May 20, 2022
Name a BL manga with a better first chapter setup than this…I’ll wait. All jokes aside, I really enjoyed Ousama no Koiasobi; the story hooks you right from the start and has a sweet ending.
(Characters: 9/10) I think what I liked the most were the characters. There’s a good juxtaposition between the personalities of Makino and Kamina. Kamina is a big sweetheart (golden retriever personality, if you know what I mean) but can be pretty dominating when pushed, and Makino first comes across as standoffish, reserved, and reluctant to open up. But that brings me to my next point, which is the character development.
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I really enjoyed how much the characters warm up to each other and we get to read about the other sides of their personalities brought out by their deepening relationship.
(Story: 7/10) The story is fairly short and the romance is great. I liked the beginning the most, and I thought the manga did a great job setting up the initial conflict. However, once the conflict was resolved, I felt less interested. There was an attempt to set up another conflict between a newly introduced character in volume 2, but that went absolutely nowhere and felt tonally weird compared to the rest of the story.
(Art: 9/10) Not much to say about the art style, besides that it’s very well drawn. Unfortunately, the version I read had some fan drawings to make the manga uncensored…and let’s just say they weren’t really to my taste.
(Enjoyment: 8/10) & (Overall: 8/10) All in all, I had fun reading and would definitely recommend Ousama no Koiasobi to those who like: size difference, coworker x boss trope, salarymen, uke with a strong personality, spy theme, workplace romance, explicit BL, fluffy endings.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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