Speaking of better shows, Koufuku Graffiti is love.

Does it have much subtext?

Overflowin' with subtext.

Forgot a conclusion for my previous post. Simply don't watch it unless you're bored out of your mind and have absolutely nothing else to do. There are plenty of better shows out there.

Is Cross Ange worth watching for the actual lesbian couple?... Maybe any specific episodes?

I have no interest in all the mecha-ish stuff... nor the general plot.

There are about three reasons I can think of why one would watch Cross Ange.
1. To laugh at how bad it actually is
2. For the seiyuus (this may or may not have been one of my reasons)
3. For this CG cutie here who obviously lost, but she had a nice run

Hilda is an independant woman who don't need no Ange

Joining in on the late birthday celebration for our yuusha.

Isya please. We all do.

I can't believe it. I didn't make the cut for T2. By 7:45, the event scores chart was still that of 6:30 for me and I didn't realize it. I really like the idolized version of this card too ...

This is the first time I didn't make my desired tier and it feels like shit. Can I join the club?

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It's chapter 1 of the anthology, though I think there is a second part for this particular couple titled 'That's True Too' but we'll see.

If you're talking about そんなのもホント, they're a different couple. This is the only chapter about these two as far as I know.

Anyway one thing that's REALLY bothering me: how did Kureha's mom get pregnant? Science/magic? cloning maybe? Yuriika mentions many times that she got her "love" taken from her by Kureha and not someone else? seriously how does it work?! I need some kind of explanation.

I think the anime could have ended right now w/o the Ginko getting shot etc part but you know it would be only 9 eps long I dunno I think I'll wait 'till it's over, I don't want to be disappointed so...you guys keep posting here =D

It's not important, therefore not shown (speculation galore). The show only has 12 episodes afterall, shortest Ikuhara has ever done.

Ending it like that would have been anticlimatic and honestly, nothing has really been resolved at that point. Not to mention I'm currently liking the side characters more than the main 3. I kinda want that to change, even if just slightly, in the next 3 episodes.

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Yeah there are a lots of explicit sexual thing but it's too weird and without any real relationship. I can't consider it as yuri. It's too much of a weirdly metaphorical thing

Spoilers for beyond episode 2 Kureha and Sumika are undoubtedly in love with each other. Same for Yuriika and Reia. Ginko too. Granted the word 'friend' is always used, but certain words in this show holds a new meaning compared to how they're usually defined. If you don't want to touch the spoilers, I'll just say that the show is very much yuri for me.

I'll put a spoiler tag on the newest episode since it seems people who haven't seen t he show looks through the thread. Yuriika's end was tragic, but it had a sort of happy tone and was conclusive for her, so I'm satisfied. Kureha's classmates included and helped her, but I still feel a certain sense of dread. Not to mention Ginko's given in to her desire and that could only mean bad things. These past few episdoes have been one cliffhanger after another. Cheers~~

Ikuhara has never given us a full on happy end, so I won't let myself expect much.

It's a fully psychological manga about about lesbian in the society if I understood what people said about it (I will confirm it by myself soon), not a yuri one

You seem to be using lesbian and yuri as two words with completely different meanings. Could you explain how you define the two? If I'm reading it correctly, are you banking on a focus to the romance as a defining trait for a yuri show?

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not yuri

Joking aside, I'd say give it a shot and judge for yourself.

Currently (19 hours in) we're about 900 below the last Nico Score Match and 700 below the previous Score Match (Rin), likely due to the cut off increases. Calculate your gem usage off of that. You can also wait another day or two before deciding.

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Lol! I still am a bit taken by the fact that she spoke more in this than she has the anime...but lol, I hadnt even shipped these two yet but I totally see it now...*must clean my yuri goggles*

Better clean them well. We don't want any defective goggles flying around.

I haven't seen most of the edits so I can't say anything about that, but I've been thinking something similar for a while now regarding deleted discussion posts (considering I've been a part of a few of them myself). I think it's fine to put a stop to a discusion that's out of hands, but most of the ones I've seen are merely getting heated. Discussions are bound to be heated and I personally don't see a problem with this. Being stopped halfway frequently puts a damper on things.

That or I'm just plain rude. Who knows.

grosss..
so basically the director deal with sexual orientation by denying them all..
utena & yka dropped.........

They're just playing around. Utena isn't like that at all.

Life sexy obviously, because that's the sexy way. Shaba-da-doo.

Life Sexy is undoubtedly sexy, but in terms of fabulousness, I'd have to vote Sanetoshi.

Let us address the most important question of all. Who's more fabulous

Akio

Sanetoshi

or Life Sexy?

isn't utena more about transgender than yuri?

Utena is about a lot of things. Ikuhara seems to always want to cram his convoluted brain into whatever show he directs.

It makes me feel like despite everything it is still possible to be truly in love, the rest of the world be damn. With this there is just this feeling that what I am watching is just mean spirited.

I won't say much since this is now the manga thread but the idea of true love versus society is exactly what YKA is addressing.

I wanted to go for tier 1 since it was a Maki event, but it came in right as midterms were about to start so I had to settle for tier 2.

Love Lab is all subtext, but also keep in mind that these girls are working towards finding a boyfriend which eventually shows up. Yuri goggles still OP though.

Shirobako is a slice of adult work life. The show takes you through the process of making an anime and all the trouble that comes with it. Definitely a very interesting and fun show. There is little to no romance involved.

There's plenty of ways to sail the seas. Yarr harr.

I don't read the manga so I can't give a comparison, but I'm enjoying the show so far. The humor is a little more adult and the characters aren't dumb bricks or harem protagonist tier dense. As for fanservice. Maria sleeps naked, so there's that.

No, there's no link between the two. I like Junketsu no Maria though, since I like both the characters and the setting in the show. Not to mention Maria doesn't automatically become an idiot around Joseph. She's undoubtedly in love with him and that flusters her, but it's everyone making a joke out of her virginity that makes her seem like an idiot.

For Shirobako, Aoi x Yano is my headcanon.

As for Witch Craft Works, it's a fun little series with better animation and definitely not as cringe worthy as Cross Ange. I enjoyed the show, but I was definitely disappointed when I found out the MC was originally meant to be a female. Would definitely have been more interesting considering their mothers' intentions. Highly doubt it would have been popular enough to warrant an anime though if that was the case.

Actually, it was supposed to be a guy, then the writer changed his mind, then the writer changed his mind again.

My disappointment remains the same :P

Some tidbids regarding the yuri in Cross Ange the latest episode does have two characters outright say they are in love two others (not to mention NanaxYukari) but I wouldn't say it's worth it to go through the show.

I personally don't find anything wrong with a male love interest, but when his face ends up on our MC's crotch every single episode where they have a scene together, it's a problem. There's also massive fanservice and the animation quality gets worse by the episode.

Your call on whether you think the positive outweights the negative or if you find all that positive too, that's cool too. I won't judge.

As for Witch Craft Works, it's a fun little series with better animation and definitely not as cringe worthy as Cross Ange. I enjoyed the show, but I was definitely disappointed when I found out the MC was originally meant to be a female. Would definitely have been more interesting considering their mothers' intentions. Highly doubt it would have been popular enough to warrant an anime though if that was the case.

Red ones are normal perfect locks whereas yellow ones are from Rare perfect locks. These are shorter and only change Greats into Perfects.

Maki event came with a tier increase. Cheers. Hopefully this will reduce the chances of the event becoming a warzone.

Also... shadow8321, what doujin/manga is your avatar from, if any?

Itou Hachi's Legally Maried Yuri Couple Book