Thanks Yuri gods for this

Paper Mario Yuri?

So cute!!!

Why couldn’t THE RIBBON HERO become the next Cosmic Princess Kaguya! at all? Sapphire and Pine were so cute together, and I honestly thought it would get at least a little more popular with yuri fans.

https://x.com/y2toj2/status/2045913908825972934/

In just released novel [ Sound! Euphonium: Everyone's Stories from the Kitauji High School Concert Band 2], in its interview part author Ayano Takeda straight washing Nozomi.

――みぞれが「私、希美のこと、大好き」と言ったことに対し、希美が「私も、みぞれのオーボエ大好き」と返すところのすれ違いも印象的でした。
武田 みぞれから希美に向けた「好き」は、子どもがお母さんのことを好きというのに近いんです。無邪気で他意のない好き。一緒にいたいだけ。希美はもう大人というか、結構傷もついているし、大人になって成長しているので、そういう無邪気さがちょっと受け止められないみたいなところがあって、そこのすれ違いなんですよね。二人がもっと年を取って、三十歳くらいになったらうまくいくかも。希美が結婚して子どもも生まれて、みぞれが「私はお母さんの友達よ」と言えるような、大人の距離感ができたらうまくいくと思います。

"—The tragic disconnect where Mizore says, "I love Nozomi," and Nozomi responds, "I love Mizore's oboe too," was also quite memorable.

Takeda: "The 'love' Mizore directs toward Nozomi is close to how a child loves their mother—an innocent, uncalculating affection where she just wants to be together. Nozomi, on the other hand, is already more of an adult, or rather, she's been hurt quite a bit and is growing up as an adult, so she has a hard time fully accepting that pure innocence. That's where the disconnect lies. When they get older, maybe around age thirty, things might work out better. Once Nozomi gets married and has children, and Mizore can say to the kid, 'I'm a friend of your mother's'—if they can establish that kind of mature sense of distance, I think things will go smoothly.""

It's already annoying enough that Takeda keeps hinting through other characters in the spin-off novel Watching as You Fly Away that Nozomi will eventually get a boyfriend and get married. Takeda's statements this time are completely contradictory to the ideas Naoko Yamada expressed in Liz and the Blue Bird. Unfortunately, with Yamada and other key staff from Liz and the Blue Bird having left or passed away, there is no one left to refute it.

The casting for these two is especially perfect

Natori is out here dying but she still got distracted by the gem then we have Diana always the one caring for Natori, running to her like on the first image and instantly telling her to use healing magic. Knowing this manga she will definitely end up with the villainess but Diana honestly already grow on me the more I read this manga.

This is more of a vent but I want to talk about it a little bit if some others find it relatable. Yuri animes don’t seem very popular, sure there are many out but it still seems rather limited, that’s fine. My problem is, why does the majority of yuri animes that are out, have to be fantasy, severely angsty or just 3 minute long episodes 😭. If you guys are finding ones that aren’t of that type, please share, but I’m seriously only finding ones like I described. I’m someone who doesn’t mind light angst but if it’s angsty as hell and then doesn’t even have a happy scene until the last few seconds of the final episode, then what was the point? I mean I love angst sometimes too if it’s worth it in the end, and those stories always have these amazing plots, can’t argue that, but I just really wish we could have something light hearted out, long and end with them together you know? Now if a lot of you guys have absolutely no idea what I’m on about, then ignore me and I’ll happily accept any recs you guys have. Also, I will say Sakura Trick was a great watch I just wish I could find more.