that time i was blackmailed by the class's green tea bitch

a "green tea bitch" is chinese slang for a girl who acts nice and innocent but is secretly cruel and manipulative. our protagonist is the hardworking nerd girl lin luxi, who ends up being blackmailed by the green tea bitch tong tong!! i get titles like this tend to be gimmicky and exploitation-film-esque, but this ones good, i promise!! the author also writes abo sometimes, i don't know if that makes you more or less likely to want to read it, but you can kind of tell by the relationship the characters develop. anyway, it's a good read. it's really sweet.

• nicheness: ★★★★✩
• artstyle: ★★★✩✩
• cuteness: ★★★✩✩
• plot/feel: ★★★✩✩

inkya gyaru demo ikigaritai!

ichiko and kuran are two alternative, asocial gyaru who run a club that "researches" subcultures, but really is just an excuse to have a place to hang out. unfortunately, this school has way too many niche clubs, so they have to take on the role of club-researchers in order to prove their usefulness and right to a club. there's less explicit yuri and plot in this one, but it's still super cute.

• nicheness: ★★★★✩
• artstyle: ★★★★✩
• cuteness: ★★★✩✩
• plot/feel: ★★✩✩✩

koharu to minato

really adorable true story yuri about koharu and minato, who met online, had an ldr and also a ten year age gap. slice of domestic life. so heart-warming it will heal your emotional wounds, not clickbait?! went from twitter posts to serialization and i think that's almost as beautiful as the yuri itself.

• nicheness: ★★✩✩✩
• artstyle: ★★★★✩
• cuteness: ★★★★★
• plot/feel: ★★★✩✩