Le petite mort

I think that part of the reason the Yuridom went crazy for these two is because how unexpected it was.

Like sure, this is not the 90's, an openly and explicitly gay couple in media is not unheard of anymore, but whenever that couple are the protagonists 99% of the time it's slice of life and their gaynes basically IS the plot. And if their gayness isn't the main plot then it tends to stay as yuribait/yaoibait.

This series seems like it will be a break from that. It feels like I will finally get to have a gay anime couple plus an interesting non SoL plot. In a franchise as enourmous and influential as Gundam no less.

Feels good.

Doesn't really work with the show's worldbuilding, since it's already been stablished that LGBT relationships are commonplace.

Still funny though.

That poor dragon will have to keep the clumsy persona long after she gets over her stage fright problem. Typecasting be a cruel mistress.

The best part is that the Web Novel confirmed that Aerial is sentient and considers Suletta their sister.

So this might as well be canon.

Wow that was fast. Then again that scenario was a perfect breeding ground for yuri fanart.

Honest comunication is the basis of a healthy relationship.

Long haired Akane is the best version there is.

"It is mostly my fault though."

Oh honey. Why are you gaslighting yourself.

Seriously what is it with this trend in manga, victimized women blaming the themselves?

It's especially jarring in this situation since the actual guilty party is clearly aware that it's her who was in the wrong and immediately declares it to be her fault and apologizes for acting like a scumbag.

And then the victim just, ignores all of that and immediately starts blaming herself? Which doesn't say great things about her mental wellbeing.

The fact that Luxis still seems enthusiastic about it is what makes it for me.

There's like, zero chances that Hinoka didn't misunderstand Tsukishi's request as a weird confession by this point. Not that it wasn't clear in the pre-serialized version, but I'm glad they didn't change in this one.

The best part is that, unlike some other Servants that also were different during their lives, Leonardo did it to herself simply because she wanted.

sometimes i find ero works of very favourite shows a bit offputting but this was awesome.

The wonders of characterization that is consistent with the original work! I wish more doujins were like this, honestly.

Gah I love these two. I've wanted the actual manga to go full blown Yuri for so long and not just a bunch of subtext lol.

It gives me hope that it's the less subtle subtext that I've seen on a long time, honestly. When one of your heroines causes the other to awaken to a new fetish just by showing a little skin, I'm not sure what point there could be in not going full yuri eventually.

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^^ Somewhat oversimplified of course, but yes it's broadly accurate. The ban happened in 1936.

I'm not sure how this shit keeps surprising people. Like, at some level this same shit happened nation-wide in Imperial Japan.

Japan in the 1910s: Establishes a ton of all-girls schools.
Japan in the 1920s: Girl-Girl romantic and romantic-subtext genre explodes in popularity, almost all female authors are graduates from those all-girls schools.
Japan in the 1930s: Surprised Pikachu face, makes the genre illegal.

Seriously, you would think that people would learn at some point.

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Regular MC in a romantic comedy: Struggles with the idea of being atracted to her friend for at least 10 chapters.
This MC by the third chapter: I'M GOING TO MARRY THIS GIRL!

I'm just saying, I'm loving the attitude of this girl. Here's hoping she keeps it up for the rest of the series.

I apreciate how Utena immediately starts treating Vena like an enemy to plan for without the slightest hesitation. There is no surprise at the "betrayal", she already saw them as an untrustworthy asshole, this is merely confirmation that they are an enemy she must eventually defeat.

I really don't like this trope. What did you expect to happen?

"I told you to leave, now I'm wallowing in self pity and loathing".

I remember reading a sentence somewhere that went something like, 'The moment you made the decision, you lost all right to regret it'. If she really wanted to distance herself, then she should bury all that pain and hesitation deep enough that it never shows up in her actions or on her face.

Well, it's not like she actually wants to distance herself. She just feels obligated to try anyway out of fear that she will end up hurting her otherwise because of the villainess system.

Can this manga truly be considered mere subtext at this point? Among a lot of other things, seeing Momo with her tummy exposed literaly awoke a new fetish in Yuuko.

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I love the fact that this is basically canon.

First world problems.

Really, we should have known that Ryuuko wasn't 100% human since literally her first scene.

I like the idea, of inexperienced lesbians getting excited like a horny teenaged boy when they are around an attractive woman, but I just can't picture real lesbians acting like that.

Bro she was basically keysmashing IRL that is classic lesbian activity.

It's not the emotional excitement. I believe that easily. It's the sexual excitement that I can't see. For instance, Mei getting flustered that Sensei's chest was so close, or being totally stoked about seeing boobs, just seems something thrown in as fan service for us guys.

This may come as a shock to you, but women can get horny too. There is, in fact, absolutely no reason why a woman should be less horny than a man, regardless of her sexual orientation.

Damn, I really wish I was that president.

Marisa: I see this as an absolute win.