We see it here in this story and we see it in others like the ever popular Junjou Romantica. Anime and manga stories surrounding homosexuality have a habit of using a certain trope as a way to kick-start relationships: sexual assault. I may sound like I’m being overly critical right now, but hear me out. This is the foundation of their relationship and everything that comes after this is predicated on this one event. Yuzu and Mei’s relationship ultimately begins with a scene depicting sexual assault. Here is where my problems with the series start. But after her step-sister pins her to the bed and kisses her, Yuzu begins to think that her feelings for her sister may be more than familial love. And they’re going to be living together from now on. To make matters worse, she finds out that the student council president, a girl who lectured her and stole her phone on her first day, is her new half-sister. Her Gyaru style stands out ridiculously from all the other dress-code-adhering students. After her mother decides to remarry, Yuzu is forced to transfer to a new school, one that happens to be all-girl and strict on conformity. Yuzu is your fairly typical fashionable teen, a self-proclaimed Gyaru defined by their bleach blonde hair, focus on flashy fashion, and love of large accessories. I see so many tropes and pitfalls reflected in this series that I’ve seen pop up again and again, problems that have ultimately prevented me from liking yuri manga and anime in general for a long time (and some yaoi as well).Ĭitrus is a high school romance with a bit of sisterly taboo love thrown into the mix. I absolutely loved Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, but Citrus leaves me frustrated and wanting (and not in a good way). There have been a few stand-out series for sure. And I think that’s why I have such a problem with yuri anime in general. Maybe this review wouldn’t have been so hard to write if the series was bad or good for that matter, but I think it’s hard to write about just because it’s so average. I went back and rewatched the whole series after stopping at episode four last season just to remind my brain what I actually thought of it as a whole. I’ve probably started and stopped writing this about three times so far. For some reason it’s been super hard for me to write this review.
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