Seeing it from Adachi's POV (ch5) was so different from what I expected, I didn't even recognize the story at first.

Yeah, Adachi's POV has a faster pace. For her, everything is happening at once.

Also I really wanted to see their relationship going further, but yeah let's make a pointless story focusing on abs.

There would be nothing pointless about a story that focuses on abs, but the abs are far from the only things that take place in this story.

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This chapter was gud. I was skeptical at first but the slice of life theme really found its voice over time.

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I'm not involved with Splatoon but this is great

In the uploaded chapters there are pairings that emerge but no couples. And it's not at all like a harem, contrary to what I expected at first.

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I'm getting a real kick out of how the series keeps hitting lower lows.

Nice lighting

This is comedy gold, I'm subscribing lol

Update: well volume 1 isn't actually that funny but it's still wacky enough to be sorta entertaining

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9/10. Not enough subtext.

3/10

Not enough subtlety in the attempt to troll.

1/10 the irony went over your head

This says alot about our society

Pre-established IP without explicit yuri and extreme ship teasing are pretty obvious signs. The bolder and more "wink-wink" the teasing, the less likely the romance is to go beyond teasing, and the ambiguous ending can end up hurting all the more ("so close, yet so far"). Manaria Friends is the rule, not the exception, sadly.

There is also no indication in the source (the games) that these two can't get together or love each other. Every bit of the story they appear in is still during their Academy years. And its by far one of the most obvious pairings in the games. The anime went a few steps above (which only cements that its more serious than it initially appears in the games), but even in Granblue or Rage of Bahamut there is intentional romantic tension between them.

This desire for explicetness is understandable, but this is definitely not a bait pairing. At worst they love each other and can just never go through with it due to their standing. More likely they will reach a comfortable place where they can express their love beyond the end of their school years.
And in the best case scenario they might find a way to realize their love. We just don't have enough information to deny that possibility.

EDIT: And suddenly I am talking to ghost posts. Spooky.

I deleted the comment because in hindsight it wasn't really a good idea to go down this road. There's enough negativity in this forum anyways. I respect that you and other people can find meaning in Manaria Friends, and I don't think it's "bad yuri" or bad anything, I just don't trust this kind of stuff for personal reasons, and the reasons I mentioned in the "ghost post".

princess principal it's gonna have movies

I actually look forward to Studio 3Hz' next project, Blackfox, with higher anticipation. It looks like it'll be more cheesy than a three cheese pizza, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Too bad it's still like six months away... I loved Princess Principal so much that I'm a little wary of any sequels ;-;

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Well at least it was worth it for the salt

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Reading this again, it feels like a poem.

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I like this pairing a lot, they definitely have the chemistry down. The four-panel structure kind of bothers me; I don't think it really fits the type of story that this is, and there were some parts where it made the pacing a little awkward, though t's not a big deal. I'm really looking forward to reading that novel - hopefully these long-ass conversations work even better there.

On panels 3-4 of page 12, chapter 1, which translation is more accurate, between the two versions? (Anonymous / sneikkimies) The latter makes more sense to me, but I still wonder.

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I don't think Kagami is a tsundere. I see her as a troubled but cute onee-sama with a sugar-and-ice personality, etc. but all of these tropes are subverted with her in some way or another. Though maybe it's a dumb thing to try to debate tropes...

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Lots of clinging

I'm okay with this, though I've already forgotten way too much about their relationship so far... Is Setsu doing this out of pity?

What is a forum for if not for discussion?

memes

It's not gonna be harem, calm down.

Shinobu is naive but perceptive, small but surprisingly tough. Meanwhile Kagami is taller and has some power over her, but she's only two years older and she can get scared or flustered easily. It balances out pretty well.

I liked how the moment where Kagami decides to reveal the truth to Shinobu is one where the two are literally brought to the same level, after Shinobu helped Kagami climb the tree.