Uhhh... Gyaru?

Winterumoko!

"I'm happy I met you, Flan! I'm happy, I'm happy!"

Alchemy Stars has been around since June 2021 and is shutting down in a month, and honestly... I find it funny that throughout the game's (admittedly quite short, for a gacha game) 3.5-year-long existence, not a single fanart/doujin of it was uploaded on here, especially with the game's female-dominated cast and amount of implied yuri pairings. The main story gave us Vice x Carleen, Reinhardt x Wrath, and Yingel x Axelia. The side chapters were the start of Sharona x Philyshy. From limited events, we got Beryl X Raphael, Erica x Florine, Ruby x Rouge, Rinne x Yao (honestly, Kayano and Amemori are also possible matches), Azure x Jona, Nina x Sanae, Ciel x Rainbow, Pollux x Antares for doomed yuri, and probably more (I admit, I have missed some events). There's also Irridon's dream event, which was chock full of Irridon x Paloma. There are probably more that I missed, if any fellow Navigators would point them out, I'd be grateful.

At the same time... I can see why this was the case. Unlike, say, Path to Nowhere, which knows its fanbase has a lot of queer women and himejin in it and panders to them, AS is a game for general audiences, but the majority of fans I've met definitely steer in the direction of its male characters and BL pairings. Sure, certain yuri pairings are semi-popular: Vice x Carleen, Reinhardt x Wrath and Sharona x Philyshy are "the big three" in this regard, but even then, they never really got as much fanart. But, this is nothing new for gacha game fandoms.

But, oh well, there's still hope for the future. Alchemy Stars will live on in our hearts, and maybe one day, someone draws yuri fanart of it and it ends up on here. When that day comes, I'll be very happy. Splendor Illumina.

^Nightingale with gay panic, call that Nightinga(y)le.

Wait, "street children"? With that expensive fashion, the nails and haircut and all? Aren't they just skipping school?

Where'd Stella go when she went to edit the image on "the PC"? They don't have money for an internet cafe, so I assumed she went home to use a computer... but then they're talking about having trouble finding lunch? (Does Japan have computers at public libraries?)

What's the premise here exactly...?

This manga is most likely based on the Toyoko Kids, which are teenagers in Japan who run away from their homes and congregate in the Toyoko Plaza in Kabukicho, Tokyo.

those two have to be the best wingmen in yuri history

Counterpoint: Sara and Yuu from Our Yuri Started With Me Getting Rejected In A Dream.

Gonna repeat what I said back on Twitter:

~Irasutoyuri~

Oh, this is pretty.

The Irasutoya Challenge has made its way onto Dynasty, it seems...

Ah, that's cute. Cats!

Is it just for me or is page 33 of chapter 7 missing?

Ah yes, Lycoris Rejection.

Hehe, eepers.

You've heard of Lots of Kotori, now get ready for Lots of Takina.

@juanelric KabaNori is ChisaTaki when you do the first top-up.

Jokes aside: it's a ship between their fake identities from the undercover operation in episode 8, Kabayaki Tarou (Takina) and Wasabi Noriko (Chisato).

@Bugpope Still better than me. I deada$$ thought this was ChisaTaki/KabaNori until I clicked on it and read the tags.

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I'm so confused by Yoru's shirt that looks like a dress shirt but has large printing on the sleeves and back.

It's called fashion, sweetie. Look it up.

They kekkoned...

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Oh, a manga about the Toyoko Kids. Interesting.

I'm so glad we saved this manga! It would've been a huge loss if it were to be axed... Thank you all for your work to those who aided in promoting and boosting vol. 1's sales!

Mmm, caprese.

...Is this what Nyamura meant by "I want you to kill me with your hair"...?

Ch. 101 drops tomorrow, so I think I still have some time to celebrate the release of our 100th chapter! Here's to many more!

Man, to think I started reading this in my 1st year of high school and now I'm a senior... This may not exactly be what people mean when they say "I grew up with this manga" (I mean, just look at One Piece fans), but it kinda feels like it to me.

i wonder would happen if that other serval became a friend as well?

Rivals