^ It's only a segment in the OVA, but her character generally doesn't have any romantic interactions with anyone in the anime. Though, she can be a little bit annoying and grating at times.

Highschool of the Dead episode 1 convinced me to never watch it.

Funny, I recall HoTD ep 1 being the most hyped thing when it aired; ppl watching it early in chinese subs, the general pumped atmosphere of the thread, the infamous, "who the F___ thought yellow subs was a good idea" moment.

Truthfully speaking, HoTD is in my all-time Top 10 anime and it was the first anime that I've ever marathoned the previous eps every single week.

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@Minutoh If you liked something like The Evil Dead, HoTD is great, it's pretty much a giant tribute to the hack-and-slash, high-octane zombie murder fest; as for the ecchi aspects, Im pretty sure Tetsuo Araki made it as over-the-top as possible just because. And it's not really a harem anime, there's a Love Triangle between Takeshi, Rei and Saeko and that's pretty much it. Saya and Shizuka might have low-key yuri desires towards a special someone in their lives, the former towards her mom and the latter towards her military-base friend, if the smoke/plant-induced dream trip in the OVA is to be taken seriously.

And thanks! My blog is also 100% purely yuri with 3 pics being reblogged everyday ^ _ ^ once every month or so I'll also reblog seiyuu pics which tend contain around 15 reblogs in a single day, usually followed by an equal number of yuri pics the next day.

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^ Being oversensitive is better than being "omg, go back to your Tumblr safe space" like 80% of sad f----rs on the internet imo. Also I agree that idiots posting het NSFW stuff on a yuri site are a nuisance.

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@Anon
Final replies to these posts~

To be fair, ppl with a keen eye have already noted that there was a scene of something moving under the dumpster before the walkers piled over, it wasn't a deus ex machina but actually a really well hidden gem for those that are truly paying attention.

Ep 1 Even if nothing ever goes to plan it helps to try and have a plan. And I'm pretty sure the noise from the store was supposed to lead the herd in that direction; remember, things were going well with Daryl, Abraham and Sasha luring them and only started turning for the worse when The Wolves decided to attack Alexandria that very same day.

Ep 3 I'm pretty sure the noise from killing those walkers was what attracted those outside towards the store. They basically had to run or risk being swarmed inside if the doors/glass break, which they most certainly will - again, the time period given wasn't sufficient for them to utilize the Walker guts method.

Ep 8 Our opinions varies on this, I found Deanna's sacrifice to be a flaming way for her character to go, especially in the end when she tried to fend off a few more Walkers to buy time for the others to escape.

Ep 9 Again, this scene wasn't shot in real time, the Walkers could've devoured Sam + his mom in mere seconds but the shot was purposely slowed down. Not exactly a very valid time gauge to go by considering both shots are filmed differently, it's like saying why does Neos dodge bullets so slowly in The Matrix but does everything else quickly.

Can't recall what the Alexandria size was but I'm pretty sure extensions were made for crops and not neccessarily for housing, but again, my memory is hazy so eh.

And tbh I tend to find reasons to why things were done a certain way instead of thinking of it as stupid writing; finding past examples, connecting the dots, exploring the meta-physical realm and the character's motivations, that kind of stuff; it makes watching more enjoyable for me to get my own interpretation out of things.

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For the record, if anyone actually enjoyed reading my long posts, do take a gander over my Tumblr blog, I do thoughts post on stuff Im watching almost every week ^ ○ ^

https://koihimerina.tumblr.com/archive/filter-by/text

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^ Eps 1 to 4 was remade and will air between Sept 1 to 29, after which Ep 5 will start and the anime will continue proper ^ _ ^

@MacySan, I agree with everything you just said, and also can't help but read that in Kirigiri's voice due to your avatar (great choice btw!)

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Something extra to add onto the zombie genre in relation to anime from what I've observed: it seems like most of the recent zombie apocalypse anime, Koutesujou no Kabaneri, Gakkou Gurashi and Highschool of the Dead, heavily emphasizes on retaining the innocence and/or companionship of youth.

Kabaneri has a rather polarizing development for Mumei's character in the later eps, but as a whole her story arc shows her journey from being a somewhat nonchalant and cold warrior, into a girl that has been given a 2nd chance at a life outside of bloodshed and violence; again, empasizing on the innocence of youth that shouldn't be lost even in such circumstances.

Gakkou Gurashi heavily masks it's zombie apocaplypse theme by telling it's story through the lens of Yuuki's severe perceptual dissonance, at the same time, this plot-framing device is also used to highlight that while the girls are trapped in a world where they have to fend to survive, they shouldn't lose the innocence that comes with them being young nor should they focus solely on just surviving instead of living.

Highschool of The Dead, while not exactly heavily emphasizing on maintaining innocence, is actually one of the more cheerful and upbeat zombie genre entries and tbh, was what introduced me into manga. At it's core, HoTD focuses particularly on the aspect of companionship and maintaining the zestiness that comes with youth, and I found this to be especially nuanced in the anime during the final moments of Ep 12 with the choice of ending theme and the note that it ended on.

These cases are interesting because it's a stark contrast to the West which seems to emphasize that children and youth living in the zombie apocalyptic world will have to sacrifice their innocence and childhood, to see the new world of bloodshed as the norm; occasionally it can be argued that keeping innocence is important, but usually it is sidelined for advocating that survival should take precedent. Again, this is just a personal hypothesis of mine and it might not be a valid trend, but, I think it is something interesting to note.

edit: This post was short, yay!
edit2: @BlackKitty, I would greatly recommend Gakkou Gurashi along with those 2 movies, it's really really good
edit3: @Utopia, Thanks for the encouragment! ^ o ^

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Oh, fire extinguishers..I wouldnt have guessed if I had tried.. so it's too late to switch to another place? "
One of my previous jobs made me feel anxious.. it was a nightmare to bare with it.. sends you support

I don't think I can change it... ^ ^"

Still, it could be nice, I could be just sitting around all day for the next 3 months...I'll see how it goes.

Hey, you know what, I will give a chance to these two movies then! Thank you ^_^ I appreciate it really! Every rule has its exceptions, but I've never been interested enough to search for those in the zombie genre ^^

Hope you enjoy them! ^ o ^

Well that wasn't as long as I expected...and tbh...I don't really agree with anything you've mentioned.

Ep 1: This has always been a long-tradition for Rick's group in that they only bury friends, I found this as more of a moral issue in that Rick doesn't see Ron's dad as someone that should be given the honor of being buried with those that died vallianty; heck I think Rick would've just left his body out for walkers if he had his way. Can't really say that I remember much about the store, but the entire plan in itself got botched iirc because the Walkers left the quarry too early.

Ep 3 - The covering in Walker Guts method isn't fail-proof, one unfortunate slight of rain and the hunt is on again; not to mention every case in which the group has ever used that method, they needed an extensive amount of time to prepare it properly; Rick and Glenn took their time in S1, Carol mostly had a ton of time preparing before she got to Terminus. Even Micchone's walker pets required a robe to tie them together.

Ep 8 IIRC, if Deanna hadn't stepped in Rick would've been bitten by a back-roaming Walker. Also, I found it rather poetic to have her character step in and help because it shows that everyone in Alexandria will have to fight eventually or die trying, having Deanna go first shows that she truly understood what Rick meant by having to fight and sees him as the person that should succeed her in leading the town if they survive all this.

Ep 9 To be fair, that scene was played on in slow motion; and it highlights that this is the 2nd time in Rick's life post apocalypse that someone he loved died, in reality I think the scene only played out in a very short time-span and lasted until Carl gets shot by Ron. Also at one point they changed direction and let Father Gabriel take Judith to safety, there isn't really an accurate time gauge as to when did they actually leave in relation to what time the night scene afterwards took place, plus, I don't think Alexandria was really "small" in both the series and the comics, they just condensed a filming into a few locations because there were actual ppl living there iirc.

Tbh I was expecting glaring flaws being pointed out but most of these just seemed like individual dislikes and perception dissonance rather than actual problems with the season itself. Can't really say I am looking forward to seeing more examples if it's just going to boil down to a back-and-forth discussion between views of certain events; I mean, I understand where you're coming from and why you might dislike them, but if the other examples are going to be the same then I'd rather not continue this.

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It might be even longer than yours so I'll split this into two parts ;)

I'll read it later on in the morning or when I've time at work XD

It's roughly 3 minutes since my birthday because it's 12:03 AM at our place right now.

Happy Birthday! ^ _ ^

And on another note, this is like 2 times in a row where I wrote some ridiculously long post in reply to something...

So it ended up being bad? I thought it was considered to be good (didn't watch it).

I believe there're 3 forms of good; personal good, true good, and overhyped good.

Re:zero falls into the 3rd category where almost everyone in the anime "community" seems to be trying to place it on some kind pedestal that it doesn't deserve to be on. The story is hardly original, the main MC is a bit of an annoying prick, the girls seem to be added in there to either die or suffer just to progress the MC's "development"; meanwhile, ppl are praising it to be "so unbelievably deep" and "realistic" in showing the flaws of the MC in relation to humans...because all otakus/hikkikomoris have some deluded sense of grandeur when they go to an alternate reality right?

It seems like many ppl are confusing dark and wannabe edgy with dark and deep with emotional resonance: Killing oneself over and over to "change events" does not a deep and impactful story make if the character is an annoying little prick for over half of the anime. Saya no Uta is something I find to be incredibly grimdark but it doesn't veer into excessively edgy territory, it engages it's players to choose if they want to relate to Fuminori and grant him "happiness" with Saya, or if they would rather side with the human characters in the game; it's bittersweet and cynical in every aspect and rather subtly manipulates the player into descending deeper into psychosis with the MC, I think that is how you do grimdark without making things "so edgy for the sake of being darker".

Even in the emotional aspect of things I find it a bit superficial and fake to kill off characters only to bring them back on screen a few eps later. Okada Mari may be a controversial director in some of her works, but her works are genuinely emotional when it comes to it; I mean just look at Selector Infected Wixoss, I think that is how a good blend of emotional and grimdark should be done in that it shows the characters in their struggles and suffering but doesn't feel like its torturing the cast for the sake of "shock-factor". I mean yes, the Selector system in general is cruel and back-stabbing, but it highlights how far will humans go to have their wishes granted and on the other side of the spectrum, how desperate the LRIGs are to become human again - it's not suffering for the sake of suffering or developing one single character but suffering to highlight a particular aspect that is eventually acted upon in the Spread Wixoss followup.

Additionally, Ruuko is not the only one that was being developed over the course of Wixoss: Hitoe managed to stand up for herself and Ruuko against Akira in Spread even if it didn't ended as well as she'd hoped, Iona/Yuki actually developed into a character with compassion going against her role as the "Girl of Darkness" and Yuzuki finally managed to have the courage to admit to her brother that she loves him after becoming an LRIG. Even on the antagonist side of the spectrum we have Akira falling deeper and deeper into psychosis while Ulith dances around her with illusions of worth in a deliciously cruel and manipulative way; and Ulith herself became the true personification of the darkness that the Selector game represented, being a sadist who finds pleasure in hearing the tears and screams of girls having their wishes revoked.

My problem with Re:zero is that it is hardly unique but the community is being so tryhard about putting it as a masterpiece as if they'll die if it doesn't become the next NGE; the fact that it caused a giant breeding problem of "karma-gathering" posts on r/anime in which anyone can just post [insert character here fanart][Re:zero] and almost certainly gets upvoted to front page "just because", is also a huge annoyance for anyone trying to search for legitimate topics or at least just trying to read through other things that doesn't have to do with the mob mentality. And again, there're much better authors out there like Gen Urobuchi and arguably, Okada Mari when it comes to delivering the themes that Re:zero is attempting to send. But, if you feel like giving it a shot then go ahead, though I will rather not continue this conversation in an endless loop of "Its good. No it's bad"

On another note, I believe that personal enjoyment should take priority over anything. I have no qualms in admitting that I absolutely enjoyed Ange Vierge and found it to be one of the best anime I've watched this year because of what it delivered and what I was expecting, which was a somewhat coherrent story in vein with Z/X Ignition with a bit of yuri attached, instead I got what is some actually decent characterization and likeable characters. Kabaneri was heavily panned by the "community" by and large last season, but I loved it from start to finish and especially towards the end because I found my own enjoyment in looking at it as another entry in the zombie sub-genre and seeing how well it delivered on the usual conventions and tropes instead of following the "community" and seeing it as the next SnK, (even when it is arguably better than the latter depending on individual tastes). I could appreciate the character development that Mumei went through, which was an interesting spin on the "regaining innocence" element that most zombie genre anime seems to follow in contrary to the west, even Biba's character made sense in that his fall was what allowed humanity to run from the Kabane and hide, so if anything, him destroying the capital city was actually rather poetic in a "self-fulfilling prophecy"-esque way and personally a lot more meaningful to me than just having it fall to the Kabane. Not to mention the glaringly obvious fact that he was intended to be the corruption of Ikoma's ideals from the start, much like how The Governor in S3/4 of TWD was a dark foreshadowing of what Rick/Carl could end up becoming if they don't regain humanity.

There is value in following the masses sometimes, but I don't think that the voices and opinions of the masses should drown out the individual preference; be different, find that genre of anime that you particularly like and just stick with it as a guideline, evaluate anime based on your own enjoyment instead trying to fit in with the crowd. That is what I follow nowadays and IMO, gives a much more fulfilling experience to enjoy this medium.

On a follow-up topic, yes there're issues in the industry and I would rather not have the generic pandering het/ecchi/harem anime being made every season, but these are issues that will not be fixed anytime soon nor do I think ever will be fixed. As much as I want these to disappear completely, I won't entirely fault someone for liking them but would rather just ignore them and let be.

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@Rina
I wanted to wish you 'good luck' since it's your first day.. but obviously I'm late...^^
A lorry sounds exciting... ^_^ but is your internship in a logistics company?

I know your long zombie post is a reply to Anon's post, but I admit having read it with pleasure(being on the other side it was nice to see the point of view of someone passionate about zombies).^^
One thing that I don't like about zombie movies is the inevitable violence, I know they are already dead but still.. too bloody for my taste. I mean isn't it all about killing the zombies before they get to you and turn you into one of them, and in the meantime the MC has to help preserve the human race. And also too many human casualties on the way.

Or maybe I take things too seriously.. xD with the right attitude I can see why many people enjoy the genre.

It's a company that repairs and replaces fire extinguishers...tbh I'm feeling like forcing a fail on the module since the workplace is making my anxiety issues act up (yes, it's rather ironic that I am watching horror films despite having anxiety issues.)

And I'm glad you enjoyed the post! ^ o ^ (helloooooo from the oooooother siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide)

If you put it that way I can see why the genre can be a turn-off, it's true that most of the time zombie films are over-satuated with violence and (exccessive) gore and generally the premise usually revolves around killing/avoiding them first before they kill you.

Still, there are entries that shy away from the conventional elements and subsitutes them with something else - Shaun of the Dead for example, uses zombies as a social commentary on Britain's descent into "zombie-like" behavior is generally light-hearted being the first of the Cornetto trilogy directed by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, there's also Army of Darkness, which is arguably the most known entry "This, is my BOOMSTICK" in the Evil Dead franchise "Hail to the King, Baby" and it takes a light-hearted and comedic stance as compared to the first 2 movies.

If anything I think those 2 films would appeal to your tastes more because they focus less on the violence and gore but more on the character building and slapstick aspects.

@Anon - ehehe...

The first day was a bit hectic, although like mentioned, the workplace is kinda making me extremely nervous and unwilling to commit to this programme.

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^ I see you missed my answer to your qn :p

Also, I just spent nearly the entire day sitting inside a lorry, what a bizzare first day of work...

@Rina what was the egdy mainstream anime from last season?
And why is Regalia airing already, the new anime season hasnt begun yet? :0 Are the new/updated episodes uploaded online and all too? Will those replace the originally aired ones? I havent gotten to it yet, but when I do, I'd prefer to watch the 'perfected' eps

Re:zero (if anyone likes it, I've no interest in discussing about it.)

And Regalia resumed airing on Sep 1, the new eps are currently on the cat meow dl site subbed, ep 5 will air alongside the Fall 2016 anime when they start.

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Speaking of shows that are too trigger happy with characters (a few hours ago, but oh well) I've been stuck on Stannis memes send help D:

Sends a help

Also, I really need to stop writing ridiculously long posts for things that I am passionate about

edit: this is the funniest pic I've seen today

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First day of work starting, hopefully this will be fun...

Has anyone read Pulse? It pretty good.

I basically don't like Ratana Satis's works; I don't even read lily love so I'm not going pay to read Pulse. Read the first two free chapters, couldn't bring myself to like the doctor MC. Her art is really gorgeous though, maybe one day she'll draw something of my taste.

So that's why it seems familiar, thanks lol.

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^ Pulse? I seem to recall a yuri entry along the name of that but the only thing that comes to my mind is the J-Horror film...

That aside, I am starting intern work today and I just spent like 1 hr in like 4 am in the morning writing that ridiculously long essay-like post...priorities ^ _ ^

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I'm probably the only person that actually liked the recent S6; I found my interest renewed in the series because of the scale and intensity of it, starting off with the battle for/of Alexandria, and the creeping feeling of knowing that Negan will eventually appear towards the end with his infamous character killing scene - I even liked the ending of S6 particularly for the reason that it'll give S7 a bang to start off, much like how S6 started with the eventual reunion of Morgan and Rick which I've been waiting since S5 showed him to be still alive. S7 and 8 will probably be the best seasons of TWD to come, considering Negan is like the most savage and bloodthirsty antagonist to ever appear in the series, his interactions and how his fate ties into Rick and Carl's should be interesting to watch.

Actually, I liked the recent pace of keeping characters alive and then killing them off once in a while, and the body count actually kept rising towards the end of S6 until Negan's arrival; every season having a few characters dying made it more impactful and shocking than having a constant stream and flow of death. Noah's death in S5 was unexpected, I know a couple of ppl that were shocked that Denise died, and depending on who dies in the S7 premiere, Glen's "death" early on in S6 could either be a final "Glen is Ultimate Luck" throw, or confirming that he is truly the luckiest character in TWD, cheating death so many times in a row.

Who do you think they killed in the last TWD episode?

If they really wanted a solid impact blow for S7 I think they should kill off Maggie, but TSDF already kinda proved that theory otherwise so they might just follow the comics and kill off Ultimate Luc- I mean Glen and another character for extra measure.

Also, I love the Zombie Genre, I find it to be something that is best enjoyed sparingly with a side of popcorns and shots on a cold friday night. Honestly zombie friction often falls under either a commentary on human darkness and Nietzsche's "becoming a monster yourself", or just end up being a mindless blood and gore fest like The Evil Dead; the first one in particular is what I enjoy about this genre the most because zombies are such an effective tool at highlighting the back-stabbing and despicable nature of humans while at the same time showing that true compassion exists even in situations where one's life is at risk. Or, in the case of TWD, it highlights that humanity must try to keep a balance between killing and showing compassion to others, and that being on either ends of the spectrum is detrimental to both themselves and everyone around.

Tbh though, I don't think the origins of zombies truly matter that much at all because they'll still follow the same conventions and tropes regardless; I think the insistance of virulent/infected zombies reflects society's fear of bio-terror warfare/terrorism. Train to Busan's immense popularity in Korea is especially due to the recent MERs outbreak and the growing dissent with the direction the country is going, along with the disturbingy accurate portrayal of the ruthlessness that some ppl will go to, towards the extent of putting others directly into harm's way just to save themselves.

Throughout the zombie cinematic history, the "zombie" has always been used to reflect on society's fears at that era of time; even way before George Romero became the god-father of the modern zombie, traditional vodoo zombie movies (1930s to 1968) often highlighted and capitalized on the fears of a rebellion amongst slaves against their masters, which is why most of the time the zombies before Romero were portrayed as black men killing their white masters, reflecting the time period that those films were made. The funny thing is, Romero never did state a definitive cause for the outbreak. There were hints that it was caused by a nuclear radiation leak scattered around NoTLD, but nothing was ever truly confirmed, he never even decided to call them zombies until the general public went along with it themselves. While I don't think there's a definitive way to pin-point where the infected-themed zombies came from, but I'd likely wager that the Biohazard series was one of the few entries that helped construct the modern zombie; even the zombie film released in Hong Kong during 1998, "Bio-Zombie" follows the convention of bio-chemically created zombies, with the film's "virus" being an experiment gone wrong.

The appeal and horror of zombies, in my books, is that they stand against the idea of progression; to become a zombie, means to revert to the most primal of creatures. Also, zombies represent the unexpected - to quote Max Brooks, paraphrasing, "You can choose not to go to the abandonned summer camp, you can choose not to go near a poisonous sting-ray, but you don't get to choose where a zombie apocalypse happens, they can appear right at your door", I think it is this element of unexpectedness that really ingrained the concept of a zombie apocalypse into the minds of people, that a single case of infection can easily turn into a full-on battle to the death.

Furthermore, zombies are one of the few creatures left in the horror genre that hasn't been corrupted by the "mainstream virus"; Vampires, while usually portrayed as sensual and seductive though violent and bloodthristy denizens of the night, had their image ruined just because someone merged vampires with some lame soap-opera and bought them into the "mainstream", same applies for werewolves. Zombies on the other hand, have remained relatively faithful to their conventions and have never really lost what made them popular back in the days, even films like "Warm Bodies" and "Shaun of the Dead" which are arguably mainstream zombie entries didn't tarnish their image and rather introduced more ppl into the genre - I think you'll be hard-pressed to see any generic Twillight fans who actually knows what a real Vampire is, but on the other hand, almost everyone will know what a zombie is even when they've never watched a single zombie film prior.

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^ I liked Carol's development tbh. I mean, that moment of regret from being too trigger-happy about killing people has always been around in TWD; Rick had it somewhere in the series but found his balance between sane and crazy, Morgan ended up on the opposite spectrum with his "all life is precious" mantra, which has been overturned as of the last ep of S6.

I have faith that Carol will still retain her killing instincts later on but find "zen" with herself like Rick did - actually, it seems like Morgan might have the inverse development where he starts to accepting killing on neccessity.

Ironically, Sasha is the only character where I actually don't really care about. I mean, she's still good but I don't think her character got much development after getting over Tyrese's death and even her relationship with Abraham is more situated on his character development. So far, even Father Gabriel and Eugene recieved character developments that are more significant :/

Outside of the S1 cast (minus Glen) which is pretty much set in stone atm, the character that I don't wish to see dying is Tara. Hopefully she finds another love interest now that Denise has died...of which I didn't really cared much for tbh since I didn't liked her character all that much and actually found it good that her death extended the life-line for Abraham.

I've not watched any part of Fear, it doesn't air here.

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^ Now that's a hard question, all of them are really great ^ ^" But I guess I'll have to say Rick, his character development is so unpredictable and interesting to watch.

On another note, I really need to watch some cute things now...too much despair.

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^ I don't just like The Walking Dead, I love it ^ _ ^ it's one of the things that I look forward to watching every year.

So I just finished watching Korea's Kabaner- I mean Train to Busan...that was actually a rather good film tbh, went out with the general feeling of paranoia that comes with the zombie apocalypse genre and, oddly, a tinge of sadness; the latter is quite rare even in the horror film genre.

Overall, feels more like zombie-themed melodrama than a full-spec'd zombie genre entry. But then again, not everything can be the next TWD; would recommend it if anyone looking for tears, despair and a tinge of rage to go for the next zombie friday popcorn night.

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^ the main characters shares matching rings, openly proclaims their love for the other and generally call their outings as dates, all in the first ep. Again, close to canon yuri as you can get nowadays between subtext and Valkyrie Drive levels

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