I don't expect Ayano and Miyoshi to catch up before the last chapter tbh

Out of curiosity, what's the correct way to react if a coworker comes out like that?

Personally, I'm dead on the inside so would react with complete indifference and continue working.

It's kind of unlikely to happen like this irl, so I wouldn't worry too much. But even if a coming out is less chaotic, I think continuing to treat that coworker with respect is more crucial than congratulating them after they came out.

Even for these types of parents, pushing marriage interviews on a 20-year old is kind of early

It's truly just internalized homophobia: the manga, and I get it, but man is it frustrating to read, this is not enjoyable idiot couple content.
This is just pain.

Idk the homophobia felt pretty externalized this time

In case anyone else wants to purchase vol. 1 through Kobo: if you don't already have a separate account for the Japanese store (available in English), you can create one. Then just log in, put the item in the cart, and check out. My EU based debit card was accepted through Google Pay, so I recommend that method if you don't have a Japan based card.

On chapter 7: the tentacle "interrogation" scene is kind of suspicious, but then it has gems like "underwear tunnel wheeee", so it's impossible to say if it's good or bad. I'm also a big fan of Natalia's medicine delivery method!

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think this is totally different from an actual vomit kiss (as shown in e.g. Chainsaw Man). Sure, the aftertaste is gross enough, but a kiss where the receiver of the kiss threw up before can still be very romantic, especially if the kiss facilitates their healing (or helps bring them back to sanity, like in a certain Yuri SF novel series).

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I know I'm very late to the party, but I feel the context tag is better suited here than yuri...

If you mean subtext... "I've already got my eye on you. I like girls who are energetic, after all" is not very subtle

Very cute, and I love the style of the drawings

Another banger chapter. Let Sal Jiang cook!

Now, what kind of agent is Hibai, I wonder. Con artist, or an assassin like Rose? If it's the latter I fully expect the author to show off making them fight a 1-on-1 under the rain or something...

Another relevant question: Does she work for the government or for the church? Government is the obvious option, since it were they whose next move was foreshadowed in this chapter and since the church does not seem to employ a lot of women, but in the spirit of 4D mind game chess, all of that may have been a red herring...

I don't recall the church faction having any woman operatives, so I would bet against that

Yuki is sweet but god I'm getting so much of a Risa vibe from her.

Best message so far! XDDDDDD
Risa's character has been examined, analyzed, scrutinized and vivisected to the tiniest detail in the AIILWH section of the forum. I don't think any character has been reviewed so exhaustively before. So yes, I agree with you in that Yuki has the same vibe: she's a good one, she's in love with Nanase, and it's not gonna work because Nanase is in love with a toxic person and has no room in her heart for Yuki. Sucks to be her tbh.

Except that one is titled Ayaka Is In Love With Hiroko, not Ayaka's Not Here Today. Not to say it's guaranteed that Yuki gets to ride off into the sunset with Nanase, but the couples are a lot less stable here, since the main theme is cheating.

The reunion with Toriko is so sweet

Talk about meta-discussion: All these people indignant that anyone would dare say that Risa is nicer and they don't like Hiroko. I'm not sure what the problem is with this? It's a valid form of discussion of the story. The notion that a reader might like Risa better doesn't mean that's the only way this story should go. The love triangle is still a part of the story, and therefore still worthy of being discussed.

I... don't think it's exactly a love triangle tbh. I think this chapter kind of solidifies Risa is being rejected. People can like whoever they want I just don't think it will happen and people will be disappointed and criticize the story, maybe I'm wrong so I'm sorry. Anyway these are just our opinions. Anyone can say whatever they want which is why I asked people what ideas they have about an Ayaka×Risa endgame.
Also, dare I say I find Risa kind of self righteous? Jk jk Hope she gets her happy ending with someone else :)

It is a love triangle in the sense that this term is typically used. Asymmetrical setups like A <=> B <= C (e.g. Yuu, Touko, and Sayaka in Bloom into You) are referred to as love triangles all the time, despite the graph not resembling a triangle at all. I also can't think of a shorthand that works better and is as easily understood.

This series has been better and better since chapter 14, and volume 4 is just incredible. It obviously doesn't have the polish of a Sh**nen J*mp title, but it's action packed and really fun. We can never have enough lesbians punching stuff or each other in Yuri.

Normally I tend to dislike harems, but the setup here gets played with enough where it starts to look more like a love polygon instead (a relationship chart would be a tangled mess rather than just a star). Mochi understands that playing the harem straight (heh) would just be a waste of potential.

The sharp teeth on pg 16... She is feral

Even if she wrapped her hand in a very tough material, this just looks like ninjutsu lol

Michi can see Honami. Sayaka can see Honami too, but she doesn't know she is a ghost. Both Michi and Honami know Sayaka can see the latter, but Honami does not know that Michi can see her. But now Sayaka is talking to Michi and Honami as if they're both there... There is so much going on, and poor Kasumi has no clue about any of it

Ayaka idolizes Hiroko because the latter represents what she wants to be professionally. At least, that is how her interest in her started out in the flashback. Ayaka has a deeply-seated insecurity about herself, presumably a anxiety about failure, and latches onto a person who she perceives as perfect, oblivious to the fact that she has only ever seen one of Hiroko's facets, her persona at work.

Ayaka is simply intrigued by the fact that Hiroko actually enjoys being at work. She's not envious of Hiroko's technical or people skills. She also never puts herself down for not getting close to her co-workers. She refuses to attend the networking events because she does not want to do work off the clock (reasonable and based), not because of anxiety. In the chapter 8 flashback, she tells Risa that she ended up alone at work due to getting tunnel vision, and does not mention shyness.

When she comes back to the office in the evening and sees so many people still there, she suspects trouble. The part where she realizes that it's her fault that the files disappeared from the server does not betray any chronic anxiety. It's perfectly normal to be a bit stressed if a mistake you made at work made trouble for other people, especially for a rookie.

After she and Hiroko manage to recover the files, Hiroko reassures her that she was never in trouble, and she is moved by Hiroko's kindness, and becomes even more interested in her. No chronic anxiety or distorted self-image is required.

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Ah yes, nothing like some over-the-top acts of hatred to make me roll my eyes. We couldn't just go with the passive-aggressive behavior of people to make a "nice" aura of intimidation and unfriendliness. We had to involve a bunch of teenagers(?) who were trying to sell a kid(?) witch into slavery to a brothel.
I guess we had to have something for the dum people and people who will argue things based on subtle hints and not outright hard evidence someone can hit them in the face with. While I hoped for more I expected as much.

Just a drop of my disappointment, I still love this and want to see more.

The rich kids of an empire being xenophobic and cruel seems pretty realistic to me

Suuna doesn't know she lives rent free in Ruka's head

Not that there's all that much up there anyways

I saw the page with the kiss out of context on Twitter, and I thought it was from MahoAko lol

Raw? Raw.

They're so smart for this

This your first rodeo? Anime lesbians place a lot of value on self-sacrifice for the sake of their loves' happiness. Feeling shame for being possessive or jealous is a thing for some reason. It's bad, tbh; because I grew up with yuri, I ended up internalizing anime lesbian values.

Damn, that sounds rough

I think some people are putting too much emphasis on Asumi's goal of finding Mai through having sex with a bunch of other women... Like don't get me wrong, consensual non-monogamy would be cool, but this isn't exactly typical romantic development (Asumi is not chasing Mai because she's madly in love with her). From a storytelling perspective, finding Mai is primarily an excuse for Asumi's lesbian brothel adventures, not the main point of the story.

I also don't get the criticism that these chapters are straying too far from the premise. Why is it a bad thing that Asumi found someone she wants to do it with without paying for it? Was she supposed to limit herself to buying sex for the whole series? And both her and Nanao's experience with paid-for sex gave them a bit of extra courage to cross the line with each other, so the development is not random at all. I for one can't wait to see where it all goes, regardless of which ship (if any) sails in the end.

johnb posted:

Seriously, is there any real possibility for Hibiki and Chihaya getting together, romantically, or is it just going to a one sided thing. I'm looking for spoilers hear. I'm not really interested in reading a long heart wrenching yuri series just to see the guy walk away with girl in the end.

The manga is ongoing. How could anyone spoil you? And besides, I think the title spells pretty clearly the guy won't walk away with the girl.

The alternative translation of the title is phrased as a question: "Boys Who Get Between Yuri Are Better Off Dead?!" (The original title ends with an exclamation mark and question mark: 「百合にはさまる男は死ねばいい！？」/ "Yuri ni Hasamaru Otoko wa Shineba Ii!?")

I would answer that question with a yes, but I don't know if the author agrees with me...

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