lets get to know each other

maidenlessclaire said:
Oh thank you so much for that Surprised, yeah it's getting a lot scarier at the moment so it's always nice to see supportive messages like this. :)
Also, cooking manga. You have unlocked my special skill because an ex introduced me to this one and I don't think I have ever come across anyone who knows what it is.

May I present to you 'Cooking Papa'!

https://myanimelist.net/manga/24841/Cooking_Papa?q=cooking%20papa&cat=manga

Synopsis: "The story revolves around a salaryman (Kazumi Araiwa) who can cook well. He shares his love of cooking to his friends, co-workers, and family."

That's literally it. It's a very old manga and I am not entirely sure if the publlishing stats are accurate and it actually is still ongoing. There is also a rather long anime which for the life of me I wasn't able to track down years ago. I literally managed to watch it because my ex had an ancient fansub of it on her HDD in like 2013 and the site she got it from must now be lost to history.

sophsxo said:
Hiya! I'm Soph!
I'm 19! My birthday is/was today :)

I'm a lesbian and an absolute hopeless romantic. I love romance between women as I relate to it a lot and I hope I one day experience a love like the ones I read. I also identify as non binary for a few years now as well.

My hobbies include reading, doodling, writing, cuddling my dogs, and doing my makeup. Past year or two I've been trying makeup more. It makes me feel really confident.

I love a lot of yuri manga and it's hard for me to chose a favorite. I absolutely ADORE wholesome yuri manga. I love reading yuri with sweet and kind love without too much drama. Though the occasional drama can be lots of fun. Not sure if I'm fully making sense. I'm pretty tired

FourSeasonSage said:
Sure, why not

I'm just some 38 yr old puerto-rican otaku, been into this hobby for the last, most of my life. Nothing else super notable bout me, really- just some dude. I dig anime; my genre's are mostly shoujo/seinen, and subgenre's are mahou-shoujo and idol, as my fav's. I do raw watches for 'lost media' anime; notably was Kabocha Wine, Minky Momo, I got the raws for Momo 92, and I found Esper Mami raws. So that's cool. I got no formal training in the language, just years of daily watching sorta got me to the point of understanding 80% of spoken dialogue, tbh. I can understand Japanese better than Spanish- its amusing.

Hobbies outside of this would be music (I'm a hardcore music junkie) and I'd say my range goes from the happiest, suggariest, brainmelt Denpa frantic pace j-pop, to the most lo-fi, obscure, gutter punk music you could imagine. In my 20's was very into local hardcore/punk music scenes on the east coast of the US; got enough scars and shiners, busted a toe, had an eyebrow piercing torn out, but I like the energy and the thrill of aggressive music. That's my thing; taught myself guitar from the age of 19, but I'm trash and just do it by ear, I like covering Slayer songs- can shred if I actually practice for a bit. Sold a bass guitar for rent one month- shit like that.

Guess at some point I did play video games; mostly just fighting games or arcade retro shmups and the like. I do play games currently, but its mostly just tabletop stuff, like D&D or MTG. I can wreck in MTG lol oh and idolm@ster. Yeah. idolm@ster. That's a major habit.

I enjoy my drink. I survive by cooking 6-days a week for the masses as a short-order cook. I have an addictive hobby to plastic 2D girls and I scrape by lmao kinda epic in a way. Gotta silver-lining this shit sometimes.

HaruHaruLove said:
I also love music, and I have been a musician since I was 5 but my story is not as flowery 😩
when my first piano teacher decided to stop giving lessons so she could focus on babymaking, I had to go to another teacher, that second one was the personification of a the bitterest person, she was telling me I know nothing, she was pinching my fingers, and draw on them with a hard to remove pen, and in general she was mostly bullying me instead of teaching me new things, and I was smol and I couldn't deal with it so I stopped. My parent's found out when I was 30 or so lol.
all they knew back then is that they were paying for expensive lessons only for me to not study. that was my journey with piano, that teacher made me hate it for some years,
after that I joined the local marching band, which was free of charge, so parents had not reason to refuse, as my reasoning was "if I get bored of it, and want to stop, you wont lose any money"
point is I loved playing music. Anyway in the band I stayed for 25 years

if you know the anime Hibike! Euphonium, well I was the euphonium in the band, in my last 1 years in the band I changed to trumpet.
the reason I left sadly has nothing to do with music and everything to do with my maestro. I knew him and he knew me all those 25 years, but after he got married and had kids, he became extremely conservative, and I do look very queer, he would be randomly homophobic for no reason (not towards me necessarily), and he started treating me differently, he made being in the band toxic, and then he started not conducting me when we had an event, so I got the hints, and left with my head held high.

I do miss the band. and music playing, but on the other hand I'm so busy with work I hardly have time with anything else lol

now for my fav genres of music, as a kid I loved classical, and I was being a little shit about too ahhahahaha
then as a teenager, I loved pop, rnb, and hiphop, late 90s~early 00s is my personal fav years in music. then I discovered musical theatre, and that's what I enjoy the most, especially Japanese musical theatre

FourSeasonSage said:

Ayyy thanks for the recommendation, I think that one is somewhere on my "to listen to" listen since I got into anarcho punk for a bit a couple years ago. I'm a huge Crass fan so I'm sure it'll be pretty neat, thanks!! 

HaruHaruLove said:
thank you darling you are very sweet.
and really sorry that your band experience was stained like that, especially when you could be in one only during school  (marching bands here are local and not affiliated to school, so members are from different age groups, so I got to experience the good times before the bs )
now in happier things, I'm fan of Japanese, and european musical theatre, here's an example of one of my fav songs
the way the guy presents also, it gives me a lot of gender euphoria!

HaruHaruLove said:
hey fourseasons,

your hobbies sound dope!

I also love music, and I have been a musician since I was 5 but my story is not as flowery 😩
when my first piano teacher decided to stop giving lessons so she could focus on babymaking, I had to go to another teacher, that second one was the personification of a the bitterest person, she was telling me I know nothing, she was pinching my fingers, and draw on them with a hard to remove pen, and in general she was mostly bullying me instead of teaching me new things, and I was smol and I couldn't deal with it so I stopped. My parent's found out when I was 30 or so lol.
all they knew back then is that they were paying for expensive lessons only for me to not study. that was my journey with piano, that teacher made me hate it for some years,
after that I joined the local marching band, which was free of charge, so parents had not reason to refuse, as my reasoning was "if I get bored of it, and want to stop, you wont lose any money"
point is I loved playing music. Anyway in the band I stayed for 25 years

if you know the anime Hibike! Euphonium, well I was the euphonium in the band, in my last 1 years in the band I changed to trumpet.
the reason I left sadly has nothing to do with music and everything to do with my maestro. I knew him and he knew me all those 25 years, but after he got married and had kids, he became extremely conservative, and I do look very queer, he would be randomly homophobic for no reason (not towards me necessarily), and he started treating me differently, he made being in the band toxic, and then he started not conducting me when we had an event, so I got the hints, and left with my head held high.

I do miss the band. and music playing, but on the other hand I'm so busy with work I hardly have time with anything else lol


now for my fav genres of music, as a kid I loved classical, and I was being a little shit about too ahhahahaha
then as a teenager, I loved pop, rnb, and hiphop, late 90s~early 00s is my personal fav years in music. then I discovered musical theatre, and that's what I enjoy the most, especially Japanese musical theatre
big example

FourSeasonSage said:
Yeah that's pretty trash of your teacher- its not the same thing, but my Spanish teacher in HS was a real... piece of work- she would do that thing where she speaks in a different tongue while tossing shade and I really despise that sorta thing. I failed both years of the class, she was the lecturer both years- prolly some bull politics there, but whatever. It looked good on the surface to have her on staff for the rabble, in the class she was more petty than a 1st grader.

_-_Sally_-_ said:
My name's Sally. I'm a mid 30s, sex-repulsed lesbian, which really limits the amount of GL manga that I'm able to read.

My hobbies are watching anime, reading manga, listening to music, and playing the guitar. I don't indulge in my hobbies as much as I used to, due to being depressed as of lately. I usually just lay in bed, because I'm too miserable to enjoy life, because of how lonely I am. I wasn't bothered by it before, but let's just say that estrogen changed the way I view the world. I no longer know what the correct decisions to make in life are, and it scares me to death.

maidenlessclaire said:
Hi Sally welcome to the club! Oof yeah being sex-repulsed probably does make yuri a bit of a minefield for finding series you'll enjoy.

I 100% understand what you mean when you say "estrogen changed the way I view the world", it's like my brain has been rewired on a pretty fundamental level sometimes. It sounds like you're having a rough time I really hope things get better. ❤

_-_Sally_-_ said:
My name's Sally. I'm a mid 30s, sex-repulsed lesbian, which really limits the amount of GL manga that I'm able to read.

My hobbies are watching anime, reading manga, listening to music, and playing the guitar. I don't indulge in my hobbies as much as I used to, due to being depressed as of lately. I usually just lay in bed, because I'm too miserable to enjoy life, because of how lonely I am. I wasn't bothered by it before, but let's just say that estrogen changed the way I view the world. I no longer know what the correct decisions to make in life are, and it scares me to death.

surprisedspace said:
Hello Sally! Nice to meet you and welcome to the club. 

While I am not sex-repulsed, I am on the ace spectrum, and I understand not wanting to see sex or sexual things depicted in the media you read. I would definitely recommend you the manga "Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon", which follows the romance between two asexual office workers, one of whom is explicitly sex-repulsed. They do hold hands and hug, but they don't kiss or anything. I think you would enjoy it because it treats the topics very well, has no sex, and depicts a romance that doesn't need sex to thrive. I will gladly recommend some other asexual GLs if you want, or GLs with no sex. 

I will sign the link in your bio, I always want to help support. I hope you are doing a bit better now, and finding joy in your life, indulging in your hobbies. You are worthy and deserving of a fruitful life and existence. EDIT: just realized I can't sign the petition because I'm not in Canada. 

HaruHaruLove said:
hey Sally, welcome

depression sucks, been there, done that, take it  easy love, one day at the time, because each day is a battle against the biggest karen of all time (karen = depression).

 

_-_Sally_-_ said:

I'll definitely check out "Doughnuts Under A Crescent Moon."

Also, thank you for your kind words. It really means a lot. :)

FourSeasonSage said:
@surprisedspace

mb on the slight delay- got caught in some rl stuff, had to resolve it, and I don't wanna give half-ass responses :)

Yeah, I mean, I been watching animoo daily for the last 12+ years at a steady pace and along with other interests its literally the language I hear most on a daily basis. Thought it was pretty wild when I realized I sorta just understood what was bein said lol

Same- I'm pretty 'good' on rap, and when I say good I mean it like 'I'm good' lol I talk with an inherent slang and since I type how I would talk- yeah. That's quite a talent you have for multiple instruments; impressive, honestly. Especially drums, because I think that's a really slick discipline to have, like I 'air drum' a lot with songs, but I can never keep beat, that's awesome. Oh it wasn't recent, mb if it read like that- naw, I had to sell it because I needed to cover the rent costs on an apt contract that was ending; shit sorta hit the fan and fast money was the only answer. It happens, tho- adds color to life, no?

lol tbh, Supaspa, its not the customers, its the co-workers who make you wanna walk-out. I'd like to imagine I can do a decent job at workin a griddle at a fast pace, but honestly- I'm not a deity or god, food takes time to cook yeah? Not to dump on you or him'n'haw, anyhow; I'd love to buy more physical copies of mango myself, but that thin-line is a real thin one. Kinda pleased (at the same time kinda sad) that there's not too many figures that get announced that I want, so its a decent balance. I limit myself to 1K a year- that's it. And shit, I need a new case, like soon.

rivintrist said:
Mostly J-RPGs, I pretty much play anything that seems interesting; but more specifically, I especially love RPGs

This game is not free, as it requires you to buy alot of tissues for your manly tears.

very disappointed in the lack of important options, like the one to tuggle feelings on and off

There's a Legendary Sheep
There are Multiple Endings
The combat is amazing
Story made me cry
My family questioned the large amount of tissues in the trash
10/10 Would cry again.

Choose your own bad end for free.

I weeped. I cried. I ate a gallon of ice cream.

HaruHaruLove said:
HAVE YOU PLAYED: ETERNAL SENIA?

rivintrist said:


No I haven't, I think it looks pretty cute. I was looking for games that can run on my laptop so I'll be playing this soon! Thanks for the recommendation! 

alphametroid said:
Howdy folks. 34 here. Been a hot 8 years since I’ve been around clubs or whatnot on mal. Saw this club and figured hell I know some things. Mostly I read and collect manga, haven’t been too much into anime the last 5 years or so. At this point my collection is probably closer to the 2000 volume size. Big into queer and lgbtq things the last few years. Otherwise I game, do some streams every so often, just getting back into it after covid messed things up for a while.

melieon said:
Howdy!
I'm a non-binary lesbian. It's been a hot minute since I've been active on MAL, but I've sort of been here for a looong time.
I don't watch as much anime as before, but I still love yuri, I doubt that will ever change.
Happy to find other people around my age who are into it too :)

melieon said:
Howdy!
I'm a non-binary lesbian. It's been a hot minute since I've been active on MAL, but I've sort of been here for a looong time.
I don't watch as much anime as before, but I still love yuri, I doubt that will ever change.
Happy to find other people around my age who are into it too :)

JennyAysgarth said:
Hey there! My name's Olga, but my friends have called me Jenny since my adolescent days, so feel free to do so, too, if you wish. I'm very happy to have found a place where I can share my love for yuri manga. Really, it's been a very important part of my life for so long, and it's a pity that even when it comes to doujinshi, it's never as abundant as isekai or, say, yaoi. Yep, I'm a lesbian. Aside from yuri, I enjoy many things, such as playing music, researching certain topics in my native field of astronomy, and writing fiction and non-fiction. I use some of those skills in my line of work, but, as often happens, it brings me very little joy. This year I turned 36. Again, I can't express my joy in finding this little community since, until now, I have been enjoying yuri manga alone without any chance of sharing it with someone, let alone having a discussion on the subject (my real life sucks on many levels, and this is the consequence). 

To celebrate my finding this club, I've made a little meme using a well-known template. Please don't take it too seriously. It is more or less reflective of my personal journey through yuri manga, obviously omits a lot, and is in no way imposing. I just think it's a nice way to express something. Love you all!