I have suspicion that he has some serious health problems or something and for her sake, decided to break it off.

This is something I haven't thought, but if that was possible, wouldn't he be out of army? I mean if someone is sick, is probably not able to be there, plus being a gymnastics major.
But the story has more to cover yet regarding the ex. Because if they broke up on frindly terms why was No-Rae so devastated? It feels like there's a missing link here. And why did he break up with her just to go to the army? If they still loved each other this was not a strong reason to break up.
I guess we'll find out in next chapters. I wonder how No-Rae trully feels about him now, considering her feelings for Seol-a too.

Wow since I saw No-Rae talking with her ex on the table I got a little anxious. This chapter had me on the edge because i was a little afraid No-Rae might react more friendly than she did with her ex. I know this is FF about Seol-a and her, but I still couldn't trust it completely.
But I felt better when I saw that Seol-a and Hyung were actually sitting close to No-Rae and her ex. Lol, she was keeping a close eye to them xD You got it right girl haha.
I think a lot of us can relate to the way Seol-a was blazing inside when she was looking at them. No matter how good they look together, someone will always say "Good together my ass" when they watch their crush with somebody else.
A very good chapter, can't wait for what happens next! And I don't think No-Rae ex will dissapear after this, he will probably try to get together with No-Rae again.
But I do wonder, why was No-Rae so heartbroken after they broke up if they did on friendly terms?

I can totally feel this will be the arc that will lead No-Rae and Seol-A to confess or kiss.

I thought so too. I just got that feeling from the mandarin scene in the end. It seemed like even though No-rae was with her ex, she was still thinking of how Seol-a was doing. That scene to me was a metaphor of No-Rae approaching Seol-a, even indirectly. And we know No-Rae doesn't initiate things very often, so that's maybe a good sign or I could be thinking it too much.

Queens of Yuri! It's sad we won't get any new Mai Hime series anymore

People have to calm down. Watch the scene again, watch the dialog, watch the reactions. It is obviously designed to torture Mirei and she can break out it because she has seen "hell" during the war.

The show is still yuri and next episode girls will kiss and climax each other again.

I agree. I don't see why make a big fuss about it, for now at least. I can forget about scenes like this if it's essencial for the plot/development too. Like revealing Mirei's background. Also, what do people expect from an anime in this category? Haven't they seen ecchi yuri fanservice before? I've seen much worse than this, and we can't expect everything to be perfect from Valkyrie too, come on.
That being said, I won't trust this show until I see the end. There is always a chance for things to escalate the wrong direction preety quickly too in the future, and I think it would be good to be prepared about something like this.

I also don't believe(or don't want to believe) that Mirei was actually turned on by the mud-men. It is a silly detail producers add in every "sex" scene, ignoring the characterisation sometimes. In other words, they forget that the character who is supposed to be a lesbian shouldn't blush (or whatever) in scenes like this, but you know, ecchi logic again. So I personally choose to ingore these type of scenes and focus on the positive one, unless they end up being too much to ignore.

Mamori's drooling over Mr. Prince was comedy to me. I was literally laughing about how she was turning so red just facing a "male" and her super-hypa high pitched voice lol. Her whole character is developed around these cliches anyway. To be honest I don't think someone like her would be a good match for someone like Mirei in real life, but whatever. Animu logic.

Well just one day is not that bad. Why was it delayed though? Bigger chapter, or Ssamba personal issues I wonder. I hope for the first though.
My guess is, we'll get at least some flashbacks from what happened in Australia. Because Ssamba ended last chapter with Seol-a in Australia. I wonder how No-Rae will react to her ex, but I bet she won't care about him. There is only one small possibility for this, and it would be if No-rae is trying to run away from her feelings for Seol-a. But this is not Ssamba's writing style as we've seen so far.

So I skimmed through the episode because everybody hated it and man, they went all out. Faceless rapist guys and everything. That's one way to piss off your fanbase.

The thing is, VD's purpose above everything is fanservice. So focusing on this stuff is only inevitable. It is not simple Shoujo ai, it is ecchi and fanservice, So I think viewers should be prepared on what to come.
The upside is that the plot so far is interesting. At least to me.
Only thing that may bothered me is Mamori. I mean her character is kinda silly. Going extremely fangirly over the first prince she met and thinking "he" is the love of her life. Characters like this that seem too dependent on others don't appeal to me so much. but that's just me. The scene were she was fantasising about Akira was rather funny to me than making me pissed about her and Mirei

Also I'm kinda confused regarding Akira. Why does everyone think she is a man? I mean, don't they know only females can be infected by the virus? Her way of moving seem manipulating to me. Prefers not to fight and shows a very good persona on the outside just to get people to trust her. Also showing herself as a man adds to that, as supposedly girls will fall for her like this easier. But who knows, maybe that's exactly her purpose. To manipulate everyone into obeying and them staying into the island. Everything she is saying about escaping the island to be a big lie.

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Actually before answering that question they said something about Lady Lady kissing Mirei in ep 3 and Mirei will show her frustrated face and looking more girly or something. I think they mistake the episode number because I sure didn't remember seeing Lady Lady kissing anyone. They could be talking about a scene in ep 4. Can't really blame them for misremembering though, theres 5 months gap between the episode recording and the radio.

It's probably for the next episode, yes. As for the reason, perhaps she wanted to see if she could take her for herself? I sure hope that Mirei is the only one who can stimulate her like that xD I certainly hope so at least.

No they said she kissed Mirei, not Mamori. Mirei is Liberator, so maybe she wants to train her or something.Tbh I want the lady duo to train each other, not others :P

Btw anyone knows why they call them Lady Lady? Are they high on the island's hyrarchy? Or are they married? xD

Great analysis Anonymous!! I still do wonder how different things would be for Seola and No-Rae if Yu-Ji didn't die. I see a lot of people commenting about Yu-Ji's problem with coming out.I don't think that was the only problem though. As Ssamba seems to focus away the attention (or problem) with sexuality. I have never read anyone saying or thinking "But we're both girls".
So imo, there was already this side of Yu-Ji when she fell for Seol-a. Maybe she would react on a similar way, had she fallen for a guy too. Like wanting him to hurt.
So if she and Seol-a had finally taken things further, they might as well be having problems with their relationship too. Like maybe Yu-Ji getting jealous etc.
Nonetheless, her story is really sad and tragic

I saw some drawings from the manga. Anyone knows when it comes out, or where can we read it?
Also regarding the fanservice. Yes I agree with OriginalGengar that it makes some people to not take the story for serious.
But since it seems that fanservice is a lot around in the world, and not just manga/anime I have come to a point of being able to ignore it If I find it too much. That being said, the plot and characters are so far very cool. I've tried to watch fanservice anime before, and I couldn't, because the plot was boring or too cliche. But somehow, this anime has captured my interest, so the fanservice does not ruin it. Although I think it's not that bad here anyway.
Mamori and Mirei actually seem to get things a little deeper, like the scene where Mamori was crying because she wanted to go home, and Mirei's eyes teared too.
Side characters also very cool too, and not just a decoy for more material. I honestly go fangirling everytime Lady J and Rein pop up. Their relationship seems so sensual and dark, it's very hard to not wait for them to show up in every episode. I really hope writers don't screw it up by giving them a ridiculous sex-transformation scene later, or making them evil

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I really like this story, samba has a real talent to write something so exciting. As we know, despite the hundreds of manga coming out, it's hard to find someone really good. She should improve the diversification of the characters, very often there is an author and an artist, the two figures in one require a hard work, think about the plot and draw it, perhaps ssamba is young and still has to learn, possibly could with a little more cunning get away more easily. But it is not easy! I "forgive" her for this. And with YOUR help, we can go on in this story without confusion. And I find this very beautiful, this sort of collective narrative we are following. Thank you so much to all those who are allowing this.

When I first read FF I noticed the "problem" with drawing the characters. That was in April and although the manwa immedeately captured my attention, it was only just recent that I started reading it again. Because there were not many chapters when I first found out about it. Back then I thought that if Citrus's author drawing skills were combined with Ssamba's writing skills they would make the perfect manga lol. But tbh I do like FF characters (regarding the way they are drawn) and I wouldn't want them to look any different.
The only downside with it, is that quite few of them look alike. Especially the guys. And sometimes it seems like Ssamba is on hurry. But besides this, Seol-a and No-Rae are badass characters

Why does it say on Imgur in the end that this was Seol-a? I thought that was Yu-Ji's sister. So did Seol-a actually go in Australia the same time as No-rae, or is it editor's mistake?

Am I the only one who thinks Yu-ji was being sarcastic in those comments since everyone was talking hella crap behind Seol-a's back and, Yu-ji took it a step further to make a point. However, she never got the chance to make it once Seol-a walked in. That's how it always appeared to me. It seemed like she was getting frustrated listening to what they were saying to provided another viewpoint they didn't think of.

I think she was angsty about Seol-a and that was a way to express herself. But what she was feeling for her created a resentment too. And that speech was an expression of her resentment for Seol-a. Because if she was completely sarcastic about it and didn't mean them, she would have apologised to Seol-a after that and explained how she was bothered by the girlss talking trash behind her back. But she didn't even say sorry after Seol-a's accident, even though she probably felt guilty about it. Because she knew she wasn't innocent either

Moreover, hurting Seol-a was a good (though selfish) way for being always remembered by the girl she loved. Seol-a's memories about Yu-ji would be so harmful as the love she felt. Yu-ji wrote all that in a letter and after some time Seol-a got to read it.

I agree, although that wasn't Seola who read the letter. That was Yu-Ji's sister, Ssamba left a note at the end explaining how this was Yu-Ji's sister, not Seola

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I find it interesting that Ssamba takes her time to focus on side characters personality, like Ji-hwan or Yu-ji. This choice makes the story deeper in my opinion.

Exactly. This is another reason why I like FF.

The part of her personality where she would rather hurt someone deeply instead of making up with them because she wants to remain in their memories is irrational and twisted, but I don't think she wanted to hurt Seol-a in the first place. Things just turned out that way.

Don't know Yuji's personality was twisted or not but from reading the transcript, I don't think Yuji would rather hurt Seol-a instead of making up with her. She did want to apologize and tell Seol-a everything. Then she went on saying she wants Seol-a...but doesn't want to be a burden, doesn't want to make Seol-a 'more of a mess' I think Yuji was looking out for Seol-a. About her comment abt remaining in Seola's memories, to me it more like 'I would rather you keep hating me than to have any regrets.

She indeed liked the fact that she was able to hurt Seol-a, because that way she would scar her for life and Seol-a wouldn't be able to forget her. They say, if you can't make someone love you, make them not forget you.
("I'd like if you had very painful memories of me. I don't want to become some worthless reminder.")

Also, maybe she didn't mean Seol-a to hear these words at the particular time, but I think eventually, with that part of herself that was dark and she admited of having, she would hurt Seol-a one way or another at some point anyway. It just happened to be that time when they didn't know Seol-a was listening. Just my thoughts, as she was showing signs of jealousy in the past too.

Lol wait...so the girl at the end is YuJi's sister? Because she looks exactly like Seol-a. Anyway, I guess there is a connection between YuJi and Norae after all. Like maybe Yu-Ji's sister met No-Rae or something...

And last but not least, Ta-Da! YuJi was a psychopathic person who liked Seol-a. And she apparently said these things because she wanted to hurt Seol-a, because she thought this was the only way Seol-a would remember her. And also because she liked hurting people.
I must say I'm not dissapointed by this chapter

hopefully, but I don't think that the letter will confirmed if Yu-Ji was actually gay for Seol-a. anyway, I'm expecting that Seol-a will have a more dramatic confession to No-rae because of the ex. but I'm gonna flip if Seol-a was actually the girl. No-rae's ex cheated on her.

Not sure about Yu-Ji's feelings. Seol-a liking her is quite possible, but on the other hand Yu-Ji to me seemed like she could be jealous of her, rather than liking her. It's confusing, as it's not clear if YuJi was jealous of Seol-a's achievements to guys and in general, or she was jealous because she liked her. But I do beileve the letter will clear things a little more

That noted, it seems to me that it's been quite some time since No-rae has "lead" a chapter. She's been in chapters, but when was she not just reacting to either Jin-ho or Seol-a. Right now, it seems Ssamba's just developing Seol-a in isolation, like No-rae is the side-character love interest of the lead, Seol-a. To me, chapter 43 (the "sleepover") was the last chapter in which we got a peek at a new side of (or development in) No-rae's character and feelings. We saw a new reactions from both characters, actually.

I agree with you. I do want to know things from No-Rae perspective too. But maybe this chapter is a prelude for No-Rae's POV, as we can see her at the airport in the end. Maybe Ssamba will continue the story from No-rae's point after that.
Also we can see that Seol-a met a guy at the airport. Who was he? A new character? But I don't think NoRae's ex cheated on her with Seol-a. We don't even know if he cheated on her anyway. And Ssamba is full of surprises, so it may be something more complicated than that, or even no so related to the ex.

Long haired No-Rae <3 oh how I've missed you.

+1

+2

But really is that it for this week?
oh okay then...

+3 xD

I still think Seola's feeling for Yu-ji was romatic.

I always thought so too. Maybe not entirely romantic, but almost there, and never got actualized due to the incident.

But I hated the idea that Yuji might have felt the same, so I was always against talking about it since I wanted Ssamba to leave it there and let the readers imagine it on their own. But darn it Ssamba, sometimes its better to keep the thoughts in your head.

Yea the YuJi arc to me is the most angsty of the story to be honest. Not only how things happened between them, but because YuJi died too and it's very hard to get a proper closure like that. But I think this makes the story even more realistic, because let's be real, Seol-a having a crush on No-Rae means she's capable to like girls too. So it's very possible that she would have a girl crush way before No-Rae appeared.
But I do want to know, how her feelings for No-rae are different from the ones for Yu-Ji, even if Yu-Ji lived. Seol-a dating guys was never too deep for me personally to worry, but Yu-Ji is a different story.
I guess Ssamba will make a connection between Seol-a and No-Rae living to Australia for "heart-broken" reasons. Just like how she connected them in the first chapter. Maybe she wants to show they are meant to be by giving them similar situations in similar time.

In my opinion, Ssamba is a genius. She sure knows how to captivate the readers. Full stop.

Yes, I totally agree. The story appears predictable yet not so much. Love it!

I agree too. The story seems "normal", but at the same time there is a special subtle ingredient to it too that captivates the reader.

Oh God. Honestly why is Yu-Ji so important to the story? I truly feel sometimes that she was Seol-a's first girl crush, this is why author insists so much on her. Maybe Ssamba wants to make a connection between Yu-Ji and No-Rae and why Seol-a takes action regarding No-Rae (even if she didn't like Yu-Ji like this), because she didn't with Yu-Ji. For some reason the chapter with Yu-Ji make me uncomfortable. It's too sad.
Also, Seol-a and No-Rae traveled together in Australia and don't remember? Apparently Seol-a went to Australia to visit Yu-Ji?

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all those girls fawning for that trap.....tch.

What trap? You mean the only male is not a male? xD I guess the girls want a male to swoon over, so it's more easy to believe it because they want to lol.
Apparently, in animes like this, it's usually only females that can be infected with these viruses. Males can't, so I'm curius about what excuse she used to be there on the first place as a male. Maybe she is there to run things/ supervise the island, but I guess she is working on something else behind their backs, most probably.

I noticed the hetero couples around them too, but not sure if author put them there intentionally to show something, or they just happen to be passengers.
There was a scene in a recent chapter that made me think the same to what you said regarding No-Rae's thoughts. It was the one where Kkyeong said "The look I can seduce whatever guy I want in 10 minutes suits you better" and No-Rae cheerfully agreed to that.
Also, another one, when a guy who was working with Seol-a in a project aproached her, and No-Rae thought to her self that if Seol-a was to go out with a guy, a mature guy like him would suit her. So she was thinking of possible mates for her, something that people do when they don't have the intention to get things further.
I think No-Rae thinks Seol-a is straight, but at the same time she has picked up on Seol-a's interest too. The Amusement park scene, even the confession in ch 48, to me she was heavily suspecting, if not knowing, what Seol-a would say. But she had alreaady pursued herself to only think of Seol-a as a friend and nothing more. So she didn't know how to handle it, especially how to handle herself around a situation like that, where she wasn't prepared to

Episode 3 ~Spoilers~

It seems like the Exterior/Liberator is not strictly the rule. For example, the ones in high positions seem to handle the power differently. The (annoying) pink haired girl seems like she's using more than one hands. The blue short haired one is called "Zero-Hand" and as we can see at the end of the episode she takes down Mirei without using any Exterior. So I guess she rarely needs, if ever, a hand. Lastly, I think the Lady Lady duo are both Etxerior and Liberator at the same time. Because in the intro you can see J(the purple haired one) using herself a sword which colors resemble the Rein's (the blonde's). And Rein uses her as a vehicle lol.
I must say, the episode was interesting. It should be a little longer though.

Either the ex will be apologetic of whatever happened, or it was a misundertanding. I doubt he'll be a douchebag. Ssamba never really made any real douchebag characters (except the ex of Seol-a that allowed them to meet).

I think they will eventually separate with things cleared up between them, with Seol-A being angsty about them getting back together and "what if No-rae still have feelings for him and him too? I'll see them off with a smile because I care about her that much, etc, etc.."

And then boom, No-rae will confess.

In chapter 99?

This sounds good, although I hope it won't be in chapter 99 lol. I hope the ex arc gets around 5-6 chapters to be honest.
But after him what? Will they start dating or No-rae will freak out and will need some more time to collect her thoughts? My guess is the later.
I do hope though, that Seol-a will get angsty, because I love angst in stories like this and so far noone of them has been particularly jealous- angsty. Whatever the problem was, it was resolved preety quick

I was reading the first chaptrs and saw this image where No-Rae was crying and said she wanted to take a break. Apparently this is about her ex, but why would she be crying so much? The obvious answer would be the ex was a d-bag or he cheated on her and now came back to apologise or reconcile

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/fluttering_feelings_ch02#11