Now that we’ve settled into to the new year’s look of artistic fonts vomiting all over the cover and ignoring the third of the magazine that makes me want to punch people, we’re all set for Comic Yuri Hime March 2020 (コミック百合姫2020年3月号). ^_^

In this volume one of the two stories that really stood out for me is “Kaketa Tsuki to Donuts,” by Usui Shio, which is a paean to building one’s self-esteem wrapped in a gentle office maybe-romance. I know it’s never going to break ground, but reminding adult women that it’s perfectly okay to not fulfill other people’s expectations is a win.

In Ohsawa Yayoi’s “Hello Melancholic” we get the back story on two of the more enigmatic members of the band, as Chika pulls Minato’s strings while telling her about her relationship with Sakiko. Minato is very easy to tease, so Chika doesn’t have to work at it too hard, but Minato is kind of cute when she overreacts. ^_^

And things are getting serious in “Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei ha Tsukiatteiru” as the happy couple celebrates a major anniversary – their first! Rings are being deployed. Presumably Hayama-sensei was galvanized by meeting her new friend last issue. ^_^

As always there are more stories I read and enjoyed and others I read…and others I didn’t read at all. ^_^;

Ratings:

Overall – 7

The good continues to be good, but the bad has shifted from marginally awful to bad. I will continue to support the good!

The April issue hit shelves in Japan today, so so far, I’m all caught up to 2020. Yay me! ^_^