Actually, to me (and I think this is a strength of the story) the big sister only goes from "jerk" to "ambiguous". Yes, a couple of little sister's recollections of having things taken away are actually recollections of having things not taken away. But she still treats her routinely like a servant, and she still hangs with nasty vapid backbiting friends and lets them nastily backbite her girlfriend. She turns out to be not so bad, but I don't think the story is making her out to be totally sweet and wonderful under a tsundere facade, just a realistic person with good and bad points (and maybe capable of being recalled to her better self by the love of a good woman). IMO people are forgetting this because we tend to be too easily swayed by the most recent snippet of information.
Younger sister would probably have been better suited to Kuga-san, but she's out of the running because she's younger (and 'cause she met her second, which is fair enough). It's good her older sister has a nicer side, but the one who brought it out is Kuga-san. To me that second-to-last page, with the message saying "sorry for stealing your big sister away from you" is doubly ironic--on one hand, that's the opposite of her problem, rather she feels like her big sister stole Kuga-san away, and on the other, Kuga-san (with her gentle, generous influence) if anything gave her back an older sister she hadn't had for a while.
It's a great story, but I do find it bittersweet, and I don't think it should be disqualified just because the girl in love is young. I remember how it was--when I fell in love at 13, it was as hard a fall as I ever had in my life, ripped me up and made me as sad as anything ever did. It wasn't some little thing just because I was young, and I think that's true for lots of young people.

Huh, that's a really good analysis. Thank you for your insight!

I want an adult life series with them. Freaking adorable is what they are!

Snuggle the tails!

Reading through this slowly; I'm currently on the start of Chapter 7. I've heard bad buzz about this so I'm trying not to get invested in any particular ship, but I'm already rooting hard for Tsukasa and Washio. ^_^;

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Man, this was a nice ending. Open ended enough that it could be read as just friends or polyamory, depending on one's outlook and preferences, but with a strong sense of honesty and hope keeping things aloft. Personally, I like to think it'll eventually end in polyamory.

Wow, this ended better than Nanashi no Asterism.

This oneshot is like if Nanashi no Asterism didn't utterly suck.

I'm reading through that right now, why does it suck?

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I demand a sequel, stat!

Well then, that happened. The starting premise was interesting and promising, but I must admit the direction it went in, I'm not so happy with. Ah well.

Fuck yeah this artist is great.. in love with all their works, specially akagixkaga

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already liked side "couple" more than main. Fuuchan, I got good and bad news to share, the bad is you're gay and good is the girl you like is single, so make a move

I like the main couple too, but it would definitely be nice to see Haru make some moves too.
And I'd say that counts as good news and more good news!

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That was adorable; my face hurts from smiling so hard.

That was really sweet. I'd love a sequel!

Idk man, everything seems to fit Gal Pals perfectly fine.

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This is really sweet and relaxing; loving the gentle vibe of it. And it's pretty upfront with the Yuri in a way I appreciate. ^_^

I really love this one for some reason, even if just for the excellent setup and payoff of that metaphor, there. Really nice in general, would love a followup at some point.

An interesting read. Ending is too ambiguous to judge, but I liked where she abandoned the flower and the whole idea of "it doesn't count because high school." Was hoping it would head more in a direction of giving her closure to move on to a more satisfying relationships with a woman who actually loves her. With the current path, I like that she's got such confidence now and is determined to win her back, but with the inclusion of another partner, (man or woman, either way it's bad times) about to be married nonetheless, it runs into the classic love triangle problem of "Unless it ends in polygamy, someone's going to get hurt."

That is why I said it was rather confusing.

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I've been debating whether or not to give Monogotari a try. What happened in said scene?

I just rewatched that episode, and it mostly seems like Senjougahara being her usual sadistic tsundere self. Also possibly trying to make her dad uncomfortable by being sexual towards Araragi in the backseat. As for Tsubasa being attracted to Arararagi, I only ever saw that happening once, and it was almost immediately after she almost killed someone because she was in love with another girl. She was probably feeling some weird misplaced guilt over her sexuality at the time. For the rest of the series I've seen, she only treats him as a close friend. And Arararararagi is not a nihilist. If anything, he cares too much about people and can't just let things be.
As for the series as a whole (I've watched up to Hanamonogatari) I liked it. The weird overtones of it (like the toothbrushing thing) or Arararararagi being kind of a lolicon are eh, but I feel as a whole it's pretty good. The end of the first section of second season is probably one of the most satisfying conclusions to a character arc I've seen in a while.

Long story short, I feel like it's something you either love or you hate. I'd say it's worth a shot, but if you do like it, skip Hanamonogatari/Suruga Devil (the second season part after Senjougahara and Kaiki) until the end, as it timeskips past the end of the series and spoils a few character fates.

Alright, thank you!

What are some interesting ideas you've thought up and would like to actually read? Could be a basic premise, or just a specific concept within the framework of a larger story. Like, for an example of the latter type; picture a very typical high school yuri with the main character, her Straight Best Friend, and her Designated Love Interest... but she and the love interest don't actually have much of a chemistry outside of their initial meeting circumstances, despite her attempts to make things work, and eventually realizes she's actually in love with the best friend who's been quietly supporting her this whole time, and isn't actually as straight as first assumed. (Take a wild guess which infamous manga that recently received an anime adaptation inspired that one...)

So yeah, I'd be interested to see what thoughts people have on this!

Is it bad that I'm kind of liking this so far? I mean, we're only one chapter in so it could go in dumb directions or even just stick with the current status quo until it wears out its welcome, but for the time being the premise seems interesting, and the protagonist being kind of an asshole seems good for short-term comedy and long-term character development. All depends on how it's handled, and it could unfortunately easily go sideways, but I see potential here.

last time we got a "yuri-series" MC that wanted to get married to a rich guy while doing yuri things as a facade, she actually ended the series in the same note of wanting a guy, so I have little hope for this one as well.

Well. Since she doesn't care about love from her perspective a rich girl should be fine, too.

But clearly this is going to be about redeeming her, where she learns that love is much more important than money.

Then she marries some poor girl and lives in abject misery the rest of her life before dying early because she can't afford great health care (let's just randomly assume it got privatized in this fictional setting), after years of getting beaten up by her constantly financially stressed waifu, who resorted to alcohol as a form of escapism.

That got real depressing real fast.

This seems interesting so far; looking forward to seeing where it goes! Looks like they're playing about with the mistaken-identity-romance concept in some interesting ways.

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This was interesting; would love to see a sequel!

I think it's Nanashi no Asterism the manga you're talking about.

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Are there any other good doujins involving coming out/girlfriend meeting the family?

Momoko is a prophet.

All I can think of is a certain gigolette.

Who, and from what?

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I have a feeling this isn't going to be over just yet. The volume's probably going to end with Yuu confessing, but the various other factors at play here will come up and it'll end badly, kicking off the next arc. In particular, one thing that really sticks out to me is that even if she's starting on a new path, Tokou is still just starting, so a lot of the old mindset will linger - in particular the self-loathing, and the viewing of love as a shackles. Both reasons underline why she liked Yuu in the first place - because Yuu didn't really put the same kind of pressure on her that everyone else did. Confessing right now is likely to trigger that same problem, requiring time, further development on Tokou's part, and solid communication to resolve. I hope this can become something of a growth point for Yuu, too; she's been so busy healing Tokou that it would be good to see more focus placed on her own emotional needs.

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Just discovered this
I hope we'll see a continuation in my lifetime

Loving this whole dynamic, hope for more chapters. Plus, video rental stores are nostalgic for me, so that helps as well. XD

This is amazing, its simple and so cute. I bet she is just teasing her to see her reaction.

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Anyone know what the credits page is from?

Yuzu's mom?