#citrus anime rant

[damsxlette]

I'm back with a mermaid au where Eddie is Star and Yue’s handler and Diva visits with the sole purposes of gossiping with Star and climbing into Yue’s tank when no one is looking 🩷 happy mermay 🫶🏼

Eddie and Diva: @xoxoalette

(btw I somehow ended up giving Yue and Star red and pink eyes respectively. plus i figured out that what was bothering me about Yue’s hair, there was too much blue. so now he only the longer mullet part of his hair is blue)

[sagesbard]

Actor au! My love 💟

Reader is a camera worker afab for the NSFW parts. Oh yeah NSFW MINORS DNI

Captain Curly 🎉

He met you on the first day of set. You were messing with a camera tripod that wasn't working properly. Muttering swears as you look at the metal contraption.

You were too busy trying to figure out the stupid camera to notice the man looking at you.

As shooting went on there was a day the director wasn't there. The producer stepped up, only issue was the producer was an asshole. It was a student film anyways.

As they shot a scene you realize one of the actors was going too far near the road during a flashback scene.

You automatically shot up behind the camera. Meanwhile the producer was too busy flirting with another person.

"Cut! Cut you dumbasses." You shout, setting down your headphones as you run from behind the camera. "Fucking stop Jim!" You yelled as Jimmy and Daisuke looked at you confused, stopping in their tracks.

"The fuck Y/N!?" The producer shouted once he realized what had happened.

"Are you fucking stupid!?" You yelled, finally snapping at the guy in front of you. "They were way too close to the fucking road you know cars just speed through here. You say as if on cue a car speeds past them.

"Yeah yeah, know your God damn place camera girl." The producer sneered. Curly then walked up.

"Calm down Daniel, she was just looking out for the crew, you obviously weren't." Curly said, defending his coworker.

"Watch it Grant, I can have your ass fired if I wanted to." Daniel said, crossing his arms as if he won.

"I'm sure Vivian would love to hear that you fired her only actor that knows what he's doing. No offense guys" Curly says. Turning towards his costars for a moment.

"none taken" Daisuke says. He took the job out of boredom. Jimmy took the job after you begged him for a week straight. And Swansea took it because Daisuke offered him up.

Curly volunteered for the job because he thought you were cute and wanted to spend more time with you.

Daniel scoffed and walked away. Muttering something about the two of you.

Curly laughed as the other man walked off.

Ever since then the two of you got closer.

After shooting wrapped up he asked you out.

Curly was nervous before your first date.

He took you out to a movie.

You ended up talking through a majority of it, ranting about the different shots and how they did the practical effects.

He loved listening to you the spark you had for film.

One date because two, then three, then before you two knew it he was asking you to move in with him.

Of course you said yes, you two got an apartment your last year of college.

NSFW

The first time you hooked up it was after the cast and crew party after wrap up.

The two of you were wasted and one thing led to another.

Even drunk he was still so sweet with you. He tasted like whiskey and citrus.

The way his hips moved against yours in a dance of fiery passion.

The morning after you expected him to be gone. But actually you woke up to the smell of coffee.

Curly leaned against the doorway, a mug in his hand as he greeted you. "Morning doll." He said, kissing your forehead.

That was when you realized that he was someone you wanted, no *needed* in your life.

Afterwards sex with him was always sweet.

A service top 100%

One day he needed to blow off steam and of course being the amazing girlfriend you are, you offered to help.

You couldn't walk the next day.

Daisuke🌺

Like I said he picked it up because he was bored.

He saw you fighting with the camera and fell in love.

The way you excitedly ranted about the inner workings of your favorite films.

He asked you out not too long during shooting.

He took you to an arcade.

He did his best to win you one of the crappy stuffed animals from the claw machine.

He spent all his tokens but on the last go he won you a little dog plushie. You still keep it on your bed to this day.

NSFW

A switch leaning towards bottom.

He's not normally submissive but he's inexperienced. So he wants you to be in control so you can feel good.

When he is top though hes a little rough with it. Panting and whining like a dog while he thrusts into you non stop.

Probably has a power play kink (I forgot what it was called) but you're the one that has most of the power.

Let him call you ma'am and he goes all night.

Same with you praising him.

Anya

She was originally in tech with you. She worked on lights until the original actress quit the project due to the producer being an asshole.

The director knew she'd do amazing at the role and set her up with an audition. Of course she knocked it out of the park.

You supported her from behind the scenes.

You were the one to ask her out.

You two went to the park and had a picnic.

Soon you two graduated from college and life went on. You moved in together and got a cat, Anya getting a job as a nurse and you working your way up to a director.

I can't really think of any NSFW ideas for Anya rn if anyone has any idea pls share :)

Jimmy.(He's not a rapist in this AU I don't condone any of his actions as a victim of SA and rape)

You had to convince him to audition.

You were friends since highschool and believe it or not he did theatre.

You saw the way he looked with the spotlight on his face, like it was his only home.

So when you were starting a new project you BEGGED him to audition.

He was hesitant, he hadn't acted in a while so he was a bit rusty.

He walked out of the audition room nervously.

By the time the cast list was out he ran up to you, excitedly holding the paper of acceptance as he hugged you tightly.

You two both carpooled there, sometimes you drove sometimes he drove. You always got coffee before even if y'all were late.

When he asked you out it was at the cast and crew after party.

He took you to an off-Broadway play. He wasn't a fan of musicals. He still has some song in his playlist though.

Afterwards you went on more dates then you two moved in together.

NSFW

He tries to be gentle he truly does.

But when he's in the moment he can't help but slam his hips against yours and bite a little too harshly.

He immediately apologizes after though and give THE BEST aftercare in the whole world.

He 100% whimpers when he's close.

He also goes kinda braindead when he cums. Mumbling stuff like "fuck I love you" or yes over and over again. You live for the desperation in his voice every time he's close.

Anyways guys- lmk how you feel about the actor au? I love it sm because there's little room for angst because it feels like everyone gets a happy ending 😁 also for the producer and the director I used a random name generator y'all can change it if u want <3

[ritualcaster]

We're going hotter folks.

The hot takes from before were met with waves of agreement and affirmation, which was NOT the goal. So I'm going even hotter.

The lgbtq community is massively over-represented. More-so with gender identities then sexualities. This does NOT take into account the fact that homophobia may or may not exists in-universe. Either way there's something to be pissed off about.

I hate that this is an object show. I love object shows but not only is it off-theme for an obejct show, it's not intentionally off-theme. By that i mean theres no irony or parody to more conventional obejct shows.

Why the fuck are the episodes ordered like this? You can see minty lighting a moltov for citrus FIVE EPISODES BEFORE VENATICS. And then just a plothole of the pooltrus and binty groups splitting before anything like that is possible? Its stupidly hard to follow and reads like a rant.

I'm sick of the ships, ALL of them. Every romantic relationship possible has too many tie ups to be enjoyable outside of cannon. I've seen maybe 5 ships in the entire fandom that don't wildly mischaracterize atleast one member. Comet x wagyu? Citrus x minty? Wagyu x citrus? Fuck off.

Like seriously for a comic of this nature im expecting environment art, gore, violent animations, instead its just 90% ship art. Why is THAT what you found most interesting? Out if everything that was what motivated you to actually draw it? I understand its a fandom, but its weird to me. It's so damn shallow and "now make them kiss!" coded, show me a slowburn fanfic and THEN we can talk about ship art.

Mushroom and Dynamite are stupidly annoying. And thats saying a lot considering they have my 2nd favorite ep. Mushroom is immature, and Dynamite is so damn dramatic. It's hard to believe they're in college when they act like middle schoolers. It astounds me that mushroom can nuzzle dynamite and brush his hair from behind and still be suprised and when he eventually just kisses her. Ugh i still like them though.

I do not understand the comet fans, she's cool I guess, she's just boring in comparision. She has barely any redeeming qualities as a character and as a person. So i don't get how people relate or get interested.

[canines-alter-creation]

may i get a level 3 tommyinnit headmate that is a moodbooster,Beauheur, Stim Holder,Socializor,Ògregulator, Optimist,Jokestar/Jester,Delight, Comforter,autism holder,adhd holder,Frijōn and Energetic Alter the rest is up to you (with the pfp having themes of kidcore,if thats posible)

Thank you in adcance for making this headmate /gen

We+ had so much fun with this one (if you couldn't tell) sorry in advance this is a pretty big pack. :p

> Name(s): Dandelion, Tommy, Toms, Mantis, Moth, Butterfly, Sunny, Flower, Solar, Birb, Byrd, Theseus, Coffee, Sparrow, Beetle, Bug, Lemon, Prince, Gold, Soda, Grape Soda

> Pronoun(s): he/him, bee, /bees/beeself, buzz/buzzes/buzzing, cit/citrus/citrusself, tang/tanga/tangerine, fan/fanta, comet/comets, cher/cherry, sun/suns/sunshine, sun/suns/sunrise, sun/suns/sunset, blood/bloods/bloodorange, mari/golds/maris/goldself, jest/jester/jesterself, star/stars/starfruit, spiral/spirals/spiralself, star/stars/starlight, lemon/lime/lemonlimeself, royal/royals/royalself ☽ sour/sours/sourcandy,  gum/gums/gummy, gold/golds/goldself, pig/pigeon/pigeonself, 🍊/🍊s/🍊self, color/colors/colorself, rain/rainbow/rainbowself, fun/funs/funself, fun/funny/funnyself, hyp/hyper/hyperself, pog/pogs/pogself, stick/sticks/stickself, funk/funky/funkyself, star/stars/starself, bub/bubble/bubbleself, spark/sparkle/sparkleself, honk/honks/honkself, scrib/scribble/scribbleself, cray/crayon/crayonself

> Age: 7-17 slides but usually in the 14 area

> Gender: cokegummygender, transmasc, sungender, citrusgender, limeoranaden, sourgummygender, orangegender, lemongender, tangerinegender, sunshinepenamic, luvehoneyic, goldengender, sunnia, solaic, sunboy, doveboy, citroaromic, masjestergender, princedecorated, starbeadcoric, stargrapegender, starlemongender, aurapastecoric, partygender, rainbowtoxicgender, clownbeing, cringeXDcoric, funhoardic xenogender

> Sexuality: bisexual, but not very interested in dating due to agesliding and feeling young

> Role: moodbooster, Beauheur, Stim Holder, Socializor, Ògregulator, Optimist, Jokestar/Jester, Delight, Comforter, autism holder, adhd holder, Frijōn and Energetic Alter

> Source: Tommyinnit

> Faceclaims:

> Sign-offs: 👑, 🖍️, 🦝, ♥️, 💛, 🤍, 🍊, 🍋

> Song theme:

> Front triggers(pos/neg/neu):

Star has almost exclusively positive front triggers, coming into front when someone needs comforted or cheered up. Cray is friendly and silly, always available with a joke and comfort. He is front triggered by silly things, fun things, cute things, cute animals, and also the body needing to regress, be cheered up. Sun loves sourcemates. 

Biggest negative trigger is being called annoying

> Likes/dislikes:

+ Having fun, fruit, going outside, the sunshine, making friends, being around sourcemates, play fighting, bothering people. 

- being bored, being lonely, being reminded of negative things that happened in source, being abandoned, being called annoying.

> Personality: Very fun and friendly and outgoing, loves to meet new people, loves to talk. Citrus never seems to run out of energy and always has something going on. This is a Tommy that nothing bad ever happened to, and it’s so clear in the way that he is always excited to see everyone. Can be a bit overwhelming because of how loud it is, but its loving and affectionate and the kindest person you’ve probably ever met. 

> Ways they do their role: By just being the silliest guy you’ve ever laid your eyes on. Tries to put on shows and jokes, tries really hard to be funny and likable and for the most part succeeds. It’s hard to dislike him, it’s hard to be mad at sun. Stims a lot, dances a lot, sometimes develops new stims just by being in front. Holds a lot of autistic special interests and will go on long rants about their special interest of the time. 

> Inner world occupation or behavior: He’s always sticking his nose in other people’s business, bothering sourcemates, bothering people of status, following people around asking them to play with him and hang out with him. May have a plush castle to live in, and may occasionally have to be babysat due to age sliding younger. 

> Possible outerworld behavior: is very loud and excitable, prone to being bothersome. Loves being around friends and will spam text them, likes to text in all caps and send multiple messages at once, can be difficult to read their messages.

[ano-kya]

(Yuuri rant)

Saw this fujoshi on tt the other day talk about how yuri/gl wasnt as good as yaoi/bl because it isnt marketed (merch and figures) as much as yaoi ▪︎_▪︎

no shit

Theres more people wanting yaoi than there is yuri

There also isnt as much people writing/producing yuri as much as yaoi

Like,

Ive been on several webnovel and comic sites and each time there had been a yaoi catagory and no yuri catagory; and when there is, it has a fraction of the works that yaoi has

Even on tumblr the amount of people following the # yaoi is bigger than yuri

They then went onto saying that the only plot of yuri had been the romance, and they talked about how they read SOME of bloom into you and all of citrus...

There obviously is anime and manga with that has yuri as a subplot or is HEAVILY implied, but then there's a shitton of people online just marking them as friends,

EVEN YOU, WHO SAID IN YOUR VIDEO THAT YOU DONT CONSIDER MADOKA MAGICA OR LYCORIS RECOIL AS YURI

And obviously yuri wont be as good for you since you prefer reading boys love over girls love

[aussiellama]

Ant and Spider- Lemon Boy by Cavetown. Also posted on my A03 oneshots

There once was a bittersweet man and they called him Lemon Boy

He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair like a weed

And like weeds do he only came and grew back again

So, I figured this time I might as well let him be-

Ant and Spider became friends when they were going into year 2, even back then Spider had been a bit of bully. It never anything major just the usual asshole kid stuff but his parents still warned him to stay away from him. Ant desperate for his parents approval did exactly that. It was hard to get rid of the blonde, they were in the exact same class, the times they interacted were fun and even then Ant knew he wanted to be Spider's friend.

-Lemon Boy and me started to get along together

I helped him plant his seeds and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather

It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

So I got myself a citrus friend-

They were now 13 and the best of friends, Ant knew Spider wasn't exactly the nicest but after having the unpleasant experience of meeting Cait White more and more starting of Spider's anger started making sense. Which was why he would just lay and the let Spider rant angrily and get everything off his chest and mind. And why he would forgive Spider so quickly and was always loyal to him.

-But soon his bittersweet started to rub off on me

You'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat

I found out that my friends are more of the savoury type

And they weren't too keen on compromising with a nice lemon pie-

They were now 17, they had been best friends for a decade now, they were bound to have rubbed off on one another along the way somehow, they were still them but the more and more angry women rants Spider gave and the more times he held him while he questioned if what his mum was saying was true made a very small piece of him dislike women, not all of them of course but there was still a list.

-So Lemon Boy and me, we just gotta get along together

I'll help him plant his seeds and we'll mow the lawn in bad weather

It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

So I got myself a citrus friend-

They were 20 now, somehow they had managed to stay best friends for 13 years, it hadn't always been smooth sailing of course. They had had a few squabbles in the past but they both knew they couldn't cope without each other.

-Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever

Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever

Lemon Boy and I, we're gonna live forever

Like Snufkin and Little My, we'll get around wherever

It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him-

They were 50 now. Spider worked in business while Ant had charged jobs a few times, he now worked as animal service trainer. Throughout the years he reflected back on how Spider had changed for the better and he knew he hadn’t made a single mistake befriending and forgiving him

I've seen people say that Lemon Boy is meant to represent mental health but it still makes me think of Ant and Spider.

[myhandisforced]

MULTIPLE DIRECTORIES I GUESS.

MISCELLANEOUS, CONTENT WARNINGS, PEOPLE, PERSONAL TAGS.

NOT (Necessarily)FANDOM RELATED:

Animals ->

Computers / Technology

Dreams

Echolalia

Food : Dessert Candy Food cw Fruit Plating The Art of Transience (aka I don't want to write out every type of dessert you can decorate in one or more fucking tags) Ice Cream

Hornt: Appreciassion, Hot People (amateur or showcasing just an outfit), pin it up (professional shoots), surely you zest

Citrus Scale: Orange You Glad I Didn't Say NSF- L O Hold on to your Livers (grapefruit. kinky. get it?) Surely You Zest

Hot Shit: Binging Dramatic Specialty Media (fuck I need to replace that one) Devices and Gadgets Hit That Lingerie/Panties Mad Science Some Black Mirror Shit (... some things are hard to describe), The Nature Of Your Being Has Been Changed (transformation),

Humor (because sometimes you just can't categorize why sticking a skeleton in an Ikea bag is funny) : Bait and Switch Puns Same Actor Joke text placement (come up with better name for the joke),

the Indignities of Childhood

Languages

Memes ->

Menstruation

Mental Illness / Mental Health for when the brain fuckery is not whimsical or cute (and documented counters)

Music : Full Cover-age (tee hee), Music Posts |[ Aurelio Voltaire ][musicians I guess if relevant] Green Day

Nonfandom (aka wtf do I tag this so I can find it later?)

People ->

Prompts: Art Prompts I Want A Movie Writing Prompts [fanfic prompts(also goes under fanfic) art prompts & w/e else]

Queer Stuff (We're bisexual and failed gender in this house)

Schoolniversity (one sounds juvenile, one sounds haughty, so I chose a tag that sounds stupid as a third option)

Social Issues : (Womens') Clothing Crimes Copyrights & Wrongs Design Double Standards Misogyny Racism Sexism Homophobia Queerphobia

Tumblr | Shenanigans | Shitposting | Social Media | Social Media Storytelling | Twitter

Unrelated Related Posts (Either they're actually a 2-part, or they're funnier when seen alongside (an)other post(s))

Vehicles | Motorcycles (motorbikes? wtf have I used)

Video

WANT (You've seen cat macros/lolcats. if you haven't. uh. try your luck with a search engine of your choice.)

World&History (this is mostly a trivia tag, and one for subjects tied to a particular time or place. I do not really want to tag every country in the fucking world, much less do so *incorrectly,* and when you have a time, you usually also have a place anyway.)

Writing Phenomena: Defamiliarization Hypotheticals (would you rather, if you had to, wouldn't it be fucked up if, etc.), Leading By Example Reading Comprehension [Storytelling Techniques] Subverted Horror Unexpectedly Profound

PERSONAL USE:

Ignore Morg [morg derails a post] [Morg Rants] [a little extra in the tags] [casual fic outlines]

CONTENT WARNINGS: Blood/Blood cw, Children, Drug Mention, Flashing Lights, Food cw, Gore cw, cw Food, Misinformation, Negative, pregnancy mention, Racism CW, Sexism CW, tobacco mention, weed mention, Why we don't like Moffat

*TAG* for now will indicate a tag I've used but isn't likely to be worth a link.

*skateboard*

[diedeilv]

I do have a specific blog to rant to. I have a few blogs. But I also have a close friend that I rant to if I'm desperate for company. It's 50/50, it depends on my mood which one I'd go to. Mmh, I hope you accept my advice if I ever deem it appropriate to give it..? I like helping people

Yeah, exactly! You can ask me specific questions and I'll answer though.

I agree on that! We can fight (yes literally too) and I bet my life that I'd win. I'm preettyyyy sure I would..

I didn't do it on purpose. My cologne has a slight citrus scent. It balances it so well, I love it so much.

I’d accept your advice of course if I did go to you, I really do enjoy comforting and helping people too. If you’d ever rant to me I’ll write entire paragraphs to comfort you. Makes me feel happy if I actually did help someone and made them feel better

I guess it’s also dependent on the problem if I actually do talk to someone. If I need advice or comfort I’m probably going to someone close especially if it’s personal. Feels weird if I start ranting about my actual personal drama on my blog.

How about some simple question then like what are your hobbies? Favorite color and why? Favorite animal? I did want to ask you but I ended up forgetting but just so I can have an idea, how long did you know this blog?

OH BET YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO FIGHT LITERALLY?? CMERE! I don’t tend to reveal that part of myself that I actually do like fighting people literally this quickly but hey this feels way more freeing and fun. I do have a few stories of actually fighting people if you want me to share them. Hmm?? So confident in yourself aren’t you? I’m not going to let you win that easily yknow? Not going down until I’m completely ruined and bruised.

Hope you enjoy your day/night dear citrus!

[fenartoftheserotonin]

Baul Headcanons!

Next up is grumpy older bro proto-vergil, Baul!

Baul is not the greatest at expressing emotions, mainly because of his normal mood is just grumpy and anger

So Modeus translates Baul’s meanings since he is the more empathetic twin.

When they were younger, Baul would fist-fight any demon that insulted Modeus.*

Baul specializes in combat that gears more for strength and brute force. Essentially, he is a tank.

He will not understand any slang that was not used in the medieval ages

Jokes will fly over his head

Baul will bite into ice cream like it wasn’t a cold desert. Only happens when Modeus and/or Patty gives him a strawberry sundae

Baul is the most likely to curse

Patty started a swear jar for when Baul [or Dante] curses while she’s over at the office

Baul chose his human disguise because he does not want to be seen, which doesn’t work because of his outfit. Those pauldrons are’t hiding you.

Baul isn’t very talkative around people that do not know him. He will only respond when he is spoken to.

He might go on a rant or two about Sparda bc reasons

When Baul gets angry, He gets very angry

Enough to where he’ll punch down a tree.

He may not show it or express it well, Baul genuinely cares about Modeus.

Baul will guard outside the changing room when Modeus wants to try on new clothes and such.

Baul is aroace, he prefers platonic connections over anything else. He doesn’t get that sex is not just for procreation but he doesn’t complain. He is not sex aversed but it will only be with someone whom he’s had a strong connection with. He’s just not interested in relationships of any kind aside from platonic relationships

Baul does not like many sweet things but he will eat sundaes because Modeus likes them.

He may have learned how to bake while no one was in the office.

Baul does not really like hugs but he will let Modeus hug him. Anyone else, HISSSSSSSSSSS

Unfortunately, he cannot say no to Patty. 

After the events of the anime, Baul sort of mellowed out about wanting Sparda’s soul from Dante but he expects a duel or two from Dante every now and then,

Baul is ambidextrous 

Once Baul learned of Vergil’s existence and what he did during the events of DMC 3, he flipped a table. No explanation, he just flipped a table

Baul hates being called Milkman. 100% will throw hands with Dante every time he’s called that.

Insert property damage here

Baul likes to drink coffee

Baul gets confused about the concept of “comfy/relaxing time” but tries it anyway.

He’d personally liked to train when there isn’t anything important needed to be done but he’ll try it because Modeus, Dante and others do it often.

He won’t admit it but he likes wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants

Related to the previous hc: Baul doesn't know how to relax. After years of fighting in the Underworld and now living in the human realm, he had a harder time sitting still and was constantly on edge in early years in the human realm. Later on, he still can't sit still but he can let himself 'relax' to some extent.

Credit to one of my frens on discord: Baul has better control over his anger because he uses it more in battle

Baul hates the smell of citrus fruits, specifically oranges.

He will make a cringe face

He calls s’mores marshmallow sandwiches 

[jolyneswife-anime-reviews]

Citrus anime review

Spoilers for citrus and tw for stepcest, non consensual touching, a teacher being engaged to a minor, cheating  and sexualisation of queer women (this anime is definitely not worth watching)

“I felt bitter to the people around me and I closed off my heart. And a heart that lets nothing in will become empty before you realize it,”- Mei Aihara

Disclaimer: I have watched all the episodes out so far, and I despise this anime with a passion. I tried very hard to like it, but I just couldn't because of several very irritating aspects of it. This WILL be somewhat of a rant because of this.

Genre: Yuri, romance, high school, fanservice

Where I watched it: Funimation

Characterisation: 7/10 (Let's start with the things that the series did well on. I quite liked the cast, and the characters themselves were reasonably well designed- the ideas behind personalities, mannerisms and backstories were good, but I felt like in most cases, characters were lacking when it came to complexity and development. They didn’t change much or show many different sides as the series went on, they stayed very much the same for the most part, except from Matsuri, who grew to accept Mei after realizing that love wasn’t a competition or simple, and recognising the good things about her. Harumin was my favourite character, personally- she was funny and light hearted, as well as being the kind of best friend every girl needs. I also adored her more “public school” mannerisms compared to those of the prim and proper private school girls. Yuzu was also quite a good protagonist- she was an outsider in that upstanding school, where the things she considered normal and fun were seen as improper. As well as that, she was kind, as well as being determined- when she put her mind to something, she achieved it, which is shown by the improvement in her grades and and effort she put into making a cake from scratch for Christmas. However, when it comes to more emotional and complex matters, Yuzu is so clueless that it’s almost irritating. If I’m being honest, Mei just felt a bit like the overused serious character with a tragic backstory, which, I have to admit, was reasonably well developed. She herself wasn’t very developed as a character, her personality lacking depth and complexity.)

Setting: 7.5/10 (The setting is another thing that the show executes quite well, despite it being pretty basic. I love the idea of Yuzu, this extroverted and somewhat rebellious state school student, arriving in a luxurious private school and being completely out of place. Yuzu and Mei’s bedroom also has a nice design, with half of it clearly belonging to Mei and the other to Yuzu; the furniture reflects the girls’ interests and lifestyles. The idea of taking a school trip towards the end was a good one too, and it provided an opportunity to introduce new characters as well as a much needed change of scenery, with exciting new things to explore and incorporate into the plot.) 

Art style: 8/10 (Probably the only noteworthy high of this series. The way the characters are drawn, as well as the colour pallets chosen and the attention to details, is astonishing. Outfits are also modelled to suit characters and their personalities, which added to that appeal. Settings are drawn with a similar care and in a picturesque way.)

_ Ranting starts here_

Plot: 2/10 (I found this anime while searching for anime with wlw relationships, and I was really excited to watch it- it was the first time I had encountered an anime where the protagonists were both queer girls. What really stings is that on the surface and after watching the opening theme, it seemed like a good anime which portrays a relationship the way straight ones are often portrayed- with care and adding complexity. However, this isn’t really the case at all. As well as lacking development and not being dynamic, the plot also fails to develop Yuzu and Mei’s relationship on a deeper level, with things like quality time spent together or deep, honest conversations. On top of that, after first meeting Mei at her new school, Yuzu discovers that she’s the daughter of her mother’s new partner, which makes them step-sisters. This made me incredibly uncomfortable, because they referred to each other as sisters but often made romantic advances, sometimes hesitating but ultimately deciding to date regardless of the fact that they’re step-sisters. This was a difficult, sensitive topic and needed to be handled properly, which the series totally failed at doing. Also, when Matsuri entered the picture and admitted to her own romantic feelings for Yuzu, she too referred to her as a “big sister”- personally, I’m really uncomfortable with the way the series romanticised this particular type of relationship. Another problem I have with the plot is that when Mei and Yuzu made advances, it was sometimes non consensual, but still presented in a romantic and rose tinted way, which was disturbing to see. Lastly, I hated that their relationship was presented in such an overly sexualised manner- sometimes, they either didn’t interact much or made out intensely. It feels like their relationship was created more for the sake of fan service than to make something romantic. Sexualising women is already very common in many anime, but queer women experience a lot of sexualisation based on the fact that some men fetishize wlw relationships, so the fact that these two queer minors were portrayed in such a sexual light sometimes was annoying. I don’t mind “spicier” scenes, but, in my opinion, to make a romance anime good, these need to be coupled with a complex and deep relationship, and scenes of the characters bonding and growing close in other ways. Citrus simply didn’t have enough of that, so it just felt like a way to sexualise wlw relationships for the sake of fanservice rather than good representation. Another terrible aspect of the anime was the relationship between Mei and that teacher at the start of the series. The two were engaged, despite Mei being a minor, which is horrifying to think about. Not only is it illegal, it’s disgusting. Later on, Mei claims that didn’t enjoy being kissed by him, and doesn’t seem too affected by the end of their relationship after she finds out he cheated she doesn’t seem too bothered, which implies Mei was unhappy in that relationship. Apart from that, the show did a poor job at actually addressing this theme or expanding on why it was happening and the potential impact on Mei’s life, as well as neglecting to paint it as something harmful that should be condemned. The whole thing just kind of dies out as the focus shifts to Yuzu and Mei, which is an unrealistic and harmful way to portray such damaging relationships.)

Addictiveness: 3/10 (There was nothing about the series which kept me hooked, mostly because it felt like there was no actual plot, and the episodes felt monotonous. You also do not become invested enough in the characters due to the poor development to care about what happens next. There were a few twists, but overall it was not engaging.)

Comfort: 4/10 (This anime deals with several topics I’m not comfortable with, with an unhealthy relationship being just the tip of the iceberg. This, along with the lack of light and joyous, yet gripping moments, is why I gave it a low rating. The only things which comes close to saving it are Sarah’s wholesome outlook on life and her selflessness in prioritizing Yuzu’s happiness over her own when she realizes they both like the same girl, and Yuzu’s ride-or-die friendship with Harumin, which is a friendship all viewers would probably want.)

Originality: 5/10 (Nothing in this series really struck me as original or innovative, apart from maybe the idea of Yuzu coming from a completely different background to the new prestigious private school one, and what that means for her when she starts attending that school and becomes legally related to the director.)

Consistency: 5/10 (The quality of the anime seemed OK for the first part of the first episode, but it soon took a nosedive. It stayed consistently low throughout the rest of the series, being bumped up a little by the introduction of Harumin and later of Sarah and Mina, two very different twins with a realistic relationship as sisters. Sarah’s perspective on her sexuality is refreshing and simple after Yuzu’s own confusing love life and her complex relationship with Mei. She simply loves who she loves, and that’s all there is to it.)

Philosophy: 4/10 (The anime, and its characters, lack depth of thought, so it’s not surprising that it gives viewers nothing really substantial to think about.)

The plot

Yuzu Aihara just transferred to a new school after moving house due to her mom getting a new partner, who’s away due to work a lot. Yuzu is optimistic, relaxed and extroverted. She loves fashion and fun, and she really wants a boyfriend. As soon as she enters the new, prestigious all girls school, she realises she is somewhat out of place. Everything about her outfit violates the uniform rules, and she is told that having her phone on her is forbidden. After Yuzu refuses to hand it over, the student council president, Mei Aihara, unexpectedly feels her up until she finds the phone, before confiscating it and leaving Yuzu flustered. Throughout the day, Yuzu tries to make friends with other students, but they’re all very reserved. She then meets Harumin, another girl who transferred in high school; Harumin explains that thing are different at this school, as all the girls have been taught to “mind their ps and qs”. She and Yuzu quickly become close friends. When Yuzu returned home that day, she found Mei there, and made an astonishing discovery- the girl was now her step sister: she was the daughter of the man her mother had married. The two girls start their life of co habitation, learning more about each other and developing increasingly strong feelings for each other, despite their circumstances. Both are confused, and their relationship is rocky and unhealthy throughout the show. After a while the two get to know each other a bit better and they realise that they are faced with an extremely complex situation, one where the wrong choice seems to be the “most tempting”. 

[maverickflare]

specter knight takes his cough medicine. 

[krempuff]

Looks like the toxic fetishisation of lesbian relationships and the step sibling trope is back again with the new, rapey vibe anime Citrus! Can I get a sarcastic round of applause for once again making girls who like girls look like predators that are there to be fapped over? Thanks again, Japan. I thought we'd come so far with Sakura Trick, but then with Netsuzou Trap we took a thousand steps backwards and now there's this garbage. I'm losing hope that there will ever be another wlw focused anime I can relate to and not feel 100% creeped out by.

[justsomeperson]

I was supposed to go home today but apparently I’m a smarta— that can find their own way home? Okay I guess.

[kokoro--nerd]

I've been reading complaints of the animation of Citrus and I just want to say that it looks amazing even if it isn't perfect. Animaters work hard hours to put your favorite manga into anime and yeah it won't look exactly like the manga. However the trailer still captures the artist's style so please don't bash it because you don't like how it's animated. It's hard to animate and it's hard work, please put that in consideration before you judge the trailer.

[aidoru-ojisan]

Umm... I wouldn’t say they’re scary creatures but I can see why they’re a “different species” tho cause damn cute ASF btw not this cute in real life tho RIP

[basilneedsmeds]

So, usually I use the "read the manga" meme in reference to JJBA but I realized that when Kakegurui and Citrus came out the joke became reality, and these people who hadn't read the manga are shit talking the show or don't know what was really supposed to happen, they don't get it and think these things are good/bad. Tbh it pisses me off sometimes but I just tell people to go read the manga or tell them how it happened in the Manga. With Kakegurui I'm begging people to read the manga cause I'm scared of what's gonna happen with the show after they announced season 2 recently. Or the people talkin mad shit on Mei from citrus and calling her a bitch which I will admit she was a bit cold at the start but she hasn't even had the chance yet to be fleshed out completely. I even saw people talkin shit about her in the manga because of recent events and bitch you know its a drama, shit has to happen, have you watched a soap opera???? Lmao. Anywayyyys, I'm done being a bitch and ranting.