I think the MEI-bot complaints were specifically for Citrus+, not Citrus.

I still don't quite agree with that, I dunno. Like there were a lot of scenes where clearly was trying to learn how to be a partner for Yuzu and giving affection and reassurance in her emotionally awkward way.

Re-reading Citrus from the beginning all over again and honestly I feel like I don't quite understand the people who said Mei wasn't affectionate enough or expressive enough. Hm. Anyways I quite enjoyed myself with the whole story, I kinda remembered why I liked it so much.

last edited at Aug 15, 2026 6:04PM

Is... is the blooming tickling????

That was seriously so sweet. Yuzu I don't think you can resist that face. Also Mei, your blushing face and reacrion is the unfair one!

last edited at Aug 14, 2026 4:05PM

I think we shouldn't try to put a 100% logical sequence to this yet, I wouldn't surprise me if the artist has been experimenting or has changed part of the plots as they develop the story. That said, since it is chapters short and relatively new story too, there are very vague concepts that might be further explained as it goes on.

Honestly though, my biggest complaint is that the title should be: The Magical Girl Is Crushing On The Former Evil General because so far while yes it is obviously mutual the horny one is Hane. Lmao

Hmm... Damn. Angst for real. Also maybe its not Junna who was the magical girl for someone dear to her like a sister? Perhaps the sister was betrayed or died in duty and that's why Junna became Evil? Or it might really that magical girl transformation is aged-up.... THE LORE IS AWESOME. WHO SAID THIS WAS JUST MADOKA HOMURA? THIS IS GREAT. I hope this becomes an actual manga series!

Big oof when she told those people and she heard her say the stuff about being nothing but an annoying childhood friend.

I don't think she meant it negative kind of annoying, but more like referring to her habit of helping and I guess it can be a bit of nagging, as you could see Raika would point things of her appearance that Atori had to fix. Ahaha. Meddlesome people are probably her type.

Anyways series seems interesting so far, I like this author, their couples are always very sweet.

last edited at Aug 5, 2026 3:38PM

I need an actual anime series.... I want Magical Girl Knights

Oh so that's why Hanna's design has a handsome tone to it, the Knight themed magical girl... I love that. I wanna see more of Junna's anti-magical girl top executive design thoooo, it's pretty nice tooo.

I quite like the black ribbons and gloves Hana uses... gives her a slight air of mystery and elegance. Also Junna's hairstyle is honestly so cute and cool at the same time. I love it. I understand people see this as Homura and Madoka and yes there is inspiration but from the raws I started to see more differences from them. I am excited!

Is the watermark from the translators or is that there in the raw?

Its in the raws yes, basically says the author doesnt want it to be used for AI training and to be reuploaded.

last edited at Jul 7, 2026 2:59PM

Our magical girl has rizz damn

The author made up a drug,that's why it's not presented as an specific drug and what those specific drugs do, their made-up drug does seem to present a pattern, they are sort of euphoria, disinhibition, brain fog or memory gaps,high libido, dependency (which actually presents how it can work at different levels depending the individual) followed by a low or depressive episode which can worsen an already existing depressive state. That's what the author decided to do and I think it can happen in a made-up scenario where they don't want to use a real drug and since the theme is crime, they went with a kind of drug that could led to a level of euphoria and disinhibition that ended on Sakura not realizing she was actually killing her Tsukushi while under the influence. I think it was good on what it was trying to do for a themed one-shot without being extremely serious on the DRUGS side of things, they wanted to present what it DID to the characters in a relationship.

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Hmmm does it really count as Drugs tag when she actually was just horny lmao

I am so mad at her publishing house though, I will say it. She has had a lot of success with other series even doing live actions, so why didn't they give her time to see if the English release would hit before calling it quits? Damn it all. Well I hope this is a lesson for her that only becomes part of her arsenal, I think she has the heart to do more supernatural and action stuff, it might not have been with this series, but it could happen in the future. I also wish some mangakas also tried their hand at writing novel versions of their works, it might save some stories? Ah so sad. Its still gonna be one of my favorite works of hers.

last edited at May 24, 2026 1:12PM

Dog/Wolf girls are truly having a rise, I love this era. Also it reminds me of Can't Defy the Lonely Girl.

Hmm so Wakana is the kind that will get jealous and depressed if she is not involved with the harem making... is that right? Like sorta first wife privilege or core harem decision making?

It's the tracksuit magic

I love the fact so many of us can feel the 'Author likes Ado' vibe from this work ahahaha

i'm not saying this is intended or a perfect parallel but a girl who is ashamed of her deep voice which she believes doesn't match her appearance, hides in a literal closet "practicing" her voice, and fears ending up "back in my closet" if her voice isn't good enough, seems easy to read in a certain way shall we say

ADOMINATION?

ANOTHER WIN FOR THE PUPPY GIRL NATION!!!!
I love the characters omg, Haru is such a lil beast. I like the concent of small and usually timid but suddenly deep voice cool girl, her design using reds really do fit her. Yuu is such a clingy kitten around her lil wolf, even though she is taller and usually cool, she is very affected by Haru huh. Hikari is the positive artsy gyaru we all can love and appreciate. I love Ruriko's design, though I have a lot to say about her as a mom. But also I just wanna say how dare this lil shit of a sister come say shit to Haru when she hasn't even been in contact with her big sister? I don't really care about why Ruriko left, she might have left with good reasons, but she still left, didn't keep in contact enough and now Yuu has both cases of inferiority complex and abandonment issues. I cannot easily forgive that, so I will just focus on the current main trio dynamic and the couple until they give us a VERY EXTREMELY GOOD REASON FOR IT.

Anyways I STILL LOOOOVE IT.

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This manga really does make you feel like when you have that special flower in your garden that you can see the lil bud and you are so excited to see bloom, you see it growing little by little and GOD IT TAKES FOREVER! You do get impatient at times, but I can tell I am gonna end up feeling like it was all 'Worth it'. Ah, thank the gods for this manga.

Honestly, that's probably a good sign. They're in a great place physically, even if they aren't necessarily talking about everything they should talk about (or even a little of what they should talk about).

This is that prime college relationship, and often early relationship, shit where you cannot stand to not touch each other every single second of every day. It's super cute, and it's also super uncomfortable for a third wheel. I love it so much! Doesn't mean I'm not still worried about the conversations to come, but this is still good.

It's kind of like their bodies are better at showcasing what they feel than their mouths at the moment I guess. They are not struggling as a couple really, they love each other, they haven't hurt each other directly because the issue doesn't stem from their relationship itself, but from some personal inner struggles and how they currently handle them. The issue is how they handle it affects the relationship, still they want to comfort each other in one way or another, and sometimes physical gestures convey that. Does that make sense? Heh.

It's not the healthiest thing. It's fine if there is a period of inner search and resolving while using physical touch to convey something like "I am here" to your partner, but it shouldn't end there in my opinion, so I am hoping there is not much issue when words are finally used. Hoping... but I am very unsure because this is a work of fiction and conflict is always juicy. Ahaha.

last edited at Mar 29, 2026 4:59AM

Some people have talked about analogy about homosexuality or rebellion against what is forced upon you. I think this is about something less philosophical of that magnitude, but about something more common.

So, I think this is a take with a supernatural twist of that sort of situation where you keep running away from a good thing because it doesn't fit what your ideal is? Her idea of love and relationships, the good and bad, has been shaped from experiences and what she has observed, so much so it has become even all the media she consumes, her ideals are so fixed that she is ignoring the lovely person who seems to have always cared about her, the only change is that now this person is open about their feelings, and because it doesn't fit her ideal, she wants to keep denying it, dismissing her senpai's feelings and her own, so her idea of love stays the same as always.

I cannot say I haven't experienced something like that, and while I didn't have an arrow telling me so blatantly, I can remember ignoring everything until something forced me to confront it.... Or maybe I am just wrong lmao

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Honestly this manhua never tried to come off as 'These characters are role models' lmao, though I think you can say there is growth, they all have some red flag behaviors, but as we see in the main couple, they are able to grow and communicate better. I do know Irene improves, I was not happy with her at this point of the story, but since I have read ahead, I started to forgive her a bit, that's all I am gonna say though. LMAO.