Yeah I think there needs to be more story before whatever the theme of this ibecomes clear. As of now, the premise is kinda obscure but still promising. All I understand mainly is that Yukio is conflicted on the desire to harm or protect his brother? Im still not sure why he wants to harm him in the first place, but that & the meaning of the intriguing title, "Youre Myself, Im Yourself", should surely be explained in future chapters should they ever come..
THOSE WERE ALL BEAUTIFUL, I LOVE THIS AUTHOR
I know and she just allowed them to BE happy together. No tragic or bittersweet endings, I’m so thankful to her!!
I know! That's what I love so much about this work too! No unnecessary drama, & no tragedy, we just see them happy together
I'm just gonna throw in my two cents because I can.
I like the idea of Araki changing as a person for the better. And the author is already making it clear that Kyujo & him are end game so we know he's going to have his happy ending. Those ideas are both sweet, optimistic, & comforting (not that this book is deep but when reading it & relating it to the reality of life we're familiar with, its nice.)
But...the way it's executed is..cheesy?
The writing for this manga has always been like this so its not like anything has changed. But i guess in this case it just feels apparent how forced it feels to do the same thing other books do: now that the main pair has told their story, gotta move on to the second pair!
Just how the secondary characters neatly hook up with each other to complete the set feels so..forced.
I mean I get that the main appeal of this work is probably that its smut with a cute little story attached to it. But depicting characters with human emotions we're all familiar with, such as what the author is going for currently with Araki's transformation, would usually feel organic & relateable, but just feels plastic coming after a point when it feels there is nothing really left to tell for Kotarou's story. Especially after Araki was initially introduced as a plot device & kinda demonized for a while, it seems he serves a new purpose of entertaining since Ayumi & Kotaro have nothing left to tell.
Of course im not necessarily trying to hate on something people like reading. If you enjoy reading this then that's great!
I'm just trying to sort out my thoughts on what I felt bothered me about this current story. And possibly to explain if there are others who feel the same way?
Agreed
This comic is really entertaining in an extremely trashy way.
I laughed so hard reading your comment :v
Aaaaahhh!!! I'm so excited to buy this too when it comes out gwaahhh!!!
I got to buy this gem at my local bookstore & it just makes me so incredibly happy that I own this & get to see a physical copy of this in my house!
ahh same!
the book is so(づ￣ ³￣)づ aesthetically beautiful
I liked that this has a happy ending, but for Mitsuru's character...it felt like I just watched him get pushed around (then become happy) & that's it. Like we saw moments where he tried to be assertive but wasn't listened to, so it would've been great to have seen Mitsuru have an empowering moment where he stands up for himself & it actually goes through. Though I understand that this was meant to be sad & that the author was depicting Mitsuru as a victim of domestic violence so i completley apologize if my view is incredibly ignorant. It just sad seeing Mitsuru at the mercy of other people's decision from when Koichi forced the continuation of the relationship to even having the scumbag decide when HE was through with Mitsuru. Even his dynamic with Shougo feels like most of the decision making goes to him ( as far as what was shown in the extras & the "lesson" Shougo taught him..).
Just throwing my two cents in.
I was just wondering if anyone felt bothered too?
I agree completely! It really felt like no matter what Mitsuru did he was always at the mercy of what other people wanted from him. Even though Shougo is objectively better for him it feels like he has the potential to be just as manipulative, with his "lesson" at the end and things like that.
Thank you so much for your feedback! You put to better words what I was thinking! I'm glad to know it wasn't just me.
The thing about the lesson is that Mitsuru refused to let go and forced Shougo to come in him. Shougo didn't want to do it and the only way to do it in his opinion was to teach him a lesson tbh.
I like their dynamics. I mean it works, you know? Shougo is patient, helpful and sets limits. He knows Mitsuru is a victim, this is why he is patient with him. He knows it takes time to get over it.
I think it is ok if one part of a relationship is more dominant than the other as long as the dom part doesn't abuse their power.
I haven't found something I adore as much as this book in a while! The story concept, characters & art are so far up my alley its not even funny. I don't think anything I say can really do it justice. All
I can think is that I made the right choice clicking on this.
& no, the art does not "need work". I really appreciate the individuality that is shown through this author's original & unique style. The lines are very loose & free with lots of movement, the characters expressions are very cartoony & silly which make them very animated, but at the same time they are shown with very nice modeling (instead of being flat) that can sometimes be seen with shading, most specifically in the Demon King's face. It almost brings to mind, taking inspiration from 90s manga art style, with the voluminous hair, face modeling, & eyes (specifically hero's). And, the author even draws backgrounds! & sometimes lighting! How rare!
Often times, as far as I've seen in the BL genre (or with any genre really), there's so many mangas that feel like they have the same copy-paste art style, & are playing it safe with the most acceptable/ appealing style of the time. So, its just really refreshing to see someone take a risk with an original style unique to their own!
I thought this was so cute!