UwU a chapter from the opposite perspective! Nice to see some new developments aside from the usual “Melissa is a tsundere” schtick (not that it ever gets old <3)

Character development? What the heck is that?

Also maybe just, y’know, don’t mock people for having an opinion? You can disagree and argue differently, sure, but don’t belittle those who disagree with you

I never went into Bloom Into You forums and made fun of people for liking Yuu even though I don’t

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Anyone: says anything remotely positive about the series

Blastaar: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

Mei’s had a lot on her plate lately. Fussing over her lost ring put her behind on student council work, and now stressing over that made her in that moment unaware of Yuzu’s feelings. She herself acknowledged that without Himeko’s help.

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This is the cutest Mei has been in a long time, especially when she malfunctioned trying to eat cake, thought “love sickness” was a real sickness and cuddled Himeko’s puppy.

Speaking of, best girl Himeko coming in clutch with romance advice. I love how she called her Mei-Mei throughout this chapter, after Mei gave her the green light to keep doing so in her last appearance.

I see a lot of people saying Kurokawa is acting like a normal teen or they understand how she feels

No, this is not normal it is not understandable

This is batshit insane, this is the exact same mentality that leads crazy fans to murder idols for not being "Pure" its fucking toxic, like not your usual Twitter BS actual toxic behaviour.

Her mentality is absolutely not normal and I agree that were this not a Shoujo manga setting where everything can be resolved by the power of love she would need serious professional help.

When I say how she’s acting is normal for someone her age I mean the whole getting getting overly emotional and screaming thing. It’s not over-the-top, it’s just how teenagers are. They’re prone to extreme, otherwise immature behavior because they’re still learning how to express themselves socially.

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Maybe I just don’t share y’alls sense of humor, but I really don’t see what’s funny about their faces. Ajiichi is amazing at drawing raw, unbridled emotion.

The funny thing is just how over the top insane Kuro is acting. Like she is acting like she witnessed someone brutally murdered instead of just being confessed to by her best friend. Her whole reasoning and reaction is so ungodly insane its funny. Like this girl straight up treating another person like shit for being a human instead of her ideal romcom character.

Over the top? This seems like average teen hormone-driven levels of emotion to me. Also Kurokawa’s been bottling up these feelings for a long time, convincing herself that her inferiority is the absolute undeniable truth, and when those feelings finally come out, she’s told that she’s the one in the wrong. That might be just a little confusing and upsetting for her?

Kinda funny how most of us thought that Izumi or Miki were gonna be the big obstacles/antagonists of the story, but now Kurokawa’s become the final boss and the former two are being the rational ones

Maybe I just don’t share y’alls sense of humor, but I really don’t see what’s funny about their faces. Ajiichi is amazing at drawing raw, unbridled emotion.

They also use Transform Up/On instead of Trans Up/On, likely to avoid any confusion with that particular term.

Not gonna lie, seeing Transform Up/On in the official release really threw me off. It just doesn’t roll off the tongue as well as Trans Up/On.

I thought the voices were perfect. Ayano and Miyoshi’s blended together a little, but I loved Elisha’s amateur Japanese and Honoka’s cool, dry delivery (except the sweet, loving way she said “Eli...” <3)

Ai and Chie’s voices were actual perfection. Ai had her charming boyish tone, and Chie was so bubbly and cute. This just made me want an anime adaptation all the more >_<

I keep think mei is a robot
How can this girl be so emotionless????

........Are we reading the same manga?

Anyone else find it kinda amusing how many people complained about Souma in the original series, so now he (or she this time) has been made into the most obnoxiously evil and sadistic motherf*cker? :P

Y’all haven’t read enough of Kaishaku’s work, they ALWAYS draw Chikane with wonky badonkers :P

That’s gotta be the most evil way to hold a phone I’ve ever seen xD

this hand of mine is filled with an awesome power
its burning tips tells me to make u cum
TAKE THIS!
MY LOVE, MY ANGER, AND ALL OF MY SORROW
YURI FINGERS!

Why is this actually the best thing ever xDDDD

Characters don't always have to be likeable, but they should be interesting.

The fact that many of the decisions these two make frustrate me to no end, yet I'm still unsure of and heavily invested in what'll come next for them is a testament to Torajiro's writing.

This kinda looks like a Kannazuki no Miko reference...

“Mei displays effective administrative ability by delegating authority” isn’t quite the sort of thing I had in mind by the term "narrative energy."

Mei from earlier volumes would've likely tried to handle the situation herself be exerting her authority and trying to put Sayaka and Matsuri back in line. But Mei "delegating authority" to people she knows could handle the situation better, especially in Matsuri's case since she acknowledges that even Yuzu wouldn't have worked, shows that she's becoming more emotionally sensitive and knows when the time is right to be the strict authority figure. This was the case for Sayaka, who Mei only punished after Yuzu helped her come out.

TL;DR, Mei is showing emotions and is taking action when necessary, but at the same time is still developing as a character. Try as I might, I just can't see her with the criticisms you have no matter how many angles I look from.

—she’s just not a source of significant narrative energy anymore. She’s passive, insecure, lacks communication skills that she used to have, and is no longer the driver of significant plot or character developments.

Also Mei in Citrus+: Stands up to the academy board declaring herself the first chairwoman, works with Yuzu to help Sayaka, convinces Harumin to go after Matsuri.

Just sayin’

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A lot of people seem to feel that Mei got nerfed after the election arc. While I can understand that, I personally disagree. The way I see it, after the election arc is when Mei truly began to open up to Yuzu, but as she said in chapter 26, she doesn't know how to handle those feelings. She did start becoming demure from vulome 8-10, but that was because of the guilt she felt for going through with her arranged marriage.

Now, in Citrus+, we are seeing Mei start to act like her confident old self again, like when she told off her father for trying to give relationship advice, standing up to the academy board and declaring herself the first chairwoman, pushing over Yuzu to reveal her bruise, and shooting down Sayaka's attempts to criticize her changes to the school policies. of course, she still has moments of emotional vulnerability, like when she asked Harumin to help Yuzu because she understands her better. I believe Saburouta has found the perfect balance between Confident Mei and Vulnerable Mei with Citrus+, and I find this version of her to be both compelling and adorable.

But to each their own, of course. I know some people who claim to love Citrus but still hate Mei all across the board.

Even a 1000-degree knife couldn't cut the tension between these two this chapter. Can't wait to see how their conversation plays out next chapter. Something tells me there's going to be a lot of passive-aggressiveness, followed by actual aggressiveness, definitely some tears and hopefully a big fat hug at the end.

Matsuri's lil bro is super adorbs. It's such a nice change of pace to see her being a caring big sister towards him. Also, I think it makes sense we've never heard of him till now since she's never really disclosed her personal life to anyone before.

Also, Harumin knows Matsuri likes sweet things <3 (cue It's Not Like I Like You by Static-P)

One chapter into this volume and it's already shaping up to be one of the best. We're finally getting some proper development for Harumin, which we haven't really seen since Volume 5 of OG Citrus, and I'm excited to see what we'll be getting from Matsuri. Backstory? Finally being honest about her insecurities?

I also love the detail at the beginning where Harumin just wants to eat wherever her grandmother wants, and Mitsuko says "she should choose once in awhile." Then at the end, Harumin puts her foot down and says "I'm gonna help her, leave this to me Yuzu." I hope Harumin will remain the protagonist of this volume.

And of course, I gotta gush about Mei. Letting Yuzu doll her up, trying that monster of a burger, and giving advice to Harumin... ugh, I love her so much. She really has come a long way with her development. The original, stone-cold Mei never would've done any of those things, at least not out of the good of her heart, and probably would've just disciplined Matsuri instead of trying to help her. She's such a sweet, caring and understanding girl now ^_^

This was one of the best chapters of C+ so far, right up there with Chapter 6 and 8.

So.... Majoccoid tweeted that the final chapter will be October 27th.

Just wanted to throw that out there so y'all can get those "Axe-kun" comments out of your system.

This doujin is so beautiful. Gladyus is an amazing artist (they do a lot more Citrus stuff on Twitter) and this warmed my heart to no end. It satisfies all my YuzuMei and MeiDom desires.

When it goes down in the actual manga, I hope we get a situation similar to this. Mei taking the lead for their first time would be the perfect conclusion to her character development.