Satori-kun to Tsundere-kun

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I AM A SUCKER FOR MIND READING TROPES AND THIS MANGA EXECUTES IT PERFECTLY!!!! It's so cute!!! I loved the contrast between the outer and inner thoughts of Asaba, who is a tsundere and picks fights with Satori but secretly loves him.

This manga was pleasantly surprising and one of the best BL manga I've read in a while. I was actually very disappointed to see the low score as in my opinion this is better than many yaoi manga, even putting aside my own personal trope biases. As you can tell, I was lured in by the mind reading plotline, which was really cute, but ... I also think the storyline was good and it is overall just a really enjoyable manga to read. For starters, I am totally in love with the art style. The bold lines and the way the author draws eyes and hair is such eye candy, the art looks so cool and it makes the manga look visually appealing and the characters and interactions really pop. The character designs were also good (satori is really cute and the art style really helps them to feel like unique characters with attractive designs).

I also loved that this story had a plot! I'm all for wholesome romances, but it gets a bit tiring when every other BL is "two generic looking guys become friends, chill and hang out, then they're in love and kiss the end." Satori-kun to Tsundere-kun is a breath of fresh air in that it has a very unique and memorable plotline about a psychic whose powers keep changing uncontrollably and causing trouble for him. The author does a great job of cramming the narrative they want to tell into a single volume while still making room for character development, relationship development, and sex scenes, and in the end it actually ends up being really touching and cute.

Which brings me to my next point! Normally I dislike smut in yaoi manga as it feels forced and I would just rather read wholesome stuff. But this manga was one of the very few that actually sold me on its smut. I will admit that it can feel a little forced at some points (it feels like the author was like "OK WE NEED ONE SEX SCENE PER CHAPTER TIME TO GET IT ON") but the scenes were enjoyable enough and most importantly I enjoyed the characters enough to actually care and be happy when they get it on!

All in all this is a very good BL manga, I've reread it multiple times and even bought a physical copy haha. I highly recommend it!