Citrus

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Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of spice and yuri!

This manga is so well drawn and the characters are so well-depicted that I am having a hard time finding any major things that could have been done better in this story. The art in this manga is some of the most beautiful I have seen so far, when it comes to drawing characters.

Furthermore, the love between the 2 protagonists is very pure and vanilla, but I do love myself some vanilla flavored ice cream from time to time.

The story is quite low key with some dramatic twists that goes along ... with it, to help get the characters and story to the place where it needs to go.

If you pick up this manga and hopes it will blow you out of the park, you will probably be disappointed. But if you go into it, with the expectations that it is just going to be a vanilla love-story with some well written characters and some nice looking art, then you will definitely have a good time reading this!

You might like this manga, if you really really like Yuri stuff, but I dont see anything special about this manga. Really boring for the most part. I kept expecting something exciting to happen, or a change of pace, neither ever really come. Then it abruptly ended before I even realized I was on the last chapter. Its not the worst romance manga ive ever read, but it still left much to be desired. None of the characters are particularly that interesting, nor are they relatable. The way the romance plays out, and the pacing of the plot is weird. Constantly leaves the reader wondering ... why the characters are doing what they are doing. Only read this if you are a hardcore Yuri fan.

To date, I struggle to understand why Citrus is as popular as it is. There are so many better yuri. It is average at best and weirdly gross at worst.

In terms of positives, there are a few. Citrus has nice art, the character designs are extremely cute. Yuzu and Mei look cute together, at least aesthetically. Yuzu is an alright protagonist who is fun to root for.

That is about where the praise ends; everything else is pretty bad. Mei, in particular, is one of the worst written characters in recent memory. She treats Yuzu quite terribly and is rather abusive at times. The fact that ... they live together as sisters makes the relationship feel all the more weird and gross. The fact that I don't feel comfortable supporting the main couple is not a good sign considering this is a romance series.

The side characters are largely one-dimensional and not likable. Often they just cause drama for no reason. The love triangles that pop up are infuriating. Love triangles are annoying in pretty much any series, but they are incredibly unbearable in Citrus.

I admit there is quite a bit of personal bias in my review. I have somewhat of a personal vendetta against this manga. It was the first yuri I ever heard of and read, and it made me not want to read yuri for a number of years.

If you are looking to get into the yuri genre, I beg you to please read a different series, like Yagate Kimi ni Naru.