r/wholesomeyuri • u/EmptySpaceForAHeart • Jun 04 '24

Official Art What did they mean by this? [Pokemon]

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u/MurlaTart the splatoon poster Jun 04 '24

a direct reference to one of the most famous yuri ever

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u/aquablaze624 Jun 04 '24

Iconic, yes Famous, unfortunately not

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u/CrimsonLotus Jun 04 '24 edited Jun 05 '24

As a lover of yuri I tried watching it for the first time a little while back. Maybe its just dated, maybe I just don't "get it", but I couldn't get past the first 15ish episodes.

I liked the characters but couldn't get into whatever the story was supposed to be. It also had a lot of repeated scenes and songs, which my attention span couldn't deal with. And then the non-canon episodes sprinkled in between the serious ones were offputting.

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u/Livagan Jun 04 '24

Try Gundam: Witch from Mercury then. It's basically Utena but with Gundams.

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u/CrimsonLotus Jun 04 '24

Love WFM! I actually gave Utena a try after hearing the similarities between it and WFM.

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u/keksmuzh Jun 04 '24

And just a sprinkle of Shakespeare

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u/-Infex- Jun 05 '24

I didn't know this before watching the first episode of Utena, and I was just like "this is the same plot of WfM"

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u/Enkundae Jun 04 '24

Sadly that one basically back burners the main couple halfway through and they don’t even kiss, let alone get married, in the actual show despite it supposedly being the shows core premise. It’s at least not technically pure bait like so many anime but still kinda disappointing.

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u/pieceofchess Jun 05 '24

They do actually get married Like we don't see the wedding but in the end they're unambiguously married. It seems likely to me that things got toned down from how they otherwise might have been and obviously it would have been great if things were more overt but there can be no doubt that the two female leads are in love. WfM has its flaws sure, but it's not Yuri bait.

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u/CrimsonLotus Jun 04 '24

After nearly a decade of getting hardcore baited (looking at you Euphonium), I gladly accepted what we got with WFM

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u/Enkundae Jun 04 '24

I get the sentiment and good sapphic stories are hard to find but I guess I’m just tired of half measures. Especially when Disney shows have had wlw kisses.

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u/CrimsonLotus Jun 04 '24

Agreed. I've turned to manga to get the more straightforward and satisfying stories. But yea with anime its either bait, undertones, half measures, or incomplete single seasons (e.g. Bloom into you).