I don't think Sorawo is oblivious to her feelings for Toriko, she's just struggling to process them because half her emotional bandwidth is wrapped up in raw dogging PTSD while Japan's inadequate mental health support system shoots finger guns at her. [...]

Why would she have PTSD, though? What Sorawo went through is no big deal; it's a fairly common story, really.

^ Yes, I understand that this was the author's intention, I just didn't think this worked very well in this format.

On an unrelated note, I don't understand why this chapter was posted in a long strip format, when it was clearly intended to be separate pages? This made the reading experience a bit frustrating at times.

The raws were posted as long strip, although formatted with the intention of printing it out as a mini zine. It's just that each strip is slightly too long or too short which makes splicing them into equal pages impossible, unfortunately.

Thanks for clarifying. I did consider that the author may have also posted it as long strip, but I didn't convey that in my first comment. Sorry if I came off as rude. I still think this was a weird choice on the author's side, though (unless the raws are posted somewhere that doesn't really support the page-by-page format? Or perhaps they wanted it to stay somewhat consistent with the rest?).

^ I don't think she's trying to get revenge or anything of the sort. She's just interested in the MC and was disappointed that she wasn't recognized. I'm unsure about the stalking as well. She was introduced as a friend of a friend basically, so she probably talked about her to her friend?

On an unrelated note, I don't understand why this chapter was posted in a long strip format, when it was clearly intended to be separate pages? This made the reading experience a bit frustrating at times.

In my opinion, the PSA is ridiculous.

If you're going to be politically correct and baby adult readers, where's the "PSA" on Alcohol and Ogre Girls? Alcohol is an addiction and kills too.

How is that related? Isn't that one from a different scanlation group?

I also call BS on this one. Is it even possible to hold the glasses like that? let alone remove them from someone's nose. There just isn't enough space to hold onto the bridge with your mouth, even if we disregard that you would get the lenses dirty—which in itself is kind of gross imo.

If anyone has actually done this before, please do share your experience.

Imagining this scenario playing out in real life is so funny to me. You find out the sister you were looking for is dead and ask for an explanation. And this girl invites you to a café and starts recounting how they got together instead lol

I'm just confused as to what story you thought you were reading? How is it bad writing if the point of the story - i.e. that this is a game and has a pre-determined plot - continues to do what it's supposed to do? The things you've pointed out are just obstacles to the goal: to change the story.

The way you begun your reply is kind of funny given your username.

This may be a case of me not really enjoying stories that are mostly plot-driven rather than character-driven. I've always known what type of story this is, which is why I said I've never taken it too seriously. I think the concept of a deviation percentage just seems ridiculous to me, and way too obvious a way to show the progress of the plot.

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

If she was attracted to women, she’d probably find out sooner, no?

I mean, not necessarily? She's still only in high school. I hadn't realised while I was in high school either (though I can't say I felt left behind or anything of the sort, since no one in my circle were in relationships —straight or queer— anyway). And there are people who realise even a lot later in life.

I do agree that aro/ace seems quite likely, though. If not for the appearance of the classmate I would be certain that this was the route the author is going for.

My sister is turning 17 (again, this time hopefuly for real) soon and I'm still looking for yuri manga or anime that she might enjoy. Preferably in german, but english is also okay.

Her taste is mostly sports anime (especially of the fujobait variety) and whatever is currently mainstream-popular in the anime season (think MHA). There's Birdie Wing and Harakuna Receive, but the former afaik was a let down and the latter is, eh, fanservice-y.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

On the anime side, apart from what you've already mentioned, which I personally think are both fine, even if not making the yuri quite explicit, let's see what I can find on my list with a good enough score...

Shuumatsu no Izetta

Isn't this one quite heavy on the fan service too? I remember dropping it on the first episode because of it, though I admit I have very little patience when it comes to this.
I do love the Witch of Mercury, though it's more action/mecha. If op you think your sister could expand on this genre, it's worth recommending it.

If she watches isekai at all, magirevo might be good. I didn't love the writing tbh, but the animation was —surprisingly— quite good and it's explicitly yuri.

Unfortunately I don't know much about sports anime, let alone yuri sports anime. It's already quite rare to find female-centric sports (or even action) anime that aren't fanservice-y, sadly. I've almost given up on yuri anime myself.

Edit: Wow, I wasn't all that helpful, was I? I was mostly sharing my disappointment with yuri in anime lol

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I'm kinda getting sick of how Toriko is trying to force something that is only just developing and only focusing on her own feelings instead of seeing how Sorawo is suffering because of this behavior.

Novel volume 8 spoilers:

The reason Toriko acts like that is because literally since the first moment they met, Sorawo's been shamelessly staring at her tits, which Toriko took as an invitation. One of the great uses of unreliable narration in fiction

I don't think it was her tits specifically? I was under the impression that she's just been staring in general, at Toriko's face as well, I can't find the specific moment this was brought up, though. I agree that it was great to get a confirmation of just how unreliable a narrator Sorawo can be. I find that one of the best things in this series is to try and read between the lines and notice what Sorawo tries to conceal or just doesn't even realize, about herself and others too. It's especially fun in the book, where she almost always tries to downplay her emotions, but getting to see expressions in the manga is also great.

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I'm not sure if this is something I will enjoy, personally I don't love this author's style and the M didn't interest me much here. Second to last page was really good though. I'll stick around for a while to see how it goes.

Since I'm seeing people speculate on these things, I'd like to add my thoughts on the topic. I think the little sister being rude might be an attempt to counter the imbalance in a possible relationship between the two characters, especially considering that the protagonist is a self-aware pedophile, and the word itself is explicitly mentioned in the story. A timid pedophile that is verbally abused by the child doesn't feel as threatening or predatory as a confident one taking advantage of an innocent kid, right?

That being said, the protagonist talking about how she "fell in love in third grade and just kept falling for third graders" makes me wonder if this really might be a story of her overcoming her pedophilia. Connecting it to a specific event might be a sign that she will overcome this condition by facing her past.

I would like to talk about how all these things could relate to real-life as well, but since we don't know the author it's probably best that I don't. I don't think I'll be reading this, at least not until it's finished, but I'm wishing a good time to those who will.

You know I decided to give this a shot because I loved Nmi's one shots but idk if I can handle this

Yeah, what a disappointment. And I was looking forward to a series by them too.

The dialogue was hard to follow, I couldn't tell who was speaking at times. Also, this seemed pretentious to me; it felt like the author was trying really hard to convince us that they've written something deep.

I feel so bad for Toriko but her expressions in this chapter are kind of hot

Agreed.
If there's one thing I love about this adaptation is that we can actually see their expressions. I still can't get over this one. How could anyone not fall for her in this situation.

you guys are aware this is a fictional story, right? and not like an educational handbook for proper teacher-student boundaries? the way she approached it makes perfect sense for her character imo, and with everyone in this manga clearly being flawed, it's just a reflection of her own experiences with love. she sees her younger self in nakanishi and empathizes

I'm tired of seeing the "fictional story" argument, and I don't think it was even warranted in this particular discussion? There's a difference between cursing the author and/or the readers for enjoying a story that doesn't comply to common morals, and discussing how a character's actions encourage a behaviour that —supposedly— she herself also condones. The way she approached this does make sense for her character, that's why people are annoyed at her. How she worded her rejection implied that the only thing stopping her from dating her student was the fact that she's already in a relationship. That's not how this situation should have been handled to guarantee that she won't have a problem with this student later on. I liked that she decided to talk to her, but she shouldn't have let her hold on to hope like she did.

I agree, or at least hope, that she will become more assertive later on.

I kind of liked Kase's attitude, but that's only because angry Kase is hot.

Hm not sure how long this relationship will last longterm if Ayumi truly wants Kei to get some sort of job (like at least a part time job). I dunno, that last panel of Kei being all nonchalant and waving off the suggestion kinda irked me.

I don't think Ayumi actually wants Kie to get a job, it seems like something that could be an inside joke for them. I get what you mean though. I also didn't like the line "you said you liked girls, so I figured I could do whatever". What the hell is that?

I know this isn't what the story is about, but I found it interesting to think about how Kie could have been a master manipulator. She's found herself without a house and happens upon a woman who would pick up a stranger off the street and bring her home. She's told that Ayumi likes women, so she sort of flirts with her, while at the same time using her as her source of income. And in the end she gets exactly what she wanted, a house and a person providing for her. The only part that maybe doesn't fit is that she immediately left when she overheard Ayumi on the phone, since she could have ignored it and try to extend her stay for as long as possible. Still, it was fun to think about.

Thank you for your opinion on where to place blame. I’m sure it will be very useful to someone for some reason.

I was trying to point out how your tendency to make sarcastic comments can sometimes make them misleading or come off as rude, even when the situation doesn't seem to warrant it. But it doesn't seem like you're willing to take any criticism, anyway.

Duly noted. Your implication that grandma’s excessive pessimism was a form of “mental illness” would likewise be “utterly rude,” except she passed away decades ago, so it won’t bother her.

I'm probably going to regret getting into this, but I feel like I should point out, you mentioned anti-depressants and while they are not prescribed exclusively for depression that did seem to be the implication in your post. Depression is as a mental disorder, so if what you meant was "excessive pessimism" and not depression, I don't think the fault lies with the person who replied to you.

That being said, while I do agree that this probably won't be a "divorce arc", the last page does read as ominous to me. I'm not sure where the author is going with it, though.

"I met the sun." Is up there with "I always thought of you as being made of moonlight."

Where is the second line from?

^ I see, thanks a lot for the recap Heavensrun. I did remember about the family situation Xiaoyang, I just couldn't see how that was related to the tension between the other two. It makes sense that Xiaoen wouldn't like Xingyuan taking Xiaoyang's "side", I guess. I also didn't know remember about the mother being sick, at all. Perhaps SrNevik is right and I should reread a bit lol

I don't know if it's because of the somewhat sporadic releases or the fact that I haven't reread this one at all, but lately I have a hard time following the events in the story. Why were they fighting? Were they even? What's going on with Mu Xiaoen? I have no idea. It feels like the author is really trying to say something here and I have no idea what the hell is happening.