Tai's manga / #Beautiful Art(52)

HIGHLY recommend this. its a short read u can finish in one sitting but it didnt feel like frustratingly short. its a very simple conflict thats solved relatively easily and at that midpoint and the rest is just cute fluff and fluff and insanely hot sex scenes. like if u like lots of affection and romance in ur sex scenes my goodness u will be pleased. i like how it was both incredibly filthy yet still so sweet? gah. and Shiro (lmao at the dark skin boy being named "white") is goooorgeous and i love how brown he is. totally my type from looks to personality. altho Makoto is very soft he doesnt feel like a bland "uke" archtype character but more like a shy awkward kid and thats in part because he feels uncomfortable with expressing his sexuality. (when he said he worried he wouldnt be able to find love and have sex cause of his being gay i was like "MY POOR SWEET BABYYY" like i totally know how he feels damn). In conclusion Sakana Tojo (i hope thats not her real name otherwise the amount of fish puns she'd have to hear...) ends her beautiful manga by calling herself a Sappy Sloppy Slow Moving Safe Romance Fetishist and thats really all you need to know!

just finshed it and holy shit it is SO SO GOOD. Just such a well written sophisticated story with actually erotic sex scenes? and genuinely moving love story? and its like incredibly funny and full of ADORABLE dogs and SURPRISE LESBIAN MOMS???gaaaaah. i cant wait for this woman's next project. this really just hit every one of its marks. from art, to story, to characters just A+++ (there's really only two other BL stories that rly moved and impressed me as much as this one and its Blood Bank and Man of Virtue, tho imo i think i was most impressed with the artwork from Wolf in the House. like BB is prettier to look at but when it came to conveying things like atmosphere and emotion there was just something so cinematic and evoccative about the way the artist used color and the lack of color and shadow in the comic. whereas BB is more anime style. Wolf almost had this great neo noir vibe half the time. this rly was somehow two genre of romance in ONE story and it actually WORKS. instead of one feeling out of place? like part neo noir, part paranormal romance, part romcom and part dog meme this comic truly does have it All. (also where is my Khalifa spin off? just waaaat a gorgeous lady holy shit!)

i'll make this short and lead with: I liked this and you should all read it. but it did have some Problematic elements tho imo they are mild and in line with the light bdsm themes in it. the male lead is another sort of oddball with a slightly sinister side like the one in You're My Favorite Toy. however this one doesnt rly have sociopathic tendencies and seems more of an introverted loner type (largely by choice). and the other half of the couple, the "slutty" blonde isnt rly anything like his also blonde counterpart in that story. i read these two very close to each other and saw some mild similarities esp in the couples looks. anyway, i didnt like this one as much as Toy but i did like it alot and altho it doesnt start out too romantic it does achieve a quiet sweetness by the end. its def a believable love story imo. and its the kind of oddball love and smut story that one can rly only find in japanese bl comics (vs korean bl webtoons which have some great entries dont get me wrong! but no one does Weird as successfully and frequently as Japan does. just facts). this manga can be purchased on Renta English and i highly recommend u purchase at least one chpt if u like it (or leave a review recommending it on their site).

i loved this and it was super hot, the art is gorgeous and im SO upset that it ended so quickly. i hope this lady makes more stuff. im watching her page on bomtoon just in case...(also there was enough plot to make me want to read more beyond hot sex scenes...too bad ;_;)

this wont be a real review, rather i just want to say that This is the kind of juicy interpersonal type drama i live for in my erotic fiction. (or rly any fiction tbh) EDIT: currently on hiatus. raws for chpts 12 and onward can be read on pixiv for free. right now there's 13 chpts in total and the comic has been on hiatus since April 26th. the author seems like she updates once a month tho. so who knows when the next chpt comes. at any rate idk when the translation team will get back to it either. so for now...its going on Already Read cuz i have no idea when ill get to resume reading it.

the story is thoughtful but a bit slow paced. the art tho? STUNNINGGG. read it just for that. the author's previous manga was alot more stimulating story but this one which focuses on tattooing and art is more visually sumptuous. (both are beautiful tho. such excellent art why doesnt this mangaka have more work available...). i think this story woulda been rated higher by me if both men were as well developed as the blonde aka the top aka the tattoo artist was. we get alot of insight into him and he's got layers but the other guy aka the living art piece aka the bottom aka ??? like i cant even think of another way to describe him? he was rly beautiful and rly delicate and rly afraid of being alone and he was never given a chance by the writing to be more than that and thats a Shame. its a 3 star story but the art is 5 stars and i wish i could rate them both separately but i cant so 4 stars it is i giss...(the sex scenes are sexy n erotic tho so thats also a plus), if u find u like it maybe just buy it off renta since the translator gets pretty aggressive about how much they dont like the story after a while...bit distracting.

Mockingbird: 2 stars Midnight Job: 3 stars Like a Tidal Wave: 5 stars so on average a 4 star work i'd say. i gave my full thoughts on tidal wave in its own entry. for the other two tho. mockingbird is...not very good tbh, the ending is just bizarre and not rly how omegaverse is supposed to work? its not esp sexy and the art is easily the least appealing of the 3 stories in this anthology. midnight job doesnt have the depth of tidal wave but its still alot more interesting and romantic (and sexy!) than mockingbird. and the art is pretty good too. and more traditional style we see in webtoons than say tidal wave (tho i like tidal wave's distinctive look i think its more of an acquired taste). anyway there isnt anything super deep or memorable about these 2 stories that i can say beyond this but extra points to midnight job for the super hot tanned guy in the bottom role. what a babe. anyway you can pretty much do fine by only reading tidal wave (which has its own entry on mangago so u can skip right to it. its also the longest and most in depth of the 3 stories here). but if u do decide to read the other stories...just skip mockingbird and read midnight job instead. its short and quick and just hot enough to hit the spot.

im surprised this has such a low rating cause its not that bad at all? i mean its nothing great. altho i had alot of fun reading the first (and longest) story in this anthology which is about two BL CD voice over actors. this one has a nice Daddy Dom type thing going on if thats ur bag. i can take or leave it usually but i actually enjoyed the one we got here. also this woman's art is super sexy and her little lessons about BL erotica at the end of the book are actually pretty interesting and fun to read. anyway its not deep or thought provoking but it IS sexy and thats all i ask out of my smut comics ok. also like all tankoubons that contain multiple short stories or couples this can be hit or miss. most of the stories are just OK but one of them was rly....i mean the only word i have for it is GROSS. but then impregnation isnt a fetish i have...(also its full on noncon so big warning for that.). the setting was very high fantasy so i wasnt offended or horrified so much as i was confused and very much NOT aroused so lol...take that as you will. but tbh u can skip all the stories but the VA one and its fine. tho i do rec still checking out the "lessons" at the end. u know..for science ;)

i love this SO SO MUCH. its a great mix of actually funny, actually sexy and actually! romantic. like damn triple threat. the premise is also pretty creative and fun. the art is great. as far as BL goes its not burdened with annoying Straight Gaze-y type tropes and if its possible i would rec getting ahold of the BLCD because it only adds to the greatness of this series. (im so sad its over)

a very simple very sexy love story between a punk looking gay guy and his long blonde haired bestie crush coworker because zariya seems to rly like that combination. (i agree with you sis! long hair is turn on for me too!) anyway the art is GORGEOUS. the story isnt esp complex but its not pointless or stupid, its a good catalyst for the two guys reflecting on their feelings and relationship. but mostly its a good device to introduce lots of super hot gorgeously illustrated (consensual!) sex. and so if u want smth meaty then u wont find it here but if u want some good ass easy to follow but still mature and thoughtful erotica then here it is! a BL for the discerning and critical perverts among us. lol.