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Lesbian and Yuri Anime/TV/Novel/General Discussion Thread

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SoaringJe said:
Huh. I actually adored the story? You had me trying it at 'more politicking,' but it reminded me more of The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady than either of the ones you mentioned, though the in-canon establishments for this story are way worse than any of them: as the MC puts it, "That's fucked up."

The story is an interesting blend of young earnestness, hope, and love—and systemic injustice, social castes, cruelty, and trauma. It's generally light and hopeful so far, but the world is cruel. What makes it bearable is that the 'native' POVs are either numb to it or are trying for a better future. a lot of characters should have therapy. They're so young but weren't afforded the opportunity to be young. i wanna give them a hug ;-;

The setting the MC gets isekai'ed into seems patently-fictional (and poorly-planned in the 'original' romance novel) at first; but the more the story develops, the more alive and dangerous it feels. I'm curious just how far out to sea they'll end up feeling. A storm's a brewing, but there isn't really a risk of capsizing or running into an iceberg. yet.

Thanks for sharing the rec!
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Thank you for leaving such a great response and better description than I could have!
 
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SolipsistSerpent said:
I can only assume it's because it was willing to be explicitly yuri at a time when a lot of anime refused to go beyond strong implications. But, yeah, it is not very good.
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that's exactly it. everything before it, from what i remember, either left it at implications, or did the bait-and-switch ending thing(something i'm very glad doesn't happen anymore), and in general most other stuff you could find from the time for the yuri fix wasn't good either.
 
I thought Assault Lily was just such a bore to slog through.

It being so dull made the subtext teasing more obnoxious than usual.

The one thing I did find interesting was the implication the principal was a trans man, although since I never saw anyone else mention it I'm pretty sure it was just wonky subtitles.
 
32nd_freeze said:
I thought Assault Lily was just such a bore to slog through.

It being so dull made the subtext teasing more obnoxious than usual.

The one thing I did find interesting was the implication the principal was a trans man, although since I never saw anyone else mention it I'm pretty sure it was just wonky subtitles.
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It's obnoxious to me because it cloak itself with classic yuri subtexty element, but doesn't actually go forward to actually be actual yuri.

Old man Bushiroad, it's 2021! Damn it.
 
I know nothing about the comic except that it was the origin of the Bechdel Test. I suspect they'd have to change the title to something that's not a slur, tho.
 
Finally got around to reading Requiem for Immortals: was enjoyable, I definitely realized I had read this author's work before when Req had a—confrontation, shall we say—with someone dear to her.

Like, very familiar to the point I wonder if that's just a trademark of Lee Winter's
cold, elegant competent 'Ice Queen' protagonist being in a toxic relationship with a cold, elegant, manipulative, narcissistic, and cruel mentor figure who groomed the protag and only views the protag as a tool to be used, including the protag's love/crush/adoration for mentor.

There were some pleasant surprises in Requiem for Immortals, and the debate of perfection, duty, and sacrifice was interestin'. As well as the discussion of music; I'm actually interested to hear the audiobook, or re-read this while playing the named songs/with the playlist. There was of course debate about 'feelings' and weakness; between this story and Detective Conan, I find myself nursing a fondness for the concept of 'zero'.

Honestly, I wish we had a twitter thread of Requiem's exploits (#SaveRequiem) also wish we got to see more of Req with a certain spirited teenager, but published books tend to be focused. sadly.

Thanks for bringing this book to my attention!
 
That sounds interesting, so I'm searching for Lee Winter's other titles, and...

she writes like 21 books?! And decent chunk of them seems to be similar protagonists?!

Well, I'm not gonna complaint.
 
Personally, I got turned off of "Requiem for Immortals" rather immediately on account of the not-very-subtle caricatures, including "four burly ex-Mossad thugs", which lead me to suspect there would be even more unsubtle political commentary further on. I read fiction for entertainment, not to be preached to.
 
Starman4308 said:
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I didn't really notice those? Probably because of my ignorance: the story is set in Australia and has throwaway lines tying crimes/syndicates to RL groups (ex-Russian military, ex-ASIO asset, ex-Mossad thugs, et cetera), and I only had a vague idea of one of them. The vibe of it all reminded me more of Bond movies? But i haven't watched those either.

The realism in the book isn't in the crimes, though even I could see parallels to reality, so I just shrugged and carried on.
 
Well, I'd apply to Winter's choice of villains the mere consideration that by being ex-Mossad, these "burly thugs" might have run afoul of the Israeli intelligence and don't reflect upon either the institution, or the fic author's own biases to that effect. Shrug.
 
I also put this one up on the Best Damn Fics You've Ever Read thread, so you can see how strongly I recommend it:

It's an exploration of Wakaba having to find herself after the end of the Utena TV series (warning this fic will make no sense if you haven't seen the Utena TV series). It really manages to nail the weird atmosphere of Ohtori Academy while talking about the nature of stories, cultural progress, and Wakaba herself. Because Ohtori Academy is like that.

The Limitations of Wax.

EDIT: Wrong thread, my mistake.
 
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