^^crap i didn't even read the tv text because I didn't think it was important, I went back and read it.. it mentions Arume.. like from blue drop.. I ..... what is real anymore

I'm also not counting valkyrie drive mermaid. i didn't watch it because it looked like a male-gaze fanservice nightmare

I honestly find pretty contradictory the way you claim to want more yuri that goes beyond the regular norms of the genre when you're so quick to dismiss something that did exactly that simply because it didn't fit your preconceptions about what an innovative yuri had to be.

VDM is not perfect by any means but is pretty earnest on what it is and what it wants to do and does't shy away from the yuri elements, making it a pretty memorable experience whether your liked it or not.

Late reply, and yes it is contradictory of me I will admit that, but it's also just my personal opinion. Nudity can be done tastefully in anime, I enjoyed Yuri Kuma Arashi and there were quite a few times where the characters were naked. it wasn't perfect, but also didn't make me roll my eyes because boobs were jiggling unrealistically just to keep me watching. I didn't watch VDM myself, but did have friends who fought their way through the first episode and said I wouldn't enjoy it, so I took their word for it (and considering one of the new "hooks" in the trailer for the latest valkyrie drive game is that it is "lewder" tells me that is their target and not making an actual interesting story). I think an innovative series should be a interesting concept/story that doesn't need pointless fanservice to inflate its views. Series don't become the greatest or top 10 best for having the most panty shots... unless it's a list specifically pertaining to that. which might exist actually. huh.

i lost my train of thought there wondering if such a list actually exists. what was i saying?

I still enjoy citrus, can't wait for the next volume to be released sometime next year.

Interesting, I liked the concept behind this quite a bit. Honestly, the aliens ended up looking kind of cute too. Like sea slugs! I would have liked to see more of the symbiotic relationship with the aliens and girls, like if the alien has thoughts at all and if they share them or something.

pseudo futa alien though, I can't say I saw that coming.

The reason I didn't ship Chika/You from the beginning is when it first started I felt like You had no personality in the first few eps. I didn't even realize she was going to end up as one of the main 9 initially, though she's one of my favorites now. I also don't mind the little pushes they've made towards hinting at a relationship between Chika/Riko, because you don't see something like that done often in a non-fanservicey way very often. I thought it was done well though, Chika was drawn to Riko almost immediately and Riko kind of got sucked into her world and ended up falling for her*. It's a cute relationship progression, something that the original Love Live only teased fans with here and there with Eli/Nozomi and Maki/Nico. (though really let's be honest the best ship is maki x everyone so .....(i might be biased))

*but because this anime is slice of life/idol if the topic ever comes up again they will backpedal and say she meant 'i love you...... as a friend' because god forbid we have a main character lesbian couple in a non-yuri anime, that's about as taboo as it gets.

What an adorable chapter. Definitely casually shipping Neko with the shrine girl now because no one can stop me....

I read this two times (once on yuri-ism and once here) and never felt like it was very morishima-esque, but now as I skim through it again I start noticing it. THANKS guys, now all I can think about is squishy morishima cheeks you wish you could pinch.

I finally get the Riko/Chika I've been hoping for and of course there's a love triangle attached to it... did find it to be interesting though, kind of curious if the author will do more.

Seriously though why is there so little Riko/Chika?? I mean I love all the ships but Riko/Chika are the most canon pairing in this series it's cray... not that I mind the other pairings of course I love them all they're good.

You know, I never had any issues with kashimashi. In fact, I've always loved it.. watched the anime when it came out and bought the Manga (liked the Manga way more tho).. I never understood the hate it got for being called not a "real" yuri series just because one character used to be male when she accepted being female and ended up happy as she was.... at least it's not a male character cross dressing and still trying to call it yuri?

This chapter had some good stuff tho. I have a guy friend who loves yuri and I feel like it'd speak deeply to him

Interesting, but sad.

That's fine, this chapter was really cute. Cheeky little Ding Yi.. I love her.. the little grin when her hand gets pushed away.. She's very relaxed despite the situation, I think it makes me more interested in her. But I guess that's a cocky teenager for you..

These are also coming out pretty fast I hope it keeps up..

I suppose, in some ways, the age difference does bother me a bit. It's obviously taboo, and downright illegal in places.. but at the same time while I still know that, I don't believe Wei's attraction to her is based on her age since obviously she thought she was older at first. So it kind of comes down to.. she felt compatible with Ding Yi, comfortable with her. That's why it was so hard for Wei to forget about her. I still don't think I'd condone this relationship in real life, because that's just the type of society I was raised in, but in this particular fictional setting I guess I don't have any huge qualms over it. This series also feels very thought out, and intricate. It's not sloppy, it's intriguing and makes you want to know more about the characters. I hope it goes on for a while anyway.

I fought through this with a pure look of horror on my face. Amputee, y'know, it's fine. There was another yandere-ish oneshot featuring twins and one without arms.. I could stand that, it was kind of interesting.

This on the other hand.. it's.. a whole different kind of beast I never want to experience ever again. I should have listened to the warning at the very beginning but I didn't, thinking it wouldn't really be that bad.. I understand this was supposed to have some sort of deep meaning about death... but jesus, there are easier ways to get a deep message across without mentally traumatizing people.

At least the last two pages were .. nicer..

Was I the only one not certain what I was seeing in the very last panel? I think I re-read the last two pages a million times and couldn't figure it out... someone help me I'm apparently dumb...

I need.. more.. it's so good.. so pretty too..

Well.. now I wanna re-read other amnesia yuri, I'm pretty sure there's a few more right? ... someone hit me up if you can remember them, besides Blank I got that earlier in the thread.. there's no amnesia tag and now I wish there was just for this moment.

yes, yes and yes.. love this pairing.. was hoping this would get translated.. a true blessing..

So this was basically attack on titan with boob groping and yuri.

The biggest issue with yuri is that they recycle the same settings. School girls have been done to death, and while there are occasionally some nice twists within the school girl genre.. it's not enough to make up for the fact that school girl still reigns supreme in yuri. Especially when you consider that a lot of the yuri we get is one-shots.. doing a story in a school setting is quick and easy. It takes more work to make something unique and interesting like sci-fi, or fantasy..

The last few yuri anime released have been school girl as well, but some had good appeals. Yuri Kuma took a fantasy setting about bears, and Akuma No Riddle was about girls trying to kill each other. If people wanna do more school girl yuri, we need more interesting stuff like that. (I'm also not counting valkyrie drive mermaid. i didn't watch it because it looked like a male-gaze fanservice nightmare)

We need more adult yuri, college yuri, fantasy yuri.. anything that isn't just school girls. It's heart-breaking looking at amazing yuri series like Flower Flower, which had gorgeous art and enjoyable characters with an interesting story that was slowly building up.. only for it to never get finished. But we get an endless supply of school girl yuri. School girl series are the mcdonalds of yuri... cheap and easy.. we need more quality food.

Aww the halloween one was pretty cute, too short but nice.

I've been rooting for Satou this whole time, bless her sweet succubus self, she's so adorable.. she definitely needs to end up with Takahashi.

This is like the calm before the storm, cause I just know there are going to be aaaangst doujins between these three.

Holy cap yes, I was hoping amanchu would get uploaded here someday. It's only one of my absolute faves!!

I'm really, really glad there's still more to this because I would be utterly heartbroken otherwise.. I mean I basically am but I'm hoping it gets healed still...

Oh NooOOo.. i wish this was a series.. maybe even an original series instead of a doujin it was so cute...

so cute, so pure.. I love it already, I'm sold on it let the witchy cuteness continue.

fine, be that way. I'll fight through the pain but how dare you do this to me