I don't understand the main conflict, there are many phrases like "demand doesn't meet the crime" that I really don't understand. Can someone explain why everyone started hating the spes?
Here's what I understand. The SPES are meant to heal human hearts, and teach human beings about the beauty and wonder of compassion, empathy, and true happiness. They are meant to heal hearts. But in a corrupt world, they were forced to work in a black market, putting monetary value on their powers. The practice of doing so was a selfish thing, and the SPES were not made to fulfill greedy desires, so they couldn't perform as expected. For example, the mean guy who found Cheese first wanted him to help him win the lottery, but that's not what SPES were born to do. But people were selfish assholes, so when SPES couldn't grant their every wish, they got angry.
Thanks!! that makes sense, I was so confused when I started to read about demand and crime, but the way you put it I understand better. Once again, thanks for taking the trouble to answer :)
The fact that the ex was making out with him even though he has a girlfriend and getting married gave me the creeps soooo much, and it wasn't just kissing either he was touching his junk and all. Ugh, I hate cheaters.
Good manga though, a bit cliched (I've read this many times in other manga), I hope it gets better. Looking forward to new chapters, I like this mangaka.
Bi boys who marry women are the worst in Yaoi. They never seem to marry because they love their wives, just to fit into society and either leave their broken hearted gay lover and/or cheat on their wives.
You've said it all. Maybe the fact that it's a troupe so often used is a sign of poor writing.
If I'm not wrong the book he is reading in heaven says: "100 top date spots in heaven" (not sure cause it's blurry). If so, it's so cute that he is waiting for him up there while researching dating spots to go with his lover when he dies. It makes up a little bit the fact that his screw up cost them eight years apart.
I recommend Aishiteru by FUJITANI Youko for the fluffy feeling you get here.
Definitely shoujo-ai, not shoujo. I don't usually read yuri or shoujo-ai. I have a few titles that I like, like Indigo Blue, but this one wasn't one of them. If it's yaoi,I can fan girl over it even if it has flaws, with yuri or shoujo-ai I can't. I thought the main character was underhanded, and she says so herself I think. Anyway, I didn't like the MC, though I understand that where she's coming from.
I love sensei's work in general and I like this particular couple as well, give me more!!
Side note, I'm going to pretend that's synthetic fur in all those clothes. Best for my sanity.
Long haired seme. Nuff said.
For me the saddest moment was when the poor mom cried because she had to renounce to her son's adoption. Best mom ever.
She's such a sweetie! So sad that after she was accepting of their relationship, she STILL ends up getting hurt by it. However, I was surprised and happy he got to a point in his life and relationship that losing his family again didn't bring back his trauma, AND he explained to her why he needed this. I kinda want an extra chapter where she calls him son-in-law. The boys don't have to have a marriage, but it would be nice for her to be able to reconnect their relationship in a tangible way.
Absolutely!! It would be great if she got him back through "marriage". I want her (and the whole family) happy :3
God did I dislike this manga. I realized reading the comments that a lot of people like it a lot, but I just could not get beyond the bad execution and the selfish characters. The manga in itself felt very jumpy, a character was saying something one second and the next he's saying the complete opposite. I feel like there was no sense of fluidity from one scene to the next.
The other thing that I disliked was that Tatsuya denied his feeling for 6 out of 8 chapters. That was so frustrating and tiring. By comparison the last chapter was a lot better, but at the same time felt rushed. And that sex scene felt so rapey with Tatsuya saying that it hurt and Suruga just shoving his dick in, please be considerate to your partner. On a relationship level I feel like everything could have been solved better with better communication and the main two characters being able to leave the egos behind for just a few seconds.
I think the idea behind this was good and this mangaka's art (even though not my favorite) is really good. I just think it would have benefited a lot if the progression had been more even through out the manga, maybe they could have started to accept their feeling for one another a bit sooner. Poor Masatoshi (though he is partly at fault for not saying a word) just got kicked to the side and Tatsuya was wondering what was wrong with him when the guy had just confessed, gee, be a bit more perceptive.
Okay, that's it for my rant, I know this may not be a popular opinion. As I said in the beginning, I realize a lot of people liked this a lot. This is just my personal opinion and doesn't mean that anyone should like it any less than they do. I also want to clarify that all my criticism goes to the two main characters, I liked all the other characters, specially Louis' and Yuuichi's story, that was freaking cute. I hope there is a manga dedicated to just them, that would be awesome. Now I'm going to go read Masatoshi's story, I hope he isn't too mean to Shigeru as he did say in this manga that he was only gentle towards Tatsuya.
My exactly thought of this manga and the mangaka, and what I'll do right after reading it. (I was about to write my thoughts down when your comments catch my eyes(oh, btw great review)
Thanks!! It feels nice knowing that someone has a similar opinion to mine :)
Oh, BTW, I read the side story on Masa and Shige and I love it <3
Still didn't particularly like Tatusya and Suruga, but at least this time it was well executed.
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