Apparently the official twitter/x had some announcement recently. Anyone know more about it? I don't do twitter/x.

Aaand of course the Angel is a stalker wearing bondage gear.

Fun chapter.

I actually felt like this chapter made the solution to the "mystery" really obvious: she eventually goes to the future with Mirai and Nozomi. Mirai's got a strict legal time limit on how long she can stay in the past: her own birth. So if this couple reaches a point where they want to stay together past that, it's back to the future for them :P

Ok but how does that lead to an aged-up Kako appearing on the TV program and factually breaking that law? Because there's no way that's not foreshadowing.

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Y'all are thinking about this too deeply. Take it as "entertainment first, education third" and accept the fact that it's gonna be riddled with half-truths, exaggerations and portrayals of very unusual things as normal. That's gonna be the only way to keep your sanity.

"I clicked on the manga titled Gross Girl With Problems, and the girl it's about is kinda gross and has problems :/ Don't know why the author would have a character with problems, but guess I don't need to waste my time here."

"Dead bird, do not eat" moment.

Sorry but I’m a I supposed to like the main character? She’s flighty, kinda manipulative and sketchy as hell like I’m not exactly dying to root for her. Meguru herself seems in no position to be in any kind of relationship especially with a adult woman she should be in therapy

No, I don't think this is a series where we're necessarily expected to like the characters. They're not supposed to be role models. This is a story about unhealthy people in unhealthy relationships. It may end with them somehow making it work and coming out of it less unhealthy than before, or we may be watching a train wreck in slow motion. Either can be fine.

Regardless, as a piece of entertainment media it is All the right kinds of wrong, which is probably my favorite tag that does not exist.

"Knowing that it's 'us', it definitely won't turn into something lewd, right?"
she said while lewdly sitting on the other's lap

@Classy-Nessi
Yeah, there's always something about Betock's art that feels so right.

There's something about Betock's art that's immediately recognizable to me.
I think it's closely tied to the posture and expression on the girl with the ponytail here.

Yeah was that kiss was a bit spicier than the previous ones or am I imagining things?

I don't get the Comedy tag, but I'm still here for this, because in its very own way it is also All the right kinds of wrong.

I cannot ascertain what’s going on through Miyagi’s head

Me neither, but I'm here for it regardless.

I’d still say that series where both protagonists start the story as self-aware lesbians are uncommon, and where they’re out (to any degree) even less so.

The “third-wheel,” on the other hand, might be an “out, at least somewhat experienced lesbian” as often as not. (Hence my self-coined term for the character type, “Tomolo”: The Other, More Overtly Lesbian One.)

I think that's to be expected, what with a lot (I'd wager the majority) of manga being about teenagers, which is the time of sexual awakening for most people.
We are commonly following their journey of self-discovery, and if their sexuality deviates from the majority, that will often be when it becomes noticeable (to both the individual and others).

Series where both protagonists start aware and/or outed are really rare indeed. With regards to series where one of the two is aware and/or out, I'd add Arioto and Warikan.
Can't Defy the Lonely Girl is another potential candidate, and they do have at least a partial coming-out.

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I hadn't picked up reading this one before tonight. Now I need more chapters.
This is a good read, and the art's gorgeous to boot.
Also SAD translations yay.

Hmmmmm, but who's gonna wear the collar? Chisato, because she's being a wild animal, or Takina because Chisato wants to show that Takina's hers?

@FluffyCow Ah, that makes sense. It's not that I couldn't see the angle before, but the conclusion is a lot easier to understand through that lens.
I've not been around in the forums a lot in the past year or so, so I naturally don't know anything about a lot of the newer "faces" or those that didn't stick in my memory.

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Wasn't "butch" the word for lesbian women presenting/appearing more masculine? Seems less presumptive than jumping straight to trans (wait, that phrasing is a bit weird).
Unless the word has fallen utterly out of favor...

Wowie...

I was not expecting VTuber Legend to be that yuri, but I am totally not complaining.
However I feel that it's the style of show I'd enjoy even more if it were half-length episodes. I don't really need 20+ minutes of StroZero-fueled gags straight (not that anything about this show is straight, though).

Heh, pots and kettles and all that.

@DrJamesFox and who would clean up the inevitable puddle after Bocchi melts from Kita suddenly kissing her?

i love how they're both stupid its entertaining

Sometimes you don't elaborate plots. A dumpster fire is good enough.

Yep, this is one of those titles that's both "all the right kinds of wrong" and "dumb, but in a very entertaining way".
I love it.

It's weird how little fanart there is on here around this show. Then again, I guess that comes with the territory of being an anime original with no tie-in gacha.

Wholesome horny is the best horny. By a country mile.

Jellyfish's last episode was rough on my heart.
And in the preview we see Kano being depressed, which means this episode is looking like it'll be rough too.

Yeah the current high drama arc isn't the fluff you might want from a CGDCT show, but I really appreciate the way it's done. It seems relatively well grounded and I think the characters are all acting in a very consistent and "realistic" manner according to what we know (or have just learned, talk about presenting backstory) about them. I don't watch external previews for future episodes. I usually take my anime as they come, when they come.

I had the impression that they took a very effective "show don't tell" approach to both current and past events in this episode, with little commentary added (e.g. mama Hayakawa's manipulative approach to negotiation was super well presented without overplaying it too much or making her an obvious villain). In the later parts it felt more like Kano was reliving some of her uncomfortable experiences, allowing us to learn of the past through her eyes, rather than having her explain it to others (which is what I meant by "commentary").
Direction, acting and animation were top notch in this one.