Yuri's just been feeling neglected by Tomoko most of the time. When Tomoko talks to her and gives her some special time, she cheers right up.
On top of that, Mako has basically blown her off in favor of Minami and her obscure object of desire, Yoshida.
And she has to keep up a hell of a tsundere shell to keep from giving in to Hina's advances.
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blopa
Aug 2, 2019 9:49PM
I think is more of an issue about how different Yuri's personality was in the introductory chapters compared to her current self.
katewarner
Aug 2, 2019 9:51PM
Sure; I'm just saying there's a reason for that.
ChippedIce
Aug 2, 2019 10:38PM
Man, I always forget how different Yuri used to be the first few times she appeared, seemed as normal and social as every other character, makes me glad she changed, she became more unique as a character. But I would love it for it to be adressed rather than never explain why her personality changed in the span of a few chapters so drastically.
katewarner
Aug 2, 2019 10:53PM
^ Actually, nothing really changed. We first see Yuri when Tomoko is organizing the group for the Kyoto trip. She's being jilted by Mako and she won't talk to Tomoko. Until Mako and she make up, she's morose and withdrawn, welded to her headphones and not talking to anyone. After that, for a few chapters, she finds herself making new friends and gets relatively cheerful. Back in school, she's cheerful when she sees Tomoko.
After that, though, things start to change. She's resigned to sharing Mako with Minami, but her new friend Tomoko starts making new friends and there is less and less time for her. At the second year wrap party, she gets very insecure because she wants to be with the friends from the trip, and leaves early. Along the line things happen like her crashing the meet up with Tomoko, Yuu, and Koto, where her insecurity about friends gets harsh. Slowly but surely, Hina and then Asuka start crowding her out with Tomoko, Mako is growing more distant, Yoshida is in another orbit. She starts getting morose and more alienated.
Yuri was never different. She was just at her best when we first met her. Like Tomoko, there's just an undertow that leaves her depressed and sullen when she doesn't fit into the world of other people.
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Rainendant
Aug 3, 2019 4:24AM
Yuri from the latest chapter is cute too,, what's even the matter ?
Lightsteam
Aug 3, 2019 5:59AM
@KateWarer, well...If this is like in the tale parodied in this pic, Tomoko wils say that it was neither of them, but a regular Yuri.
So in a sense, this works.
edit: Wait, if this is like in the tale, Mako will reward Tomoko's honesty by giving her the Yuri that fell in the pond, plus the two Yuri that she's holding. Moko will have a harem of Yuri.
last edited at Aug 3, 2019 8:48PM
katewarner
Aug 3, 2019 10:28AM
^^ I was actually just sleepily rambling last night about this topic, which interests me.
This is really cute.
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Marion Diabolito
Aug 3, 2019 5:54PM
ΗΕΥ! Is this a reference?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Woodcutter#Other_versions I think one of Hakka-ya's BuCap manga had "Which Kana did you pull out of the river? The one who plays flawlessly (Gold?) or the one who is amazingly powerful (Silver?)" and Hisa the goddess says "Neither. the one she pulled out of the river was the Kana that always plays into tsumo/dealer sanbaiman" (the actual axe). In Japan, the story is either Buddha or a wood spirit/fairy like in this image.
The BuCap version is yet another veiled opportunity for Hisa to put Kana in her place and make it abundantly clear she has no chance with Mihoko, but it did follow the story closlely
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katewarner
Aug 3, 2019 9:30PM
^ What a deep reference
Marion Diabolito
Aug 4, 2019 4:15AM
Lightsteam I agree Tomoko's honesty will net her a triplet foursome.
SSincere
Feb 23, 2020 2:55PM
This is cute — I'm fond of "Honest Axe" references.
(The original usually has a sequel where a scheming fellow finds out about the woodcutter's new gold axe, so goes and dumps his axe in the same spring/pool — the god/fairy/whatever gives the options, but the guy is greedy (and presumably didn't get the whole story) so claims the gold one — and the god says "Liar!" and he loses it all.)
katewarner Aug 2, 2019 9:39PM
Yuri's just been feeling neglected by Tomoko most of the time. When Tomoko talks to her and gives her some special time, she cheers right up.
On top of that, Mako has basically blown her off in favor of Minami and her obscure object of desire, Yoshida.
And she has to keep up a hell of a tsundere shell to keep from giving in to Hina's advances.
last edited at Aug 2, 2019 9:46PM
blopa Aug 2, 2019 9:49PM
I think is more of an issue about how different Yuri's personality was in the introductory chapters compared to her current self.
katewarner Aug 2, 2019 9:51PM
Sure; I'm just saying there's a reason for that.
ChippedIce Aug 2, 2019 10:38PM
Man, I always forget how different Yuri used to be the first few times she appeared, seemed as normal and social as every other character, makes me glad she changed, she became more unique as a character. But I would love it for it to be adressed rather than never explain why her personality changed in the span of a few chapters so drastically.
katewarner Aug 2, 2019 10:53PM
^ Actually, nothing really changed. We first see Yuri when Tomoko is organizing the group for the Kyoto trip. She's being jilted by Mako and she won't talk to Tomoko. Until Mako and she make up, she's morose and withdrawn, welded to her headphones and not talking to anyone. After that, for a few chapters, she finds herself making new friends and gets relatively cheerful. Back in school, she's cheerful when she sees Tomoko.
After that, though, things start to change. She's resigned to sharing Mako with Minami, but her new friend Tomoko starts making new friends and there is less and less time for her. At the second year wrap party, she gets very insecure because she wants to be with the friends from the trip, and leaves early. Along the line things happen like her crashing the meet up with Tomoko, Yuu, and Koto, where her insecurity about friends gets harsh. Slowly but surely, Hina and then Asuka start crowding her out with Tomoko, Mako is growing more distant, Yoshida is in another orbit. She starts getting morose and more alienated.
Yuri was never different. She was just at her best when we first met her. Like Tomoko, there's just an undertow that leaves her depressed and sullen when she doesn't fit into the world of other people.
last edited at Aug 2, 2019 11:11PM
Rainendant Aug 3, 2019 4:24AM
Yuri from the latest chapter is cute too,, what's even the matter ?
Lightsteam Aug 3, 2019 5:59AM
@KateWarer, well...If this is like in the tale parodied in this pic, Tomoko wils say that it was neither of them, but a regular Yuri.
So in a sense, this works.
edit: Wait, if this is like in the tale, Mako will reward Tomoko's honesty by giving her the Yuri that fell in the pond, plus the two Yuri that she's holding. Moko will have a harem of Yuri.
last edited at Aug 3, 2019 8:48PM
katewarner Aug 3, 2019 10:28AM
^^ I was actually just sleepily rambling last night about this topic, which interests me.
This is really cute.
last edited at Aug 3, 2019 10:56AM
Marion Diabolito Aug 3, 2019 5:54PM
ΗΕΥ! Is this a reference?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Woodcutter#Other_versions I think one of Hakka-ya's BuCap manga had "Which Kana did you pull out of the river? The one who plays flawlessly (Gold?) or the one who is amazingly powerful (Silver?)" and Hisa the goddess says "Neither. the one she pulled out of the river was the Kana that always plays into tsumo/dealer sanbaiman" (the actual axe). In Japan, the story is either Buddha or a wood spirit/fairy like in this image.
The BuCap version is yet another veiled opportunity for Hisa to put Kana in her place and make it abundantly clear she has no chance with Mihoko, but it did follow the story closlely
last edited at Aug 3, 2019 5:56PM
katewarner Aug 3, 2019 9:30PM
^ What a deep reference
Marion Diabolito Aug 4, 2019 4:15AM
Lightsteam I agree Tomoko's honesty will net her a triplet foursome.
SSincere Feb 23, 2020 2:55PM
This is cute — I'm fond of "Honest Axe" references.
(The original usually has a sequel where a scheming fellow finds out about the woodcutter's new gold axe, so goes and dumps his axe in the same spring/pool — the god/fairy/whatever gives the options, but the guy is greedy (and presumably didn't get the whole story) so claims the gold one — and the god says "Liar!" and he loses it all.)