Note: The series takes place before the epilogue chapter of the previous series. It picks up two weeks after the marriage meeting in the prequel and every chapter VERY conveniently is titled after the dates the chapter takes place one (e.g. April 20th, April 21-24) (and I really like that naming scheme. One issue in the prequel was it was hard to keep track of how much time had passed.) There's even a panel or two of the epilogue that's repeated at different angles as we see what happened before and after those events (and one time a couple panels are skipped as assumed knowledge)
Ok so the last series was half-angsty cos duh, it was about step-siblings flirting and falling for each other with one of them being seriously messed in the head and the other being incredibly confused by everything as a result.
THIS series is mostly just cuteness again and again and so wholesome. They're past the stage of having any reservations with each other, though they continue to grow as partners, and it's just about their daily lives being incredibly happy with each other. (even though they struggle to find time for one another with their college exams coming up and Mei's admin work)
One thing that irks me, though, is Mei's characterisation has changed, feels less consistent, as she was so sexually confident in the early parts of the prequel but (And we see this somewhat in the later parts of the prequel) seems lacking in knowledge of how an engaged couple behaves in this one. Although, that said, it would make sense in a way as her behaviour in the early parts of the original Citrus was likely a product of her being practically sexually abused by her teacher/fiancé and such behaviour is normal in survivors of child sexual abuse...hmn
Anyway, I love it. I'm tempted to give it a 10, simply because of how enjoyable it is and how light. Which is very interesting as the reason I started reading shoujo-ai/yuri over ten years ago was for the angst and romantic struggles but this is in the other direction. Oh and btw! And there's a lot less sexiness/sexual tension in this one
Highly Recommended if you read Citrus.