I read some of this at one point and haven't since, it seemed kinda trashy and pretty ehh when I read it, should I continue reading?

The story hasn't changed much from the beginning, you just get some more development for the main couple plus a few more clues about the planeshifting thing. I like it, but maybe skip it if it's not to your taste.

Why is it in stories like this, the outliers(ones who decided not to confess/decline confession) are fucking dumbasses in some way shape or form.

Outside of the 'It's for Drama" why does it turn out that way ESPECIALLY those who decline confessions in hopes of holding on to some strange purgatory ass relationship that never regresses but never progresses either?

Like look, I can understand not confessing to a degree, you might not be their type and that would REALLY hurt, but when you decline someone's confession but you're on the fence about them what the hell's the point of declining? Especially when you see them trying to move on.

Like what did you expect? for them to chase you forever like a loyal doggy or something?

There are definitely some people like that in the world. I've met people who just like being loved, so they keep giving the other person hope despite never committing to anything (and often even dating other people on the side). So, yeah, shitty people exist. And the last scene definitely gives off that vibe, buuut we may be getting ahead of ourselves. It's probably best to wait for the next chapters.

I've loved both Her Kiss and Philia and Eros for a while now, and only just now found out they're by the same author. I'm thankful Dynasty exists, because I had never read some of her one-shots until now. <3

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Chapter 2:
"As long as you don't give up, there's always a chance of a wish coming true. There's no such thing as an impossible love."

Rereading this now, I just realized Nikaidou wasn't talking about Kurumi at all.

This is simply a matter of individual taste, but I personally don't care for much sci-fi manga, so it's primarily the romance tropes that keep me reading this one.

Well, I'm biased, I love almost every corny sci-fi romance story ever produced. "In Time"? Love it. "Mr. Nobody"? Watched three times. "Never let me go"? I'll cry if I remember it.

Stands to reason I would like this manga as well.

But I do think it's innovative. I mean, a world only of women has been the plot of some other stories in the past, but it's usually shallow male-catering harem stuff. Here the theme actually gets some depth.

I think this story needs to decide what to be. The elements of Sci fi and the classic highschool yuri set up just keep interrupting each other.

I actually like that mix. It feels original. I'd much rather read romance that's set in an innovative Sci fi context than just the same old romance plot clichés over and over.

Oh hey, I remember this. We never got around to finishing it, since it was so big and there's life to deal with.

Edit: oh, nevermind, I guess we did finish it? In my head I was fairly sure there were still some pages to go, but this looks complete? Weird.

Anyway, Arc, if you want me to work on some other story, just send it to me. :)

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Just dropping by to say that...

...whoever wrote this has never gone to grad school.

By the lack of updates to this thread, I'm assuming there's no extra chapter this time, right?

From what I understood, the extra chapter is coming mid-November at the earliest, more likely in late November.

Good to know. Thanks <3

By the lack of updates to this thread, I'm assuming there's no extra chapter this time, right?

really disappointed by the lack of development of sayaka, we didn't even saw her girlfriend, it's like she's no more than a side character now.

She was never more than a side character.

If you consider the light novel (and you should because it's canon), Sayaka actually has the longest storyline in the YagaKimi universe.

The end of an era...

Now what do we do?

This comment got me thinking about how long it's been since the first chapter was uploaded to Dynasty, and really, you're right, it truly is the end of an era. YagaKimi is as meaningful to the current generation as Morinaga's Girl Friends was to the yuri scene of nine years ago. It'll forever be a reference in the genre, and there probably won't be another like it for a while.

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Look, I've moderated website forums before, and in my experience, it goes like this:

Nobody really does care that much about off topic conversations. We do care about people spewing hatred against others online, because it's degrading and who wants to host an online service filled with angry people lashing out at each other? (Well, maybe Riot Games and Blizzard do, but those are exceptions). So in order to prevent people venting at you for deleting their posts, we can just say "oh hey look it was off topic so I took it down", which is kind of a neat way to avoid conflict. And yes, eventually a mod will come and take down an off-topic conversation if it drags on for too long, but it isn't necessary to do so, strictly speaking, it tends to be more of an aesthetic decision by each moderator.

So, in my humble opinion, I'd say you shouldn't really bother about other people talking off-topic. You can move the conversation back on-topic if you'd like, and just let the mods do their work about the other stuff. ;)

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I still find it amazing how people can latch onto a teeny tiny detail and then shake it around like a dog with a steak because they NEED to argue their personal opinions into the ground in the middle of threads that are meant for different topical discussions entirely... Y'all have a real talent.

Your point being?

Dude chill, it's just an internet forum. People are doing much worse than this in the UN assembly, for instance.

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Same difference. All rings except the wedding rings are meaningless and a scam by the jewelry industry. They only have as much worth as you put into them.

Except the wedding ring? Aren't all rings worth just their own price (and maybe sentimental value)? I mean, you can be married without a ring, and you can wear a ring despite not being married. Forgetting to wear a wedding ring you own won't make you single either. Legally, wedding rings have no bearing in a couple's marital status at all.

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So, most volumes so far had extra chapters. Think there could be one in the works? Maybe Sayaka-centered (since she has a girlfriend now) or showing Kanou's published book (maybe it's inspired in Yuu/Touko, she could have even titled it Yagate Kimi Ni Naru).

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This is giving me YagaKimi feels.

Like, "I want to fall in love", says the girl who's already in love

Aaaaaaaaa cliffhanger ;--;

I think there's not much more to explore for Touko/Yuu.

Yeah, because a relationship really doesn't have any development worth mentioning beyond having sex for the first time... /s

I meant from a literary point of view. The first few volumes built up a number of conflicts that shaped the plot. Things like Touko hiding her true self behind a mask and acting like her sister, or Yuu thinking she's incapable of falling in love then falling for someone she can't confess her feelings to, not to mention the love triangle with Sayaka's feelings.

All of that is already resolved in the story. There aren't many remaining issues to address for the main couple (though some side characters still have unresolved plot points).

So, as far as storytelling goes, the main plot is over. Anything that happens now is relatively minor compared to the overarching concept of YagaKimi (and I think that includes everything after the confession scene in the student council room). And I don't think an author of the caliber of Nakatani-sensei would drag a story on just for the fluff.

(Also, everyone please do stop with the passive agressive replies. It doesn't make you look smart or superior, just conceited.)

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Here's hoping we get a Bloom into You+ lol

YagaKimi is like the polar opposite of that other series, though, so it's unlikely to follow the example.

I think there's not much more to explore for Touko/Yuu. They've solved pretty much all of the conflicts that the story revolved around. Everything after the confession scene in the student council already feels like a bonus to the original story. Sure, we could get a new story focusing on the two of them coming out, graduating, moving in together, but I can't really see Nakatani-sensei creating a sequel just for that.

She may choose to explore other characters in the same universe, like Kanou (just like she's doing in the Sayaka spin-off). Personally, I'd prefer to get a fresh new series after this one. I can't wait to see what other wonders Nakatani-sensei can pull off.

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Sadly most non-h Canon (so not just subtext) yuri series don't get much good yuri porn (and the less said about the hetshit, the better). It's a niche of a niche of a niche. Rule 34 has no exceptions but it doesn't say anything about the volume or quality of the porn. There will always be one but there's no guarantee that there will be a hundred, or that they will be any good. Of course, you can argue with yuri it's the emotional aspect of the relationship that's most important, not the sexual aspect.

Honestly, the internet is filled with porn, if that's all you care about, you can just look elsewhere. You shouldn't be bothered that not every story out there features a sex scene or porn fanart.

I was wondering if this forum thread would reach a million views. It seems very likely right now.

Yeah, but it's not a patch on What Does the Fox Say?, and that only has 2 of 90+ chapters here.

Pointless melodrama and gratuitous sex attract more attention than well structured writing and tasteful sexual relations between characters who earned it.

Now, now, let's stay on-topic.

I haven't really looked all that hard, but I do think this series may have the second most "chapter discussion" views and posts.

It depends on whether you count Citrus and Citrus+ as two different things. The original thread has 976,309 views, but it adds up to 1,046,477 views with the sequel.

Which makes me wonder when (if ever) we'll have YagaKimi being sold here in my country (so far, Citrus is the only yuri manga that I've managed to find in local bookstores).

EDIT: The Fluttering Feelings thread has 1,560,816 views, it tops WDtFS.

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I was wondering if this forum thread would reach a million views. It seems very likely right now.

Once this manga ends, I hope we have another series but it revolves on Sayaka moving on and eventually getting a new love interest!!(c'mon we all know she deserves a girlfriend). So basically kinda like how Lily Love ran and then the prequel focuses on P'ploy and Ice instead of Donut and Mew.

There is a spin-off series about Sayaka, but if I remember it right it's a novel and it's a prequel.

By the way, LL2 isn't a prequel, it's set in the time frame between the last two chapters of LL.

I've only read the Kusoshop translation but 4s admitted to making a big mistake on page 3: Yuu calls Touko's name with no honorific right in front of Touko's parents, and Yuu dropping the honorific was supposed to be a big bomb dropped at the end of the chapter after, you know.

I hardly noticed it, but you're right.