Mangonificent's manga / #glasses(18)

Really liked this one. Beautiful art all around and Mr Dandy... oh my, did the artist take a peek at my aesthetics list? Like, good golly sir you have it all! But eye candy aside, I also love how completely confident and unashamed he is about his work. He seems to fully enjoy it and takes pride in how effectively he's able to help his customers. In fact, I get this feeling he has some sort of self-esteem issues for the "real him" and therefore likes this job about transforming to someone's ideal. (My prediction is that the black haired dude will eventually convince him that "I fell in love with you, yes YOU" and that there is no fantasy, just love for the real Dandy.) Anyhow, refreshing how it's not your usual "save a poor suffering prostitute" setting and I always like seeing older characters get some love. His age plays perfectly with the general maturity he exhibits, this kind of "seen it, done it" attitude which only life experience can bring.

Disappointing. The first story had such a promising premise with its’ interesting character dynamic but was ultimately rushed in the most unsatisfying way. The author decided to switch to a webtoon format in the middle and the story suddenly became a cringy rushed mess. Even had a “villain reveal” which felt right out of Scooby Doo. Frustrating since the beginning did such a good job capturing my interest. Did not bother to read the second story due to lack of interest.

The second couple sold this to me. So much depth, emotion and drama in just 2 chapters. Had a lot of potential for a longer story since there were some elements that would have benefitted from deeper elaboration but I’m still impressed how much was done with so little. Might have helped my enjoyment too that the boss is totally my type. During the first half I already was like “… would you like to step on me fine sir?” (lol) so color me very pleasantly surprised when he ended up not being just a side character. The story of the first couple, while I wouldn’t call it bad, it just didn’t immerse me in the same way.

Charming little story about a ballerina breaking free of her constraints and basically saying "Fuck it, I do what I want now!" Has this really subtle and mature feel which I enjoyed. However, the ending left me a bit empty and I think they could have gone further with the story. Since the MC made a pretty big deal about her virginity and the old guy admitted feeling self-conscious about showing his naked body to someone young like her, I was actually very curious how a more intimate moment between the two would go. They could have kept it subtle, no smut needed (nor would it fit with the atmosphere I think), but I just wanted SOMETHING more. Funny, this is like the first time I read a story which did not have a sex scene but I WANTED one. Usually I don't care.

"What u want?" "Food." "K." The End. Lol, brevity is the soul of wit I guess. Tiny little one shot which still manages to be strangely engaging because of its' interesting premise and beautiful art.