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I need the author to give my girl Kirino an ending where she can transition in peace and be happy as a woman┗( T﹏T )┛ ┗( T﹏T )┛

I hardly sleep and often get silly.             (he/they) 21+ 

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born to read all genres ,
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I like making lists! :3

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Disclaimer: All these saved
'I'm reading' & 'I already read' 
manga/manhwa are not an 
accurate reflection of what 
I've read.. I am notorious for 
reading a couple chapters and 
then never revisiting that story 
again. I also will speed read
sometimes when I should be 
sleeping hehe. And then there 
are the stories that I just want 
to see how they end even if its 
really pissing me off lol
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my lists are a work in progress
but a more accurate review of
what I liked vs didn't like

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Please excuse my English.
This manga is pretty cute and the drawings are beautiful. However, I don’t think the ‘representation’ part is that good as people want to push and I want to focus on that aspect. Don’t get me wrong, is obvious a lot of research was done, I personally appreciate the focus in accessibility. And I think the mangaka put great care and love in here. I liked that.

What throws me away is this narrative that MC disability makes him somewhat 'incomplete'. Now, I know MC is pretty insecure, but is always able bodied people who help him overcome those feelings. In the first part, when he shows insecurity about flying for the first time, the lover tells him how 'wheelchair users are amazing and can do the same as others' and ‘he is not a burden’. This puts some blame in MC as, I’m pretty sure, making disabled people some kind of ‘superheroes’ is a pretty common ableist motif.

Another thing is that MC broke with his lover because he feels ‘he was too broken (as a disabled person) for him’. Now, this comes from a place of insecurity, but it would have been amazing if the mangaka put more care on this and acknowledge MC thinking as wrong so able bodied people (the main readers of this manga) understand the weight of this way of thinking. IDK, this conflict feels like a cheap way of creating drama. I feel the mangaka lost the opportunity of making this better, like if they fleshed those feelings a little more and focus in more context, where they come from and why they exist in the first place. I think is better to show how this way of thinking is part of something bigger: internalized hate than disabled people suffer and not just some individual insecurity from MC.

Lastly, the second volume gets a little better. However, still feels like MC relays in his husband and their relationship too much for validation, instead of himself. I don’t have that much problem in MC wishing to walk, but how those feelings get brushed under the rug when his lover gives him a ring. Again, he even says ‘There are more things I can’t do that things I can do’, I would prefer if the mangaka explore more the psyche of the MC. I feel it would make the story much better in terms of representation if MC gets to a point where he can love himself in a more fulfilling way.

At the end, I do like a lot of details and I think their love was crafted beautifully. Is just the ‘representation’ part that bothers me, as I think this mangaka has great potential. If you look at this manga for better representation, I don’t think this is the best example (though is way way better than other stories), but if you look for a cute love story between two people who respect each other, this is something you can enjoy. Just be aware.

Art 8/10
Representation 6/10
History 7/10

A collection of two one-shots.- Ame ni niteiru: A beautiful, sweet yet sad shounen-ai story.- And my...

I'm pretty sure it was a one shot about a salaryman who was resting at the entrance of a laundry shop (or it was an building? IDK). He then started remember about his dead colleague, who was very friendly and help him be more open with everyone else, since the MC was shy. Also, I think, the memory of his colleague appears and talks with him, kinda like a ghost, but I'm not so sure. It ends with the MC accepting the reality and leaving. It was bittersweet and it had BL undertones but I can't remember if it was labeled as such. Also, I think it was in part of an anthology. Please I will be so happy if someone can help me（/TДT)/

The story was hot but I didn't like Shirotani's father. He was sleeping with a school girl, even though he was way older and also his teacher. And they make it seem like the girl was a bitch (she kinda is towards little Shiro but YK, traumatized kids often traumatize younger kids, she was very obvious groomed and looking for approval) but never adressed the grooming his father inflicted towards her. Like she is annoying but he is a predator and that is way worst. Or how she is old now and never found any sort of justice but everything is ok because she still is a bitch. And at the end, Shiro contacts his father again after many years in this scene that is supposed to be emotional (?), as if nothing happened, as if he wasn't sleeping with a minor, as if the past didn't matter. IDK feels kinda simplistic and gross...
Like you can have mature themes in your manga, but at least be consistent FFS

Hey! IDK Maybe don't leave alone the already bullied boy and communicate with him in a healthy way. You know, so he doesn't get extremely guilty, depressed and gets more traumatized and lonely.