I enjoyed it. The mangaka did a great job portraying the depth of Shiori’s emotions, the art supported this and the overall unsettling atmosphere of the manga as well. It felt much more psychological than a normal romance manga. Although love was a strong theme consistently present in the plot, ultimately it was the story of their family, and the feelings of the side characters too, not just the main couple which added the dimension and realism to this manga.
There are people who read only to see an ending which they like, and people who read to engage in the story overall. It’s kinda like the movies which do well in the box office versus what does well in the film festivals. I’m the latter, and so is this manga.
It’s been 6 years since I finished Hate Mate, or at least I thought it was finished. And now one of my favourite BLs ever return? I’m torn between laughing and crying. It’s the best news I’ve had in weeks!
Season 1 had me crippled with laughter, crying my heart out and raised the bar for realistic depictions of relationships in fiction as a whole. It’s easily been one of the best reads ever in the Romance genre, not just BL.
I’m a bit nervous about this season, but I am hopeful since I have faith in the writer to do a good job! I’m so happy I am getting more, even if it has been 6 years, as I’ve never stopped rereading it and having the same emotions invoked each time.
To anyone debating whether to read this, please do! The rating should be 9.8 or 9.9, the fact that the rating is 9.0 is proof this site has too many people using it that are either a) under the age of 18, b) not creatively inclined, c) enjoys only shallow clichéd plots and d) doesn’t like seeing real human nature depicted in fiction.
I love a good cringey, cliché, over-used trope, but that’s not what Hate Mate is and that’s also a good thing. I may be slightly pretentious and judgemental about this, (I major Philosophy so it kinda comes with the territory ) but I genuinely think whether you enjoy Hate Mate or not, or at least see the value of it, is indicative of your emotional maturity. And hes, if my friends read it and didn’t like it, I would judge them, hard. Not that I have any friends even into gaming and anime, never mind BL. (I’ve tried to get them to read it but to no avail).
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I think this deserves more stars tbh! It’s actually quite good, and gets better the more you read. The ending is very satisfying and happy!
It also has some pretty mature outlooks on a relationship at some points for a shoujo manga! It definitely is still a shoujo though haha.
It’s completed at 28 chapters so everyone should give it a go!
Zero to Hero regressor in a fantasy action setting with levels, skills and monsters. I’m sure we’ve all read many. They all start to look the same and they’re boring. I didn’t have expectations for this in the beginning.
From the first couple chapters I could tell this was a better one out of the bunch, it would have an average rating of 9.5+ and would not linger around 9.2 like many others.
However once we reached the arc from Ch54 I knew that I would be in 9.7+. Now, rating don’t usually matter to me, I consider them a guideline, as there have been many brilliant masterpieces which flew under the radar and did not have the 9.9 rating it deserved. And by Ch73, I knew this was one of them. The current arc has only further consolidated my belief.
Despite the name and art seeming like nothing special, it is full of potential. The rating should be much higher. Whether it be the depth of the characters, beautifully tragic takes on the world, existentialism and morality present throughout, creativity of the plot, everything is exceeding expectations.
Whilst only time will tell the true value of this work, as of right now, I can say it is one of the best of its genre and generation, yet it is wildly under appreciated. I am very eager to see where the story takes us.
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I love this so much but I need more chapters! I love slow burn but not when the chapters aren’t published