Anything can happen off-screen, and I think on-screen confirmation is important. Also I think they went with the flow and the mood of the kiss, where they were dating without saying it until now. It seemed obvious to them and the people close to them, but actually saying it outloud now is important in my opinion.

I'm not contesting that, I myself wanted to see it and I think the author waited to create a moment that would make it particularly memorable. I'm just arguing that Aya and Mitsuki must've already clarified it between the two of them beforehand, otherwise one could start overthinking this moment and argue that Mitsuki put Aya on the spot without confirming whether she'd want their relationship to be announced publically or not which is clearly not the case.

Maybe they did communicate more than we've seen, but without seeing it on-screen we don't know. It's definitely possible but I don't think this chapter makes sense if they already confirmed that they're dating off-screen. Personally I think they basically assumed that they've been dating due to the kiss and mood between them, and that's where the relationship has been at until now. Even if Mitsuki put Aya on the spot a bit here I wouldn't say it's a big deal, since at the very least it seems they both thought they're dating. It's a moment of, we're dating right? Oh yeah we're dating. Maybe it's a little awkward, but life is a little awkward so I don't think it's a big deal or anything bad.

Even though that shares overlap with dating you can do those things without dating. That said I do think they've been dating since the Prom kiss, but until now they never actually verbalized it by officially acknowledging that they're dating via verbal communicated confirmation. At least personally I think this is an important step in their relationship.

There's no way they hadn't clarified to each other they were dating offscreen before now. Even Joe, Kanna, Narita, Chizuru, Mao and Hime are already in the know going by what they told them and how they've been acting in some of the previous chapters. Aya's mom figured it out too though she did it on her own. Mitsuki asking Aya in this chapter was just to spread it around and prevent others from getting the idea to hit on them.

Anything can happen off-screen, and I think on-screen confirmation is important. Also I think they went with the flow and the mood of the kiss, where they were dating without saying it until now. It seemed obvious to them and the people close to them, but actually saying it outloud now is important in my opinion.

I was wondering whether they were dating too.

I'm rather curious as to what criteria for "dating" are required that would not be covered by make-out sessions while painting each others' nails. (See Chapter 126.)

Even though that shares overlap with dating you can do those things without dating. That said I do think they've been dating since the Prom kiss, but until now they never actually verbalized it by officially acknowledging that they're dating via verbal communicated confirmation. At least personally I think this is an important step in their relationship.

I did not say it was not a matter of taste. I like to think I don't need to couch everything I say into a dozen different caveats and disclaimers, just so nobody assumes that I consider my opinions divinely ordained.

But then reading back, apparently I did soften my comment with several instances of "as for me", so maybe there is no number that would be enough.

I'm only saying that my opinion differs from yours on the series, and I was trying to word things in a non-confrontational way. You have issues with the series that I don't have, so I'm saying our mileage is varying differently, and I know you stated views in a way that was acknowledging they're your opinions. I don't want to argue with you and I only wanted to share that I respect that you have different views from my mine, and that personally I'm still loving the series myself.

I feel like there is a contradiction between the awkwardness of Mitsuki's jealous interjection and the way it was immediately turned into yet an epic aura farming moment for her. Like to me the "lol they're dumb teenagers stop whining" retort to the "red flag" concerns (which I don't agree with either, to be clear) doesn't make sense because the text itself seems to think this was the coolest shit ever. Mitsuki being awkwardly jealous is a cute concept on its face, the weird part is that the interaction transpired in front of a crowd that reacts with an over-the-top amazement that has become predictable.

This could be partially an effect of the 4-page curse. Maybe there was a time when the series had room for some nuance and a range in emotional intensity, but for a while every chapter has felt the same amount of intense whether it was angsty, happy, or epic. Which might be because the creator feels a pressure to keep the audience stimulated with every chapter. Ironically, the lack of proper highs and lows (in intensity, not mood) makes the end result less stimulating, at least for me.

That's fair, though for me the series is still effective and working well. So I think it's a mileage will vary situation lol

For me, the problem with all the "red flag" talk I see these days is it kind of ends up holding people to an impossible standard. You have to be perfect, up on a pedestal. Show any signs of feet of clay, bam! You're toxic, full of "red flags". I've been married for nearly 30 years, and neither my wife nor I are perfect in all respects. And sure, we work on getting things right, but also you gotta have some flexibility, you gotta look at things with some benevolence and understanding, let some stuff go.

Yeah being human is messy and relationships are complicated. There will always be ups and downs for each person in a relationship, and a relationship is partly about navigating the bumps in the road both on an individual level and as a couple.

Lost count of the number of times i came back to this over the years, always been such a favorite of mine. I will probably pass out of joy if this was updated.

I know that feeling with various works by Nagori Yu.

100/10 kissing, thanks for the translation!

It might also be a bit of the icecream on her tongue, but regardless Panty would rock a tongue piercing imo

@Runnick That would be the normal discourse, but it's a lower priority for people here I guess.

@Juanelric I don't know what to say, it feels like so many people just want to be mad.

Happysmiles your hostile behavior isn't called for, you can suggest tagging changes yourself via clicking on the tag picture next to "Source" above the picture on the right side below your username.

Also Juanelric and Mike, before you two gets bonked by a mod I'd recommend moving the Genshin discourse to the Genshin thread https://dynasty-scans.com/forum/topics/17737-genshin-impact-doujin-discussion

Yup Moedred. The constant discourse is why I was saying I'm burnt out, it was coming from a strictly personal place and looking at the bigger picture of the history of discourse.

Happysmiles nobody in this thread was saying the series is Yuri/Lesbian focused, I only said some of the characters also have interest in girls because they're bisexual. Also RandomGuy wasn't responding to you, the context of their comment is clearly directed towards Mike. What likely happened is that RandomGuy was typing their response to Mike before you made your comment, and your comment didn't show up for RandomGuy until they submitted their comment. Basically there was a gap between refreshing comments.

Hey Juanelric, I decided to direct my focus to you because I think you also like fanart for the series and I wanted to peacefully move the conversation forward by talking to you about it.

I've thought to myself before, with how pure and clean focused some people are with lesbian media I think maybe the only series and relationship people might not take issue with is Green Yuri. Since Green Yuri is very safe in it's relationship and it's vanilla in a good way, I can't possibly see anyone taking issue with the series or the relationship.

Nope I guess I was wrong, somehow Mitsuki gently confirming with her girlfriend if they're actually dating or not, because she wasn't 100% sure and was a little nervous about Aya talking to someone showing interest in her, this is a red flag and the start of Mitsuki's dark path to becoming a toxic girlfriend. I...don't even know anymore...I give up lol

Same. It's a bit surprising. Red flag get thrown around way too much. It reminds me of when everyone was calling everything a "logical fallacy." A lot of misuse/overuse. This was cute and harmless. Checking up on your girlfriend and making things clear in a roundabout way isn't an issue.

Yeah, to me this was good communication. Mitsuki wasn't mean or anything, she communicated to make sure that her and Aya are on the same page, which is very normal in my opinion. People shouldn't be afraid to communicate and ask questions, especially when they're in a relationship.

I've thought to myself before, with how pure and clean focused some people are with lesbian media I think maybe the only series and relationship people might not take issue with is Green Yuri. Since Green Yuri is very safe in it's relationship and it's vanilla in a good way, I can't possibly see anyone taking issue with the series or the relationship.

Nope I guess I was wrong, somehow Mitsuki gently confirming with her girlfriend if they're actually dating or not, because she wasn't 100% sure and was a little nervous about Aya talking to someone showing interest in her, this is a red flag and the start of Mitsuki's dark path to becoming a toxic girlfriend. I...don't even know anymore...I give up lol

^I think I saw just a little bit of it, I'll have to check out more, thanks for the recommend!

Oh no
Ono
Oh no, Ono…

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There was a meme going around a while back. “Oh no” repeated four times with piano music. The audio was sampled from the song Remember (Walking in the Sand) originally by The Shangri Las, but I don’t know who did the version from the meme…

Anyway, that’s all to say that poor Ono is stuck in a multilingual music pun.

Ah ha, thanks lol

Oh no
Ono
Oh no, Ono…

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There we go lol

It's been fun seeing all the various Yuri that people have been drawing with Wplace

^Thanks for the info! I enjoy music streams and violin is great, so I might start there.

At this rate Kita is going to pull a Bocchi by melting into the bed lol

"Even though she's a girl" / "but we're both girls" bro I'm so tired of this trope in GL.
Like it's totally fine for women to fall in love with each other lady, this isn't the 1900s!
After like say the age of 12 or something I'm sure you know that lesbians exist, especially living in the modern world with access to mass media.
I wish those types of corny lines would go away from all yuri.

The comphet struggle is still real for many, and when I hear her say that I mainly think, I hope she takes a look at herself and her sexuality. I personally think it's realistic because everyone's road of self discovery is different.

I think they mean those specific lines and how they are generally presented. Instead of “but we are both girls” “even though she’s a girl” something like “am i attracted to a woman?” I suppose? Idk I like those lines or yuri with straight women lol

That's also fair, everyone has their opinion and I should say if people dislike the specific wording here that's cool. Personally I'm fine with the wording myself is all, it strikes me as her not thinking about same sex relationships as a possibility, and I hope there's a eureka moment later where she has the realization that two people of the same sex loving each other is entirely possible. I look forward to her realizing that her heart beating for another woman is entirely because of love. So I'm enjoying it so far and I'm looking forward to more!

Very funny that the multiple arms angel costume both turned out to be entirely real. But also just implausibly good cosplay so we don't have to worry about the series making a sidden turn for the supernatural lmao

puts on tin foil hat

What if she's actually an angel and she's hiding it by making us think it's cosplay? lol

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Just a little smooch

"Even though she's a girl" / "but we're both girls" bro I'm so tired of this trope in GL.
Like it's totally fine for women to fall in love with each other lady, this isn't the 1900s!
After like say the age of 12 or something I'm sure you know that lesbians exist, especially living in the modern world with access to mass media.
I wish those types of corny lines would go away from all yuri.

The comphet struggle is still real for many, and when I hear her say that I mainly think, I hope she takes a look at herself and her sexuality. I personally think it's realistic because everyone's road of self discovery is different.