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Okay I got a lot to say here loll
This manga was great, it really subverted a lot of my expectations.
When I first realized Subaru was trying to act like his ideal shoujo manga hero, I was prepared for a LOT of second hand embarrassment, but surprisingly I didn't get any. Which I'm THANKFUL for.
He was actually a cute, sweet boy lolll

When Subaru wanted to go after Hiroko cuz he thought she was a sweet girl, I was like "but bro, you're gonna have to pretend to be this prince guy your whole life!" And then it was revealed that Hiroko was ALSO pretending. I laughed but I also kinda wanna read a story like that where the guy is a total softie good boy trying to act like a prince shoujo character while the girl is totally a delinquent type/tough girl trying to act like a good girl shoujo character and they both end up dating and trying to hold onto their personas. lolllll So IF ANYONE HAS RECS LIKE THAT DO TELL ME!!!!!!!! Doesn't even have to be shoujo, a BL with this premise is fine too.

But yeah it got a lot better when it's just revealed that everyone's pretending to some degree because that's life. We all hide parts of ourselves in order to be liked by others.
The ONLY thing I didn't like was Jinnai revealing that he purposefully kept people away from Subaru because he wanted him to only depend on him. Like Subaru changed his whole persona because he thought he was being bullied. He wasn't. Just like his friends and classmates thought he was cute when his prince persona began slipping, the kids in his middle school probably thought he was adorable and wanted to befriend him. But Jinnai scared him away. That's some manipulator BS right there man. Total red flags in an adult relationship. I'm only gonna let this slide since Jinnai tried helping him keep up the persona in high school so he wouldn't lose the respect of his peers, so he did technically do a 180 when he got older. He did try to hide Subaru's nature from his friends when they asked him what's up, saying only he wants to know about it. But that could still have been to protect him. And so I'm glad Subaru did tell the truth and open up about his interests.
Subaru constantly trying to emulate shoujo/BL was kinda cringe tho lollll but he never got embarrassed about it, so I guess I don't have to either?
Anyway I still liked the manga and I'm glad I read it. It helps that mangaka's art is hella nice loll
(and lowkey I'm glad this one wasn't that smutty. Like I came here from 24 Jikan Ochi nai Kiss, which had ALL the smut and adult characters. Since these guys are still high schoolers, I'm totally fine with the smut being downplayed, that's my personal preference. I mean it would be too wild if it was a lot cuz Subaru is too pure for this world lollllll)
And if you actually felt the need to read this entire comment, KUDOS TO YOU AND THANK YOU! ヾ(☆▽☆)

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dos_obake_ga_nekasetekurenai/mf/d_v-2-chapter-6/pg-17/




Power Move: Possess your jerk boss, make him molest a random salaryman, quickly come to the rescue and report said boss so he loses his entire fraud company.

(Incidentally, I find it hilarious that both Takumi and Kawamura both got interested in Yuuji. The attempted molestation/rape, less so, though. And Takumi was technically Yuuji's type too.)

Man, the updates are so fricken rare, and I just continue from where I left off, that only NOW am I realizing freakin plot points upon a re-read of the newer chapters.
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Like
Onoe asks, "How did Inami-san find out about us?" at the end of Volume 4, Chapter 20.

IT FREAKIN SHOWS INAMI EAVESDROPPING HERE: http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/ameiro_paradox/mf/m_chapter-16/pg-31/

And I'm SUCH AN IDIOT, I completely overlooked the part that it SAYS he eavesdropped in the blurb RIGHT HERE:
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/ameiro_paradox/mf/m_chapter-16/pg-2/

And I only JUST realized NOW cuz of the rare updates and I didn't go back to read. LOLLL I'm so done with myself. They spelled it out for me, and I didn't notice lolll

The "equals" sign wasn't an equals sign in Jalil's name... It's a double hyphen and it was just being used to separate his first name from his last name. Jalil Binheydar. Not Jalil = Binheydar. I doubt translator's ever gonna see this but I'm just commenting cuz it was bothering me lollll

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kimi_to_kore_kara/bt/bbb5815d48b7e160289da9ab7739c60c_chapter-13/pg-3/

GOD I looked at this page and looked at the guy next to Endo and behind Verde and was like "oooh who's THAT hottie" before I realized it was GOROU! WAT THE HECK "plain looking" my butt, that guy's got POTENTIAL. That's such a great hairstyle lollll

Also love how in the beginning Endo was like "oh are u guys doing it? go on, don't mind me" and at the end he's like "goddamn this disgusting couple." Guess he don't wanna watch anymore lollll

Also glad Endo finally told Hiriki he loves him, man verde and gorou were too much but the sweet Endo and Hiriki moments were just chef's kiss.

This was such a cute read, it's been on my "want to read" for AGES and I'm glad I did.
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Random, but I like how when Endo first made a move on Hiriki and Mark saw, when Hiriki asked him for help he honestly went to go get help and asked if he was okay afterwards. Like before that Mark was constantly like "give ur bed to Endo-sama" "don't make Endo-sama carry things" etc. So I dunno, it just seemed sweeter to me for him to be like "I'm so sorry Hiriki, I can't believe he was trying to force himself on you." Lol like he's loyal to his master but loyal enough to know when his master's bein a jerk and to apologize to the victim.

Anyway, they're all great, I liked this manga.

http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sugar_dog_life/uu/mpn_chapter-2309396/pg-18/
Shouji out here grinning at Isumi and Amasawa going like "if my sis saw that, she'd go crazy" as if HE'S not the one going crazy. Watch quietly he did, sure but he's still too excited. Bro's acting like he ain't the overly excited fudanshi when he's here looking forward to the yaoi developments and high-key encouraging Isumi to fight for his love.
He was the first one to call it too loll

Ngl the idea of a dating sim having real life counterparts that you can get a ticket to meet... or pay to meet... seems kinda wild yet interesting. Though, technically you can also just get cosplayers/actors to play that role as well. Anyway this manga had me going through second-hand embarrassment and then sheer bewilderment but hey. At least oniisan is hot ;)

This story was actually pretty sweet and a great redemption for Kan. I've read some manga where the abuser more or less gets away with his abuse. The victim leaves, finds their own love. And then the abuser finds their love too with no real consequence or regret over their actions. Heck, sometimes the victim even forgives them.
What I like here is that it shows the toll the abuse took on Kan as well. While obviously his circumstances aren't the same as other abusers in that he wasn't just genuinely a huge jerk sociopath, his backstory wasn't treated as something that absolves him of his abuse either. Kan was being abused at work, and in turn, took it out on Yumi. He is aware of it. Yumi is aware of it. Knowing he won't stop and things won't go back to being the same is what ultimately makes him finally let Yumi leave. And Yumi does as well, realizing there's nothing he can do and that he doesn't need to stay and take it.
Afterwards, Kan is left with guilt and believes he doesn't deserve love. Honestly, the man needs therapy to undo all that abuse heaped on him and to undo his abusive habits. Instead, Kan created his own coping mechanism by taking it all inward, redirecting his anger onto himself instead of Shuuna, as shown when he chooses to hurt himself than to punch Shuuna.
Shuuna recognizes this is no way to go and tries to put him at ease because he doesn't want Kan to live the rest of his life walking on eggshells either.
This is what makes the ending more satisfying. Because ultimately it's just Shuuna's reassurance that he'll always be there to support him that helps Kan move on. Shuuna thinks Kan should try talking to Yumi, maybe get closure by having him forgive him. But Kan knows that's not good and it's just a cop-out. He doesn't want to forget what he did because he genuinely wants to atone for it.
And I love that the mangaka showed that. Yumi, as well, is not required to forgive Kan. No one is required to forgive their abuser just to put their mind at ease. That's why his final peace treaty, a photo album for Kan to store the photos in rather than his wall, is all the more poignant. It's Yumi's way of saying he's moved on without directly giving words of forgiveness, and it's a way for Kan to keep holding onto the memories without letting it burden him.
Kan won't forget what he did, but his photos are now in the same spot as all his photos with Shuuna, his loved on, and in order. So he can see his growth and see that he's not some horrible human being beyond redemption. He's content to know Yumi is happy, Yumi is content to know he's finally happy. And that's all they need.
The mangaka was able to show the complexities and nuances in Kan and Yumi's relationship without condemning either one and without hand-waving away the abuse. Because not everything is black or white. In the end, this was a very sweet read.

We got to see Manabu and Yamaguma as adults and even were introduced to Souta, who was clearly born after the original story. So I'm kinda disappointed we didn't get to see Koga and Najima in the same timeline. I understand that their story had to continue from the novel he wrote while Manabu and Yamaguma were still in university, but. Another chapter skipping to the same point in time as the first couple would be nice. Don't even know when Souta was born lollll