How frequently are new chapters of this published? Since the translation has almost caught up, I'm wondering how long we'll have to wait between chapters after that.

Hana is a painfully adorable little critter.

For clarification, my comments had nothing to do with any specific plot point or character. I just scoffed at the notion this chapter qualified as "drama" or that the overall tone of the series till now has been anything other than cute and adorably gay (imo).

I simply think it's a really well-done story so far. One of the best in a long while. I think the comparison to Yagate Kimi a few pages back was sound.

Agreed. I'm quite amazed at how no part of this manga thus far has felt at all forced or contrived. The characters are all relatable and act with clear logic. The realism of it is palpable, and I think certain people would do well to step back and appreciate that.
Gosh, I really could just gush about this series all day...

Then again... >_>
Genre conventions are weird.

"No," "Stop it," "Don't!" are common tropes in japanese media though...they even say it when they are into it and are just shy about it, so it's hard for me to take it seriously in manga.

Well, fair enough. But personally, no matter how many times I see it in manga, yuri or otherwise, the idea that "No" means "Yes" still immediately breaks me out of the story.

I still wouldn't say it's that common. It's common in yaoi, because fujoshi sometimes have these weird rape fantasies, where they'll borrow the body from the uke.

I suppose it's not exactly the same as with yaoi, but it's still one person forcibly initiating sex without obtaining consent.
You could argue that it's just fiction and it doesn't have to be realistic, but on the other hand you have stories like this, where even without the age gap it's pretty fucked up and not pretending to be anything else.

Delinquents and aggressive girls in general are pretty rare in yuri.

No, they're pretty common.

It reminds me of the yaoi mangas where one is shy and the other guy is super aggressive (in a sexual way) is like the most common trope in yaoi, like it won't sell if they don't fuck in the first volume xD

That kind of setup is fairly common in yuri too, I've noticed.

Isn't yuri mostly about superfriends during school? Didn't notice too many aggressive or "rapy" yuris so far. :o Fujoshi seem to enjoy male on male rape as yuri does like handholding and indirect kisses.

Er... Are you really that new here? Or have you just not been looking under the NSFW tag? Because there are a ton of doujins where one woman comes on super aggressively, to the point that IRL it would clearly be rape, and the other woman is even saying things like "No," "Stop it," "Don't!" and it doesn't even give the aggressor pause. I'm serious, it's as common as dirt on this site.

That could be it, but then again, he could just be glad his socially awkward daughter has a friend, and also understands that his daughter is, well, socially awkward. He was also over the top happy when he first found out Koyuki's club would get a new member, without knowing almost anything about Amano back then. Even without the whole blatant gayness, it is obvious Honami does not make friends easily, and for that matter I do not think she even has any beyond Amano. Gay or no gay, of course he would be supportive.

You forget that other people already asked Koyuki out to the festival. The manga starts out making it a point that Koyuki is pretty popular. A lot of Koyukis reluctance comes from not wanting to offend the people she already turned down. If it was about supporting just friendship why doesnt dad encourage Koyuki to hang out with the people who asked her out instead of forcing her to ask someone else?

Because they aren't her friends? She clearly didn't want to go to the festival with those people, so why would he make such a tone-deaf suggestion?

Why did this chapter get the Stalking tag? Koyuki wasn't following Konatsu at all. She got the text from Konatsu, felt upset that she was spending time with Kaede, went on a walk, incidentally saw Konatsu at the beach, hid from her, then went home. Literally nothing even resembling stalking. Unless it's in reference to Konatsu appearing at Koyuki's house without telling her first. But that's also a stretch...

This is officially the weirdest tag I've seen in Dynasty so far.
On that note, how exactly do we suggest new tags?

I would suggest joining the IRC or Discord and speaking to a staff member (but only if you really think the tag is necessary). There's no function to suggest the creation of a new tag on the site.

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I get so giddy any time I see a new chapter of this uploaded. I have yet to be disappointed by any part of this series.

Something just occurred to me, that I don't think anyone else has mentioned. The timing of Chinatsu and Miharu appearing is probably significant. The protagonists just entered the second year of high school, which is often depicted in manga and anime as the time when students begin to seriously think about their future. Chinatsu and Miharu's situation is likely meant as a snapshot of what Natsuko and Haruko's future might look like. This may lead to some degree of progression in the heroines' relationship as they consider what lies ahead (we've already seen a bit of that from Haruko, though she may not have been serious).
This also means that other older pairs may appear, to offer more possibilities in this regard (although I'm not sure how well that could be fit into the manga, so I wouldn't bet money on it happening).

Prediction: Natsuko will immediately come clean to Haruko about the kiss, but Haruko won't see why it's a problem because she isn't aware that Ayu has a crush on her. This then causes Natsuko to take a harder look at what kissing means to her (beyond her usual "I probably shouldn't be doing it this casually").
...Maybe.

Serenata posted:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbfiEuAXUAMIutF.jpg

Thank you and Yeah! I love my elf, her code name is Genzai (just a nickname given because her real name is hard to pronounce) and is too early but yeah, I do want to see yuri with my characters.

Smoking hot body aside, I love how you drew her being dominated by the smaller girl, but in a position that shows off her greater physical strength. Sort of a double reversal? Nani sore, that's kinda hot.

Great to know there's more to look forward to!

Isn't that just a weighted push-up?

And thanks Parnifia, I did watch the first season and remember thinking that it has so many good things with so many bad things that it was hard to say if I like it or not mostly the fact that they had to sing during battle was awkward for me but I haven't tried s2,3 or fourth, I plan to watch it someday and see what's up!

I didn't mind the singing nearly as much as the fact that they still have named moves, which then get splash labels interrupting the combat rather than just being shouted out.
Being almost finished with GX (Season 3), I can say that the thing I dislike most is that the latter three protagonists (Maria, Kirika, Shirabe) just aren't nearly as interesting as the original three (Tsubasa, Hibiki, Chris). In particular, Kirika and Shirabe's relationship is just so obvious that I take it for granted, it doesn't feel half as nuanced as Hibiki and Miku's. Not to mention, someone thought it was a good idea to sink TsubaChris in favor of TsubaMari, which doesn't really add up if you ask me, seeing as it leaves the best character without a romantic partner.
Despite all this bitching, though, I still really like Symphogear and emphatically recommend it.

I should've put some black bars there!
Yeah, too bad is one sided...

I opted not to read Tomo-chan because I figured I'd just keep wanting it to be yuri and get disappointed. Looks like that was the right choice.

Also, great job with these pieces! I really like seeing yuri in your art style. Say, have you watched Symphogear? I was just thinking that it'd be neat to see you do fanart of that. Just a suggestion, take it with a grain of salt (I've been told requests can get irritating).

Arranged marriages are more akin to business deals than romantic events. It has everything to do with the prosperity of the family and nothing at all to do with the individual's own desires. In this case, it's probably a matter of either girl's family not getting anything out of the two marrying each other.

If their families get nothing out of marrying each other then what do the families of their arranged fiances get out of marrying them? Wouldnt it be better for the fiances to marry each other?

I was being literal when I said business deals. It probably has to do with the business each family runs.

I was not expecting arranged marriage to show up in this manga. Maybe I should've.

I really don't get this. Both girls already come from well off families and they can have a family due to the virus or whatever so why cant they marry each other? Hope this gets explored more because right now it aint making a damn lick of sense.

Arranged marriages are more akin to business deals than romantic events. It has everything to do with the prosperity of the family and nothing at all to do with the individual's own desires. In this case, it's probably a matter of either girl's family not getting anything out of the two marrying each other.

Also, it really does seem like the story is heading toward an Aoi x Kohane ending at this point, but it's got a lot of work ahead of it to get there from here.

Is it bad I want to see this. These two are the only intriguing ones here so far. Kohane could maybe fix this broken girl.

Well, I agree with you about them being more interesting than any of the other girls, but I also personally don't particularly care for either of them as characters so far. As LilyBlack said, there's a lot that needs to be done with the characters to make it convincing. If the second volume can sell me on this, then I'll definitely be in it for the long haul.

Well, this may be the single most ridiculous narrative I've experienced so far this year. The aftermath of the rape was just stupid and unbelievable, and the fact that Kohane went back tells me she'll just continue to walk into awful situations because she's a worthless idiot of a protagonist. I'm having trouble rooting for any character, in fact, although I especially want Aoi to die. Why does she get to be a major character? I don't want to read about someone as horrible as her without seeing her get comeuppance.
There's a way to make stories like this work, and the author doesn't seem to know what that way is. Why this got a second volume is quite beyond me.

The steadycam-POV horror film-like chapter seems absolutely hilarious XD

http://rawlh.com/read-torako-anmari-kowashicha-damedayo-raw-chapter-12.html

So, Chitose was right. You really can beat the supernatural through brute force.
(Yes, I am making another D-Frag reference. Sue me.)

roachjack7 posted:

This escalated a lot quicker than I'd have liked. But, oh well, I remember feeling the same about Bloom into You's 1st chapter :D. Not that I expect similar level of writing, but it's probably too early to lose interest when I've seen only 2 chapters.

It reminds me of the yaoi mangas where one is shy and the other guy is super aggressive (in a sexual way) is like the most common trope in yaoi, like it won't sell if they don't fuck in the first volume xD

That kind of setup is fairly common in yuri too, I've noticed.

This could have an anime

Seems that it's already finished. This chapter was originally published in 2011.

When you're born into this world to spread yuri, you have no choice on the matter

The gay just radiates off her.

I love this one; no drama, no conflict, not even a plot, just happy sex. I appreciate when a story like this doesn't pretend to be anything more than smut.

Lyca posted:

the next page has been out for a few days on their tumblr

And is short again xD but maybe something is actually happening now....maybe

I wouldn't bet on it.

I saw this on Danbooru a while back. I was interested, so I looked at the artist's other works and... have regretted it ever since.