So basically She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, but moe and also with aliens? I'm sold.

Also, agreed that this feels very much like a pilot chapter. The official raw has a link to a survey at the end, where you can give your impressions. I don't know how much weight the publisher would give to responses from outside of Japan, but it probably wouldn't hurt at least.

It's kinda wild that Mei literally pushes a woman down, and then immediately brings her along to ask out another woman. I'm glad she at least had the self-awareness to note that she's pretty much been doing the same thing as Karin though. XD

And as for the ending: on the one hand, my experience with this genre tells me that it's going to be a fake-out and nothing will happen, but on the other hand this is by Tamamusi so I can't count anything out.

Ibu is such a little gremlin XD

Aizawa delivering S-tier expressions as always.

It's also interesting that it's Kasumi asking Michi if she's Michi's best friend that sets Aizawa off there at the end. Aizawa knows Kasumi is dating the senpai, so it doesn't seem likely that she's jealous in that way; even when she possessed Kasumi and tried to kiss Michi, it didn't seem like she was actually in control. Makes me think Aizawa must have found being an idol really lonely, and like Michi she's also struggling to figure out the boundary between friends and romance.

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That nude cake eating page was abrupt XD

It's nice that they at least addressed how bad it was for Kase to put Yamada in the position she did. I also gotta disagree with Yamada's assertion that she has a lot more maturing to do; if anything, I feel like everything after the summer arc has been demonstrating just how much she has matured, and how it's now Kase's turn to grow up.

Well that was certainly something.

The little faces on the bread are so adorable.

Yet another chapter demonstrating that this is one of the coziest series around.

And of course it's followed up by a decidedly un-cozy chapter. XD Matsuba still best granny though.

Asako's reservations here are really interesting. Similar to how it took her so long to realize her feelings for Miyako because she was so used to being the one pursuing, as opposed to the one being pursued, I'm guessing she's feeling anxious about the idea of building a life with Miyako long-term because she's never gotten to that point with her exes. I'm really curious to see how it's addressed.

And even worse, that ominous paparazzi at the end. This series has faked me out on a few things before, so hopefully it'll end up being nothing serious, but I can't help but feel their cozy life is about to get a lot more complicated.

Oof, ouch, owie.

That coincidence was pretty ridiculous though.

Somehow, I don't believe the MC when he says he's lying about wanting to become a girl. XD

And damn, I guess there's another curse bearer out there. I wonder how long it'll be before we find out who the mystery girl is, and if she's related to Shishizaki in some way, or there are multiple families with the curse.

So happy to see this story here! I've been following it on Mangadex, and it's been delightful. The one on Mangadex I think uses the Pixiv raws, and this looks like it's using the volume raws? If so, I'm curious to see if there are any differences.

Always a good day when we get another chapter of two of my favorite idiots.

Any lesser known manga where relationships are revealed positively? I enjoy things like the one girl now hangs out in the other girls friend group because they are openly together or the love interest is introduced to the parents or sister or brother.

Not sure it's lesser known, since it was on Mangadex's top series for a few weeks, but I rarely hear many people talking about Oshi no Bishoujo ni Kokuhaku sareru Hanashi, and it fits the bill. First chapter confession, they immediately come out to friends and classmates, and the more standoffish girl quickly becomes part of her GF's friend group, as well as making her own gyaru friends.

And it's not a manga, but Love and Be Loved on Webtoons also fits this to a T. The series centers around a geek x jock couple, and their friend group. The jock girl pretty quickly introduces her GF into her friend group, and she soon becomes part of the gang. I think it's really great.

Oof, Rio. Friend-zoned in the closing pages.

Brilliant cross promotion by the author.

Never would have expected them to defeat the monster by giving it an Orgasm, but this series continues to surprise me.

New slice of life baking series! I'll take their whole stock.

And so Junko winds up facing the greatest form of justice: poetic justice.

I'm kinda confused about Undine. It kidnaps and attacks Sara, and then continues harassing her and the princess, ostensibly because it knows Sara is holding the royal blade and sees her as a threat. But now it acknowledges that it always knew she was never a threat. So then why did it do anything in the first place? What is it trying to accomplish?

More of Nagisa's oblivious flirting. :D

I really like the callback to Nagisa and prez's earlier conversation. That was probably the biggest scene that sold me on this series in the first place; it was so refreshing to actually have a romance series where a character is presented with the classic dilemma of staying friends vs pursuing a romantic relationship, and choosing the romance route without hesitation. And here too, with prez still feeling a bit unsure, Nagisa once again flexes her confidence. I love to see it.

Tsukushi's just given up thinking, and is embracing her worldly desires.

Probably for the best, really.

Anyone have any with supportive friends or family? Gays being gay with people all like aww look so gay

There's a new series that started updating on Mangadex: Oshi no Bishoujo ni Kokuhaku sareru Hanashi that's super sweet and wholesome. First chapter confession, they immediately come out to friends and classmates, and the whole class ships them and are just super supportive in general.

Also, if you haven't already read them, Can't Defy the Lonely Girl and Anemone Is In Heat both feature super supportive friend groups and parents that, while never explicitly confirmed, seem to understand what's going on and are tacitly supportive.

Such a fascinating series. Something is clearly haunting Delphinus; was it there before Aizawa died, (and thus possibly had something to do with her death?) or did it only show up after? And that line about not doing what Honamin did; did she conceal some serious condition, and end up effectively working herself to death?

That full page panel of the ghost hovering over them as they hug was great. I read it as the spirit being purified, at least temporarily, by the compassion they showed for each other, which is actually pretty sweet if so. I think seeing Aizawa's reaction to them showing up at the festival is going to be really telling; if she seems frightened of them, that might be really telling.

Now that your true colors... of a caring, supportive maiden in love and reliable fiancée... have finally bled through, I will drag your foul nature out in the open, witch.

I have no idea why he hates Evris, though he did have a son with a darkness magic affinity, maybe it's related.

I'm curious whether it will end in a "I was wrong, welcome to the family" type of resolution, or a "I wasn't wroooong" while falling in a bottomless hole one.

As much as I usually like wholesome, supportive families, I think this is a case where I'm rooting more for the second option.

Hey, folks! I'm hunting around for any series or oneshots that involve yuri (of course, this is The Sapphic Website) and soccer/football! I did a little perusing of the Sports tag, but didn't find anything, though I didn't look super hard. Thanks in advance, y'all!

The only series I know of that's close is CHUU, which is about Futsal. It's more of a "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" type series than a romance series though.