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4/13/2025, 8:50:04 PM
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So what to make of it? You could see it as a precursor to anime that's willing to engage in lesbian subtext while refusing to say "lesbian", or leave confirmed queerness to villains or comic characters. Then again, Natsuko's pretty open about her feelings.
One interesting thing about the manga is how the guys are such nonentities. Honey maybe blushes once at Seiji, but he's otherwise just a way to move the plot forward. His dad and younger brother, the incredibly obnoxious old man and brat pervert characters you see in 70s anime and manga, are far more prominent than him. Every other man is either comic relief or cannon fodder. The significant villains are all women.
So what to make of it? You could see it as a precursor to anime that's willing to engage in lesbian subtext while refusing to say "lesbian", or leave confirmed queerness to villains or comic characters. Then again, Natsuko's pretty open about her feelings.
One interesting thing about the manga is how the guys are such nonentities. Honey maybe blushes once at Seiji, but he's otherwise just a way to move the plot forward. His dad and younger brother, the incredibly obnoxious old man and brat pervert characters you see in 70s anime and manga, are far more prominent than him. Every other man is either comic relief or cannon fodder. The significant villains are all women.
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