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Syrup: A Yuri Anthology Vol. 1 by Kodama Naoko, Milk Morinaga, Yoshidamaru Yu

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

A cute Yuri short story collection from different artists that's wholesome, heartwarming, and oftentimes funny! I particularly like that the stories's characters are mostly working adults. Also since this features different artists/mangaka, the art styles also vary and I loved that! 

I can't exactly remember why I didn't love this as much as I wanted to, but I'm guessing it wasn't as good as I expected. 

ameliameels's review

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2.0

2.5

babie_zavi's review

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5.0

Amazing, heart-warming!

nerdysread's review against another edition

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funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Please. It’s so cute. ´ but you have to know those are SHORT stories 

justiceofkalr's review

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2.0

There were one or two stories in this anthology that were good, but overall it was just really really bad.

pheebabeeba_'s review

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emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I liked the various beautiful art styles, though I wish they had more variety and weren’t all so “cutesy”.  I liked that there seemed to be a unified theme with women at work. I feel like some of the stories were definitely lacklustre (also, one of the stories had an incest plotline, which I didn’t appreciate).  

I’d say my favorites were My Girl by Goumoto (p.33-38), The Cram School Teachers by Mocchi_au_Lait (p.41-53), Promise by Shioya Teruko (p. 69-80), My Femme Fetale by Matsuzaki Natsumi (p.133-141) and First Grown-up Love by Ito Hachi (p.143-159).

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whiteflowerose's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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lux's review

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

1.5

spellmannn's review

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2.0

Not my vibe

cuddlesome's review

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2.0

Ack! First time I’m giving 2 stars to an anthology in a while. I feel like this might just be a case of my own personal tastes; these stories are all cute, fluffy, low-conflict contemporary pieces. Just not really my cup of tea, though I did go “awww” once or twice. While it is not inherently a point against things to be short, it definitely was in this case. The art was generally really nice to look at, though, with a wide range of styles amongst the artists, so that’s a definite plus.

EDIT: OH NO just reread one section and there is just straight up fetishized incest in it, oh no. I totally didn’t register that the first time I read it because I was bored and not paying attention.