June 2, 2009 in Manga, Sasameki Koto, Shoujo-ai, Yuri | by Nakayo
Dynasty Scans presents us with Chapter 15!!! YAY!!!! Quick!! Go GET IT!!!! OOoooh! I hope it’s going to be a good chapter!!! We got rorted last time!!
Edit: Btw, that umm….other one-shot scanlation titled, Otonato Kodomoto, just under Sasameki Koto is kind of cute. Not too explicit…
Hello! Now let's cut to the chase! If you're here to squeal about yuri or update yourself on some Japanese dramas/movies and gossip - then this is the place to be!!! I personally prefer the squealing over yuri amongst other things!! HEHEHE (^_^)V
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June 2, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Nerei
Sumi is so cool! She may not be cute, but she’s definitely cool. Sigh, I wish Ushio would realise her actual feelings and make a move soon.
Otonato Kodomoto is sweet, which is exactly my weakness. XD
June 2, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Sleepy
Hahahaha I’m glad you like it!! It wasn’t TOO much if you know what I mean.
I haven’t read this chapter yet…leaving it for my break after I do some more studying…. >_<
June 2, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Sleepy
I just read it!! Now I’m getting confused!?! So who won in the end??? Gosh – she was pretty damn cool though!!
June 2, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Tessa
At the beginning of the chapter, I was worried it was fully reverting to the first few chapters, when I was really sad at the one sidedness, and Ushio’s complete obliviousness. But it seems Ushio’s getting jealous now… I’m just not sure if it’s of Sumi for taking Lotte, or Lotte for occupying Sumi’s time. I still wish Lotte hadn’t shown up. I also think it’s sad that Sumi gave up Karate all for Ushio and it didn’t do any good, especially since she’s so cool.
Oh and potential suitor for Sumi shows up!
PS: Sumi won!
June 2, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Sleepy
Thanks for the clarification Tessa!! I thought so but wanted some confirmation. Wasn’t she COOL!?! When she whipped off those glasses?! haha But I agree – the appearance of Lotte has simply extended the readers’ pain!!! Hopefully we’ll see more tension between Sumi & Ushio in the next chapter. I vote that Ushio gets jealous that Lotte is getting so much attention from Sumi!!!!!
June 2, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Nerei
Yupz, Sumi won! She’s really cool! Come on Sumi, if Ushio rejects you for being un-cute, you can always come to me. =D
It appears that Ushio thinks that she is jealous cuz she doesn’t get to spend time with Lotte initially, but nearing the end of the chapter when she says it’s all Sumi’s fault, she seems to be realising that she actually misses Sumi (or so I interpret it).
June 3, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Sleepy
Yeah – I got that feeling too – or are we just reading into it too much??!?!
Lotte should just go HOME!!
June 3, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Nerei
There’s no need for Lotte to go home. In fact, I wish she makes Ushio so jealous that she’ll walk right up to Sumi and grab her away from Lotte! (But I doubt that would happen.. That’ll make such a happy yet premature end.)
June 3, 2009 at 12:54 AM
Sleepy
You’re right!! That’s not a bad idea at all!!
June 3, 2009 at 3:13 AM
E
I just finished reading chapter 15 out of boredom and WAAAAH SUMI IS SOOOO COOOOOOLLLLLL!!!!! I wonder why Kazama is not smitten by a GIRL LIKE THAT?!?! Well I guess she prefers CUTE to COOL then. But in this kind of situation I’d even a cool girl would be cute to me HAHAHAHA :))
June 3, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Sleepy
The page where she takes of her glasses, THAT honestly took my breath away!! hahaha I reckon it was a COOL + SQUEAL moment!!! HAHAHA
June 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Onyx Crescent
*falls off seat!* IT’S OUT? *quickly goes to mangafox*
Auto message: Akira is busy right now… reading MANGA. Now go away… shoo, shoo… please? xD
brb,
Akira
June 3, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Sleepy
So what do you think??
June 3, 2009 at 11:50 AM
otakuBLAZE
The chapter that what I like to see is the chapter 16 – 20… we could now see their feelings expressed in those chapters….
bwaauhahaha~!!!
oh no…it makes me KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~♥ all over again~!!
bwuahahahahahahha~!!
nuayaaghahaha~!!
oh crap~!
today is our 1st day of class
and im gonna be a senior high school~!!
yeahhh…
Im a senpai to all~!!
bwuahahahah~!!!
better check some cute freshmens and new students~~~
kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~♥
June 3, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Sleepy
LOL otakuBLAZE!?! Are you trying to move manga into reality?!! hahahahaha Senior high school???? a BAAAAAABY to me!!! hahahaha I’m so your senpai!! haha
June 3, 2009 at 8:53 PM
otakuBLAZE
ohhh…so ur older than me???
ne, SLEEPY oneesama~~
lolzzz…..kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~♥
ohohohohho~!!
I really hugged my cute kouhais at school!!
my target was those cute ones…
hmmmm…of course there was no cute freshmen boys that
I saw…So I just hugged those cutey girls~!!
bwuaahhahahaha~!!!
awwwwwwww….
they are so SOFT~!!!!
kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~♥
They loved and they don’t mind when I’m hugging them~!!
June 3, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Sleepy
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Geez! otakuBLAZE!! You sound scary!!! hahahaha Just when I was reading your comment. a flash back of Julia-san from Strawberry Shake Sweet!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
Girls!! Be careful of otakuBLAZE!! Looks like she might be another Ushio!! haha
June 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM
otakuBLAZE
wahahahahah~!!!!!!!
NOOOOO~!!!
of course NOT~!!
GEEEEZZ…I’m not that pervert or something…
It’s really FUN
imitating anime/manga style~!!
I swear~!!
ahahahahahah….lolzzzzzz
geeeeeeeez….don’t get me wrong….onee sama~!!
whahahah….
June 3, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Miko
lol otaku sound like a pervert huh. :P
Okay so my comments about this chapter is.
*take deep breathe* *SQUEEEEEEAAAALLL*
I find Sumi so pretty and cool here. She looks good without her glasses you know what I mean!? XDDD! Definitely those type of girls that hide their looks behind the glasses. :P
She so won the fight at the end. She’s really so cool when she do what she likes. *__*
I think Ushio’s jealous of Sumi and Lotte being with each other a lot and not paying attention to her at all.
And I don’t think Lotte-chan should leave, she’s fine being in this series it’ll make things more complicated and interesting, who knows she might be the key to Ushio realizing her true feelings. :x
Ushio’s really a stonehead. She’s so hard and still won’t admit her feelings or realized that Sumi love her all this time.
Even in those previous chapter Ushio already said that she likes someone (which obviously refer to Sumi) but maybe she probably didn’t think Sumi will have feelings for her so she’s still being playful and looking for cute girls.
I think Ushio’s happy when seeing Sumi’s all over her so she’s forgetting her “feelings” for Sumi. That’s why she gets jealous easily when Sumi not giving her attention.
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/spoiler/noprogressa.k.astillnoconfessionyeteveninchapter27 but its getting closer! haha T-T
June 3, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Sleepy
hahaha otakuBLAZE! WHATEVER you say!! hahaha I’m sticking to my verdict – you’re a real life Ushio!! haha
Ooooh! Miko! That’s a pretty cool wallpaper! Did you make that yourself?
June 3, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Sleepy
Oops – hehe Miko – I’m replying to the wrong comment – but you know what I mean!!
June 4, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Onyx Crescent
SUMI IS DEFINITELY AWESOME HERE! The pure definition of “cool.”
I mistakenly thought Yabase-san was a guy… but then I was like, HOLY MACARONI! SHE’S A GIRL… right? xD lol.
AWWESOME!
-Akira
(When’s the… n-next cha-chapter????
June 4, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Sleepy
I made the SAME mistake! at first I though Yabase-san was also a boy too!! Can’t they make it a little more obvious?! hehe Makes it even better! Everyone should just fall for Sumi!! hahahaha
June 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Onyx Crescent
Sumi awesome, but not my cup of tea~~ xDD, more like Ushio’s. lol
Though Yabase-san is awesome!! (To state it plainly, it was the good first impressions) LOL.
I know!! You’ve gotta read BETWEEN the lines to figure it out…. (well, either that, or I’m just plain stupid…. xD)
-Akira
June 4, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Tessa
Good, I’m not the only one who mistook her for a boy!
June 4, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Sleepy
Guess whAT?? I found chinese scanlated versions of Sasameki Koto!!!!! OMG!! They’re up to chapter 26!!!! BUT, I decided I will wait along with you guys for the English – I prefer English and anyway, who can I squeal with?!?!? hahahahahaha
Oh and they’re working on Aoi Hana too!!!! I feel like I’ve found a treasure chest!?! haha
June 4, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Nerei
26?! Oo, the temptation…
June 4, 2009 at 4:00 PM
E
Really, Yabase is a GIRL? I also thought she was a BOY! That’s why I thought Sumi was so cool she beat a BOY in karate. HAHAHA
Oh well it doesn’t change anything… SUMI IS STILL REALLY COOL IN THIS CHAPTER–ESPECIALLY IN THAT KARATE OUTFIT AND THE NO-GLASSES SCENE!!! *BLUUUUSSH*
June 4, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Sleepy
I COMPLETELY AGREE!!!! OOoh…maybe when my exam is over I’ll check out those other chapters… =P I could maybe even post some spoilers!?! hahaha JUST KIDDING!!! I will TRY TO REFRAIN!!!
June 4, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Onyx Crescent
CHINESE…. SCANLATED? *drools*
… Hey, can I have the link or whatever????
Just for …. *evil grin.* LOL.
I’ll squeal with you guys anyways. =^.^=
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Sumi looks really awesome without the glasses. LIKE, REALLY HOT. lol But too bad… she’s not in my world. xD
-Akira
June 4, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Sleepy
There’s heaps of scanlated yuri manga here but I haven’t figured out how to “search” yet. I think I saw the Sasameki Koto ones on page 6 or something.
http://www.yamibo.com/forum-30-1.html
Have fun!!
June 4, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Nerei
I’ll just wait for book 3 to be published in chinese.
June 4, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Sleepy
*gasp*
Nerei are you Chinese? I seem to naturally assume by default that people here are mostly European/Caucasians only because we’re all conversing in English! haha Yep – I’m planning to buy volumes 1 & 2 in Chinese! I don’t like reading in Chinese though cos I’m not very good but better than getting Japanese?!
June 4, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Nerei
Err yah, I’m Chinese. I prefer reading Chinese over English though, cuz some Japanese phrases can be brought across more accurately in Chinese than English. Japanese would be the best, naturally, but I can’t really read much (if not my room would have been covered by tons of manga, Yuri Shimai, and its like).
June 4, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Sleepy
I know what you mean with the translation but reading English means less brain work for me!! haha Did I mention that I bought the original Girl Friends manga in Japanese???? I completely when crazy when I opened the package!!! hahaha
June 4, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Nerei
I think I read you mention buying the original Japanese Girl Friends manga somewhere in your blog before. Lol, it’s totally understandable! I mean, I was totally hugging the last Marimite novel “Hello Goodbye” when I saw it in Kinokuniya and my brother was practically dragging me away, warning me NOT to buy it.
Ah, I can still remember the happiness and excitement when I stumbled across Girl Friends and Sasameki Koto in Chinese in my local manga store by accident. I *never* expected them to be here, and I was totally floating into heaven, although my book 2 of Sasameki Koto has a “For Mature Audience” label on the cover. -.-”
I wish Kisses, Sighs and Cherry Blossom Pink has a chinese version too.
June 4, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Sleepy
OMG!! NEREI!!! HOLD YOUR BREATH!!
THERE IS A CHINESE VERSION OF KISSES, SIGHS & CHERRY BLOSSOM PINK!!! It’s out of print though!! I saw it once for auction in Taiwan but I couldn’t work out how to pay the damn thing etc so I had to watch it disappear!!!
PFFF!!! “for Mature audience” my ass!!! It has NOTHING in it?! I’m definitely going to buy the next vol 2 of Girl Friends when it’s up and I’m also going to put thru an order for Sasameki right after my exam!!
If I EVER could get a hold of chinese copy of Kisses, I will just DIE!!!! hahahaha
June 4, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Miko
I really like Sumi too bad Ushio’s extremely thick. :|
that’s cool, I’ll love to own the original japanese manga of GF but I won’t order yet since its still ongoing.
sqqquuueeeaaallll 20 more days for CHAPTER 23 ARGHHH!
lol, did you guys noticed how this 3 are related?
Akko from GF, Ran from Strawberry shake, and Ushio from Sasameki?
They’re all so thick. But our Ran-chan got it first, then Akko. xD
Now Ushio’s just ughhh she won’t noticed it at all or doesn’t want to.
Unless someone decide to whack her then she might wake up. lol
June 4, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Nerei
REALLY?! Oh man, I would *so* love it…. if only I know which publisher company, argh.
I know there’s nothing in it. I mean, gosh, not even holding of hands, dammit. >.< It's just a conservative country I live in.
Talking about Chinese translations, Marimite novel 14 (Chinese translated) is coming out this month!
June 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM
E
Wah too bad for me I can only understand English so IF they decide to release these beloved mangas in English I’d definitely dash to the nearest bookstore with my whole month’s allowance!!! :))
So Sleepy are you Chinese or you just understand Chinese? :p
June 5, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Sleepy
hahahahaha I completely understand you E!! I’m an overseas born Chinese so I’m definitely more fluent in English compared to my chinese but I can get away with some magazine/manga reading.
Seriously, if they released it in English, I’ll get it TOO!!!! HAHAHAHAHAA I think I’m going insane!!
June 5, 2009 at 12:59 AM
Nerei
@Miko
Maybe Lotte is Ushio’s wake up call!
Sigh. I’m so tired from all my KonoSetsu squee-ing today. Anyone else a KonoSetsu fangirl?
June 5, 2009 at 1:49 AM
M
I only understand english and spanish so i have to wait….. T_T
I love this manga and i’m waiting the anime more than anything, well, also Aoi Hana, Girlfriends and some other stuff xD.
p.s: For me Sumi-chan is cute :D!!
June 5, 2009 at 2:54 AM
Sleepy
Ooooh!! Have we another closet fan that’s stepped out into the open?!! WELCOME M!!! Another Sasameki Koto fan!!!! NICE!!
June 5, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Sleepy
Oh! KonoSetsu?! I’ve been seeing a lot of SQUEALING on this kiss or something – I am completely oblvious – I haven’t watched the anime/manga at all. Sounds like I need to have it on my yuri radar!!! hehehe
June 5, 2009 at 3:10 AM
Sleepy
Hey Nerei!! Can I ask a favour? Aside from Sasameki, are there any other Chinese published yuri manga that’s worth getting? I’m filling up my shopping cart. =) Feel free to email me or something. yasashiisekai @ gmail.com
ThANKS!!
June 5, 2009 at 4:07 AM
Nerei
Oh gosh! You don’t know about KonoSetsu?! O_O
Well personally, I don’t watch much of Mahou Sensei Negima myself, but KonoSetsu is so squee-worthy I just spoil myself silly over them.
Basically Setsuna is kinda like Konoka’s protector/guardian since they were kids. However, due to a failure during childhood to protect Konoka, Setsuna swore to protect her silently from the shadows and not talk to her as her own punishment. Naturally, Konoka didn’t think much of the failure and Sestuna was just making life hard on herself. -.-
I’m not gonna go into details about the characters’ backgrounds, but Setsuna started warming up to Konoka again over the course of the series (gosh, all the times she blush when Konoka tease her, and her fantasies!). All these while we don’t know whether Konoka just likes to tease Setsuna, or whether she really loves Setsuna as well (I hope the latter!), but in chpt 252, There.Is.This.Totally.Amazingly.Awesomely.Belated kiss between the two that makes all the KonoSetsu shippers (including me) *SQUEE*. (Fine, the kiss is a contract between the two, but who cares. It was mouth-to-mouth, and probably tongue was involved.)
Just google “KonoSetsu”, “Konoka Setsuna” or “Setsuna Konoka”. I’m sure you would find something.
June 5, 2009 at 4:29 AM
Nerei
Chinese published manga? Eek, I dunno… I would love some myself..
<Note, all the following are in Chinese)
Apart from those 2, I have Kannazuki no Miko (I'm a loser fangirl for HimekoxChikane), Murder Princess (I'm a loser fangirl for imaginary FarithxMilano shipping), Iono the fanatics (I'm a sucker for Kadokawa), and Alice Quartet Obbligato (What can I say? I'm a loser fangirl for the character design and their outfits).
More info about them from Okazu:
http://okazu.blogspot.com/2007/05/murder-princess-manga-and-anime.html
http://okazu.blogspot.com/2005/11/yuri-manga-iono-fanatics-manga-vol-1.html
http://okazu.blogspot.com/2009/01/alice-quartet-obbligato-manga.html
I usually prefer to check out the manga online before buying them from the manga store, and magical shoujo genre tend to frighten me a bit (cuz I'm afraid it might turn out childish/stupid), so the series I have are not that unheard of.
This is this Chinese light novel that I've been having my eyes on though – 幽靈戀人. I have not read it yet, but it's about a person who got confessed to, and the latter died in an accident immediately after. Naturally, the narrator was pretty upset and told the corpse "I love you". Voila! The female spirit appeared and became the narrator's girlfriend! (Ghosts are common in the novel's world.) At the end of the first book, it is revealed that the narrator's a girl!
I thought the plot might be interesting, but I can't vouch for the writing since I have not read it yet. There are 4 books in all. http://www.tongli.com.tw/BookDetail.aspx?Bd=NA00901
June 5, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Nerei
Here’s a KonoSetsu AMV. Not the best out there but at least the picture quality is good.
http://www.veoh.com/collection/Konosetsu/watch/v8159809QcyXFek
June 5, 2009 at 5:38 AM
CA
I only understand english and spanish too T_T and yes, Sumi was so COOL!!
and I think she is cute too ^^
so..at the end I was a little confused..
“It appears that Ushio thinks that she is jealous cuz she doesn’t get to spend time with Lotte initially, but nearing the end of the chapter when she says it’s all Sumi’s fault, she seems to be realising that she actually misses Sumi”
so that’s what I think now, this is getting relly interesting and I want Lotte falling for Sumi cuz this can make Ushio jealous for Sumi
June 5, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Setsuna
Negima is a good manga Spoiler:[the first 30-40 chapter is pretty much a lot of ecchi] Setsuna Setsuna is my fav char in and I find very likeable xD
Anyway is it me or has Dynasty scan have gotten some spyware attack lately? My AVG detected a spyware each time I visit the site this past 2 weeks so I’m hesistant to go back on the site/I used Firefox too and it pop up this spyware was trying to download on to my laptop…Anyway just wondering if it’s me or someone else got this problem
June 5, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Onyx Crescent
Graahahhh!! xD I’m also a KonoSetsu fan! xD Though originally, many years ago (imo xD) I was a Miyazaki Nodoka fan. Too bad she likes Negi. (This was wayy before I stumbled upon yuri. Sad. >_<)
@Sleepy: YAMIBO?? I read fanfics there! xD I can't wait for the translators to translate fast enough, so I just go read them in Chinese. I'm not especially fluent in ready…. yet, but I'm glad most of it is in traditional. I suck at simplified.
Btw, do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin? Or both???
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Awesome! One day, I'll master ALL THE LANGUAGES ever…. just so I can read any manga I like! MWHAHAHAH!
*with a sinister look on her face*
-Akira
*evil laugh moment*
MWHAHAHAHA!!!!! xD
June 5, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Sleepy
Thanks Nerei! OMG!!! GREAT clip!!!! YURI SQUEAL FEST!!! Yep when I first heard of this “kiss” I quickly googled who the heck Setsuna x Negima was – I LIKE THE SOUND OF IT!! Will definitely check it out in a few days!!!!
CA – looks like Dynasty Scans is still editing ch 16 but given their usual pace – I reckon we’ll have another chapter in a few days!!
Setsuna – I haven’t had problems with Dynasty Scans but I use mac…
June 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Sleepy
Btw, I forgot to mention that Setsuna seems SO COOL!!!! I think I’m going to like this one!!! ^_^
June 5, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Onyx Crescent
SETSUNA IS TOTALLY AWESOME. Kakkoii!!! Though cute at the same time: http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/156/angrymaidjf3.jpg
Anyways, it’s sorta like that typical ‘master and servant’ kind of relationship…. but with some SUBTEXT hidden under it….. too bad it’s too little… I wish they had their own story…. lol.
-Akira
June 5, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Setsuna
She’s really cool but in the spinoff manga[Negima Neo picture is more kiddish then normal one] it has more KonoSetsu I think.
The recent chapter of Mahou has some Konosetsu too lol
June 5, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Nerei
Agree! There’s too little of KonoSetsu!
I love Setsuna!!!!!!!!!!
June 5, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Onyx Crescent
@Nerei: Kyaaa~~ That’s supa cute!! *drools* I wish I lived in that era… T____T lol
Oh no… I feel the river of blood about to burst!! lol (in other words, a severe case of nosebleed after seeing the image)
Thanks for the pic!
RAWR! YOU GO GIRL, SETSUNA!!
xD,
-Akira
June 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Sleepy
Aaaaww!! That’s a really cute picture, Nerei!! hahaahahahaha
REally need to check this one out…
June 6, 2009 at 8:51 AM
M
Thanks Sleepy for the welcome. Let me tell you that i don’t remember how i found this page but i’m glad i did :)
@CA: Nice, another one that speaks spanish we have to talk someday :D
“…I want Lotte falling for Sumi cuz this can make Ushio jealous for Sumi” I want that too >_<
p.s: Sleepy your right i'm a closet fan -_-' nobody i know likes yuri T_T
June 6, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Sleepy
“nobody I know likes yuri” – hmm…I think that’s the case for me too but I feel that we’re naturally in a catch 22 situation. As in, I think most people by default would not just jump ahead and blurt to the world that they like yuri manga/anime?! You need to secretly suss those ppl out!! haha I know only one other person that reads it and it’s one of my younger cousins!! hahaha We secretly talk about it between ourselves!! SO FUNNY!
June 6, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Nerei
Yeah, I know that feeling too. Whenever I talk yuri to my friends, they all start acting awkward until I change the topic, including those who read yaoi. I mean, what’s the difference between yaoi and yuri except the gender?!
But it’s only recently that a non-anime/manga friend of mine got into marimite (and now other anime). During our marimite discussions, I told her I like yuri and she didn’t push me away. I was so happy it felt like something was finally healing inside of me, and from there I gathered the courage to visit websites like this that talk about yuri!
I guess it all boils down to the society you’re in. I’m currently living in a pretty conservative environment, so it’s understandable why my friends are not comfortable with yuri and why my Sasameki Koto vol 2 has a “For Mature Audience” label on it, while this friend of mine lives in a place where same gender love is acceptable.
June 6, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Onyx Crescent
Oh lol. Same here then. =_=
My friends don’t really like yuri… pfff.
Lol, the only one I even talk to about it is my friend who LOVES yaoi. (_ _);
I “was” a closet fan, until I found the urge to tell everyone in the world (j/k). My parents naturally, don’t know this, and nobody even suspects it. lol.
They all go awkward when I mention yuri.
Sheesh. My preference. Not yours.
-Akira
lolololol…
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@Nerei: Yeah, Kinokuniya, the bookstore I go to; most of the yuri, like 9 out of 10 is for Mature Audience. =_= I still need years for me to be eligible to buy it. -_- pffff.
And it sucks too.
Tell ya why:
The Yaoi manga “section” in the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Japantown, San Francisco, has only ONE shelf for yuri!!!! WTF! And all of it is 18+… not only that!!!!! I’VE READ THEM ALL! AND THEY’RE NOT EVEN 13+!!!! RAWR!!
-Akira
June 6, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Nerei
Hahaha, the power of the internet! Bookstores should have known better by now! This might be why the yuri manga sales ain’t doing as well as they could have been?
June 6, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Onyx Crescent
Haha.. xD, but some collectors, like my best friend, buy manga anyways. =_=
lol
-Akira
June 6, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Sleepy
I’ve never read yaoi and not interested by the sounds of it. Why is yaoi so much more popular than yuri???? I have NO friggin clue!!!
Nerei: Geez! Do you need to gather courage to search on the net for yuri???? Internet is a free space!!! hahaha
Akira: Yeah I’ve been to Kinokuniya and this other local Japanese bookstore – there’s only a tiny section on yuri. I did see some 18+ labels but I think they were warranted!! (hehe it was Hanjuku Joshi! Akira, don’t go searching for it now!!!) One more question, so is ALL the yuri manga marked as 18+?? That’s just stupid. Girl Friends is completely safe!!! hehe
June 6, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Nerei
@Sleepy
Lol, i was talking about courage to talk about my love for yuri.
June 6, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Sleepy
OH!! Yep – you’re SO NOT A CLOSET FAN ANYMORE!!! Look at all your COMMENTS!!! ahahahahahahahahahaha
June 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Nerei
I know *blush*
I’m not flooding your blog but basically drowning it now.
June 6, 2009 at 3:12 PM
Sleepy
Now THAT would be an undestatement. hahaha
June 9, 2009 at 2:05 PM
E
Hahaha Sleepy reading all the comments in your blog has gotten really entertaining these days :))
I’ve tried reading yaoi and I’ve even watched one (it’s entitled Sensitive Pornograph, hahaha). I think the reason why it doesn’t appeal much to me is because yaoi storylines tend to revolve too much around carnal pleasures. The subtlety and sweetness of yuri on the other hand is the kind of stuff that makes me go “KYAAAAAAAHHH!”, I don’t know I guess I’m just into more heartwarming stuff, the kind of thing that develops over time hahahaha
And yeah just like M, I don’t really remember how I found this page (because I know I’ve been here way before Girl Friends chapter 22 was released) but I’m happy that I came across this place! It’s just so fun that a used-to-be-“closet” yuri fan like I am can now share sentiments with fellow yuri fans, “closet” and “out” alike. HELLO EVERYONE!!! I am proud to enjoy and appreciate yuri as much as you all do!!! Hahahaha
To all “closet” yuri fans: do not be afraid to take the first few steps to be out in the open!!! I can speak for myself how good it feels to be able to type long heartfelt comments like this regarding yuri stuff :))
June 9, 2009 at 5:22 PM
sakudesu
Lol. “closet” yuri fans. Never been a thing for me. Even my normal non-anime friends know my yuri obsessions.
E – I totally get what your saying. Most yaoi revolves around the “carnal pleasures”. Although, some BL can make you “squeee”..though i pride myself on being a yuri fangirl more than yaoi XD.
This blog is pretty awesome..somewhere to rant when a new chapter of girlfriends come out. Though, too bad sasamekikoto isnt scanned faster, the raws are up to chapter 26 now. Soo good!
June 9, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Sleepy
hahaha Well I’m a closet fan myself in reality. I don’t know many ppl who watch anime and yuri for all that matters!! haha
So, let us YURI FANS EMBRACE!! hahahahhahaha
I’m more than happy to be providing you guys with a platform to just squeal and go crazy about some seemingly innocent scene except that the girl blushed when she saw the other girl!!! *SQUEEEEEEEAAAAL*
hahahahaahaha Ooooh! The raws!! I found a place with up to ch 26 scanlated into Chinese!!! But I’m refraining so that I go SQUUEEEEAAAAL with you guys!!! HAHHAHAHAHAHA
June 10, 2009 at 12:17 AM
E
The truth is I too am only an “out” fan over the internet because in real life, it’s hard to find someone who giggles over things like this! I have friends who like to watch animé but it’s more of the shounen type (fighting fighting supernatural whatever kind of animé hahahaha) so up to now I think I haven’t found anyone I could squeal with in real life about… let’s say, Strawberry Panic! for example. Hahahaha
The English scanlations of Sasameki Koto are taking too long but what the heck I think I have no choice but to be patient!
June 10, 2009 at 1:05 AM
Sleepy
It’s funny how not everyone “gets” yuri. My friend and I was watching K-ON! and she just didn’t get it!! I had to explain it to her! But she’s enjoying it at least so I can have a small squeal. But I wouldn’t ask her to watch Strawberry Panic with me!! hahahaha That’d be too much!!
June 10, 2009 at 8:42 AM
M
I agree with E, i like yuri because i adore all the sweetness, blushes, subtlety, etc. that makes me go “Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa” and have a stupid smile on my face hahahaha. So corny >_<
Back in the Closet topic (xD) like E i'm also "out" in the internet but just in webs or blogs like this, in real life…. well, i have gay friends but they don't like anime/maga and my straight friends whom like anime they don't like yuri -even my little sister like yaoi better. All this is probably because i live in a very -very- conservative society (like almost all latinamerican countries)
June 10, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Onyx Crescent
@Sleepy: Haha, yeah, most of my friends (all girls, xD) are watching K-ON! and love it. Not many of my friends get the subtle “read-between-the-lines” yuri implications, but my yaoi friend got it. LOL.
@E: Anyways, in truth, I’m supposedly a “closet” fan. My yaoi fan friend found out, and now she’s making fun of me cuz of it. =_=
Apparently, she likes to discuss yaoi to everyone. O.o And she kills people that say bad stuff about it. x.X lol
Yeah, same. It’s easier to *squeal* all over yuri online. xDDD
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Btw, I busted my “closetness” cuz I couldn’t stop squealing after watching SP, Marimite, and KnM. LOL.
My friends were all like: O.O!!!!
I was like: =3= lol <3
MWHAHAHA. *dies from over-hyperativeness*
June 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Natshiz
hahah too good for me i already found a yuri fan also[ she was my friend here in philippines and we set a day to watch SP together ^_~ she plans to go here this coming friday]
wiiii ^___^ its so much fun watching yuri animes with someone who loves it too ayt?^__^
yeah its so darn hard to explain to everyone who just watch anime and didnt pay any attetion about the lines nor they just love the fighting scene or whatsoever..evrytime there is a yuri scene they always come up with “what does she say,i dont get it?’ and i’ll just give them a dont-intend-to-ask-me-again look hahah
June 10, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Natshiz
ehem closest yuri fan here also hahha too bad here in philippines shounen type anime was there kind of anime for them, i havent found any yuri fan fan here till i mention at oxiin[ my real life friend]
at first, i was too nervous that she’ll give me a violent reaction at yuri anime..i asked her if she knew mai hime[spoiler ~_~ lol] then she said no so i send her the link then i ask her whats her opinion about it..
she seems doesnt get it at all so i was attempt to send the link of sleepys blog about shiznat kissing and i was too shocked of her comment..”sounds interesting” she said hahaha
that’s the story of having a companion with yuri stuff ^_~
June 10, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Onyx Crescent
Argghh… I have yet to find if there are others like me on this planet.
lol.
-Akira
June 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Natshiz
ahaha so you want to find someone whos exactly as you are????
ahahah i doubt it!there is only one akira ^_~
akira who are about to lose her mind squealling for yuri anime LMAO!
June 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Onyx Crescent
lol, there’s only one. eh?
-Akira
MWHAHA.
June 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Natshiz
YES ^___^
oh btw, my friend mention an anime,,TENJO TENGE am i correct?
June 10, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Onyx Crescent
Something like that? I’ve heard of it, but I haven’t personally watched it yet.
-Akira
June 10, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Natshiz
yeah i havent seen it too i just heard it at my friend and to my cousin,,
oxiin told me that when you google tenjo tenge lot of nude pix will pop out but it wasnt a hentai anime..it sounds like it was somewhat alike of yuri anime
June 10, 2009 at 10:20 PM
E
@Akira: Haha my younger cousin LOVES yaoi, but I don’t think I’m brave enough to share my yuri addiction to her. Last Christmas break she even got a henna tattoo on her arm that read “YAOI” what the heck :))
“Btw, I busted my “closetness” cuz I couldn’t stop squealing after watching SP, Marimite, and KnM. LOL.
My friends were all like: O.O!!!!
I was like: =3= lol <3 " –haha, that's the reason why I'm scared to be "out" :))
@Natshiz: You live in Philippines too? Hahaha
@Sleepy: Yeah I think Strawberry Panic! is too direct (meaning there's no doubt IT IS YURI hahaha) so it should be watched with someone who is a yuri fan or else… :))
June 10, 2009 at 10:52 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@E yep i am, how bout u?^__^
yeah watching SP should be done with a yuri fan or you might scared the hell out them and they might question your gender preferences hahah
i wasnt totaly out now coz i only have one friend here in PHilippines who happens to be a yuri fan and she was planning to go here this coming friday so we could watch SP together and squeals together xD
June 11, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Sleepy
Akira? Others like you on this planet? Eh EM!!!! *cough cough*
What are WE???? hahaha
I’m going to post some of the yuri moments I’ve spotted so far in K-ON!! AHAHAAHAHA
June 11, 2009 at 1:03 AM
E
Haha I think Akira wants to meet a live, in-the-flesh, yuri fan. Can’t get enough with people in the cyberspace like us, eh? :))
@M: Yeah I have gay friends too but they too are not into animé or manga but I tried to get two of them into reading Girl Friends because I couldn’t take the “KYAAAAAA!!!” factor of chapter 22! …and because we went to a KTV recently, so I remembered that precious scene in chapter 21 and told them why I realized that a KTV room is indeed a place to imagine a moment with your crush what the hell :)) My straight friends on the other hand, are either not into animé but open-minded about gay stuff OR into animé but have no interest in yuri! Hahaha
@Natshiz: Yeah, I actually live in QC. How about you? Hahaha!
June 11, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Onyx Crescent
Mwhahhaa. lol. I love you guys all, but I’ve gotta get some real-live-in-dah-flesh yuri fans like me. Or else I’ll die from boredom when you guys aren’t online. pfff.
@E: LOL. Maybe I should consider getting a tattoo that says: “I’M A PROUD DIE HARD YURI FAN.”
MWHAHAHAHAH,
Akira
June 11, 2009 at 8:21 AM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@akira can you make our name be in your tattoo LMAO xD darn its so freaky to imagine how will it looks like to see our name n your skin hahha its like we’ve seen a walking blackboard hahahhaha
@E aw n QC?aw aw aw haha,, I used to live there when i was young we’ve just migrated here in Pampanga for about ahm 12yrs ago?xD
wew what a small world ^____^
i bet you know mai hime then?It was aired in tv5 around october last year
June 11, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Onyx Crescent
Maybe.. one day. MWHAHAH. A COLORFUL WALKING CHALKBOARD ON THE STREETS. That’d be something. xDD
Scene 1:
Akira: La la la…
(a colorful walking chalkboard is seen on the streets of California)
People: *stare* O.o
Akira: =^_^= Wassup, guys? Like my tatoos????
People: *large gulp* Maybe this is the new trend….
– A week later –
EVERYONE IS A COLORFUL WALKING CHALKBOARD!!
MWHAHAHAH!!
And this is the story of a yuri fan that got a LITTLE bit carried away.
-Akira
LMFAO.
June 11, 2009 at 8:46 AM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
AHhahahhahahahhahaahahaahhahahahahhahaaahahaahahah LMAO
You almost kill me akira for laughing this hard hahahahhahaha*roll* LMAO
You sure gurl the most PROUD YURI FAN hahhaha
Hey gurl you do really have talents for that, I can see 10 years from you’ll be one of the famous yuri anime writer or might as well be a director ^_~
Hope you wont forget us be include in your acknowledgement lol xD
June 11, 2009 at 5:19 PM
sakudesu
Wow. Everyone is from the Northern Hemisphere. Nice and warm, hehe.
Im in Australia…so cold! >.<
Yeah, its hard to find any true yuri fans. They just dont get the squea-factor. When Im squeaing, they are just all like "lol". Even if some of my anime-fan friends watch it..they dont get it.
Yuri fans unite!! XD
June 11, 2009 at 5:35 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
cmon guys GROUP HUG!!!! lol xD
elow sakudesu welcome to YURILOVER family hahhaha
hugs!hugs!hugs!xD and kiss??O_o hahha just kidding ~_~
Wao youre from Australia huh?My Godmother lives there, if im not mistaken she resides n sydney..=)
Yeah youve said it right it so freaking hard to find a yuri fan like us
CAlling AKira we have new blood here hahhah arent you gonna hug her?hahhahahahahhahahh
June 11, 2009 at 6:36 PM
otakuBLAZE
I don’t know what’s happening here but//…I will just kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa all over for the sasameki koto..bwuahahahah~!!!
June 11, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Onyx Crescent
sakudesu!!!~~~~ let’s huuuuggggg~~
LOL.
My newest motto: “YURI FANS, UNITE!”
(lol… this sounds like some power ranger motto…. xD)
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*shakes head….*
we’re sooooo off topic!!
-Akira
June 11, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Sleepy
sakudesu!?! Australia!! Hey me too!!! Aussies!! yay!! hahaha
It’s good to see so many people dropping by!! THanks!!
June 12, 2009 at 5:47 AM
M
“My newest motto: “YURI FANS, UNITE!”
(lol… this sounds like some power ranger motto…. xD)” LOL
Talking about tattoes, we all should get a lily tatoo hahaha…. so cliché…. so we can recognize each other xD hahaha
p.s: is there anyone from Latin America??? Just asking ^_^
June 12, 2009 at 9:10 AM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@ Akira hahah sounds like power ranger huh?hehhe lol
@ M aw,akira is that you?
@SLeepy and sakudesu wao so youre both from Australia huh? wao! xD
June 12, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Nerei
No one from my country? I’ll just squee online then.
June 12, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Onyx Crescent
Akira here!
@NatShiz: Akira is Akira. =^.^=
@Nerei: Where are you from, again??
HELLO WORLD. Is anyone here from America? LOL.
“HELLO AMERICA!”
-Akira
June 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Nerei
Singapore, the little red dot on the world map. But technically, I’m from Malaysia.
June 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@Nerie ahah just wait, maybe tomorrow one malaysian yuri fans will wandered here haha
@ Akira the worlds answer you with this—>>>> O_o walking chalkboard!
LMAO xD
June 14, 2009 at 3:52 AM
E
@Akira: Hahaha I love the walking chalkboard idea of yours, when you have all those tattoos why don’t you show a picture of yourself to us hahaha :))
@Natshiz: I don’t know about Mai Hime but I’ve heard of it, haven’t watched it yet but I’m planning to if I have time. Haha! Oh Pampanga? Last year my friends and I went there because of some fiesta. :D
@sakudesu: Oh it’s winter in Australia at this time of the year right? Haha here in Manila it’s weird, one day it rains then the next day it’s freaking hot. Hahahaha :)) Yeah my animé friend doesn’t seem to be so thrilled about yuri stuff but he’s quite open about it (he’s gay, I think I outed him during one of those drinking sessions we had HAHAHAHA!)
@M: Haha LILY TATTOO? Haha why not, I think it would be nice if yuri fans had some sort of YURI EMBLEM :))
Haha Sleepy the comments here are sooooo off-topic already (given that this should be about Sasameki Koto chapter 15 hahahaha) I think it’s my fault but well it’s nice to find out more about our fellow yuri fans :D
June 14, 2009 at 4:06 AM
Sleepy
HAHAHA E!! It’s ok to go off topic! I don’t mind at all! It’s fun cos yuri fans are a bit of a niche/small group. It’s hard to find someone that understands why you’re going crazy about a stupid blushing scene! HAHAHA
June 14, 2009 at 3:11 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@E oh yeah?I bet that’s SISIG FESTIVAL?coz that the only famous fiesta here excpt for tugak festival?hahah cant help myself laugh whenever im mentioning the word “TUGAK” =))
anyways, do you have ym or friendster? so you could buzz me up if youre planning to go back here in pampanga.
ABout Mai HIme youd better watch it gurl if youre looking for the most cutest yuri couple ^_~ i love SHIZNAT tandem
@ AKira – yow walking chalkboard show us some pictures with all those tattoos haha
June 15, 2009 at 6:12 AM
E
@Natshiz: Tugak does sound like a funny name :)) I don’t have friendster but I have YM it’s yeheey_03 (it’s stupid I know but I’m too lazy to change it because I don’t want to undergo the trouble of adding everyone up again haha). Well then I guess I’ll add another title to my list of animés to watch!
@Sleepy: Exactly, I find those “stupid blushing scenes” too cute and everyone else (in my real life) wouldn’t get why (so I just don’t tell them hahaha)! :))
I wish Sasameki Koto chapter 16 would be out now!
June 15, 2009 at 10:20 AM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
@ E I already add u just accept it tnx ^_~
hahah do you know what does “TUGAK” mean? its a kapampangan word meaning “FROG” funny right?lol xD
hey guys do get jealous at me coz i have a yuri fanatic here hahah we watch SP together ^_~
June 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Onyx Crescent
LOL. Soooo off-topic! But thank god! I thought I was the only one here that was ALWAYS off-topic!!
Come here, my fellow yuri fans! Let us unite and be off topic!!! xD
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Haha, the walking chalkboard project!!! I’m working on it, guys!!
I can’t find a good place to put my lily tattoo! Hmm… how about right smack on my forehead? xD
@NatShiz: Argghh!! What eppy are you and your friend on?
@EVERYONE: MAI HIME ROCKS MY SOCKS!! IT’S AWESOME!!!!!
I love ShizNat… and you’d better too! xDDDDD jkjkjk.
Luvs ya all,
Akira
June 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
Yeah we want Akira the WALKING CHALKBOARD hahha yeah thats pretty good idea =)) haha
@ Akira E said she also live here in Philippines and been here in Pampanga[where i live] for some fiestas and that’s how “TUGAK” inserted n our conversation hahah
lol me too im always off topic ~_~
nooooo akira dont invite them to watch mai hime Im going to have another more rivals to my natsuki T_T
June 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
E
“Come here, my fellow yuri fans! Let us unite and be off topic!!! xD”
Hahaha I agree with you Akira, sorry Sleepy we’re dominating your blog :)) I think we should all have a Y!M conference some time (the timezones would be a problem, though. HAHAHA) Why don’t you put your yuri tattoo ON YOUR CHEST??? THAT WOULD BE SEXY :)) JOOOOKKKKEEEE
Really “Tugak” means FROG? I AM SCARED OF FROGS
June 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
aw hahah E, you want akira to put tattoo on her chest?O_O waaaaa
bad gurl hahhah yeah i think we should have some conference…
haha yeah TUGAK means frog sounds funny right,me too im scared of frogs T_T (ok enough of frog topics, its freaking scary if we dragged the topic from WALKING CHALKBOARD to frog??????what the hell O_O hahha)
June 18, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Onyx Crescent
Wow.. you guys. xDD You guys want me to tattoo my chest??? That’d be a problem…. I don’t think you’d be able to see it anyways. Not that I’d let you. LOL. Mwhahaha. I’ll put it on my arm. But I’m not planning on a PERMANENT ONE. =_= I’ll just stock up on LOTS AND LOTS of those temporary lily ones. xDDDDD
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Wao…. 113 comments??????? O.o
June 18, 2009 at 1:25 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
haha are you serious about that akira?O_O
Yeah 113 comments [most of it are off topics ^___^ lead by you hahahha]
June 18, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Ninnypants
ooh tattoos feel nice(: ok i think im scaring people hereXD
June 18, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Nerei
LOL. I wonder how this conversation thread would end up.
Eek, there’s too much off-topic comments to read! I surrender…
June 18, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Sleepy
I had the SAME reaction! I was like: “WHAT?! 117 comments?!”
I had to scroll back to check!! It’s all you guys’ fault!!! hehehe
Oh! We need another chapter of Sasameki Koto!!!
June 18, 2009 at 11:38 PM
-l-`NatShiz`-l-
hahah its all akira’s fault that “WALKING CHALKBOARD” idea of her lol xD just kidding akira ^______^
June 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Onyx Crescent
Which leads to why we must keep up with the flow.
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Should I be honored that these comments were lead by me?? xDDD
Well… the tattoos would be quite…. uncomfortable to change everyday…. if they were temporary ones.
But a rainbow looking walking chalkboard sounds nice.
Should I tattoo everyone’s usernames??? o.O
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Btw, today, the RAW of the new K-ON ep is out.