tsukineko's manga / #reencounter(42)

After this, read the spin-off 'Hitorijime My Hero'.

3.5 stars. These stories were really sweet! I'll reread them some day, 'probably' lol (c.f. last story). All the seme in this manga win the award for most caring seme ever! I loved the 1st story, (plus the last chapter which is a continuation of that), and the one with the virgin teacher, whose seme prepares him gently and thoroughly lol.

4.5 stars. Absolutely beautiful! Both the art and the storytelling are superb. The tension between the 2 brothers is palpable, and their story somehow feels very real. I was totally drawn into it, apart from a few moments when I just had to stop and admire the beautiful art! Forbidden love - especially incest - is a favourite theme of mine, and here it is explored in a sensitive and realistic manner, that I have only seen before in Ike Reibun's 'Not Equal'. I probably would have given 5 stars had there been more smut, but that's more because I'm a perv, than because the manga needs it.

Meh. It was sweet, but overly melodramatic and unrealistic. The whole thing felt rushed and was not a smooth read at all. Pretty average.

#1: Azami - One-Shot-Introduction Story explains relationship and situations of both main characters Fuyuji, Yumi (Uke) and abusive boyfriend Hayashida, Kannosuke [AKA "Kan-chan"] (Seme) to prepare readers for the abuse in "Sabita Yoru Demo Koi Wa Sasayaku." Story is told from Hayashida, Kannosuke's (Seme) point of view. Available here: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/azami/ #2: Sabita Yoru Demo Koi Wa Sasayaku - Original Story for Main Character: Fuyuji, Yumi (Uke) Story about Fuyuji, Yumi (Uke), his abusive boyfriend Hayashida, Kannosuke [AKA "Kan-chan"] (Seme), and his old middle-school-delinquent-classmate/friend Mayama, Hideyuki (Seme), as he heals old wounds, and forges new bonds. Story is told from Fuyuji, Yumi's (Uke) point of view. Available here: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sabita_yoru_demo_koi_wa_sasayaku/ #3: Renai-rubi no Tadashii Furikata - (Ch 4-6) Original Story for main character: Hayashida, Kannosuke (Uke) Chapters 1-3: BREAK-OFF/SIDE STORY of Washizawa, Natsuo (Uke) [Delinquent friends with Hayashida, Kannosuke (S) and Fuyuji, Yumi (U) in middle-high school] and Suzuki, Hiromu (Seme) [In the same middle school and "environmental club" as the other three], told from Suzuki, Hiromu's (Seme) point of view. Chapters 4-6: Story of Hayashida, Kannosuke (Now, Uke) meeting Shuuna, Ayumu (Seme) after his break-up with Fuyuji, Yumi (Uke), while he learns to let go of the past, and get rid of bad habits. Told from Hayashida, Kannosuke's (Uke) point of view. Available here: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/renai_rubi_no_tadashii_furikata/ #4: Narrow (Place Collection) - Smutty Uncensored DJ Ch 1. **NOTE** THE FIRST COUPLE IS UNRELATED/RANDOM ONE-SHOT!** Ch 2. Short story of Hayashida, Kannosuke ["Hayashi-san"*] (Uke) x Shuuna Ayumu ["Hide-kun"*] (Seme) Ch 3. Short story of Washizawa, Natsuo ["Natsumi"*] (Uke) x Suzuki, Hiromu ["Hiroshi"*] (Seme). (***NOTE*** The translators f*cked up on reading the Kanji characters and got the names wrong in this translation. The names in the DJ are incorrect; IGNORE THIS DETAIL WHILE READING, AS IT WAS A TRANSLATION ERROR! Thanks!***) Available here: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/narrow_place_collection/ #5: Hadakeru Kaibutsu - Split-Alongside-story The same story about Hayashida, Kannosuke (Uke) and Shuuna, Ayumu (Seme) as in manga #3 (chapters 4-6), only this time, the story is told from the point of view of Shuuna, Ayumu (Seme). Available here: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/hadakeru_kaibutsu/ - See more at: http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/sabita_yoru_demo_koi_wa_sasayaku/#sthash.kLFzuIil.dpuf

Erm... not sure what to make of this one. It was boring most of the way through, until the SUDDEN plot twist that seemed to come out of nowhere. The drawings were messy to the point of being hard to decipher.

Apparently, this is a relatively realistic take on the whole teacher × student thing.