it feels weird coming back to this knowing the whole issue that happened. but man i did like how the story was going. it felt very different from the school girl yuri at the time, less fluffy will they-won't they. surprisingly more mature. despite everything, i think where it got cancelled is a nice place to end off. i guess one thing i disliked is how all the characters looked similar, which made the whole tracing bit easier to spot i suppose.

This was cute, but the scene with the makeup really bothered me, probably more than it reasonably should. It feels like she's telling the OL to just paper over the signs of her problems, so she'll present a more pleasant outward appearance for others, without really caring about or addressing the underlying causes; a bit like a guy telling a girl to smile because it makes her look pretty.

Obviously, in this case, it was just one interaction in a string of interactions and there's no real way a random high school girl could do anything to meaningfully help an unrelated adult working at a black company, so maybe it was more about helping the OL feel good about herself despite the sleep deprivation.

I don't know. Something about the way things were worded just rubs me the wrong way.

you're overthinking it.

i did NOT expect people would be so upset over the cheating joke or take it so seriously.

but whatever, im looking forward to seeing the impact of aya seeing the performance. i agree with the other person that either direction would be fun to read.

all i see in this story is "love is garbage and doesn't really worth the effort" well, quite realistic anyway.

nah the conclusion is lesbians stay unhappy but bisexuals finds their happy ending

were any of the characters unhappy in the end or is it just because their romances did not pan out? the older sister is married with a kid and the family life seems fine. younger sister seems to be doing well in school and is friends with her ex-boyfriend. black-haired girl seems to be doing fine and hanging out with her friend.

it's not a fairy tale ending for any of them but i wouldn't say they were unhappy.

hmm. i like this author's art style a lot. i really enjoyed their other work (the run away one) because of the emotions and how realistic the characters were portrayed (they had good sides and bad sides).

i'm not sure how to feel with this one. it's very artsy like usual. a lot of metaphors and i like the approach of short slice of life-ish scenes. i also adore the depictions of friendships that the characters have. but the main message of the story feels a bit lost to me. is it the downsides of being so absorbed by your love of someone? is it the bittersweet feeling of loving someone but not having the courage to keep them? is it just the nostalgic feeling of a first love you'll never be able to forget? it feels like it's all of those but not really; like it's not one cohesive story but a collection of vaguely related oneshots.

even my comment feels a bit of a mess. but well, i enjoyed this still.

am i the only one who was kinda creeped out by the black-haired girl lmao

but the ending was kind of funny. she couldn't compete against the bookshelf eye contact.

I'd be 100% fine if the series continued for awhile and just gave us these random glimpses into their lives now that they're out of school.

I'm hoping for this as well. It's been fun seeing where everyone is now.

I think people don't understand what "toxic yuri" means. I've seen it thrown around a lot but this might be the worst example of it lmao

Anyway, I don't know why people were so hung up on Anna being 'disfigured'. She never seems bothered by it and it hasn't affected either of them. It wasn't even an intentionally harmful act on either's part.

Well, it was a good read anyway. I like this one better than their little mermaid story. Wonder if the third one will be good.

Ahh one of the very first yuri I ever read. Always a good one. I liked the imagery of the bird trapped in the cage, both to keep itself safe but also making it lonely. And I always liked the little incantations they do for spells. All in all, what a good little series.

One of my favourites tbh. This author's art is so good and works so well for their angsty works. To me both sides are horrible here which is what makes it great. Toxic yuri that isn't telenovela levels of drama is just my style.

Oh geez lots of discussion over here. Anyway, aside from the whole premise, I just think this oneshot is so funny. The one liners... that last panel... I like it!

I know this isn't the first and not the last story to do it, but does this happen? Do people just get up to other people and grab them? And if so how often does that happen?

Naur this shit absolutely does not happen. It's just an overused plot device to create conflict cause human brains enjoy plot structure and we need our characters to experience challenges that make the rewards feel earned. Authors understand that so they add some external conflict in order to push the two characters together. It's a practical solution since it makes one character look good and makes their romance feel like it has a structural reason to progress to the next step (kind of like when the main character saves a cat in the beginning of the story or help an old lady across the street to establish they're a good person. They're all plot solutions using external problems)....

Not saying it's a good technique. It's incredibly cliché, feels out of place, and introduces useless characters that make the worldbuilding feel shallow. Most importantly, it has nothing to do with character conflict/desire/need. It's like fast food in writing techniques.

I guess I should be thankful that a lot of people haven't experienced dealing with people like this irl but it does happen. Catcalling, harrassing, being grabbed like that, etc, usually involving drunkards. Manga often exaggerates the movements of course but it can feel like that when you're the one suddenly being approached by a random guy.

Why does this one have the prequel tag?

Edit: NVM TIL there's a third part to this story!

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Ah always a treat to watch a pro work a mark.

Content-wise, I think the stories only get more satisfying as it continues. Canno's is a good opener and introduces the change of eras along with the ongoing theme of gay women speaking with straight women. Nega's, while the art is a little hard to follow, has stronger yuri themes and, in my opinion, has a more sympathetic protagonist. Kawauchi's is the most satisfying with plenty of nostalgia and happy but bittersweet feelings throughout.

The best word to describe this anthology: hope.

After reading through it, I gotta agree. All three stories go really well alongside each other. As individual oneshots, maybe not all of them are a hit, but side by side they have a really nice flow.

I'm not Japanese and I never understood the era stuff when this hit the news but I think the message of this anthology can still be understood. Growing older, things changing, etc. Really nice. And as always, I'm a fan of nice friendships between gay women and straight women.

Gotta say I didn't like it at all; especially the ending. At least the typical sex-room premise encourages sex; it's ridiculous but harmless (when talking about two people who presumably want to do it with one another anyway).

This "twist" is messed up; the potential consequences of sex are so awful--to be trapped in a room until you die--it isn't remotely sexy when things get lewd. In fact it's downright scary!

Plus, they made it seem like there was going to be some revelation about who was responsible. Like someone Kanan's parents hired to make sure they weren't going to do anything while they were away. Or whatever. Instead they just walk out and go home like it was no big deal.

Look, I don't mean to take a doujin too seriously, but you have to be able to suspend disbelief somewhat, right? And I just can't imagine anyone in a situation like this being able to think about something as frivolous as sex when you've just found out someone drugged and kidnapped you, and is seemingly prepared to starve you to death if you don't abide by the rules of their sick game. "Just a prank?" FFS! Any normal person would go straight to the police afterward. Granted, I'm the kind of person who really doesn't like even "innocent" pranks, but even so, something like this should be well beyond the pale and freak out even the most easy-going of people.

is this referencing a copypasta or something?

From what we can infer from Nagisa's situation, she and her ex have been together for a while, and they never even once gone on a date or become physically intimate. Nagisa loved her ex, but can we say the same for her ex?

Also, no decent person would ever cheat on their girlfriend/boyfriend on the day of their supposed first date. A decent person would properly break up with someone before being in bed with someone else. A decent person will break up with someone they don't love anymore (or in this case, not even from the beginning) personally, not with a fucking text message. Sometimes, a spade is just a spade. Some people are just pieces of shit, and I think there's enough information here to conclude that, even if people do fall for them. No excuse is a good enough reason for the ex to do what she did. And those are the facts, not conjecture. I've seen many real people go through this exact situation, and it's always the same story. A cliche, if you will.

Literally everything you just wrote other than "Sometimes, a spade is just a spade." is subjective conjecture.
Anything that is an attempt at judging the quality of something else is inherently a subjective opinion and incapable of being fact. That's literally how objectivity works.

Subjective deductions are not fact no matter how convinced you are that it's accurate.

I'm not saying you're wrong mind you, just that you shouldn't treat opinions as facts when they're not.

Saying someone isn't a decent person because they cheated on their partner on the day of their expected date is subjective now? What is the "fact" there?

I liked this story. The art style makes it seem like the girl is the robot in the beginning. Like she's not human. Which works really well for the story and her troubles with being a new human.

I read this as bullying resulting in self-harm or something like that, with Koma mentioning Yura did things to herself (not standing up against bullies, harming herself, etc). Koma felt like a scumbag to me from start to end. She truly is a coward but also someone who is pretty self-serving. The train felt to me like Koma is stuck just going along with things. She's just being driven by others, a passenger in her own life because she's unable to figure out where her own station is (either because she can't decide or just doesn't know it). She's pretty aimless, doesn't really have anything going for her (average grades, no partner, no club, etc) and the only unique one she has is a childhood friend dependent on her so she loves that feeling. In the end, she doesn't even have that so her world really is ending.

Yura, on the other hand, felt like she kept giving Koma chances until she has that ultimatum. I agree, she's strong and I'm glad she finally decided to step away from Koma in the end. Yura's world also ended that day but it's likely one that's freeing compared to Koma's stasis.

I always liked this series but never really read the discussion so doing so now after my recent reread is certainly... interesting. All the hate and wall of text over 'human unrealistically believes she's a vampire' feels so funny. A reminder not to pass such vitriolic judgement when you don't have the full picture I suppose.

peak

Wow I actually love it. It makes you feel gross and that's exactly the point. It's so refreshing to see toxic and abusive yuri done well.

I always read this as the process failing. Tina in the last few panels look like the life is draining out of her, which well it is. The flowers being stained red as well feels more like a nod to the process failing, since earlier Veronica talks about having white flowers because she didn't want to see red/blood (signifying her lover's death) again.

i do kinda wanna see fxf and mxm dictionaries now lmao

This one really rubbed me the wrong way. No, that girl's enthusiastic jargon and her ability to go to classy coffee shops her fellow temp can't afford are not pleasant and refreshing, they're frigging annoying. She's nice, kind of, but she's making herself part of the problem.

And while having people you like at your workplace helps you survive it, if it's as crappy a workplace as most Japanese office workers have to deal with that is NOT a solution, it's just a pretty nice band aid. Ideally, once you have people in your workplace that you like and trust, you can then start a union (or a socialist revolution :p ) so you can maybe get good actual working conditions. The whole frame of "My work sucks but it's all MY fault for having a bad attitude and I ought to be EMBRACING the unpaid overtime and crappy conditions" is a massive pile of BS.

Sometimes it IS a mentality thing though. It's easy to tell someone to get a different job or to start a union or some other thing, but it's not something everyone can or even wants to do. Sometimes you just gotta make the most of what you have, make it enjoyable in what way you can. (tho ngl the first paragraph here just struck me as 'jealousy' lmao)