Well I put in upload requests for 4 or 5 StelleFly fanarts, which is less than usual, but it appears my favorite was not uploaded so I'll link it here: https://upload-bbs.miyoushe.com/upload/2024/08/18/75259669/7b756ea7631d891f395f22554e4bd61c_8666943340798373513.jpg

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^Good catch. Getting jumped by Anko is a much better way to have the dance interrupted than being trampled by a herd of deer.

Well I put Aoi Shiro on hold after my interest began to wane a bit. Made it through 2 routes but the lack of real yuri has left me a bit unmotivated to continue reading. I may get back to it at some point because it's pretty well done overall.
It has nice variety of characters and a pretty decent plot. My biggest complaint other than the yuri being far too light is that best girl Ayashiro doesn't get a route.
So I do recommend it if you're fine with the yuri not amounting to much.
Vndb: https://vndb.org/v710

I dropped Highway Blossoms because the writing wasn't up to my expectations. A lot of the flirting was pretty good but the overarching plot and a lot of the character interactions were too nonsensical.
I'm told that Heart of the Woods is better and that Please Be Happy is much better. The Vndb scores for them are much higher than Highway Blossoms, so I'm optimistic about enjoying these other Studio Elan works despite not being a fan of my first VN from them.
Vndb: https://vndb.org/v18381

I've started reading Seven Days With the Ghost, which gets spicy pretty quick. Definitely making up for the yuri deficit I was experiencing while reading Aoi Shiro.
The main character is a total goof, always mucking things up and is "totally not into yuri". I can't tell if it's going to get more serious or stay mostly goofy and smuty.
Vndb: https://vndb.org/v6341

I'm also reading Salome's Kiss. This one is definitely a serious work and I'm enjoying this main character. She's trying hard to contain her inner demons (AKA her homosexuality), but I look forward to her losing that fight.
The prose does a wonderful job of fitting the Victorian England setting, though there's been a few more obscure words I've had to look up.
It's nice to read a OELVN with solid writing after my disappointing experience with Highway Blossoms.
Vndb: https://vndb.org/v32852

Next up was going to be Katahane, but I'll have to hold off on that since I've been very much looking forward Everlasting Flowers.
I've often dreamed about a yuri version of Aokana with Asuka as the protagonist, and while this isn't quite that, it does look promising and may scratch that itch. Hopefully studio Sprite will deliver with this one.
Katahane Vndb: https://vndb.org/v22
Everlasting Flowers Vndb: https://vndb.org/v46543

Everybody loves drawing Firefly blushing. Understandable as she's super cute when she blushes.

Nina's breathing hard...she's about to lose it and pounce.

Ok somebody may need to explain it to me. I'm guessing the above pics are depicting Bocchi as she gets to know Kita better?

Ok armpit connoisseurs, does this count or is it too far up the arm?

Ariel deserved some loving like this in the LN. She lived a lonely, difficult life.

"We're in the middle of class!"

"That makes it even better!"

The deer brainrot has ruined me! Thought they were antlers in the thumbnail and that song immediately popped into my head. Somebody make it stop!

I'm a sucker for the Miko look.

Ah yeah it's too late for Nina. Momoka's already turned her gay...I mean into a vampire.

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Kita's not heavy, Bocchi just has shut-in levels of weakness. Can't lift more than a guitar.

Stelle will...set your face ablaze!

^Well if there was yuri then I'd check it out. I'm assuming it's just shipping tho

Anybody have an update on this series? It's been 4 months since the last update and the translator hasn't posted anything on here since then.
Is the translator taking a break/delayed because of IRL stuff? Or have they dropped this series?

It looks like the Raws are up to chapter 20: https://youngchampion.jp/series/90af950945671/pagingList?s=2&page=0&limit=50

@The Real Haman Karn that was very informative so thanks for that.

Just outta curiosity, is there any Discord server for discussing ShuuKura?

I'm not aware of one but I'm not at all informed about anything Discord related. I used it for a little bit several years ago but haven't signed on since.
I know there's a Shuukura subreddit but I always forget to check it. https://www.reddit.com/r/Shuukura/

^Wow that's a legit Yuri crush in game huh? C'mon Mihoyo spread the yuri love to Star Rail too! Canonize Bronseele already! We all already know they're together anyway!

^So how much yuri is in the game? Just a little subtext or more?

Amawashi's good translation for Part 67 is up: https://amawashigroup.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/part-67-its-sendai-sans-fault-that-im-losing-sleep-i/

I imagine anyone reading that translation is also signed up for email alerts, but whatever.

And they've begun to talk about university...Miyagi's least favorite subject.
Sendai might have been able to coax Miyagi into more spicy situations if she framed it as "well we can do that or be responsible High School students and talk about university".

Miyagi just cannot keep her eyes off Sendai in the first part of the chapter. Keeps thinking about her blouse's buttons but she definitely doesn't want to unbutton them or anything. Yeah...just keep telling yourself that, Miyagi.

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God, this series consistently has the worst comment sections.

Yeah I shouldn't be spamming the comment section with my bitching. It doesn't give me any satisfaction and nobody wants to read that crap. I'll try to stop.

She creates situations that begs for the characters to at least mention sexual orientation and is even willing to tackle incest but apparently any talk of sexual orientation is just a bridge too far for her.

It's simply because it's not what the series wants to focus on. It's first and foremost a story about love and its various forms.

I'm sorry but that doesn't make sense to me. You're telling me sexual orientation doesn't play an important role in "love and its various forms"?
I've read a number of yuri works where orientation isn't touched on and everyone is simply lesbian, which is fine. However, none of those go out of their way to create situations where not mentioning orientation feels like a glaring omission.

Why make her ex a guy in the first place if you're not touching on orientation? We have Himari discuss this ex with Miki when they're talking about "what is romantic love?" and then later have Miki conflicted on if she wants to date her female senpai.
Yet there's zero mention on how sexual orientation might play a role in romantic love for Miki?

Apparently Takeshima would rather focus on incest instead.

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Cancelled after one chapter? Whaaaaaa?

Or the TL stalled after one chapter?

Did you all collectively forget that Miki's boyfriend was shown in the previous chapter?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/whispering_you_a_love_song_ch50#15
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/whispering_you_a_love_song_ch50#16

Just from the back, but you can see he's wearing a male uniform unlike Miki.

Apparently my memory is awful because I'd previously made a comment in this thread after that chapter where I didn't question whether she dated a boy or not. It neatly summed up my frustration with Takeshima's choice of focus:

In a vacuum I don't mind the idea of an "incest arc". But what does annoy me about Miki looking inward to grapple with what seem to be incestuous feelings is that self-reflection would be better spent examining her sexuality.
She was previously in love with a boy so you'd think she or someone else would spare a thought to what role gender plays in attraction for her.
But no...we gotta focus on her loving her sister instead.

The first arc is built upon Himari not understanding romantic love and then trying to define it through discussions with others. Takeshima makes her best friend bisexual but doesn't bring up sexual orientation when Himari's discussing "how do you know if you love someone romantically" with her.
She creates situations that begs for the characters to at least mention sexual orientation and is even willing to tackle incest but apparently any talk of sexual orientation is just a bridge too far for her.

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