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Spoiler for i feel sorry for the anime viewers:

They missed the best of Saorin. Hell, most of what made her likable happened in those first 33 chapters. It's been a long while, but I recall Saorin getting screwed for a good while into their first year of middle school, up until that play. I don't think flashbacks will ever be able to truly convey the relationship Shuu/Yoshino/Saorin shared.

Spoiler for chp 93:

NOOOOOO!!! Saorin, don't fall for the boy who is so insignificant right now, that I don't even know his name! Really, it was nice to see Saorin getting the affection she always deserved, but I barely remember that guy(his name escapes me). Damn, the further the story goes on, the farther my dream of SaorinxShuu, if only for a moment, flies away . And I got my hopes up with Shuu telling Saorin how he wanted to wear her dress and seeing her in the dream sequence(as opposed to anyone else).

The chapter itself was another wonderful chapter. I didn't even know Anna had another boyfriend, so that confused me a little when Maika mentioned it, because for a moment, I thought she was talking about Shuu. I wonder if they'll even show the events of Seya's meeting. I don't think it'll be meaningful so it might be skipped.

Originally Posted by John Smith

Spoiler for Chapter 92:

I wonder if it's ending soon. This seemed final in a lot of ways. I always thought that high school would bring new things but now I wonder if that is necessary. Shuu seems to be at peace with himself. That being said there are a lot of threads to tie up so I'm not particularly worried.

I feel the same way. With his head held high in confidence in the fashion show, not to mention his resoluteness in wanting to dress like a girl, it does seem like that could be all, but like you said, there are still some things left undone; like Yoshino's confidence for example. Also, there has to be people who are willing to accept them as lovers with that hobby in mind, which may not necessarily be them(Yoshino/Shuu) accepting each other. Shuu not only has the confidence to wear women's clothing, but also friends that accept it, the resolution to accept others' disdain for it, and potential romantic interests(Yoshino/Saorin/Anna) that all fully accept it as well. Yoshino on the other hand... well.... she still has some work to do.

Originally Posted by John Smith

Spoiler for Chapter 93:

Chiba really has mellowed. In my mind, she is still the little girl who would slam a full food plate on somebody's head. She kind of reminded me of me except more blunt than shy. (I mellowed as I grew up too.)

As an AnnaxShuu shipper I reserve the right to get my hopes up. Especially given how nonchalant Anna is about not spending Christmas with her boyfriend. Or else, this spells the end of any hopes that they get back together.

Feels like Maho and Seya have been together forever so I'm a bit surprise he is just getting introduced to the family. It's been what 3 years already?

Spoiler for 93:

I don't really think Saorin has mellowed. To me, she's always acted the same. It's just that there haven't been any recent events to really cause her to be irritated. Most of the time(as shown in the first anime episode of HM) it was Shuu related. However, now that Shuu has been more in-tune with himself, perhaps she feels less of a need to 'protect' him, and subsequently it lead to a decrease of her aggressive actions. In a sense, you might even be able to say she's started 'protecting' Yoshino now by being with her. I still find it amazing that they have been the best of friends when at one point they hated each other so much they couldn't stand to be in each other's presence .

Heh, I feel you one the AnnaXShuu thing =03. As I said many a-time before, I have been in the SaorinxShuu camp since the beginning, so you can imagine how hard it has been for me to be one, up until this point . Fortunately, at the moment, it doesn't seem like Shuu has any strong romantic feelings toward anyone in particular. It was clearly Yoshino(and mildly Saorin) at first, but that was 3 years ago. Since then, their feelings have leveled into a normal friendship, not too much deeper than with other children that directly share his hobby. From what I remember, Yoshino hasn't shown any affection to him at all in this regard either, though we see how she acts with someone she DOES like, namely that teacher Kameda. This pretty much leaves Shuu the possibility to end up with anyone, depending on how the author wants to write it. This is especially so after the rather whimsical way he ended up with Anna in the first place:

Anna: Hey, maybe we should date.
Shuu: Hmm, well, I think you're cute, so I guess it's okay.

Don't get me wrong, I know there was much more to it, but the main point is that it didn't take much to make it official, so it could just as well happen with anyone, even some new character that has yet to be introduced.

Has it been 3 years? That first year was kinda iffy and I don't think they truly accepted each other as an real couple until the middle of the 2nd year.