I still strongly suspect that his feelings of affection towards Kaoru are not the main reason he is with her. He likes her, he's known her forever, but I think he married her and stays with her out of some kind of guilt. Time will tell if I'm right on this, but it seems pretty likely he doesn't love her the way she loves him, or probably the way he loves Risako.

I think you make a bunch of really good points that I've never really thought about before. Maybe he really is staying with her out of guilt- that's a possibility that I think isn't much of a stretch. Reminds me of the Commander in The Handmaid's Tale- he was kind to Offred only because he felt guilty about the previous handmaid being so miserable and killing herself. Maybe it's something like that? Or even something else, like pity; or maybe they just didn't think their marriage through very well.
Whatever it is, I don't think their relationship is based on just love. And even if it is, a very watered down version of it.
Well, guess we just have to wait until more chapters to find out more, won't we. I'm sure it'll be well worth the wait though. Great series.

"We had a Pure, Story S, Romantic Two-girl friendship, a practice romance for dating boys and getting married later!" It's like this one anecdote has the whole of yuri from the 70s till now in it. Well, if it was the 70s Tamamusi would die tragically.

Oh yea, Tamamusi wouldn't survive in that kind of era.

My third or so time reading this- it never gets old. Heart wrenching and bitter, hot, and then sweet- all in one story, Amazing stuff.

I'm so weak to height gaps..love it b--b

I like how the two doujins on here of these two are about being bullied.

Just checked it out and it's true haha. Don't know anything about the source material- does it lend itself to this kind of content?

Found this through the forum page, and I gotta say this was a lot more fun than I thought it was! Lovely art too.
Also, my tally of Phillip Dick references I've seen on this site so far has increased to 2.

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This is just great,

These pocky kiss images are getting more and more creative, lol.

Unexpected, but not unwelcome. Nice.

Loving the height gap

"Winter is over." is probably one of my favorite lines from this doujin. Romance often isn't just about hugs and kisses- it's also about being someone's comfort, a shoulder to cry on. And I loved how this portrayed that kind of dynamic.

Also, @appbeza your pfp is amazing, Butterfly Soup made me cry... ;--;

Happy birthday, Maki!!
Also thanks for that link to Pile's post..I imagine she loves her just as much as we do. x)

This is the best way to start off a slow morning. Thank you so much, what an absolutely adorable dj.

Smooth, damn. This was good.

Going all the way on a first date? Lemme pour one out for You, the childhood friend who not only won the game but hit a grand slam! You go girl!

I like to imagine that this is how a sports commentary of this doujin will go.
"Watanabe-san not only won the game, but hit a grand slam!!"
The people are on their feet, cheering wildly.

last edited at Apr 17, 2018 9:09PM

I'm going to explode, this was friggin C U T E. God, I love this mangaka.
Also, agressive Chika is /painfully/ good.

last edited at Apr 17, 2018 8:20AM

"Expires: never <3"

..what has aqours gotten themselves into..?
Anyway. Happy birthday You!!!!

last edited at Apr 17, 2018 8:16AM

@Nezchan that really hit me hard. I'd never thought of it like that, but I really imagine that is what would've had happened.
Although in some ways, that disaster did bring some blessings in disguise. A big reason why she resisted/eventually joined Muse was because of the lingering bitterness of that defeat, and her desire to try again at something she had failed before. Everything has a silver lining, I guess.

I read the title and was /so/ confused. Then I read the author tag, and I nodded my head. Of course it's Tamamusi.
Actual story-wise, it was silly and cute as always. Their stuff never fails to make me laugh xD

last edited at Apr 15, 2018 11:47PM

Ot4, huh? Nice!!

I'm just reveling in all of the really good original content that's been put out today. Great stuff.

This image just makes me so happy on a lot of levels. Thanks for getting this on here x)

I recognized the author's name immediately- this is a pretty radical departure from their usual fluffy stuff, so I was really surprised.
Absolutely loving it, though.

last edited at Apr 15, 2018 10:57PM

The Nicotori God strikes again!
Ghhh my heart.....

Gorgeous.