Any kind of conflict? "Forced drama". Fluff only series? "Nothing ever happens". Series ends when the main pair get together? "Axed". Series keeps going and does arcs on side characters, etc? "Drawn out padding".

To say what should be obvious: it's usually different people making different complaints. Or, "you can't please everyone."

But also, conflict can be done well or badly, sometimes even in the same work.

Yamada and Kase-san: the race/apartment arc was breathtakingly dumb, but Yamada missing Kase's event because of older woman at work pressuring her to do overtime is completely plausible.

MagiRevo: I'm still not sure what Algard was thinking in having a fight with his sister, even with generous amounts of much later retcontext [sic]. Whereas the climactic Anis/Euphie conflict makes total sense, right off the bat.

Any girl, anywhere, can be seized by Hayate

I think this is more Vivio having a crush on Aunt Hayate and seizing her.

All hail the Saint King.

This Fate seems to have gotten some Menou (Executioner) in her DNA and clothing.

Hayate can have a family harem and Vivio!

(But yeah, this pairing was always odd to me, even if it has decent fanfic.)

Though IMO "pictures of text" is one of the most annoying formats ever. Please at least link the work page to an actual text version, if you go that route.

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Also did you fucks seriously bully temp off here?

There was some disagreement with temp's writing; I don't think it came anywhere near bullying.

daisuki Venn diagram in TL notes \o/

"I think it's yuri but not formulaic"?

room together

Maki has her own room. https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/a_swan_for_the_cat_gold_for_the_firefly_ch01#44

Wait, this was the third chapter? Aiiieee, that means the volume is over and we're back to the annual wait.

Art seemed better than recent chapters.

Oh now they're being shy lmao

That's how we know it's real.luv!
Or something.

Per the prequel, they're first cousins, that's how they met.

I am a nuanced and sophisticated academic.

Flees at minor criticism.

Lightly written, but sexy.

so like she's a serial cheater and now child rapist? Man I thought the darkest Yuni got was hate sex

well, they'd be an adult nowadays as they were a college student. In the west you wouldn't consider a 21 year old a child. It says in the TL note that this was when the age of majority was 22.

Age of majority was 20, since lowered to 18. College starts at 18, usually.

But Miyu seems plausibly younger, in context: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/two_birds_in_the_bush#18

"arm cling" I said earlier, meaning grasping Shou's arm.

I'd missed Nae putting her arm around Shou's waist.

Recall that these two girls barely know each other!

I'd also missed the cuddle, with double sweatdrop but I feel that's less extreme than going for the waist... oh wait, Nae is doing shoulder cuddle and waist grab. No wonder Shou is double-sweat.

We've had a waistgrab before, when Umi scooped up Ibu, with Ibu being very conscious. But I chalk that up to Umi being "accidental ladykiller" with Ibu, friendly in a way that sets off false alarms. (Would love to learn why Umi is so friendly to Ibu.)

Nae... I dunno, girl, you're awfully sus.

REALLY? THAT'S HOW FAR THEY GO?
HIKE HER PANTS UP, KISS HER THIGH, SHOVE YOUR FINGERS IN HER MOUTH
SOMETHING

They are literally children

They're high schoolers, and at least one of them has had fantasies about doing just that.

Nice, especially the twist at the end.

Why the fuck is Ibu between Umi's legs. https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_blue_star_on_that_day_ano_koro_no_aoi_hoshi_ch20#29

Probably because its cold, given everyone has blankets over their legs and the constantly mentioned lack of heating in this school building.

Oh, I'd missed the blankets!

Previous page, I think Shou has a diagonal view of Umi with another girl between her legs, and is sweatdropping.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_blue_star_on_that_day_ano_koro_no_aoi_hoshi_ch20#28

We need more good TL notes like these, even if most works aren't this challenging.

"more fun when it's just us girls" and leans into Shou. Followed by arm cling. Nae is not beating the gay allegations. Not sure if she's gay or is one of those false alarm straight girls that lesbians hate.

Meanwhile Umi gets to be one of those girls, unleashing her unconscious ladykiller moves on poor Ibu.

Is Shou vegetarian? Nae doesn't let her finish a sentence so we can find out. Shou not impressed by the bunny conversational gambit, but then has a "wait, I was the downer" revelation and loosens up.

Secret Santa backfires on Shou, leading Kosugi to mock her in public. But I guess it blew over.

Why the fuck is Ibu between Umi's legs. https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_blue_star_on_that_day_ano_koro_no_aoi_hoshi_ch20#29

Bit disappointed in a forehead kiss. I think Shou was too. Though I guess it's bad to get frisky when there's a train to catch.

Wait! The two of them had the room to themselves. They should have scheduled better use of that...

Man, I didn't notice Zumi at all this chapter.

So, when will they call each other by their first names?

Whoah, hold on now. Not before marriage!

Well if they're rich enough to buy up tons of uni and not use it before it goes bad, then they can absorb a kid running off with the caviar. Problem solved!

Means the WN, web novel.