Same creator from Yurikuma Arashi? This guy has some of the worst use of symbolism, its obtrusive, spammy in amounts, and distracting sometimes even to the point of obfuscating the narrative itself. Feels like someone shoving metaphors on the screen "LOOK SYMBOLISM! METAPHORS! SO SMART! MAKES THINK! WOW!" Just fucking terrible.
Like a generic music video.

The best use of symbolism is the ones that support the narrative (be it the plot, mood, themes, and even characterization) through subtly. It also can be in large scale, like the entire thing (plot, characters, etc,) can be a metaphor entirely, while also maintaining that subtly, simplicity, and non-obfuscation. Where watching through, one might not even notice that theres metaphors on-going. Simple and fitting of the world, not something that might as well have the text "SYMBOLISM" splattered all over the screen when its rolling.

(what the metaphor may be representing does not need to be directly related/relevant to the plot)

Simple, subtle, fitting, and well paced. The ones that don't detract from the narrative if not caught/understood.

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oh, you're right, it's the same director. Now i know why i've dropped yuri kuma after eps 2 :D

I think I went 4 eps before dropping it. The show gave me headaches. :X Like I would feel seasick from watching it.

I want someone like Kase-san

This moment if you're looking at the comments, and see people who dropped Yuri Kuma Arashi...and if this is your favorite Yuri anime q.q

^It's daijobu, they were both great anime.

this picture is my aesthetic

WOW so much hate for Ikuhara in these comments! You guys are disappointing as heck.

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No hate, just Yuri Kuma was not my thing. I have an Utena figure.

I think the only thing sad about good yuri... is when you cant offered it Q~Q!!

I pity Maki aka best girl so much with Nico aka 2nd best girl on her back

Pulse have now 5 episodes for free :) http://dynasty-scans.com/forum/topics/9542-pulse-discussion?page=8#forum_post_211562

Okay. Uhm... okay. Errr.... yeah.
It somehow warped into a conversation about anything but Utena. I don't have anything against what you said about that one. (But I did sit all 12 eps because I'm a beggar and can't choose.)

Elfbs-san - scratch 'hatred', then. I went too human with that. Pardons. x)

I... I'm so proud that something I submitted for upload went through.

^You're clearly unfamiliar with the ways of Yohane-ism.

Force? Not Vivid? Not that it matters much... Einhart-senpai is SO Fate-san. Sometimes I realize that they're not NanoFate reincarnates and I surprise myself.

A feeling that never gets old is described in a trillion different languages across the Time-Space dimension. They all hold only one translation.

That is: NanoFate

^bring in Yuuki Yuuna and they're the best models of "befriending".
http://i.imgur.com/SNlTeFF.jpg

With Nanoha, they're League of Justice , Friendship and Love.

eto... gomennasai, minnasan, i have little chance to talk about this interest of mine, so maybe i got a little carried away
I meant no offense to anyone. well, maybe to Ikuhara... JOKING! JUST JOKING! I SWEAR! xD

Well ,i am sure that Kuroko don't use pants.

This... is... gold...

Supplemental:
Now I've gone and bought it. Let's see when I can make the time to actually play it. Looking forward to it, though.

I thought I had seen it all, but I've never seen tooth brushing as a form of BDSM.

Aurora was 16? What age did the prince have?

Awww

is it just me...

The proportions are more generous than what you typically see around here, but it's still very believably human.

So yeah, it is just you.