I think that's my favourite out of the whole volume. Yumeno-san is entirely too cute from beginning to end. It does kinda make me wonder if her clumsiness at home isn't a way of coping with loneliness (first time living by herself), and once Kazumi started responding it got even worse. She gives the impression that she's fine outside the house.

I don't find anything weird about the conversation, but that's just going by my experience.

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I really loved communist Canadialand plug in there.

That's Northern Canuckistan to you, bub!

And seriously, 30 chapters? What am I gonna do for the REST of the afternoon, then?

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I love this slice-of-life romantic stuff. Wish there was a lot more of it.

Yaaay! I love this artist/series!

This, Kanamemo, and Under One Roof make up the trifecta of adorable 4-komas.

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I don't know what it is about Pikachi's stuff, but I love it. This one is so adorbs too, with that nifty dual-storytelling thing going on.

Himawari looks oddly pudgy at the bottom of page 7. Not in a bad way, it's little flaws like that which help make this so utterly charming.

What really blows my mind is the sheer amount of worldbuilding involved, as seen in the end pages for the first several chapters (although not so much in later ones, sadly). Thinking about how the evolution worked, the whole six-limbs thing, Antarctican society and biology, the various religions/myths, the little bits of history that are hinted at, etc. It all makes this something special, and far deeper than the slice of life format would suggest.

That, and adorable little centaur children and class rep's sisters.

Tracing characters/scenes is basically stealing the work of others and calling it your own. Besides which, if you're an artist you're expected to create art. If you're tracing, you're not actually doing what you're hired to do. Which is why fans of American comics complain about Greg Land so much.

Re: Chapter 30

I M DED. DED OF TEH CUTE.

That is all.

I'm surprised it doesn't have the tsundere tag.

First chapter does, at least. Heck, they even make fun of Hime for it a couple of times.

Always going to be one of my favourite manga, not just in the yuri genre but overall.

That sucks, both that the artist felt the need to resort to tracing (although i gather tracing backgrounds from photos happens a lot in the industry) and the fact that such a good story is never going to continue.

I really love how this series comes off less as typical Yuri and more as stories about lesbians. The fact that this particular one is about adults helps as well.

If you're looking for more "adult" (in the mature sense, not the sex sense) manga, maybe something like Pieta (the protagonists are young but act much more mature) or Yamaji Ebine's stuff. All very good.

That said, I love Octave, and I'm glad to see it some to Dynasty.

Since JManga is closing down this month, what will be the status of this and other series licensed by them?

Interesting to do a doujin about Mihoko that doesn't actually have her in it though. Notable for her absence in a very Japanese way, you might say.

Ending seemed a little rushed, but good nonetheless. I'd love to see more Aoi Hana stuff.

Also, Oh god that shot of Lenny at the top of page 10, priceless!

OMG I love this so much!!! It did seem a bit rushed in the last two chapters, and I'd love to have seen a longer series that gave more screen time to the supporting cast, but what can I say? I'm a sucker for a happy ending, and stories with lots of kisses. Besides, Teti is so damn likeable and passionate about what she does, it really adds to the enjoyment.

This really should have a Yuri tag on it, but I can't seem to suggest it due to how the system works.

Just a guess, but I'm assuming next chapter will be the two of them realizing it, but not realizing the other knows (they're been almost to that point for ages, of course). Then the last chapter will be them admitting it and becoming a couple. But given they're both kinda boneheads, it'll be funny no matter how it happens.

I wonder if the watersports tag would be appropriate here, hehe.

They're the perfect married couple, too bad Japan isn't quite there yet.

I like this far more than I thought I would. It's got a lot of heart, and despite Aikawa's teasing doesn't go to extremes so the humour remains accessible.

I do wish that the rather offensive tag "trap" wasn't used. Given its frequent use as a slur against transgender folks, I've come to have a really bad reaction to it. It's also inaccurate, given Aikawa is very up front about what he is, and isn't trying to deceive anyone.