History Manga / Plica

''Plica'' is a (technically) {{Yonkoma}} (though it's frequently more than four panels) SliceOfLife manga by Sae Amamiya about lesbians in Japan, which was serialized from 1996 to 2007 (first in the {{josei}} lesbian magazine ''Anise'', and then online). There is also a movie. While sometimes categorized as GirlsLove, it's more of a mature and realistic take on things than Girls Love usually entails.

At first the strip focused solely on the eponymous Plica and her girlfriend Mari, but eventually the recurring cast expanded to include cool, snarky teacher Saki and her emotionally-distant on-again-off-again girlfriend Rui; Roku, who seems to only fall for women who are taken (usually by men), and hopelessly frumpy, perpetually single Machiko. Together they... [[SliceOfLife live their daily lives]] while making observations about love, sex and brushing one's teeth in the bathtub.

''Plica'' is a (technically) {{Yonkoma}} (though it's frequently more than four panels) SliceOfLife strip about lesbians in Japan which was serialized first in a lesbian magazine and then online. There is also a movie. While sometimes categorized as GirlsLove, it's more of a mature and realistic take on things than Girls Love usually entails.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: Deconstructed by Saki in her first appearance.

!!Tropes:

* TransparantCloset: Saki's in the closet, but the doors are open.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Plica and Mari kiss to shut up a taxi driver who's needling them about getting boyfriends... but he might have enjoyed it.

At first the strip focused solely on the eponymous Plica and her girlfriend Mari, but eventually the recurring cast expanded to include cool, snarky teacher Saki and her emotionally-distant on-again-off-again girlfriend Rui; Roku, who seems to only fall for women who are taken (usually by men), and hopelessly frumpy, perpetually single Machiko. Together they... live their daily lives while making observations about love, sex and brushing one's teeth in the bathtub.

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''{{Plica}}'' is a (technically) {{Yonkoma}} (though it's frequently more than four panels) SliceOfLife strip about lesbians in Japan which was serialized first in a lesbian magazine and then online. There is also a movie. While sometimes categorized as GirlsLove, it's more of a mature and realistic take on things than Girls Love usually entails.

!!''{{Plica}}'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* ACupAngst After learning that Mari is a D-cup, Plica is seen at a lingerie store asking the assistant to measure her again — she has to be at ''least'' a C!
* AsideGlance Plica does this twice in the strip where she's wondering about the proper terminology for lesbian sex.
* {{Bifauxnen}} Arguably Saki and her girlfriend, although the art style makes it a bit hard to tell.
* ButchLesbian Roku, as well as a number of nameless background characters. Also, Plica at one point asks the audience not to assume that all lesbians are like that.
* ButtMonkey Machiko

* DistractedByTheSexy Why Plica doesn't remember much of her piano lessons.
* ElevatorGoingDown When Saki is alone with her girlfriend in an elevator, she always wants to kiss her, at least...
* HotForTeacher Saki seems to inspire this in many of her students.
* HypocriticalHumor Plica asks people not to lump her, and other real lesbians, in with "the fantasy world of yuri"... while trying to get Mari to wear a [[SexySchoolwoman school uniform]].
* IHaveThisFriend Plica claims this is why she's offended by women saying they should "try that lesbian thing sometime".
* ImagineSpot Plica has many. Saki's got one as well.
* IncompatibleOrientation Plica and Misa; Roku and her nameless friend.
* GirlOnGirlIsHot Plica and Mari kiss to shut up a taxi driver who's needling them about getting boyfriends... but he might have enjoyed it.
* LipstickLesbian Plica and Mari, although according to one strip Plica wasn't very girly until she started going out with Mari.
* RecursiveCanon Plica and Mari, and separately Rui, go to see the ''Plica'' movie.
* SarcasticConfession In one strip, Plica jokes that she'd rather have a wife than a husband and tells a friend that if she, Plica, were a man, she'd date her. Of course, everybody laughs it off.
* SchoolgirlLesbians Deconstructed by Saki in her first appearance.
* {{Seme}} Plica says she feels like one when making love to Mari.
* YaoiFangirl Plica mentions a gay and lesbian film festival to Misa, the woman on whom she has a crush, to see how Misa reacts. Misa is interested... but only in seeing the films that are about pretty boys.

* ACupAngst (After learning that Mari is a D-cup, Plica is seen at a lingerie store asking the assistant to measure her again — she has to be at ''least'' a C!)
* AsideGlance (Plica does this twice in the strip where she's wondering about the proper terminology for lesbian sex.)
* {{Bifauxnen}} (Arguably Saki and her girlfriend, although the art style makes it a bit hard to tell.)
* ButchLesbian (Roku, as well as a number of nameless background characters. Also, Plica at one point asks the audience not to assume that all lesbians are like that.)
* ButtMonkey (Machiko)

* DistractedByTheSexy (Why Plica doesn't remember much of her piano lessons.)
* ElevatorGoingDown (When Saki is alone with her girlfriend in an elevator, she always wants to kiss her, at least...)
* HotForTeacher (Saki seems to inspire this in many of her students.)
* HypocriticalHumor (Plica asks people not to lump her, and other real lesbians, in with "the fantasy world of yuri"... while trying to get Mari to wear a [[SexySchoolwoman school uniform]].)
* IHaveThisFriend (Plica claims this is why she's offended by women saying they should "try that lesbian thing sometime".)
* ImagineSpot (Plica has many. Saki's got one as well.)
* IncompatibleOrientation (Plica and Misa; Roku and her nameless friend)
* GirlOnGirlIsHot (Plica and Mari kiss to shut up a taxi driver who's needling them about getting boyfriends... but he might have enjoyed it.)
* LipstickLesbian (Plica and Mari, although according to one strip Plica wasn't very girly until she started going out with Mari.)
* RecursiveCanon (Plica and Mari, and separately Rui, go to see the ''Plica'' movie.)
* SarcasticConfession (In one strip, Plica jokes that she'd rather have a wife than a husband and tells a friend that if she, Plica, were a man, she'd date her. Of course, everybody laughs it off.)
* SchoolgirlLesbians (Deconstructed by Saki in her first appearance.)
* {{Seme}} (Plica says she feels like one when making love to Mari.)
* YaoiFangirl (Plica mentions a gay and lesbian film festival to Misa, the woman on whom she has a crush, to see how Misa reacts. Misa is interested... but only in seeing the films that are about pretty boys.)

!!''{{Plica}}'' provides examples of:
* {{A-Cup Angst}} (After learning that Mari is a D-cup, Plica is seen at a lingerie store asking the assistant to measure her again — she has to be at ''least'' a C!)

At first the strip focused solely on the titular Plica and her girlfriend Mari, but eventually the recurring cast expanded to include cool, snarky teacher Saki and her emotionally-distant on-again-off-again girlfriend Rui; Roku, who seems to only fall for women who are taken (usually by men), and hopelessly frumpy, perpetually single Machiko. Together they... live their daily lives while making observations about love, sex and brushing one's teeth in the bathtub.