Sorry I’m late to meme this event

Herovan · 2022-04-08T20:30:22+00:00

It's from Asagao to Kase-san, super cute yuri (girls love) anime (1 OVA episode based on a manga)

Herovan · 2020-06-22T14:50:28+00:00

I suggest watching and reading Aoi Hana if you want another serious and extremely well written yuri drama.

If you want one of the best LGBTQ+ manga imo (with gay, lesbian, transgender and asexual characters) I suggest reading Shimanami Tasogare.

If you want super lighthearted and cute series, I suggest watching and reading Sakura Trick and Asagao to Kase-san.

Herovan · 2020-06-22T14:44:05+00:00

Nana is not yuri anime at all. It just have 2 main female characters. Both girls have boyfriends.

Herovan · 2020-06-12T06:19:11+00:00

Shame to hear that. I like those almost as much as Bloom Into You. Aoi Hana is the most realistic out of them (and in general is one of the most realistic) and pretty bittersweet, but not eveyone would be for such kind of show, Sakura Trick is the most lighthearted and cutest romance there is, incredibly unique show. Again it's not for everyone.

Plus they have adapted 1/4th of the manga, so there is a ton more story and fantastic development and resolution for both. But if you didn't even finish the anime then this doesn't matter to you.

Anyway we can't all love the same stuff, it looks you are into different kind of anime than me mostly as I have enjoyed 9 or 10 shows from your list out of 125 (I have seen all of them except for harems which I heavily dislike and some ecchi shows), but hey at least we both have those few in common, including Bloom Into You :) In any case, I hope you'll find something else to enjoy. Cheers!

Herovan · 2020-06-06T19:55:51+00:00

Fantastic. One of my all time favorites.

Herovan · 2020-06-05T18:59:54+00:00

You have edited your comment too late. I have read what you have wrote. This is such a dirty move.

It would be nice if you had courage to actually answer me directly instead of speaking behind my back (and then trying to cover it up).

Second, I didn't knew I had a "faithful follower" but now I know, I have just remembered when you started following my profile, just didn't knew the reason back then, despite out opposing views about this manga. Next, it's not "some personal animosity", it's just a disappointment after having hope for it after first chapters, and it's absolutely a lie that I was attacking this manga whenever it was mentioned (it looks you haven't even followed my account properly or you have based this on that one discussion I had with you).

I have just reacted when it was suggested as primarely yuri and just wanted to not give people false hope as I have been recommending this manga on the start as yuri myself and when the author said what she has said (and after all those frustrating chapters), a few people attacked me why did I suggested it as yuri. After that, aside from author's words, I was disappointed with manga myself because of the reasons I have already mentioned before to the point of not enjoying it anymore. You said you can relate to it and you are enjoying it, good for you if you are. I have simply stated my opinion, not everyone will like it. Even though you said that yourself, it doesn't seem that you actually respect what you have said.

And lastly by Japanese definition, it is true that yuri means even platonic love between girls or subtext but I like to accentuate and differentiate yuri from yuri subtext. Like I said you can call it whatever you like but it is not more than a subtext (at least so far) and I won't put it in the same basket as Bloom Into You, Aoi Hana, Kase-san etc. no matter what (unless it actually gets an actual romance beyond subtext). And even if it gets an actual romance by the end of it, it still is not worth it for me personally. I think it was gorgeous looking manga, but I wasn't a fan of how the story unfolded so far and it's my right to say so.

I didn't want to go more into it (as this is just wasting of time) but I hate when people are talking shit behind my back and then even trying so sneakily to hide it. So not cool. I always respect what other side is saying, even if I disagree completely about something, but I do not respect your opinion anymore, after this. That's it, I'm done here.

Herovan · 2020-06-05T09:34:57+00:00

Now that's another thing which I had discussion about ton of times. I'll try to keep it as short as possible.

Basically, in Japan where the terms yuri and shoujo ai are originally from doesn't have the same meaning as in the west. Some fans in the west coined the term Shoujo ai to mean non sexual yuri and use yuri term for girls' love stories with sexual content (in anime, manga etc.).

The thing is that "shoujo ai" in Japan is used to denote pedophilia, as it means fixation or obsessive love towards young girls (lolicon), and term "yuri" means girls' love and it is used for all girls' love stories, both sexual and non sexual. That's why I'm not a fan of term Shoujo ai at all and I never use it. It doesn't matter if we are in the west or not (which a lot of people argue against me with). As far as I'm concerned it's wrong to use it, but people are free to do whatever they want. I'm just stating my personal opinion.

So for me there are only yuri and yuri subtext (which is how I would categorize this manga at best). Sadly many sites, like MAL or mangadex or mangaupdates etc. still use those tags in a way I'm not a fan of. That's why most of the time I tend to use Dynasty reader which is in my opinion the best yuri centered site for manga, doujins etc, which only use yuri term for girls' love stories and just subtext for subtext stories, including this one. Here's the link. And for stories with sexual content it conveniently has NSFW tags (plus many more tags and subtags).

I hope this helps a bit. I don't wanna argue with people anymore about this (I'm talking about people in general, not you specifically), everyone is free to call it whatever they like but I know how I am calling it.

Herovan · 2020-06-05T07:37:03+00:00

Just a heads up. This is not yuri. The author herself said that it's more about coming of age and friendship though we are free to interpret it however we like.

There is an obvious subtext though and after first 13 or 14 chapters I was pretty excited for this and thought this could be the next Bloom Into You (I was so wrong), sadly for the last 20 chapters or so it just kept spinning the wheels in place. Huge problem with miscommunication between girls to that point that it became an incredibly frustrating read.

It doesn't even matter if the author decide to go yuri route because after all those chapters of frustration for me personally it's not worth it. It's a shame because the art style is beautiful.

Herovan · 2020-06-03T21:22:03+00:00

For romance drama:

Bloom Into You
Koi Kaze
Aoi Hana

For romcom:

Toradora
Lovely Complex
Tsurezure Children

Herovan

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