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Okay, got some much needed sleep and processed my thoughts on kindred spirits on the roof a little more. It is definitely an excellent piece of yuri media and on the more shoujo classy side than some stuff. And aside from nearly every girl inexplicably having no fucking clue what to do sexually, the VN was still surprisingly mature about the sexual side of things, not skipping out on too many details (although I'm pretty sure they managed to never use the word vagina and only refer to that indirectly, kind of annoying in a few instances where it came off as a little weird but mostly just fine).

While it didn't quite capture the intensity of the experience as well as scum's wish, it handled it pretty well for largely just having words especially talking about the heat.

All the characters are pretty likeable, even ones you might start off hating. This VN has a way of dragging you through shit to the point I was getting kind of pissed off but then showing you a scene so heartwarming or real that you can't help but forgive the VN for the slog to get there. Of course, I do think a few things could have been handled a bit better. This VN is very slow to make it's point but when it does, it handles everything with utmost care and a level of completeness that left me quite satisfied. It really felt like each plot thread had been wrapped up in a satisfying way.

What surprised me the most though is how much it resonated with me in the end. While I enjoyed the ride to get there, I think I enjoy it more now, the day after finishing it, than I did at the time. It's message is largely about understanding your feelings and having the courage to convey them. Some of the girls confessing are even fine with a rejection because more than anything they just wanted the person they care about to understand them, even if they don't accept them.

It's not a new concept, but I've never seen it handled like this. It's fair to say that before this VN I didn't really "get it". With how much time lesbian ghosts takes and with how thorough it is, it'd be hard to not get it after all that and I feel like this is one of those wonderful rare times that seem fewer and fewer when I can actually change a little piece of how I view the world from getting a new perspective.

It's that feeling that really made me love anime when i was getting into it. Not only was anime cool as hell, but it had all these different views and perspectives from the complex to the simple and it felt amazing to gain all these new ways to think about things. Of course, theres far fewer perspectives expressed in anime than their are anime. As you keep watching more and more you get that feeling less and less. You don't get to experience that personal growth as often. You feel like maybe theres nothing left to surprise you anymore, like maybe you have it all figured out, at least as far as anime can take you.

Kindred spirits has quite a few perspectives within it but it's the main focus that felt like it taught me something new. I'm very glad I stuck with it since it was legitimately kind of boring in the first bits. If you can handle a slow paced, sweet romance, and especially if you like yuri, I whole heartedly recommend kindred spirits. I still gotta get all bajillion apples scenes and then the scene after that though.
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