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Jiang is so down bad it's crazy

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Glowing mirror and talking reflection makes me think Fantasy or Supernatural more than Historical

Historical is because it's set in the 1920s

Indeed. But I wasn't expecting magic, spirits and cursed mirrors! That development caught me completely by surprise, heh.

I thought this was going to be like Couple of Mirrors. Know what I mean? A realistic drama set in the 1920s, with a yuri love story between the wife of a cheating rich man and a lowly commoner girl—the main difference being that in CoM the commoner girl was a thief and in this manhua I expected her to be a cabaret singer. It appears I was slightly off beam on some details. :P

I don't know if I would change the tagging, tho. On one hand, adding a tag like "Magic" or "Supernatural" seems reasonable. On the other hand it would totally spoil the big surprise... so maybe leaving it like this is a good idea.

This story is like if couple of mirrors was actually about mirrors

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bigoted JK exorcist and surprise male rival bartender, things are heating up

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i can hear the voice "the sengoku era... I mean it's yuri isn't it?"

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People gotta let go of their preconceptions about the author. This manga is significantly different -- and imo better -- than any of her previous serializations. I'm really enjoying it so far and I highly encourage even people who dislike Kodama Naoko's previous work to give it a chance.

Agreed, so far this is really compelling, and so much more grounded than anything else I've read from her so far, besides maybe the marrying my female best friend manga.

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what a cliffhanger lol looks like a more cosplay-y pride parade set up

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What were the events that led to this? (I'm wholly unfamiliar with the source material)

I'm not sure if this fanartist might have their own ongoing story between these three, but Raiden Ei is known to disappear into a pocket dimension and let her puppet rule the country in her place for years at a time in the game.

Ei became depressed after a massive disaster killed her twin sister and most of friends five hundred years before the start of the game. She created a puppet to rule in her place while she hid in her pocket dimension. She has only begun interacting with the world again after the protagonist defeated her.

Wow, that sure ups the angst. Thanks!

yeah even in game miko (the pink haired fox spirit) was very unhappy at Ei basically ghosting her for half a millenia

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Oh dear, a new princess is on the scene to cause problems

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Alright, i didnt skip the chapter when i saw it just because i was asked by the author

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Compared to their last one shot, Wanna Sip?, this one doesn't feel quite as snappy. However the characters and plot development are still very well done and enjoyable, really looking forward to seeing this author continue to put out one shots, and hopefully a series in the future!

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For all that this is marketed as a comedy, this series is actually is shaping up to be pretty interesting palace intrigue. The Empress Dowager as the obvious villain, but I have to wonder about Yu Dingdang's family. Her habit of hiding her smarts and playing the emperor could mean either she developed the skills to survive in her family, or more interestingly could mean that her own family has some shadowy plans which she may be a willing part of.

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I feel I know what Sarah is doing. She probably could only pull off petrifying everyone, and is trying to force the princess to kill her so she could make her take back the royal sword. But damn.

my guess was that she was a snake princess impersonator, but your idea actually makes more sense. She definitely doesn't want to see Natalia in danger ever again, so she probably thinks it would be easier if Natalia just killed her to regain the sword, and no longer suffer physically from all the fighting.

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I definitely feel like when we start reaching this section in the serialized version its gonna hurt a hell of a lot more than this

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This is a huuuuuuuuuuuge gambit, because even if that 30% of people who were effected are alright praying to Sara, the other 70% of people are gonna be losing faith when they hear the princess has died. There's gotta be a better way but im not so sure if theyll find it in time

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that's a first, getting a girl drunk so you don't have sex with her

a girl-emperor's gotta do what a girl-emperor's gotta do

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Great chapter today, the conversation between Yunduo and her dad did a good job balancing the dramatic tension with a more grounded feeling, definitely made me feel emotional.

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So are we in agreement that Joe and Kanna were a bi4bi type relationship? cuz that's not a heterosexual couple I don't care what anyone says

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I appreciate this version, but I'm glad we're taking a much slower pace in the serialized version

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I'm not sure if it's better or worse that she wasn't chosen by a True Fae with an alien viewpoint but actually the brother on a weird whim...

tbf its more like she accidentally got in the way of the seed as it was supposed to be implanted in Natalia. But the brother was a bit of a dick about it lol. All in all a pretty crazy situation to be in, but he did a good thing at least saving her life.

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I'm really liking what I've seen from this manga so far and while I know this isn't going to happen (I am assuming I don't know spoilers) This kind of setup really does allow for a whole new level of relationship angst and drama with the way the change is completely temporary especially if Hodaka starts to get comfortable with being a girl.

Yeah I'm wondering how long it'll take us to reach ayakashi triangle levels of "I'm in love with them as a girl" or "I'm not ready to be your boyfriend but I can be your girlfriend" with this series too

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I genuinely wonder if these writers ever consider like, the fact that trans people exist. They at least acknowledged that gay people exist here cause they went "if a woman kisses someone of the opposite sex", so I guess gay women in her family don't gotta put up with any bullshit. But I've never seen them really acknowledge trans people existing in any real way, even though a LOT of gender bender media feels like wish fulfillment by trans people who are very deep in the closet.

Zenbu Kimi no Sei is a genderbend series about people who's bodies change whenever their heart races, and it also includes at least 1 major trans side character who works at the cosplay cafe with them

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this is so silly I love it

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Tracy Hu continues to impress me with the character writing, alongside the godly art and scene making of course.

I wasn't sure what this conversation would be about, but I like the way the tables turned on Yunduo, and the commonalities they found with each other, really unorthodox way to handle the "love rivals chat together" trope.

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thank you translator group for the bonus chapter pointing all this out :') I feel like i can actually understand the plot now

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well I'll be, she really did like her