What do you mean, what's wrong with things like that?
So you're banning our friend kafihi8795 from expressing their thoughts?

I call that d i s c r i m i n a t i o n.

I disagree with people seeing this in a negative way.

Alpha + Omega is basically what's heteronormative in that world.

Homosexual love is what goes against what "society" expects.

So, an Omega rejecting her destiny to mate an Alpha (basically, a man), because she loves a Beta is a message from Takemiya: if you want to go against society, you'll have to fight.

Whether she will succeed or not isn't important. What's important is fighting.

Takemiya leaves the rest to your imagination. If you want to imagine NTR, I'm sad for you.

Though I do get your point and it's definitely a valid way to interprete the story, I have to say that the situation here isn't exactly the same as with heteronormativity. Because lesbians (unless I am very much mistaken) do not feel sexual attraction towards men. So in order to be in a homosexual relationship they only have to fight the societal pressure (definitely not saying that this is something easy to do, mind you).

But here our protagonist would not have to fight against societal stigma, but against her own extremely strong sexual desire. So even though it is quite likely that what you said is what the author intended to portray, I don't think it's exactly the same. The protagonist here has to fight against a part of her own nature, not something that is forced upon her externally.

I still think her choice is valid, humans have been fighting against their animal instincts for centuries anyway. I just don't think it's the same, even if Takemiya wanted to portray it as such.

PS. In case this came across weird I'd like to restate clearly that I'm not in any way trying to dismiss make light of (yes! that's the expression I'd been looking for when I was writing this!) the struggle that homosexual people face. I'm just saying that this is something external, while the story is actually dealing with an internal desire.

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I was going to make a joke about how the vampire syndrome turns them gay, but the ending was so disappointing that I don't even find it funny anymore...

Like, I get that it was cancelled, but the author could have done a much better job. I've seen other manga that were also obviously cancelled give a much more satisfying —even if a bit rushed— conclusion. This just wasn't a conclusion at all.

Why add the whole fiancé thing if you don't have the time to do anything with it? Also, instead of the brother telling her that it will be easier for her to become male, we could have gotten a conversation (either with the brother or Youko herself) about how she should choose what she feels more comfortable with, without either choice meaning that she can or cannot be with the one she loves.

last edited at May 24, 2021 6:46AM

This chapter reminded me a lot of chapters 41-44 of Bloom into You. Specifically the fact that they were kissing before being in a relationship and trying to define what changed between their relationship before and after they started dating, as well as the whole “going beyond just kissing” segment.

It also reminded me of Girl Friends where Akko was wondering what the difference was between being a friend and a lover when she got together with Mari. It's kind of weird though that Ayaka wouldn't know what couples do past kissing. It was much more believable and hilarious when Akko looked up how do 2 girls have sex.

I think it might have had to do with them both being girls according to this reaction. Though she did wonder what couples (and not same-sex couples in particular) do, so perhaps she's just an idiot...? XD

Okay, even though I myself threw in a comment about Himari coming across as stupid a little while ago, I wasn't referring to this specific occasion. I agree with BeanBeanKingdom, she hasn't really done anything wrong here. (actually maybe my previous comment was a bit too harsh on her, she doesn't deserve all this hate...)

Regardless of that, I just can't bring myself to root for Aki and Shiho's reconciliation. This whole arc indeed seems very predictable, with the endgame being all of them becoming friends or continuing this friendly rivalry type of thing that I can never get into, cause it feels insincere and pointless —very tsundere-ish if you'd like.

I would guess that so many chapters are "wasted" on her because she's been a lingering plot thread since the beginning. The only reason Hima even heard Yori sing at the concert in chapter 1 is because Shiho quit the band. Now it's explaining why by delving deeper into the side characters and the band [...]

I actually was intrigued about the mysterious former band member at first, but seeing that her reason for quitting was just jealousy because her crush had a crush on someone else... It was a bit of a let-down tbh. And the fact that I was already a bit put off by Aki being the "best friend in love" definitely didn't help.

I think I just had different (or maybe too high...?) expectations of this and now I've gotten disappointed all on my own...

Also, this is a bit irrelevant, but am I the only one that thinks that Shiho and Hajime look a lot alike? When she fist appeared I thought she was
her sister XD

last edited at May 27, 2021 8:57AM

Her foot on the top left panel, lol

Her foot on the bottom panel, oh no

Jokes aside, nice chapter. Good to see some progress...?

I actually happened to have a conversation about this with my sister a couple of weeks ago and was surprised when she said she imagines different voices for the characters (and even the narrator!?). Like... I just read it in my normal thinking voice...? Sure, I might imagine the tone of their voices, but not really the timbre (hope those where correct uses of the terms, just looked them up in English).

I don't know, I just like to leave those kinds of things to be somewhat vague. Though I have happened to think that a voice did or did not match my expectations when I watch an anime adaptation of a book/manga... So I'd say I have an idea of how their voices may sound like, but it's not like I read the dialogues with different voices or anything.

So I guess she wasn't the only one who does this after all...

With how this manga almost always turns whatever cliff hanger into a ridiculous situation right at the next chapter, I really expect that Ichika will be so... Ichika

that their plan will turn into a major failure XD. But I suppose we'll see how it goes when the next chapter comes out.

The best thing about school life manga: how the mcs will solve all their problems by themselves, no needing the help or intervention of any stupid smelly grown-up old fart.

The funniest thing about manga forums in Western countries: how everyone and their uncle will scream hysterically for a grown-up, any grown-up, teacher, copper, therapist, whatever, to come and solve the problems of these kids with a masterful display of adult authority!

People aren't saying she needs "adult authority". They're saying she needs adult support. So you think it's best to just let teenagers solve their issues on their own, even when it is clearly going downhill??

(Edited this cause it felt a bit needlessly aggressive)

last edited at May 19, 2021 8:41PM

Most coments seem to be like: "Yep, she's totally going to succumb to her urge to breed"

Sheesh, you guys sure don't seem to have much faith in Megu.

It's not so much faith in Megu, it's the way this was portrayed, with her pained expression and the black pages, it just gives off a very ominous feeling. I'm not really certain whether the author wanted to portray this as a happy ending, where she resolves to choose her own destiny, or an angsty one, where she forces herself to stay faithful to her previous choices. I'd like to believe it's the former, but if that really is the case I wish it were shown in a more reassuring way.

Now I'm kinda curious. What would happen if she actually mated with an alpha? Would she still feel attraction to her soulmate, or would that fade?

It was nice to see her determination to go against her instincts, though it seems like it'd be painful. Honestly, I'm not sure which would make her happier, or whether her resolve will last, but it's brave of her to follow her own will and not simply give in to desire.

Haah... This ending was kind of a slap to the face...

So much so that I almost forgot to comment about this!
The eye behind the hair is visible but the other one is gone lol. Somehow this makes the disappearance of the second eye even funnier.
(Yes, this was what I was planning on coming here for, and then we got that ending...)

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I’ve been thinking more vis a vis the consent issue, and why some people are bothered by their relationship while others are fine. To even know that Sarasa offered Mio a way out during the leash play you definitely had to read between the lines, as it wasn’t really explicitly stated. She was saying basically that she wouldn’t remove the leash and collar herself because what they were doing wasn’t just a casually on-and-off thing, like “wearing a pretty choker”—basically that this was something more than what they had been doing on the ride to school, and that Sarasa wouldn’t take the collar off Mio herself if she was feeling some big feelings because that was part of what they were doing; that Mio had to decide to stop it. If you didn’t catch that implication (and frankly I’m not 100% sure I’m not reading it into the story for my own comfort), her ignoring Mio’s fear is obviously super fucked up, but of course even beyond that what they’re doing would be a super unsafe way to do BDSM IRL—no discussion of limits, no explicit statement that Mio controls whether the scene stops, etc. so I totally understand people that say this is all fukt, especially if you were looking for a more realistic BDSM relationship.

Now that I read this and went back to reread the scene, I guess I kinda see your point about Sarasa saying that it should be Mio who decides to put a stop to it, if she feels uncomfortable. Honestly, when I first read it, to me it sounded like "You decided to wear this yourself, so you've already consented to all of this", which was very uncomfortable to read (and pretty much the impression I get from almost all bdsm stories I've come across).

But either way, I didn't like the typical, oh this is scary and uncomfortable, but I actually like it. It's exactly this:

^it comes across kinda porn-plot level but then isn't actually porn

But I can't say I was disappointed either, since I didn't really have any expectations. I was just, ah this is how it's going to be after all, huh

Ritsuko segsy but she has a tan right?? Seriously I don't know how she went from white skin to darker skin from her hs years to now. Anyway, glad to see a canon lesbian in a story where the mcs relationship is frustrating us all.

Is she really a cannon lesbian? I'm pretty sure her brother had mentioned that she has brought boyfriends home before, though I may not remember correctly.

Oh, and yes, I believe it's a tan. What I'm curious about is how it hasn't faded after half a year tho...

last edited at May 16, 2021 7:08AM

I decided to reread this in the hopes of it getting better... But it didn't. I'm currently on chapter 16 and having a hard time continuing...

I find this whole Aki-Shiho ark unbearably annoying. It feels like the supporting characters are stealing the show of the main leads. And the worst part is, I don't even like the main leads enough to be getting so annoyed by this!? I mean, they're cute, sure, but are they anything more than that? I feel like I've seen the airhead mc a dozen times, so I'm already kinda tired of whatever charm it's supposed to have, but sometimes Hima just comes off as stupid.

I don't like Shiho. Are we supposed to sympathise with her...? Idk, I was just incredibly annoyed by her quitting the band like that and I'm getting even more annoyed by how we're dealing with it. This whole "competition" thing remains completely ridiculous and unnecessary to me.

I'm soooo tired of the friend that is actually in love with one of the leads... Let friends be friends!!! Seriously, do people really like this trope so much that we have to see it in every yuri manga? I'm pretty sure it's even more common than the obligatory bath scene! How is that even possible!?

Somehow it feels like the plot isn't on par with the incredible art.

Though I liked the twist of Yori actually being the one to fall in love at first sight, it was funny. And I liked chapter 19. Oh, also, the fact that they're dating and the manga isn't finished, wow

I did not want to find out about this.

I love how Hiyori seems so timid and then suddenly gets so assertive as soon as she gets confessed to. Also, she's so short that she can't even reach the panel lol

How come drunk yuri almost always turns out to be best yuri...?

The part were the nurse just made way for Keiko to remove the bandages made me laugh a little. Like, "oh, go ahead random high school girl, it's not like this is my job or anything."

Also, that whole confession happened right there in the classroom...? That was... quite bold o.O
And I'm not saying that because they're both girls or whatever... Just— Wow, ok.

The art and the idea were nice though.

last edited at May 11, 2021 2:16PM

Fun, cute, amazing art, likable characters with nice chemistry. The last chapter didn't really feel like an ending, though some people have commented about an extra in the volume, so I guess that's something. I'm actually glad that the other two are left as friends and roommates, I liked their relationship the way it was.

Okay, but what I really wanted to talk about is chapter 15:
Probably my favourite chapter in the series and without a doubt the most believable dream sequence I've seen in any kind of media. It was just so great!

I've often come across dream scenes and they almost always feel artificial: as in, the flow of the events in the dream is too logical, making it obvious that it wasn't created subconsciously. Here, the author managed to create an atmosphere that clearly conveyed Koharu's inner feelings, while also maintaining this sort of nonsensical flow of events. Also, the feeling of being abandoned and endlessly searching for someone was one I often had in dreams as a child, so this feels very genuine to me.

Moreover, I loved how the first couple of pages seemed like a memory, but then it turned out to be a dream. Again, I've seen dreams based on memories many times in other works, but the way the memories here blended with other thoughts later on was pretty cool.

And if that wasn't enough, the cuteness of Koharu's reaction after she wakes up is undeniable!

Just... What a great chapter...!
...But I should probably finish this essay now XD

(though perhaps not enough to justify 4 whole flashback chapters *intense eye rolling*)

Oi, those are some of my absolute favorite chapters to re-read from time to time, along with Sumika running to Ushio when she learns of her broken arm.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely liked those chapters. I just felt that having almost a whole volume taken up by a flashback was not the best choice in terms of pacing.

And I agree, Sumika running to the hospital was great. (And the aftermath was pretty great too xD)

Rereading this I was left with pretty much the same impression as the first time: Sumika was cool (well, except when she turned to jelly...), young Ushio and Sumika were cute (though perhaps not enough to justify 4 whole flashback chapters *intense eye rolling*), Tomoe was still awesome, Miyako's eyebrows were as great as ever and half of the side characters were still unnecessary.

Oh, and the grandma was awesome.

The forgotten side characters were really the greatest issue of the manga I think. It kinda felt like the author threw in a bunch of characters and then didn't know what to do with them. Like, did I miss that Aoi girl? No. Did I really want her to play any part in the story? No, not really. But I still found it disappointing that she just disappeared off the face of the earth for half the manga. Like, if you're gonna add a character only for them to become completely irrelevant ten chapters later, then don't add them in the first place. And I could say the same for Akemiya too. They were both rather unlikeable for me to be honest, but that was largely due to their existence seeming unnecessary. Well, at least the author had some level of awareness I guess...

But even with these issues and despite the drama occasionally dragging on a bit more than was needed, it definitely had some very strong moments and was an overall great read.

last edited at May 6, 2021 10:57AM

No, the age-gap tag should stay. I think you're also forgetting that Aria is a Queen and has had many responsibilities and decisions placed on her over the last few centuries. It's what ultimately has kept her alive all this time. Old and wise, though she's got her quirky moments. Ichika is still a child in comparison and has a lot more to learn about life.

I did consider that actually, but she still didn't seem all that wise to me xD

I get your point though, and it's fine either way, I just thought I'd state my opinion on the tag as well. I was honestly a bit surprised when I first saw it, since I considered them to be PEERZ (that was a bad joke, sorry - probably even worse than the title itself...).

...Though, seeing as it's said in manga too and even in the title, doesn't the author see them as peers as well? That is just my assumption of course.

last edited at May 3, 2021 7:17AM

I've been thinking about this for a while now, but does this really count as age gap?

I mean, I get how it's paired with older than she looks since Aria has lived for... however many years. But isn't she basically a teenager? Not only in appearance but in mentality as well. It's just that, when I see the age gap tag, I'm expecting to see some difference in the way of thinking and/or appearance of the couple.

It's not like this is super important or anything and I get I should refrain from commenting about the tags rather than the manga itself... It's just been on my mind and I wanted to get it out.

Edit: Came across this and had to add it, since the manga itself states my points.
I'm not alone in this anymore! Ichika is with me! (I doubt the reliability of Ichika's judgement, but whatever).

Edit 2: I went to make a suggestion for the tag removal and I got confused because I couldn't type anything in the "tags to remove" section... And then I realised I was stupid.

last edited at May 1, 2021 6:03PM

^ Or they really wanted that "Ojou-sama" tag

last edited at Apr 25, 2021 7:53AM

Okay so I gotta ask, does anyone in the real world actually walk around with their coats hanging off their shoulders without putting their arms in the sleeves? I’ve only seen it in manga, and there’s no way the coat wouldn’t just fall off while they were moving.

I've done it a couple of times, when wearing the coat felt too hot but taking it off too cold. It didn't really slip off, though it was quite a heavy coat so I'm not sure how this would work with a light one.

Someone complaining about it: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/fashion-trends/stop-draping-your-coat-over-your-shoulders-you-look-like-an-idiot/news-story/62a26dead9967dcb7c83146d68db2445

This was a fun read.

^ ** Immediately adds to To Read list. **

Can't miss out on the manga that made history xD

Okay, this is a bit late, but I was just reading chapter 7 and... What?

"Oh, yes, I'm very sorry I basically deceived another person into killing you... You'll be dead in a year's time, oopsie!"