why they do have a higher chance of doing better than YagaKimi as an anime in the current state of the anime industry/community. I was just being salty about it lol About the fact that good story doesn't sell, but fanservice does. It's kind of sad. Reminds me that Sangatsu actually did poorly despite being one of the best things to come out of anime for a while... I'm glad that it's getting a S2 somehow... (This is totally off-topic)

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^ Just saw it on Twitter. Good news indeed. Seeing the PV makes me hope 4 a CD Drama.

It actually sells better than NTR and Citrus.

& also deserves an anime more.

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Wait, did they actually do lewd things? At the initiative of senpai?

Nah, It's probably just more kids-friendly wrestling

I want more ; ;

^ You're right about vol 1 being the bestseller in that category when it first came out. I do remember that. But yeah, it's not right now.

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^ Thanks for the list!

仲谷 鳰 『いつだって横顔』 - Natakani

I see. So after the hand, it's the face now. Would be funny if someone gets slapped in this story.

Seriously speaking, the title sounds like a story about someone longing for someone from afar.

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Also don't be hopeful about the story being long, considering they have 16 authors participating this time.

Well, I'm not too worried about Tamamusi's story since she specializes in short stories. But I do hope the others deliver this time around.

They still haven't revealed all the authors yet, have they?

& I still haven't bought Galette 2 yet...

I'm neutral on their oneshots but Momono Moto and Morinaga Milk's serialization are great.

How was Otsu Hiyori's?

I can see Eclair becomes a quarterly or bi-yearly thing since it's a low risk venture, but anything more, like a YagaKimi anime is still highly unlikely, unless Dengeki really feels the need to push book sale.

I will do black magic to make them feel the need to push book sale & make that anime a reality >:( Well no, I'll just be in the corner crying for it

But maybe if enough Eclair and Yagakimi tanks are sold then they will have a change of heart. So go place your order today. Eclair Blanche is also super stacked, their line up is pretty much golden so confirm you will get something good out of it.

PS: Buy Galette while you're at it too

Definitely am ordering vol 4. Still considering Eclair 2. Nakatani, Tamamusi, & Shunita do have my interest tho. I'm rlly hoping that the stories are longer this time around. Eclair 1 was rather underwhelming, tbh. & I still haven't bought Galette 2 yet...

Well its first volume is the number one seller on amazon in the yuri/yaoi genre right now.

Actually, 10 count is no.1. Yaoi will always beat yuri no matter what, sadly.

YagaKimi's success is more prominent in Japan, tbh. I remember vol 3 basically topped the Amazon JP manga ranking within the first week of its release, both in the physical & Kindle categories. The overall sale as of the time of vol 3's release was 250K. Vol 1 had had its 11th reprint a couple of months back. I'm expecting an overall sale of around 400-500K by the time vol 4 is out.

It always makes me rlly happy when I see how successful this series is over there in JP ; ;

Pfft
Yuu was noticed by senpai, that's a superpower right there

LOL

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^ Once again prove that 7seas didn't properly read this series b4 actually doing anything with it.

Ok, I do really want to see that, especially hoping to see Rei teasing the heck out of Touko & Yuu. Yuu's family's reactions would be gold since they once joked around about Yuu getting a gf after all lol

That worries me a bit actually
When Rei teased Yuu about it at dinner, didn't their dad kinda shut it down? Like a "don't say/joke about such things" kind of tone. We're not sure exactly how strongly the parents would feel about it, but I'd be a bit nervous, though it's nice that at the very least, Rei would be supportive.

The tone in the original Jap is not really him being against it, from what I've heard. I think what he said was more along the line of "I wouldn't know what to do if that was actually the case." So if he does find out about Yuu getting a gf, I think he'll be shocked, but he won't be like "I WON'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN."

This is why I really didn't like the 7seas TL. They changed the tone significantly by having the dad saying "I'm afraid I'd have to put my foot down if it was." It comes off as him being strongly against Yuu getting a gf even though that's not rlly the case :/

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I do think there could be sex but not shown very explicitly, maybe discretion shot or something similar (?) I mean Nakatani drew a sex scene in a Touhou doujin , and that scene in chapter 16 was hot 7u7 plus chapter 20 showed some nudity, so I don't think Nakatani is shy about making a sex scene. But how much we'll see there depends on editor-san.

I'm not too worried about Nakatani shying away from sex scenes cuz like you said, she drew one once in her 2hu doujin. I trust her to add sex where she thinks it is appropriate to show & I think showing Touko & Yuu having sex once they have come to a mutual & healthy emotional connection will be a nice way to wrap up this series. But yeah, it all comes down to whether the peeps at Dengeki will allow her to do that or not.

It's a shame, really. Nakatani is a pretty good storyteller, I like Yuu as a protagonist, and the side characters actually have at least some depth to them. Also, this manga has subverted so many romance/shoujo/yuri genre tropes. It'd just be a bit of a waste, in my opinion, if it just ends with them getting together. If it actually just ends after 7-8 volumes, then I would feel frustrated at all the wasted potential.

She is & part of being a good storyteller is to know when to end the story to leave an impact, so I'll just trust that she knows the best direction for this series. For me, as long as it is thematically fulfilling, I'll be happy~

^ I understand how you feel though. I also love this series A LOT, so I seriously don't want it to end. Trust me. I do want to see Touko and Yuu's life as a couple. I was just saying that it's kinda unlikely because of the type of story this is. (Although, idk, maybe short special chapters? I can see Nakatani doing shorts showing glimpses of their relationship as a couple)

meeting each other's parents

Ok, I do really want to see that, especially hoping to see Rei teasing the heck out of Touko & Yuu. Yuu's family's reactions would be gold since they once joked around about Yuu getting a gf after all lol

sex obviously 7u7

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) I highly doubt there'll be one, but I once said that YagaKimi would be my ideal yuri series if it ends with an intimate, happy sex scene between Touko & Yuu.

I just want to see Yuu being very happy after finally falling in love like she always wanted

You & me both. I'm so glad to see so many ppl here wishing for Yuu's happiness unlike on /u/

@Saizon The thing about this manga is that it has rather focused themes about identity & relationship that are integrated into an actual centralized plot. It's not exactly an SOL where it can write in any situations it wants to continue on forever. The moment Touko is able to resolve her identity and relationship problems, it not only wraps up the plot, but the themes as well. Because of that, showing Touko's & Yuu's complete life as a couple, while can be cute, doesn't add anything to the overall themes & plot. Also, Nakatani is not exactly the type who does feel-good SOL or one who spells out everything that will happen to her characters & their relationship. Most of her stories have some sort of relationship complications that the characters have to come to term with & a lot of them are left rather open-ended. That's why I think YagaKimi will most likely end on Touko & Yuu getting together. If we're lucky enough, Nakatani might show us some glimpses of their adult life, but I don't think she'll dedicate several chapters or volumes for that.

Dat bonus page xD
They look like they are doing Jojo poses.

KanadeChan posted:

So~ in the end...
- Kotooka x Washio [GL]
- Subaru x Asakura [BL]
- Tsukasa x ????(Man) [Het]
Well, this ending is not what i want but if Tsukasa is HAPPY (with that man TT) it's OK for me.

No woman can be happy with a man.

That's what yuri taught me.

It's truth cuz the yuri gods can't lie to us.

Nnn I don't want it to end after Touko and Yuu get together, I want to see them as a couple and growing old together :/ even if it's just one more volume that features their lives as a couple and then the manga ends. Btw the special 4 mentioned at the end that summer holiday will continue so I guess the culture festival and play thing will start in volume 6. Sayaka is actually an important character too, I don't think a resolution for her crush on Touko will be easy so I'm expecting an arc focused on her after Touko and Yuu resolve her issues.

I want to see that too, honestly. Tho I feel like this manga, like most slow-burn romance, is more about the process of them falling in love. I'm hoping we'll at least get some time skip scenes with them now living together & Touko becoming a responsible husband gf to Yuu & them taking care of their science babies, ofc. They can also begin at the end of vol 5, who knows. We'll see next month. I imagine Sayaka's resolution to be integrated into Touko's relationship resolution somehow. But yeah, 7-8 vols would probably be the length for this series.

Oh yeaah, the rain. Nakatani plays with uh the light exposure sometimes, to portray the characters' state of mind. Like in the first chapter, when Yuu's friends would ask her what was wrong, and she'd just feel this emotional distance between them; we'd see Yuu drawn in the dark/shadows.

& in ch 16 parallel, there was no distance between her & her friends & they were all in the light., symbolizing that Yuu has started to know or feel what love is~

She's stuck lol, she can't get any closer than this. They're close yet very far apart, they're not on the same page at all. If this is as far as they'd ever get, it makes sense that Yuu convinces herself that it's fine, if the alternative is to lose what they have. That's pretty much Sayaka's mindset, isn't it? Though in the end of volume 4, Yuu very much knows it's bullshit, heh, and unlike Sayaka, wants to do something about it.

Yup, they are two sides of the same coin, but one's love prompts them to act, the other is okay with the status quo.

I wonder if the changes she'll propose to her friend will only involve Touko's character's decision, or maybe will we see Yuu's nurse get a bigger part.

I was thinking more of the former, but the latter could be very likely as well. Will be interesting to find out. Next volume should be the start of the play. Then we get like maybe 1 or 2 vols after that to get resolutions for Touko & all her relationships. YagaKimi would probably end then... I don't want it to end, but this is not a story that you can drag on forever & I also want to see how it ends, so lol

Yeah they're pretty relevant, not just a half assed hook thrown in there, it's a shame that the obi is lost, given the format of English manga.

I really think they could've added them to the back's summary instead of coming up with their own cheesy hooks like "Only time can tell..." >_>

Lol, the previous covers were pretty Yuu/Touko centric, while the 4th one is just "all eyes on Touko". Everyone is focused and just thinking about her, even Touko is thinking about Touko lmao. The relationship Touko shares with both Sayaka and Yuu, it's so unbalanced lol, it's all tipped in her favour

Touko is looking at the sparkler like "I just started a fire. Shits will now go down b/c of me" lol
I just love how Nakatani uses perspective to convey characters' feelings & relationships to one another. She's so great. I love her. This series will adapt so well into an anime, I rlly hope Dengeki won't miss the opportunity to do so. Since Yuu is side by side along the big names (most already have their own animu) in the promotional image for Dengeki 25th anniversary campaign, can I dream that they're planning something big for YagaKimi?

V3: Yuu realising what Touko's requests meant, and realising she couldn't cross those lines, even if it's what she would personally truly want.

Vol 3 cover is kinda great in the fact that it has 2-fold meaning. Yuu honestly wanting to stay in that moment with Touko, but we see that the rain has stopped. The other meaning, like you said, would be her trying to convince herself that she is fine staying in the current status quo in her relationship with Touko, but we know she's not exactly fine with that, deep down.

You know, it's a real shame that the localized versions of YagaKimi (except for the Korean one) don't have the obi's phrase with them. They add so much to the cover.

IKRRR
That chapter with the lights projected, she says something like, how she'd like to fall in love/reach for those stars right? Iirc, the chapter was titled "I can't reach the stars" symbolising that whatever she thinks love is, what it should feel like, she can't feel it, she can't reach those feelings.
But here we have her holding the projector, the stars shining on her. She's finally reached them

Yup. She has definitely reached the love she thought she couldn't feel, but rather than the "sweep you off your feet" kind of love, it's a more grounded one. One that sparks action and not just feelings. That's why I think her holding onto the projector is such an important detail.

You guys r right. I'm ashamed to have not noticed vol 2 cover's connection to chap 10 for this long of a time. Forgive me, Nakatani, I'm a terrible fan. That cover is so happy-looking compared to the heavy shits that ch 10 threw at us lol Welp, I guess it's about time I reread this series again & pick up all the visual details I've missed ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Btw, here's another parallel that I thought is as great as the one between ch 1 & 16 (Appreciate the fact that Yuu is holding onto the physical object of her love rather than grabbing for stars, which, IMO, symbolize her initial idealized love)

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So far, I like the tone of this story. Waiting for the next part to see if this will actually make any sense or not.

Colored version of the cover: https://twitter.com/yagakimi/status/868409733845139458

Vol 2 cover is still best cover, aesthetically-speaking, but this is a night scene by Nakatani so I do like it a lot. I also like that she started using particular scene from the vol itself as the cover rather than just drawing random illustrations like with vol 1 & 2, cuz man this scene, how it's composed here, along w/ the obi phrase summarize some of the major points in the vol rlly well.

^ No, since ch 22 is the last of vol 4. New chap of new vol is always released together with the tank release, so we'll be getting ch 23 next month along with vol 4 & Eclair 2. Nakatani only draws a short special chap in between the wait, so that's all we'll be getting this month.

Always kind of baffled by the people who hate this series so much, but are still so endlessly obsessed with it.

Some like to rage. Some like to hate. Others are just masochists. & I'm only a spectator of all these.