My New Friend Wasn't What I Expected - Ch. 36

[Hicleric]

All I can say is, author had better not drop the ball with the wild idol

 

[Kurro]

And history shall remember them as good friends.

Seriously though, that was one of the worst endings to a yuri I've ever read.

You don't read a lot do you?

 

[Dinnick]

Many titles with subtext tag are more Yuri than this, when even without words you will understand that characters in love.

Good example of this is The Demon Girl Next Door. We get an actual confession in that one (even if it is through a classical Japanese phrase that flies completely over Yuuko's head) as well as most of the cast acknowledging that Yuuko and Momo are either into each other or just a married couple.

 

[phonii]

And history shall remember them as good friends.

Seriously though, that was one of the worst endings to a yuri I've ever read.

There are always worse out there

 

[kahoshi]

There are always worse out there

I said "one of the worst" not "the worst."

 

[North87]

I really don't get the ending.

They seem to like one and other in the past, and then in the future they aren't really in contact anymore and Yuzu still keeps the gift, but Hina does not. That sends a sad and depressing message.

 

[onedumninja]

Rename the title to, This manga wasn't what I expected... it to be.

 

[EnderWin]

that timeskip is way too big wtf

 

[Azalel]

Man.. why would the author chicken out like that, they had a good thing going and he went as far as to make her keep the ring for 10 YEARS and literally hammer the "take the hint" act right there clearly indicating she still feels something for her and did for years. Now we got a nothing ending and that's it.

 

[QueenEtna]

What even was this lol

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

It's been a while since i read an ambiguous subtext yuri like that, it's kind of refreshing. I don't feel betrayed by the end, it's perfectly fine and not frustrating at all. And I don't get why people feel betrayed because they were expecting more : those expectations are the problem. When you start a yuri, you should know it can happen, you know it may have a subtext ending.

 

[Thisredtruck]

Absolute trash, yuri bate. Moved my score from and eight to a 1.

 

[TeadyBear123]

And they all died alone with two cats (what a shit ending)

 

[Oklam]

So she is maron-chan dresser
Didn't realize it was the same author

 

[Makeiks]

wait...that is what!?

 

[LilithRaven]

See a lot complains about the yuri tag being used. Maybe look up what category yuri is from a Japanese standpoint. Here, I did it for y'all. Wiki...sure it's wiki.....still probably correct? Oh and read the whole text not just the beginning. And read it carefully.

This has always been Yuri. It's just that the 'west' has a different opinion on what yuri is. Doesn't mean I had the end I wanted but heh, you can't always get what you want 😝

can you fuck off? literally you won’t say the same shit for Yaoi or the fact we have FRIENDSHIP in many stories but there is no yuri tag! also you are really pissing on GAY AUTHORS trying their hardest to be taken serious when they tag their manga as YURI!!!

because japan has a HABIT of not taking Lesbians serious! they take Gay men serious, but not lesbians…

 

[LilithRaven]

You don't read a lot do you?

yes we do actually read a fucking lot, this garbage way of tagging non Yuri stories with yuri tags is a garbage 1990 shit we don’t need in 2024, were Lesbians EXIST and are fighting to be recognized and not be ignored in japan! then we have garbage manga like this!

here search Yuri tag on this website! 90% is true yuri and the rest is garbage friendship!

 

[TheLostLight]

It's been a while since i read an ambiguous subtext yuri like that, it's kind of refreshing. I don't feel betrayed by the end, it's perfectly fine and not frustrating at all. And I don't get why people feel betrayed because they were expecting more : those expectations are the problem. When you start a yuri, you should know it can happen, you know it may have a subtext ending.

Nah, I think all or most of us here recognize that these types of endings can and do happen, but that doesn't mean you should stop being disappointed when they do. It's not wrong to expect more of a medium that you know can do better, and that's why works that criticize the typical Class-S bullshit like for example WataYuri or Flip Flappers do are goated.

 

[UnnamedPlayer]

Nah, I think all or most of us here recognize that these types of endings can and do happen, but that doesn't mean you should stop being disappointed when they do. It's not wrong to expect more of a medium that you know can do better, and that's why works that criticize the typical Class-S bullshit like for example WataYuri or Flip Flappers do are goated.

And why subtext is less than fully explicit romance ? Why is Class S bullshit ? Because the relationship is not explicit ? Because it's "just romantic friendship" and not "real lesbian relation" (i.e the kind of takes i hate for their bigotry) ? No manga can represent those kind of relations, even if they exist in the real world and some are a gateway for full lesbian relations ? You have to hide them because "the genre should do better" ? If it's for reasons like what LilithRaven is saying a few posts ago, it's a kind of bigotry.

 

[theliberator03]

Ah yes, the classic after high school experience, your old friends become drink buddies, my natal town has become that for many after only 6 years liviving elsewhere lol.
Ngl this went suddenly downhill for me in the last chapters, feels like the author had finish it sooner than planned or like others pointed out, clossing stories isn't it's forte, what a bummer