The epitome of a popcorn book. Super cute wlw fluff to cleanse a pallate. I enjoyed it. ( )

I didn’t realize right away that this is actually two different stories in one volume. I thought it would be the stories of several couples, told by a single storytelling team, but it turned out to be two parts: One about a couple who was trying to overcome a confession, and one couple that was trying to get another couple to confess to each other. It was quite sweet, and surprisingly innocent. There was no kissing in this.

In the first story I was surprised to see the self-awareness of the girls, when one said that it was difficult for two girls to date, but it wasn’t impossible. That is as real as it gets however, there is no real threat of consequence from society or classmates or parents. I don’t think we even met anyone’s parents. Oh no, that's not true. We caught a glimpse in the first story.

I do question the legitimacy of the queer representation, but I have higher hopes for it than for the other series recently on my radar, Kiss Him, Not Me!, because of the fangirl behavior of the two new quiz club members toward their senpais who care very much for each other, calling them ‘friendly girls’ instead of, I don’t know, ‘girls who like other girls’, ‘queer girls’, or even ‘lesbians’?

The fangirl mumbling was similar to Kiss Him, Not Me! and to My Girlfriend is a Geek, but here was gentler and actually based on the dynamics of a real relationship where, yes, there may be roles in the home, but they don’t always ascribe to a strict sub/Dom relationship which is what bugs me about some discussions of queer relationships online by other queer people. But I digress. I don’t know why the girls in this book never kissed, as well. How odd.

I never played the game which this manga is inspired by. ( )

It's all right as a pair of Yuri stories, but it's clear there's a whole layer to the work that is lost on your if you haven't played the visual novel. The first story is a cute, lighthearted typical schoolgirl yuri: osananajimi cum kokuhaku "I'm scared to face my feelings" scenario. The second was actually something a little more unique. "Shippable" Yuri goggles as a non-creepy hobby is a bit more rare outside of an Otaku background. I believe that plot device derives from/harkens to the visual novel's main plot, which attempts normalize girl's love in a non-manga setting. It's fitting Seven Seas chose a really atypical story like that: Yuri that's been vetted to sell in the West isn't necessarily representative of the genre. ( )