^ Get with the times, matsuri_wins—these days one character pushes the other down and kisses them in Chapter 1, then 50-odd chapters later confesses their love.
The hundreds of pages in between serve to demonstrate that they’re sincere.
This made me laugh.
When you dislike someone, you forcibly kiss them and cant keep your hands off them.
When you love someone, you go out of your way to avoid any physical (or emotional!) contact with them.
I'm actually wondering whether this is really about the preferences of the Japanese audience like someone above said. They've really got a thing for the passive-aggressive maiden types...
Also second the opinion: Citrus was interesting cuz the chemistry between original Mei and Yuzu. Some char dev and change by Mei was to be expected, but the dynamic has swung too much. Mei used to be the dominant one, but now she is a total softie. I expected them to become equals in the relationship, but no, now Yuzu has all the power while Mei is like a damsel in distress. sigh
This shit actually had a lot of potential at some point... It's sad. Naoko Kodama should have taken over after the ending of the anime or something