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Citrus, Vol. 1 by Saburouta

mythos05's review

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1.0

1/5 stars

I'm going to try to give my review of this manga without as many spoilers as possible. The reason I rated it a one is because there are too many problems that are in this book. The art is great, but the story is just terrible.
 
(1) A lack of clearly defined boundaries
 
When they first met, there were no boundaries established. Even when a person was uncomfortable, nothing was said about it.
 
(2) Borderline incest
 
It literally says in the first few pages that it is a secret/forbidden romance between two sisters. Not only that, but it was also brought up more than once in the story, making the argument that the author doesn't see them as sisters obsolete.
 
(3) There was no consent given.
 
Basically, what happens is that Mei gets assaulted and pretty much takes it out on Yuzu when questioned about it. It happens a lot for it to be the first volume.
 
(4) Fetishizing 
 
At this point, the glaring incest and lack of consent pretty much lead one to believe that this is for people who fetishize wlw. There is too much fan service, and there is an ongoing theme around boob sizes.
 
(5) No plot 
 
So far, there is no ongoing plot, other than no communication and constant assaults. There have been other characters introduced, but they don't add much to the story.
 
For all these reasons, I rate it a 1/5. I'm not comfortable enough to read any more volumes as I have no hopes of this getting any better.

grumpypeta's review

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3.0

3.75.

I think because I know where this goes I’m a lot more forgiving of some emotional jumps and gaps.

smileyhugs's review

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2.0

only read it bc it was classic yuri and available at my library 😭😭

mehsi's review

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4.0

I heard a lot about this series (apparently it is a great series according to a lot of people), so I decided to check it out as I was in the mood for some new Yuri manga.

I can say that it was a bit confusing at times, and a bit weird. At times there was just too much going on, all kinds of ideas that are nice, but they do clutter a lot and distract from the story.

I also didn’t particularly like Mei. Hot, Cold. Sweet, Bitter. Pick a side girl. You can’t just kiss your step-sister one day, then be cold to her the next few days, then practically assault her again, and so on.
I can imagine your life is hard, with expectations left and right, a new mom, a dad who is never around (though that kind of amazes me considering the fact the mom met him), but no need to act like this.
I do hope that in the next volume (if I am reading those) she will get better.

Yuzu, ah Yuzu, she was an amazing character and I really loved her and what she did. She is frank, down-to-earth, and doesn’t take no for an answer. She does her best to get along with Mei.
The poor girl was also totally confused about her feelings, which I can imagine. It was really interesting to see her figure out her feelings, to find out what to do with them.
She was also super sweet and tried her best to be there, and comfort Mei. Or help out her mom, or help out her grandpa (though that took some time to take effect).
I also love how she looks, and all she does to keep that look. It is something I see pass by in manga stories more often, the whole hair thing, dyeing it, and how it isn’t allowed by many schools to have another hair colour than what is the standard one.

There are also various yuri scenes, which were lovely drawn. I hope that the next volumes will have more of that (again, still not sure if I will continue reading it).

The art is gorgeous, and I am thinking of seeing this artist made any other manga, hopefully some more shoujo-ai/yuri stuff.

I wasn’t entirely happy with one scene, since it would be a spoiler I will not talk more about it, but I wish it wasn’t added.

That cork-screw-haired girl. Dear Lord, can we just erase her from the story? What a horrendous, bad character she was.

All in all, I am still wondering if I want to continue. On the one hand I want to, because Mei and Yuzu make a cute couple, and I wonder about their future. But on the other hand… Mei does need to change to a normal person, not hot and cold.

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mielybooks's review

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2.0

Portada

heyjudy's review

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3.0

~3.5/5

I expected something a little more typical, I think. Although, I don’t know, I suppose I don’t read enough yuri to really know what’s typical.

Aihara is being forced to move and transfer to a new school, because her mother is getting married. And in this change, she gets a step-sister, Mei, who for some reason pushes her in interesting ways.

Aihara is stubborn and brash and rebellious. And surprisingly shy and embarrassed around Mei, even if she’s pushy and curious and finding out that she might actually like her. She’s a bit high-strung, but she does have a good heart in her.

Mei, on the other hand, is standoffish, strict. She seems more beaten down, doing what she’s told instead of what she wants, to me. She doesn’t seem to feel much, and she lets others do what they want with her. But for some reason, she’s attracted to Aihara. Or at least Aihara is attracted to her, and wants to do something about it.

I wasn’t expecting the direction that Mei’s feelings went, or the complications with her and her family. I also wasn’t expecting this much conflict about the attraction from both parties. It has me intrigued to see where the story goes from here.

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thedistortedbliss's review

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3.0

Honestly, this is my first manga O.O I know.... it took me awhile to finally read manga. I love anime, but the reading style of manga made me hesitant. I felt like I would not understand how to read it.
I feel like this is a easy fun read. Nothing crazy amazing about it. The art is beautiful, and I find it fun.

m560's review

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5.0

Loved the anime so much I wanted to read the manga. Up till now it's very similar.

kayladbruns's review

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2.0

While the art is stunning, everything else was just okay. I don’t really care for either character and both of them are kind of terrible if you think about it. Throw in some drama and some non-consensual kissing moments and we have this manga.

Some people have an issue with the step-sibling thing but that doesn’t bother me. It’s what actually made me pick this up. (I really don’t know what that says about me) Anywho, even though it’s not the best, I’m a sucker for drama and I’m willing to see what happens and if these characters get any better.

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mckinlay's review

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3.0

This is my first fictional manga. I enjoyed it for the most part but i think it’s gonna take me a bit to get used to the over the top drama.