Maybeblue's manga / #Pretty(39)

I really like the artstyle and I really liked the concept of a sex addict falling in love with a guy with e.d., it's like a cuter and a lot less angsty version of twittering birds never fly. There's no rape or drama or a traumatic past but there sure is a lot of sex and a few cute moments for the couple. Honestly, given that there's nothing deep about this story, I feel like I'd have enjoyed it more if it was either a lot shorter (cause nothing aside from sex happens for like 3 chapters) or a bit longer with less sex and more meaningful scenes. For starters, I really wish Rinpei had some real developement with his addiction, to leave it as it is is not really healthy and it seemed like being in a relationship didn't even help much, they still depend on sex a whole lot. I know the last chapter showed them having an actual conversation and getting to know each other but thats like the bare minimum. It was cute sure but there's still too much they need to work on as a couple and as individuals to build a healthy relationship

This story is cute in the weirdest way possibile. Like at first I thought it was gonna revolve around them having sex for the first time (maybe with some kind of twist with Akira being not so clueless as he seems) but surprisingly that never was a big theme in the story. Then I thought they were gonna fight for the fact that the seme was gaining fame and had to hide their relationship, but there were only wholesome moments instead. Then again I thought there was gonna be some drama cuz Akira didn't know shit about his bf after knowing him for 4 years and forgot his birthday (which was honestly a bit sad) and again, nothing happened! No fighting, no drama, he didn't even get angry. At the end too, the whole thing with the seme not knowing what to do with his life was pretty unexpected and came out of nowhere, it was super cute tho. So like maybe I get the feeling the author didn't really know where to go with this story and the end result is kinda all over the place but I can appreciate the wholesomeness and the fact it never followed some boring trope or stereotyped dynamic. Akira's character is probably the strangest here, he's innocent and very very clueless, knows nothing about how an intimate relationship works, he's very blunt and straightforward and even a bit rude sometimes but also has those childish behaviours and has the emotional intelligence of a baby. I like him but I don't understand him in the slightest and I don't get how someone like the mc can be so helplessly in love with him.