Didn't the author promise a happy ending?

The characters can end up happy, but still not with each other lol A lot of people would be happy with a Yuzu x Harumin ending at this point I bet, given how much Mei seems to be disliked. It's unlikely but would be the ultimate twist.

Too much fanfictions man... Chill.

I'm wondering why some readers are so freaked out. The happy ending is obvious. Anyone who reads this manga for more than 2 years already knows the outcome of this whole drama. Yuzu and Mei will be together again and that's it.

The characters can end up happy, but still not with each other lol A lot of people would be happy with a Yuzu x Harumin ending at this point I bet, given how much Mei seems to be disliked. It's unlikely but would be the ultimate twist.

Damn right. I keep reading that Sabuoro Uta promised a happy ending but she didn't specifically said that Mei and Yuzu will be the endgame couple and that's why a lot of us is worried.

Harumin x Yuzu wouldn't be so bad but after what Mei and Yuzu has gotten through. it will be heartbreaking for the fans, if they don't end up together. I mean, the reason why all of us follow Citrus is because we want to see the two of them have a happy ending. We had enough Yuri manga or anime with bad endings or inconclusive endings when we don't for certain if their relationship are just a fleeting highschool romance and in time just became the butt of a joke that they still end up with a guy. it's time that we have a married yuri couple manga/anime and I'm hoping it will be Citrus. I still want to keep my hopes up after Chapter 36.

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I'm wondering why some readers are so freaked out. The happy ending is obvious. Anyone who reads this manga for more than 2 years already knows the outcome of this whole drama. Yuzu and Mei will be together again and that's it.

Well, given the circumstances that Mei and Yuzu are stepsisters and Mei has responsibilities of being the sole heiress of the academy. it's kinda hard to imagine how will Mei and Yuzu get through all of this without their family being involved in the story. Yuzu's mother, Mei's irresponsible father and her sick grandfather. These people are irreplaceable persons in their life who will be greatly affected with their relationship, if ever they decided to come out.

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The characters can end up happy, but still not with each other lol A lot of people would be happy with a Yuzu x Harumin ending at this point I bet, given how much Mei seems to be disliked. It's unlikely but would be the ultimate twist.

Damn right. I keep reading that Sabuoro Uta promised a happy ending but she didn't specifically said that Mei and Yuzu will be the endgame couple and that's why a lot of us is worried.

Harumin x Yuzu wouldn't be so bad but after what Mei and Yuzu has gotten through. it will be heartbreaking for the fans, if they don't end up together. I mean, the reason why all of us follow Citrus is because we want to see the two of them have a happy ending. We had enough Yuri manga or anime with bad endings or inconclusive endings when we don't for certain if their relationship are just a fleeting highschool romance and in time just became the butt of a joke that they still end up with a guy. it's time that we have a married yuri couple manga/anime and I'm hoping it will be Citrus. I still want to keep my hopes up after Chapter 36.

Everything about Citrus is centered around Yuzu and Mei. All the volume covers, special arts and goodies are about these two, so they're the OTP of this manga. Also, Citrus is one of the most important series of the comic Yurihime magazine and the anime is currently airing, why would someone think that Saburouta will suddenly give a bittersweet ending? She may be a troll sometimes, but she's stupid to mess up with a manga she's been doing for five years (and it's finally getting more recognition). That's why the happy ending is Yuzu and Mei together, so i guess there's no need to worry about it.

@IttelepaC

We already know everything that you have pointed out but like I said given the circumstances of their complicated relationship. the story could go differently. besides, did you read that the Japanese folks reacted positively with Mei's decision?

I do hope for a happy ending not a bittersweet ending just like title suggest "Citrus".

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@IttelepaC

We all know everything that you have pointed out but like I said given the circumstances of their complicated relationship. the story could go differently. besides, did you read that the Japanese folks reacted positively with Mei's decision?

I do hope for a happy ending not a bittersweet ending just like title suggest "Citrus".

Yes. But there's some ways out of this conflict, i guess. Some Japanese are expecting Shou to come back (he also said something like ''wanting to reach an answer'', that's why he's travelling around the world), and there's a reason why the Manager (a good guy who knows how much Yuzu loves her partner) is the fiancé. If we put everything together, so the outcome is very obvious. But Saburouta always surprises us, so let's just wait two long months for the next chapter.

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@IttelepaC

We all know everything that you have pointed out but like I said given the circumstances of their complicated relationship. the story could go differently. besides, did you read that the Japanese folks reacted positively with Mei's decision?

I do hope for a happy ending not a bittersweet ending just like title suggest "Citrus".

Yes. But there's some ways out of this conflict, i guess. Some Japanese are expecting Shou to come back (he also said something like ''wanting to reach an answer'', that's why he's travelling around the world), and there's a reason why the Manager (a good guy who knows how much Yuzu loves her partner) is the fiancé. If we put everything together, so the outcome is very obvious. But Saburouta always surprises us, so let's just wait two long months for the next chapter.

I'm not worried about the fiance cause like someone said here in the forum that even if the manager backs out, there's tons of rich guys who could replace him.

What concerns me in the story is how will their family think of their relationship. remember that Mei's grandfather is sick and his last wish will be probably to see her granddaughter marry a guy from a rich and respectable family. so, how can Mei refuse that? Can she risk her grandfather's health for her love for Yuzu?

And how will Yuzu's mother take all of this? Shou and her will technically need to divorce if they want to support Yuzu and Mei's relationship. there's gonna be a lot of sacrifices needed to make for this happy ending and it just makes me worry.

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@IttelepaC

What concerns me in the story is how will their family think of their relationship. remember that Mei's grandfather is sick and his last wish will be probably to see her granddaughter marry a guy from a rich and respectable family. so, how can Mei refuse that? Can she risk her grandfather's health for her love for Yuzu?

Her grandfather dislike the idea of pushing all the responsibility to Mei, but he doesn't have a choice since Shou is travelling. Shou will eventually come back (i mean, he needs to), so everything will eventually get solved.

And how will Yuzu's mother take all of this? Shou and her will technically need to divorce if they want to support Yuzu and Mei's relationship. there's gonna be a lot of sacrifices needed to make for this happy ending and it just makes me worry.

Ume is a good woman and a open minded person (just like Shou), she'll support Yuzu and Mei if this means they'll be truly happy. And also, she married Shou just to take care of Mei while he's travelling around the world to reach his ''answer''. They both agreed about this. So their parents wouldn't be a big problem.

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And that might be funny to read.

@IttelepaC

What concerns me in the story is how will their family think of their relationship. remember that Mei's grandfather is sick and his last wish will be probably to see her granddaughter marry a guy from a rich and respectable family. so, how can Mei refuse that? Can she risk her grandfather's health for her love for Yuzu?

Her grandfather dislike the idea of pushing all the responsibility to Mei, but he doesn't have a choice since Shou is travelling. Shou will eventually come back (i mean, he needs to), so everything will eventually get solved.

One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir and besides do you really think Mei's grandfather will take the news of them being in a relationship that easily? Their relationship will ruin the reputation of the Aihara family. a stepsister from a respectable family in a romantic relationship?

And how will Yuzu's mother take all of this? Shou and her will technically need to divorce if they want to support Yuzu and Mei's relationship. there's gonna be a lot of sacrifices needed to make for this happy ending and it just makes me worry.

Ume is a good woman and open minded, she'll support Yuzu and Mei if this means they'll be truly happy. And also, she just married Shou to take care of Mei while he's travelling around the world to reach his ''answer''. They both agreed to this. So their parents wouldn't be a big problem.

Yeah, I hope that Ume and Shou only married because of that agreement and not because they actually do love each other. Which is kind of nuts if you think about it.

I know I'm kind of taking the story hard by looking at it realistically. I really want Mei and Yuzu to have a happy ending but neither do I want a dumb solution to this plot like everyone will just be accepting and there won't be any consequences to all of it.

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One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir

We all do recall that if Shou comes back there is an alternate path to another Aihara heir, right?

One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir

We all do recall that if Shou comes back there is an alternate path to another Aihara heir, right?

If Shou do come back and decided to take over the academy. Will it really stop Mei's grandfather from setting her up into an arranged marriage given that it's traditional in their family? and remember he is sick and dying. Mei wouldn't certainly want to disappoint her grandfather at a time like this. well, unless Mei's grandfather dies and I don't think Shou will force Mei into something like that. then yeah it's a possible solution.

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One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir

We all do recall that if Shou comes back there is an alternate path to another Aihara heir, right?

This is deus ex machina. It's Mei turn to fix all of this.

One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir

We all do recall that if Shou comes back there is an alternate path to another Aihara heir, right?

This is deus ex machina. It's Mei turn to fix all of this.

Mei needs something to trigger her decision. She forced herself to choose the Academy at first, but what will make Mei regret her decision?

Idk, mayby some of Matsuri plans? I just want Mei to make final decision. Not Shou, not Grampa, not Yuzu. Mei, only Mei.

One of the objective of this arranged marriage is to produce a heir

We all do recall that if Shou comes back there is an alternate path to another Aihara heir, right?

This is deus ex machina. It's Mei turn to fix all of this.

Mei needs something to trigger her decision. She forced herself to choose the Academy at first, but what will make Mei regret her decision?

Mei chose her decision half-heartedly. I think she will have some regrets either way. if she chose Yuzu and disobey her grandfather. it will probably take a toll on her grandfather's health. leaving her to blame herself for what happened.

the only solution to this is if their family accepted them and if Mei stop running away from her feelings for Yuzu.

if we do get have a happy ending. I hope we have an extra chapter where Yuzu and Mei finally do it. (drool)

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Well of course Mei has to make a decision in favor of Yuzu--if there's going to be a happy ending, that's a given. And in one sense, we should all just sit quietly and see what actually happens in the story.

But if we're having fun speculating about what's going to happen, we need to examine what mechanisms are available to create the turn in the story and to untangle the plot complications, and there are potentially plenty of them. The question of "how many chapters are actually left?" is quite relevant, because that's an indication of how complicated and drawn out the process is likely to be. (Given the track record of Citrus so far, "pretty drawn out and complicated" is not a bad bet.)

"Who is going to run the academy after Gramps?" and "Who is going to carry on the Aihara name?" are not exactly the same questions. Shou suddenly appearing and solving all the problems in a chapter or two would indeed be a deus-ex-machina solution, but he's potentially involved in a more complex solution to both of them. (And given how important his absence has been to Mei's psyche AND to creating the family-inheritance problem, it would be a major dropped stitch in the story if he didn't return by the end.)

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Citrus is not realistic so it's OK, a solution will be found. But in real life there would never be a short-term solution to their situation except if they literally took off together and never looked back, which is unrealistic given they are both teenagers. What would likely happen is for Mei to tell Gramps and her dad she doesn't wish to be in an arranged marriage and wishes to marry for love in the future (I bet the dad would be supportive, and the Gramps would have to suck it up). Keep the relationship secret from the family and once they are financially independent then take off/do whatever they want, which likely would mean Mei being "forever single" as chairman of the academy and Yuzu accepting to be in a "don't ask don't tell" kind of lifestyle as far as Mei's career goes (even if friends and family know about it). That's not so bad, I mean actors and other famous people used to do that all the time and still doing it. Besides, Yuzu did say she wanted to be a housewife :P

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What would likely happen is . . .

Geez, where's the fun in all that?

Of course, you're exactly right--we'd end up with two aging sisters living together, neither ever having found "just the right man" for some unknown reason, one "the fun one" and the other a strict schoolmarm who's always scolding the first one, and only if you were to look closely would you realize that one of the bedrooms actually gets a lot more wear and tear than the other.

A way, although probably not the Citrus way.

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@matsuri_wins: That would indeed be the realistic option in the case Shou does not step in and Mei remains determined to lead the academy. That is to say, that would be the happy ending realistic option. But whether Saburouta will go for a more mango-like approach remains to be seen. Because that is the thing, society here has not really been portrayed as fundamentally different than in real life (I am reminded when Yuzu bumped into two of her friends from her previous school, and they were all "whoa, hehe, all-female school, some girls do that sort of thing, I guess with no guys around blabla", and Yuzu looked hurt and almost on the verge of telling them, but she stopped herself, as far as I remember), so I do not know how a more mango-like approach (like, for example, the two of them just being openly gay without any social repercussions) would actually fit within the confines of the story itself.

It is quite interesting, because I suspect many people would be dissatisfied with your proposed ending, but within what we are presented in the story itself, that actually looks like the most doable happy ending, short of Shou actually swallowing his 'philosophy' and coming back. Do note, though, that him taking over the school would not necessarily mean Mei and Yuzu now get to be open about it, because Mei might still want to take over one day (since this now became her wish as well), in which case secrecy of their relationship is just as needed as it is in your scenario.

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that actually looks like the most doable happy ending, short of Shou actually swallowing his 'philosophy' and coming back.

C'mon folks, let's think outside the box a little--I can easily see Shou coming back to establish a Montessori-style (that's child-centered, exploratory education, for those unfamiliar) touchy-feelie kiddie annex complete with giant plushies while Mei cracks the whip in the academy proper for the rich-wives-in-waiting.

I'll shut up now . . .

Of course, you're exactly right--we'd end up with two aging sisters living together, neither ever having found "just the right man" for some unknown reason, one "the fun one" and the other a strict schoolmarm who's always scolding the first one, and only if you were to look closely would you realize that one of the bedrooms actually gets a lot more wear and tear than the other.

A way, although probably not the Citrus way.

Funny they never married.