There's a large volume of subtext-laden slice of life series, yes. In fact that's the default: what are you talking about? Real yuri is in fair abundance as well in manga form, just not anime. But, really, my point is that within this genre of "girls hanging out", the commonality is "they hang out, and are almost flirty". I honestly don't really know how you could read anything of this genre and not notice that.

I never spoke of oppression, so another "what?" to that. I am literally only talking about this specific genre/realm of fiction.

Ship all you want but I personally enjoy this because it doesn't present any subtext. It's nice having a series about girls that doesn't suggest they want romance or sex from one another, just friendship. I'm more than seasoned enough to spot a hint, but I haven't found any in either the anime or manga.

Does this mean Cirno's route is the canon one?

I think it's actually Marisa's due to a CoLA chapter about her meeting Okina. Or at least she met Okina, maybe they all did. WaHH talks about Reimu having defeated her.

Unrelated to that, related to this manga, I reviewed it quite a while ago if anyone's interested. It and all the other fairy manga. Link! https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/touhou-sangetsusei-three-fairies/

Well this fucking hurts.

I'm really disappointed in the brother!

wait a min is chouko also the guy ex? aren't all oddman are the guy ex?
chouko is het??

Spoiler Chouko specifically dated Itami (brother) in the hopes of getting to Itami (sister). This is explained in another chapter. Next one? I forget.

Reminds me of the girl who cut off her hand in Nickelodeon.

I wrote a review for this series: https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/12/27/touhou-bougetsushou/#inaba

I don't have much to say about this manga but I did write a review on it. It's got some funnies and is generally pleasant. Not amazing, but certainly not bad. If you're into Touhou and want a slice of life manga, this one exists.

Hey, I've reviewed this: https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/12/27/touhou-bougetsushou/

It's got problems and positives. Really doesn't work without also reading Cage in Lunatic Runagate. It was ZUN's first "serious" attempt at manga, with a game-like plot. Very weird. I'm happy he's improved a lot with time.

I loved this so much I wrote a review on it:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/vector-spectacle/

It deserves all the praise it gets, it's so bloody fantastic. Like even ignoring that I am a MASSIVE Seija fan, there's so much to love about this series. The action, of course, is flat out amazing, and the comedy's crazy high energy, but even the characterization and story are amazing. I almost wish it was canon. Almost!

Klice posted:

So you can see how it is possible that some people feel like this was sort of an asspull.

No, I can't.

Not necessarily only because of fan pressure, but perhaps the author had a goal in mind at first and also realised half-way through that from what she's written, it made "more sense" to have Itsuki fall for Botan in the end.

There wasn't any fan "pressure", Ookami Shounen isn't particularly popular. I don't know why you've gotta assume the worst of a writer who obviously had an intent simply because that intent was nonstandard. Why's it gotta be that he or she was pressured? Why's it gotta be that the direction changed or the story changed?

The entire story from the getgo was deliberately painted as cliche and fairytale. The characters themselves pointed out how Keitarou's feelings for Aoi were entirely undeserved. He assumed she didn't care about how he looked, but she did. He put on a disguise and hid his true self, such that she never knew his true self. There is no logical reasoning that would lead to a good romantic outcome from that, but also there doesn't have to be no romance in the story whatsoever.

Enter Botan, who HONESTLY doesn't care about how he looks. She gets along with him. She doesn't simply like him at first sight or contact, but finds his good points over time. In return Keitarou also notices the genuine rapport, and hey, again, she's actually someone capable of looking him in the eyes without flipping out about it. There's no fairytale trappings with their development AND it happened very early on (volume 2, I remind you). Botan wasn't introduced as a love interest, she was introduced as an annoyance (in volume 1). The only reason fans of the series ended up liking her was that the author wrote her to be likable. The only reason she ended up winning Keitarou's heart is because thematically, her winning his heart made the most sense. Nothing here was an accident.

I think it's fine if you just didn't like how it turned out different from what you expected but I guess I don't like how your criticism is worded. Good writing, planning, and sense of character relationships that goes against cliche and standard should be respected, not scoffed at.

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Nevri posted:
To be honest, I find it much easier and faster way to explain idea than going into all details. Yes, here I was more using it the way she sees it, but if you want to explain it fast to someone who isn't into know-how, I think this phrase works well as a shortcut.

Well further that's what the operation is literally called when one receives it, no? A "sex change" (or that's the shorthand, it's called sex reassignment surgery). What's more there's no telling how every person who's trans feels about being trans, whether it's accepting who they "are" or deciding to "change". Hell that was kind of the entire point of Utsumi's arc here; that you don't know how others feel and should make no assumptions. Also on a more objective level if I'm understanding correct the path Utsumi went on was an actual changing of sex organs from one kind to another, so while the term might offend, it's not incorrect.

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Hadn't realized this got put on Dynasty, though I'm not very surprised. I wrote a review on it last year (wow, like exactly last year)!

Review: https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/ookami-shounen-wa-kyou-mo-uso-o-kasaneru/

The review's a bit of a time capsule since at the time I wasn't sure how it would end and thus wasn't sure if I should recommend it. I was, however, convinced about how it would end and was largely right (though sure it's not quite over yet). Great manga, wonderful subversion, excellent, fantastic, SUPERB love interest.

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I gave this series a review! https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/yurucamp-%e2%96%b3/

I think it's goddamn excellent. You should look forward to what's to come because it's all great. So slow and relaxed, so funny, nice characters. AGH! IT'S GOOD!

Mainly, like nuyari, I love that this series breaks SoL conventions. Elevates the thing to insane levels in my eyes. Ive read all the chapters available in bound volumes, but I'm not caught up on the latest chapters. It's all super, super good.

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Why do I find this so hilarious? God damn

Also I misread that this series was over and got depressed for a few minutes

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Overall, a manga that I can sum up with "it was really interesting",

I mean seriously, thought provoking here, thought provoking there. Felt, uh, "realistic" I suppose. A robot that was never absolutely convincingly human, always distinctly different and functioning on specific rules. Again, really interesting.

Mochi au Lait? Yeah, I don't really see that at all. Too simple.

Reimu just opened a gap by herself. In a canon story. My mind is blown.

Yeah me too. Casual gap opening? So, did she pick it up in like Silent Sinner in Blue? Is she basically Yukari level now?

Reimu could always do that. One of her primary duties is gap management by virtue of maintaining the barrier. She doesn't do it much, but technically does when you face her in IN and also regularly in the newest fighting games at least. There's also a fairly old piece of art drawn by ZUN with her opening a gap. It looks different from Yukari's.

Maybe she doesn't do it often because of the association with the hag.

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The latest special chapter in Birz magazine, which entwines with chapter 43, ends with Seri and Shouko sharing a romantic kiss after Seri effectively confessed.

No way, I don't believe it

chapter 46

I'm still shipping it and no one can stop me.

That was really great; something I didn't know I wanted.

And indeed, there is a 52 page sequel http://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/ZHORE157254

Wrote something to try explaining why this is good without giving away secrets:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2017/05/17/shimanami-tasogare/

BOY is it damn good, though.

So uh... Whats the status on this series?

dropped
http://prettyanonymo.us/index.php/state-of-the-pretty-anon/

luckily though, it is licensed by Seven Seas so you can always buy the volumes.

Nuts. I actually wouldn't mind but I wonder what they've done about the sound effects in the official release.

After checking, it does and doesn't. Mixed. Really weird ones seem to stay as usual.

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Two more chapters have come out since the last was translated. Here they are, 28 and 29:
http://www100.zippyshare.com/v/TqSoVMYR/file.html

The scan responsible for this series does not upload anything since last year...
Unfortunately I think this scan is dead.

Can you reupload the links?

certainly: http://www74.zippyshare.com/v/DaWkYBkl/file.html

It's all finished. https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/come_home_hungry

Just noticed. Thanks a bunch!

Why are you surprised? Age-gap yuri is an established conservative value.

Well like I wrote I've seen age-gap yuri before. Only cited one example there but I've read several. What I haven't read is a manga about a lolicon, female or otherwise, quite as "about to explode" as Mimika. A few factors make that aspect probably easier to swallow for most, like how they're both girls, or how Mimika's still a public school student (not for long, and there's still a 7 year gap of course), and the general lighter atmosphere, but a pedo's a pedo and the West always has its pedo scare (like, reviewing Kodomo no Jikan, which in some ways is LESS "iffy" than this since the protagonist doesn't actually like the main heroine that way for a long time got people worked up).

Personally I have no real boundaries for what I'll read aside from probably full on BL, because that's usually aimed very specifically at women, but I usually remind myself that I've also read a lot and thus have a lot less concern. Hence my surprise.