I guess the person is implying that for something to be of the Yuri genre, it would have to be something that's geared to an audience looking for girl-on-girl related-stuff, meaning the fact that Yuri-stuff is incidental to Murcielago, it shouldn't be considered "Yuri."

I don't really agree with this though, but I guess we all define things differently.

I think that's what the first responder was implying, but not the second. I think the second was referring to the frequent criticism of a particular way of writing female action characters as basically "men with boobs." That is, the author gives them all of the behaviors, vices, strengths, weaknesses, and so on of a male hero, but the form of a sexy woman. Oftentimes she's the token "girl who's as good as the boys" on an otherwise all-male team.

In this case I kinda think the critcism fits - Kuroko lusts after and approaches women sexually in a way that is utterly unrealistic for women to do, and of course has an affinity for causing pain and violence that is also very atypical for women. She behaves in almost every way like a male character in her role would. She's also physically imposing and, of course, by virtue of her pathology, devoid of any of the emotional traits that are often associated with female characters.

But of course, under no circumstances can you pretend this story is striving for anything like realism. Did the Kuroko character have to be a woman? No. Would anything really have changed if she were a man? Other than the Virginal Rose arc, no. Does it matter? Not especially. The artist wanted to draw lesbian sex, and that's just fine with me. :)

This is a very narrow minded way of looking at things. Basic human emotions and morals (or lack of) are not exclusive to any one group of people.

Trying to define a character like Kuroko, who can be a ruthless butcher or a goofy homemaker depending on the page, by some supposed measures of masculinity or femininity is downright comical.

Well, what I wish for yuri series is more things like Sasameki Koto, Girlfriends, Bloom Into You, Octave, Hanjuku Joshi, Tonari no Roboto, more Takemiya Jin or even Yuri Kuma Arashi, etc...Stories where the theme of "yuri", or romance between girls, is central or somewhat a big part of the plot.

I don't need more Yuru Yuri, Kiniro Mosaic, New Game, Non Non Biyori and other Cute Girls Doing Cute Things With Subtext. Or even this faux harem with a girl protagonist.

Even though I know that's what the general japanese public wants and that these publications need to sell. Sadly, my/our preferences are not part of mainstream so we get our fix only randomly.

There is a pretty healthy amount of ongoing manga yuri series.

What's severely lacking is actual yuri anime.

There are people who actually behave pretty similar to Kuroko and it's pretty disgusting and sad in real life...

Thankfully this is a work of fiction and not real life. Unless you also feel this strongly about fictional violence and other questionable behaviors taking place in the story, I find this odd exception you make for this to be completely nonsensical.

So it's a fairly typical harem comedy except that the main character has a vagina

Just call it yuri harem comedy. Your crude comparison pretty much reduces yuri to 'het, except no one has a penis'.

My point there was that in this specific case it might as well be het, as the MC fill all the functions of typical harem protagonist and even looks pretty androgynous

This type of wish fulfiment harem-esque stories have existed in fiction and folktales long before japan was even given a written system.

Saying this "might as well be het" just because you think modern day male oriented harem anime invented the genre is absurd.

Kusuda is irredeemable

All aboard the Chainsaw Hype Train

Oh boy, here we go

This was an amazing read. As the author's notes read, a great mix of story and eroticism

http://comicearthstar.sakura.ne.jp/comicdata01/mermaid/srw004mermaid/_SWF_Window.html
we finally get some yuri

Looking back on it, it's kind obvious that who was the mermaid. She looks almost identical to the beached mermaid in chapter 1.

I thought Yuri had grown beyond this old typical bullshit of i love you but must marry because my family wants me to. I find the whole thing pathetic and a waste of time.

Family/obligation getting in the way of true love is as old as love stories themselves.

It's simple.

The senpai says she's never been excited for confessions before, but she secretly gets off to rejections. Which is why seeing Yuu rejecting her middle school friend made the senpai fall in love.

I'm a genius.

This looks amazing so far, with two people at the helm who are known for their yuri works

But I think this might be Takano Saku/Waterfall's first serialized work? Hope this doesn't cause them to stay on the safer side instead of doing what they are known for. Not too familiar with the magazine itself, not sure what track record they have in terms of yuri.