Avalon~bitter~ (Anthology) - Ch. 3 - Please (Sudou Yumi)

[MangaDex]

 

[mommy]

I've been seeing more and more manga with a dead protagonist so the last twist didn't really surprise me but it was still well executed and a good read. I'm not really into Yuri/shoujo ai but they often show something that is different from your "usual" manga and I love one-shots.

 

[totallynotmike]

but they often show something that is different from your "usual" manga

Care to elaborate how so? I've read a ton and most of them are either basically wish fulfillment gender appropriated shoujos, narcissistic ego trip dramas, or fluffy cotton candy nothings reciped specifically for mood elevation.

...so they don't really differ that much from other things that are out there.

 

[the_silver_spoon]

Care to elaborate how so? I've read a ton and most of them are either basically wish fulfillment gender appropriated shoujos, narcissistic ego trip dramas, or fluffy cotton candy nothings for mood elevation.

You just described most romance manga. Or maybe just manga in general.
However, there are indeed a few elements more prevalent in yuri than in your "usual" romance manga, like the "forbidden love" aspect (no pun intended) for example. Maybe I'm not the best one to explain it, but some people don't like how "love" or "falling in love" are portrayed as something to be taken for granted in manga. Loving someone who society doesn't really approve of adds another layer of complication to the romance, and if an author wants to do even a semi realistic yuri he/she would more likely than not needs to touch this at some point. Those I mention earlier could be drawn by this element, while some would be turned away by it.
At the end of the day, a story is defined by its author and not by its genre, but if you ask me if yuri is different from normal romance, then yes it is. Doesn't mean it's better, it's just that it has characteristics that catered more to a certain kind of audience.

This oneshot definitely perks my interest for this anthology. More than the yuri (which doesn't end up anywhere anyway), the way it portrays

Spoiler

purgatory is just like how I imagine it to be, an eternal loop of your death and your biggest regret. I guess that MC will only be able to escape the loop once Hiro stops shedding tear for her, as the way I view it Hiro's tear is what waking her up in every loop. It also links up to certain belief about how you can only truly move on when you have no more connection/nothing left holding you back in the mortal realm.

The transition in the ending was a nice bonus too.

 

[AndreTheRaikage]

That ending.

 

[Natureboy]

Got chills. Faint, but still.

 

[ulrlch]

man this is so good

 

[Pentium_MMX]

I'm in awe of the way this has been presented. Chiharu's predicament as a trapped soul, her recurring loop of forgetting and remembering book-ending the jumble of memories and dreams she has to go through repeatedly, is conveyed frighteningly well. Bathtubs in fiction are scary, maaaan.

 

[NekoBrewski]

yeesh, that ending got me

 

[DrHarlethW]

human hearts are unpredictable and there is only one thing that everyone knows, karma and hind-sight are a bitch.
one will always find to regret something.

 

[Madmac]

This is really good , I could imagine how hard it must be when you barely see your loved one except through magazines and tv commercials , left alone to your thoughts driving to anxiously insomnia.

Spoiler

I knew she was dead but the whole loophole and what lead to her death really made it for me

 

[Suck-a-duck]

Her girlfriend is a bitch. While she might have not expected her to die, she didn’t even consider contacting her and even made it seem like she didn’t find her important anymore. What the fuck?! Her girl died because of her own selfishness!

 

[Rereeeeeee]

Woah

 

[Sakuma0]

man, that hurts