YuriMasterRace posted:
They're without a doubt one of the most interesting and "real" so far, the others are all in paradise experiencing their (apparently) first love ever, none of them have to deal with rivals/triangles and their feelings are always (or in the way to be) mutual... Is like, all the drama and difficult topics were throw to this ship alone so the others could be happier T-T
On the contrary, all of them actually feel so real and for the most part, mature tbh, most of the "drama" I've seen gets solved in like 2 chapter maxed without it dragging on and usually fixed by them actually talking and understanding each other (hits close to home), I also like the fact that this series has multiple vibes with each of the different characters, it's such a fresh take on the usual yuri slice of life genre.
I think that them having a single vibe for pair it's something that make them quite unrealistic though. I appreciate that their characters are so developed that you can recognize their personality and all, but still sometimes it appears a bit too simplicistic to be likely in real life (think for example at Ai and Chie and Mahimahi). While Shizuka actually has quite complex mixed feelings: she's in love with Mio but still can't get over Shizuka, even though she wants to with all her might. And she also feels guilty about it to the point of (i) hiding those from Mio; and (ii) punishing herself to be able to go further. And it's funny how realistic that is, because when you are young you don't realize that the best way to get over it is just accept the thing as a whole and realize that that won't change the feelings you have for the other person (Mio).
Mio on the other hand is also quite realistic since she's realizing that she has been idealizing her senpai, and happends quite ofter that you get on your own an idea of a person that just isn't true. And that's what make relationships difficult, you need to be open to change.
While we see no real need to be open to change with the oter pairs, with some exeptions which are, unfortunately, not that developed (Yuu x Mari, Haruka x Kanae).
Pairing wise, I agree with Mio and Shizuka having the most complex relationship, but a "simplistic" "drama" free relationship that most of the other characters are having doesn't really give an air of unrealism though? add to the fact that most of them are experiencing love for the first time, so it's a given that some of them are still pretty "fluff" and lacking a bit of romance, heck Ai and Chie is starting to get deep and romantic lately after their ferris wheel date. I'm just saying that I enjoy how to author handles all of the characters and made them all feel pretty realistic, well to me at least based on experiences, feels like I'm in college again.
And when I meant by "vibe", I meant that it feels like I'm reading a different manga whenever a different pairing/characters is featured on a chapter, with Miyoshi's group, I feel like I'm reading a slice of life yuri manga with hormonal girls with budding relationships and all, with Mio and Shizuka I feel like I'm finally reading a decent yuri drama manga(seriously I like how the author handles their drama and romance, with other mangas, their drama would drag on for like 50 chapters not talking to eachother and whatnot, with this, chapter 153-154 comes to mind their initial problem "fixed" by just talking to eachother, I know both of them are still recovering but hey, it's a start, also add the points you gave which made them more fun to read), Honoka and Eli with the cutest introvert x extrovert couple manga story with the introvert breaking out of her shell, etc. you get the point.
