#Takemiya Jin

[houkagokappa]

[yuripoll]

SEASON 2 LOSERS ROUND 1

NOTE: An Absurd Relationship contains suggestive scenes. Nomura Nao to Kyougoku Hina depicts physical and emotional abuse of a child.

[oratokyosaigunda]

Itoshi Koishi, volume 3

[gloop898]

2023 Media Thread - Part 114, 115, 116, 117

Takemiya Jin Extravaganza!!

I read several of mangaka Takemiya Jin's works right in a row, so instead of doing them individually, lets do them all in the same post! To be honest, I read so many of these so quickly that they've kinda blurred together, but I'm not letting that stop me.

KiLa KiLa, Steps, and Game

These three are actually connected together. Following the same characters, and only really being complete when you've read all three. The story can be a bit hard to follow with the amount of characters and with the plot jumping about time just a bit. It's nothing spectacular, but it only amounts to about 3 volumes total so its not a very long read. Maybe just pay closer attention to who's who than I did.

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Omoino-Kakera

(Fragments of Love)

There's some nice drama in this one with the characters having to open up and come to terms with things. While there is a slight bitter feeling to some of it, it balances it out with some comedy.

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Itoshi Koishi

(Love and Longing)

Uh Oh! Problematic Age Gap Alert!! This one is cute, but just barely avoids being uncomfortable. Now obviously, age gap fiction like this is a big matter of taste, but I feel there are some key factors that can make it more palatable. Often the most palatable ones have a slow progression of friendship to admitting feelings to relationship. The younger of the pair often has a "one up" on the older when it comes to a shared interest. And often the solidifying of their relationship into a romantic one happens after the younger comes of age.

Itoshi Koishi doesn't really manage to do any of those. The manga starts with the pair in a romantic relationship. Some background is given, but its not enough to escape the feeling of "the older one had intentions near the start." While they do support each other and enjoy each others' company, they aren't shown to share a strong shared interest, leaving less opportunities for the younger to get a "one up" on the older.

It's not horrible, and definitely has lots of cute moments, but even I, with a high tolerance for this sort of "problematic" content, felt just a tad icky about the relationship.

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An Absurd Relationship

(Irrational Us)

I think this might be the best I've read from Takemiya Jin. The drama and development of the characters is really good. With the first volume being more about building up the relationship and then the second exploring it, the manga has a really nice pace. It doesn't quite have a huge emotional climax to finish off the story, but there's enough development to be satisfying.

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Love Stories Log  | Renai Log by Jin Takemiya

Looking at You Kinda Turns Me On: Part 1

[witchofanguish]

I’ve been running into a lot more ‘realistic’ type stuff lately. No clue why.

[lgbtqmanga]

New Releases June 4, 2024

Acid Town (manga) vol. 6 by Kyugo

In a city where lawlessness rules, every day is a struggle for Yuki and his best friend Tetsu. In a desperate attempt to pay for his brother's hospitalization, he was forced to strike a deal with the Seidoukai; however, Yuki's dark past has finally caught up to him, dragging him back down into a tangled web of extortion and underworld deals. Ordered by the leader of a rival organization to get close to Hyoudo for nefarious purposes, he feels that he's left with no choice but to return to old and painful methods of survival just to get by.

However, Hyoudo's connection to Yuki runs deeper than that chance meeting. For years, Hyoudo has been searching for him, hoping to keep a promise he once made to Ryuuji, Yuki's father. But those simpler days of brotherhood and camaraderie are long gone, and as Masatsugu and Reiji's schemes herald a coming storm of violence and bloodshed, can Hyoudo still fulfill that promise and protect those he holds dear?

Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (novel) vol. 1 by Tang Jiu Qing

In this historical tale of war and political intrigue, an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor and the vengeful nobleman who despises him...at first.

Shen Zechuan is the eighth son of the traitorous Prince of Jianxing, a man who doomed his cities and people to destruction at the hands of the foreign enemy. As the only surviving member of his reviled line, Shen Zechuan is dragged to the capital in chains. He bears the hatred of the nation, but no one’s hate burns hotter than that of Xiao Chiye, the youngest son of the powerful Prince of Libei.

Xiao Chiye would love nothing more than to see Shen Zechuan dead--but against all odds, he clings to life. Rather than succumb to his family’s disgrace, he becomes a thorn in Xiao Chiye’s side, clawing his way into the cutthroat political world of the capital. Yet as these two bitter enemies beat against the bonds of their fate, they find themselves kindred spirits, unlikely allies...and perhaps something more.

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (manga) vol. 11 by Yuu Toyota

Adachi and Kurosawa are enjoying their life as newlyweds! Some things have changed, others haven’t. Every day they spend together is happiness itself! Their honeymoon awaits… Will they manage to take in any sights, or will they spend the entirety of it indoors?!

Meanwhile, Tsuge and Minato have officially started dating, but their relationship doesn't seem to be going anywhere, creating anxiety for Tsuge. In an attempt to get things moving, Adachi, Kurosawa, Tsuge, and Minato head off on a double date…!

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (manhua) vol. 6 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu and Luo Di Cheng Qiu

To escape the villainous scheming of Xue Yang, A-Qing is determined to flee, and take her companion Xiao Xingchen along with her. But Xiao Xingchen cannot shake his sense of responsibility–he resolves to stay behind and confront Xue Yang alone. That’s when Xue Yang reveals the truth behind their Night Hunts, and all the horrible things he’s tricked Xiao Xingchen into doing for so many years. Battle is joined between old friends and fated rivals!

Back in the present, Wei Wuxian watches their tragic history unfold, and is left with a single thought. To set things right, he must kill Xue Yang.

Yes, No, or Maybe? - Where Home Is (novel) vol. 3 by Michi ichiho and Lala Takemiya

Newscaster Kei and animator Ushio have been dating for nearly two years, and whenever Kei's in trouble, Ushio's always there for him. So, of course, when rumors swirl about Kei's (nonexistent!) political plans, Ushio helps him weather the storm. But Kei's starting to realize he's not the only one who could use a shoulder to lean on. What is Ushio hiding? Why hasn't he gotten any work lately? Isn't it Kei's turn to help?

[ghelgheli]

The Stuff I Read in October 2023

Stuff I Extra Liked is Bold

Books

Women with Mustaches and Men without Beards, Afsaneh Najmabadi

Network Effect, Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry, Martha Wells

Gateway, Frederik Pohl

A Call to Arms: Iran's Marxist Revolutionaries, Ali Rahnema

Manga (mostly yuri)

Aoi Hana / Blue Flowers, Takako Shimura

Kekkon Aite no Jouken ni Perfect datta no wa Shokuba no Kouhai Joshi deshita / Mr. Right Turned Out To Be A Younger Woman, Kozumi Miura

Tokidoki kaette kuru on'na tomodachi no hanashi / My Lady Friend Who Visits Now and Again, Sumiko Arai

She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat Vol 3, Sakaomi Yuzaki

Double House, Nanae Haruno

Fujouri na Atashitachi / An Absurd Relationship, Jin Takemiya

The Girls' Arcadia, Yatosaki Haru

Recipe for Arcadia, Yatosaki Haru

Short Fiction (all SF)

17776, Jon Bois [link]

The Merchants of Venus, Frederik Pohl

The Merchants of Venus, A. H. Phelps Jr.

The Erasure Game, Yoon Ha Lee

Compulsory, Martha Wells

Obsolescence, Martha Wells

Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory, Martha Wells

The Shoe Shop Jinn, Sakina Hassan [link]

Earth-747, Saud Ahmed [link]

Communism, History, Politics

The Palestinian Left Will Not Be Hijacked – A Critique of Palestine: A Socialist Introduction - Viewpoint Magazine, Samar Al-Saleh & L.K. [Viewpoint Magazine]

The Algerian War: Cause Célèbre of Anticolonialism, Malika Rahal [JSTOR]

Socialism for the Welsh People, Gareth Miles & Robert Griffiths

Soviet time capsules: messages from the past with lessons to teach us in 2017, Sasha Raspopina [New East Archive]

No Human Being Can Exist, Saree Makdisi [n+1]

The Other Nuremberg Trials, Seventy-Five Years On, Erica X Eisen [Boston Review]

The 1932 Harvest and the Famine of 1933, Mark B. Tauger [JSTOR]

Political Islam in the Service of Imperialism, Samir Amin [link]

Dismantle the ADL [link]

Women and Men, Cloth and Colonization: The Transformation of Production-Distribution Relations among the Baule, Mona Etienne [JSTOR]

Iranica

The Defender: Waiting for the revolution in Tehran, Nargol Aran [Point Magazine]

Divided by a Common Tongue: Exclusionary Politics of Persian-Language Pedagogy, Aria Fani [link]

The Necessity of Armed Struggle and Refutation of the Theory of “Survival”, Amir Parviz Pooyaan [pdf on marxists dot org]

Queer Stuff/Feminism (broadly construed)

Cultural Feminism: Feminist Capitalism and the Anti-Pornography Movement, Alice Echols [JSTOR]

Against the "Prison/Psychiatric State": Anti-violence Feminisms and the Politics of Confinement in the 1970s, Emily Thuma [JSTOR]

"Some Could Suckle over Their Shoulder": Male Travelers, Female Bodies, and the Gendering of Racial Ideology, 1500-1770, Jennifer L. Morgan [JSTOR]

Collective Memory and the Transfeminist 1970s: Toward a Less Plausible History, Finn Enke [DOI]

Racial-Class Paternalism and the Trojan Horse of Anti-transmasculinity, Nsámbu Za Suékama [Medium]

Trans Misogyny in the Colonial Archive: Re-Membering Trans Feminine Life and Death in New Spain, 1604–1821, Jamey Jesperson [DOI]

Other

The Establishment of Scientific Semantics, Rudolf Carnap

On What There Is, Willard V. Quine [JSTOR]

On the Ancestral Plane: Crip Hand Me Downs and the Legacy of Our Movements, Stacey Milbern [link]

Megastructures, Superweapons and Global Architectures in Science Fiction Computer Games, Mark R. Johnson [link]

[lonelypond]

Doujin Suggestion List

Okay, so a question rolled across the dash and my one real vice is answering questions and we all need more yuri, here's a quick list of some of my favorite manga reads new and old.

Notes From The Garden Of Lilies -- all time fave

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All -- fun, love the green

Kase-san just frikkin' adorable

Candy -- angsty but love it

Edible Flowers cute

Their Story I LOVE these goofs, so much fun

Collectors Adult life, amazing, work of art in communication dynamics

Crescent Moon And Donuts Nicely done, two characters probably on the asexual spectrum

Like, Share, N Subscribe slow but interesting

Office Romance Just cute

Takemiya Jin, author many many flavors, some not my speed but quality very high

Fluttering Feelings sadly unfinished, but so so good

Ebisu-san and Hotei-san two coworkers friction their way to helping each other

Accept My Fist Of Love Different, but worth it, by one of my favorite NicoMaki doujin artists

The Sea, You, And The Sun Who doesn't need a tropical vacation

From Aiu Station On The Hiragana Line I love a good opposites attract

Koigokoro Metronome Musicians mad crushing

Lily Love This and/or Pulse. Ratana Satis is a must read

My Dear Lass As sweet as the peaches on so many pages; lovely art

There you go.

[ladygwyndolin]

Read "Steps." Another solid entry from Takemiya Jin, and possibly my favorite work of hers so far. I think shorter stories are better for her, as the longer ones tend to drag in the last third. And I love student/teacher yuri, of course. I'd recommend it!

[japancup1984]

always very funny (and depressing) how Best Yuri posts both here and on twitter always focus on stuff from the last 5ish years and nothing else. like damn guys, where's morishima akiko? where's amano shuninta? where's takemiya jin? and if you're just gonna include recent ones, where the fuck is itou hachi???? y'all have no taste with these milquetoast ass yuri manga. read more!

[houkagokappa]

More Yuri, More Manga

It's been a year since I embarked on my journey to read more yuri manga and it's time for a second update!

After all the yuri manga I read for my previous post, I set my eyes on josei and came to the conclusion that josei that either focuses on wlw or contains wlw relationships, is the best kind of manga there is. I read a lot of josei, and as for works that were also yuri, I read Love My Life, Indigo Blue and Free Soul by Yamaji Ebine, based on a recommendation from @theurbanfuturesoftherecentpast (thank you!!!). Yamaji Ebine has a neat minimalist style and she writes messy complex characters. All her manga had a realistic feel to them, which I enjoyed.

I explored other queer works and stumbled upon Yuri to Koe to Kaze Matoi by Renjouji Mei, which is a yuri manga focused on two asexual women and their relationship. Once again, I found the characters highly relatable and realistic. It's nice to see some asexual representation, but at the same time, I wouldn't have minded more development between them, although that might be on me and the expectations I have when I pick up a new yuri title, that unfortunately didn't fit this manga or topic. Both characters were ace, but the protagonist felt romantic attraction whereas her crush didn't. While they got a happy ending, I didn't feel fully satisfied, and would've liked if the manga had explored the partially unresolved feelings more, mostly due to personal reasons, even if the conclusion would've been the same (which it probably would've).

Back to some high school yuri, I finished Omoi no Kakera by Takemiya Jin, which I actually started reading early last year. It's another manga that's relatable to me, as it portrays characters with different sexualities, who befriend each other due to the shared experience of being young, closeted queer people. We got wlw/mlm solidarity, and characters who are more secure with their sexualities looking over those who are still trying to figure theirs out. The interactions and communities reminded me of the queer youth group I used to be part of :') In addition to that, I liked the portrayal of different kinds of attraction, and how the focus was on the life of a queer person, rather than a specific romance they experienced, since there's indeed more to being queer than some singular love story. Out of all the manga on this list, this is one of my top recommendations, and at some point I should check out Takemiya's other works. She's out as a lesbian, and you can tell she writes based on lived queer experiences.

One day when I didn't have anything else to read, I picked up Luminous=Blue by Iwami Kyoko (same author as Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inai kara). It had the same beautiful artstyle as Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inai kara, was slightly less toxic, but equally messy when it came to the relationships. Luminous=Blue is about a transfer student who loves photography. She starts taking photos of her two new classmates, who unbeknownst to her used to go out with each other, and still harbour some lingering feelings towards each other. I was a fan of the different relationship dynamics and happy with the direction the manga and the relationships took, although the last pages included a twist which felt a little out of place. It's a shame, because if it had been given more time, it could've been a very interesting and welcome development, and I'm curious if Kyou wa Kanojo ga Inai kara will go in a similar direction, since it has the prerequisites for it.

I also read Toumei na Usui Mizuiro ni by the same author, which had an interesting premise of a girl with a crush on her female childhood friend, who was dating their other, male childhood friend. Normally I like this kind of setting with love triangles that include both straight and queer relationships, but since this was only 3 chapters long, the characters and their dynamics weren't established enough for the story to feel as cohesive and satisfying as it could've. At least the art was gorgeous once again, and I enjoyed the messy relationships. The volume contained two one shots as well, which I think were kinda fun, but I cannot remember that well anymore.

Next up, I read Moonlight Flowers by Tsukumo Mutsumi, based on a personal recommendation from someone who has since escaped tumblr. It's one of the older yuri works there are, as it was written in 1989. It's only one volume long and contains two stories about women who are pressured to marry men, and end up in miserable marriages, until they decide to leave their husbands to be with the women they love. It has a strong feminist message and I've seen a lot of people praise it online, but I wasn't too fond of it. I couldn't quite connect with the characters, and because of that, I didn't particularly enjoy reading about women lacking rights, or homosexuality not being socially accepted. However, I can see how others might be able to feel inspired or empowered reading about characters who overcome the obstacles in their way. It was also quite dramatic, but I will always be in favour of that (even when it's ridiculous, like it was here).

I continued with Sakura no Sono by Yoshida Akimi, which was another recommendation from the same person. It's another old manga, first published in 1985, about the romances of four girls in a drama club of an all girls high school. I found Yoshida's style charming, but it's not among my personal favourites. Some characters looked quite similar and were hard to distinguish. It was disappointing to realise that only one chapter focused on a girl crushing on another girl, while the other romances and the majority of the manga were about straight characters/relationships. If I would've known that from the start, I could've adjusted my expectations accordingly, which is a shame, because now I'm mostly disappointed by the lack of yuri, and it's harder for me to appreciate the work as a whole. It was decent, but quite forgettable.

Then I completed Watashi no Muchi na Watashi no Michi by Momono Moto (same author as Yuunagi Marbled and Kimi Koi Limit from my previous post). I first started reading it 5 years ago, but didn't finish it due to the scanlation taking its sweet time. Now I read it from start to finish. It's about a woman in her early 20's, who's spent all her life pleasing others, and is on the path to marry a male childhood friend of hers, simply out of duty to him and her mom, before her female coworker steps in and swoops her away. The manga takes a weird turn after that, as it turns out the coworker might've had some ulterior motives getting close to our protagonist, but it's interesting, until a somewhat abrupt ending. It was nice to read about a young adult who never cared for romance until she fell in love with her coworker, and for once I didn't even mind the plot point where she was about to marry a man, since it made sense for them and he wasn't overly vilified for how he reacted to her rejection or the reveal of her relationship with another woman (not that it was great either). The art was nice and I liked all the characters. It wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was a fun read.

Another recommendation from @theurbanfuturesoftherecentpast was Maka-Maka by Kishi Torajiro, an adult manga about the close relationship between two best friends, Jun and Nene. The manga is two volumes long with short chapters in full colour, which required some adjustment from me as I'm usually only reading manga in black and white. It didn't feel like any other yuri I've read, in a good way! My absolute favourite part was how comfortable Jun and Nene were with each other, with a strong mental connection, and frequent, casual sexual encounters. Their relationship felt real and I loved how they kept smiling throughout the sex scenes, which made for an interesting combination of wholesome and horny. I highly recommend this manga, as I'm still thinking about it months later...

Next up, I read Watashi no Sekai wo Kousei suru Chiri no You na Nani ka. by Amano Shuninta. It's about seven university students and their ever changing relationships. Once again, the protagonist was a whole mood as she complained about all her friends having boyfriends which she hated, having a very relatable crush on one of said friends, before getting to live the fantasy of ending up with her. I looooved the inclusion of a toxic lesbian (and her toxic lesbian clique) who would sleep around and toy with others, letting lesbians be flawed people too, but also having wholesome and genuinely good people in the cast, as a counterbalance and showcase of the whole spectrum of different people with different views on love and sex (especially fitting for the university age/setting). There were happy times, but also angst and heartbreak, and bittersweet love, between women who truly cared for each other, but weren't suitable for each other as they had different needs when it came to their relationship and sex life. At first it was a little challenging to keep track of seven different characters, but by the end of it I really enjoyed the various relationship dynamics and the somewhat unlikely friendships that formed between them.

I also read Sweet Guilty Love Bites by Amano Shuninta, which consisted of three short stories about four cabaret girls. The first story was about one of the cabaret girls taking in a random woman she came across, which I didn't care for that much. The second story was about a single mother who unknown to her, hooked up with her child's kindergarten teacher. First she freaked out, thinking she'd be judged for her profession, but the kindergarten teacher was chill and only looking to date her. It was very sweet to see them take care of the child together. I also loved the third story about two cabaret girls who were best friends and roommates, with one of them being very vocal about her love towards women and other cabaret girls, which is a trait I always appreciate. Seeing her pining for her friend/roommate/coworker was great, and precisely the kind of stuff I love! Amano has a lot more in her library and after enjoying these two manga, I think the rest are worth checking out as well. I especially like how her characters are allowed to be horny, but there’s more to her manga than just sex.

Then I picked up Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru by Keyyan, thanks to the premise which sounded relatable. It’s about two women who are at the end of their university studies and looking for work in Tokyo, facing rejection after rejection. They’ve had enough of it and decide to run away from all the expectations and responsibilities to a small island. First of all, what a mood. Second, I really liked the art, especially the character expressions, and how well their excitement was conveyed. The island setting was also A+, and I loved the portrayal of young adults who were in an established relationship, with no uncertainty or drama about the same-sex relationship itself. They were devoted to each other, and the reason both of them wanted to work hard, so they could provide for one another. Besides that, my feelings towards this manga went back and forth quite a lot. First I enjoyed the escapism, but then I had to take a break because it became too idealised with conveniences you can't count on in real life. Once I picked it back up again, I realised that the story actually does stick to reality, when the characters start to worry about money and finding permanent work on the island. While I was happy with that development, it backfired as I was reading this while I was away from home myself, and anxious about my own future in regards to my education and employment, so reading about their struggles felt a bit too real and stressful. Unfortunately, it seems like the series got axed, because the ending was sudden and can be interpreted in two opposing ways, one depressing, one hopeful, and neither fits the story I can only assume the series wanted to tell. It's still a manga worth reading, but maybe in the right mindset.

Although I try to stay away from ongoing works, Dore ga Koi ka ga Wakaranai by Oku Tamamushi seemed fun, so I couldn't help but check it out. It’s about a girl who is unable to confess to her high school crush of 3 years, and starts university determined to find a girlfriend. And oh boy does she find potential girlfriends! She instantly meets and falls for five different women, who also become enamoured with her. What follows is a bunch of flirting, some deliberate, some accidental. The catch is, she doesn't know which one to pursue seriously. The tone is lighthearted and comedic, and the series is best described by the tagline to one of the chapters as "an endless conveyor belt of yuri encounters". I like all the girls, the girls and their embarrassed or flustered expressions are very cute, and instead of the setting falling apart with five people never confessing or trying to seriously pursue the main girl, some do, while others have believable reasons to hold back. The pace is quick enough for any interruptions or miscommunications to not feel aggravating, with several encounters each chapter. I'm curious to see how the manga will continue and potentially end, with some ships seeming more likely than others, since there has been some actual development! I'll also throw it out there, that this manga is a good example of why dark haired girl/light haired girl is an established pairing, since the main pursuer at the moment has light hair and bangs like the protagonist, and it can be a little difficult to tell them apart from some panels or angles.

Another ongoing work I began reading because it ticked the right boxes for me was Sukeban to Tenkousei by Fujichika. As the name suggests, it’s about the somewhat unlikely relationship between a delinquent girl and a sweet transfer student. The manga is set in the Showa era in the 80s and has very charming art. I thought it would be pretty lighthearted and fun, opposites attract type of story, but then one of the characters saw how romantic love was defined as feelings towards the opposite sex, heartbroken by the fact there wasn't a name for her feelings, and I was in tears thinking of anyone who's ever felt that pain. Otherwise, it's mostly a comedy and a fun, easy read, with not that many chapters out yet.

Finally, reaching the anniversary of my year long yuri journey, I finished reading the manga adaptation of Murasakiiro no Qualia, by Ueo Hisamitsu and Tsunashima Shirou. It's a sci-fi series with psychological and mystery elements, about Yukari, a girl with purple eyes who sees humans as robots, and Gaku, the protagonist who befriends her. There are a lot of twists and turns to the story, and it gets gory and dark, as Yukari uses her abilities to help the police solve murder cases and later gets involved with a secret organisation. It's also very philosophical and a bit difficult/slow to read at times, when characters get surprisingly deep into quantum mechanics. I liked the narration a lot, because there's a lot of repetition and Gaku, who's telling the story, jumps back and forth on the timeline, giving the reader more context and insights each time. I was also a huge fan of the character development she went through, starting to exhibit truly unhinged behavior to a level that's hard to find elsewhere, but also oddly reminiscent of Madoka Magica? The ending was satisfying, and it was cool to see it circle back to the beginning. I didn't know anything about this manga beforehand and after a curious start, it kept getting better and better. I originally found out about it in the tags of a tumblr post complaining about variety in yuri, so this is me giving back to the community and passing on the recommendation.

...That was a lot more yuri to add to the library, and there are still so many different works I look forward to reading! I don't know if I'll continue documenting my journey, as I'm probably going to slow down on the yuri a bit, but who knows if the bug bites me again and I won't read anything else for months on end! Again, thank you for reading through all this, I hope you're inspired to read some yuri yourself, and if you have any recommendations I'm always happy to hear them!

[yuripoll]

SEASON 2 ROUND 1

NOTE: The Kase-san series and An Absurd Relationship both contain some suggestive scenes.

[oratokyosaigunda]

Itoshi Koishi, volume 2

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Love Stories Log  | Renai Log by Jin Takemiya

Looking at You Kinda Turns Me On: Part 1

[witchofanguish]

there's this really weird idea people have in right-wing animanga spaces that no one in Japan considers LGBT stuff in yuri/BL etc, which obviously we know is false, but I bring it up because the single most didactic thing I've ever read (in the sense that I felt like the author was banging me over the head with the point) is one of Takemiya Jin's early one-shots in Yuri Hime