He's drawing a firm line between his complete lack of ability to feel or want another person and Yuu's experience. I also love the scene at the end of the first chapter in this volume, where Yuu throws herself down on her bed, head buried in her arms, and says: "I just don't know and I guess I probably never will. prose/writing (0-10): 8 - I think some of Touko and Sayaka's interactions and how Yuu is depicted a bit like a sulking, petulant, emotional wreck even within her tightly controlled unemotional self demonstrates some really fine writing of teen characters.

It’s the perfect note of hope going into the finale of one of not only the best yuri series, but best manga in general. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.Still, watching Sayaka tripping down the steps with joy after the scene in the viewing area made me very happy.

However, I do think it has more of an impact when not only do the characters have to work for it, but if they step away from each other to think about if this is what they actually want. Sayaka just laughs at how cute they are together (in the middle of Hakozaki-sensei berating Miyako) and Hakozaki-sensei gets all flustered. Ah, so when you mean yes, no, depends, you mean in regards to whether or not yuri has themes of purity? There’s a bit about the relationship between the teacher and the bar owner and how their relationship started.Sayaka finally confesses, expressing to Touko that at first she might have fallen for the version of Touko that she created for others, but even after getting to know her, her feelings stayed the same. It highlights some authenticity to their relationship as well as some of the challenges gay and bi people face, worrying that people they meet are only exploring. We're finally reaching a point where Yuu and Touko are figuring out their feelings and what they want their relationship to look like, which is so nice after so many volumes.

I won't spoil the details of the confession, other than to say that Touko knew, for a long time, or at least highly suspected that Sayaka liked her. Miyako takes Sayaka on a reconnaissance mission and for the first time, Sayaka gets to talk to someone like her, and see what life can become. There’s also that creeptastic thing some men do where they infantilize women and insist on “purity” as a measure of sexual worth which is and, it also has a deeply pedophilic component to it. It's a huge change for her, and ultimately it will be for the better (no, I am not speaking from personal experience here! I think it may be one of the strongest volumes for that, probably the least cliche'd and more genuine.Every other choice makes a woman “unpure” which is why I loathe the concept of purity as a value of a woman’s worth that is still prevalent in this world. I also love that Hakozaki's somewhat authoritarian personality was consistently portrayed in her younger days too. Fortified by the knowledge that she is choosing to do what she wants to for herself, so she can grow from it, Sayaka finally confesses her feelings to Touko. the story and characters here are excellent, and while it may seem like your typical high-school yuri romance, I was surprised several times throughout.