Tune in next time to see if her seductions are successful… or not since it’s a one shot

Good story overall, looking forward to more from this author. I am kinda sad we didn’t get to see Ito’s friends find out she was dating Sumika tho lol

I love how cute and honest Liane is in this. I’ve seen so many series like this where the “antisocial” character is super full of spite and hate towards “normies” that they can’t even have a relationship unless the outgoing character constantly sticks to them. It’s refreshing to see Liane not just treat Ruri like shit because she’s more popular, or look down on her intelligence.

Looking forward to future idiot couple antics as they both fall for each other in different ways

What is Hamburg Steak and why are manga characters obsessed with it?

Hamburg steaks are basically the japanese equivalent to a salisbury steak. Basically a hamburger patty served in a gravy sauce with some veggies and/or some rice.

It’s so nice to see Ruriko slowly becoming more comfortable asserting herself in the relationship. I definitely understand her insecurity, with the whole “if I push too hard she’ll just leave” mentality but now Kurumi has proven she’s in it for real, and I hope that soon Ruriko can be honest and say “I’m in love with you, please let me pursue you” or something along those lines.

What is with these delicate, slow burn stories? Where is the passion? Women kiss, women FUCK. This pure love innocence uwu stuff in yuri manga is so cringe and so unrealistic. I mean goddamn they are married and sleeping in separate rooms, kurumi is always leaving ruriko alone, like how is she okay with that?? Zero intimacy, zero acting like a couple at all. I just feel like love between women is so misrepresented in manga sometimes, as if it’s somehow less than. Anyways, apologies, end of rant

Did you read the story? They literally got married as friends. Ruriko obviously has had some one sided feelings for a long time, and Kurumi is slowly getting feelings but they are not formally a romantic couple. If you want steamy gay sex there are plenty of series out there for you to read, and tags you can explore. Don’t come into a slow burn and get angry about it being slow burn, that’s literally the point. Go read some Asumi-chan and calm down okay?

Chaotic

The quickest game of Yuri Chess ever.

New player vs expert computer

season two is off to a very gay start! I'm always surprised how the series simultaneously manages to feel biased against the yuri pairings while still giving them better chemistry than the guys

we desperately need more kawauchi content

Retired idol and mangaka is probably the two most popular statuses for manga characters lol

Still enjoyed this one a lot

OL is probably more popular than mangaka.

I’d say OL and mangaka are about the same in terms of prevalence, in fact, it feels like a loooot of adult centered yuri manga focus on a stay at home mangaka girlfriend and a competent but overworked business woman.

I have fallen so deep into chinese gl novels it’s not even funny. I wanna spam a bunch of recommendations here but before that I wanna put it out there that the chinese word for yuri/lily is Baihe, so if you’re looking specifically for chinese gl stuff in english, searching for baihe on twitter or looking for lists with the word baihe in it on novelupdates will help you a lot.

I’m glad to see PDL get some attention here because she’s a really good author, and just consistently writes very fleshed out stories. So far no one’s mentioned My Death God Roommate though, and maybe that’s because it only started getting translated recently, but it’s set in the modern day with heavy supernatural and has a lot more comedic parts than what she’s usually known for. PDL actually said this was her favorite novel that she’s written because she based the characters off of her friends and family, and so she feels the most connection to it. I like it a lot and highly recommend it.

My second recommendation is a transmigration story called She is the Protagonist that’s basically heroine x villainess. The two leads are Yu Ru Bing, who was transmigrated against her will into this world governed by an all powerful system, and Tang Han Qiu, who was forced to act as a puppet by the system to make her a vicious antagonist in the story being told until she suddenly broke free due to a bug one day. Yu Ru Bing is initially given a set of missions to complete before she can return home, but the first mission is to fix the “bug” giving Tang Han Qiu free will. Yu Ru Bing is pissed off at the system for kidnapping her into this place and so she decides to rebel against the system by teaming up with Tang Han Qiu instead.
This series has legitimately made me laugh out loud so many times. The character writing and dialog is top tier, and it’s also pretty lighthearted to heal your soul from some of the angstier novels out there. The tl notes are also stellar, and do a great job explaining the memes and cultural references scattered throughout the series.

My last recommendations are two wuxia series, Princess Spare My Life and The Witch Nichang. To summarize both quickly, Princess Spare my Life is kinda like FGEP with a little bit of wuxia and transmigration mixed in, while The Witch Nichang is actually a GL retelling of a classic wuxia novel from the 50’s and was one of the earlier baihe novels to get popular in China. Both series update kinda slowly but I still highly recommend them.

Also in regards to mtl I wouldn’t recommend it for reading series tbh, you might get the basic plot down, but you’ll miss all of the symbolism, metaphors, and general cultural references sprinkled throughout a series that really add more depth to a series. There are also a lot of good translators who do a great job providing tl notes for everything, and one of my favorite things about reading baihe novels is all the little idioms and cultural tidbits I learn about chinese culture while reading.

Lastly, I’ll leave a link to my own novelupdates list of My Baihe Favs which has all of the baihe series I’ve ever read or am reading, along with a short summary/rating of the series. Hopefully someone can find some series they like here.

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Go go Sayo! Confess your feelings!

Okay what’s Kaname’s deal, is she actually in love with Yatsude or something? That’s kinda what I’m thinking will happen, and then maybe Nakatani and Tsubaki are gonna be a thing?

Good on her for kicking the shit out of that manager and trashing his store. Tbh he shouldn’t have gotten any money out of that.

“I’m going to enjoy my new single life”

I hate to admit it but you are the protagonist of a yuri manga, good luck Suga-san…

So was her ex also an idol who disappeared or were they talking about Miyako the whole time

I'm sure the landlord is the Idol. The ex broke up with MC while the news of the retirement of the idol was announced. Ex is irrelevant unless she comes crawling back.

Okay that makes more sense lmao, I thought she had an idol ex and an idol love interest lol

“I’m going to enjoy my new single life”

I hate to admit it but you are the protagonist of a yuri manga, good luck Suga-san…

So was her ex also an idol who disappeared or were they talking about Miyako the whole time

Somehow Bakarina simultaneously feels like there’s bias against all the girls in her harem, while still making them a better ship than any of the guys (Alan’s cool, the rest of them can go away)

I am rejuvenated by sleeping cuddled up

Cute flirting

Oh boy here comes slow descent into Satsuki (?) if the anime is any indication

Jean and Lisa are Klee’s gay aunts that ended up taking care of her cuz her mom’s away

Aww that was cute, that underground smoking area looked like hell though, that would give you lung cancer in a second.

I laughed out loud when they showed the flashback to grandpa and Ponko flying in the rain after being asked if they’d flown before

Well that escalated quickly. What a mess all around, I hope both of these kids can stay safe