^Yeah, I think everyone is in agreement there, and this is reversal like others are saying. Though like EvelineClariss said, the point still stands. Them having sex, and maybe even switching it up to have Touko try topping like this art, is still more canon than Citrus ever actually involving sex. My comment was and is mostly a bit of humor, since we've joked on Citrus fanart before that it would never actually happen in the story. People commented how Bloom Into You having a sex scene long before Citrus was genuinely unbelievable. So it's a continuation of that.
DaSupremeXtream
Mar 21, 2021 2:06PM
@FluffyCow Isn't this more explicit than really most Citrus Fanart, in general?
Zormau
Mar 21, 2021 2:50PM
@DaSupremeXtream
I mean, "fanart" doesn't have to go with "explicit", but you are right, even in case of the risqué or ecchi Citrus-fanart on Dynasty.
And this here is literally just one pair of nipples ahead of the manga proper. :D
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FluffyCow
Mar 21, 2021 5:52PM
^Yeah fanart can be SFW, Questionable/Risqué, NSFW/Explicit. Also true this is more explicit than a lot of Citrus fanart, but my main point is that people have been joking around on some of the more lewd Citrus fanart that the series would never actually get that far, and at the rate it's going Citrus will never have them have sex like Bloom Into You did. Which is still kind of a shock in general, since Citrus at least originally sold it's self on how "naughty" and "bad" it wanted to be, but then it doesn't really do much with that. So it's amusing to me that this Bloom Into You fanart is more explicit than Citrus fanart usually is, and more explicit than the manga will likely ever be. I guess we'll see though, maybe Citrus will get there eventually.
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RealmOMFG
Mar 22, 2021 11:54AM
The reason Yuu and Touko's relationship progressed further in the intimacy department is really simple tbh. YagaKimi is just a more realistically written, more grounded romance story than Citrus is. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, Citrus is what it is — a melodrama. Touko and Yuu had sex because it was the natural progression of their relationship and it just made sense for them to do it. Mei and Yuzu haven't had sex because if they did, it would put an end to the constant will they/won't they sexual tension, which is something Citrus relies on a lot. It's something that MANY "trashy" romance stories rely on. (Trashy romance isn't bad, it's just it's own genre of romance.)
There's a place for both kinds of romance fiction. I won't lie, I definitely prefer YagaKimi I mean... it's my favorite love story ever written. Just saying, there's a reason Touko and Yuu banged while Yuzu and Mei haven't. And the reason is just inherent to the kinds of stories they are.
FluffyCow
Mar 22, 2021 2:23PM
^Oh yeah I pretty much entirely agree with you. I think it's just many people at the start of Citrus, including myself, thought it would be less "Will they/Won't they". Since as I said the series felt like it wanted to boast about how "naughty" it is, but then it instead goes nowhere with it. There are a couple other Yuri series I know of that are in kind of a similar vein, but actually include sex, so I think that's part of why it seemed at least a bit surprising to me?
Notably I don't need sex in series, but I think it's often nice if it can be naturally included in a story as part of a relationship, even if it's just something that happens off camera. I don't need to see it, but it feels like a lot of media (books/tv/movies/etc) just avoid sex entirely, as if sex is some taboo thing. Bloom Into You as you said feels like it's part of the natural progression. Where as Citrus I think feels like the bad boy/girl that has to be home by a curfew, and in time for dinner.
FluffyCow Mar 19, 2021 9:50PM
Just think, this is more canon than any NSFW/Explicit Citrus art.
DY4Y Mar 19, 2021 9:52PM
^Touko is topping, there's nothing canon about this
EvelineClariss Mar 19, 2021 9:55PM
^ The point remains
DY4Y Mar 19, 2021 9:56PM
you're not wrong
almighty Mar 19, 2021 10:13PM
god we need more nsfw bloom into you
unnameddoc Mar 19, 2021 10:39PM
finally touko gets to top
Zormau Mar 19, 2021 10:45PM
So basically
reversalof this glorious climax to the story. I'm in.last edited at Mar 19, 2021 10:46PM
[deleted] Mar 20, 2021 12:16AM
Reversals stay being blessed.
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NNura Mar 20, 2021 12:47AM
Top Touko. Bless your heart girl
luinthoron Mar 20, 2021 6:21AM
Nice. ^_^
porurun Mar 20, 2021 6:53AM
that's a long bra strap
Christmas Mar 20, 2021 10:45AM
N-nice
Risamari Mar 20, 2021 3:18PM
bless switches
juanelric Mar 20, 2021 3:27PM
Isn't Yu the canon top?
FluffyCow Mar 20, 2021 6:03PM
^Yeah, I think everyone is in agreement there, and this is reversal like others are saying. Though like EvelineClariss said, the point still stands. Them having sex, and maybe even switching it up to have Touko try topping like this art, is still more canon than Citrus ever actually involving sex. My comment was and is mostly a bit of humor, since we've joked on Citrus fanart before that it would never actually happen in the story. People commented how Bloom Into You having a sex scene long before Citrus was genuinely unbelievable. So it's a continuation of that.
DaSupremeXtream Mar 21, 2021 2:06PM
@FluffyCow Isn't this more explicit than really most Citrus Fanart, in general?
Zormau Mar 21, 2021 2:50PM
@DaSupremeXtream
I mean, "fanart" doesn't have to go with "explicit", but you are right, even in case of the risqué or ecchi Citrus-fanart on Dynasty.
And this here is literally just one pair of nipples ahead of the manga proper. :D
last edited at Mar 21, 2021 2:51PM
FluffyCow Mar 21, 2021 5:52PM
^Yeah fanart can be SFW, Questionable/Risqué, NSFW/Explicit. Also true this is more explicit than a lot of Citrus fanart, but my main point is that people have been joking around on some of the more lewd Citrus fanart that the series would never actually get that far, and at the rate it's going Citrus will never have them have sex like Bloom Into You did. Which is still kind of a shock in general, since Citrus at least originally sold it's self on how "naughty" and "bad" it wanted to be, but then it doesn't really do much with that. So it's amusing to me that this Bloom Into You fanart is more explicit than Citrus fanart usually is, and more explicit than the manga will likely ever be. I guess we'll see though, maybe Citrus will get there eventually.
last edited at Mar 21, 2021 5:56PM
RealmOMFG Mar 22, 2021 11:54AM
The reason Yuu and Touko's relationship progressed further in the intimacy department is really simple tbh. YagaKimi is just a more realistically written, more grounded romance story than Citrus is. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, Citrus is what it is — a melodrama. Touko and Yuu had sex because it was the natural progression of their relationship and it just made sense for them to do it. Mei and Yuzu haven't had sex because if they did, it would put an end to the constant will they/won't they sexual tension, which is something Citrus relies on a lot. It's something that MANY "trashy" romance stories rely on. (Trashy romance isn't bad, it's just it's own genre of romance.)
There's a place for both kinds of romance fiction. I won't lie, I definitely prefer YagaKimi I mean... it's my favorite love story ever written. Just saying, there's a reason Touko and Yuu banged while Yuzu and Mei haven't. And the reason is just inherent to the kinds of stories they are.
FluffyCow Mar 22, 2021 2:23PM
^Oh yeah I pretty much entirely agree with you. I think it's just many people at the start of Citrus, including myself, thought it would be less "Will they/Won't they". Since as I said the series felt like it wanted to boast about how "naughty" it is, but then it instead goes nowhere with it. There are a couple other Yuri series I know of that are in kind of a similar vein, but actually include sex, so I think that's part of why it seemed at least a bit surprising to me?
Notably I don't need sex in series, but I think it's often nice if it can be naturally included in a story as part of a relationship, even if it's just something that happens off camera. I don't need to see it, but it feels like a lot of media (books/tv/movies/etc) just avoid sex entirely, as if sex is some taboo thing. Bloom Into You as you said feels like it's part of the natural progression. Where as Citrus I think feels like the bad boy/girl that has to be home by a curfew, and in time for dinner.
last edited at Mar 22, 2021 2:26PM
Kazesama Sep 24, 2021 11:22AM
^ I agree.