I'd read the raws and I'll tell you guys that it'll be totally worth it even if you have to wait for a year for the next update. I probably burst a blood vessel due to all the internal screaming from all the sickeningly adorable fluff.
Everything will play out nicely in the last chapter: feelings are finally validated, our idiot couple's relationship status will be firmly established after an amazing lovemaking scene, and the reason for Kakei's interest in Asano will also be revealed as well! All in all, it's an extremely satisfying conclusion.
Ichikawa Kei will always remain as one of the best yaoi mangakas for me, I've been hooked on her manga ever since I read Blue Sky Complex and Slow Starter. All her plotlines are not very grandiose, and one would even say that it's understated and plain at first glance, which shares a parallel to her simple art style— sure, it's not frilly and fulsome, but what's amazing is that she manages to make every single one of her works shine through the individual characterizations, the colorful monologues of each characters, as well as the subtlety she puts into defining relationship dynamics. The facial expressions, actions and thoughts of the characters are all very realistic and down to earth that it makes them hard to hate and easy to love—it gives her manga a very comfortable and soothing feeling as you read it. And this, I believe, is the ultimate charm point of her works.
Many yaoi manga nowadays are too overly concerned with trying to have that 'completely original' edge in their plot and try to include all that pomp, it ends up crossing the line and becoming too excessive. Too caught up in that notion, they forget that sometimes simplicity is what shines through the most, and Ichikawa Kei has gotten that down to a top-notch proficiency.
I'd read the raws and I'll tell you guys that it'll be totally worth it even if you have to wait for a year for the next update. I probably burst a blood vessel due to all the internal screaming from all the sickeningly adorable fluff.
Everything will play out nicely in the last chapter: feelings are finally validated, our idiot couple's relationship status will be firmly established after an amazing lovemaking scene, and the reason for Kakei's interest in Asano will also be revealed as well! All in all, it's an extremely satisfying conclusion.
Ichikawa Kei will always remain as one of the best yaoi mangakas for me, I've been hooked on her manga ever since I read Blue Sky Complex and Slow Starter. All her plotlines are not very grandiose, and one would even say that it's understated and plain at first glance, which shares a parallel to her simple art style— sure, it's not frilly and fulsome, but what's amazing is that she manages to make every single one of her works shine through the individual characterizations, the colorful monologues of each characters, as well as the subtlety she puts into defining relationship dynamics. The facial expressions, actions and thoughts of the characters are all very realistic and down to earth that it makes them hard to hate and easy to love—it gives her manga a very comfortable and soothing feeling as you read it. And this, I believe, is the ultimate charm point of her works.
Many yaoi manga nowadays are too overly concerned with trying to have that 'completely original' edge in their plot and try to include all that pomp, it ends up crossing the line and becoming too excessive. Too caught up in that notion, they forget that sometimes simplicity is what shines through the most, and Ichikawa Kei has gotten that down to a top-notch proficiency.
God do I love her works.