I don't think you should be so wary. Maybe the author will drag the story further than intended due to its breakout popularity, but I feel the direction is clear with stuff like this: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all_moonlight_magazine_spring_edition#5 and multiple characters romantically shipping the protagonists. And it's mostly the twitter release format making it feel dragged out, when you read it in collected volume form the pacing (relative to page count) is considerably faster than regularly serialized manga.

^ The meaning is pretty clear when you correlate the lyrics and the animation. For reference: https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/eve/kororon/english/

Pink girl lives an empty life at the start rife with anxiety towards the "wolves and tigers" i.e. the people and aspects of society that put you down, which she sees as those sparkling monsters. She gets inspired when she sees blue girl refusing to keep her head down and does something outrageous ("listen to the noise of your heart") to help her. They bond and she finds solace until she becomes anxious again and leaves, but blue chases her down and assures her they'll be alright.

Source is this masterpiece, watch it if you haven't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw96jPDtoDQ

Really hope it doesn't end in two chapters at the close of the current volume. There's a lot it can do from now on.

Yuri featuring Tanabata and time travel is my jam.

Every chapter we stray further from God's light, and that's great.

Himari and Yori's Arc: 15 chapters.

Shiho's Arc: 29 chapters.

"Subplot".

Don't be unfair, Himari and Yori's arc continued to develop. Yori got jealous of Himari becoming Laureley's manager, they talked it out, had their first kiss and slept together, they would've even probably done the deed had Himari not fallen asleep. Faster development as a 'side' couple than some main couple get in their manga.

Miorine being more charismatic and likeable in a few pages of fanwork than in the entirety of canon.

She had a few very charismatic moments, episode 7 when she makes the proposal for Gund-Arm and episode 24 when she announces the dissolution of the Benerit Group come to mind.

There's a pic of Suletta and Miorine's wedding drawn by one of the animators in the artbook that just came out, I hope it gets posted here if it gets scanned.

@GestalRoyale Looks like only the pieces that directly call to the epilogue scene have been tagged as spoilers.

Imagine the smell.

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True, it forms the backbone of most major developments in the story.

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Pretty sure The Witch from Mercury is the first one where the main protagonists are shown to be married at all in the show itself and not just some side material, so if anything it's more than usual.

I love all the pieces where the artists manage to squeeze both rings in.

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And then they sell wedding figures so even that can be driven by merchandise.

This timeline where Gundam spawned one of the best yuri couples of all time is unexpected but I'm not complaining.

^^The image of Miorine clinging on to Suletta and helping her get up and walk is so sweet I honestly consider it part of why the ending is so happy. And obviously the earlier scene in space where Miorine goes to rescue Suletta and breaks out crying thinking she died which then turns into relief.

^ You see those smiles and wedding rings? They're not just for show and this is official art.

Forgive me while I'm still in lyrics-posting mode but the ending song was too good.

Don't leave, please don't leave me
I could be honest after hearing your voice
If the sky is overcast, close the window
I'll cherish and protect you

It's like the world was covered in a thin layer of frost
And my heart began to thaw after I met you
Oh, let's keep going
These days that are like precious gem stones
I'm sure they'll go on, just like this, just like this
The dreams I want to see with you, even more,
Weave them into blessings, gently

May all blessings find their way to you, I'm wishing it.

Canon.

Satsuki is now a ghost, so nobody can see her.

This sounds crazy, but I had the same thought while reading the chapter.

So I am a little confused at this development because earlier in the story the assassination director stated that the best way to use assassins is to give them what they want or else they might turn against you, and now they're just like "alright we NEED to blackmail her to keep her under our thumb" and it's like I get that they don't want to lose what is their best agent but I feel like they already know the correct answer here which is that you don't make an enemy out of someone exceptionally good at killing people, who has also proven to be exceptionally good at keeping attackers at bay.

And like okay if Father Shirafune gets targeted for a liquidation she's not going to do it and they know that at this point, but again like y'all you saw her do that thing with the broken glass just make her kill some priests she doesn't have a connection to and call it a day.

She thinks Rose might be double-crossing them with the church. She understandably thinks that her being the lover of father Shirafune's daughter is too ludicrous a coincidence to be the whole truth.

Back together where they belong.

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