Citrus | |
Genre | Romance, yuri [1] |
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Manga | |
Written by | Saburouta |
Published by | Ichijinsha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Yuri Hime Comics |
Magazine | Comic Yuri Hime |
Original run | November 17, 2012 – August 18, 2018 |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | |
Produced by |
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Written by | Naoki Hayashi |
Music by | RyōTakahashi |
Studio | Passione |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll [2] |
Original network | AT-X,Tokyo MX,SUN,BS Fuji |
Original run | January 6,2018 – March 24,2018 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
Citrus Plus | |
Written by | Saburouta |
Published by | Ichijinsha |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Yuri Hime Comics |
Magazine | Comic Yuri Hime |
Original run | December 18,2018 –present |
Volumes | 5 |
Citrus (stylized as citrus) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Saburouta. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime from November 2012 to August 2018 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Passione aired from January to March 2018. A sequel manga titled Citrus Plus began serialization in December 2018.
Yuzu Aihara,a fashionable,spontaneous and fun-loving city girl,transfers to a new neighborhood and high school after her mother's remarriage to another man. More preoccupied with boys and shopping than studying,Yuzu struggles to fit in at the conservative all-girls school and frequently clashes with the student council,specifically Mei Aihara,the hard-working,beautiful but cold student council president. As it turns out,Mei happens to be Yuzu's new stepsister and Yuzu finds herself having to share a bedroom with a girl she absolutely cannot stand. The series follows the evolution of the relationship between the two girls,with the animosity slowly lessening as the two begin to learn more about each other and confusion growing as Yuzu discovers that she is starting to develop romantic feelings for her new stepsister.
Citrus,written and illustrated by Saburouta,was serialized in Ichijinsha's bimonthly magazine Comic Yuri Hime from November 17,2012 to August 18,2018. [9] [10] [11] Ichijinsha published ten tankōbon volumes from July 18,2013 to October 31,2018. [12] [13] To advertise the third volume of the manga,a PV covering the story up to that point was uploaded to Ichijinsha's YouTube channel on November 18,2014. [7] A drama CD was released with the fourth manga volume on July 18,2015. [8] The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment,who published the series from December 16,2014 to July 23,2019. [14] [15] It has also been licensed in Germany, [16] Thailand, [17] and Taiwan. [18]
A sequel manga series,Citrus Plus (stylized as citrus+),launched on December 18,2018. [19] The series is also licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. [20]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | July 18,2013 [12] July 18,2015 (SE) [21] | 978-4-7580-7264-9 978-4-7580-7452-0 (SE) | December 16, 2014 [22] | 978-1-626921-40-5 | |
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2 | March 18, 2014 [23] July 18, 2015 (SE) [24] | 978-4-7580-7297-7 978-4-7580-7453-7 (SE) | April 7, 2015 [25] | 978-1-626921-41-2 | |
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3 | November 18, 2014 [26] July 18, 2015 (SE) [27] | 978-4-7580-7372-1 978-4-7580-7454-4 (SE) | August 18, 2015 [28] | 978-4-758073-72-1 | |
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4 | July 18, 2015 [29] [30] | 978-4-7580-7449-0 978-4-7580-7449-0 (SE) | December 29, 2015 [31] | 978-1-626922-17-4 | |
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5 | May 18, 2016 [32] [33] | 978-4-7580-7540-4 978-4-7580-7545-9 (SE) | September 6, 2016 [34] | 978-1-626922-67-9 | |
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6 | December 17, 2016 [35] [36] | 978-4-7580-7624-1 978-4-7580-7625-8 (SE) | August 22, 2017 [37] | 978-1-626925-12-0 | |
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7 | June 16, 2017 [38] [39] | 978-4-7580-7673-9 978-4-7580-7680-7 (SE) | February 13, 2018 [40] | 978-1-626926-85-1 | |
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8 | October 18, 2017 [41] [42] | 978-4-7580-7741-5 978-4-7580-7743-9 (SE) | August 28, 2018 [43] | 978-1-626928-94-7 | |
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9 | March 23, 2018 [44] [45] | 978-4-7580-7793-4 978-4-7580-7794-1 (SE) | March 19, 2019 [46] | 978-1-642750-11-9 | |
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10 | October 31, 2018 [13] | 978-4-7580-7873-3 | July 23, 2019 [47] | 978-1-642751-03-1 | |
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No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | November 18, 2019 [48] [49] | 978-4-7580-7976-1 978-4-7580-7995-2 (SE) | November 18, 2019 (digital) February 11, 2020 (print) [50] | 978-1-642756-88-3 | |
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2 | July 31, 2020 [51] [52] | 978-4-7580-2104-3 978-4-7580-2105-0 (SE) | November 24, 2020 [53] | 978-1-645057-33-8 | |
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3 | March 31, 2021 [54] [55] | 978-4-7580-2218-7 978-4-7580-2219-4 (SE) | November 4, 2021 (digital) November 30, 2021 (print) [56] | 978-1-64-827925-6 | |
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4 | January 18, 2022 [57] [58] | 978-4-7580-2337-5 978-4-7580-2338-2 (SE) | November 10, 2022 (digital) December 13, 2022 (print) [59] | 978-1-63858-526-8 | |
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5 | January 13, 2023 [60] [61] | 978-4-7580-24891 978-4-7580-2490-7 (SE) | October 3, 2023 [62] | 979-8-88843-050-7 | |
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An anime television series adaptation, directed by Takeo Takahashi and animated by Passione, aired on AT-X from January 6 to March 24, 2018. [63] Naoki Hayashi oversaw the scripts, while Izuro Ijuuin was in charge of designing the characters. Lantis produced the music, while Infinite was credited with producing the anime. [5] The opening theme is "Azalea" (アザレア, Azarea) by Nano Ripe, while the ending theme is "Dear Teardrop" by Mia Regina. [64] Crunchyroll simulcasted the series, while Funimation streamed the English dub. [65] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the dub was moved to Crunchyroll. [66] The series was released on Blu-ray Disc in North America on January 22, 2019 and in Australia on May 8, 2019. [67] [68]
No. | Title [69] | Original air date | |
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1 | "love affair!?" | January 6, 2018 [70] | |
After her mother Ume remarries, Yuzu Aihara begins attending Aihara Academy, quickly getting in trouble with the student council president Mei over her gyaru appearance. After making friends with her classmate Harumi Tanaguchi, Yuzu spots Mei being kissed by one of the teachers, Amamiya. Upon returning home, Yuzu is shocked to discover that because of Ume's remarriage, Mei has become her new stepsister and moved in with them. Later that night, as Yuzu presses Mei about what happened earlier, Yuzu is further taken aback when Mei suddenly kisses her on the lips. | |||
2 | "one's first love" | January 13, 2018 [71] | |
As Yuzu remains bewildered by Mei's actions towards her, she gets on bad terms with the school's chairman, Mei's grandfather. She and Harumi then overhear Amamiya, Mei's fiancé, speaking with his lover, learning that he is just marrying Mei for her money and status. Despite Mei stating that she already knows and does not care, Yuzu notices her crying in her sleep over her father. The next day, Yuzu takes the stage to publicly announce Amamiya's affair in front of the whole school, using her status as the chairman's granddaughter to support her claims. That night, however, Yuzu discovers that Mei has been taken away to the chairman's place, leaving Ume distraught. Feeling guilty, Yuzu goes to the chairman's house to confront Mei over how she really feels, but gets caught in a compromising position by the chairman, who expels her. Explaining her situation to Harumi, Yuzu comes to the realization that she is in love with Mei. | |||
3 | "sisterly love?" | January 20, 2018 [72] | |
Deciding to confront the chairman following encouragement from Harumi, Yuzu finds him collapsed on the floor and rushes him to the hospital. Thankful for Yuzu's help, the chairman decides to revoke her expulsion and allows Mei to live how she chooses to, leading her to return to Yuzu's home. Later, as Yuzu becomes conflicted between her feelings for Mei and her role as a sister, she becomes upset when Mei states that the kiss between them was just a means of shutting her up. The next day, as Mei confronts Yuzu about a yuri incest manga amongst her belongings, Yuzu kisses her on the lips, blaming her for the way she is feeling before running off in tears. | |||
4 | "love me do!" | January 27, 2018 [73] | |
As Yuzu avoids coming home out of fear of having to face Mei, she is approached by Himeko Momokino, the student council vice-president and Mei's childhood friend, about what their relationship is. After telling Yuzu about how Mei's father left her, Himeko lies about Mei being hurt by Yuzu's actions, leading her to feel guilty until she runs into Mei, who calls her by her first name and tells Himeko that they are now sisters. Later that night, Mei apologizes to Yuzu and gives her first mutual kiss. The next day, Himeko, jealous of how close Yuzu is to Mei, forces herself upon Mei and later brags about "crossing the line" with her to Yuzu, who becomes anxious when Mei will not tell her anything about it. | |||
5 | "under lover" | February 3, 2018 [74] | |
After receiving some amusement park tickets from Harumi, Yuzu asks Mei to accompany her as she goes to meet her father. Along the way, Mei tells Yuzu that nothing happened between her and Himeko, who gets told off by her when she tries to interrupt their date. Yuzu eventually arrives at her father's grave, where Yuzu, noticing Mei's feelings about her own father, feels she should give up on her love and try to become an ideal sister instead. The next day, Mei collapses with a fever just before a student council meeting, so Yuzu urges Himeko to attend the meetings in Mei's place while she looks after her. Afterwards, Yuzu encourage Himeko to be more honest with her feelings and make up with Mei. Later that night, Yuzu and Mei are visited by Mei's father, Shou. | |||
6 | "out of love" | February 10, 2018 [75] | |
Mei seems to be at odds with Shou, who would rather travel the world than inherit the school like Mei had hoped. Having been raised by her father with that in mind, Mei, feeling she has no one else to rely on, attempts to comfort herself physically with Yuzu, but Yuzu slaps her before things can go any further. The next day, after learning that Shou is setting off abroad yet again, Yuzu urges Mei to work hard for her own sake, encouraging her to see her father off before he leaves. Later, as Yuzu and Mei's relationship starts to deepen, a sinister girl decides to pay Yuzu a visit. | |||
7 | "love or lie!" | February 17, 2018 [76] | |
Feeling downhearted after Mei tells her to end their kissing habits, Yuzu comes across her childhood friend, Matsuri Mizusawa, becoming perturbed when she hears about her dubious methods of earning money. After glancing through Yuzu's phone, Matsuri catches onto her crush on Mei and almost forces herself onto her until Yuzu receives a call from Mei. Noticing Mei across the street, Matsuri forces a kiss upon Yuzu in front of her. The next day, Matsuri shows up at Yuzu's school to invite Yuzu on a date, effectively declaring war against Mei. | |||
8 | "war of love" | February 24, 2018 [77] | |
Yuzu brings Mei along to her date with Matsuri, who continues to push her interests on Yuzu despite her objections. Managing to separate her from Yuzu, Matsuri issues a warning to Mei, who kisses her as payback for the kiss she stole from Yuzu, unaware that Matsuri had some kids take a photo of them. After Matsuri takes her leave, Yuzu walks home with Mei, inviting her to a family party on Christmas Eve. The next day, as Yuzu prepares to make a cake for the party, Matsuri appears before Mei. | |||
9 | "love is" | March 3, 2018 [78] | |
Using the picture she had taken as blackmail, Matsuri instructs Mei to satisfy some of her "text friends". Keeping this a secret, Mei claims that she is too busy to go to the party and tells Yuzu to go on a date with Matsuri instead. The next day, Matsuri becomes frustrated with Yuzu speaking so much about Mei, revealing that Mei is meeting with one of her customers as they speak. Stating that Mei was being considerate of Matsuri this whole time, Yuzu goes in search for her, relieved to find she did not go through with anything, while Matsuri decides to delete the photo. Later that night, Mei makes a sexual advance on Yuzu. | |||
10 | "winter of love" | March 10, 2018 [79] | |
Mei offers to sleep with Yuzu as gratitude for everything she had done for her, but Yuzu finds herself unable to do it, upsetting Mei. Upon missing her train to her school's trip to Kyoto, Yuzu comes across a Kyoto schoolgirl named Sara Tachibana, who had also missed her train back home, and the two ride another train headed to Kyoto. As the two catch up to their respective schools, Sara explains how she fell in love with a girl who helped her when she got lost, offering Yuzu some advice as she laments her worries about Mei. As Yuzu unsuccessfully tries to talk things over with Mei, Sara's twin sister, Nina, discovers that Yuzu is in love with Mei, the same person Sara fell in love with. | |||
11 | "love you only" | March 17, 2018 [80] | |
Hearing that Yuzu's school is visiting the Yasaka Shrine said to improve romantic relationships, Nina encourages Sara to go there so she can confess to Mei. As Yuzu remains tries to sort out her feelings towards Mei, Sara confesses to Mei herself. As Yuzu feels downhearted by this news, Sara encourages her not to give up on her love, only learning afterwards that Mei is the one she loves. That night, Yuzu sneaks into Mei's room, where she tries to make a move on Mei before she is thrown out. The next day, as Yuzu goes in search for Mei, Nina tries to stop her, revealing that Sara is the one Mei is on a date with. | |||
12 | "my love goes on and on" | March 24, 2018 [81] | |
Despite Nina's warning, Yuzu decides to respect her promise and pursue Mei with all her heart. Asking Yuzu to meet up with her, Sara encourages Yuzu to go after Mei and make a proper effort to understand her feelings. Thinking long and hard about what happened that Christmas night, Yuzu chases after Mei and finally tells her her true feelings, which are reciprocated by Mei. Afterwards, Yuzu and Mei apologize to Sara and Nina for all the trouble they caused before the two decide to start officially dating each other. |
Citrus appeared on The New York Times best seller list for manga five times in 2015. [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] In a review of the manga's first volume by Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network, Citrus is described as having emotionally interesting characters with the contrasting personalities of Yuzu and Mei, and their relationship is likened to a "yuri version of the twins' from Arisa ." Silverman praises Saburouta's use of reader hindsight, pointing out that Mei's actions can be seen in a different light as the series progresses due to Saburouta giving a slow understanding of her character. However, the non-consensual elements of the manga are described as uncomfortable in contrast with gentler yuri manga that have previously been released in English. [1]
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...I don't think the author is woke enough to really have the idea of pensexuality [sic] or demisexuality on his radar, but she feels a bit like a prototype of that
If I decide I liked someone it doesn't matter if they are a boy or girl. So it just happened this time, it was a girl!Quote from English subs, with original in Japanese, is the scene where Sara talks to Mei on the train.