This is the shit

Why are we defending arranged marriages in the comments are you all fucking bricked in the head.

Your reading comprehension could use some work. The discussion has been about the difference between “arranged marriages” and “forced marriages” (which do happen, where people—almost always women—are abused and given no choice in the matter).

The terms in question are consensual arranged marriages and forced arranged marriages, which focuses the point. Because I mean sure, in a vacuum, consensual arranged marriages are ethically fine, but the implication from those against it here, I'm thinking, is that in practice they might not be so consensual from an outside perspective despite not being a blatantly forced marriage. From what i can tell, it seems that (both kinds of) arranged marriages are more common in countries with weak or no feminist movements and where women are significantly less protected under the law. I understand that marriage as a concept in such places is also totally different from my own concept of it, but I'm also under the impression that concept of it should be dismantled for the same reasons it was here.

I'm saying that I don't see multicultural respect protecting this particular institution and that in practice consensual arranged marriages are dubious at best where the women involved only may have the agency to veto their place in it. Or may not have a clue what they're getting into. I mean, take my generation, we racked up inordinate amounts of college debt because that's just what you do with no idea how it would constrain our daily lives for decades moving forward. That was all consensual, baby.

But hey, i could be wrong and the bulk of them could be 20-somethings with no interest in the dating scene. It could be that modern consensual arranged marriages are neither repressive or regressive

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Yes, it's normal to get your tests returned so you know what you did wrong and can correct your mistakes. Universally normal.

This picture has big Azumanga Daioh vibes, I'd read a fic in this AU. Although, ones like this always seem to struggle between keeping it believable and working in Edie's murderous, body-snatching uncle.

Stop right there, criminal scum!

The vintage Touhou angst!

Squad up

It's funny that she mentions being constrained by expectations of what she can draw when Yukiko's oneshots are anything but constrained. Maybe it's just where this series was serialized

Spear of Longinus?

My god, it's returned to us from outer space

Whoa wow foresight top score

It's maybe a bit late to notice, but this is (probably unintentionally) a Negima clone. Fun.

Needs non-moe art tag. It's v ery 70s.

It's set in the past, but the art doesn't seem to be emulating any older styles, does it? Definitely not 70s shoujo

This has the bonus of creating a secondary conflict where Mitsuki will have to choose between a potential major career opportunity and Aya, which is a fairly classic dilemma.

Wasn't it already set up that Aya has no life direction either? Seems like a pretty great opportunity for both of them to get out and see the world (and to force them to define their relationship before doing so)

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There's a yuri about that. It's called She Drives Me Crazy. Emphasis on the car pun and that scene. It's not bad, as far as YA novels go.

Also still a Hiroko fan through and through, not sure why other readers don't like her. Maybe they just haven't had full time jobs yet?

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How dare her dream parents say that to the dazzling lead Hoshimi Junna

I really hope that the company they work for pays for hourly overtime because otherwise Hiroko would be a massive class traitor for suggesting that Ayaka should not only do extra work for free but also enjoy doing it.

Hiroko's in the manager class, and welcome to salary in the corporate world

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At the bit about cold baths in the winter making kids sick, I was like ... don't they have this thing called "fire" that's pretty good at heating water, at least a little bit?

Probably not, if their conditions are anything like real world medieval ages. Heated baths in tubs, as opposed to washing out of a basin, were for the nobility, and limited resources means fuel and hot water could go to what would seem like better uses. The other point in the chapter is that the people in this world don't have Yvonne's modern understanding of cleanliness and knowledge of what causes diseases

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Soulmates AU go

I'm a little surprised this hasn't come up, but while having short hair might be indicative of a tomboy it isn't required and is not part of the western definition of the word. It being a western concept seems to be a big part of the problem in using it to categorize Japanese media/tropes. (This might be a bit incorrect, however, seeing as two of the biggest figures in yuri, Oscar from Rose of Versailles and Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena are both long-haired tomboys.)

Anyway, should we tag tomboys with long hair, such as the alt rock girl in My New Friend Wasn't What I Expected? Is the tag meant to follow western usage (where physical traits are not required), or is it a rough equivalence meant to capture the Japanese usages listed in this thread?

A Japanese umbrella term for everything listed above, including butch, prince, and ikemen women is, as I understand it, "boyish." Examples can all be seen in the Boyish² yuri anthology.

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Gyaru is a specific fashion subculture, which is noted in the first sentence of the Wikipedia page linked. She is not matching any listed gyaru fashion trends or subtypes or previous gyaru depictions in other manga, so this won't be tagged with it.

But don't forget, the best gyaru on this site is pale, has black hair, and is a cool, smooth lady-killer. I'm speaking of course of our stealth gal Harumi from Citrus.

Personally, I think "tomboy" fits because she's a tomboy by the western definition of the word but not so much by the Japanese trope for "boyish," which is mainly how the tag is used on the site (alongside prince types). It's still unclear if the western definition of tomboy should be tagged across the board on the site

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Gottem. Foolproof. Really showed 'em what for

Yeah exactly, the code! Silence to all but codebreakers.

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But what did she say? Her initial words were in some sort of code

It's being weird, I tried changing the title but I get an upload error on the edit screen. Can't alter tags either (the workaround is to suggest and approve your own tags). The title field needs a space at the front to get emoji in it

...are there emoji in the file name? That might be the cause if so, the download button is also broken. RIP, saw that blank title. Guess not. I could've sworn there was a title with an emoji in it on here

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I like this manga BUT is this story arc done yet?

It's not an arc, it is the story

In this story, yuri is the antagonist