EnBogreol's manga / #childhood friends(29)

Shunpei and Fumihiro are childhood best friends and neighbours. After Fumi comes out to Shunpei, the latter finds himself suddenly being much more conscious of their relationship. During a jealous/protective fit, Shunpei ends up offering himself to be Fumi’s lover. Things look perfect, as Fumi confesses his feelings for Shunpei, but things get complicated when he states that he refuses to be the bottom. Shunpei doesn’t want to either, so what now? —- I find myself coming back to this one decently often, and it’s decent over all. Still has problems though... The biggest one is Fumihiro’s insecurity in their relationship, with him becoming irrational and aggressive when it’s really not necessary(Like when he explodes at Mayu, Shunpei’s ex, when she hasn’t done anything wrong). It also kind of feels like Shunpei is the one who always has to apologise and fix things, when Fumi isn’t always innocent in their dumb fights. I get that he is insecure because his feelings have been unrequited for so long, but come onnnn(Shunpei literally trained himself to bottom for you). He has moments of being cute and loving(like when he made breakfast and then went to wake up Shunpei), and you do feel for him and his frustrations of having to live with his secret feelings for so long. So not the best, but forgivable IMO. Shunpei is a decent character too, but I also find myself frustrated at him and his moments of hypocris(becoming jealous when learning that Fumi watches porn, when Shunpei watches it too, like bruh), and he can be painfully dumb sometimes. But he doesn’t seem like a bad dude either, and much like Fumi, mostly just seems to be an immature high schooler. I hated everything that had to do with Hagami. Fucker refused to back off when he was told no. And I don’t understand why Fumi didn’t just turn him down completely, and ran off with him after causing a mess that Shunpei then had to fix. Communication people, communication. Aki was awful too. Creepy, fetishist fujoshi trash. Like, who gets mad about not being able to fantazise about their gay neighbour, because his partner is your brother and he doesn’t have the “role” that you think he should have?? And also refuses to let them be intimate with each other for the same reason?? Leave them ALONE, this isn’t about youuu. I get not wanting people to screw while you’re still in the house, but she literally stops them when they try to go to Fumi’s home instead???? This is a great example of why the word “fujoshi” has such terrible connotations. Something I liked about it was that they didn’t dive into anal immediately, and actually showed the long and difficult process of getting Shunpei’s body ready. This is pretty much the only example I’ve seen of this, with only one other example coming to mind(Neko x Neko), so the realism is appreciated. The childhood friends aspect also appealed to one of my favourite tropes, so that’s a huge plus lol.

Satomi is a handsome prince-like high school student, known as being both kind, intelligent, and well-liked. Life is going well for him, until his day is interrupted by someone: an intimidating underclass man, well known to be a delinquent, Hongou Yuzuru. The latter asks to meet with him on the roof, and much to his surprise, Yuzuru asks to become his little brother/underling!? —- This hits basically all of my personal tastes: Delinquent bottom Princely top Unconventional/misleading appearances Childhood friends Domestic home life Pining Just seems to have everything I like -W-. Yuzuru is such a sweet-heart; it’s so cute that he’s so shy around his crush, when he’s usually so intimidating. I like Satomi-senpai too, with how attached he becomes to Yuzuru. Him running after Yuzuru, or when he got upset that they aren’t sleeping in the same bed yet were among my favourite moments. The use of the t slur is a bit troubling, and I would have liked to see a side story about the crossdresser and the other delinquent guy(I think they would make for an interesting story), but overall, I’ve gotten so attached to this story now, that I can’t be too update about it for long lol.

(Skip chapter 4 - Sexual abuse big nope) - Chapter 1-3 - Virgin Pink Scandal Sakamoto Kazunari is an average construction worker working on a set. His life is peaceful, right until one of Japan’s most famous and handsome actors, Toyokawa Rei, corners him in a kabedon and asks him to go out with him?? When asked why, he states that: “when looking at your nipples, I got an erection” ??!?!??! - Chapter 5 - Teacher Gone Wild Tooru Sudou is known as a delinquent at school who frequently gets into fights. After one such incident, he is called to the guidance counsellor’s office, where he happens to find a porn magazine. After taking a tiny peek, he finds himself aroused, and unfortunately he ends up getting cornered by a teacher, mr. Mahiro Okazaki, who informs him: “I’ve had my eye on you for a while, cutie~” - Chapter 6 - Neverdays Yuu is a normal high schooler. One day, he finds himself getting confessed to by his childhood best friend, Minato. Accepting his feelings, the two begin dating and things seem perfect; but why does Minato keep acting so strangely sad...? —- Liked the first pairing the best. The pretty ikemen top and manly bottom combo is just so cute. Rei’s clingy-ness is also just so adorable~ I love pining- The story starts on an odd note, but as their relationship developed, I thought it was really cute. It’s a simple and lighthearted type of manga, and that’s just how I like it honestly lol. Not into the second story, rape, abuse, and loveless relationships just aren’t my thing. This was what mainly drug down the score I gave this. Third couple is another dumb fun kind of ordeal. The teacher/student and dubcon thing is... questionable, but if I turn off my brains alarm bells, then it’s fairly chill. Nothing great, but not bad either. Fourth couple was a good read. The mystery surrounding the plot had me pretty engaged, and I’m a sucker for some childhood-friend action lol. The angst was also quite good, and it added a layer to their relationship. For a one-shot, it’s one of the better ones I’ve read.

(Spin-off to: My next life as a villainess: All routes lead to doom!) Originally, Katarina Claes regains her memories at 8 years old, allowing her time o dodge her oncoming doom. Here, she isn't quite as lucky, having regained her memories when she is 16 years old, and her doom is looming just around the corner! What to do?! --- An interesting new take on Katarina's story. I'm pretty sad that Keith had to get the short end of the stick in this universe, so I'm hoping that things can get worked through with him. Aside from him, I actually almost prefer Katarina's relationship with the other's in this universe. Paticularily Nicol and Sophia's attraction to her seems much more justified in this, compared to the original. Sienna is also a pretty interesting character, so I'm hoping to see more of her around. The art-style is also incredibly beautiful, so that's a huge plus!

A collection of oneshots for "My next life as a villainess: All routes lead to doom!!" --- Hamefura has a special place in my heart, so this collection is great to have while waiting for more chapters to come out and be translated :D