It’s odd to hyphenate the words “Okazu” and “hetero”. I hasten to ground this in a primary source - Erica’s post about how she responds to a yuri series - if the relationship was a heterosexual one, would she still go “Cool…” or “HAWT!” Given that I am pre-disposed to accept her assumptions about norms and aesthetics (except when it comes to Ikkitousen *puke*), I also think the Okazu-Hetero Criterion is an excellent heuristic.
Except when it comes to the first Ichigo Mashimaro OVA which Erica also enjoyed. Ok, there’s no overt romance but IMHO it would still be unbearably creepy if Nobue was an oniichan instead of an oneesama. In the former case, even if Chika, Miu, Ana and Matsuri had also made the gender switch. There’s just something about the way that I’ve been socialized that gives a lot more leeway to female-on-female touchy-feeliness. Which further reinforces my belief that Oneesamas are win. ;)
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