I liked this a lot! Some people are saying it doesn't really have a deep plot or multi-dimensional characters, but I don't think it's supposed to. It feels more like a study or exploration of the emotions behind an unrequited love. Though it's only 8 chapters so it's still not a very deep exploration, but I still found it really relatable and refreshing compared to the usual manhwa fare.
This brought back memories of when I was on my high school robotics team! 6 weeks of hard work just for one weekend of exhilarating competition. My small team also unexpectedly got a special award one year so that scene made me tear up!
It was obvious the author didn't have any technical knowledge and some of the aspects of the competition weren't very realistic lol. But the emotional parts of the story were really sweet.
I also wish they had included the camaraderie that actually exists between the teams instead of the trash talk, or at least that was my experience! When robots broke during competition other teams would come help fix them between matches so the teams wouldn't have to forfeit even though it was a competition. Some of the bigger schools would also hold practice competitions. That would have been cool to see in the manga, but it was still really awesome seeing a plot that revolves around robotics competitions!
"Living your life means walking towards death." Damn. Never heard it phrased quite that way before, and wasn't expecting such a fluffy manga to suddenly go so deep! It hit me straight between the eyes lol.
The second story is a beautiful ball of sweet fluff, but I actually liked the first story better! But maybe it's cuz the uke reminded me of Levi lol. I really liked his face! And the sexual tension was so good; I love a dominant uke! I wish there were more chapters so we could see the uke shed just a little more of his tsundere exterior.
I thought I was the only one that thought that he looks like levi hahahaha
Especially the eyes and brows for some reason ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄
Yikes. The pacing was so fast there wasn't any time for character development or opportunity to get emotionally invested in the outcomes. That's a nope from me.
It felt like there were so many plot twists in this, but I think that's because I've become so used to the predictable, cookie-cutter plots and tropes in 90% of BL manga. This was so refreshing; I was hooked!
The characters both felt like they had good depth to them too! And the last panel stole my heart - Sosuke didn't need to wear his glasses at work anymore!
Lastly can I just give some appreciation to Sosuke's magnificent eyebrows that created so many perfect expressions? I'm such a sucker for good facial expressions!
I think the way this mangaka draws lips and kissing is so beautiful and erotic!
Seiichi also totally reminded me of Oikawa for some reason so the whole time I had Oikawa's voice in my head lol.
Ch.4 was like AU kagehina if kagayama was smart lmao.
I wish we got more for each story though! They were pretty much all good enough to get their own volumes.
Another perfect opportunity for switching wasted! But I won't complain too much because we got a muscular uke and they were so adorable together! :3
I've been reading so much 0-60 in 5 pages Renta trash lately I'd forgotten what good BL actually looks like. Fuck this is so good! I absolutely live for slow burn, for savoring the real process of falling in love, and I feel so blessed that we get so many volumes of just that!
19 Days is a slow burn you might like. I've been reading it for half a decade, I think. It starts off like a 4koma gag series, then it turns into a real series & depicts boys in a realistic manner.
Omg yesss I've read 19 days like 6 times, it's one of my very faves!