Writing was okay, but unlikable characters

Mameiha February 26, 2019 8:19 am

The writing itself was mediocre, not poor but also not the best I've seen. The seme character tanked it for me. I love arrogant, forceful seme, but this guy was off the charts. There has to be a moment, a frame or even a thought, about his true feelings for the uke to make the character likeable. Here, we don't have that. Even his "confession" sounds empty and like something and asshat who was desperate to get in your pants would say. "Yeah, baby, I love you, now let me fuck you so I can get home to my wife on time." It was THAT cringey to me. Then, when he says something to the effect of "work hard until the last show" he lost even more credibility because the first thing my mind went to was that he would dump the poor uke on closing night. Usually an asshat character won't ruin a story for me, but he is the only character with a personality in this manga. So, with him being an asshat, there isn't much else to focus on. The uke has as much development as a mob character and what we do learn is that he is naive, weak-willed and a doormat. Just the typical sadist/masochist pairing for yaoi, bit when done in a story that is told so mediocre, you get this hot mess of a manga. Sadist/masochist pairings don't fare well in one-shots unless they are already likeable and if they are not likeable, more is needed, in the way of the story, to make them at least understandable or relatable. Overall, it was a waste of time for me and not a pleasant one.

Responses
    Tacosaretasty May 13, 2019 3:17 pm

    Well that was your opinion but could you not see the same was jealous of the girls talking to the uke even a child can see that he likes him sometimes that's how it works I also like the art and it's very easy to read overall in my opinion I like it.

    Zensi2015 July 8, 2019 2:10 pm

    Your text is longer than the manga lol

    Tacosaretasty July 8, 2019 3:07 pm
    Well that was your opinion but could you not see the same was jealous of the girls talking to the uke even a child can see that he likes him sometimes that's how it works I also like the art and it's very easy ... Tacosaretasty

    Btw I meant SEME not same autocorrect sucks sorry

    ILoveYaoi July 1, 2020 11:45 pm
    Your text is longer than the manga lol Zensi2015

    LMFAOO IM WEAK

    Mameiha July 18, 2020 6:24 am
    Well that was your opinion but could you not see the same was jealous of the girls talking to the uke even a child can see that he likes him sometimes that's how it works I also like the art and it's very easy ... Tacosaretasty

    Thank you for sharing your opinion. I enjoy hearing what others think.

    Jealousy, unfortunately, is not always an expression of love. In most cases, it is an expression of insecurity or dominance/ownership. This is especially true when the jealousy is extreme and expressed through mental, emotional and physical abuse. So, an asshat being jealous doesn't make them less of an asshat. At least, not to me.

    Tacosaretasty July 18, 2020 12:18 pm
    Thank you for sharing your opinion. I enjoy hearing what others think. Jealousy, unfortunately, is not always an expression of love. In most cases, it is an expression of insecurity or dominance/ownership. Thi... Mameiha

    Oh ok I didn’t think of it like that

    I ship tsukki and yamaguchi August 20, 2020 2:47 am
    Your text is longer than the manga lol Zensi2015

    Lmaoooo, ikr.