️TRIGGER WARNING️
This story includes p3d0philia so be wary of that.
Let's start with... I found out about this story not too long ago and I really didn't feel like reading it that much pero I know na it's a good story because of the title; "Boy Meets Maria" don't you think it has a big impact? You can already feel the emotions hiding within the story kahit na sa title palang. I only felt like reading it after ko makita yung video saying; "A story that deserves a movie adaptation" paired with the song saying "I found love where it wasn't supposed to be..." and it hit me. Anong ginagawa ko? Why didn't I read it nung una ko palang na pindot sa story? Though, I'm thankful for this.
The story... isn't something you'll encounter often. U mean you'll still find some with the same feeling but overall... I think this one is lretty unique... The mangaka is a genius for this one, I don't know if meron pa siyang ibang works but the empty space sa "Author's other works" makes the story all the more mysterious.
It's a story about a pair of teens; a person nicknamed "Maria" by the school because of how peculiar they looked on the stage, with a tall build and a foreign looking face and someone named "Taiga" who aspired to be someone taking over the japanese showbuz industry. Taiga is a very... energetic person. Even if he only saw "Maria" for the first time, he gave Maria a flower asking if they's like to be his one and only. Maria... How should we start with Maria... After they were given a flower that looks like it grows at the side of the school, they reacted in a way a dude would react. Oh Taiga and friends were baffled since they thought that Maria was a girl. Strangely enough... Taiga still thought that even if Maria was a guy he still wants to learn so much about them. I won't tell the whole story here since that's too much trouble. Let's just say na... this story forced my heart to feel so much emotions. I'm always interested in school stories cause it shows how much these "youngsters" who "still needs a lot of experience to gain the knowledge about this cruel world" felt. It shows na kahit na they're still at that age... all kinds of people experiences events no matter the time or the circumstances. I seriously have no idea how I felt while I was reading this. Maybe despair? pity? sadness? embarrassment? It's all just a jumble of emotions and it was truly confusing. What I do know is that after kong nabasa yung last panel? Oh honey— I became a mess. Naglampaso ako sa sahig, hinahampas ko yung kama, etc. Basically I was acting like that one dude who does mukbang and binabagsak niya sarili sa wall niya hanggang sa nasira. I cried here. I sobbed. I felt— bad. I can't deny though na... I— loved all of it, every single one. I felt like I was floating in a cloud filled with so much emotions, both positive and negative. I will forever remember this story.
Boy Meets Maria