The review writer was definitely exaggerating. The novels do a bit of a better job at conveying Rei thanks to more internal monologue but we are also still at the start of the story (just started chapter 3). Chapter 4 is where Rei starts developing more, and more importantly is where we get our first look at the real Rei.

Well, okay, but the first volume only has 3 chapters, right? So I can't imagine that we get that much development, unless the third one is significantly longer compared to the other two. (It was a review of the first volume)

The AI she played in the minigame and the person she's playing in the isekai world are one and the same.

Oh, I suppose that makes sense, I thought that she just played with random opponents, not the characters of the game themselves. Though, even if that were the case, it'd have to mean that Rodd isn't actually all that good at chess at all, otherwise she shouldn't have been able to rival him even in the minigames.

They have packed things a bit tight here and there compared to the novel, but I certainly don't think it's that bad
We've got: introductions to the setting and main characters. Introductions to the side characters (specifically Chess for Rodd to show he's a good leader, Poker for Yuu to show lying abilities, and harp playing for Sein to show his gift with the arts and insecurities).

I guess that's fair. Maybe it's my general tendency to prefer a smaller cast and more focused plot that makes this seem a bit all over the place.

(On a side note, did chess really show anything about Rodd? Other than how unpleasant he is. He hasn't even appeared that much, but I just can't bring myself to like him at all. The only prince I find likable so far is Prince Sein. Just why in the world was he the least popular?! I thought girls liked the beautiful types...)

Also, the exams were two different things.

Right. I did remember that they were separate exams, I just confused which was which (the result of binge-reading with little investment in the story, I suppose XD)

Claire adores Lene so she'd break the rules with her every now and then. As for Rei, she's also a student at the academy and thus more than permitted to eat at the cafeteria.

I was referring to the times when they're at home
...is what I was going to say, but then I realised that the scenes I had in mind probably took place in the school cafeteria and I just didn't understand it at the time. Oops

Actually... is this a boarding school? I just went back to chapter five and saw that Claire was sleeping in a bunk bed...? I never realised, I just thought that Rei lived at school 'cause she didn't have anywhere else to live lol
Just what have I been reading all this time?!

Don't remember that happening, but in chapter 6 Rei does confront a couple nuns in the spirit church who were being homophobic. Also Rei's backstory has a bit more stuff like that as well, kinda

Dammit, I wanted to see that... I guess I didn't remember this right, maybe he had actually referred to a conversation she had with her friends

I decided to give this a try, since the novel seems to be quite popular, but... idk

My biggest problem with this is actually the main couple themselves. I had read a review of the LN once, which said that it felt as though the protagonist's entire personality was liking Claire. At the time I thought the writer was exaggerating, yet 16 chapters in, we've barely seen anything more than a "thirsty lesbian" and a "tsundere". It was funny at first but it got old pretty fast.

I also got a bit irritated at how this whole isekai thing was used. Like, let's be real, you don't get good enough at chess to challenge a(n allegedly) very proficient and experienced player by playing the chess mini games in an otome game, of all things —that really made me roll my eyes.

It feels like there's way too much stuff packed into this, without getting enough time to really do anything with it. We got a written exam with a bet and then some fights with a new(?) bet and then chess and then some poker (and some cheating —I still dislike Yuu) and then a cultural festival of sorts and then night cooking...? It feels like everything comes and passes with little impact to the story.
(Also, why are the maids eating with the Claire? That's just weird)

There were some good moments though, like Rei's answer to "gender doesn't matter when it comes to love". That was refreshing, even if done in a rather unsubtle manner.
Or this one here —very telling of Claire's upbringing.
Plus, the art is nice with a good black-white-grey balance.

I'll probably stick around for a bit longer, 'cause I am kind of interested in seeing how the commoners' movement will play out and because, if I remember correctly from the review I was reading, there is a scene where they confront their classmates who looked down on homosexuality? Does that really happen...? I hope it does.

^ I doubt that a premonitory corpse would appear since he wouldn't actually be planning to die. How would he "commit" to it, as you said? He wouldn't ever be able to fool himself (or their powers, whatever they are) into believing that he's really going to kill himself. And there's no way that he could actually agree to die, just so that Satsuki can prove that she's not a liar. Plus, I don't think he even cares that much about proving that their power is real, since he's actually using his against other people.

Aaaand, we've already been shown that Satsuki isn't willing to put anyone at risk, just so that she can prove that she can predict their deaths. Which means that neither of them would actually be willing or able to make this work.

Ok so I don't know what's the deal with that dude, did he get bullied before and now he hates all bullies?

I think it was probably the vice president (is she the vice president...? I don't remember) that was bullied, from what we see here

Asking for platonic friendships in a yuri recommendation thread almost feels disrespectful to the long and hard journey the genre took to dig itself out of the Class-S cesspool.

I kinda get what you mean, but I doubt I'd ever find a Class S recommendation thread lol
My interest in Class S actually started because of its heavy hold on yuri. I find it quite intriguing to explore the history of the genre itself, and —though at times it can be awfully frustrating— I'm interested in seeing how female relationships were viewed.

But I can't deny that I also quite enjoyed reading about platonic relationships. I've read so much yuri for the past couple of years that I seriously need something different sometimes lol

If the theme is strong "platonic" relationships then I suppose according to the author at least https://dynasty-scans.com/series/nettaigyo_wa_yuki_ni_kogareru will be to your liking.

(lol at that comment)
Unfortunately, I've already read this one, but you were right in guessing that I would like it

I guess I may try the visual novel you recommended. I don't mind that it's yuri, since it has a setting so similar to what I described. Besides, having the same tropes subverted will be interesting to seeing how yuri works have evolved, it'll be fun to compare it to Marimite.

Thanks for all your recommendations!

This probably isn't the best place to ask this, but it was my last hope.
So. I've been reading the Maria-sama ga Miteru light novels and I just realised that some of the final volumes aren't available/fully translated on Baka-Tsuki. Is there any other translation available anywhere?

And since I'm here, I might as well add a request that would soon be coming anyway:
Any anime/manga/light novels similar to Marimite? I'm very very interested in the Class S genre, so anything that falls in that category or has at least been heavily influenced by it would be much appreciated. I'm mostly looking for strong platonic relationships and the type of senpai-kouhai dynamic brought on by the sœur system. BUT, anything with strong friendship bonds (even if the setting isn't similar to Marimite) is welcome. And yuri is also welcome if set in a school with a sœur system.

I'm just wondering....where is the epilogue? I heard someone translated it already but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

You can find it on mangadex. It was done by 0mniscience, not Cyan Steam, which I suppose explains why it hasn't been uploaded here.

It's 0mniessence, and I'm pretty sure the epilogue would not be the same as a doujin release (although I may be wrong, of course).

Yeah, that's what I was thinking just now lol
And I came to check if the first person had replied to find out if they were talking about the final volume epilogue or something

In retrospect, it seems a bit weird that they would say they couldn't find it if they were talking about that, since you can find it literally anywhere....

Edit: Oh, I just realised what the correction of the name was about, thanks, I'll fix it. And to think, I had checked it just before writing it to make sure I got it right...

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I'm just wondering....where is the epilogue? I heard someone translated it already but I can't seem to find it anywhere.

You can find it on mangadex. It was done by 0mniessence, not Cyan Steam, which I suppose explains why it hasn't been uploaded here.

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The sudden appearance of Satsuki was very nicely done. I thought I couldn't be surprised, since I already knew she'd be there from the novel, yet here we are...

Also, I can't not point out how cool Kozakura looks in that outfit, I've been thinking about it since chapter 43.

Toriko: holy shit my insides are being ripped apart

Sorawo: but you look kinda cute while you’re in pain

Can you really blame Sorawo, though? I mean, did you see that face? (I'm only half-kidding)

Seriously, though, I love the way the artist pays attention to how they draw Toriko, it really feels like we're seeing what Sorawo sees.

I really hope that Yuuko won't turn out to be mentally unstable as well, just because I want to see Yoshimi get what she deserves lol

On a side note, I was rereading this today, and it's such an awesome series! My favourite chapters so far were probably the ones after they are exposed. Chapters 13 and 14, in particular, were super great! Seeing Airi's breakdown is all the more interesting because she used to be such a prideful person.
But this time I was also quite interested in her two other friends: their "she's being a pain with all her attention-seeking" attitude was somehow more intriguing than if they were completely repulsed or avoiding her. It makes me wonder whether they would have cut her off or not if she had actually explained what was going on.

• Will Harumin ever find a life goal?
• If so will it involve Matsuri?
• What kind of hot pot is for dinner?

The last one has really been weighing on my mind, I can't believe we were left hanging like that....

On another note, Glasses-senpai was really cute in this chapter. Not really appearance-wise, but, rather, her expressions. Very cute. I'd say she looked more mature than we'd last seen her, not sure if it was because of the glasses, or her general conduct.

This was a bit weird...
But it's quite refreshing to see Shimamura with black hair, I liked that. I do believe that the dog ears should have been the type that hangs down, though

How was she being "thoughtful" at all??
She just went and cancelled their plans just because she happened to hear that her senpai is having a match? And I guess I would've been fine with it if she at least explained why, but honestly from her message I doubt she was even planning to.

Pardon me, but is cancelling a meeting way ahead of time a major issue in your friend circle? If it had been done last minute that would certainly have been a social fauxpas, but I think pretty much anyone has cancelled things for personal or selfish reasons before. If she really didnt care about her friends she would have not even thought of telling them immediately, maybe only told them on the promised day or in the worst case even stood them up.

You may not care about her reason, but to Koyuki this is the rare match of the senpai she very obviously has a crush on, while going to the theme park with a friend is just a fun thing that can happen any weekend. Nobody has an obligation to come to a date and no hard feelings were involved from her side. Her reason could literally have been "I dont feel like it" and that would have been equally acceptable.

Well... Do we really know how "way ahead of time" it actually was? Unless I missed something, we don't really know when they planned this or what day it is, right? For all we know they might have made plans last week and is now Thursday, only two days before their arranged outing. Of course it is just as likely that they were talking about it only yesterday.

As I said, I probably got way more pissed off than I should've... But idk, the way she basically ignored them the whole time prior to going to see her sempai definitely played a role in my irritation as well: it's like she's way too preoccupied with her crush to care at all. (Of course the other two were acting quite stupid, so her ignoring them may actually have been for the best lol)

In the end perhaps I just don't understand her feelings because I never had a crush like that.

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Koyuki's kind of a bad friend, ngl. Being uninterested in her friends' squabbles and sticking to her phone bc she's focused on senpai is one thing but just ditching them without even asking if it's okay and no explanation at all is just kind of a dick move

They see each other every day, so she most likely assumed if they want an explanation they can just ask her directly. She went out of her way to cancel the plans as soon as she made a promise with her senpai, which is actually pretty thoughtful. She could have just told them the next day, but the more time they have to change plans the better. Koyuki couldnt have known that the new girl secretly booked a hotel due to overwhelming thirst.

How was she being "thoughtful" at all??
She just went and cancelled their plans just because she happened to hear that her senpai is having a match? And I guess I would've been fine with it if she at least explained why, but honestly from her message I doubt she was even planning to.

From the beginning of the story I had suspected that she probably had someone else she liked and was completely uninterested (romantically) in either of them. And honestly both of them were being unbearable... But the way they had been talking about it, like, one minute before and precisely the fact that she immediately sent a message means that she absolutely didn't forget or confuse the dates or anything like that; she just didn't give a damn about their plans.

I don't know, this pissed me off so much (probably more than it should have XD) that I couldn't even enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope lol

At least they weren’t holding hands...

snap

Omigod there needs to be a continuation of this! When is there a continuation!? I wanna see her feel that fluffy tail next!! heavy breathing

Okay but, like... If this really got a sequel with the human girl fondling her tail, I can't help but wonder what fox-girl would wanna fondle in return.....

Well... Humans do have a tailbone, in a place that's really just for an intimate partner to touch.
Some people find that caressing the skin covering that very region is quite arousing. Both to the person being caressed as well as the person doing the caressing.

I guess the suggestive tone wasn't conveyed well enough...
Perhaps I should change "wonder" to "imagine"...?

At least they weren’t holding hands...

snap

Omigod there needs to be a continuation of this! When is there a continuation!? I wanna see her feel that fluffy tail next!! heavy breathing

Okay but, like... If this really got a sequel with the human girl fondling her tail, I can't help but wonder what fox-girl would wanna fondle in return.....

The art is nice and I like it, but my brain keeps telling me that this would be a terrible idea just for physical reasons

I know, right? Every time I see art like this from Houseki no Kuni, I can't help but think, "But... But they would break" lol

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/hino_san_no_baka_ch91#10
Oh there are reasons, alright

and can i ask, do y'all like citrus?

Read the Citrus and Citrus+ forums.

Oh, you will definitely find essays there...

I've always hated lip balm, it's so oily and gross.
Lip gloss and lipstick too. That greasy feeling... Yikes

This definitely feels like an extra rather than a regular chapter, though it wouldn't be the first time this happened, so I don't know

Could it be this one?

Also there is a thread for this, you can go there next time :)

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/come_rain_or_shine_ch16#23 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA SHE NAME DROPPED THE TITLE

Resolution came as fast as it was introduced unlike its foreshadowing.

That honestly made me go, "ah, so it'll be ending soon, huh"
The title drop is almost never a good sign lol

Though that one had the whole weird Satsuki death scene that I can't really figure out.

I'm pretty sure that was just Satsuki's imagination (should I call it wishful thinking perhaps...?) of how Komachi would be devastated over her death and all her classmates would realise how wrongly they had treated her etc etc... lol
Honestly, I highly doubt that Komachi would ever show such intense emotions... But I guess if you are going to die anyway, it's okay to imagine that your death would be a great loss to others...

Could be the evolution of her eyesight? She starts seeing other possibilities and as for Komachi: Seeing Satsuki die in such a way would be 1) Really traumatizing and 2) Enough to break the metaphorical mask she seems to have on at all times

I feel like we've had those kinds of scenes in more than one occasion (for example the near-deathly slip Akira had on the stairs), and I always read them as Satsuki's imagination, since there was never any indication that she actually saw them. I think the author simply wanted to draw some dramatic deaths lol

Anyway, as to my comment about Komachi: I definitely am expecting to at some point see her reach her breaking point... and probably lash out in dangerous ways, cause she seriously scares me at times. However, I kinda doubt that that would be Satsuki's death...? Like, idk if I can trust that she is sincerely her friend...? Aaahhh idk, she's just scary. I would be glad to see her get like that over the death of a friend, honestly, but I feel like what we'll actually get from her will be far more disturbing. Hope I'm wrong though.

Side note: I really like that science teacher, his interactions with Satsuki are always fun!

I like this chapter's cover. Not so much the drawing itself (not that it's bad or anything), but rather the way it was placed. Confined in a small panel, instead of covering the whole page as usual, it really gave the impression that this carefree Kaori was some distant memory, a fleeting moment that will never come back; she seems unreachable.

Yes. All this just because it covered only part of the page.
I cannot stress enough how much better this made the picture for me...
...Or maybe I've already stressed it too much lol

Also, these credit pages are too funny XD

Though that one had the whole weird Satsuki death scene that I can't really figure out.

I'm pretty sure that was just Satsuki's imagination (should I call it wishful thinking perhaps...?) of how Komachi would be devastated over her death and all her classmates would realise how wrongly they had treated her etc etc... lol
Honestly, I highly doubt that Komachi would ever show such intense emotions... But I guess if you are going to die anyway, it's okay to imagine that your death would be a great loss to others...