Came for the Yaoi. Stayed.'s manga / #Interesting(43)

Loving relationship and super hot. Seme regretted almost topping Uke when Uke was drunk and that felt important. Also, Seme deals with Uke's fetish like a champ. Loved the vibe though uke seemed a bit in his own head with his fetish, sometimes not really considering how it was affecting his relationship. But hey. We all have our flaws, but that was just super noticable since we don't get to know much else about him than the fetish.

Great show of similarities between characters, and even though I never felt like their VIBES were similar, I got the idea, even though they could have pushed it a little more and probably should have. The mirror was a nice symbol. The story unfolded simply, but not predictably, with the two main characters being not unlikeable, with actual personalities, though they may be cliche. All in all, wasn't exciting, but it was enjoyable and smooth, without dodgy shit going on. Should have also dug the nails in a little when talking about their romance, because that would have felt more satisfying, but sure, it was a nice, pretty short mange. I just came back to edit this on a random day of doing homework for Lativia (04/12/2020, not there yet) but I just rememered I probably didn't mention this, but the subtle yet beautiful ending was very endearing. I was just dissapointed they didn't go deep enough in it and left me high and dry. (More like wet and frustrated, but whatever XDXD Jkjk. btw) also, looking back, I liked the subtleness of the whole thing and I probably don't appreciate how much information is cominicated in a lot of the yaoi mangas I read about the YP. Like, this YP had a whole family life and small arch back home, too. It was just all shown very wuickly, becuase it didn't NEED to do more as a manga. All in all, very pleasant, despite being so mild.

Pretty basic plot, now that I think about it. But beautiful. I felt it and loved this soooo much T_T I loved how the bittersweetness was done! It was just right! They didn't go a lot into details and logistics, but I didn't mind that much, since the futire world wasn't much of the focal point, and the feeling of being a stranger in your own world was carried across anyway. The android was... Good. Great. Lovely portrayal, actually. Just fine. The MC was a biiiit annoying at first, but honestly not a horrible guy. He fell in love and it showed when he did. Their romance felt a little awkward, but I loved it, and not in the bad way. I actually just found it after not remembering the name or anything, so I'm very happy about finding it again. It did well as a re-read for me now, and it definitely will again later. But you need to be willing to go through the wringer for bittersweet tears, sooo... Be prepared XDXD Anyway. Much love. Feelings portrayed beautifully. Everything carried across the way it was meant to be, I believe. Maybe if I'm nitpicking, they could have made those last few characters feel more actually RELEVANT, since that doctor and cuboid just felt like they kinda came out of nowhere and we didn't ave any sort of conection to them. Also, as I mentioned before, the logistics and details of maybe how he could even afford to do all that should have been adressed just enough to comfort the reader that this wasn't all entirely impossible, made possible by plot. But again, those are nitpicks. I have no issues with this manga really, those are just things I thought could stand out as flaws if you cared. But good.

Look.... This isn't a five, and I don't know if anything every will be. Three mini stories, but the last one hit home. The first one was a bit uncomfortable because as a kid he always came back to be raised then fall in love with Magnolia, so I don't know if that's... Good. But persoal prejudice aside ;P I'd say it touched me. Story-telling was alright. Everything made sense eventually and I was satisfied, though the ending was bitter-sweet. Second story with the beautiful guy and the guy who's into his own stuff was nice. All were short and I never felt entirely satisfied for the endings, but.... They were good. I really wished that this second one ESPECIALLY has some more added onto it after the beautiful guy was confessed to. Also, more backstory!! Was the mother really like that? What about the dad? How are they going to work together, even? I want to see that. Third was sad. Like, the ending hit me. The android felt right, to be honest and I understood this was the right way it was meant to go. I was upset but the android was the one he was spending time with and loving, so I'm not complaining. The sad reality of being on that planet all alone without a home to go back to anymore... Killed me. It was frightening. But I wish to have really seen their relationsip afterwards, between the two of them, together on that planet. I liked seeing the past. But show me the future, bro. Now, the ending line of that last one... It hit me. I liked the meaning to it and got me thinking about stuff. "My heart's not here anymore." I loved this one. Just felt half-empty because of a lack of depth into the relationships and stories.

I liked how the mystery was tied up and it honestly was a great one shot. Only thing keeping it from a four and some fives is the art and writing. Story- Good. Characters? ...Alright. They weren't really... multi-facetted. They felt too shallow. They all felt more like ideas and outlines, than personalities. The artstyle.... Honestly reminded me of some indie otome games I've played, giving this a nostalgic feel. I liked it. Though it felt too wooden and rough XD I liked it, though. Again. Shallow characters. Average, but unprofessional looking artstyle. Good, but short and bare-bones plot, with a unique mixture of BL with murder and actual story you'd see elsewhere. I haven't seen much of that, so hey. It was really nice for a change.

Bruh, I loved this. Not only did I consider the way this red strings trope was played out to be unique, I also fucking L O V E this artstyle from the botton of my heart. Plus, I reeeaalllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy like the Uke in this one (Kaoru-Kun) LOOOLLL first time I remember an uke's name XDXDXD (I think) anyway, the story was cute, but with the rIGHT~~~ AMOUNT~~~~~ of FREAKING PASSION/PAIN/BITTERSWEETNESS!!!! W H A T!! I swear, I get that so rarely in romance/yaoi manga T_T But I think I have felt it before! I'm just hooked ;P ANYway~, I really liked the vibe and appearance of the characters, even though the backgrounds and everything felt pretty cliche-yaoi. I honestly loved this sequel, though and the moment I say what the prequel was, I went "OH MY GOD, THATTTT?!?!?! HELL YEAH!!" And not many things are so memorable to me, though it's happened a few times before. Now, though I liked it and felt very in touch with it, I gotta say looking back, there was a lot of cliche yaoi vibes.... a lot. But the relationship developed with a few, short frustrations that were given in a string of annoying situations, but it passed relatively quickly and with a sweet resolution. Plus, there always felt like there was at least the TINIEST bit of progress every time these frustartions were brought up, so my annoyance never grew. It just stayed while the story genuinely proressed, so not bad at all, author, masterfully done I did feel a bit of nervousness when the woman was in the picture though, so no fair, author-san!! >3< But was a lovely story with a trope uniquely carried out, being both the focal point and intertwining DIRECTLY with the romance, causing all the issues, but also remaining a meer plot device. Really interesting, I loved it. I think it's this balance between the red strings and the romance which made this feel so unique to me. Because it wasn't something like a reason for you to find the princess, or a deadline, or anything like that, even while it remained an actual entity within the story. It was DIRECTLY involved with the romance, it was a system, a cause for the issues in this story, their solution and it was just so FLEXIBLE of an idea for plot, that I just loved it. It could really go any way, so I think that was interesting for me to watch, too. Anyway. Imma stop this now, because I don't want to write up a storm anymore, but I definitely recomend this as a re-read, BUT!!! This time, please read the prequel, too ^▽^" Before the sequel. And after that, it'll definitely be a fun read. ^.^ Enjoy!

A tan bottom, consent, perfect level of furry cuteness, 10/10 recomend reading again. A little bit of nice romance build-up and no issues that were difficult to sit through, so I'm very satisfied.

B r u h . Why was there no tentacle tag on here???? They fucked twice, using the merman's tentacles. Yes. Merman with tentacles. I honestly love that. Not unthinkable, but unique none the less. I appreciate this one. The plot that was actually happening was incredibly simple and more emotion-centred than the information given through the flashbacks, making the story simple to follow and feeling cohesive. So I really apreciate that from the author. Also read that the Author comes up with "cute supernatural beings and yaoi plots" so Imma check that out. It was kinda a little bleek, but the colourful artstyle (despite lack of colour... Just- trust me. The artstyle looks colourful even in monochrome) really balanced it out along with the merman's bright personality. The idea was actually quite depressing for this. The YP is an older-looking man who has grown to hate the immortality he has from his merman "husband" and wishes he could die, asking his merman for the cure to immortality. There's more to it, but it's very unhappy, even amidst the colourful feeling and comfortably bright surrounding personalities. There was a balance between all these personalities, actually, but it felt kind of teetering because of the witch's anime-esque sharp female villain personality, along with the tsundere-like cat. I feel like this Author would be a lot MORE up my alley if they were less inspired by manga and anime XDXDXD But that is ridiculous of me to say, because I literally live off manga XD I loved this work and that was the only part I trully noticed pop out in my face in a way that didn't resonate with me..... Yeah!!! This felt unique. It wasn't centred around the romance, which is funny because that seems contradictory to what I was thinking about it just now, but the story is actually centred around their struggle with each other IN their romantic relationship, as people who hated being immortal. The romance was more the setting. The occourance within this setting was the plot. And I D I G that a L O T. Seriously, I haven't noticed anything like this before, which doesn't mean I haven't seen it, but it does mean that this spoke enough to me to make me want to look, so I'm very satisfied with this manga. VERY! Definitely recomend as a reread when not in the worst of moods, but in a relatively enjoyable one. Doesn't have to be cute-fuzzy-content-happy. Just alright, but on the good mood side.

The vibe between the two characters felt... unique. They felt disconnected so I'm minorly anxious reading this that their future relatioship is going to be teetering on the edge at times, but they both seem like loyal lovers, so it'll probably be fine. Which is actually a good thing. Also, the really seem t oget each other by the end, so yeah, they seem like they'll be fine. As I was saying, their vibe is incredibly unique to me, I loved the way things weren't thrown in for drama and everything flowed in a way that felt natural. They weren't friendly at first and I could see that they were showly getting closer, but... It felt... Kinda illogical when they got friendly. Like though some stuff made them see each other in a different light, it was a bit too subtle to be able to tell that the dynamic had changed, but that might be my bad, so take that criticism with a fistful of salt XDXDXD The story was uneventful, relationship wasn't abusive and didn't feel toxic EVEN when the feelings seemed one sided and they were fucking. Which is RARE. Not... "cute", exactly but no drama. Kinda all around would be a bland experience, but seeing as the characters were the centre, it really felt more unique. The atmosphere between them was wonderfully unique and it felt like a treat that I'd discovered it, so that's why this is a four.

I... I love it. It was everything I've ever dreamed about- APART FROM THE LENGTH!! GIMME MOAR!!! But honestly, I liked the dragon and Captain romance, it is RIGHT up my alley XDXDXD Adore this shit. Recomend for a reread. Now. It should have had more screen-time for the world/setting. It was interesting, but more detail should have been put in. But the kind that gives PERSONALITY!! Not just anything. Wonderful use of side-cast. The soldiers were okay. Useful plot-wise (obviously. The plot was about protecting that which you love and they were pretty much the ones doing that with out YP.) The Brother didn't get MUCH time but he was there where it counts! I apreciate him and honetly they did his character in the ending well. Maybe shoulda given his death a happy ending with someone at his death bed, but it's cool. It felt alright, but I woulda wanted something more for his death. He was important for the YP too and was done well. Really good fucking side character, one of the best. The pasts weren't niche or memorable enough (and everything had this "grey" vibe, but that's trully just a personal thing.) but the introduction of the vulnerability in the dragon was nice. Then we saw it had already been there while the YP was young, which made me go "what" and I think could have been done a bit better since that was pretty jarring and felt out of characer, but it was okay. Maybe should have foreshadowed that a little more to make the romance feel more touchy. Every moment with the Brother on screen were important for characterization and honestly he ruled. Would not mind having a manga about his last few days on earth. Maybe finding himself an Onii boy, but that's just headcannon ;P The LENGTH! It left me wanting. And I am a firm believer in satisfaction of sensations. They should have made the ending feel more resolute. Should have shown MORE of their life together. Some of that bad bits and important bits, too. Not just the outline of a life, as they actually did. Again, the brother's death had potential for being used to give us something satisfying, but I do admit it could have been difficult to deliver with that and would be pretty hit or miss. Show honest love between the couple. Show... just more, dude. Everything was nice if not for the unfinished feel. It wasn't really RUSHED, per-say, just manga never really gives much of anything in deapth through plot and satisfaction. Which I should honestly be fine with by now and is simply an aspect of this medium (every medium has drawbacks!! Books have certain drawbacks, as do Movies and it just happens that this is one for Manga) but a GIRL'S GOT NEEDS!!! T_T XD Anyway, honestly would have felt more satisfied if it had been leangthened out a little bit. It was a good manga, just felt unsatisfied by the end so I had room to look in and nit-pick in bitterness XDXD Hit home. Recomend for a reread, because it's just a good time. I'm gonna go look for one OTHER manga with a similar vibe and inhuman creatures and magical bonds XD But I may have finished it and don't remember... Nevermind!! Oh, and also, no real smut. Just some brain-rape, but the lack of real smut didn't really feel like anything was lacking, so that's completely fine by me.