Denial can be a powerful thing. Depression can make you unaware of your own emotions or unwilling to acknowledge them, even if you're super-insightful about other peoples'. It took me ages to admit being gay, and more or less had to have my first girlfriend beat it into my head.

You would not believe how many of us do the "just gals bein' pals, nothing lesbian here" thing to ourselves, for reasons ranging from ignorance to disbelief to fear to self-loathing. I sense depression in at least one of these girls, possibly both.

Homo-romantic friendship...? Or it explores the nature of isolation and how attachment to others can intensify the frustration that it looks romantic. Considering the author said herself she never intended Nettaigyo to be Yuri romance, and the angst surrounding this 'frienship'--especially the lizard and frog metaphor or allusion--maybe tackling intense feelings of isolation is the point.

We may wear whatever goggles we like while reading, as long as the author has already said her piece, readers' expectation and interpretation of fictional characters--however it matters still--comes in second place.

Yeahhhh Koyuki! Why not just tell Konatsu about your warm feelings for her? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I love how Koyuki's mum was basically giving Koyuki advice based on her own relationship with her husband (Koyuki's dad). Like just think... if she was giving advice based on that of a married couple, then that's pretty telling to me. As in, 'Koyuki and Konatsu are gay AF' - telling.

Also, you're not going crazy @Gibfady I agree that there's plenty of romantic signs going on there! And yeah it's sad that the 2 MC's aren't even considering that they have hella gay feelings towards each other, whether it's due to obliviousness or denial.

Where I agree is that they are capable of not declaring that they love each other even if they admit it deep down inside.
Now konatsu seems more advanced on her feeling towards koyuki, she just seems to wake up about it, let's see.... what's sure with them is that in any case we'll have a lot of chapters to come to a conclusion!
The next discussion might be tense though because I had a hard time seeing konatsu confess everything she feels to koyuki and I hope koyuki won't swallow it all and dig deeper.
It's when you think you're at the end of the tunnel that it ends with "what" because they are so complex!

especially the lizard and frog metaphor or allusion

Salamander, not lizard

especially the lizard and frog metaphor or allusion

Salamander, not lizard

Woopsie. I stand corrected. My apologies to the Salamander majesties.

especially the lizard and frog metaphor or allusion

Salamander, not lizard

Woopsie. I stand corrected. My apologies to the Salamander majesties.

You just gotta rhyme huh.

Mmmmm this manga has provided much enjoyed somber angst, looks like Honami is ready to nut up and not shut up for once.... Go hold that hand!!!!

Also, you're not going crazy @Gibfady I agree that there's plenty of romantic signs going on there! And yeah it's sad that the 2 MC's aren't even considering that they have hella gay feelings towards each other, whether it's due to obliviousness or denial.

It's all root down for how the author want to write the story, just girl being friends.

I don't know what the author imagine while drawing this like "Let's make it very gay but no more than a friends"

Also my prediction of the next chapter is koyuki and konatsu gonna have a talk telling her not gonna be lonely, hug, confesss .

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I've seen a page from the next chapter in the author's livestream a couple weeks ago. They do talk, or at least begin to. Here's hoping Konatsu stays and listens.

Koyuki Honami Is Late For Her Own Chapter

Koyuki Honami Is Late For Her Own Chapter

RAW is out somewhere in FB, just waiting for the translation.

It's the longest chapter in the series yet, so I'll cut them some slack.

It's the longest chapter in the series yet, so I'll cut them some slack.

Considering Chapters are usually 40 pages longs, i'm a bit worried. Didn't Hagino cut a chapter in half "recently" because it was too long ?

It's 58 pages. The chapter cut in half would've been over 70 and the magazine couldn't spare the space in a single issue.

Well, it's nice to see that she doesn't (have to) limit herself to a given number of pages and makes the chapters as long as she feels they need to be.

I think the only thing she does is making sure that every batch of four chapters that will make a volume will come up to around the usual ~180 pages.

And at the end of this chapter we know that there will not be a chapter in February but for March 27th.

I look for the new chapter every day. Thank you, translators.

:3

You know dem Aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnngsst?

Damnnn the feels! This is hella gay. I love it!

I can see Makoto Hagino did enjoy doing this chapter, like to hell with the pages, I need to do it lol. Anyway, it looks like the salamander and the frog finally united properly and gone, so their last chapter to appear? though it seems it is only the start of Koyuki and Konatsu's friendship story.... I mean being open about their feelings...

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Is this really not a Yuri? Cuz, it seems really gay.

Senpai finally taking the lead. So sweet