[firehawk12]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

I used to make the same distinction between Marimite and Strawberry Panic. I'm not so sure, here.

Hah, this is probably the best analogy for the situation here - although, not to that extreme (Kampfer looks like it'll take the Strawberry Panic role!).

Sasakemi Koto doesn't delve into the hijinks of SP, but it's definitely a far less subtle than Aoi Hana. Most of it stems from the manic nature of the characters in SK though.

Spoiler for Aoi Hana and Sasakemi Koto spoilers:

It also comes from the fact that a relationship does happen in Aoi Hana - even if it's the "wrong" one, whereas in SK - if they stick to the manga - the show will be about unrequited love.

It's just easier to write the latter than the former, especially in the crying high school girl subset of anime. You know the beats, because every other anime set in a school does the same thing, yuri or not.

That said, it's not that SK can't be good... but if you're looking for a serious take on yuri, then AH is the show you're going to turn to.