• "Zenmetsu" means total destruction/crushing defeat
• Yukataro has stated that Zen is a top, and Yogurt is the bottom

Zenmetsu did give me the impression that she was gonna snap any minute now and just completely devour some Yogurt. Glad to know it's official. Too bad it ended so abruptly though.

misunderstanding appears

resolved in one chapter - while we're at it we'll add makeup sex as a cherry on top

Seriously one of my favorite manga in past couple years. And did Shimizu really think she'd be the top?

I rather like the art style. It's really refreshing to see drastically different art styles compared to the manga norm.

And yeah, Riko seems to have a thing for Sae. Noticing her every movement, prioritizing her opinions, wanting to constantly be around her, ignoring her crush talk. I may just have my Yuri goggles permanently affixed to my face but Riko probably took her first kiss out of jealousy and she didn't want the boy Sae's crushing on to get it first. It's funny, Sae thinks the world revolves around Riko but it looks like Riko's world revolves around Sae. Why does Riko call her Koedo-chan though?

Yeah you all need to remember that Shizuka was the one to actually cut off with Kaoru even when she was blackmailing her. She said to herself she will never go back to her. It's just that she's really confused and disillusioned.

I feel like a lot of people forget this. Shizuka tried to cut her off completely before but Kaoru practically made Shizuka believe that she'd kill herself if she's not around her. And before meeting Mask/Tokino, whenever she didn't have Shizuka's undivided attention, she'd either try to seduce her and/or hurt herself and guilt Shizuka into feeling like it's her fault.

Dont get me wrong, I like Kaoru. But that's because I like charming yet terribly manipulative characters.

I'm ultimately into Tokino x Kaoru more, but Shizuka x Tokino could be a pretty fun disaster!

I'd love to see that. It'd be hilarious. Kaoru would either be terribly depressed about it or be so into it that she'll try to make herself their third.

Just japanese girls?

I assumed this was just a recurring theme in manga. Are there girls actually doing this in real life?

^^Japanese girls cut their hair to move on from a heartbreak etc.

I forgot about that. Well considering the manga track record with having girls cut their hair to signify the end of a relationship, I'll give her the benefit of doubt this one time. I really do hope Shizuka stops being so affected by Kaoru already. But I guess it must be difficult to get over an ex that you bump into every day, especially when she only recently stopped emotionally manipulating you after she found a new girl to fixate on.

was satisfying that Kaoru got played in the end. hopefully she'll be taken down a few notches soon

Agreed. Her face when when her crush passed right by her to talk to Shizuka was priceless. Kaoru is definitely one of the more amusing characters to follow but I don't want her to end up with Mask-chan cause I find her to be a terrible person and needs to crush on a girl who doesn't fall in love with her.

And damn, I thought Shizuka was finally fully devoted to Mio some chapters back but she actually only decided on that now? I like the new look but she should probably just take a break from relationships and work on herself. And her and Kaoru clearly need to stay away from each other cause they're relationship is still pretty toxic.

A threesome seems probable. Besides, wasn't it mentioned that the friend's lifeforce is delicious?

I have noticed this while reading this one and it had happened in some of Itou's previous works too. Usually, the child's idea of what love and a lover is, is not what a real actual child thinks of it.

Do actual kids even fathom the concept of a lover?
I don't think this is what a real kid's reaction is like, or am I just out of touch with how the new generation thinks?

Well most children would most likely tell their parents if some adult (even ones they know) asked them to be their lover but her portrayal of children susceptible to predators are probably accurate. It's not like they actually know what they're doing. The child simply trusts the adult they've known and loved. Then they do what the adult wants them to do because the child wants to please them and "they're an adult and they know better".

I think Itou Hachi's works clearly shows that the children don't know any better. Just children being children.....and that's why she does these. I worry for Itou Hachi really.

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When I spot a new work from Itou Hachi I immediately think "should I use a VPN before I click that?" Even though this is definitely one of her tamer works, I still feel the need to scrub my web history and maybe burn my laptop after having read this.

This is so.....c-cute?... This should definitely be a series though.

God know before we had something that ressemble progression between Inu and Neko, if we had progress at one point cause i believe it will just shenanigans all the way.

At this point, I can't even be sure if Inugami is even serious about Nekoyama considering her relationships with other characters, which is probably Nekoyama's concern as well. She should just get drunk again and claim Inugami for herself already. Top Neko is best Neko.

And the whole eyes-to-huge-breasts contact cracked me up.

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I wouldn't be surprised if the daughter had planted thoughts of being in a band into the dad and pushed him to pursue his dreams since she was in elementary.
Does this mom appear in 1 x 1/2?

And the last page made me worried for Ran - getting more drinks is not good for her.

Eh, she's half Finnish - alcohol tolerance comes genetic due to strong selective pressures. o3o

true that! Thank you random! That actually really cheered me up ^__^

Also, didn't she work at a bar? I think it was mentioned that she does have high alcohol tolerance.

Ugh didn't need to be reminded of my trauma from Stretch. Poor Ran. At least she never suffered from the typical angst of having an unrequited love though. Did think the art and facial expressions seemed familiar but never payed attention to who the author was til now. Ah Now I'm starting to remember my trauma from having read a series that got axed (Prism) too. Damn I need an ending to that.

Best first chapter I've read in years.

Typical double bed is one of those romantic ideas that is not always so fun in practice. I kind of wanted to see them throwing theirs out couple years later out of sheer frustration.. :p

I've never really had a good night's sleep in a bed with someone else if that bed had a shared structure. Not only do you get woken up in middle of the night when the other person shifts their weight, but also have to always stress about waking them yourself.

That's why I bought one of those mattresses that even if a person literally jumps onto their side of the bed, I won't feel jack squat. Those mattresses are like clouds stolen from heaven I tell ya.

And I'm definitely for Nakatani doing more original Yuri one shots. Another series would be great but I'll settle for more of this too.

What a bunch of hilariously disastrous relationships. Their predicaments should seem depressing but with Ayano's actions, and the husband's, it makes it seem so amusing. Our poor Akari is left wondering what the hell happened too. I like how this is avoiding the limbo that's filled with the usual chapters long misunderstandings.

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That last page....
Kudos to our MC for thinking of that so quickly.

mainly Nanao & Matsumoto

I'm curious to see if they got round to telling their families yet or are still hiding their relationship.

Oh wow! This is one of my favorite short stories and can't wait to see more of Nanao and Matsumoto. I'd love it if this actually turned into a new series.

And if it wasn't for this new chapter, I wouldn't have realized there were two new chapters added to the old series when I went to reread it, so yay!