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[tessenpai]

Kono Oto Tomare Chapter 113 Scans and Rough TL

Scans: Kono Oto Tomare 113 Scans

Page 1

Side text: The preparations continue... At Doujima's House---...

Chapter title: Flaw

Keishi: Good, I think that was all the luggage

Akira: Yeah

Keishi: Only thing left then ---

Keishi: Grandma, are you really going in a kimono? Will it not be uncomfortable on the plane?

Doujima-granny: shut up, this is the most convenient for me.

Keishi: Then it's fine, I guess...

Page 2

Keishi: But who would've said Grandma was going to come with us to see the Nationals. That was a real surprise.

Doujima-granny: Are you guys doing your jobs as teachers properly? I have to check for myself

Keishi: ...

[Flashback]

Doujima: ---Keishi

Doujima-granny: Somewhat, Tokise's koto club has gotten themselves in quite the trouble, I hear

Keishi: Aaah... That video?

Keishi: Some people really do stupid things, don't they

Keishi: If the video is real, then they probably deserved it.

Doujima-granny: I always knew something like this was going to happen

Page 3

Keishi: ---...

Doujima-granny: ...So

Doujima-granny: Is Akira ok?

Keishi: !

Doujima-granny: Why the dumbfounded face?

Doujima-granny: Aah I see, you thought I was going to say something like "Stop teaching at that club immediately", didn't you?

Doujima-granny: She said "They are really earnest and sincere about koto"

Keishi: Eh?

Doujima-granny: Akira said those words before. That the attitude of Kudo and the rest of the students toward the koto was now very earnest and sincere.

Page 4

Doujima-granny: Akira, the most earnest and sincere person there is, said that.

Doujima-granny: Also, I listened to their preliminaries performance

Doujima-granny: Is not like I am going to become a good old lady now, but I refuse to take the part of a senile old hag either.

Keishi: Grandma...

Doujima-granny: If anything happens, you should follow me

[Flashback Ends]

Akira: Brother?

Page 5

Akira: Why are you spacing out?

Keishi: Akira is super cute today as well.

Akira: Wait

Akira: Geez! If we don't hurry we will miss the plane

Keishi: Ooh you are right! Grandma, get in!

Doujima-granny: You don't need to tell me, I'm getting in.

Keishi: Everyone at the club must have arrived at the place they will be practicing in by now, right?

Akira: Yeah at this time surely, they must be at Umetsugu-san's place.

Page 6

Chika: Didn't our performance sound amazing just now!?

Takezou: My thoughts exactly! Our best one yet!!

Chika: It was super beautiful!!!

Page 7

Sane: Amazing... We are insane... Our performance is ready for the big day...!!

Kota: This is gonna be huge!!!

Chika: Also, Momoya's fill-in!

Chika: I love how you put in something different every time! It's exciting and tense and fun!

Sane: That!!

Natsu: Is that so...

Kota: I'm not excited-- I am so scared I will not get in in time after the fill-in

Mittsu: Me too

Atsumu: M-Me too...

Hiro: I would also want to know in advance how it's gonna be in the final performance...

Satowa: That would indeed be more reassuring

Page 8

Satowa: As soon as we decide on a fill-in for the final performance, we can practice with it a few times and-

Suzuka: Rejected

Satowa: Eh...?

Suzuka: That would be changing what the score says. It's meant to be an improvisation. Rejected.

Hiro: Wait a second, Suzuka-chan! Up to this point, you haven't said a thing about the performance and now is when you have something to add!?

Kota: What she said!

Suzuka: I didn't have anything to say because you guys were excellent

3-Baka + Chika: Eh...?

Suzuka: The reason why I introduced the fill-in for the actual performance is that ---

Page 9

Suzuka: I think you guys are the type who grow and develop in the real thing.

Suzuka: But I don't know, was I wrong?

Sane: I see now.

Chika: We are like that, indeed.

Kota: Momoyan, at the performance we are counting on you to deliver the best fill-in...

Natsu: Eh.

Mittsu: Aah... One where we shine the brightest

Page 10

Suzuka: Smile

Natsu: Ugh...

Natsu[thoughts]: He has raised the bar so damn high...

??: Let's give it more energyyy

??: Uoooo!!

Suzuka: Haha

Suzuka [toughts]: So easy--

Takezou: Sensei, "I don't say things I don't mean"... You said that, as I remember.

Page 11

Suzuka: You guys, is almost time for dinner. Let's head to the hotel.

Takezou: Ah, he changed the topic.

Tomoe: ...

Page 12

Student A: They are pretty late, Tokise

Tomoe: Ha. They must be having a hard time coming. There is not one school that thinks well of them.

Tomoe: Why not just pack up and run away

Student A: Where are you going?

Tomoe: For more water

Student A: Ah bring some for me too then!

Student B: Ah, me too, me too!

Student C: Thank you, Tomoe-chan

Tomoe: You guys...

Sfx: Clink

Page 13

Tomoe: Dammit...

Tomoe: They got some guts

Girl: Well, I will be going to my room first then---

Girl 2: Careful- Behind you!

Girl: Eh?

Tomoe: Owaah

Tomoe[thoughts]: Oh no, the water

Page 14

Chika: That was close...

Chika: You good?

Page 15

Tomoe: Eh. Ah. Y-yes.

Tomoe[thoughts]: I-it's a guy!!

Sane: Woah you are carrying four glasses of water?

Tomoe: !!

Tomoe[thoughts]: Embarrassing!

Tomoe: Eh-

Chika: Where should I carry these

Tomoe: Eh!?

Tomoe: Th-Thank- Thank you very much...

Chika: You're welcome

Page 16

Student A: Wa- Wa-

Student A: What was that just now!!!

Student B: A shojo manga?! Are we in a shojo manga!? A gentleman!!

Student C: What school is he from!? Weren't those guys, like, super cool!? So tall!!

Student B: Hey hey. That guy who brought the water, doesn't he look like the hero of that manga you like?

Tomoe: Eh.

Tomoe: W-well he does look like him a little...

Tomoe[thoughts]: But other than that, I think I've seen that person before--...

Sane: Ahh I'm so hungry--

Chika: Ohh looks good--

Page 17

Chibana Students: Eh.

Satowa: Kudou, how much rice do you want?

Page 18

Chika: A big portion, please!

Page 19

Tomoe: ........

Student C: No- No way. That was Tokise...

Student B: But now that I remember, that was the vibe they had on TV

Student A: Moreover, there are so many guys over there.

Student B: Tomo...

Tomoe: The worst

Tomoe: This is the worst. This is the worst. To have gotten even a little bit involved with Tokise.

Tomoe: I cannot believe it.

Tomoe: You guys said that that guy looked like Shun-kun from my Bible, "Your Color ☆ Lullaby"

Student: Well we don't know that much. But Tomoe you also--

Tomoe: He doesn't look like him at all.

Student B: Yeah Yea...

Ousuke: Ah

Ousuke: Uwaaaah it has been so long!!

Page 20

Ousuke: Yooo my brothers---!!!

Kiryuu: Have you been well!?

Sane: Ah, you!!

Sane: Meiryo's--

Ousuke: Prince, Kiryuu Ousuke!!

3-baka: He hasn't changed!!

Sana: You guys were also in this hotel?

Ousuke: Yeah- We arrived yesterday! We had our rehearsal at the venue today--!

Sane: Oooh good job---

Mittsu: What was the venue like?

Ousuke: It was very easy to play! The sound was really good and---

Page 21

Ousuke: Eh!!! The number of men increased!!!

Kota: They are our first years and new club members

Ousuke: Seriously!!

Ousuke: Your new members are also guys!? Zero women!? Ahahahahahaha

Sane: You don't need to say it...!

Chika: ...Ah-- By the way.

Chika: It might be... better if you don't get too close to me... us.

Ousuke: Eh? ...Aaah.

Ousuke: Because of that video thingy?

Ousuke: Maan, that must have been rough. I was worried about you--

Chika: Ye-yeah...

Ousuke: But no one in our club cares about that, so it's fine

Page 22

Ousuke: We are not stupid or have enough time to care about information that we don't know who or where it came from.

Chika: ---

Ousuke: More importantly

Ousuke: You won't say that the performance is not perfect because of that, right?

Page 23

Chika: This is our very best performance yet.

Ousuke: I'm really glad to hear that.

Ousuke: You won't have that as an excuse when you lose, then

Chika and Takezou: !

Chika: We won't. Moreover, we ain't losing!

Ousuke: Ahaha That's what I like to hear <3

Asano: Ousuke! Your food is going to get cold!

Ousuke: Yes Yees

Page 24

Ousuke: See you later then

Chika: Kiryuu

Chika: Thanks

Ousuke: This year's Meiryo is "Perfect". Is a battle between them and the "Very Best" of Tokise.

Page 25

Kota: Ah.

Kota: Aki-chan just landed!

Sane: Ohh, I'm glad!!

Mittsu: Keishi-san is with her, right?

Tomoe: Kuh

Tomoe: What was that!!!

Page 26

Tomoe: You're making the other competing schools feel uneasy. And yet you are laughing like you're having the greatest time! Have some shame and act a little sorry!

Tomoe: And what was with that scruffy guy, the one from Meiryo. Acting like he is the only one who doesn't care about them!

Tomoe: The fact that there was an incident is true in the first place! Why are you letting him compete like normal, it's stupid! Management should get a grip!!

Student B: Haa Calm down a little. Nothing's gonna change even if you get that mad.

Student B: It's frustrating for me too, but Tomore, you said this yourself, right? Student B: "It won't reach the Nationals audience"

Page 27

Student B: Our performance is the day after tomorrow?

Student B: When are we going to stop letting that school distract us?

Student B: Just forget about it and let's concentrate on ourselves---

Tomoe: I know that already!!!

Student B: ---

Tomoe: Ah, sorry...

Student B: Do you have a personal grudge against Tokise?

Tomoe: ...That's not it... but...

Student: Well, whatever, get as angry as you want today. Just switch it off starting tomorrow.

Page 28

Takezou: Kudo-kun, what bed do you want

Chika: I don't really care--

Takezou: Then I will use this one

Chika: Ah--!!

Chika: ...It's harder than Tetsuki's bed...

Takezou: Don't compare them. Those are probably luxury...

Page 29

Sane: Heeey!! Before bath time let's do a strategy meeting--☆

Chika: Strategy meeting?

Takezou: About what?

Sane: Ya know, about Yoshinaga!

???: Isn't it your first time playing on stage?. Moreover isn't this your first performance overall? So---

Atsumu: I'm... A little nervous...

Sane: So I thought we should think about countermeasures together. Let's talk about our failure stories and so on!

Chika: Won't that have the opposite effect?

Mittsu: Nah, it'll be easier!

Takezou: I see...

Page 30

Sane: Momoya is the most accustomed to the stage. Give us your advice!

Natsu: I've played in live concerts... Is a completely different experience compared to a competition.

Natsu: Wouldn't it be better if we called Houzuki-senpai for this?

Sane: You idiot!! You can't call a girl to a hotel room full of disgusting men!!

Takezou: I was actually thinking of giving the two freshmen a chance to get some stage experience, before the performance. I had talked with the teachers about it, too...

Sane: Eh, you did?

Takezou: Yeah...

Takezou: But there was just so much going on in the club for us to put it together.

Chika: Heeeh...

Page 31

Chika: Well then, let's start with the story of our first performance!!!

Atsumu: Please!!

Chika: I don't know what to tell you, but if it wasn't for that performance… We wouldn't be here! That's where it all started!

Atsumu: That performance was a great success, surely

Everyone: ...

Sane: Why are you guys so quiet

Chika: I was so nervous about Kota--

Kota: Eh-- You guys didn't tell me anything!!

Sane: And then Houzuki-san--

Page 32

Student B [Memory]: Do you have a personal grudge against Tokise?

Twitter Profile: Tomo (@ kimi_Lulla), Second Year/Koto club. Chibana Girls High School.

Chika [Memory]: You good?

Chika [Memory]: Where should I carry these?

Tweet: I'm a member of a koto club. I don't want people like these to play. I don't want to be near them. They're a nuisance.

Tomoe: ...I'm not wrong...

Page 33

Kota: Aki-chan

Mittsu: Keishi-san!

Akira: Guys! Good morning.

Keishi: Oooh Mittsun

Keishi: All of you, it has been a while!

Mittsu: I'm really happy that Keishi-san also came!

Keishi: I'm really happy I came, myself!

Mittsu: Keishi-san, are you coming to see our rehearsal?

Keishi: Yeah!

Akira: My brother has a very good ear, so I thought having him listening with me in the audience would be very reassuring. Like the balance between sounds and so.

Akira: Since Takinami-sensei has to stay in the backstage...

Sane: Amazing, that's really reassuring!

Takezou: Thank you very much!

Suzuka: Good, let's get going then.

Suzuka: From the get-go, this will be almost exactly like the day of the performance.

Suzuka: If you're going to make mistakes, if you are going to have regrets, do that all today.

Suzuka: Is time to clear up everything that's bothering you before the performance. Keep your head on straight.

Everyone: Yes!!!

Side Text: Their "very best performance yet" will be confirmed at the venue.

-----Kono Oto Tomare! continues in the next issue----

[recentanimenews]

Manga the Week of 9/8/21

SEAN: It’s ALWAYS September, somewhere in manga land.

Airship has two digital first debuts. I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) is from the author of The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, and is about a guy who lost everything in his previous life resolving to be evil this time. In space.

ASH: I’m beginning to see another trend emerging.

ANNA: I wonder if there are skeleton lords of space.

SEAN: The other debut is A Tale of the Secret Saint (Tensei Shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo dearu Koto wo Hitakakusu). A knight on the verge of death recalls her past life… no, not from Japan. She was a powerful Saint, a profession that’s almost extinct. A very dangerous profession. Now she has to hide her reawakened skills… but they’re simply too useful! This looks good.

ANNA: This does sound interesting!

SEAN: In print, Airship debuts My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s, which we discussed before.

They also have Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter 2.

Cross Infinite World gives us The Werewolf Count and the Trickster Tailor 2. (It got bumped.)

Ghost Ship has Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs 15.

Two new novel series from J-Novel Club. The first is Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (Lv2 kara Cheat datta Moto Yuusha Kouho no Mattari Isekai Life), which makes me ill just typing it out. Guy has weak powers. Everyone hates him. Then he hits level 2. Suddenly he’s really strong. Men respect him. Women love him. Repeat as needed.

J-Novel Club’s second light novel debut is My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S Rank ni Natteta), the story of a dad who watches as his adopted daughter grows up to be really, really strong. For those who see “daddy” and “adopted daughter” and run away screaming, we have been assured this title is free of *that* sort of thing, and it’s complete in Japan, so they were able to double check this time.

ASH: It does seem like it could be promising, then.

SEAN: Other light novels (Japanese or German) out next week: Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight 12, Invaders of the Rokujouma!? 37, Jessica Bannister 2, Record of Wortenia War 12, Villainess: Reloaded! Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons 2, and The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman 7.

The one digital manga title is Sweet Reincarnation 5.

Kodansha, in print, has Battle Angel Alita 2 (this is the reprint omnibus of the original series), and… that’s it.

Digitally, of course, there is much more. The debut is Sweet Sweet Revenge, and that’s its Japanese title as well. It runs in Kodansha’s Aria, and is by the author of Stupid Love Comedy, though I will try not to hold that against it. A girl has come to school to get revenge against 5 popular, handsome guys who did her wrong. Can she do it? This only ran two volumes, so signs pointing to no.

MICHELLE: Snerk.

ASH: Maybe she’s just very efficient.

ANNA: I could be inefficient and just read Boys over Flowers again.

SEAN: We also get A Condition Called Love 8, Girlfriend Girlfriend 5, I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability 2, My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought 8, Otherworldly Munchkin: Let’s Speedrun the Dungeon with Only 1 HP! 4, Smile Down the Runway 20, Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse 10, With the Sheikh in His Harem 5, and Ya Boy Kongming! 4.

MICHELLE: I should get caught up on A Condition Called Love. I enjoyed what I read of it.

SEAN: Seven Seas has only one title: the 14th volume of Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō.

Tokyopop debuts Springtime by the Window (Madogiwa no Aoiharu),a rare non-BL title from them these days. It’s shoujo from Shufu to Seikatsusha’s Comic PASH!, so add them to the list of publishers still speaking to Tokyopop. It’s a high school romance with multiple couples.

MICHELLE: Hm. Also two volumes, so presumably TOKYOPOP will manage to release the whole thing.

ANNA: *Pours one out for unfinished TOKYOPOP series, again.*

SEAN: Lastly we have Viz, whose debut is Star Wars: The High Republic: Edge of Balance. This is a manga-ish title that’s more of a tie-in, but I’ll count it because the artist also did Tiger & Bunny.

Also out from Viz: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 12, Dr. STONE 18, Dragon Ball Super 14, Love Me Love Me Not 10, Mashle: Magic & Muscles 2, My Hero Academia 29, Prince Freya 5, Snow White with the Red Hair 15, Twin Star Exorcists 23, Undead Unluck 3, and Yakuza Lover 2.

ASH: I need to get a move on some of my reading before I fall even further behind!

ANNA: Me too, I’m excited for more shoujo and the insanity that is Yakuza Lover.

SEAN: What manga makes you yearn for the days of AOL?

By: Sean Gaffney

[liuwdere]

the gay ass anime masterpost*

*not actually a masterpost, since i give about two and a half fucks about keeping this updated or properly categorized. real loose classifications to follow. shit i haven’t seen in italics; stuff i’d highly recommend in bold. now updated w/ streaming links (some are US-only tho, sorry)

no predatory lesbians or okama joke characters or else we’ll be here all day. k? k.

LGBT-THEMED: anime that directly addresses LGBT identity as one of its primary focuses

Revolutionary Girl Utena

the ez one

Yurikuma Arashi

Class S is bullshit, did u know that. Also, thirsty-ass bear girls and a real angry takedown of the patriarchy

Flip Flappers

I don’t know how you can read this show as anything but lesbian sexual awakening, especially given the Class S Yuri Hell episode

Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko)

pls pay attention to the T friends

Aoi Hana (Sweet Blue Flowers)

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Kikuhiko is def not cishet and i will fite u if u insist otherwise. Half the show’s choices make no sense without that lens

Yuri!!! on Ice

fite me

LGBT-THEMED; LIMITED REP: anime that addresses gender or sexuality as a secondary focus, though perhaps lacking explicit representation (e.g. LGBT narratives in the secondary cast). 

The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (from the director of Yuri!!! on Ice)

One of the supporting characters is a gay man struggling w/ masculinity

Gay schoolgirl episode all about female sexual repression

did i mention the titty is good

Princess Jellyfish

Prominent focus on gender presentation

Kuranosuke can be read as a closeted trans woman

Paradise Kiss

Heroine’s love interest is bisexual

Trans woman in the supporting cast; trans identity plays a major role in her story

Ouran High School Host Club

Discusses gender + gender presentation, though protagonist isn’t explicitly stated to be nonbinary

Protagonist’s parents implied to be genderqueer; father definitely bi

Plenty of gay subtext among the male cast

Scum’s Wish

Strong focus on female sexuality; main character is bisexual

Central cast also includes a lesbian

Simoun

Discusses gender as more of an abstraction? Takes place in a world where everyone is born female to later choose a permanent gender. It does less to directly address gender than you’d expect, though, which is why I’m sticking it here

From the New World (Shin Sekai Yori)

Future dystopia where societal norms practically mandate bisexuality. Honestly, I dunno where to put this; the story’s more concerned with sexuality in general than with LGBT identity

Devilman Crybaby

Classic characters reinterpreted through a queer lens; important theme of coming to terms with one’s own sexuality and identity. Ryo is the definition of disaster gay 

LGBT REP: anime w/ positive depictions of LGBT characters, though not necessarily concerned w/ addressing queerness directly. 

Samurai Flamenco

Four words: gay naked gunpoint proposal. the show makes about that much sense but it’s a lotta fun

i don’t care what the director said

bisexual girl in a poly relationship 

No. 6

boys kissing tho???

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

pls ignore the manga and its magic dick nonsense

Haruchika

One of the two leads is a gay boy. He explicitly says so in the first episode. Avoid the live-action movie like the plague.

I should probably list Kase-san and Bloom Into You here

Mikagura School Suite

The heroine is REALLY THIRSTY for all the cute girls

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

Beyond the obvious homoerotic overtones of Albert/the Count, there’s Franz’s gay crush

Sympathetic trans girl character in the secondary cast

Michiko and Hatchin (from the director of Yuri!!! on Ice!!!)

Girls are good ok

Atsuko is gay

Macross Delta

two girls in the supporting cast do a hell of a lotta cuddling on screen

some versions of Sailor Moon

namely the ��90s anime

Sailor Moon Crystal and the manga do address gender in… questionable ways

Tokyo Godfathers

Trans woman in the main cast

Tiger and Bunny

Reasonably respectful portrayal of a gay man once it gets going

Central relationship between two men could be read as romantic

Genshiken

Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto)

Psycho-Pass

One of the officers is a lesbian. She gets a focus episode

Monogatari series

Really just limited to Kanbaru, but she’s the most accurate depiction of the constantly horny dank meme problematic gay (e.g. me) i’ve ever seen, ironic propositioning of her straight dude friend and all. The rest of the franchise is obnoxious though, so ymmv

Kill la Kill?

i don’t know how else you interpret one girl kissing another on the mouth

Attack on Titan

If you’ve been living under a rock and somehow haven’t heard about it Ymir and Christa are all but explicitly stated to be in love with each other

Kino’s Journey

Kino asks people to use non-gendered pronouns, apparently? I haven’t seen this yet.

Knights of Sidonia

Non-binary character in the main cast

The manga goes some iffy places with their character tho, be warned

Really though, I mostly like this show for the sentient pink penis alien

Gatchaman Crowds

Several gender non-conforming characters

Trans girl in the main cast

Cardcaptor Sakura?

Fuuka

One of the dudes is canonically gay, not that it makes much of an improvement to the show

A Centaur’s Life

there’s a moment where a lesbian objects to her PDA being considered more obscene than the straight equivalent, which is nice but pretty off-the-cuff

Rose of Versailles

Oscar’s debatably genderqueer, though the show goes some real questionable places towards the end

Gay ladies?

Hunter x Hunter

Trans girl in the supporting cast. Her story’s extremely minor in the grand scheme of things but it’s there and it’s good

Love and Lies

potato-kun gets a harem that includes his male best friend

Land of the Lustrous

non-gendered rock people searching for meaning in life

Bodacious Space Pirates

via @madscientist212​: “two explicitly lesbian characters who are lovers, and one of the story arcs involves the crew helping one of them avoid being forced into an arranged marriage to a dude by her uncle”

Banana Fish

Extremely dated BL-flavored crime drama; unfortunately falls into the pitfalls of old-ass exploitation films: csa, sexual assault, etc. It’s such a problematic fav tho

Kiss Him, Not Me

Reverse harem includes a lesbian

Double Decker! Doug & Kirill

heavy gay subtext between leads and secondary cast members; well-intentioned trans representation that’s... kinda clumsy, tbh

Zombie Land Saga

one of the zombie girls is a trans girl who dies from the shock of puberty. it’s p incidental to her character but the show’s real cute otherwise so go for it

Anima Yell

apparently one of the girls admits to having a crush on a female teacher. or something. idk this show looks hella boring why bother

THE SUBTEXT IS STRONK: not textually gay (some you could argue could fall under category #2 and vice versa; not the point of this post) but can be read that way, even though these shows aren’t super concerned w/ romance in general

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Neon Genesis Evangelion?

Depending on the version, Shinji’s sexuality can be read a variety of ways. Manga Shinji is pretty clearly bi; TV anime Shinji you could debate. 

Free, I guess

Love Live (Sunshine esp.) if I’m counting Free

Symphogear

Dear Brother (Oniisama e, otherwise known as BE STRONG)

Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon)

Nominally they’re straight and pining for the same girl but BOY do Kaoru and Sentarou have a LOT of chemistry with each other, so much that it’s hard to read them otherwise

Marimite (Maria Watches Over Us)

Izetta: The Last Thing I Would Watch Even If I Had a Gun Pointed at My Head

Despite what you may have heard, this show is bad and 100% plays in bait territory. Also, obnoxious gun fetishism and way. too. much. goddamn. phallic imagery.

Tanaka-kun is Always Listless

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Princess Principal

Spiritpact

I have complicated feelings about this goddamn trash fire of a show, but halfway through the second season it turns into a genuinely compelling gay pseudo-romance (?) about two boys navigating heteronormativity. also i guess the main couple exists, tho they spend a ridiculous amount of effort no-homoing

Amanchu

basically any sports anime ever tbh 

Golden Kamuy

MADE FOR THE STRAIGHTS BUT STILL OK: the yuri, BL, etc. that’s clearly targeted at a heterosexual audience but respectful enough to be enjoyable for the people they’re about

Doukyuusei

This Boy Caught a Merman

This Boy is a Professional Wizard

Strawberry Panic

Love Stage??? I have some qualms about putting this here but of the trashy BL anime that exist this is probably the least offensive

Maria-Holic

TEXTUALLY GAY BUT BLUGHHHH: the yuri and BL that just sux

Sakura Trick

Junjou Romantica (how the hell does this thing have three seasons)

Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Gakuen Heaven

Dramatical Murder (POTATO DOGGO)

Super Lovers UGH

idk Gravitation and all that other crappy BL I don’t have the patience to list

GIMME THE TRASH NOW: problematic as all hell but i sure ain’t complainin b/c i’m gay ass trash

Netsuzou Trap (NTR)

Riddle Story of Devil

Love to Lie Angle

if you ever wanted a generic ass harem comedy except with a potato girl instead of a potato guy, here’s that compressed into 3 minutes

Citrus

Corpse Party wwww

Gakuen Handsome FITE ME

NOT TOUCHING THIS HORNET’S NEST WITH A TEN FOOT POLE: pls,,,, save me from the Disk Horse

Sound! Euphonium

One of these days I might organize this a lil better. Maybe if/when Tumblr figures out how to make editing not a pain in the ass