^I'll say one thing though- if she hates it and thinks it so terrible, why did she subject someone she loved to it too- wasnt that very selfish? Often in vampire stories the vampire will utterly refuse to turn the human they love into a vampire as well and make them suffer the same fate.

We can be all romantic saying as long as they have each other they will both enjoy life.. but..

but..it's better to not over think it. That's the main thing I say there. Sure it was selfish and she acted impulsively in the moment, the maid's heart was slowing in front her and she didn't want to lose someone else, despite her previous convictions it was just too horrifying to instantly lose the only person important to her. Which the maid stated that she took the bullet intentionally, so the vampire would feel forced into this situation. I don't think going into how terrible and selfish the vampire is...really has much of a point? When the maid is also at "fault" for forcing the vampire's hand. A gamble she knew she could take, because of how much they care about each other.

Which is why I personally think it's better to not overthink it, and just go along with the "and then they lived happily ever after". If I spent all day thinking about how horrible all the cozy ending one-shots like this one could go afterwards, in theoretical scenarios maybe based on reality, I'd go watch the news or something haha

I come here mainly for some cute escapism. I rather not make myself intentionally miserable. However if you want to go down a spiraling path like that, well that's up to you. That's simply not my cup of tea is all.

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If we're taking bets on what she's listening to, I'll put my money on the Lounge version of WAP.

Let's be real. Is being an immortal really terrible? Or have you just not processed your trauma. Please go to therapy sweetie. You will feel much better, I promise.

I mean I think you can only go to so much therapy for thousands of years of baggage. Many people you know dying, the world changing around you, wars, and so fourth. The world can be a very ugly place, and witnessing it for thousands of years would be taxing for anyone even with therapy.

Ah, yeah, again one of those immortality debates we've had here 17 times already ...

Personally I don't like the vamp design and she doesn't come across as nearly vamp-y enough. Also the cheesy way to get the plot to go somewhere where she's forced to turn her maid-lover felt incredibly cliché.

Okay overall, but not exactly great.

Personally I liked that the vampire's design was more subdued and not as over the top as some vampire designs, something more subtle. I really enjoyed this, even it was cliché I certainly don't mind. I mean it was obvious from the start that the whole goal of the one-shot was to have them spend eternity together, I got what I expected and came for so I left happy.

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Just think, this is more canon than any NSFW/Explicit Citrus art.

Could be wholesome hardcore handholding, or maybe some wholesome love making in a secluded meadow.

Ah yes, revenge rape. Ah yes, the victim is the one to blame. As much as I despise rape of any nature, it's not uncommon seeing it happening in a daily basis. And as much as I agree it was kind of a downside in the plot, maybe it was intentional. Titiduki is not the first, nor will be the last, author to use this kind of situation as an excuse to say that "there is a plot beneath this all."

Of course it's awful seeing a scene of rape, and even more worse to see the victim being blamed (by themselves and/or others). I'm not dropping this series because of this one scene (I hope it was the first and last one), but I truly wish Satoko and Masumi come clean to each other.

Maybe I'm asking too much of this hentai, but I still wish Titiduki won't get this derailed. Maybe a drama arc comes as a fresh start in this series, who knows.

Yeah I'm still curious how it'll all turn out.

Very wholesome.

I have no hate to trans women, but uhm yes that does make it less girl x girl. Even lesbians say so, ain't there that whole controversy with the "not allowing trans people in gay bars" thing?

Ahahaha yooooo get that TERF shit outta here. That's not even really related to this topic, just, no, absolutely not.

And as for the topic at hand, like... I really don't think you're allowed to really state what makes something "less lesbian" if you are not, in fact, a lesbian. Do not speak for lesbians or sapphic peoples. On the subject of toys, or on trans women for that matter. It's really not that hard.

We should prolly nip this argument in the bud.

Adding to this, I don't think someone should speak for everyone, even if they are the same sexuality, race, etc. It leads to gate keeping and shaming. That's the last thing I'll say, because as you said we should nip it in the bud.

It's just annoying.
Like bro i read Yuri for "girl × girl" shit.
If i want to read a girl getting dicked down, i would just read straight porn.

There ain't a lot of Yuri that keeps it at clamjammin' (just finding Yuri that keeps it purely girl on girl is already hard enough, looking at you NHentai with the like 30.000 doujins being tagged Yuri with only about 9.000 being "females only" and only half of them not including some gross shit)
So this just dissapointed me a bit. No need to bring real life shit into it, we have the right be picky. Just as the author has the right to ruin this.

I personally really don't understand this logic. I don't see Yuri with toys/strap-ons as anything but Yuri, and I don't see it as hetero in anyway so I wouldn't go read hetero instead. Also straps in art are interesting to me because they're not super common in my experience, and they can be really intricately designed with a lot of detail and effort.

They literally described it as "fat dicks" how could i not see it as hetero/bi you-know-what-i-mean shit?

And wdym intricately designed? They're just rubber dicks with sometimes something like bulbs on it.

Because it's still two women regardless of wording. Also with straps the entire harness and design can be extremely detailed, plus making the entire harness look right with things like scale and perspective in art isn't easy. It's why it's pretty uncommon to see.

It's just annoying.
Like bro i read Yuri for "girl × girl" shit.
If i want to read a girl getting dicked down, i would just read straight porn.

There ain't a lot of Yuri that keeps it at clamjammin' (just finding Yuri that keeps it purely girl on girl is already hard enough, looking at you NHentai with the like 30.000 doujins being tagged Yuri with only about 9.000 being "females only" and only half of them not including some gross shit)
So this just dissapointed me a bit. No need to bring real life shit into it, we have the right be picky. Just as the author has the right to ruin this.

I personally really don't understand this logic. I don't see Yuri with toys/strap-ons as anything but Yuri, and I don't see it as hetero in anyway so I wouldn't go read hetero instead. Also straps in art are interesting to me because they're not super common in my experience, and they can be really intricately designed with a lot of detail and effort.

Well this got dark really quickly.

This arc feels pretty timely what with all the production shenanigans happening at BONES and Cloverworks (SK8 the Infinity and (my beloved) Wonder Egg Priority both having unplanned recap episodes and a ballooning number of key animators and cleanup artists, The Promised Neverland 2nd season being a chaotic mess).

I like the way Ikeda incorporates these realistic details, especially because they're not the primary focus of the story. This series seemed really simple at the outset, but it has a lot going on, and does a lot in a few pages in each chapter.

Also everyone should check out Wonder Egg Priority. It's not explicitly yuri (but it's more than just subtext, in my opinion at least) and it's not perfect, but unless things completely lose the plot in the last couple episodes, it'll be the best show to deal with such heavy themes since maybe Paranoia Agent. It's also beautiful and has great character design.

Production troubles are constantly a thing in every area of the entertainment industry, we just don't hear about a lot of them because they're often kept under wraps. So I think this arc would be good regardless of when it came out.

Also yeah Wonder Egg is really good. I don't think anything is perfect, so for me that goes without saying and shouldn't keep anyone from watching it. I also hope it sticks the landing, fingers crossed!

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Also the last panel. If they're not fucking now, they will be soon enough.

You're confusing Ataru with Mirei.

Mirei is the black-haired chick in your pic. Ataru is the writer Kyouko met (and fucked) a few chapters back.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_two_of_them_are_pretty_much_like_this_ch43#5

The question is, are they still fucking or was it only a one-night stand?

and

Apologies. I was super tired last night and got the names mixed up when quoting. I know Ataru and Mirei are different, freckles for the win. My brain was saying I wouldn't be surprised if Mirei and Kyouko were secretly fucking, or going to fuck at some point. Given that they do seem close, and even a little flirty past the whole "yuri for work" thing.

Honestly I feel like we're due for a threesome with Ataru, Mirei, and Kyouko, but maybe that's just me.

So Kyouko and Ataru are definitely fucking, that’s what the comment about the shampoo says to me. Still not sure if they’ll end up together or if it really will be the voice actor couple.

How do you get definitely fucking? Just shows one of them is close enough to notice a smell change, that doesn't take sex, and the other is flustered by being sniffed.

It's the "kinda", I think.

Also the last panel. If they're not fucking now, they will be soon enough.

@BlueDsc When it comes to two years flying by, yeah it either feels like time is going too slow or too fast, and sometimes both at the same time. It's very strange. Anyhow it was good talking to you!

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^That's fair. The postal system is notably all messed up still, so Rightstuf might be a bit of a longer wait than usual as well. I ordered some manga at the end of November and got them at the start of this month. Some things were out of stock, and they did explain orders are taking longer than usual, so patience is appreciated. I didn't contact support, just put my faith into them and waited.

I understand ordering from Amazon if you want something quickly, I do it sometimes, mainly with house supplies etc. I try to mostly buy hobby things from Rightstuf since they're the smaller company, and they're more hands on with community interaction. Doing charity raising, including taking donations for KyoAni when that terrible arson happened. Along with Rightstuf doing I think at least one, if not a couple, crowd funding campaigns for things like dubbing. So even if I have to wait awhile I try to use them for anime/manga/etc over Amazon.

Also yeah it'd be nice if there were more bookstores and the like with manga, unfortunately where I live currently most of the book and hobby stores closed years ago.

^Yeah I just buy most of my manga and the like from Rightstuf. Book/Comic stores in person often have a very small collection of manga, and usually focus on the likes of Marvel/DC.

^Yup, sounds about right.

^Gross. As interesting as Greek mythology is, the gods are very often absurdly shitty.

I wonder what the drama will reveal next chapter! Thanks as always for the translation.

^I'm not sure about officially, but in the world of gods and magic I imagine anything is possible.

These two are always amazing.

I think the couple getting together is a valid end point for a romance story, if that's what the author wants. I'm also really happy with this end, and I loved this series. I really hope this author writes more works in the future.

Edit: I imagine the extras will also be fun!

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Lilliwyt posted:

Isn't omegaverse being mostly a Yaoi thing ?

Yes. It started as yaoi thing, but like with everything, people liked it and started to use it to het and yuri as well, as seen in this story. And when applied to yuri story, the omega tropes become really insulting since alpha has a dick.

Joddascus posted:

Examining the power/consent dynamics in omegaverse stuff is not going to be super productive since dubcon is kinda baked in.

Yes, that's why I said ignoring that, though I'm definitely not happy with those stories continuing spreading those toxic power relationships and it's not rape if they enjoyed it message.

Yeah I think this is what bothers me, there's this constant narrative of "it's not rape if they enjoyed it". It's the fact that it's backed by this entire fandom, and produces so many stories with that narrative. I always say fiction is fiction, and people should write and read what they want...but it feels strange to me that there's an entire large and growing fandom with this mentality.