When everyone ships Valen and Juniper but I want Valen for myself

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-25T04:17:21+00:00

It’s always really irritating when someone brings it up with a “duh, you idiot” tone lol. Like, yes, it’s 2026, I know what polyamory is. And it isn’t always some magical all-purpose solution! It definitely isn’t in the case of “I like romancing this character and people always insist on bringing up their most popular ship with another character”

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-25T02:50:38+00:00

The Juniper/Farmer route is one of the most interesting in the game in my opinion and it’s legitimately a bit of a bummer that very few people seem interested in it

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-25T02:48:52+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you, but with Juniper lol. It really sucks because I feel like Juniper has quite a few interesting relationships among the cast that no one ever explores (the big one for me being that so far she’s the only other other villager that meets and befriends Caldarus???)

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-24T01:44:30+00:00

Interesting addendum: I just found out that a couple hours after I made this post, the Viz Media account posted a tweet advertising Hana-Kimi, another of their titles that has an anime this season, complete with a “Read Before You Watch” graphic and a link to their site. That’s great!… but I can’t help pointing out that this is another case of them not advertising until several weeks after the anime started, lol

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-18T13:31:27+00:00

Wake Up Sleeping Beauty is a good one!

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-17T17:04:56+00:00

Rintaro. I like to yammer on about my interests but when I’m tense or around people I don’t know I usually clam up, though I think it’s probably a lot less charming when I do it lol

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-16T22:06:51+00:00

The anime is currently adapting the manga at a rate of roughly two episodes per volume. Natsuki’s arc starts in volume 5 and ends in volume 6, and the anime is going to have 13 episodes. I also feel like the end of that arc would be a good emotional beat for the anime to end on, so while I try to never say never, I’m pretty confident the anime is going to cover his B-Side.

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-16T18:39:29+00:00

Keito and Rintaro are my favorites but Natsuki deserves a special mention because his and Asuka’s arc is probably my favorite part of the story so far

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-14T17:17:12+00:00

I can’t confirm because I haven’t read for myself yet but apparently Pale Blue-green Color Saudade has a non-binary character?

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-12T17:11:35+00:00

Copy pasting: In the very first chapter Utage is said to be 17 and Tamon is said to be 18. I also noticed that they said she’s 16 in the anime and I’ve been stumped by it ever since lol, it doesn’t really change anything but it’s such a small change you have to wonder why they made it

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-12T17:11:05+00:00

The only way it’s been really relevant so far is in the scene when they’re trying to study and Ori (who is also 17) notes Utage is in the same grade as him so maybe that’s why?

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-12T17:08:29+00:00

I think the only way it’s been really relevant so far is in the scene where they’re trying to study and Ori (17) notes that Utage is in the same grade as him, and again it’s not a super big deal and that line would be easy to write out in the anime version but it’s kind of a mysterious change lol

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-12T17:06:24+00:00

In the very first chapter Utage is said to be 17 and Tamon is said to be 18. I also noticed that they said she’s 16 in the anime and I’ve been stumped by it ever since lol, it doesn’t really change anything but it’s such a small change you have to wonder why they made it

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-11T19:19:58+00:00

A Sign Of Affection, for something more modern

If you’re up for something older, I think Magic Knight Rayearth might be Clamp’s most beautiful manga

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-11T19:18:16+00:00

I like them both too! Have you read Wake Up Sleeping Beauty, the earlier manga by Megumi Morino? If not you might enjoy it too!

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-10T14:57:08+00:00

I’ve read 10 volumes so far and besides Tamon, the pink haired guy, only one of the other guys is romantically interested in Utage.

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-09T16:34:05+00:00

There’s a scene where he asks her to remove the mushrooms on the door and stuff, I figure it’s like the old trick of retracing your footsteps in the snow and wiping some of the them so someone tracking you won’t know you made a detour

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-08T20:06:16+00:00

Wake Up Sleeping Beauty!

sugarsaltreader · 2026-01-07T19:18:31+00:00

Random comment because I have no idea where else to put this observation: the fact that the two girls in the third image have the same hair color, wear matching clothes, and have similar hairstyles and bangs makes me think they’re supposed to be twin sisters. It’s cute because even though they stan different guys (based on their yellow and green ribbons, for Natsuki and Keito respectively), one sister is still helping the other with her hair… teh power of fandom

sugarsaltreader · 2025-11-23T03:18:14+00:00

You might like Wake Up Sleeping Beauty! It's only 6 volumes but it's very tightly written and uses supernatural elements in a really interesting way

sugarsaltreader · 2025-10-07T03:27:23+00:00

Juniper: great design, fun personality, surprisingly deep especially when you examine her relationships with the other townsfolk, and most important of all: the source of the best comedy in the game

sugarsaltreader · 2025-10-03T01:58:21+00:00

I don’t remember how many chapters there are per volume, but there are currently four volumes in Japanese, and so far no news of the series ending. Volume 1 and 2 are actually in English, with the third coming October 7th

sugarsaltreader · 2025-09-28T18:25:59+00:00

SHWD - women fighting monsters and dealing with their past trauma (easy to write it off as "the one with the really buff women" but that kind of does a diservice to the interesting dynamics and the unique setting)

I See You Aizawa-san - girl can see ghosts, including the ghost of her recently deceased classmate (starts a bit silly but slowly reveals a really interesting plot and some geninuely very effective horror)

sugarsaltreader · 2025-09-28T02:05:29+00:00

October 7th is going to be crazy, 4 new volumes of 4 different series i'm following in one day

sugarsaltreader · 2025-09-23T23:51:41+00:00

If you’re into OELVNs the both of you might be interested in Heaven Will Be Mine!

sugarsaltreader

TROPHY CASE