The second story is good but the "is he dating someone else now?!" trope doesn't work in it's favour; aside from the fact Asaka followed them and got sadder, it doesn't add anything. Usually it's the thing that pushes the character forward/gives them the resolution to talk to the person they like, but in this case what gave Asaka that resolution/courage was him reminiscing about the love letter that Ookami sent him. Asaka also doesn't even mention in his confession that he thought Ookami had a date now, he only brings it up post-confession. It’s like a gun by anyone other than Chekhov.
Idk, I just thought things could be wrapped up better than that.
But that's just a minor nitpick. Other than that, I thought both stories were super nice the cuteness ranks it up to a 8/10
(with tears in my eyes) they're so stupid...... I love them
I'm crying I wish Kazuma kept this hairstyle instead...
If you just completely scrape the conversation Seijinhad with Satoi after the "I want to see what I shouldn't do" and then it didn't result in Seiji immediately locking Masachika up against his will, this would be 10x better. Other than that, things were pretty good. I understand the bottom line of that chapter was that Seiji also had needs as an S, and as long as Masachika trusted him he'd enjoy it too... but that was an awful way of going about it. It was such a confusing conversation too. But who genuinely listens to advice from your current lover's ex?? Especially an ex you know has traumatized them
Riichi looks so cute when he's blushing, I keep coming back to this manga just for him
"You shouldn't try to force things on others, nor endure it," you say this in ch6, after Tasumi SA'd Kikuma in his sleep??? But, man, I don't like this one. I really tried my best to enjoy this but I can't like either character-- the top is a condescending, know-it-all pos and the bottom is just an agressive dumbass; though, when you pit him against the top, he is most definetely the better of the two. Their relationship also feels extremely superficial because not only do neither of them really get to know the other (and yet by thebend they act like they did????), but also the author treats the dom/sub instincts as this sacred concept/some kind of super power, and so Kikuma literally had NO choice but to accept what Tasumi did to him and feel pleasure against his own wishes... ugh, idk man, I don't like when dom/sub stories treat the dynamics like they're literally impossible to escape from. Feels iffy.
I love the gentle relationship between Miki and Moriya, and Moriya alone is a huuge plus from how hot he is... but I gotta be honest, they didn't deal well with Haga at ALL. Forcefully putting a collar on someone in this kind of universe should be a sexual offense, and he walks free from it; and that's without even taking into account the fact he imprisoned Miki in his room and actually, literally raped him by even our world's standards. How tf are they letting him get away with allat? I understand he was also a victim in the past and that sometimes victims do end up becoming assaultants themselves because of their trauma--- but that is no excuse!!! Lock that bitch UP!!!!!!
"SSS rank" bitch what are you, a gacha game card??
That aside, this was way too over-the-top for me to enjoy myself. They treat the dom dynamic like it's a super power and Serizawa's character sucks not only personality-wise, but also bc he's just a flat plot device. It made the "climatic scene" much more annoying than climatic, and the resolution doesn't feel earned at all. There's so much going on and nothing happens. What did I even read atp
I'm glad everything turned out okay in the end for Sayama and Kawashima, but damn, I'm just so heartbroken that he had to go through so much shit in high school :( not only was he framed in one of the most idiotic ways (Kawashima was a whole ass witness but apparently that meant nothing to no one) but even after he was gone his fucking *teacher* of all people was glad that he was gone. Aren't teachers supposed to protect their students? What kind of scum is he? Fuck. I'm just so pissed about that whole situation... I wish we got more chapters just to see him heal by surrounding himself with new, kind people :(