wuxizhan's manga / #cute(38)

THIS WAS A FOUND GEM. extremely cute art style, the premise and the execution are so interesting, 100% likeable characters and 100% consensual sex AND 100% CONSENSUAL BDSM... i couldn't ask for more. love this

it's weak. it's the best way to describe it. it's a decent premise but it's executed in such a way that it's nothing but a weak story full of nothing (130 chapters and counting???? talk about being PACKED WITH EMPTINESS); to be honest, it doesn't even work well as a slice of life. in the beginning, i honestly didn't really believe in their relationship. the author failed to make haebom seem like he wanted that relationship, so i wasn't hyped for them getting together at all. the development was so bland i didn't get to be in love with their love; although i had it in mind they love each other, i didn't feel it, therefore i didn't connect with the story. while haebom's character is okay at best, taesung seems to only exist in dependence to him; he doesn't have personal goals, his whole personality is being in love with this man and that's so not what i wanna read in a manhwa protagonist. don't get me started on the sex. i feel like this is one of those manhwas that don't need it at all (to be honest, a lot of the things weren't needed since this thing HAS NO PLOT); say it with me, people: it doesn't have to have sex to be good. this one, unfortunately, does. A LOT. they start fucking like rabbits out of NOWHERE; the author fails to build the story to make you anticipate and look forward to it, or, AT THE VERY LEAST, see some sense on Why You Are Reading A Sex Scene Right Now. now, no problem with this if i had actually picked up porn to read, but i didn't; it's a whole story, so it should be built like it. and it's so disappointing, cause this is usually the one thing you can trust writers not to miss, since, you know, it's sex. but it doesn't stop there: THE AMOUNT OF TIMES HAEBOM IS COERCED TO HAVE SEX IS VERY CONCERNING. thoughts like "let's get this over with" and lines that clearly announce he's at least not comfortable with the situation and go IGNORED by taesung not only make me, as a reader, uncomfortable in reading the scene and wanting to save haebom from that situation, but also adds to the impression of their relationship having no flavor to it whatsoever, no reason for me to root for them. and make me dislike that bland soup of a white haired man. i just won't say it was a waste of time because it distracted my mind, but overall, if you aren't insane like i am, search for something decent to read. alien in my closet has 1/5 of chapters and does everything 100 times better it's the on or off that went wrong. i wont elaborate

ah, yes, just two simps simping for each other until confession. this is so wholesome i feel like crying. god when is it gonna be me

just because i gave it 3 stars, doesn't mean it's bad! it's just very simple, a super quick read with not much substance to it. still cute though!

i love yuri on ice (who doesn't) and this is a super-cute-super-smutty rendition of their relationship. absolutely love the cuts with the common hardships having sex usually brings to the couple, such as the head banging on the wall and having to stop and begin again for some reason or another. also loved the scene where they do the douching together, it's a great tool for showing their intimacy and how mutually invested they are in having sex and making each other feel good. the katsudon puns are a little outdated by now, sure, but i can get past it. sweet and short and consensual! love it!

this is pretty cute! the whole beginning is annoying and i went past it due to boredom, but a few chapters later their relationship becomes super cute. honestly, i'm really glad that there was no "leave your job in the porn industry so that we can be together" arc, and even when natori felt jealous of a scene when seo was shooting it was discussed between the two and worked out well in the end. they communicate pretty well and it's quite a pleasure to see. also, there's a lot of sex here, like, every chapter, even when it isn't even necessary, so beware.

i will not elaborate on why i read this and kind of liked it. it is only on this page for the sake of registration. but, for the sake of my reputation, the beginning is weird as fuck, i only sticked with it because nana is such a nice character. also, this is basically porn. anyways, again, i will not explain further. god.

this is so very silly. this is some silly characters enrolling in some silly romance and a silly little dream demon plot. there is also some silly tentacle action. this is supposed to be read using no brain, only eyes. it's cute. wanna see where it goes

you won't find anything here that you haven't read somewhere else before. it's your typical college scenario. one protagonist is the bold, impulsive, extroverted type and the other is the quiet, poker-faced, introverted one (god, i wonder where i've read this before... *slowly glances at my own username*). as expected, they don't get along at first, but by overcoming repeating assumptions and misunderstandings, they get closer and closer, until they become a couple and live happily ever after. c'mon, ever the manhua itself admits, on the very first chapter, that you already know what happens in the end; you already know this story. "so", you might ask, "why on this tree bearing earth did you even bother to read all of it?" well, because even if it's a tale as old as time, it's been told really beautifully this time. maybe the plot isn't that appealing for its predictability, but the characters play you into going along with it until you find yourself kind of immersed on their little act. we have some well constructed and developed characters here, ones with depth and interesting back stories, ones that you cannot help but to sympathize with. exactly what cherry blossoms after winter missed so terribly, with its under the average plot. so before i knew it, i was rooting for these people, i wanted to see them together, i wanted to see them well. it's a great sign when scenes like the one where yuyang goes home and goes through that whole harassment situation with his family tighten your heart, make you cry a little. because then you know those characters have won a part of you. and that's honestly all it takes to sell me a story i've already read. homophobia is a big subject here. it's dealt with in a few different ways, and we see different queer experiences; yuyang was bullied terribly both at school and at home, as he could not and would not hide the fact he is gay; huanwen, on the other hand, suppressed it and tried to live a normal life until it became too much to handle; lihuan found out recently and, comparatively, did not seem have such a hard time. now, am i saying this is a perfect portrayal of queer experiences? i am NOT, because im not that insane yet. but it does a pretty decent job, and even the ever-so-annoying "but he's straight" trope seems to find its foundation here, considering yuyang's trauma. what i'm saying is, although i usually don't care for gay stories that center being gay as a subject, i also found myself very fond of how these characters came to understand themselves, their past, their experience. i'm just saying it was really nice, and there were some scenes that had me incredibly moved, as did that yuyang one that i mentioned previously, the one where huan wen goes to a blind date, and the one where yuyang's parents finally grow some attitude. because those things resonate with me, and that is a sign that it was, within its own limitations, very well done. overall, i love these characters and the couples (except for the redhead and the barman one, i couldn't care for them a single bit and skipped most of their scenes, which, you know, is one of this manhua's downsides). among the side characters, huan wen was the one that resonated with me the most, and i really like him. the protagonists are really appealing, i love the both of them, they're super fucking cute together, i love their relationship and love the development. differently from other stories that i've marked with 5 stars here before, it didn't have me head over heals for it, but it's terribly sweet and i had a good fucking time reading it. and that is enough. i find no reason to give less stars, as i didn't find it to be weak or lacking. it's simple, but enough. since i always talk about sex, this one doesn't have any, you horny fucks! click on it and read something other than porn for a change goddamn it

although i think i'll never grow fond of the "oh no i'm drunk in your pheromones and therefore can't control myself and will attempt to have my way with you" because duh, this time it gets through it rather smoothly. i mean, the protagonist punches himself on the face to control these wild urges, which i think is at least an adequate response. this ends up being super cute, so i like it. when they actually have throughout intercourse, it's consensual, but there are some typical abo heat of the moment (ba dum tss) dubious consent scenes, so beware.