Well, it's not really confirmed, but, eh, yeah, I guess Pharmercy's probably going down. It's not like anyone actually expected it to happen though so, oh well, what can we do. Fanart will always exist even if canon acceptance doesn't.

What does that "Bitter melon is amazing" line mean...? Anyhow, cute comic, I guess, it's nice to see Kase-san in color! (I'm sure colored scenes already happened before but I completely forgot about any).

Oh yeah, Academia started airing, huh. I didn't particularly like the OVA, but I suppose it's worth a shot to see if I like it. Still need to get around to watching Yuri on Ice though! (you know, did they ever actually confirm the yaoi couples or did they just leave it to subtext?)

Well, I just skipped all the het stuff and just read the yuri arc and the yaoi chapters. Since the yuri arc was mostly self-contained, it wasn't too hard to understand... Chapter 67 was kind of weird with all those random characters showing up, but, well, they're not important to that arc anyway. The yaoi arc... whew boy... I guess there are a few yaoi moments sprinkled here and there throughout the entire manga. Still, I got the general gist of it from the yuri arc and it was CUTE AS FUCK, so I'm alright with it. The erotic yaoi scene in this new chapter made me just as happy as the best erotic yuri scenes (Lily Love's was pretty solid, and I'm sure there were a few more I'm forgetting) even though I spent much less time with it, so the conclusion I drew from this is... TIME TO READ SOME EROTIC YAOI. I only read Prunus Girl before this and that was sorely lacking in sexy times... Kiss Him Not Me kind of had some but imaginary yaoi doesn't really count. Actual full-blown yaoi hentai might be a bit too much for me, but, who knows, I'll have to read one one day and see how I like it.

Edit: Read 105 too since someone on Page 1 of the comments (curse you, short-term memory loss and laziness) told me to. That was definitely a lot more confusing than the others... Nice to see that their son is apparently continuing their legacy and cross-dressing too.

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I just read a few reviews, and it seems that the main character has a male love interest. Of course, I haven't read the manga so I wouldn't really know, but I wouldn't classify it as yuri if that's the case.

^That was in Mebae? Damn, that anthology pretty much is dead now after pulling that het NTR stories in the last issue.

Het NTR story? What story was that? It's pretty sad that it's dead though since all the good things that showed up in that magazine probably aren't gonna get finished... like this. I usually hope for longer things, but, well, I hope this is actually only two chapters because, well, at least it'll be complete.

Highway Blossom

Oh god, I might want to buy that. But I still have to finish Kindred Spirits.

Highway Blossoms (I don't know why it's spoiler tagged but, well, I guess I'll follow suit) is, by far, the best commercial yuri VN I've ever read... and, really, the only one I've read. I'm poor, okay?? I read pretty much every free yuri VN out there, and while I love Ebi-hime's and Nomnomnami's works in particular, it's impossible to deny that this VN has muuuuch higher production values... probably cause this is a $10 VN and their stuff is $0. It really adds to the experience. Of course, just cause a VN looks pretty doesn't mean it's well-written, but... well, this is pretty and well-written. The dialogue is so witty and great and Amber and Marina's relationship is SO CUTE AND GREAT. I have to admit, the first half was kind of boring me a bit, but it was necessary to really build up their relationship and all to make the second half more impactful... Well, that's my crappy opinion anyway. I'd definitely recommend it.

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It saddens me that I don't really recognize any of these people... I really need to get around to watching some of these anime (maybe not MariMite, but the rest seem okay).

Yandere yuri is one of the best kinds (in my crappy opinion), so I'm excited to see that there's another yandere thing out there! Is it a full series or just a one-shot though? Probably a one-shot, but I can hope...

Am I the only one who's super confused by the Manga...

Yeah, you're not the only one... I pretty much forgot who pretty much all these supporting characters are. Still, the main cast's shenanigans are hilarious, so I'm okay with reading it even if I don't know half of the characters.

Recently translated article: Manga Editors Roundtable – The Growth of Yuri

It's a look at the current state of yuri and how it's expanding beyond yuri magazines. A lot of it is the editors pushing stories published by their companies (with a lot of emphasis on Bloom Into You and Happy Sugar Life), but I thought it was interesting to read their thoughts about yuri as a genre from the point of view of professionals aiming to publish successful manga.

Hmm, I'm interested in this Asahinagu thing now that I hear it's got yuri, but the whole "Volume 16" part is really making me not want to read it... if anyone's read it, does it actually have yuri?

Also, what's "Gambling Fiend Twins" and "Uniform of Vampires Road?" I looked them up, but I haven't found anything at all about them.

Kuzushiro draw this and this is not a yuri and even more this might be a het? Seriously?? Worst day ever, right after Minase-sensei leave us. Damn...

Minase-sensei?

While it took a weird turn...and its a shame it's getting drop/backlash for not being yuri outright, its nice to see anything new by Kuzushiro tbh.

drpepperfan, where's your pic from? It seems very familiar.

It's from Chapter 15 of Chio-chan, I think. http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/chio_chan_no_tsuugakuro_ch15

The only Minase I can think of is Minase Ruruu, but I don't think they've done any yuri things in a while, so... I dunno who this Minase-sensei is.

Noooooo, not a non-yuri Kuzushiro thing! Well, I guessed that was the reason why it was dropped after a single chapter and it turns out that I was apparently actually right...

Soooo, Brave Witches has an actual honest-to-goodness canon yuri couple, huh? I mean, it just seems like worthless ecchi drivel to me, but maybe I'll give it a shot some time if it has canon yuri.

So if her father is super religious how does their relationship fair since you know both girls

Being super religious and being against homosexuality are not the same thing.

Not saying that being super religious is bad, but if you're super religious like that dude, then you probably are against homosexuality.

I was never interested in the Fate series, but I'll definitely give Fate/Extra a shot if they go with the female protagonist. Is watching/reading the other Fate things necessary to enjoy Extra to its fullest?

It started off well, but then it ended... really... abruptly. Also, uh, wouldn't Kuro stabbing herself in the heart be very bad if she wanted to give it to someone else? I don't really know how, uh, heart donations work, but that seems like it'd be a bad idea.

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My reactions while watching the final episode of Flip Flappers:

NOOOOOOOOO! NO, DON'T DO THIS TO MEEEEE

NOOOOO - oh wait, Papika's there, I guess it's alright.

THANK GOD NYUNYUNYU OR WHATEVER HER NAME IS IS FINALLY WEARING REASONABLE CLOTHES.

KISS. KISS, DAMN IT, KISS. Sigh, oh well... anyone who doesn't think that this is supposed to be romantic is a fucking idiot anyway. COCONA X PAPIKA WOOOOOO.

I was kind of expecting something different... but, really, I had no idea what to expect, so I have no idea what I was really expecting. It felt kinda... lacking though... I don't know how successful this was, but I'm hoping it's super successful so there'll be a second season. I'm happy that they're at least living happily together forevermore, anything other than that would just make me stop watching anime before they're over.

==You know, Yayaka sure was pretty nonchalant about her best/only friend/crush being gone for... a long time. Everyone else was panicking... and then Yayaka was just nonchalantly feeding Uexkull (I think I actually spelled that right on my first try).

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Someone posted this snippet

Any ideas where it's from? I'm looking and can't seem to find/remember it

I am like 99% sure that this hasn't happened yet in the translated chapters... curious to see what the hell's going on here though when it does get translated... or maybe it's in that Kanna spinoff if that already released.

I think the better way of connecting your families is to MARRY EACH OTHER, DANG IT! I saw a Yuri tag for some reason and I was waiting for the yuri, but then I looked up and realized "Wait, no yuri tag... darn it." Yeah, it was a decent story though, Akuta Fumie's art is always pretty.

Well, just went through Goofball Mode in Highway Blossoms. Pretty funny stuff though I didn't understand any of that financial stuff. I do have a few questions though: What the heck does "She thrust her Owen into my Wilson" mean? I know that Owen Wilson is an actor, but I don't understand how he's related at all... also, who's that blond girl who showed up at the concert? Is it a Human Reignition Projection cameo or something?

^
Don't be so pessimistic, shit like Netsuzou Crap gets an adaptation, so there is, even if it's small, a chance it one day gets animated. And if I become really rich, I'll fund the Yuzumori-san anime myself ! Yes, that's how much I love this manga.

When I become really rich, I'll fund a live action Yuzumori-san series myself!

I feel like a live-action Yuzumori-san series would be really creepy, but perhaps that's just me... I mean, the manga rendition is creepy enough, but the cutesy artstyle (and the yuri, I must admit) kind of balances out some of the creepiness... we'll be getting hit with creepiness with full force with actual, living, breathing people though.

Objectively speaking, I would recommend Highway Blossoms as well for that price tag. As for me though, that ending was far too cliche for my liking. I was seeing things coming a mile away and for someone like me where the ending can make or break something, this particular ending left a bad taste in my mouth; pretty sure it's the reason I took a long break from OELVN's for a while.

I also didn't expect to get miffed at those sex scenes. They made sense for the character, but they were pretty tasteless moves by the MC - especially the first one.

If you're talking about the driving like a maniac to get to Marina before she leaves scene, then, yeah, that was really cliched. It really did make me groan out loud since that shows up in... everything. Still, it had its funny moments like Tess rolling around on the floor nonchalantly and poor Joseph hitting his head and the preceding scene with Mariah made it worth it, in my opinion. You know, I kind of did expect some, you know, backlash or whatever against Amber and Marina from some random people. This is the Midwest after all... which, to be fair, I know nothing about, so maybe it is pretty accepting of LGBT people? The closest things are Amber being scared that Marina will think she's gross (that's solved really quickly though when it becomes evident that she reciprocates...) and that sleazebag portrait artist guy. Not that it's necessary, of course, but everyone that had a picture in the VN had no problem at all with them. Well, I think Cassi kinda did, but that's completely different... I guess they kinda addressed it with Amber mentioning the people glancing at them, but nothing really substantial happened... of course, it's not really necessary in this VN, but it just felt a bit curious that there was nothing at all.

@ Kayo-chin

I liked Hikaru x Miyuki and Marina x Yuri and all, but they kinda... came out of nowhere as opposed to Miyuki x Yuri which was developed over the course of the entire series. Yeah, they explained why Miyuki was really "in love" with Yuri near the end, but it felt a bit half-assed to me... they also never did explain when Yuri started to reciprocate just a bit. Still, yep, I'm definitely glad it ended in a yuri manner.

Just finished Highway Blossoms and, wow, was that a great read! I absolutely loved the Midwest setting and the adult protagonists... well, adult compared to most yuri anime/manga protagonists at least. My opinions on the TRIO fluctuated a lot throughout the thing... at first, I was intrigued, then I got annoyed, then they caught my interest again, especially with the Mariah/Amber drinking session! It gave her a lot of depth which I hope Dusty Trails capitalizes on. Her outfit is still pretty ridiculous but, eh, I don't live in the Midwest, maybe some women actually do wear things like that? It was getting a bit ridiculous how much they randomly bumped into each other but oh well, they were interesting characters. I thought the sex scenes were tastefully done, even if they were probably written by a guy (I have no idea whether this Syon person is male or female). I guess it lacks the little things, but they still talked about consent and having no clue what the hell you're doing, which I thought was nice. I have to admit that I was a bit disturbed that Amber already had sex with girls when she was only 19... and then she said she hadn't been in a relationship in a while ever since Gramps got sick... eh, I guess she couldn't have been that young, but I still disapprove of underage sex. Yeah, I read 'em all the time here on Dynasty, but... it's different when it's porn and when it's an actual story, you know? That's what I think, at least. Amber and Marina were great characters and made a very cute couple... I'm a sucker for tomboys and I love cynic/idealist relationships. They counterbalance each other, you know? I thought there was a bit more to Marina given how she said she was used to disappointments at some point, but I think we learned enough about her. More's always welcome though! I just loved how Cassi fell for Amber within 30 seconds of meeting her. Such a chick magnet... Male chick magnets are just male power fantasies, but female chick magnets are... just female power fantasies. I'm okay with the latter though. Anyhow, it was a great read and I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't picked it up already. Maybe I'll even pick up Human Reignition Project even though I don't usually read het stuff... I liked Katawa Shoujo though so maybe HRT will be good too. Might as well list some cons though... THE CONSTANT TYPOS AND WEIRDLY WORDED SENTENCES! Yeah, I'm overreacting cause they weren't that bad or frequent, but, still... That's pretty much all the cons I can think of though.

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