Feb 14, 2021
I really enjoyed Gosan no Heart, so I expected to like this. Instead it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth.
It has the Ogawa Chise charm (beautiful art, a deep emotional narrative from the narrator character, some fun attitude from the art and some snarky dialogue), but overall I'd label this as an average yaoi. I couldn't really enjoy this self-pity narrative of silent obsession, rape (somnophilia warning), sudden and frankly unrealistic forgiveness/reciprocation, guilt + pushing-away, and reconciliation. It wasn't romantic to me, and the sex appeal was dulled by my dislike of the main character.
The love interest is endearing, though, earnest and
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refreshing. The writing for the main character feels both realistic and meaningful as emotional prose, I just didn't like him. The overall art, story flow, etc is solid, better than a 'bad' yaoi, but I find this a weak spot of Ogawa Chise's catalouge. You can also find other yaoi who write this story arc (jealousy-inspired bully -> loss of control -> getting together) more appealingly.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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