Tonari no Metaller-san (The Metalhead Next Door)

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Japanese: となりのメタラーさん

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 6

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 22, 2019 to Dec 21, 2019

Genres: Boys Love, Slice of Life, Erotica

Serialization: Chara

Authors: Mamita (Story & Art)

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Ranked: N/A²

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Popularity: #5182

Members: 3,902

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Due to the increase in college dorm fees, graduate student Kentou Sasaki has no choice but to move out. He quickly finds an apartment with cheap rent, but there is a catch: neither the bath nor the stove work. Confident that his body will be able to handle the cold, Kentou has no problem with moving in immediately. However, luck is not on his side because he almost freezes to death after a heavy day of snowfall.

He is unexpectedly saved by Soushi Ikematsu—a man with an aloof personality who loves listening to metal and is Kentou's neighbor. Despite his scary appearance, Soushi makes Kentou a meal to warm him up. Thus, a year goes by, with the two neighbors falling into a comfortable routine of sharing their meals together. To Kentou's disappointment, their relationship has not progressed further. However, in fear that it could put an end to their friendship, Kentou does not have the courage to confess to Soushi that he likes men. Will he be able to keep it a secret when he starts to fall in love with Soushi?

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Oct 5, 2021

Resident_Green

Recommended

HOW does something as heartfelt and warm as this exist without any reviews? Does anyone care to explain to me this blasphemy? It's dead serious. I wish to cry a bit right now.
Don't worry Metaller-san, I'm on it.

Bored of conventional storytelling and crave something fresh, but also close to real life? Go read this.
Prefer to have characters with hobbies or professions that add to their charm? Read this.
Crave a slow-developing relationship, where intimacy is earned and toxicity is nowhere to be found? If you read this far, how do you still didn't open a new tab and proceed to read it? ...

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Jan 17, 2022

gintoqs

Recommended

If you want to see a reaaally critic review, then stop right now. I just need to talk about how this work really warms my heart everytime I read. It may contain light spoilers!

First, I have to be clear: I'm the biggest fan of fluffy stories, all the healthy and cute relationships, really tooth rotting scenarios. And 'Tonari no Metaller-san' have all of this and much for an one-shot publication in a light mood.

Everything begins with Soushi, a strange looking man, saving a passed out Kento in front of his apartment from a cold, freezing day and give him some warm food. I will try ... to not spoil so much about the details for a better experience, but this first encounter is really important. And, oh, yeah, they're neighbours.

After this, we discover a year passing with them enjoying eating together. This may be one of the little flaws of this precious work: from the first to the second chapter, we just jumped the time, nothing that will end your experience. Soushi, in fact, isn't that strange, he's just a metalhead and have a lot of difficulties with comunication in general. Kento, on the other hand, is much more friendly and extroverted, and nothing will stop them from being friends. They're friends... Right?

'Tonari no Metaller-san' will show us that funny contrast of people's appearence, hobbies and even their jobs. But more than this, it's about share, either being food, company or time. This slice-of-life feeling and falling in love thing, and do it slowly.

Obviously, we have some troubles our protagonists have to deal, like being bad at talking. Soushi being extremely shy and even Kento, who is an extroverted, faces the consequences of bad comunication, but we learn with them that we can't live alone forever, without talking to people or even trying to, hiding things from others and running from our actions. And this point is just so good in this story, we can see their difficulties treated with so much care in the plot. With respect.

I'll quickly mention how the art is good, you can see for yourself, the characters are beautiful and they can perceive the beauty in each other. It's all really soft, including their relantionship. We go with them slowly, they're adults, they learn about each other and their limitations, their desires and sexualities, but above all this, we have comprehension, acceptance and, again, respect. We don't need to see anything rushed and this is so great from this BL, which is currently my favorite.

It's a short story, we have 5 chapters and 1 extra, but it's worth your time. Please, give 'Tonari no Metaller-san' a chance, I'd love to see this BL becoming more popular!

Thanks for reading my short review (I just wanted to say how good 'Tonari no Metaller-san' is) and sorry for any mistakes, English isn't my native language. ;)

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Mar 19, 2022

anne-droid

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This manga is so pure and wholesome, it melts my heart. The art is beautiful and delicate and the story flows well in its own time and it doesn't rush through small - but significant - moments. They range from tender, amusing, cute to bittersweet (and a lot of them were quite relatable for me personally). Goes to show that you don't need a long story or many things to happen for emotions to come across *just right*. In fact, I think it's even more impressive when an artist manages to convey emotions in such a short time and without delving into someone's past.

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