blackjacaranda's manga / #shounen ai(123)

It's really good. despite the lack of the sex scenes (only two LOL but still decent enough) The uke is cute, but also responsible for he is a doctor. The seme is a bit annoying but cool. I wanted to see more of his bright side. It's such a pity to have a tragic past like his. And thus, I want them to be together forever. There's still a feeling of something incomplete, but it can't be helped since this manga is already finished. I love it. All of Natsume Isaku's words are heavenly. 8.5 9 8.6 9

Chapter 2 (31 October 2016) Waaaa all seme by this author are so devoted and gentle ... well, not really, but still. I like how the seme reencounters the uke to Tokyo to meet him again. And the kiss scenes are just too cute and hot. I like it. This author deserves a lot more attention. The plot isn't forced at all. It flows smoothly like a river. 27 years old and still virgin, when you reach 30 and still establishing that title, you'll be a wizard LOL. I like how the seme is called trauma-source-kun it's so damn hilarious. Love this so much. I hope the next chapter (if it is not a one shot) will have an upper rate, not only a shounen ai but a yaoi with deliciously hot sex scene. EDIT: Yes, finally my dream comes true. The rating is up to yaoi, not shounen ai anymore. Yes, even though there's no "real" sex scene, but it's still satisfying. This chapter begins and perhaps is filled with the seme's point of view, of how desperate he was when the uke ran away, and how he wanted to be with him. And towards the end, I love it when the uke hugged him back while kissing, and ended up doing something more. And yes, that girl crept me out. I'd already thought she was no ordinary and it's true. She is a transvestite. Overall, this chapter is nice. I love it. The seme is so gentle. 3.5 4 4 4

Chapter 4, 31 August 2016 Summary: Hino-kun is good-looking and a rumored delinquent. Actually, he is a kind-hearted high school student who looks after his young nephew. He can see that Mizusawa-kun is good at making sweets so for the sake of his fatherless nephew, he asks him to,“Please marry my older sister!”But instead, he receives a reverse proposal from Mizusawa saying,“I want to marry you.”...?! Okay, so that's the summary. It's pretty interesting with a good beginning, but the plot is just so cliche and shoujo-ish it made me shiver in distaste. But overall, the art covers it all. Nice, sparkling (or, too much tone), and well-balanced. The kid is just too cute, and too intelligent for his age. But he's so cute (did I say it twice? whatever). I hope to see more. The translations are easily understandable and neat. I enjoyed it though it's cliche. Okay. 9 8.5 8.5 8.5

Chapter 4.5 (12 February 2013) Summary: Nishina is doing well at his prestigious company but after divorcing from a loveless marriage his success at work seems empty. A chance meeting at a cafe brings him into contact with the owner, Miyama, an old high-school classmate. It seems that Miyama has forgotten him until he asks Nishina why he's no longer wearing a wedding ring and what Nishina said to him 10 years ago in high school. This one is good. I underestimated this at the beginning since it seemed boring. But, after I forced myself to read through the end, I just realised that it had more meaning that it showed to me. Like, really good. At first I didn't know who the seme was and who the uke was, but it was obvious in some chapter. The seme, Miyama, was bothered by the failure of his first love in high school with Nishina. After ten years of graduation, they met again. Nishina who was married and then divorced because he seemed to not being able to forget his past, and Miyama who just couldn't let anyone love him. Their re-encounter triggered the old feelings from the past, and complicated things even more. But I just love how they got back together. Even though, it seemed like, Miyama still couldn't trust a hundred percent of Nishina's feeling for him. Great, I love the art. As expected from the mangaka of Yuuutsu na Asa. 8.5 9 8.5 8.5

Chapter 8 (7 May 2013) Summary: N/A It's amazing. I really like this manga since it's different from any other cliche manga. About science, and gods, and yeah, the love is in the air. First story is about fungi researchers. The uke was recruited as a professor's assistant, and then while doing so they came close until one day, the uke realised he fell in love with the seme. When the seme pulled him to go to a beautiful forest at night, the uke confessed, but things went awkward. The other day, the uke resigned. Yet, the seme seemed like couldn't do without the uke. He didn't hire any assistant. Then one day, they met again, and reconciled. It's super sweet despite of the age gap. The second story is definitely my favorite. The uke could see fish in the air from sleeping men. One day, he saw the seme sleep in the library. When he approached him silently, his own fish was pulled inside the seme's body and never came out. Since that day on, he couldn't find his fish. But at the brighter side, his relationship with the seme grew closer. Until he collapsed and was brought to the infirmary. The seme suddenly could see the fish too, and yeah, the uke got his own fish back. But they confessed to each other and kissed. So sweet. I really wish it were longer! The idea is genius. The third story is good also. About a man whose grandfather died. When he came to the grandfather's house, he met a young boy who mysteriously came to the house but in hidden. At first, I thought he was the grandfather in his early life. I thought of incest haha. But later on, the boy kept coming bringing some flowers, fruits or anything from mountain. Until he was found out that he was a squirrel god. It's good, but I really expected for a more twisted one. Overall, this manga is simply amazing. I love it. The art is good even though in the first story it used so much tone. 8.5 9 9 9

1 Volume (29 November 2011) Summary: About two guys who have a very "scary" meeting at a bookstore. Serizawa is your usual nice young man working at a bookstore, when one day he chances upon a strange customer. Immensely tall and intense-eyed, this stranger is a shock for Seri at first sight. That is, until upon further observation, Seri realises that the tall stranger is in reality, a painfully shy and gentle young man named Keito. As the two youths meet more and more often in the bookstore, they begin an earnest and sweet friendship. Whoa what a cute manga! Everything is just too cute and sweet. So fluffy. Seri met a huge, tall and scary man who was actually so damn timid and cute. Then he got intrigued since the Keito, the man, came to the book store everyday. He learnt that the man wasn't scary at all. I love it so much. The seme is so damn cute and crybaby but magically I didn't feel annoyed at all. In fact, it felt so good watching this type of seme sometimes. Even the uke isn't all clingy and desperate. It felt nice. I hope the sex scenes weren't so brief. I want the full version. It was not fair to not having a reconciliation sex after the main conflict. But overall, it's good. I want more. 8 9 8.5 9

Chapter 1 (14 January 2011) Summary: A fallen angel finds himself infatuated with a human, and despite knowing the consequences, he decides to indulge himself... if only for a little while. This is sad. I don't really like it. The art is good and the type-setting looks nice too. But the story ... I wish the fallen angel could show his love more. I mean, I know he loved the boy but he just couldn't show it. While the boy, all grim and sorrowful with the loss of his whole family, lived alone with the angel for years, until, one day, he fell in love. But he knew someday the fallen angel would kill him, so, even though it hurt him, it killed him in the end, he let himself being hold by the angel. It's such a tragedy. So sad, but fortunately didn't really get into me. 8.5 8.5 8 8.5

Chapter 1 (14 January 2011) Summary: Kei is popular but desperately seeking a girlfriend, while his bestfriend Kenji is secretly falling in love with him! What will Kenji do when suddenly Kei turns to him for comfort, after being abandoned by a series of girls? I love it a lot. Too bad it's only a one shot. It would definitely be a masterpiece if there were more, seriously. Even though the uke was so damn cold, he just too cute and sexy. Yes, it had not explicit scene but that making-out (or sucking necks to be exact) was hot. And in the end they both lacked sleep. The ending was perfect even though Shota had to be the cock block! God I liked Shota. He's such an understanding little brother and was so responsible and mature for his age. Yes, I love this manga. But ugh I want more! 4 4.5 4.5 4.5

Chapter 1 (16 February 2011) Summary: One day, Souichirou met a mysterious guy at bar he frequents. The first thing that guy told him was, “You look like you’re about to die”. Souichirou, however, did not find that the least bit amusing and brushed it off easily. Until his first encounter with danger and then everything started to spiral out of control… This one is really nice. It's okay if people think the otherwise or anything. But really I like this manga. A beautifully drawn supernatural shounen ai manga about a man who met a death god. "Seems like you're about to die." And then the death god followed him. From here, he often met near-death experiences. But still, he was saved. Until one day, he met a big accident and was hospitalized seriously. He saw Michi (the death god) whispering to an old man next to his bed and the man died. Then he believed. When Michi approached him and opened his oxygen mask, he thought it was time to leave. But, Michi actually kissed him. Since then, Michi never appeared in front of him. But still, years passed, Michi was always there. Actually standing near him all the time. Whispering to his hear every 4 am in the morning. "When you wake up ... Can you kiss me?" Seriously this manga is beautiful. I can never get enough of this type of story. 4 4 4 4.5

Chapter 1 (13 November 2014) Summary: The pastry shop Natsuki works at as a patisserie has been garnering a lot of interest ever since it was featured in a magazine article. The shop has been receiving tons of new customers – which was to be expected, except when one particular visitor comes in. Nice, but not enough. It was too short and not detailed. The conflict was almost not there and the reconciliation seemed so hang up. I wish it were longer though. The younger brother was so damn cute and the older brother ... just being older brother. But still, it was supposed to be a good one. But I'm not one for this kind of story. 3.5 3.5 3 3