one thing i really like about this manga (i love the story and hotaru and saki together) is how hananoi's possessiveness is portrayed. it's not dangerously toxic or to the point where hotaru has no freedom, but it is portrayed in a very real and raw way. the manga doesn't make it seem cute or sweet but shows how it has a huge impact on his behaviour. due to the lack of love and attention he received when he was younger, this has really affected the way he approaches love amd how he shows his love, but as the chapters go on, we can see hananoi open up more as well as his feelings changing too as he is together with hotaru.
hotaru is aware of how hananoi is but she is able to help him feel less insecure without "babying" him or letting him be overwhelmingly possessive, hence why as individuals and as a couple, they have both come so far. i really like this manga and how it has touched upon a more mature topic delicately but beautifully. idk if i have worded it right but this manga has really done well in portraying a healthy, wholesome relationship between two young people who respect each other's boundaries as well as constantly checking their individual boundaries and them communicating well, overcoming their problems or voicing their insecurities to each other.
there's a lot of romance manga out there and i feel like a lot of people need read this because it is just so good and very beneficial imo.
THIS. T^T♡
this is my favourite football manga, hands down. one of the best sports manga of all time
chigiri's pain actually does kinda hurt. all the athletes in the comments can definitely relate, but knowing that you can do better and not being able to showcase yourself at your best it's incredibly frustrating. i hope we can see chigiri improve and get better than he was before his injury.
be blues will get you so excited and then boom, chapter over
i am so excited to see what ryuu is going to do in this match, we saw a brilliant pass to sakuraba and this is will be the first time we will see revived ryuu back in action.....since the accident. i am way too excited
i dont know what i was expecting and tbh i was very sceptical about the whole "not telling my partner my true gender" but this was done so well! i have been looking for sweet and wholesome shoujo ai/yuri manga for a while (as i dont read a lot) and im so glad this was reccomended to me. and im in love with kanda she's gorgeous.
but jinho a king idc idc, man looked hwang dong-su in the eye and told him to fuck off like dong-su was dirt. nothing but respect for jinho
i absolutely loved the oneshot, but i dont really love the serialised version (idk why the mc had to change sports lol). though, it is getting better i just wish the mangaka would have made a continuation of the oneshot.