Conceptually, this is great. I wish to have seen the 100 page version but hey! Can't complain about yuri.

There must be some rule that historical yuri can only have bitter-sweet endings.

There must be some rule that historical yuri can only have bitter-sweet endings.

There isn’t a specific rule, but there was a common trope in yuri literature, maybe around the 1960s in Japan, where yuri stories often had to end tragically. Authors weren’t allowed, or at least weren’t encouraged, to write openly queer happy endings. My information is a bit fuzzy, but I remember watching a few video essays and reading some articles about it. If I find them, I’ll link them. :)

Been waiting for this one since the mangaka posted about it.
It was just as good as I expected it to be
Wonder if they can post the 100 pages in a novel form.

There must be some rule that historical yuri can only have bitter-sweet endings.

There isn’t a specific rule, but there was a common trope in yuri literature, maybe around the 1960s in Japan, where yuri stories often had to end tragically. Authors weren’t allowed, or at least weren’t encouraged, to write openly queer happy endings. My information is a bit fuzzy, but I remember watching a few video essays and reading some articles about it. If I find them, I’ll link them. :)

Outside of Japan as well there's a lot of things with same sex relationships where there was push back against them being allowed a happy end

Someone could help me find a translation of the poem?
Tried a bit but only found chinese poems by author, not helpful on this

Someone could help me find a translation of the poem?
Tried a bit but only found chinese poems by author, not helpful on this

Which poem? Didn't saw a poem in this manhua.

... new author's oneshot.

Damn, new authors nowadays are so capable it's scary.

For history background of the invasion of Shanghai, see Jan 28 Incident in 1932

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Interesting that this is the same author as To You Who Were Buried.