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Mariko "Mari" Kumakura is a [[Shrinking Violet]] who doesn't have any real friends. One day Akko, a pretty [[Genki Girl]] in class, decides to spontaneously befriend her. Mari is unsure about being friends with her but ends up going along with it. Inevitably, Akko helps Mari [[Beautiful All Along|come out of her shell]] while Mari helps Akko with her studies and the two quickly become best friends. With Akko's help, Mari makes many new friends and Mari finds herself happier than she's ever been in her life.
Mariko "Mari" Kumakura is a [[Shrinking Violet]] who doesn't have any real friends. One day Akko, a pretty [[Genki Girl]] in class, decides to spontaneously befriend her. Mari is unsure about being friends with her but ends up going along with it. Inevitably, Akko helps Mari [[Beautiful All Along|come out of her shell]] while Mari helps Akko with her studies and the two quickly become best friends. With Akko's help, Mari makes many new friends and Mari finds herself happier than she's ever been in her life.
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But wait... Mari starts wondering why she's feeling so jealous of the thought of Akko gaining a boyfriend and castigates herself for feeling so possessive. She's starting to blush a lot in Akko's presence and Akko's touch is making her heart race. Could Mari be falling in love with her best friend?
But wait... Mari starts wondering why she's feeling so jealous of the thought of Akko gaining a boyfriend and castigates herself for feeling so possessive. She's starting to blush a lot in Akko's presence and Akko's touch is making her heart race. Could Mari be falling in love with her best friend?


''Girl Friends'' is a finished [[Girls Love]] manga by the female [[Mangaka]] [[Morinaga Milk]], and it is considered a modern classic by a large portion of [[Yuri Fan|fans of the genre]]. New readers should expect lots of [[Gayngst]] and [[Will They or Won't They]].
''Girl Friends'' is a finished [[Girls Love]] manga by the female [[Mangaka]] [[Morinaga Milk]], and it is considered a modern classic by a large portion of [[Yuri Fan|fans of the genre]]. New readers should expect lots of [[Gayngst]] and [[Will They or Won't They?]].
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=== This [[Manga]] contains examples of: ===


* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]
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* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Mari's cute, but never really put any effort into her appearance until Akko came along with her fashion magazines, haircuts, and make-up.
* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Mari's cute, but never really put any effort into her appearance until Akko came along with her fashion magazines, haircuts, and make-up.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in chapter 16 when Tamamin tells Akko that Mari "was able to become cute and fashionable because of your help." Akko responds by agreeing at first, and then reconsidering and stating that Mari had always been cute.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in chapter 16 when Tamamin tells Akko that Mari "was able to become cute and fashionable because of your help." Akko responds by agreeing at first, and then reconsidering and stating that Mari had always been cute.
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]: Taguchi
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Taguchi
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]:
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]:
** Between Akko and Mari in a non-canon gag at the beginning of chapter 19.
** Between Akko and Mari in a non-canon gag at the beginning of chapter 19.
** Tamamin drew a rape manga featuring their teacher and a couple classmates.
** Tamamin drew a rape manga featuring their teacher and a couple classmates.
* [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick]]: Sugi-san answering the question of the one item she always has to take to school with her: "My purse! It has my makeup kit, my curling iron, my nail kit, my cellphone charger, {{spoiler|and condoms.}}"
* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: Sugi-san answering the question of the one item she always has to take to school with her: "My purse! It has my makeup kit, my curling iron, my nail kit, my cellphone charger, {{spoiler|and condoms.}}"
* [[Book Dumb]]: Akko. Considers it a major accomplishment the one time she doesn't have to write any make-up exams.
* [[Book Dumb]]: Akko. Considers it a major accomplishment the one time she doesn't have to write any make-up exams.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Mari, who tries to cover up any slip of her feelings as just being friends. {{spoiler|And then Akko as well, after Mari's confession.}}
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Mari, who tries to cover up any slip of her feelings as just being friends. {{spoiler|And then Akko as well, after Mari's confession.}}
* [[Casanova]]: Sugi seems to be a female version. She always has at least five boyfriends at her beck and call, and her one stab at monogamy only lasted for a couple of pages.
* [[Casanova]]: Sugi seems to be a female version. She always has at least five boyfriends at her beck and call, and her one stab at monogamy only lasted for a couple of pages.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: {{spoiler|Harada and Mayu. [[Chekhov's Boomerang|From the same flashback.]]}}
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: {{spoiler|Harada and Mayu. [[Chekhov's Boomerang|From the same flashback.]]}}
* [[The Chikan]]: The focus of Sugi's [[A Day in The Limelight|day in the limelight]]. It isn't the ''molesters'' that are ''her'' problem, though--it's the salarymen that inevitably come to her rescue, ask her for her contact information, and try to be her protector from then on. {{spoiler|And the molester of ''this'' chapter is her first love, her old elementary school teacher}}--awkward...
* [[The Chikan]]: The focus of Sugi's [[A Day in the Limelight|day in the limelight]]. It isn't the ''molesters'' that are ''her'' problem, though--it's the salarymen that inevitably come to her rescue, ask her for her contact information, and try to be her protector from then on. {{spoiler|And the molester of ''this'' chapter is her first love, her old elementary school teacher}}--awkward...
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Kuno, but she finds a boyfriend who likes that type.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Kuno, but she finds a boyfriend who likes that type.
** {{spoiler|Both Mari ''and'' Akko towards each other.}}
** {{spoiler|Both Mari ''and'' Akko towards each other.}}
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Naru-chan-sensei as her students call her. She's a bit ambivalent about this in a [[Dude Where's My Respect]] kind of way.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Naru-chan-sensei as her students call her. She's a bit ambivalent about this in a [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]] kind of way.
* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]: Tamamin
* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]: Tamamin
* [[Costume Porn]]: A shining modern-day example.
* [[Costume Porn]]: A shining modern-day example.
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: A chapter focusing on Sugi and her problems with love.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: A chapter focusing on Sugi and her problems with love.
* [[Dude She's Like in A Coma]]: Mari and Akko's first kiss. Mari partly blames it on [[Kissing Under the Influence|the alcohol]].
* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]]: Mari and Akko's first kiss. Mari partly blames it on [[Kissing Under the Influence|the alcohol]].
* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Especially Sugi.
* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Especially Sugi.
* [[Forceful Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Mari and Akko's second and third kisses.}}
* [[Forceful Kiss]]: {{spoiler|Mari and Akko's second and third kisses.}}
* [[Furo Scene]]
* [[Furo Scene]]
* [[Gayngst]]: So much... (although mostly from Mari's side)
* [[Gayngst]]: So much... (although mostly from Mari's side)
** Akko eventually inverts it, saying that {{spoiler|them both being girls ''helps'' their relationship, as they can be clingy in public and have people just chalk it up to [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]].}}
** Akko eventually inverts it, saying that {{spoiler|them both being girls ''helps'' their relationship, as they can be clingy in public and have people just chalk it up to [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]].}}
** It's mostly abated by now in both their cases, although there's still plenty of [[Angst]]/[[Wangst]].
** It's mostly abated by now in both their cases, although there's still plenty of [[Angst]]/[[Wangst]].
* [[Genki Girl]]: Akko
* [[Genki Girl]]: Akko
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* [[Milholland Relationship Moment]]: Akko finding out about Mari kissing her while she was passed out.
* [[Milholland Relationship Moment]]: Akko finding out about Mari kissing her while she was passed out.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Harada.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Harada.
* [[No Periods Period]]: [[Averted]].
* [[No Periods, Period]]: [[Averted]].
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Oh dear.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Oh dear.
* [[Onee Sama]]: Used in Tamamin's [[Girls Love]] [[Doujinshi]]. Mari gets freaked out about the [[Doujinshi]] because she interprets it as [[Brother Sister Incest|something else]].
* [[Onee-Sama]]: Used in Tamamin's [[Girls Love]] [[Doujinshi]]. Mari gets freaked out about the [[Doujinshi]] because she interprets it as [[Brother-Sister Incest|something else]].
** A closer look at [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v02/c011/15.html the doujinshi cover] shows that the two characters look a lot like Tamamin and Sugi. It's also a loose reference to ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]].''
** A closer look at [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v02/c011/15.html the doujinshi cover] shows that the two characters look a lot like Tamamin and Sugi. It's also a loose reference to ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]].''
* [[One Gender School]]
* [[One-Gender School]]
* [[Otaku Surrogate]]: Tamamin
* [[Otaku Surrogate]]: Tamamin
* [[Panty Shot]]
* [[Panty Shot]]
* [[Pimped Out Dress]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v04/c026/18.html TAMAMIN COSPLAY ATTAAAAACK!!]
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v04/c026/18.html TAMAMIN COSPLAY ATTAAAAACK!!]
* [[Product Placement]]: Almost every chapter. Mostly for makeup/beauty products and perfume, which is somewhat strange considering Girl Friends is serialized in a magazine [[Seinen|targeted at men]].
* [[Product Placement]]: Almost every chapter. Mostly for makeup/beauty products and perfume, which is somewhat strange considering Girl Friends is serialized in a magazine [[Seinen|targeted at men]].
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Sugi
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Sugi
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Secret Relationship]]}}
* [[Sensei Chan]]: Narumatsu-sensei, AKA Naru-chan.
* [[Sensei-chan]]: Narumatsu-sensei, AKA Naru-chan.
* [[Ship Sinking]]: In the final chapter, {{spoiler|it's revealed Tamamin is going out with Harada, sinking the Sugi x Tamamin ship.}}
* [[Ship Sinking]]: In the final chapter, {{spoiler|it's revealed Tamamin is going out with Harada, sinking the Sugi x Tamamin ship.}}
* [[Shotgun Wedding]]: {{spoiler|Naru-chan ends up in one. And it's an [[Ugly Guy Hot Wife]] marriage at that.}}
* [[Shotgun Wedding]]: {{spoiler|Naru-chan ends up in one. And it's an [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]] marriage at that.}}
* [[Shout Out]]: Several, using cosplay. Tamamin suggests that Harada should [[Cosplay]] [[Code Geass|Lelouch]] in chapter 21.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Several, using cosplay. Tamamin suggests that Harada should [[Cosplay]] [[Code Geass|Lelouch]] in chapter 21.
** In chapter 32 it's stated that a girl in Mari and Akko's class named Hakamada wants to become a mangaka. This is believed to be a shout out to Morinaga's fellow yuri mangaka, Hakamada Mera.
** In chapter 32 it's stated that a girl in Mari and Akko's class named Hakamada wants to become a mangaka. This is believed to be a shout out to Morinaga's fellow yuri mangaka, Hakamada Mera.
** In the final chapter there's a picture of Tamamin and {{spoiler|her boyfriend}} dressing as [[Vocaloid|Miku and Kaito]].
** In the final chapter there's a picture of Tamamin and {{spoiler|her boyfriend}} dressing as [[Vocaloid|Miku and Kaito]].
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Mari
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Mari
* [[Single Target Sexuality]]
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Taguchi and Kuno
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Taguchi and Kuno
* [[Two Teacher School]]
* [[Two-Teacher School]]
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Lots involving the main couple.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Lots involving the main couple.
* [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]]: Showing that {{spoiler|Akko and Mari are still a couple while studying at different schools}}.
* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]: Showing that {{spoiler|Akko and Mari are still a couple while studying at different schools}}.
* [[Will They or Won't They]]: Akko and Mari, of course.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Akko and Mari, of course.
** {{spoiler|[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v05/c033/24.html They will!] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|and the]] [[Yuri Fan|fandom]] [[Squee|squeed]]}}
** {{spoiler|[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/girl_friends/v05/c033/24.html They will!] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|and the]] [[Yuri Fan|fandom]] [[Squee|squeed]]}}
* [[Yuri Fangirl]]: Tamamin, who collects [[Girls Love]] [[Doujinshi]].
* [[Yuri Fangirl]]: Tamamin, who collects [[Girls Love]] [[Doujinshi]].
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 19 September 2019

Mariko "Mari" Kumakura is a Shrinking Violet who doesn't have any real friends. One day Akko, a pretty Genki Girl in class, decides to spontaneously befriend her. Mari is unsure about being friends with her but ends up going along with it. Inevitably, Akko helps Mari come out of her shell while Mari helps Akko with her studies and the two quickly become best friends. With Akko's help, Mari makes many new friends and Mari finds herself happier than she's ever been in her life.

But wait... Mari starts wondering why she's feeling so jealous of the thought of Akko gaining a boyfriend and castigates herself for feeling so possessive. She's starting to blush a lot in Akko's presence and Akko's touch is making her heart race. Could Mari be falling in love with her best friend?

Girl Friends is a finished Girls Love manga by the female Mangaka Morinaga Milk, and it is considered a modern classic by a large portion of fans of the genre. New readers should expect lots of Gayngst and Will They or Won't They?.

Tropes used in Girl Friends include:


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