I decided to check out the ending and its all true. Its rather disgusting how easily she (the teacher) did it, not to mention she was already in a relationship with another woman (Misora). One of the most unbelievably bad endings I've ever witnessed.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY HAS HER GO OUT WITH MISORA, AND THEN HE PULLS THAT SHIT? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH HIM?

Seriously, I never been so disappointed in a manga like that. I know I will sound harsh, but I'm kinda glad it doesn't look like the author got any success for their later series (which was a fucking harem manga of all thing) and stopped making manga altogether because they don't deserves anything after pulling that type of thing

I definitely agree with you there. If someone doesn't know their audience that badly or, worse, actively works to alienate them, well... things ain't gonna go well for them, as they apparently haven't for this dude.

(Reina does date whatever-his-name-is-Sensei, right?).

Uhm, no, I'm almost sure they never date.

Oh okay, well that's good to hear, at least. I need to stop saying random things I thought I know about this show 'cause I know nothing about it haha.

So, I was gonna ask about that Liz to Aoi Tori thing 'cause I thought it featured these two characters, but apparently it features two other characters. Goes to show how little I know about Hibike... well, still, I am kinda curious. How overt is the yuri in that movie, if there's any at all? Does it continue the tradition of bullshit bait from the anime, or is it a legitimate relationship? I remember reading someone hailing it as a revolution for the yuri genre, but I've probably just hyped myself up too much over one person's ramblings...

Anyhow, I thought this thing was pretty good even though, again, I never watched the anime. Their relationship was pretty messed up, but it is fun to read about messed up relationships every once in a while.

The movie hasn't been subbed yet, it was released in theaters in April so it might take a while. But as far as I know the pairing has more potential than Kumiko x Reina since it doesn't have guys involved.
It's definitely not the revolution of yuri but it does have a lot of subtext pairings, Mizore x Nozomi (the ones from Liz to Aoi Tori) being one of the gayest ones and Asuka x Kaori too since the latter seems to be canon in the novels.

That's sure a relief. I wouldn't want such a seemingly promising relationship to end with one of them dating a terrible teacher (Reina does date whatever-his-name-is-Sensei, right?). It's a shame that it's just subtext, but I didn't really expect anything else from this movie... still, I think it would have been a legitimate revolution if it were truly confirmed yuri. Like, if they confessed their love to one another and kissed. Apparently, the director's pretty popular and I'd assume the movie has a big budget (as expected from a KyoAni film), so it would have been amazing if an actual big budget yuri movie was made rather than a subtext movie... but it sadly seems like it's not meant to be.

And, wow, I had no idea that there was a canon lesbian relationship in the novels. Based on how the writer apparently treated Kumiko and Reina's relationship, I didn't really have high hopes for anything else... I'm still probably not gonna read them, but that's pretty cool nonetheless.

Seems like it receive pretty positive response so far. I don't know how the general audience will response to later episode through, if they don't invest much on yuri.

I'm definitely happy to read all these positive reviews from people who might not have otherwise watched yuri. Perhaps this will be the anime to finally bring the yuri genre out of obscurity! ... Yeah, probably not, and it would hardly be the best "yuri" anime for that purpose anyway. I'm banking more on Bloom into You, as long as that's good.

Shyoko death could be one of a highlight of anime, cause it can provide a different take to standard cold-blood yandere (with Satou clearly struggle with it). Afraid that they may cut Shuu-chan off (she appeared in manga chapter 1, didn't she?). Hope not since that episode indicate how yandere top tier Satou is, comparing to normal yandere.

I reread the first chapter, and I didn't notice Suu in it. Maybe I just missed her though. It seems like it was a very faithful adaptation though, so I don't doubt that Suu will appear when she should.., if they do cut her, I'll be pretty pissed. I mean, who are Satou and Shio going to get their passports from if Suu's not in the anime! It's pretty sad that's pretty much all she's done in the entire manga... and it's too late for her to show up more now, probably... maybe she saves the day somehow. At any rate, the only scene that (I think) was cut was the scene where Satou was saying "I didn't know people could have hateful smiles" to that girl who ratted her out. It's a bit regrettable since that'd be cool to see animated. However, it's ultimately not really important since she never shows up again, so I can understand why they cut it.

Edit: The anime made me realize Suu was in the fourth chapter... I did not remember that at all. She seemed like a random background character then, and, well, she's not much better, but... at least she got something to do later on. At any rate, it seems they're not planning on cutting her out since she showed up here and all.

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So, I was gonna ask about that Liz to Aoi Tori thing 'cause I thought it featured these two characters, but apparently it features two other characters. Goes to show how little I know about Hibike... well, still, I am kinda curious. How overt is the yuri in that movie, if there's any at all? Does it continue the tradition of bullshit bait from the anime, or is it a legitimate relationship? I remember reading someone hailing it as a revolution for the yuri genre, but I've probably just hyped myself up too much over one person's ramblings...

Anyhow, I thought this thing was pretty good even though, again, I never watched the anime. Their relationship was pretty messed up, but it is fun to read about messed up relationships every once in a while.

Well, it sure is awfully convenient that... I forgot their names... guitar girl fell in love with the other girl considering her grandfather was apparently her guitar teacher. I dunno though, that sinister smile at the end makes me think she has some ulterior motives... maybe she actually sought the other girl out just so she could find the mom, but I don't know if that really makes sense.

Ive got some bad news for you guys... this manga is a trap. Its fucking horrible. It tricks you with cute comedy but you wont expect to see whats coming for you. Ive seen the ending of this manga (c35) and let me tell you.... this teacher have sex with his male student and get fired. She fail as a teacher. And thats it. They decide to not translate the rest of the chapter because of the bullshit ending. Fuck the author

Is this actually true...? If it is, then, well, I know what I'm not reading anymore (not that I can anyway, but, yeah, you know).

Okay, so I'm not sure if this actually exists or if it was a weird dream I had but it was a Madoka Magica doujin that was about how Homura was getting letters from Madoka that were addressed to Sayaka. She is confused about why the letters were being sent to her but then she finds out that Sayaka had lived in her apartment before she had killed herself. She then decides to write back to Madoka as if she was Sayaka.

I am like 90% sure that this is a real thing that exists but... Who knows.

I sadly can't help here, but this does sound really interesting... sounds a bit messed up too, I'd say. I mean, what would someone think if she suddenly got letters from her dead friend...?

I thought that girl at the end was the mom at first and I was like, "what, why would she want to steal her daughter away from Lillie?" That's when I finally realized that she's (probably) the USUM MC... that definitely makes a lot more sense.

Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics (and the title) for the opening and ending songs? I really love the opening song and its perfect blend of cuteness and creepiness, and I'd love to actually know what the singer's singing. I like the ending song less 'cause it seems pretty generic in comparison, but I'm still curious to know the significance of the lyrics and all that.

Also, yeah, what the hell was up with that opening... I sure hope that it's just a metaphor or something rather than something that actually happens.

Oh shit, I didn't realize the anime was coming out in literally two days! This is amazing! My uncle has an Amazon Prime subscription, so perhaps I should ask for his account to watch this. Then again, this is the kind of anime I don't want to tell anyone about, so I'll probably just find a streaming site elsewhere. I really hope it's good... it seems this is Studio Ezo'la or whatever's first project, so I'm a bit doubtful, but hopefully it works out all the same.

Also, yeah, poor Yuuna... those chapters were horrible to read, but I suppose they were unfortunately necessary to finally develop Shio's backstory more and all that... I thought she'd died before the story started, but it looks like I was mistaken. I hope things go well for her in the end, but, yeah, that's probably not gonna happen. Things probably won't go well for anyone, really, but I can hope...

Can't believe this amazing series is finally back! Thank you, SAD! It is pretty sad that Vol 6 is seemingky never releasing, but I'll savor the series while I can!

@SomethingOrOther

Okay, I actually completely forgot about that scene. i thought you were joking at first, but I do vaguely remember that happened... I'm sure it wasn't that bad in context though since I know I probably would have been super pissed off if it was... who knows though. I'll have to go back and replay it sometime. That said, if I recall correctly, I thought the point was that Marina had no idea what the hell she was doing since it was her first time in that role and all. As for the faking an orgasm thing... I thought she didn't want to hurt her feelings or something like that. I admit that I played this over a year ago, so I'm probably remembering things wrong.

Anyhow, I wouldn't say that one scene ruins the entire VN even if it is as bad as you say it is. You even admit you were emotionally invested in it... and I was as well. I got attached to all the characters in a short time in a way that very few other VNs have accomplished. The art and music were pretty great as well as well as the subject matter... I always appreciate yuri that is willing to try things outside of the usual "yuri in a girl's school" thing.

@SomethingOrOther

Highway Blossoms is fucking amazing. What the hell are you going on about?

WHAT THE FUCK? YOU'RE TELLING ME TAMA WANTS TO FUCK HER FUCKING FATHER? WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE SUBTEXT BETWEEN TAMA AND CATGIRL? Alright, I was considering continuing this series, but... I'm gonna wait now to see what comes of this. That said, it's still super fucked up even if it ends in a yuri way... I mean, I haven't read it, of course, but "Oh, I need to love my dad romantically to really act as the mother of my sisters!" makes absolutely no sense to me. What was the author thinking...

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Wait, what the fuck? What exactly happened to the Tama/uh whoever that other girl is ship? I'm pretty sure those two were in a subtle relationship, weren't they? Please don't tell me this ship got sunk...

The only possible twist that could make me like this story going forward is one in which Touma-kun to be revealed to be an alien or supernatural being of sorts that is trying to mate with as many women as possible for reasons.

Isn't that the whole premise of Blue Drop? Damn, I need to get around to watching that eventually... but, at any rate, I would love the series even more if that twist suddenly happened. I like it as it is now, as ridiculous as it is, but that would make it even better in my eyes.

For clarification, my comments had nothing to do with any specific plot point or character. I just scoffed at the notion this chapter qualified as "drama" or that the overall tone of the series till now has been anything other than cute and adorably gay (imo).

I simply think it's a really well-done story so far. One of the best in a long while. I think the comparison to Yagate Kimi a few pages back was sound.

This is better than YagaKimi

I don't disagree

I do disagree... this is fucking amazing too, for sure, but it doesn't compare to the masterpiece that is YagaKimi in my eyes... but that's neither here nor there, I don't want to start a dumb debate or anything.

Is this an actual person or just the default name for any image with an unknown author? I seem to recall there's a ??? tag or something, so I guess it's the first?

@YuriMonster

They wouldn't really match either way. Though it kind of bothers me now that you've pointed it out. First pair: blue, red...ish. Second: blue, red. Third: something completely different, black and white! But, eh, whatever, it's a super cute pic either way.

Oh, and here's the obligatory "This is the most ambitious crossover event in history" comment.

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Shouldn't it be Kyoko x Sayaka or Kirigiri x Maizono, considering Kirigiri is a last name and Sayaka is a first name?

Is this KyoSaya 2.0? Certainly not better than the OG KyoSaya though... certainly... right? (I've never played Danganronpa so I have no idea... I assume the original is at least more canon)

Wasn't there another series that parodied Sadako, but rather than jumping into the lewd it became a sort-of slice of life?

Yeah, it's this pretty cool thing: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/sadako_chan_and_gyaru_yankee_chan

Also, I also have no idea what that "The Clit" thing is. It was a great manga aside from that one line though.

If that group actually was involved in this ban, it's not really anything remotely PC since it's a Christian right-wing group. It's the exact opposite, in fact. That said, some have voiced their doubts that they're actually involved in this (like Hanako of Hanako Games fame). Apparently, "Morality in Media" called out a bunch of different VNs that are not at all related to the ones that were actually removed. Still, if it is actually them, it makes sense why so many of the targeted VNs have LGBT content. I see a lot of people are having trouble believing this, but just look at the list... there's HuniePop, Kindred Spirits, Roommates, Mutiny, the Sakura VNs (I assume they're all being removed, or at least the ones with patches... if they are, say goodbye to like five yuri VNs and one yuri dungeon crawler), Galaxy Girls, and Coming Out on Top. Yes, KarmaSutra, Tropical Liquor, DEEP SPACE WAIFU, and Re;Lord are obviously not at all queer-related, but, still, it is pretty suspicious that something as relatively innocent as Roommates is being banned but not Grisaia or CLANNAD or whatnot (to be fair, those might not have decensor patches... but Kindred Spirits doesn't either, so, wow...) No one would dream of calling these things porn games, but Kindred Spirits is just 'cause it's gay? Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but it still doesn't look good for Valve.

As for Battle Girls, it seems like it's het, but someone told me earlier today there's apparently a major bi character. So, I guess that qualifies too. Nevertheless, it makes absolutely no sense why two of Dharker's VNs were removed but not everything else... I mean, they're all pretty much equally sexual and Negligee is also a trashy yuri porn thing. What is even Valve's reasoning here?

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I don't even know what this anime is, but at least the image is nice, I suppose?

I thought we were talking about Tekken Tag Tournament at first, and I was thinking "What the heck does Tekken have to do with yuri?" It'd be nice if it did have something to do with yuri (confirmed Lili x Asuka would be fine), but this sounds like an excellent idea too.