Best chapter so far.

I like the precision of the mirroring between child and adult versions of Hana, it was a great visual metaphor and they didn't feel like they had to explain it in tone-killing detail

Writer has some confidence, which is great.

Why swerve with that awful bad end twist at the last minute knowing there’s no follow up? They’ll probably be beaten, disowned and thrown out on the street for all I know, damn I liked everything up to that moment

They have been going to college for a while at the end so they're basically adults already. They were even talking about living together. So I don't see this as a bad end. If they were still kids, then sure, this would be a problem. But they aren't kids anymore, so this is a good chance to leave their parents behind and move on with their lives together.

You'd think but if it was that easy in these series, there wouldn't be half the manga content to read.

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I caught on to this series late but with every chapter, I appreciate it more. Love the way it's navigating the issues between nearly all the characters and their relationships.

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Makino literally put a foot (heel?) in her face. She plays no games.

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The live action series seems to be doing really well. It's up to episode 3, very gay, and they are taking extra attention to detail like having rl lesbian influencers be including in the bar scene and the mangaka and actress attending a panel at PIAMY Fes. Sal seems to be having a good time with it all and happy with how it's been adapted.

There is going to be a pop up at Shibuya and also online (international proxy) for the show and the manga.
https://www.manga10.com/event/2796
https://www.manga10.com/event/product/2796

A great series being rewarded with a faithful adaptation is always a fantastic thing. Glad this is happening for Sal especially. They're definitely excited on Twitter at least.

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^Clever!

^I'm pretty sure there was an announcement recently. Unless I hallucinated it.

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I guess everyone is a villain nowadays.

Don't need to be villain to be selfish lol. And I mean, she could just not realize it herself. Characters want to keep in touch out of good nature, despite hurting the other side even more aren't rare. Guess it's more like she is "unconsciously selfish".

What would you have her do, exactly? She realizes her best friend was struggling, after the outburst and a forced kiss (btw). Rather than get angry and completely reject her, she immediately returns, apologetic and crying. She comforts her friend, promising not to abandon her (which was our MCs main fear), reassuring her that although she can't reciprocate her feelings, they'll still be able to remain in each other lives. MC is comforted by this. Now time has passed and our MC is improving and beginning to accept things as they are, likely with the help of said friend. "Selfish" just isn't the chief word I'd use to describe this woman.

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Thank you! Of those I've only read 3 (Lemonade, Weird Voices and An Easy Introduction) so I'm definitely going to be giving the others a try

Awesome. Would love to know how you feel about them whenever you finish.

I've read almost all groupings available here but haven't really looked into the oneshots (most seem to be NSFW and I want something a bit more focused on the story or characters themselves), I'd appreciate any mentions even if I already happened to read them though, because other people might come to the thread and see those too ^^

I haven't seen all that many but here some I can think of right now:

• There's "Lemonade," the Poly Yuri Anthology by Canno
• There's Weird Voices Coming from the Room Next Door!
• "The Two of Us are One, so," a oneshot by Kashikaze
• "Beast Knights," by Ratana Satis
• Muted (good webtoon series about magic, etc)
• "An Easy Introduction to Love Triangles," by Canno
• Pink Sugar (Webtoon)
• Ladykillers (Webtoon)

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Need more immediately

More poly series recommendations you mean?

I would appreciate that too, originally I meant I wanted to see more content like this made but I didn't think I could just ask for recommendations for some reason

There's a recommendations thread but I don't think it'll hurt to mention some here? Which poly series have you read so far? Maybe there's some you haven't that I could mention.

Staying friends after getting rejected is one thing. Now the mariage is coming, and if she would rather be single for life just to stay friends again, then yeah, pure masochistic and this story isn't worth my time.

Also, can't help feeling Fuwako is so selfish here. Instead of ending their "friendship" and set Arisa free, now it's like she is trapping her forever with those lines in the main story. Arisa deserves someone that loves her back, not someone that will keep eating her heart from the inside, unless someday she will just say fk it, cut tie and move on.

I guess everyone is a villain nowadays.

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Need more immediately

More poly series recommendations you mean?

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A very bent nail, if you ask me. And I could easily see her husband becoming jealous of the ladies' relationship. I love Usui Shio's works, but this seems a messy ending all around.

I don't see it as messy. Their friendship isn't inappropriate, so why would the husband worry? Her friend is straight and has no romantic feelings for the MC. There's no mess there except for our MC who has to move passed her feelings. People do that all the time and remain friends.

They had their inflection point when MC confessed (last chapter). She was rejected but remained friends. They worked through it and moved passed it. Now they are "fine" and MC has already begun to accept their time for what it was, rather than what she wished it were. That's a healthy direction.

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Thinking of your sister's friend, rather than your sister!? The fall has begun. She won't hold out much longer.

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The original story ended with them clearly as friends but I'd hoped she would have come to terms with her unrequited love sooner. Still a marriage is a big deal, representing the "final nail in the coffin," if we want to call it that; so it's understandable that she'd feel this way. At least she found value in this period and as Fuwako said in the original: they'll be together forever, one way or another. Nice little addition to what was always a bittersweet oneshot.

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Got a chance to read this finally. Really sweet ending, all things considered. Took her a while but Sei got "there" and with the promise of a brighter future for them.

It's long passed now but I disagree with how a few were interpreting the line about Yoru and the importance that line was attributed over everything else Sei said. She says a lot after that line, after all and that line is a positive one anyway. Aya has grown to be as important to her as Yoru. For Sei that's an significant milestone and an example of the progression of their relationship, not a negative. "Important" also doesn't mean Sei views them both equally romantically at this point.

The rest of Sei's lines further show her recognition of the current depth of their relationship, Sei's commitment to Aya, her understanding of how long it took for her to reach this point, and her understanding of the pains her struggles have caused for Aya up to this point. Then we end on a confident promise for their future.

Both characters achieve major milestones in the chapter that signified their growth together and commitment (Aya's "virginity" and Sei's realizations/"responsibility"). They were, to me, essentially metaphorical marriage vows ("marriage" or "engagement" being purposely mentioned in the chapter) or their way of saying "I love you." Overall, interesting story!

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New girls seem fun. I say save the circle!

So like is there some romance going on between Ms Mangaka and the other idol? I honestly am not sure

*We got two chapters to find out (I forgot we are 1 behind here).

I don't suspect she'll make their relationship clear in that way. I think it'll be left up to the imagination. Still, seeing her twirl her hair with the special effects around her as she thinks about their relationship seems to suggest something more than friendship to me.

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... so the script writer somehow came up with a character just like Sakura from scratch (since she never really saw the real one), isn't that very convenient?
Well it leads to a very nice moment even here so I dont mind, I wonder what Sakura is going to think about that when she actually watches the play :P

It was a pretty general description that our girl Takamine then fills in with her crush, since she can't stop seeing her in everything but yeah. Really lovely chapter. I especially liked how the chapter touched on a loved ones' ability to influence an artists' passion for their work in a variety of ways. Since Sakura also has some writing background (and this girl is struggling to write an end), I also wonder if she'll become involved in some way.

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Is anyone confused as to where 8.5 came from? It felt so incredibly random considering where the 2 characters are in their relationship in 8.

The series has 1 final chapter left, split into 2 parts. 8.5 is sometime in our girls' future, according to the author. The chapter was made seperately before the series and was released on pixiv within the series between chapter 8 and 9 (the final chapter).

The TL uploaded it as 8.5 because that's literally the order the author released it in the same series list for their audience on pixiv. So it's technically release order. We're getting it at the "same time" as everyone else did. The author didn't separate it from the main series.

It's just a quick flash forward meant as a gift for the audience and some fun. Everything is leading up to this anyway. It fits, just maybe could be chapter 9.5 instead of 8.5.

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4th translation has many fewer blatant mistakes of grammar, but has various incidents of pronoun error (mis-gendered, or "who's the speaker"), and some other odd bits. Maybe more likely to be lightly-touched modern MTL than the first 3?

Almost certainly. Pronoun confusion is typically a giveaway that something is MTL.

Tell that to Tapas haha (although I wouldn't rule it out with them too, I guess).

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So... We are never getting any ending on RinaRinas character?

What's to tell? She served her purpose, and is now being paying for her new favourite.

Yeah and considering the series was supposed to end with this chapter, we definitely weren't meant to see her again. She's just a gag side character.

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Um. Where did you find this? I've reread Lass at least 5 times and I don't recall that plot point. I'm not going as far to say it's not true, but point me to your source please.

Mentioned in an earlier chapter and again in this chapter. It's not a major moment. It's mentioned in passing and is part of Yunduo's early motivations for "protecting" Xiaoen.

Found it again, if you want it: chapter 32.

And to the first point. I say read my previous post. The title "little brother" is given for any male in the same generation and younger than the speaker. It has nothing to do with actually being related in asian languages.

That and the names aren't enough to rule out their being related, especially considering what's being shown, discussed in chapter and her adoption.

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