Hakidame to Tsuru
On Doorstep
This seems to be by a Korean, but looks more like a manga, as the pages are read from right to left. Maybe it was scanned from a version published in Japan? Well I'm tagging it as a manhwa anyway. I liked it. Maybe 3.75 stars? The premise was interesting, the characters were well fleshed out considering the length, suspense was nicely built and maintained, and the art was beautiful. Why, then, do I hesitate to give it 4 full stars? Not sure. For me it's just lacking that special something. I still really like this manga - I just don't love it.
Ore no Ushiro ni Tatsu na!!
Meh. Parts of it were pretty hot, but most of it was just silly and annoying - not my type of humour, I guess.
17 Seito
I feel the need to read this, to see which side of the comments section I'm in agreement with lol. Apparently, this is quite realistic, (apart from the rape survivor falling in love with their rapist thing). It's apparently different from other manga that use the same trope, though, in that the rapist makes a sincere, thorough and continuous attempt to apologise and redeem himself. And when I say continuous, I mean that he does so for 10 chapters straight, right until the end of the manga. I think that's pretty much unheard of in yaoi, so at the very least that's a plus point (or maybe a star?) from me. Note: From some of their other works, I know that this mangaka can do bittersweet realism well, so I'm hoping that this'll be more of the same...
Shigekikei my Hero
3.5 stars. This was surprisingly hot! I never thought I would enjoy a bara uke so much. It was also pretty sweet. Note: On 'My Reading Manga', there are 2 extra chapters for this, but they're sadly just raws. They look even better than this. In one they switch roles, and in the other they 'just' have smoking hot and sweet sex. I'd so love for them to be translated and uploaded here! I'd probably give the riba one 3.5 stars, and the other 4 stars. The raws for my fave extra chapter: https://myreadingmanga.info/gehlenite-ryou-ore-no-honki-o-misete-yaru-jp/
Umi To Futari No Enbun Noudo