I’m still very much enjoying the time-leap cover novel for Comic Yuri Hime, March 2021 (コミック百合姫2021年3月号), with the exception of the font size, which is genuinely stressful. I wouldn’t mind so much if I though for one second the font size would be larger if/when it was collected, but I know from experience that not only won’t they increase the size, they’ll probably choose a font color that makes it harder to read.

The editorial staff at Comic Yuri Hime is obviously uninterested in accessibility. For this reason alone, if/when this cover novel is released as a collected volume, I will seek to purchase it digitally, so I can actually read it more than a paragraph at a time. ^_^

Can I be honest about “Citrus +?” I have no idea why it exists. Nothing actually happens. Mei’s refusal to be happy at any time, for any reason, has now taken on Miltonian proportions. This months she goes to a festival and kisses Yuzu without even a slight lessening of her pout. What a joy to be around she must be.

Thankfully for me, I have “Watashi no Oshi ga Akuyaku Reijou.” by inori, illustrated by hanagata, in which we have reached the conversation. I was genuinely impressed with the art which gave Rae a much more complicated expression and scene than the novel. Yes, she’s smiling as she speaks, but here, we can see that there is also some pain and loneliness associated with the knowledge that she is gay – this will come back again as we learn more about her in the second novel. The deeper this story goes into itself, the better it gets. I love the slow careful pacing here, which isn’t hustling past this key point, just to get to flashier plot points.

Mark me amazed that the story in “Watashi no Yuri ha Oshigoto desu!” is still managing to be engaging even as the main climax thus far just hangs there, unresolved. The gang is at a resort to take pictures and Hime is struggling hard with conflicting emotions about Mitsuki, while also trying to be cool rooming with her. A group trip to the bath is about to test all of them.

Usui Shio’s “Onna Tomodachi to Kekkon Shitemite” is pushing and prodding and poking at both Kurumi and Ruriko’s idea of their relationship in interesting ways. This chapter was quite good. I’m honestly expecting this to be licensed by Seven Seas if Usui-sensei’s other series does well.

And speaking of the other series, “Kaketa Tsuki to Doughnuts” is moving into new territory completely, as Subaru forces Asahi to reassess what she wants from life and whether it might include Hinako. I’m feeling bad for Fuuka, but she’s turning out to be a really good person.

There were a number of other stories I read, of course, and a few I did not. I’m comfortable with very much liking about half the magazine and side-eyeing about a quarter of it. ^_^

Ratings:

Overall – 8

Next issue is going to be sad, as we say goodbye to “Hayama-sensei to Terano-sensei ha Tsukiatteriru.” That was a lot of fun.  The April issue of Comic Yuri Hime is out and sitting on my to-read pile, in fact. (T_T)

At least I have more “Watashi no Oshi ga Akuyaku Reijou.” to come! Yay! Gonna love this series to distraction until something new and amazing pries it out of my hands. ^_^