tsukineko's manga / #host(30)

2.5 stars. Art was meh, plot was meh, h scene was meh. Pretty average sempai/kouhai re-encounter.

3.5 stars. At the beginning, when he told us their respective professions, I mentally rolled my eyes lol. However, after reminding myself that I was in Yaoiland, I got quite into it - so much so, that I was sad when it ended. I almost didn't even read it, because it's 'only' shounen ai, but I'm glad I gave it a [one] shot... sorry, lol, couldn't help myself. I think something's wrong with me today, because I'm beginning to think that sex isn't necessary in a love story! Wwwwhat did I just say?! Anyway, people in the comments accuse this of being too short. If by that they mean that they would have liked more because they were enjoying it, then I'd be inclined to agree. However, I can't understand those complaining that the story is somehow not good, or that it's incomplete, just because it's short. Imho, the only thing really lacking in here is the sex, and: (A) this is tagged as shounen ai, not yaoi, so it's only to be expected, and (B) it should be viewed as just a snapshot of this couple's life, and we don't need to see them having sex in order to know that they do [have sex]. In summary, a few extra pages incorporating a sex scene would have been nice, (because we ARE mainly here for the porn, after all), but it's not necessary, and might even have ruined this. Imho, the flow was perfect, and shoving in an h scene, or adding anything else, probably would have messed that up. I think I may be the only one on this site who likes, (well crafted), one shots, and doesn't automatically think that they're too short! Even since well before I came to read manga, I always liked a well written short story - mainly the slightly dark and twisted, unsettling ones, by the likes of Poe and Maupassant - BUT that's beside the point... wait, what was the point? Sorry I'm just rambling, so I'll shut up. Sorry if you read this, (my rambling mess of a 'review', not the manga itself lol).

This sounds interesting! After this, read the spin-off 'Kizutsuite Romance'.

3.5 stars. I actually thouroughly enjoyed this. I'd deffo reread it. In the first one the love story itself was meh, but the host setting is always fun to read. And Sakura is just adorbs - the perfect friend!