Gokusen
i read this like 10+ years ago. i was so into it. but the drama lied! in the manga all the guys are hideous except shin. in the drama u get tons of cute boys. the DECEPTION. (also no romance in the drama, lame.)
Mangaka to Yakuza
ok the setup is hella problematic but this guy is really hot ngl. and his catching feelings for her almost immediately is also very cute. anyway irl this kind of thing would be the stuff of nightmares but leave it to mangaland to turn it into a sex fantasy and a wholesome romance at the same time. is this what the female artists are doing cause apparently japanese men are too mild, passive and shy? i mean thats what i HEAR but....i mean it would explain alot about the usual male lead in those smutty josei comics.....(anyway unlike those guys who look bland af, THIS one is full Daddy and im into it). anyway i cant BELIEVE it took 13 chpt for him to realize she likes and wants foreplay but then again some men never figure it out so perhaps i should just be grateful lol. (and then this bitch doesnt confess her actual feelings until the FINAL chpt i was like ripping my hair out omg). sis get ur shit 2gether. it was a sweet ending but her bizarre internal justifications for why she cant tell him she loves him and why him saying to her MULTIPLE times is him being insincere is just....im sorry but the writing was not convincing there. it was smth that didnt need to be dragged out and the writer could've definitely found more organic ways to inject relationship angst. also the female lead's "but he could never like MEEE" despite his every single action indicating that he DOES find her both attractive and adorable is just...like...it was Alot ok. (and then there was that hella rapey beginning i mean tbf she Techinically consents but under duress so...). ultimately i liked this more than not. so ill give it a four since annoyed or not i was never bored which is rly all i ask from my comics. bad or good is fine but dont be boring ffs.
Life as a Dog-Man Owner
this was adorable and fun. very short. and pretty sexy. def recommend esp if u want a hot brown dude in ur smut (there are NOT enough!). admittedly this is more for a Furry taste but as a non furry i still enjoyed it so i think its ok to rec this to the regular perverts here lol. EDIT: you can read all 5 chpts of this on renta! (u can also read them for free on uh other sites) but! im going to only mention renta as a way to assist the author. i woulda rented a chpt had i seen it on renta first but alas thats not where i discovered it. (renta rly needs to work on its algorithim tbh)
A Gangster in Drag -Filled with the Boss's Desires-
like most manga of this genre. this was incredibly silly and not nearly as smutty as i'd prefer BUT it was fairly light and fun. i liked it alright. it wasnt more offensive to read than alot of other TL mangas out there. its Fine basically what more can i say~
Akage no Nyanko to Mori no Banken
the japanese furries are at it again yall (and the amount of stupid puns omg. i bet the original japanese is full of way mroe than the localization team even bothered to try to translate tho i dont blame them.) anyway even tho its SUPER silly. it is also Problematic. lots of dubcon. so u know...be aware of that. its hard to be too mad about it when the reasoning is SO absurd and the setting so fantastical and unlike our world. but some people have hard lines about that either way. anyway, as far as TL mangas go its not so bad so far and i appreciate it doesnt take itself seriously at all. and if u like urself some gap moe in ur dude leads well he's got two modes. sweet obediant and very helpful husband material and then wild red eyed beast who fucks and fucks hard lol. seems to be a common kink in these kinds of mangas....
My Matchmaking Partner Is My Student and a Troublemaker
if you can overlook the part where he's her student and thus not even 20 years old yet....then this is actually a cute little romance with decent sex scenes...but thats a big If isnt it lol. that said i'd rather roll my eyes at the impossibly smooth and devoted and good at giving orgasms literal TEEN BOY male lead in this than i do at having to handwave myself thru a female lead going "NUUU PLS DONT~~" for the 100th time during a sex scene and then going "but how does he FEEL about me?" bitch rly? anyway there's none of that here so its a different kind of problematic. i do love me some variety in my questionable smut mangas. also japan has a rly weird fascination with teacherxstudent that i will just never understand...(also WHAT is with all the public fucking in these TL mangas? yall dont have houses? there's nothing sexy about getting fingered in a smelly broom closet with the ambient sounds of school children in the background)
Even a Mean Girl Can Be Loved
this low rating is bullshit and has nothing to do with the content of the story. the lead just happened to be a woman who got into relationships with shitty men who are married because she was hurt so bad by a past love and her father so she purposely seeks out unavailable and unreliable men so she wont fall in love again and get hurt. this is imo an interesting set up and if u dont like that then...dont read the story? people low rating the story just because they dont like the morals of the female protaganist is SUCH misogynistic short sighted bullshit but whatever. the irony that this has a lower rating than so many rapey TL stories with female leads that have like almost no internal life or personality beyond being pure innocent virigns with no agency or desire for themselves ugh let me stop tho. This story isnt smut, there's sex but tis hardly sown this is just a josei love story. its very adult but only PG-13 so if ur wanting fap material u wont find it in this but its very short and sweet. it was so nice to see such a respectful and sweet male love interest. gosh remember those? i cant remember the last het manga i read that even had such a thing. tho thats partly my fault for mainly reading the smutty ones. i suspect more josei mangas like this are less Problematic and shallow but anyway, i liked this alot! i wish it hadnt ended so soon i would have loved to see their relationship evolve over time but it at least did end on a high note and a very sweet hopeful message. the lead is not unaware taht she's doing fucked up stuff and she rarely hates herself and thinks she's a bad person but she's unable to get over her fear of being abandoned. rather than being the woman whose cheated she chose to be the other woman. which imo makes total sense to me like her pov makes sense and u dont have to agree with it! her making some bad life decisions shouldnt define her entire character for the rest of her life esp when this entire story is about her learning to open her heart again and change her "homewrecker" ways. and like here's the thing, these men would've cheated anyway, they were triflin' ass bastards and she herself thinks men will ALWAYS cheat she's def going with the belief that these men would cheat with whatever lady approached them. and with guys who DO cheat they probably would've cheated with another woman if not her (no ofc not all men cheat but if she beleived that she wouldnt be living like she does). this idea that she's the devil basically implies that these men would've been faithful upstanding husbands if this harlot hadnt come and seduced them with her succubus like aura or smth ridiculous like that. she's esp voluptuous or sensual she's just a regular woman who has relationship baggage and is also really good at her job! she's smart and capable and her love interest falls in love with her because he admires her deeply. i LOVE when love from a man to a woman is based on admiration. well love based on admiration in general is great but its so rare to get it in het couples i find. there's always the need to make the man more amazing and the one out of the woman's league or the guy is a dbag who "loves" her but still insults her constantly or demeans her by being all "well ur dumb n ugly but ur cute i giss!" ugh. anyway this guy is really mature and kind and thoughtful and i was rooting them to be together SO much and i wished we got a few more chpts of them being an official couple and i do like that she hasnt been Cured of her baggage just that she's made the decision to change and allow herself to engage in a healthy relationship with a loving commited partner. anyway if u want some short and sweet and vanilla het love story this is honestly more than worth the very little amount of time it would take to read it. a solid B story, wouldve been rated higher if it wasnt so short and ended right as it was getting rly interesting.
Otonari-san ha Kiken na Toshishita Ookami-kun
i remember almost none of this. anyway its not the worst TL but...its not good either tbh. disposable and problematic but not horrible is the best i can say about it. (the guy is one of the nicer male leads in a TL is the sad part. since he's nice and its 99% consensual BUT he still assaults her in the beginning to teach her to be "wary of men" which is just..so...who is this sexy for? thats my question here). he also saves her from her creepy ex (who is such a cartoon villain tbh). and...thats about what i remember...
Bad boss