Came for the Yaoi. Stayed.'s manga / #Yaoi(63)

Needa be in a better head-space to judge. But here it goes. Simple protagonist and absolutely no issues with the plot. It was perfect. In a way that simply was not to my taste. I loved the romantic vibe between them. I loved their romance, their passion in their love (Not talking about the sex, here, I'm talking about that eternal love) I really thought they were good. Alsooo, I reeaalllyyyyyyyyyyy liked the implementation of jayoung seeing them fucking and lusting after MC ;P ;P It added spice in a way that wasn't getting in the way of the plot (Because it really didn't!!) intriguingly~ Oh and the side cast was alright, too.... It just... Didn't feel /personal/. It didn't have that unique vibe. It was nice. It was sentimental in a cool way, too. But it really felt like something wasn't as it should be. Not saying it wasn't emotional!! I cried at the ending in satisfaction at their reunion in a way that felt real and right, but... Something wasn't MINE. Lolol, beginning is very "Isekai world", all characters paragons of muscly sex-gods, the Yellow Dragon was cliche as a love interest (though he wasn't as brooding as usually they were. He was much MUCH more accesible as a character. Very different in that way. But the design, sexual nature and brooding, posessive protectiveness was cliche as fuq XDXD) O H ! I finally found the problem for me. There was too much action in the bedroom and his dreams, without them actually DOING much together. Apart from conversation and reliving past lives together. They both left the castle on an outing O N C E ! Seriously, not joking. Drama was some there, sure, but.... In the room they were always fucking in. I get that it was actually an important part of the plot, sure. Really, I like that, too. Just a little outside of the bedroom should have been adressed. I think the most interesting moments for this webtoon for me were.... 1. Their meeting and the interesting balance in the protagonist's life between the Dragon and his Family then. How he was clearly enjoying smooshing that sEXY DRAGON D I C K, but also needed to get back to his family in time for his niece's graduation. 2.That wierd bad guy. Seriously, the problem stopped that soon? Really? Why. He wasn't likeable or interesting for a villain, but I do wish they could have done more than just leave it there... If he was even introduced in the first place. His irrelevance to the story makes him feel.... Like a waste of screen-time. Honestly. I think they could have replaced him with something a lot more interesting and it would have been a better use of pages. But that is just a nit-pick, I think the author had their own reasons and I wouldn't dare suggest they shouldn't implement something that they want. 3. The idea of the ending. That him waiting in the end had always been worth it. That he lived out his life happily, savouring the little moments forever while waiting for him and in the end it was worth it. I loved that bit. And I cried when I felt it. Beautiful ending. But, yeah. A lot of it felt too... "webtoon-y". More like the blonde "Oh mi gawd" girls than a real woman, you know? Like that villain chick who immediately looked like the most cliche villain in the world the moment I saw her mouth. Seriously. It's all in the mouth and pointy eyes for the villains. Oh, and sexy outfits for females. Definitely XDXD Anyway, yep. A lot of side-characters felt like regurgetations of webtoon cliches, but I don't have a problem with it at all this time. Why? Because they did their fucking jobs in the story and worked with it well. It didn't feel out of place at all and I am satisfied with seeing them there. That female villain did her job and I didn't need an explination for her, because she just wasn't that kind of character. Same goes for Pig and Rat. And Ox!! They worked. I'm happy with them. Not to mention!! The important characters weren't cliches anyway. They were almost cliches, like what I earlier said about the Yellow Dragon, but hey, even the MC was... FINE the way he was almost classical MC. All in all, the story was fine. Just felt like it wasn't my style, which is why this rating is a personal one for me. I definitely do not regret reading this, I think that was a great decision on my part. But this story is not for re-reads for me, as there's just too much that feels cliche, I'm sorry. 5/10

Best manga. Needs to be re-read. Seme is a smartphone. That is literally the whole plot. Best wholesome shitpost ever. XDXD

Alright, bitches. This one was good. Comedy was mild, but it HIT XDXD Bruh, uke telling friends about his confession and how seme said they shouldtalk about it later, then left. Friend says "He straight up ran away." And I- L A U G H E D because they DO run away ALL THE TIME in yaoi and it's NEVER called out XDXD Side cast were PHENOMENAL. Only Uke's friends, so a oretty one-sided story, but hey. Was cool. Uke's friends were just great. Accepting, though obviously caught off guard. And relevant + willing to help. XDXD I could go on, but I digress. YP uke was shorter, younger and a little cuter, but I dunno,something about him let me see him as an adult. They both had their place in their relationship and though this unusual(in yaoi couples) equality felt a little dangerously teetering unbalancedly, at no point did I see the older guy as a parental figure. At all. Which is a huge "Y E S S S " for me, so yay~~ Oh! So, this felt like a self-aware yaoi. Artstyle felt modern and comfortable to look at, too. Clean and precise. Even a bit webtoon-y to me, but that's more of a personal conotation thing, I'm pretty sure. Soooo, yeah. No real in-depth show if the actual ROMANCE afterwards, which would have REALLY made it for me, I feel. But sure, whatever, this worked. Nice humor I just really felt from the surrounding YP cast with the YP himself being GREAT. For real. The seme was... Alrigt as a character! No complaints, the YP seemed like he would make it work, so good for him ^.^ All in all, nice couple without ANT major complications, thank God, with straightforward af plot and... I have no idea why this just seems to work so well an feels so unique, even though it is the MOST cliche yaoi I have seen but... It just turned out great. Through the simplicity, the straightforwardness and complete use of everything in the story, it had no left over, impractical parts of the story. Pretty much perfect. Of COURSE it's a four stars. Anyone else should make it Five, I'm just looking for that perfect yaoi to make a five.

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!

Cutest sex scene I've seen in my life. Also, just love this author. Perfect short re-read, to be honest, would pribably be sweeter the second time around, when you kNOW: 1.The first hurdle is overcome SOOOOO quickly, without dragging on AT. ALL. Seriously, as quicly as the threat showed, it was built up a little, revealed, then became a danger, then swiftly taken down in one swoop. 2. Feelings are shortly thereafter understood and worked through. Fluffiest shit around. I am in love with the sister. In. L O V E . "Don't worry, Onii-sama!! I'm going to become the head of the family, you go get yourself a nice man!!" I'm C RY IN N G Sister mARRY ME Honestly incredible. Any issues? .... Not really? Uke was a little oblivious- a LITTLE! But he wasn't frustrating at all. The plot maybe felt a little... Barren? But the FEELINGS were there T^T so ain't no complaints. I would love to see the annoying side character get a sequen XDXD But I don't mind, it's not a necessity at all. He was a nice addition. I guess I didn't really... dig the first hurdle. A personal thing. I would have liked it to be a little more intricate, or a little more unique, or... anything that wasn't a prince who was an asshole, because that's also pretty cliche. But hey, honestly nice manga, def a good re-read rec.

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.