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i was torn between an 8 and a 9 for this one , but i decided to give it a 9 . its a bit hard to rate the whole thing when some stories are better than others , but overall this was enjoyable

id have to say my least favourite story was 20 Days And Nights , mainly because it was so confusing . i think it would have helped if it were easier to tell the characters apart / to tell who was talking , overall i couldn't really follow what was going on or even get a grasp on the ... personalities of the two boys . i was also a little uncomfortable with what was probably incest but i couldn't even really understand if it actually was or not lol

my favourite would probably have to be the first story , In The Sunroom , but im biased as a fan / reader of Kaze To Ki No Uta ^^;;

in descending order of the ones i liked most to least , personally , id rank them as follows :
In The Sunroom
His Smile
The Mister's Baby Bird
Star!
20 Days And Nights

Star! was kind of frustrating / gave me a sinking feeling , but you'll definitely enjoy it if you're into things like reality TV or telenovelas , its very dramatic

His Smile / The Laughing Boy was interesting but bitter , and The Mister's Baby Bird had maybe the happiest ending :o)

the art was beautiful all around !! :D

a good classic to read , if nothing else for the sake of reading something so influential / historic :o)

this was . . . disappointing . it started off really strong , i actually thought it would end up being one of my favourites . but towards the end , they introduced some weird plot twist that wasnt fleshed out nearly enough , and overall the ending was just really unsatisfying . i understand that there was supposed to be a secret , but it could have been about a million and one better things than what they decided on . . . i guess on the bright side this has made me want to take the premise of this manga and write my ... own version of it , so thats cool i guess , maybe ill do a rewrite fanfic or something on a rainy day lol

i still enjoyed it but the ending felt really rushed and flat and didnt make sense . if youd like to enjoy it for what it is / read it for the buildup then go ahead . in the end , its only a oneshot , its not like you'll spend much time on this one

this was okay

i was really enjoying it towards the beginning , it was basic but in a charming sort of way . as i got towards the end though , i found myself kind of tired , like ' when is this over . . . ? ' . the plot also got a little . . . silly ? i couldnt follow it , in part due to me not being able to tell certain characters apart , which i guess is more of a problem with the art / character design . but like , umi will be fine for a ... panel , be crying in the next , and the be fine in the next again LOL . liek , i guess tha pacing is off ?

overall an okay read , i did rather enjoy the beginning but towards the end it kinda fizzles out unfortunately ^^;; good if u want a lazy lighthearted read :o)

since its not warned anywhere ( on MAL or the site i read this on ) i feel the need to warn people that this is incest

MAL wants me to add more words but theres not much else to say . its porn , and porn without much plot . a guy who works at a video store has a threesome , you knew that from the synopsis blurb

art is okay , characters are kind of unlikable honestly ( and i thought that before the reveal ) . theyre pretty plain and ... kind of annoying , the way they bat people away and disregard others boundaries . the main guy was the most mormal one and at least he was being kind to worry about the other guy being sick / help him home

didnt really enjoy this . couldnt really get into it because they had teased the reveal with the line about " what kind of relationship they have " and i was worried about that in the back of my mind , but i read to the end in hopes that the twist was something else . if you are triggered by incest or it just grosses you out , DO NOT READ THIS

tldr; this is very short so if you want to read it go ahead , its not like youre wasting a lot of time or anything

okay , this is a oneshot so theres not a whole lot to say about it . the art is pretty , i thought the teddy bears were actually really cute , and i liked the girl's outfit . the story was a cute idea , the premise being set in some kind of amusement park / play room / parade attraction ( ??? its kind of unclear , in one part theres a parade ... and in another theyre in this big play room )

the story was nice and sweet but one part really caught me off guard , it just kind of . . . came out of nowhere ? felt weird and rushed but hey , its a oneshot , i guess they cant exactly fit a lot of buildup , but it felt like it went from 0 to 100 really easily / for no reason . i remember laughing because i was like " wait , she was behind him , how did she even get over there ?? " . the ending drama felt a little unrealistic too

i still enjoyed it though , and its pretty short so if the premise intrigues you id still say go ahead and read it :o)

i really thoroughly enjoyed this manga

this review will have spoilers ? sorry . i try to be as vague as i can but the manga is only 5 chapters so its hard to not talk about what happens lol

though i beleive that i should add these trigger warnings in case anyone wanting to read this is triggered by these things : there is domestic abuse , and mentions of ( but no actual ) incest

art : 7 out of 10 . i really like the old ... shoujo look , and some pictures were really detailed and flowy and pretty . you can tell they put effort into the drawings , they actually had backgrounds and crowds and atmospheric additives , not just characters floating in blank space or lazy shortcuts ( not that all shortcuts are lazy / necessarily bad , they have a time and place ) . that being said , a couple faces were wonky , and a few proportions were off ( i remember thinking sara was impossibly tall in that one shot of her in her wedding dress lol )

characters : 10 / 10 . i seriously love ira . to me ( someone who is psychotic / has pyschosis and ocd ) she is a good representation of a mentally ill protagonist , i would go as far as to say shes good psychotic representation . she reminds me of myself with her thinking that seems disordered to everyone else , and how she has delusions ( example : looking in the mirror and seeing that her eyes were upturned and glowing , and changing her hairstyle to hide it . while we the viewer can see that its all in her head )

i thought ougami would be a throwaway character that we only see once in the beginning , but im happy to see that he got some good screentime ( page time ? lol ) . i love that this manga has an out gay character , and that ira / the protagonist agrees that he should be allowed to be himself in public , instead of it being treated like a gag or having him as a punching bag or punchline . i really felt for him , i wish he had gotten a happier or at least more conclusive ending

i wasnt expecting much of togue , but i was surprised by him . he was actually pretty mature about everything , and caring in hiw own way . even when he saw an opportunity to get out of his arrangement , he thought " she needs me , i should stick around for her " . he was so patient and understanding . he certainly thought ira was strange , but never berated her or called her stupid or weird , he never made her feel bad about herself , he tried his best with everything and even in the end i just thought " wow , that was the perfect thing to say "

as for saeko , i liked her too but out of the main four she was probably my least favourite . not that i dislike her , just that i like the others more ? her friendship with ira was cute , one moment that sticks out to me was when they were going KYAAAA all excited about how they would be sister in laws . she was generous and tried her best to help . but she also did some things that even she acknowledged werent great ( though its not like she did anything super terrible / unforgivable , and everybody makes mistakes )

story : 8 /10 . what got me to read this manga was the wacky description , and it wasnt clickbait -- you get whats on the tin lol . but you also get more . theres a lot of introspection on the part of the characters , just thinking about their own thoughts and actions , about what they should do . theres also serious topics like being evaluated for mental health reasons , being in an abusive relationship , and things involving a delusion of becoming a monster , but the tone manages to stay pretty light throughout . it handles things with a good amount of respect / seriousness but its also not some super stifling heavy dramatic atmosphere . one thing i really liked about this manga is how proactive the characters are -- theres no waiting around hemming and hawing , they think for a bit about what to do bit then go " okay , ill do that " and do it ajfmcmkvkca . if youve complained about other shoujos for being too drawn out or slow paced , this will purrobably win some points with you in that department

i didnt really like how at the end , that philosophy major suggested that saeko being in love with a gay man was really a manifestion of the fact that she had incestuous feelings for her brother and she should distance herself from him -- this probably would have dropped my score for the story a lot more had the manga not made it clear that this was ridiculous . in the end shes even talking with him as theyre getting drunk and shes like what ??? what are you talking about ???? lol , i take it as kind if a cheeky knock on freudism / psychology majors that are quick to diagnose you with this that and the other

all in all , i really liked this manga , i had an awesome time reading it and i will recommend it to friends as well !! :o)