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I'm being cynical, so warning for that.

A story about two girls being fine with their "disgusting" hobbies ended up with one of them basically sanitizing said hobby, and even having a typical manga ending of "doing my hobby... competitively!!" which is, y'know, very japanese but it definitely seems to bypass any emotional motivations she might have had for that. (a hobby that began as a very personal thing...Do you really want to put it out there for anyone to see, and if so, why? Questions like this weren't even considered.)

This story had a girl with a repulsion for sex that was so bad she spent almost the entirety of the manga convinced she was in the right for hurting a girl who loved her. In the end, she explains her trauma in the most matter-of-fact way, just telling us what we already know, almost like instead of processing it she's just... giving us the notes the mangaka had written about her when she had to sent this story to her editor's. Again, we aren't really privy to the emotional developments that led to her being okay with sex all of the sudden.

This story spent most of its runtime developing the relationship of two people, Remu and Azuki, who were way too compatible. They had sexually intimate scenes together. In the end, Azuki ends up with her ex-gf. Why? Because it is much more neat that way. LIke this, no one has to face any "awkwardness": Meguru doesn't have to face her little sister be with the person who she fumbled. Azuki doesn't have to grow out of her unhealthy attachment to a girl who she doesn't even know that well, and Remu... well, she was already a paper-thin character, so this way the story doesn't have to consider her inner world as a thing that might exist.

Look, I'm a self-described degenerate. Not in the sense that I'm any more of a pervert than anyone else, but moreso that I embrace that perversion. "Perversion", "deviation", "degeneration" these are just words that point to being outside the norm in ways that are socially damning, but I think people having such fixations is wonderful, since it allows for people to think and experience life in novel ways (not to mention, these are words usually used by fascist and authoritarian regimes to designate those they don't like). There's a quote out there by famous anime director Tomino Yoshiyuki about how you can only be a good animator if you're a pervert, and I agree; I think that goes for making manga, too. And this author isn't a pervert at all. I just think they liked the aesthetics of perversion. It managed to completely fool me into thinking that this would be an interesting work, but I am saddened by the flaccidity in which it has decided to finish. It definitely lacked the courage to engorge itself and revel in its perverted potential.

All in all, this series was a dissapointment and I hate that I wasted time of my life following it.

Ah, it feels like saying
"This story can be better because the element of the story itself is interesting in the first place".

Usui sensei probably wants to write this story in tame.

But hearing you say your disappointment because the story can have different ways of writing and probably according to how you imagine is exciting because it means the story can be refined better with some perversion -- like adding more something, since the story is about kinks.

But knowing Usui sensei (she's not Kodama Naoko or Asagi Ryuu sensei though), that's probably how she writes.
It is going to be how it is: tame, positive note, calm and perhaps mild slice of life manga.

I think this kind of argument can be a valid way of interpreting art ("your expectations should be tempered by the kind of author this is"), but I interpret stories based on the premise and expectations they themselves set, not on the author's track record. I like to attribute authors more flexibility in the kind of stories they can bring out. They're not brands, after all.

I also don't really agree that this is a "tame" and "mild" story, it features a character who's deeply traumatized by sex, and another whose mom's habits had her recede into delusions...

Btw, this is not a dig or anything, but I think the way you write is kind of interesting. You have a prose that reminds me of japanese.

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I'm being cynical, so warning for that.

A story about two girls being fine with their "disgusting" hobbies ended up with one of them basically sanitizing said hobby, and even having a typical manga ending of "doing my hobby... competitively!!" which is, y'know, very japanese but it definitely seems to bypass any emotional motivations she might have had for that. (a hobby that began as a very personal thing...Do you really want to put it out there for anyone to see, and if so, why? Questions like this weren't even considered.)

This story had a girl with a repulsion for sex that was so bad she spent almost the entirety of the manga convinced she was in the right for hurting a girl who loved her. In the end, she explains her trauma in the most matter-of-fact way, just telling us what we already know, almost like instead of processing it she's just... giving us the notes the mangaka had written about her when she had to sent this story to her editor's. Again, we aren't really privy to the emotional developments that led to her being okay with sex all of the sudden.

This story spent most of its runtime developing the relationship of two people, Remu and Azuki, who were way too compatible. They had sexually intimate scenes together. In the end, Azuki ends up with her ex-gf. Why? Because it is much more neat that way. LIke this, no one has to face any "awkwardness": Meguru doesn't have to face her little sister be with the person who she fumbled. Azuki doesn't have to grow out of her unhealthy attachment to a girl who she doesn't even know that well, and Remu... well, she was already a paper-thin character, so this way the story doesn't have to consider her inner world as a thing that might exist.

Look, I'm a self-described degenerate. Not in the sense that I'm any more of a pervert than anyone else, but moreso that I embrace that perversion. "Perversion", "deviation", "degeneration" these are just words that point to being outside the norm in ways that are socially damning, but I think people having such fixations is wonderful, since it allows for people to think and experience life in novel ways (not to mention, these are words usually used by fascist and authoritarian regimes to designate those they don't like). There's a quote out there by famous anime director Tomino Yoshiyuki about how you can only be a good animator if you're a pervert, and I agree; I think that goes for making manga, too. And this author isn't a pervert at all. I just think they liked the aesthetics of perversion. It managed to completely fool me into thinking that this would be an interesting work, but I am saddened by the flaccidity in which it has decided to finish. It definitely lacked the courage to engorge itself and revel in its perverted potential.

All in all, this series was a dissapointment and I hate that I wasted time of my life following it.

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YES SULEMIO LET'S GOOO

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Shit just went from 0 to 100 real quick

"Nina vi Britannia commands you! Come on a date with me this weekend!"

Honestly, I fucking love that about this protagonist. I thought we were gonna get like 10 more chapters of introspection, but this is amazing. She's taking the plot in her own hands. Go, Nina Vi Britannia, go!!! Use your Geass on your senpai!!

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Your Palm discussion 08 Apr 22:09
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What I like about this doujin in particular is that the motiff is well-carried out, and there're a lot of classic pairings (AliMari, KoiFlan), and of course, that it has RenMerry <3

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ZUN just has no clue about how to finish this has he

How much disrespect does Satori need until Zun feels satisfied

Now you know what it's like to be an Alice fan. Rest assured, we feel your pain, and you're not alone.

bro...

it's the worst, Satori is my fave character and Alice my second-fave, ZUN just loves to kick me while I'm in the ground... ;A;

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Probably shouldn't be getting married if there's someone you can't get over.

Shhh, it's because of messy people like Hikaru that we get juicy drama.

(seriously tho, what's the point of saying this in a dynasty scan forum discussion...? lol)

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Aaah... What a great manga. Coming back to it every now and again makes me so happy <3

Since I'm going to japan, I think I'll scout if I can buy a copy of it? Probly' at a Bookoff or something...

The whiplash of Kanda being written like a trans character when she isn't one made some moments like that a bit off-putting, at least for a trans person like me.

I totally get this, but I feel the exact opposite. As a genderqueer girl who wishes to be as cool as a guy, I feel a lot of wish-fullfillment in Kanda-kun.

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Do we know if something happened with this manga? It's been a while since the latest update...

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Only Aya's index finger is long in the last page, the rest are short... stares respectfully

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This was soo goood!!! <3

HitsujiMary
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Don't all of us want to be manipulated into confessing to our friends?

Actually, yes! (<- masochist.)

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POR DIOS, SI, VAMOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO!!!!!!
よしゃあああああああああああああああああああああああああ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE MADE IT EVERYONE, WE MADE IT!!!!!!

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Wow, I was not expecting this generic kaomanga yuri to have a reference to critically acclaimed David Lynch-directed film Eraserhead's infamous lights-off scene. Truly an avant garde move.

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This is just what I needed ;w; Thanks so much to LLR and the uploaders!

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...I don't know about you guys, but I think Misa's just resolving the inherent emotional conflict of the situation (both from Io from having been assaulted and from Misa's jealousy) by giving Io an actually good, consentual sexual experience.

Sure, it's messy. Sure, she didn't ask how Io was. But it fits both of these characters perfectly. I know it can hurt if you've been in a similar situation, but the point of fiction like this is to portray a particular fantasy with a particular set of rules/logic and expectations- and in this case, this chapter fits perfectly with the expectations that have been set.

It's toxic yuri after all.

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I understand and respect that many people in the BDSM sphere are into swinging, but honestly it'd make it difficult for me to see these two going to a swingers club (if it's even possible for them)... It'd be a turn off, really.

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Aya trying to talk about her crush stealthily while Chizuru friggin' shouts and points at Mitsuki (who is oblivious) is such a high school canon event, it's nice to see it portrayed -w-

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So let me get this straight, a cute and heartfelt story that approaches its subject in a serious and respectful manner is a no-go because it is short? What should be the minimum number of pages for a story featuring trans issues to not send "wrong messages"? 50? 70? 170?

So you think that drawing a female character and calling it "trans" is good representation? Short Manga who don't show the road the character went through is harmful, it subconsciously brings the idea that becoming trans is simple.

In the end I'm just saying if you are doing a trans story, make it right because at the moment it's criminal how dreamy everything is when that's not the case.

Y'know, I was just going to drop a comment about how I really like this manga (having re-read it just now), but... you do know that being trans does not equal suffering, right?

Perhaps you're a trans person who's feeling a bit depressed/negative, perhaps you're a transphobe. But plenty of trans people out there are living pretty fullfiling, happy, normal lives like that of makoto here.

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Sulemio time, so happy <3 <3 <3

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I can totally see this happening after the end of Utena!

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Gotta respect the classics

Indeed!
I absolutely love me some MariAli <3

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Ah thank god this had been picked up by a decent translator, I couldnt stand the other version. Haha

But yeah always fun when the yuri is just a little toxic. Even better when they're so openly fighting about theur sexlife that everyone around them is going "oh wait hey hold up"

It's a little rude of them to play our their kink foreplay in public like that though.

I'm sure the denizens of hate-sex yuriland are already used to it, so don't you worry.

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End to End discussion 10 Mar 12:16
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Maybe... I do like my partner to be a bit possessive... Is that toxic tho?

Nope, it's perfectly fine <3

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"aww I love you too pal! you're my best bud ever! i love having a friend like you"

The curse of every yuri fan, god fuckin' dammit.