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Jul 10, 2024
When two bottoms, who have been dating for a while, didn't know the other is a bottom, and only find out once they want to do it...
Exactly my cup of tea.
It was so so close to being my first BL Manga with switches rep, but unfortunately didn't go that far. But it was teased at least, and they did talk about it (also kind of tried but not really)!
Otherwise a healthy relationship, where both want to make the other feel good and be safe. No alpha ranking or ownership-trope. Only chapter 2 had a bit of an icky moment, but they talked about it
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right away and it didn't happen again.
So refreshing for the BL genre!
The 2 bonus stories were a bit random, as they were 2 different one-shots with each different characters, who didn't have anything to do with the main couple (or maybe they do? The characters all look a bit too similar :')). But at least they had the same theme (sweet and consent), so I can't complain.
Recommendable!
-10.07.2024
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jul 10, 2024
Interesting premise with the toy at school (fifty shades of grey vibes), but turned out to be just another toxic Yaoi, where the top doesn't know what consent is, does whatever he wants, and the bottom is secretly aroused by that. Yuck.
At first I was like, "ok, your fault if you're that stupid to try it out at school", but after a while wasn't that nice anymore.
Could've dropped it, but such a short manga, continued as well. Total waste though.
Oh, how I hate characters like Tachibana.
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I wouldn't recommend it, but I know lots of Fujoshis would probably like it.
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-10.07.24
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Jul 9, 2024
It's a collection of 4 stories, which is why I'll be reviewing them separately.
– Chapter 1-2: Sensei (Kari) no Oshigoto (センセー(仮)のお仕事, The Job of a (Temporary) Teacher)
Awful. Toxic. Physical and emotional abuse.
Especially chapter 2 deserves 0 stars. I was hoping for Takuma to fight or ague against him, but nope. Just ends on a note where I hope Takuma makes it out alive, but from what is teased, he’ll likely, sadly, get abused many more years.
Overall rating: 0.5 stars
– Chapter 3: Zettai-teki Gohoushi Kankei (ゼッタイ的ご奉仕カンケイ, A Relationship of Absolute Service)
Very cute actually. The more dominant one was the sub/bottom, and the shy/unsure/romantic one was the dom/top
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here.
Very contrasting to the first story. I really wish these two stories could’ve been published separately, because I want to give this a high rating, which unfortunately isn’t possible with the 0 stars I gave the other story. (I’m totally gonna list it separately in my 2024 list, though! Ha, take that, author.)
Rating: 4 stars
– Chapter 4: Junai Kareshi to Fujun na Ore (純愛彼氏と不純なおれ, Pure Loving Boyfriend and Impure Me)
Well, that was sweet, but also very fast-paced. Though maybe it’s actually realistic? I’ve no idea, I just found it a bit too quick. But there was consent and it was actually kinda romantic, I especially loved the first half (before the act), so that’s nice. Masato was another non-toxic top/dom, which, again, is so contrasting to the first story.
Rating: 3.5 stars
– Chapter 5: Shinyuu ga Ore e no Ai wo Kojiraseteiru n da ga (親友が俺への愛をこじらせているんだが。, My Best Friend is Complicating My Love Life)
A dense, big, buff karate boy and his best friend, who doesn’t know how to tell him.
I really like how Ryusei was constantly dense, but he had his “intelligent“ moments. When Kyosuke, his best friend, was being dominant, Ryusei first reaction was always shock, but then he becomes very sweet and romantic. Loved that.
But wow, they actually did it in a classroom. And didn’t even bother to go hide in a closet or behind the door or something.
Again, so contrasting to the first story. Even though this too had a jealousy trope, it was actually sweet.
Rating: 4 stars
– Chapter 6:
A bonus chapter for each story (with a few pages for each).
-c1-2: still in a toxic relationship, nothing changed.
-c3. The shirt looks good though.
-c4: what an angel, indeed. I do wonder whether his band mates were telling the truth tho?
-c5: oh my god, lmao. I do sincerely hope he was joking lol.
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HOW did the author decide they want to publish these 3 sweet stories with that incredibly toxic first story???? Or did they just not want a bad rating? -.-
-09.07.2024
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Apr 7, 2024
Surprisingly very cute!
I found this through a random generator because I needed to get out of my reading slump. Well... maybe not the best Manga for that, but it was still kinda worth it.
I love how consensual and lovingly it was between them.
And maybe also the first BL Manga with Switches? I'm not sure they are, as there was only 1 small panel that hinted at it... could be a translation mistake. I'd love to have more switch rep, but this didn't seem entirely it... if anyone who has read it could confirm they are, that'd be great!
Anyways. I also loved Ouito's sister. Her
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subtle support, after finding out they're a couple (unbeknownst to them) was really sweet!
Albeit the bonus chapter made it a bit weird, but wasn't too surprising...
Not much a fan of the last chapter with the other BL couple. They pretty much came out of nowhere and weren't that likable either.
It's still overall cute though. A fast, short, 6 chapter read. Recommended, because it's quite rare for a BL Erotic Manga to be consensual and communicative.
-07.04.24
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 14, 2024
Quite unexpected!
I guess I read a little too many Mangas with unbalanced pace, so I'm actually surprised the author had it balanced it here. It started fast, was fast in the middle and ended fast as well. Nice!
I mean, there were still slow moments, so it's not like it was constantly going back and forth. Overall the pace was balanced, without spending too much time on unnecessary drama.
There were still lots of misunderstands, but got cleared up quickly.
I also imagined the story a little different. I thought it would be typical Manga comedy with thousand chapters, where the MC desperately tries to approach
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their crush, but just ends up failing in a hilarious way. Basically what I think of when someone says "rom-com".
While there was still basic comedy of AniManga with the nose-bleeding, for example, the author did not "waste" many chapters on the approach. They actually go on a date already in the first volume.
But I'm not disappointed at all. It was a fresh breath for the genre.
What I didn't entirely like was that the main couple doesn't have that much chemistry... it's not non-existent or anything, but you probably wouldn't guess right away that they're together, if you were in a room with them. But that also kinda makes it more realistic?
On the other hand, the side couple was nice. Also a bit unexpected, as they had main-couple-energy.
It was cool overall tho. And cute. Recommend it.
-14.02.24
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 24, 2024
This was weird... but also good?
If you're looking for...
- porn without plot
- age gap relationships
- toxic characters, who know they're toxic
- borderline H / explicit sex scenes
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- multiple couples
... then this is for you.
If you're expecting a real, sweet Yuri story, then this might rather not be for you.
I was mainly looking for Borderline H, so wasn't disappointed in that. 6 chapters only but some kinda make-out in every chapter.
The toxic characters and the attempt on a storyline was rather a "meh" for me, but the plus is that the characters actually acknowledge their own toxicity and don't play it down. There's no character development. They're basically just like, "wow, I'm so toxic... but now I already started this mess, so might as well keep going."
And I mean... why not? I wouldn't want to read through that trope for 3+ books, but 1 volume is perfectly fine.
Didn't like Yuni's backstory with her girlfriend much, but other than that... why not. Can recommend for a quickie.
Don't take the tropes in there too serious, though, and just see it as a piece of fiction.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 12, 2024
It’s incredible and crazy how much I relate to each of the characters views, even though they’re so different.
The author’s amazing. I feel like they interviewed me before making the manga and then made a character out of each of my opinions, lol.
Although it was a bit cliche at times, and started with the toxic hetero trope, overall the representation is great. You can tell the author did lots of research.
It’s not that the protagonist simply concludes that she’s ace, but the fluidity of sexuality also is explained. That asexuality is an umbrella term and that there are so many different kinds of labels underneath
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it, and everyone feels different about it.
Aro/Ace identity is probably the only one section of attraction that is so unique to each person. It’s not like being homosexual where it’s just, “oh yea i only like the same gender”, but really is much more complicated. Some still feel sexual attraction, but don’t act on it; some pleasure themselves, but wouldn’t want to have sex with someone else; others really don’t feel any attraction; some want to feel that way but can’t; and so much more. Which the author also digs into.
It’s also probably the only time I’ve seen a gay character (in manga) mention bisexuality. Oh and there’s also an agender character. <3
There’s unlabeled representation as well.
You feel that label might fit you, but also not. You don’t want a label, you just want to be “you”.
I’ve said it so many times already, and it’s nice to finally see another likeminded person (the author/character).
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 12, 2024
It’s about Chidori and Nanoha; both are high-schoolers in an all-girls-school in Sendai. They’re best friends to everyone else, but lovers in secret.
Story
Even though they’re already together at the start of the first chapter, they’re both new to dating and haven’t really done anything except confess to each other. It’s very slow-burned and takes a while until they get closer physically. Expect lots of blushing and awkwardness.
It’s mostly just fluff and everything is kept lighthearted.
There are two rivals – each in a different volume – but it doesn’t get too dramatic and you know they both will work it through. It does get a
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bit emotional here and there, but it’s mostly kept lightly.
This is an everyday manga to relax.
Around the middle, after they’ve gone through a bit more hardships, it gets more mature, with less awkwardness between them and more communication, as well as more skin-ship. (No smut scenes though.)
What I didn’t like
The few mentions of body fat. There is no main character, who is chubby or overweight. Sure, Chidori being short and having a larger cup size does look chubbier than the other characters, but she’s still rather thin. Yet for some reason the author thinks that this is chubby and keeps mentioning it here and there. There even was a whole chapter of Chidori being depressed because she was afraid Nanoha will hate her, if she’ll notice that she gained a bit more weight. (There literally was no difference though.)
This topic does get a development in the 2nd half of the series, when Chidori wants to buy a dress but is afraid it’ll look fat on her. A character then tells her that that doesn’t matter and she shouldn’t restrict herself by worrying what others think; if she wants to wear something, she should do it because she enjoys it.
And that was the end of the chubby comments in the series, which was a great development on the author’s side. Still, though, I would find it better if the previous ones were changed or cut out altogether.
I‘m aware those comments are rather for comedic purposes, but considering she is NOT chubby at all and doesn’t joke about it herself, it just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. If she were a bit overweight, okay, but that’s not the case. So it’s not only toxic but completely unnecessary.
At least those comments were kept to a minimum. The rest is all positive. And while it was a bit too awkward between them at the beginning (for my taste), it is overall a cute series.
A plus is also that there’s no homophobia. Only some characters are pretty heteronormative, but that also comes because of their secrecy.
Overall I do recommend it, if you’re into GL/Yuri, and just want something lighthearted to read/binge.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Oct 21, 2023
As it's a collection of 6 short stories, I'll be reviewing them separately.
I want to leave behind a miraculous love
As the two last humans on earth, Nika and Sayu worry about what will happen when one of them dies. Then they find a spaceship, that has just the solution to their problem...
Truly a dream come true for some same-sex couples.
I really loved the language barrier representation and how they could show their feelings to the other. Didn't expect the spaceship tbh, but it was cool. Wouldn't mind a whole series of their story.
- Story: 9/10
- Characters: 9/10
The case of Eko and Lisa
Eko is
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a mangaka who draws tentacle hentais and uses her sex-bot Lisa for posing. One day she receives a call from her manager, who asks her to draw less tentacles and more Yuri. Lisa proposes to help her, but Eko isn't so sure about that.
The idea of sex-bots and humans having relationships in the future, isn't anything new, but I still loved how it was consensual between the two, even though Lisa kept pressing Eko to use her full services. I'm not sure I would've been into that for a whole series, but as a short story it was good.
- Story: 7/10
- Characters: 7/10
Top or Bottom? The showdown!
Five girls in a friend group run out of conversation topics, so they then think about who would be a Top and who a Bottom. One of them doesn't agree with being labeled a bottom.
Not a fan of "top and bottom" labels, as I've mentioned in other reviews already, but it wasn't that serious here at least. And kinda funny how they were "competing" for top.
I mostly loved how the girls group was shipping the boys group, and then it turns out the boys too were shipping the girls.
- Story: 6/10
- Characters: 6/10
An Infidelity revisited
Midori and Azusa meet again in their 30s after not having seen each other since Highschool. And some things apparently never change...
Mm, no, didn't like this one. Felt bad for Midori, and I really hope they won't meet again, but I have a feeling they will, rip. Let's just hope that Azusa by then has matured.
- Story: 4/10
- Characters: 5/10
Heir to the Curse
Ichika is the heir of an old curse, inherited to every woman in her family. None of the villagers know about that, however. Not even Ichika's one and only childhood friend. Years later, when Ichika writes Yui a letter that she's about to marry, Yui soon finds out about the curse...
This could've been a really sweet story about two women being able to have a normal family like hetero couples, but they had to ruin it... It's really a disappointment. The idea with the "curse" is good, but the execution could've been less rape-y.
At least it has a happy end.
I wouldn't mind if this was a series, where characters could've been explored more and certain things changed for the better. It could be actually really good, if developed the right and healthy way.
- Story: 7/10
- Characters: 6/10
Eternity 1 and 2: Eve and Eve
Two women (Eve and her nameless partner, soon to be called Eternity 1 and Eternity 2) want to be together forever, even beyond death, so they partake in a scientific experiment that keeps their brain alive forever. And while their "souls" are in space, they record the love of other couples on Earth. But with time, they realize that this might not be what they imagined under "eternal love".
I'm not sure I understood the experiment completely – they basically wanted to make themselves immortal, but why were they in space recording other couples' love?
I think it would be a really interesting plot, if made into a series, where the author could flesh out the science part more.
- Story: 8/10
- Characters: 8/10
Eve and Eve: Epilogue
A prequel to the first short story, Nika and Sayu find an old newspaper as they wander through the world. The title of an article in there is a title of another chapter.
I loved the reference! That way all the short stories are connected and (might) mean it all plays in the same universe. Love when authors do that.
Overall:
There are some interesting ideas which could potentially be made into a whole series. I'd love to revisit and explore some of them, so I really hope the author picks some up again.
The artstyle is the same for every story, so I didn't rate individually.
-21.10.2023
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jul 29, 2023
As an artist myself, this was a bit difficult in the beginning. Him suddenly getting blind because of his work, made me quite anxious, not gonna lie. Being blind surely is scary for everyone, but even harder for people, whose work requires them to see. Authors can still easily write after becoming blind, but artists? Drawing without eyes is a bit difficult.
Anyways. The beginning was good. I don't really like reading hetero stories, so I didn't go in with many expectations, but actually got surprised for the better. Sori's and Min's relationship was really healthy and I could truly feel their love for each other.
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They were happy and actually couple goals.
But then the whole jealousy plot started and it really just got exhausting to read. It started around chapter 10 and stretched throughout chapter 82, with only there being a character development.
It wasn't even them. Usually romance stories have love-triangles, that involves the MCs directly, because either one of them can't let their ex go or whatever, right? This was worse, even. The MCs were just pawns here, pushed around by everyone. Trying to hold on to their love for each other, but their disabilities getting in the way and making it easier for the antagonists to intervene. It really was just the antagonists working together to get what they want, without the MCs even knowing what's going on. Just pushed around like babies, naive and unable to do anything.
But not quite. Sori was just that throughout the whole story, but Min kept becoming more of a jerk too. He lied so much to her. It was so unfair. She kept working hard to earn money, even going for a modeling career because it would give him enough money for an eye surgery; and what does he do? Lie. Lie about his condition, that he's gonna die soon. Kept pretending everything's fine, while she was the one worrying. He lied about his mother at first too, they overcame that step, and he promised to never lie to her again. ... He managed about 2 weeks before lying again. It's just sad. I feel so bad for Sori.
I genuinely don't know how I managed to keep reading. I'm so tired and energy-deprived. I'm not even sad, even though this was supposed to be a drama and emotional. I really didn't care anymore for the characters by the end. I just wanted it to end. And when it finally did, I felt nothing. Empty shell. Just glad it's over.
Only sad part being is that I hoped for a good story. There aren't many comics about deaf or blind characters, especially not two disabled MCs. So, of course you'd hope for it to be good, right? Sadly it's not. Unless you're a huge fan of extreme drama and jealous characters, who'd do everything to get what they want, even if it'll hurt the person they "love", this might be your next favorite. But unfortunately I'm not a drama-loving person. It's fine to some extent, but this was too much.
If the book was only from chapter 0 to around 30, I'd probably give it 5 stars. As said, I really liked it at the beginning. I teared up lots of times. Some of the early chapters are quite emotional and reflective.
Sadly only gets downhill and the focus shifts to the jealous side characters, who will do anything to force the people they "love" to be with them. Worst part is they didn't even get lectured for it. Sure, they didn't get to be with them in the end, but one of them should actually sit in jail. But does he? No. He's free as ever and even has a family. So disgusting.
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I've heard a lot of criticism about the art, but I have to disagree on that. It might not be very clean and aesthetically pleasant, and there are much better works which are much older than this, but it works for the story. Even with that much drama, it is still a slice of life story. It's not bad. It might be bad for every other story, and might seem a bit lazy too, but that's life isn't it?
I've seen lots of people especially criticize the crying. That it's ugly. Well, surprise, crying in real life is ugly too. If you want Disney-crying, go watch a disney movie or read a fantasy story. But this is a slice of life and drama story about hardships. You think you look pretty when you have a breakdown and cry your soul out? Probably not. In my opinion, it would've been worse and taken away the realistic part, if the author gave them princess-faces during the crying panels.
Yes, some of the expressions look ugly, but that's what makes it good.
Another point I liked, but many disliked for some reason: the comedy. While it was a lot and sometimes a bit unnecessary maybe, it was a part I'm glad the author kept. With all the extreme drama going on, the comedy brought the story down to earth again, reminding you that it's slice of life. And with all the eye-rolls I've done, the funny bits made me smile again. Forgot all the tension for a moment and could enjoy at least one or two panels, before it went annoying again.
I also didn't mind the POVs and backstories from the other characters, and even the pets. It was random, true, but in a good way. You don't normally get this much screen-time for background characters like this, so it was interesting getting to know them more.
Nice world-building and reminds you once more that everyone goes through hardships, all the time, even though they are not the MC. Sounds obvious but, admit it, we do keep forgetting that sometimes.
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As with every book, there were good and bad parts. For this, the bad parts weigh down more than the good ones, sadly.
Do I recommend it? Not really.
If you only want to read it because of the blind and deaf representation, go ahead. That part is more or less well-made. And the way they communicate is wholesome.
But if you actually want to enjoy the 84 chapters and are hoping for a good story, then don't. Unless, as said, you're a drama-fan, this is rather tiresome to digest. The ending isn't even worth all that and was very predictable anyways. Fairy-tale like.
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Is there strong character development? Chapter 0-81? No. They only got worse. Chapter 82-83? Yes. Suddenly a 180 degree change.
Did you find the characters loveable? I liked 2 characters; Sori and Yeom. Dong also a bit, but his crush on that one girl is a huge toxic trait. Otherwise every character is just annoying or an asshole or both.
Would you say the cast of characters is diverse? Apart from the deaf and blind character (and the grandpa who wears leggings and heels (he's slaying those looks btw)), no. Everyone else is stereotypically k-drama. Very extreme and alike.
Are the flaws of the main character(s) a main focus of the book? Yes. Their flaws are their main personality. It's not just "flaws", it really is incredibly toxic. Most know of their "flaws" but don't even bother to change.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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