this is insanely romantic. i'm sold. like, i'm already a sucker for class S-inspired stories (marimite, anyone?)

I always thought Marimite is a weird one. Yes, it has all the surface elements of a Class S story (sisterly bonds, rosaries and the like), but almost none of the elements that make Class S so distinctive. Most classic Class S stories have a heart of love, longing and outright lust, and Marimite has almost none of that. It's mostly the antics of high school girls who like role-playing Class S tropes, but there's no there there, if you know what I mean.

The few times Marimite seems to be going into a more romantic direction it gets treated as if it's something to be avoided, such as Sei's backstory. It's also telling that by the end the only official couples are heterosexual ones.

Strawberry Panic, for all its silliness, seems to get al least the romantic and lustful part of Class S right.

"...only got a few months left before we graduate..."
= 3 years manga time

It took Sachiko from Maria-sama ga Miteru 10 years to graduate (which is 1.5 years in-universe).

This is basically Citrus if Mei had shorter hair and a different sort of autism going. I approve!

Yeah. Maybe it would be a good idea for Saburouta to prof Citrus already and continue with these two!

Innovation? Pfff.. as if we haven't seen human faces before.

Wow, Kasumi really has it bad. I can't wait for absolutely nothing to come of it!

This deserves a kiss. Right?

RIGHT????

A good pilot can land a helicopter safely through autorotation. So, how good of a pilot is Hinami?

Lucky you, Yushima. You finally found a kitty you can play with!

She should have gotten the set made of sharp-edged titanium.

Her face? Just wait a few years and all that smoking will have ruined her skin.

It's amazing how boring this manga has gotten. The first chapters that focused on actual yuri were really emotional and fun to read, but now I'm considering dropping this. Hopefully it will get more interesting and we get so see more....yuri.

I agree. I think it's about time the yuri tag got removed.

Wow, Momo, getting all dressed up like that just to chat with friends.

And Kaori, for her innocent demeanor, is one smooth operator. Well done, girl!

I didn't expect a Mars Attacks reference.

For crying out loud, Mei. How can you be THIS dense.

Hand rolling her own cigarettes? She's the hipster dream.

My dad did that, before his lungs gave out.

This my top show for the 2025 Summer anime season. Ruri and Nagi have very nice chemistry, the animation is excellent, and it's nice to learn about mineralogy as well.

Of course, Kasumi, you could just take pictures of the letters you write. Or receive. I mean, this is the modern era after all.

Masochists can be so darn bossy!

Huh. She wakes up when I go to sleep.

Napa cabbages are Serious Business!

A moss ball ate my cat.

Mitsuya Cider is delicious. I drank a lot of it while in Japan. It never caused laser breath though. Maybe I got the wrong type?

This way Sumie is basically punishing Manatsu for something her previous tutor did to her. Poor Manatsu. She had absolutely nothing to do with any of that.

Bad, Sumie. Bad!

Human entrails? Hinami is crazy eating those. Doesn't she know how much cholesterol they contain?

Ah, Beyblade. I remember leveling many a neighborhood playing this.