/a/ - Animu & Mango

>>777497

I was familiar with the manga already.

Weak story, characters and everything else.

Stay there only if you like Yuri enough to overlook every other aspect of it.

Art is good too.

But for me, it's really just not worth it.

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>>777508

I haven't read the manga, but the first episode was entertaining.

The yuri scences are hot, and the plot is bad enough to make me laugh.

It has this cheap B movie charm, where you know it's garbage, but still end up liking it in a way.

>>777540

>cheap B movie

>end up liking it in a way

Keep your expectations very low if you want to survive.

>>777542

I remember little from the earlier chapters, but I think it gets more pure and less insufferable later on. Not sure if the anime's even going to get that far though, for now you will see like a dozen homewrecker-of-the-week arcs. The gyaru is pure from the get-go, it's the other one, and other other ones, that are sluts.

>>777542

Is that what happens? I meant to read the manga but never got around to it.

There are already a bunch of shows I actually want to watch crammed into saturday, so I don't want to bother with this series if it's going to be shit.

The story of this seems like is going to be a total mess. Its probably written by someone who watches far too many TV dramas. That said, I'm going to enjoy where this is going, especially the yuri.

Anything with yuri in it is a turd though.

I'll give the anime a shot until about the third episode, I like the yuri but if the manga is better I'll just read that.

>>777540

>It has this cheap B movie charm

I wouldn't go that far.

>>778124

The manga is a tease. I doubt the show will be much better.

>>778251

No.

It was full bad.

>>778251

Don't worry anon, I also felt that way; will just have to see if the story is really as bad as the rest say

>>778251

Even if I hadn't read the manga, the shitty arranged marriage already being in the center would be setting off red flags, not to mention the slut making out with the guy. The rest of the episode was fine, as it is with Citrus, only the plot is godawful.

Citrus is great in how awful it is

>>778394

The lewd scenes between the two girls seem to be where most of the budget went to in this anime. At least those are common enough to tide me over from some of the melodrama.

>>778251

I like this kind of ridiculous melodrama every so often. Once a week for 30 minutes is just enough. It will not be the first time there are only two or three of us watching.

>>780836

>The plot is shit, don't expect it to get better.

It may be terrible and full of melodrama but nothing will ever be as bad as Sasameki Koto.

A YURI ANIME IN WHICH THERE IS NO YURI

>>781568

More precisely

A YURI ANIME IN WHICH THERE IS TRAPSHIT, BUT NO YURI

Polite sage for offtopic.

The only bad thing about this show is that it doesn't have enough yuri.

>>783678

Harumin is superior to mei in everyway

>>783678

>Two girls making love: How you and your friends can be lesbians.book

>>784273

There is nothing wrong with walking like that. It just shows how superior she is.

>>784326

STOP

>>777497

Are fluffy girls a sign of cancer these days?

I'm catching up after a long hiatus of all things media and watching Kyoukai no Kanata, which is terrible compared to the Made in Abyss I just finished, and I cant help but think of that centaur girl anime.

>>786328

But when will the rape stop. I've heard of villian of the week shows, but Citrus is more like a molestation a week.

>>786406

The (translated) manga is at chapter 35, while the anime is at chapter 5 as of ep4. The manga mostly stops with this shit around chapter 20 I think, so we're probably not gonna get there.

>>786328

Would you lick her thick eyebrows?

>>786423

Alot.

>>786835

EXTRA ur a nigger

>>786328

I always though Drillbitch had light hair because in the manga her hair is light in the manga. Looks weird with the purple/black hair

>>785883

>SoraBasho, Yuru Camp

Not watching these, do not appeal to me.

>Pop Team Epic

Fine enough, but the youtube guy already does it.

>Darling in the Fraxx

Already covered my growing distaste for it in the other thread.

>>786913

I personally thought it was red, for some reason.

>>787123

"Cute girls doing cute things" isn't an interesting enough premise by itself for me, and neither camping nor going to the south pole are enough in addition to catch my attention.

>>787174

>Don't care how dumb the plot is, this stuff is like crack to me.

Same. I can't get enough of the character designs. Being into yuri is like living the life of an ascetic. When a series that's at least decent comes around and the quality is above average in at least a couple of departments, it's like a satisfying meal.

Most of the harsh treatment is a holdover anyway, from old /u/ animosity, years ago when it debuted. It's like everyone even after the first several plotlines was expecting an over-arcing plot on par with the best manga plotlines of other manga series and then forgot to enjoy the art style and blatant yuri. And then there were strange posters (probably tumblr) who weren't satisfied with the art. What's bizarre is that if you're exposed to a lot of female artist character designs, especially female yuri artists (or yuri overtones), you would know that they almost always strive to prioritize "pretty" over "cute," especially if the moe is subdued for relatively realistic proportions.

There are some holdovers from halfchan that should die. Sorry if I'm being too meta but some people aren't aware of what's basically a stigma that this series attracts especially if they don't go to /u/. In a way it's a sign that this series does something right because so many people keep projecting their disappointment in various ways and judge it by their imagined standards for the series when it's basically harmless.

>>787159

>camping nor going to the south pole are enough in addition to catch my attention.

But sluts doing slutty things is? I'm glad I don't have your attention span.

>>789712

Drill's drama is nothing compared to the shit this bitch >>789746 pulls.

>what Mei needs now isn't love, it's family

I think the writers have misconstrued what I'm watching this show for.

>>789844

Pseudo-incest is the only solution to Mei's problems. It's a family and love all-in-one.

>>789746

She is in the OP, so we will probably have to deal with her. They better put in a lot of gay girls to make up for this bitch's bullshit.

>>790543

Yeah there wasn't even any rape this episode which was a bit of a letdown. I was expecting at least 1 rape per episode.

>>790546

She's gonna be in the next episode already

>>790546

I actually found her less annoying than the white-haired sisters.

>>790562

I thought that was the worst arc in Citrus, that'll be right after this next one

>>790869

If you don't think it's bad now, then no. The next two arcs are the worst, but it's still just more of the same we've had until now.

>>790869

>does it really turn to trash like everyone says?

Its trash to begin with and it remains consistent

>>791169

>>780836

Pussy juices are supposed to be below 7 pH.

Also, what the fuck is "PH"?

Wait, is this called Citrus because life/love is sometimes sweet and other times sour? or was that something else?

I don't know why I'm watching this, but I can't stop.

>>791261

Once you get your fingers inside, it starts squirting yellow liquids. Citrus fruits of course

>>794479

You're a real human bean

>>794481

that majestic rape music

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>>794481

This is disgusting, it's just mentally ill lesbian people raping and abusing each other and it's being presented as magical and exciting.

>>794745

Are you saying that rape is not magical and exciting?

>>794745

Perhaps the same could be said of all Yuri- there is often a running theme of conversion, subversion and illicit grooming tactics shown in the medium, and it is one of the reasons why I have always found it to be distasteful.

>>794745

>>794750

I think you need more yuri kino in your life.

>>794952

I wouldn't say I want Harumin to win, I want her to take over the show

>>794952

Blue always loses

>>795039

>I wouldn't say I want Harumin to win, I want her to take over the show

It would be a boring show like every other CGDCT show with no real yuri but 'yuri jokes'. Harumin has no mystery to her. We know exactly what she thinks and she doesn't do anything truly weird from moment to moment like Mei does without explanation - which is part of the spectacle of the show/manga. Harumin's a best friend character and meant to stay a best friend character. Mei is the plot of the show - similar to other actual yuri shows.

>>794481

This isn't rape. Don't lie to me!

>>795970

I think she's the worst character, but the next arc will probably be worse as a whole.

Is there any chance the plot goes haywire and we end up with a lesbian harem? This show is hilarious but it's disappointing if it just retells the manga.

>>796013

None, it's almost a word-by-word adaptation

>>796157

That damn bear paw grabbing. Mei was probably happy but I those frames for the grabbing was throwing me off.

>>796185

It reminds me of the cat animation from Sansha Sanyou.

>>795970

What is it with this season and pink haired girls being worst girl?

>>796001

BESt character

>>796702

Long-runners end when the accumulated plot twists make the story unlikable making the readers abandon ship until the manga gets the axe.

>>796229

>Nadeshiko is worst girl

You son of a bitch, your shit taste will not go unpunished.

>>796739

>>796761

She's a worthless parasite and you know it. All she does is sleep, eat and waste space.

>>796001

Harumin is best character and she doesn't even try.

Yuzu is ok

rest of the girls are shit tier

>>798477

>gop

What is the Republican party doing with her?

>>799069

If you dig deep enough, everything is Scandinavian.

>>777497

>5th image

Into the smug folder it goes!

I want to slap Matsuri and make her cry.

I can't stop watching this....

>>777497

Gosh that's funny

Nothing can stop Mei's rape crusade

>>802226

I want her to be viciously lewded by the old men she visits. Shit disturbing characters just for the sake of making drama should be sent to drown.

This show is immoral.

2D girls aren't supposed to act like 3D women. This show has essentially added more 3D women to the world.

>>802718

>3D women are constantly lezzing out with each other.

I know this is a common fantasy, but it doesn't happen in real life.

>>802966

No I mean that they're conniving, manipulative and irrational.

Only some of them are violent rapists.

I'm certain this is one of those "avoiding taxes" show.

Thank god there is only two episodes left.

>>803357

Something something make an anime as a corporation for tax write-offs. I don't understand either, anon.

>>803357

It's what hollywood always does, dump a bunch of money on trash, get a little profit to avoid a climbing the tax bracket.

>>803220

>this is trash

>watches anyway

>>803400

I am committed to my tasks.

>>802718

I think that's because this was written by a woman instead of a man, so nothing can be so simple.

>>803407

And you are masochistic in picking your "tasks".

>>803416

No I'm autistic, I can't quit a show I've started watching.

>>803361

>hear their sessions through the walls

>Not taking responsibility by showing them how to do it properly.

You're failing as an onii-san.

>>805252

>this show

>rape

Noooo, of course not.

Every girl in this show absolutely approves of every sexual encounter that takes place at all times.

For those that have read the manga, does it keep following this day-time tv drama formula forever until the cancellation the manga?

>>805442

>cancellation

The ending is coming up soon, with an extra dose of drama from an arranged wedding for autismo.

>>805442

No, after this arc it calms down progressively and becomes more SoL and less drama. Then the most recent chapter suddenly goes back to the roots with >>805446

>>805293

Well that one certainly did, judging by her reaction...

>>807309

Yuzu is okay as one person on the main cast, but Mei being the other doesn't work. When you find out in the first few chapters that Mei was Always Unique, Totally Interesting and Sometimes Mysterious all along and that her 'tism is the only explanation for everything that qualifies for drama in this manga, it really brings it all down. I really don't think we have to fear a potential S2 here though, I doubt many people wanted or liked this anime enough for a sequel to be made then again, worse shows have gotten sequels

I want to like this show but I'm really struggling to stay interested in either it or the manga. The plot devices are just getting too stupid, too redundant, too incoherent with one another

>>807309

They only way I would accept a second season, would be if we get unfinished frames like this >>805910

>>807329

>sequel

Sequels will show up if a series does not do too well but well enough to convince someone it is worth the investment. If season 2 was not going to be more YuzuMei drama but instead tried making other pairings like the white haired sisters I would be excited if season 2 was announced.

>>807611

You can read the manga to find out exactly what would be in a sequel. After this there's some wannabe drama about a student council election, but I don't remember what comes of it if anything, there's a bunch of new girls introduced with varying levels of relevancy, there are many relatively calm chapters. Basically an S2 would be better than this season. These were some of the worst chapters in the manga, barring the latest one (which wouldn't make it into the next season).

Dropped it turds can not be polished.

>>807918

I think I'm going to have to do the same. The art is decent and the core romance is up to par, but the writing just can't keep up to begin with, and aside from the poor writing, it suffers from the classic problem "I've run out of plot"

>>808002

I don't even watch this show, but stop using the word plot like that. A story only "runs out plot" when it is over. "Plot" simply means "what happens", not "interesting events", "conflict", or "excitement". A story about a person who sleeps all day, forever, and accomplishes nothing has plot, and its plot is that a person sleeps all day.

>>808043

Literally speaking, yes. However, the use of the word "plot" there implies "a good plot." When reading Citrus, one strongly gets the feeling that the author frequently found herself asking "What in the world should I do next? I just have no idea," and then simply ran with whatever came to mind. Rinse and repeat every chapter. The plot is apparently ad hoc and generally disjointed. It is poor enough that the implicit stretch of reason equating it to an unspecified, complete absence of plot, while impossible by definition, should not be a source of confusion. Had you read or watched Citrus before posting in its thread, maybe we would not be having this intriguing semantic misunderstanding.

>>808043

Stop being autistic. Plot's been used like that for as long as I can remember. The implication here is that the author had an original plot concept in his mind, he wrote that, but his manga still didn't get shitcanned and was making money. The original plot was still just about finished though, so he had to come up with new ideas on a short notice to draw out the plot.

>>808066

But it's the plot that ran out, not the story, and nobody misused anything, and you're still here unable to deal with the fact that you have a doctorate in assburger literature and nothing to do with it.

>>808066

I see that "plot" can mean the basic, generalized outline of the setting, characters, and events, and in that regard has a greater variability. But "plot" can be and is often used to refer to the specific and particular sequence of events and circumstances which cause the characters to act and develop in a particular story, and in that sense is not variable. Either definition is valid and understandable.

>Whenever someone on the internet is complaining about plot, they are complaining about some part of execution they can feel, but not identify.

I specifically described the flaws in Cirtus' plot in the previous post, good Sir.

>>808086

It looks like plot, story, and execution are all the same to you. My main point is that they are distinct.

> I specifically described the flaws in Cirtus' plot in the previous post, good Sir.

I disagree. You described how the story made you feel and not the plot, and all those feelings could be changed by changing how the story is executed. You could, for example, add subtle foreshadowing to a story. This would change how harmonious the story feels like and reduce the feeling that the author doesn't know where he is going without changing the plot at all.

This is a tangent, but a story can be good even with a disjointed timeline. It can even be intentionally confusing to the reader, so it really isn't a flaw. Once again, it's all up to the execution. This topic, however, is for another time.

This show's story has been predictably all over the place, but I've thoroughly enjoyed the aesthetic and tone. Now that it's coming to an end I'm sad that I won't be able to see any more of it. Are there any other shows which capture this feel?

>>808133

>You described how the story made you feel and not the plot

I suppose I did, although it's easier to give such a general idea than to literally recite each individual event and development, and explain why it's difficult to find it captivating, and explain why it does not demonstrate a clear or consistent character development. I would assume anyone here would be familiar with the kinds of things I'm talking about. Actually reading the manga helps with that, too.

>It looks like plot, story, and execution are all the same to you.

Potato, potato. I guess you'd refer to the story developments as execution rather than plot. Usually here we use the word "plot" for that, like I described earlier.

>You could, for example, add subtle foreshadowing to a story.

That would definitely help

>>808334

I suggest a yuri that is not a stinking mess

>>808334

I don't know what you saw in the tone, if you want the parts with high school girls messing around, just watch some SoL, even some of the harem romcoms, GJ-bu and such. If you want some relationship drama that is vaguely similar, White Album 2. Also >>>/rec/

I found myself rooting for Bangs-chan to get with Mei and Megumi to get with Yuzu. In the end it was kind of annoying how unlikeable Mei was, yet for some reason the airhead was completely obsessed with her, it was stupid.

I mean come on, why would she kiss Megumi? Why? That makes no sense, fucking bitch.

I feel so bad for this studio. They always adapt crap but they always manage to make it look good. They just can't get a break.

As for Citrus how can someone make lesbians so boring? Same with Sakura Kiss. Lesbians used to be good like marimite and utana not sure what the hell happened.

>>810605

I'm glad it's not just me, I'm watching Sakura Trick right now and it's been extremely boring. It's a one trick pony: they kiss. That's it. That's all of it. That's the whole god damn thing.

Queen's Blade had better character development.

>>777497

I found this show to be very disapponting. You have a show about two lesbians, so obviously that should be good somehow, right? Instead it became the most boring thing ever. How do you drop the ball so hard?

>>810605

>>816314

Yuri has always been trash