@Faeldrin
>No offense, but "you know, the thing you like isn't that good" is the perfect way to get people to ignore you. I'd rather hear what recommendations you suggest to read instead, and why you think they are better. (This isn't snark, BTW, I'd legit welcome good recommendations.)
I've gone through more detailed arguments explaining its faults, cliche, dullness, and repetitive developments (<- this being the worst aspect, seriously, it often goes over the same points over, and over, and over and that is incredibly grating, feels like a hammer to the head; if this series didn't have the rather interesting character of Sayaka, this one aspect would make me call the series outright awful) that you'll have to forgive my irritation over people saying 1) it's amazing and 2) nothing could be better (and yes, I've heard this often). So yes, I will say "the thing you like isn't that good", because that's what you say when you feel something is overrated.
If you want something similar and more interesting that this, try Fragtime. In fact, you probably already have unless you forgot about it, it wasn't an unknown yuri series. I don't think Fragtime is the best, just somewhat similar to this and with a more interesting arc especially given it does not overstay its welcome. If you want a better romance (not yuri), Taiyou no Ie (simple, with a strong focus on family) or Ookami Shounen wa Kyou mo Uso o Kasaneru (subversive, light, believable) are some recommendations I'd give. Honestly, before its AWFUL final arc I even considered Citrus better than Yagakimi if only because it was entertaining as opposed to the plodding and circular nature of this series. Also. indeed, if anyone thought this was going to be a series about aromantic relations... that baffles me quite a lot (and the people who thought that were NOT few in number). If you just like it as a whatever drama romance, fine. My issue is taken with the pedestal it is put upon above all other yuri so frequently.
@d3ban
>Honestly, I don't understand the complaints about this being too slow
Consider that most yuri series don't last very long and even if they do they will actually have the relationship confirmed quite early. It has been over three years since this series began, which means its development has been quite slow.