I want queerplatonic works, but not just because it’s an ambiguity authors can hide behind.
I want works with queerplatonic love to proudly declare it as queer love, like in The Summer Hikaru Died.
With Lara & Mari, right now it still feels like they’re trying to be ambiguous.
the context a work is created in matters when interpreting it. a yuri where the girls don’t kiss or state romantic feelings isn’t aroace rep any more than Class S is—they are all, for the most part, just a reflection of a society that doesn’t take lesbians seriously.
@Robin__bruh i will say, there is a WORLD of canon sapphic relationships in yuri *manga*. i think there is just a corporate barrier required to make it from manga to anime. (this season, though, the kimishinu anime has had multiple on-screen kisses!! it’s really good!)
@LadyValkyuri true!! and there is proof that you can do it well even without being explicit in the terminology; Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon is very clear about this even while never saying “aromantic” or “asexual” directly, proving that you don’t have to be vague about it!!
brb gonna go tell my partner that “all I’ll ever want is to live in a world with you!” then hop on a train to god-knows-where to disappear for an indeterminate length of time. but they can’t get mad at me bc ERM AKSHUALLY i’m in a world with them, location notwithstanding 🤓