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Undim
Girl's Ride discussion 28 Sep 23:38
joined Apr 15, 2013

lol By definition, the fact that it was never explicited stated or proven by a kiss or something makes it subtext. I agree with the first guy. Implications aren't enough because even friends can hold hands and sometimes obvious isn't actually obvious but misunderstanding. I don't like implied endings. I'd rather they seal the metaphorical envelope that is a yuri series with a kiss at the end, on the very last page, of every yuri series ever to make me feel better.

What's being implied is heavy handed and weighted beyond all other reasonable possibilities. It's nonsensical to look at all of the narrative that lead up to it and conclude that they both wished for a bountiful harvest season. Subtle Yuri for a subtle story, it's the right call.

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

I lost it when she was holding the pigeons by their necks.
It looks as though the the character designs are evolving to reflect the humor more and more each chapter.
I want that Yes! Lovers shirt.

joined Apr 15, 2013

Doujin Akko looks pretty close to the real thing but Doujin Mari mostly doesn't. It's usually one way or the other.

last edited at Sep 28, 2013 7:51PM

joined Apr 15, 2013

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/yuruyuri_oomuro_ke_ch12#3

That's was a very impressive call back gag.

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

Great, I'm never going to be able to get "ear poop" out of my lexicon.

joined Apr 15, 2013

I'm also a bit interested in the history of Yuri being Shinobu's first love.

I would have preferred to see that story but probably not practical to do it now, as a extra no less. Still, it feels a bit of big tease to drop in there as a casual tidbit.

Undim
Pie Chart! 06 May 15:27
joined Apr 15, 2013

Edit: You don't have to go out of your way to make another chart. Plus I don't really care that much.

I don't care either (technically, I'm not even aware of what's going on) but I do think there should be more charts to look at.

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

I like that Softcharm has a sense of humour about the bizarre scenario's he puts his porn in. Very funny ending, much like Suck Way.

As with Suck Way, I get at least some small sense that the entire thing exist for the punchline.

last edited at May 6, 2013 3:21PM

Undim
Suck Way discussion 01 May 13:40
joined Apr 15, 2013

Wouldn't be better "Fuck way" then? o.O

If it were called Fuck Way, I wouldn't have read it. The title Suck Way was just too endearing to pass up, everything else was just icing on the cake of stupidity.

last edited at May 1, 2013 1:41PM

Undim
Suck Way discussion 01 May 10:37
joined Apr 15, 2013

The Aristocrats!

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

It's not bogged down because some chapters don't push the romance forward and characters are not useless because their relationship status isn't clearly defined at the end.

It's bogged down by the fact that the story frequently comes to a full stop, in jarring fashion, to spend time either reminding the reader of characters that disappeared volumes ago (e.g. Masaki, Azusa, Kiyori to some extent) or to introduce more characters whose seeming purpose from a literary standpoint is to fulfill roles that could have went to the already established cast (e.g. Mayu, Koino) while said established cast' motivations become less clear or less interesting (e.g. Tomoe, Miyako).

And sometimes its just about Ushio's brother finding a wife, which it just really sunk in that his wedding is the setting of the final scene. Even as sweet as the imagery turned out, his bride barely outranks the girl with the one vampire tooth in terms of characters I needed any closure for.

If you don't like the series, fine.

I think most people here have a favorable view of the story. I just think a lot of people don't think it succeeds as a story about a group of friends and the part that does succeed would have flourished even more with tighter focus. It is, at least for me, easier to imagine how to make a better 25 to 35 chapter story by cutting out of and rearranging what the 53 chapters has now than it is to imagine improving on everything I would have cut out.

They can get officially marry in France now! And some other awesome! states...

I don't think Japan would recognize it though or maybe that changed recently or was going to change, I forget.

last edited at Apr 27, 2013 6:18AM

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

But at the same time, we never even got a proper resolution for the young lesbians ('less I missed it), which leaves me feeling like they were wholly useless in the grand scheme of the story...oh well!

Resolution wouldn't have averted that fact. Still, did you at least see their page in the useless additions?

last edited at Apr 26, 2013 10:55AM

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

If nothing else, the story sticks the landing. I'm still not sure I get some of what Sumi is on about but it might click better when I reread it. Now that the opportunity to do that is here, the anticipation and dread of reading this in its entirety are having such a battle in my brain that I'm not sure my health insurance will cover the impending complications that result from it.

joined Apr 15, 2013

I think the demands that Japanese publishers would make on how the content distribution must be handled, as they did with "Jay-Mango", would be contrary to the appeals of both the crowd sourcing and scanlation reading crowds.

Undim
joined Apr 15, 2013

Girlfriends by a loooong margin. Girfriends, while it was slow, actually focused on the main couple, and had a linear progression...Sasamekikoto it's all over the place, 9 volumes is waaay too much for a love story between just two characters, it should have developped the minor charcters, or be just 3 volumes long

I mostly agree with this, in my own words:

If Sasameki Koto had been trimmed down and more focused, it would be my gold standard for whatever you want to call the categories it shares with Girl Friends. SK is masterful when it's at its best but its best is in a sea of tedious side plots and disposable characters. GF doesn't quite hit the same peaks but in its entirety it only has a few hitches from start to finish and to me, that makes it the better story.

It's going to be hard for me to review Sasameki Koto for what it is without holding what it could have been against itself. I did really like it, I love the main couple, the art, and the premise but I wanted so bad for it to all come together and to be my favorite.