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* While the original ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]'' novels are a bit more lenient in [[Subtext]], the anime only has one canonical pairing, derailed when one member ''went off to become a nun,'' and when two girls are about to kiss, the camera cuts away as if it were [[Sexy Discretion Shot|something much more]] [[Harmful to Minors]]. This is especially unusual, as ''[[Portmanteau Series Nickname|Marimite]]'' is pretty much defined by its [[Girls Love]] fandom. |
* While the original ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]'' novels are a bit more lenient in [[Subtext]], the anime only has one canonical pairing, derailed when one member ''went off to become a nun,'' and when two girls are about to kiss, the camera cuts away as if it were [[Sexy Discretion Shot|something much more]] [[Harmful to Minors]]. This is especially unusual, as ''[[Portmanteau Series Nickname|Marimite]]'' is pretty much defined by its [[Girls Love]] fandom. |
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* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]: Tokyo 2040'' spent its first half building the [[Sempai-Kohai]] relationship -- and [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] -- between Priss and Linna. The final half of the series drops this subplot like a hot potato for a [[Last-Minute Hookup|sudden romance between Priss and Leon]] that fits the "offscreen explanation" part of the trope to a T; Leon shows up at her club while she's on stage, does a smarmy clap for her, Priss grins a bit, and from thereon in they're treated as dating. |
* ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]: Tokyo 2040'' spent its first half building the [[Sempai-Kohai]] relationship -- and [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] -- between Priss and Linna. The final half of the series drops this subplot like a hot potato for a [[Last-Minute Hookup|sudden romance between Priss and Leon]] that fits the "offscreen explanation" part of the trope to a T; Leon shows up at her club while she's on stage, does a smarmy clap for her, Priss grins a bit, and from thereon in they're treated as dating. |
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** It also had Linna attending a marriage date and actually be tempted to give up being a Knight Saber, move home, and marry a guy she'd spent one evening with because darn it, she's a good ''straight'' Japanese girl! |
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** Ironically, it was the original ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' [[OAV]] that gave rise to the mantra among many early anime fans that "All women in anime are lesbians. Unless they're bisexual." |
** Ironically, it was the original ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' [[OAV]] that gave rise to the mantra among many early anime fans that "All women in anime are lesbians. Unless they're bisexual." |
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* ''[[Nana]]'' has, at its core, the interesting relationship between the two titular Nanas: [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|one a tough punk-rocker, the other a girly girl who likes frilly fashion]]. Disappointingly, most of the manga depicts the two girls' relationships with comparatively bland or annoying guys, to the point where the carefully set up romantic tension between them is all but thrown overboard--which isn't helped by the fact that one of them {{spoiler|gets knocked up.}} |
* ''[[Nana]]'' has, at its core, the interesting relationship between the two titular Nanas: [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|one a tough punk-rocker, the other a girly girl who likes frilly fashion]]. Disappointingly, most of the manga depicts the two girls' relationships with comparatively bland or annoying guys, to the point where the carefully set up romantic tension between them is all but thrown overboard--which isn't helped by the fact that one of them {{spoiler|gets knocked up.}} |
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* After all the heightened emotions, almost-declarations of love and subtext between them, [[Canaan]] and Maria choose to separate because their lifestyles are too different--and they don't even once contact each other again. A lot of yuri fans felt this was quite a cop-out. At least the makers decided not to [[Bury Your Gays|kill any of them off]] or suddenly give one of them a straight option out of nowhere... |
* After all the heightened emotions, almost-declarations of love and subtext between them, [[Canaan]] and Maria choose to separate because their lifestyles are too different--and they don't even once contact each other again. A lot of yuri fans felt this was quite a cop-out. At least the makers decided not to [[Bury Your Gays|kill any of them off]] or suddenly give one of them a straight option out of nowhere... |
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* ''[[DearS]]'' combines this with [[Bait and Switch Credits]] with an on screen kiss between Ren and Miu during the credits. |
* ''[[DearS]]'' combines this with [[Bait and Switch Credits]] with an on screen kiss between Ren and Miu during the credits. |
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== Cross-Media == |
== Cross-Media == |
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