Nadeshiko is sleeping and hasn't given consent yet. Patience everyone.

^I spent most of this past October in Portland, Oregon and their local chain Powell's (the downtown location) had one. Actually, they had a LGBTQ section for novels and then by the manga section they had a little yuri/yaoi subsection. Granted the yuri books were up sorta high, and I'm too short and didn't want to grab a ladder, but still.
Also... yeah, only officially licensed stuff. I promise the sarcasm was not lost on me, just being informative.

Thanks for translating yuri light novels, people doing it!

Couples (hell, even just friendships) like this do exist without getting toxic, it's not uncommon. They both benefit in some way from how things work. Sana of course gets someone to take care of certain things for her, and Kaya doesn't seem to hate being more of the giver in this relationship. Probably because she likes to feel needed, until she just gets a little overwhelmed by it. Sana got it eventually, in her own way, and tries to make amends. Not everyone is capable of being super emotional or understanding people who suddenly are.

I've really liked this author's works so far, though. Thanks to those who have been putting in the time!

I think that when you agree to make breakfast for someone you know has romantic feelings for you, you're basically confessing yourself. Breakfast is that kind of meal.

I know that whenever I'm told that I smell nice, my kneejerk response is also, "you're such a jerk."
Her face really is priceless at the end.

This is veering into "so bad that it's good" territory for me. Like when you're reading something smutty that makes you end up laughing because of how ridiculous it is. I'm okay with that.

This is my friend, they're stupid. This is my other friend, they're also stupid.
Sounds about right.

Yooo, CozyCreature12. I don't think people mind if you dislike certain (or most) things, but I think it would annoy people less if you were more tactful and respectful about it. Referring to stuff you don't like simply as "shit" kind of makes you seem like an unlikable and negative person, you know? Especially when it seems to be you find most things to be shit. I mean, I think Naruto is pretty crappy, but I wouldn't go on a Naruto subreddit and start referring to everything about it as shit. I tend to think people would think I'm a troll.

Your name is CozyCreature. Live up to the name and be a bit more cuddly, yeah?

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I love how Shuninta's mind works. She takes something that should be fluffy and happy, then shows it for what it really is, all the while making a point. It's kind of glorious considering how short it is.

Wha, seriously, this is getting adapted? That's pretty cool. Kind of gives hope that some other completed stuff has a chance at getting turned into anime. ...Maybe one that rhymes with Hurl Bends.
I can kind of see why this one would, though. It'll make for a fairly complete 13 episode show without the need of a second season that may or may not happen.

It had been a couple years since I read this, so I decided to reread this and then watch the anime which I had never done before as well. It's a shame the anime didn't get renewed (or whatever the wording for a show only lasting one season is), I really enjoyed seeing these characters in motion. Maybe the anime played the comedy up a little too hard, but it honestly helped Sumika's character out by making her appear even more awkward and goofy. Which at her age, in this whole situation (unrequited love with a friend), I think resonates with a lot of us. I don't have much else to say other than this is a really good slow moving series that should be read by anyone who considers themselves a fan of the genre. Or a fan of angst. So much angst. If the angst here could be a physical object, it would be a money pit so that it could be swam in Scrooge McDuck style.

This fairly early on exchange between Aoi and Tomoe in chapter 11 continues to be one of my favorite insights ever. It also sums up the entire series in a few pages, haha. :D

It would have been way more romantic if she had just seductively whispered, "My pokemans... let me show you them."

I like to think that Nozomi googled "two girls, one dinner."

Also, I want to see the new manager pump some sick iron, yo.

Later, they had hot cocoa all night long.

I can kind of get where Ao is coming from in this situation, feeling the need to assert her possessiveness. Shuri is basically telling her, "I'll just add you to all the others" when she asked her to give her another piercing, almost insinuating that she wants a momento of Ao for when they're over. Ao's having none of that.

^Woo!

unintelligible sea mammal noises

Pleasant surprise seeing these guys here, then I remembered that mobile game is a thing. It's too bad Clair wasn't a playable character in the source game.

whispers I feel like it has grown in strength the more it gets responded to.

That little pout Himawari-san gives because of her brother's date comment at the end there is really cute. Almost like she's jealous he gets to go on a date with Matsuri instead of her. Because she likes her.

I dunno, a blood-eye-oath-pact seems pretty romantic to me these days. What's this other nubile young lady doing here to break that up?

I always love it in media when someone is all, "No matter what, you can't let anyone find out about [blank]!" and then proceeds to discuss it at length in a very public place.

So basically when Kano says, "I'm sorry that I couldn't do it right," she actually means couldn't do anything right, right? RIGHT?!

The art in this still feels kinda stiff though, if that makes any sense.

It does, especially the chibis. They're kind of lifeless blobs.

A few of them are up on Amazon, too, for like 3 bucks each. It's pretty silly... in a good way.

That's one hell of a cute outfit. =u=

Big smile?