I LOVE THEM SO MUCH This was such a good story and the art was so pretty and I adore all the characters SO much!!! I'm gonna miss them so much. Would've liked a little more closure and to see everyone doing their thing and the two of them dating but I'm so glad the ending was happy :")
Also yay Sooah is back! I felt so bad for her just vanishing and then getting forgotten about I totally thought she'd just be gone for good lmaoo but it was a nice resolution. Gosh this had so many good arcs
the art and character design is top tier, the story is so interesting, but WHY do they ALWAYS have to make them step-sisters
But it's actually really funny like there's def the serious aspects but I'm so glad it's not just all doom and gloom lol and I love the silly lil mimic monsters they're cute. The story is hella interesting and I'm in love with the art so I'm gonna let this simmer for awhile and hope it gets good updates cause I'm so invested
I thought it was completed wtf I spent so long finding a manga to get me out of my slump and I was so invested and yet here we are, incomplete I love this story so much, it's genuinely so emotional and beautiful. I teared up when Yamato hugged the dog and started crying cause the dog was just so happy to see him. Animals are really saviors, they have no preconceptions about these things and just love with their whole heart. Nothing feels better than an animal being excited to see you and running up happily. That, and then his realization that the people he loves also treasure him? That almost made me cry too, because it made me realize I also finally have people in my life who are happy to see me and just like me for me and that's all I've ever wanted, so I really really relate to him. And the teenage woe of falling for your straight ally friend hits too close, too. Seriously, I haven't found a manga character I connect with so much in a long time, I just want him to be happy whether it's with Yuiji or otherwise (I want Yuiji to be happy too, gosh I love these characters)
I don't get all the hate lmao this was cute? I didn't like the shit with the director and this isn't the best thing I've ever read but they're a cute couple and the art is good. Kinda generic plot but again, the couple is sweet and they're cute so I'm not sure why all the strong hatred. No accounting for taste I suppose
It is goofy that both Hajime and his coworker are listed as "straight" in their character profile despite both getting with guys lmao like I don't think that's how being straight works.... Heteroflexible I guess
It's mostly because a lot of yaoi don't like labeling or stating their lead guys as "gay" or "homosexual" (try thinking of some yaoi that do that it's hard and even here it is just heavily implied neither characters ever mention that they're gay) they just have them have gay sex. Sometimes the gay sex is excused as "I'm not into guys ew I'm just into male person A and like having sex with male person A so really male person A is the exception not the rule."
Nah ik, it definitely is common. I actually can list a decent amount that have them state/realize that they're gay cause I prefer those over the "gay for you" trope. I still think it's goofy that this calls them straight, especially considering their partners are listed as bi/gay lol
First off the brother having just a herd of Pomeranians is great but also him grumbling while googling "open a flower shop" after overhearing his little brother would want to is so sweet
Idk what went on in that magic banana story lmao like why's that just in the middle
Dropped this cause Nozomi's past with his dad felt wildly inappropriate to include in the way they did. That's the kind of storyline that does not belong in a story like this and the depictions and descriptions of the abuse were super uncomfortable. This shit needs TW's and I don't use that label lightly
While I agree it’s rough to read and see, it did have a purpose. Nozumi’s abuse is what led Tats to be so instrumental in his recovery as a person. He had this boy tell him to fight hard, so he clung to that, until they could meet again. It’s also why, despite being Yukuza, when offered the chance to settle his “debt” with Nozumi, he refused and offered himself instead. Telling Nozumi later that he’d take that weight for him. It’s a rough story, but there’s a lot of beauty in it too.
However, anyone with that kind of past would definitely need a trigger warning. Agree agree agree.
I don't think that sort of storyline is intrinsically bad, I just felt the way it was done in this was tasteless. You can discuss and depict trauma without outright showing it. I felt it didn't belong in a story like this as it was weirdly jovial in some aspects and then showed too much of a child being assaulted.
Another series, Boy Meets Maria, also shows too much of that but the tone of that manga is more serious, and it comes with content warnings.
But thank you for sharing your perspective as I couldn't finish reading this I can't say much one way or another on how it plays out, I just felt it wasn't done in a respectful enough way from the start, but I'm glad that you found beauty in it
Thank you for taking the time to read my opinion and respond. :) I have a pretty dark background, so I think I’m a little more numb to certain depictions. I’m glad to see it from a different prospective. I just finished Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be. Same author, same beautiful artwork, but the story is sweet. Not a red flag in sight!
Lotta people bitter in the comments about how Naguru treats Herapi and I don't really get it? There were a couple times where it felt like he was being mean, but always in a teasing way (like when he chose Towa's flower over Herapi's) but he clearly loves him??? They just have a different way of expressing love but he told the landlady that he's his family, he loved how sweet Herapi is, he went for the ride with him when they borrowed the bike, he took him to his secret spot, he told him things he didn't tell others. There's so much love there. I get if you were unsatisfied with the reciprocation but you can't say that it isn't there just because it's done differently.
As for unanswered questions, it did bug me a bit but y'know sometimes you don't need all the details to appreciate the present. Sure we don't know who Towa's biological family is, but we know who his family is now. I do think they could have expanded upon the kids on the island just to flesh out his character better, I just assume that he took care of the kids from his community but it would've been ideal to just provide a little more info like "they're his siblings" "they're orphans" etc. Since he wanted a family so badly, I guess that implies he didn't have one.
Also people saying "he only got with Herapi because he wanted a family!" ? Okay? He wanted love and a place to belong so he got with Herapi who he loves and feels he belongs with lol
Sorry I ranted I just love this story a lot and even though it's not perfect, I think to say the love isn't fully reciprocated just isn't true
I appreciate your comment. I definitely saw love in their interactions. Some people are just...more snarky? Less overtly affectionate? And it's the meaningful acts that really matter. Like, I think it means the world to Herapi that he loves his baby so much. People underestimate how attractive it can be to have someone so devoted to you AND your kid. He was buckling in for a situation that makes a lot of people run for the hills.
Yes! People have different ways of showing love and some are a bit rougher around the edges but it doesn't mean they love any less. And totally agree about it being attractive for someone to be devoted to both you and your kid
I do wish that they got together BEFORE Towa is found because I’m sure it wasn’t the author’s intention, a apart of me constantly raises an eyebrow and think “would be have chose him if it weren’t for the Towa?”
Same!
I think it's a really weird thing to have SA from the love interest and from strangers and treat it completely differently. When the love interest does it it's fine cause he loves him but the strangers do it and it's wrong! Bad! Like wtf? Weird ass double standards, rape is rape doesn't matter if there's "love" behind the intentions. If you're going to portray it as bad, portray it as bad all the time. Blah blah blah fiction is fiction sure whatever but at least do a decent job writing it then? Don't acknowledge within your story that your main love interest is a rapist as a silly joke
ALSO! The whole shit about treating him like a girl was WEIRD. That whole speech about him having male instincts that are telling him to fuck him like a female??? What are you even on about mfer. Why am I here? I didn't even finish this but I'm gonna go pretend like I didn't read any of it
I love them so much omg they're so sweet and loving??? I love how even if they misunderstand stuff they don't just run off on their own and be mad but actually talk about it (the bar is so low ) and they're just so lovely!! Also this is one of the best switch couples I've seen. No huge fuss about top v bottom, both happy to do either and just happy to be in love and to make each other feel good. Love to see it. Representation for us switches is too rare
The bar is in hell! I love them. They're precious