Digitalis
soooo. many thoughts. i love the art style and i recognized it from hate mate, truly i want to read more works w this kind of style - it kinda reminds me of bakdam's (and yeongha) art style from love or hate and fools. so like 10 for that. the characters were also great and yoosung reminds me a lot of megumi oddly enough. i liked jiwoo too v puppy seme vibes. and bro on god the reincarnating eternal lovers across lifetimes au is one of my all time faves and has been forever. they even had the red string of fate man. the humour was great and the sister was literally my fav character. honestly until chapter 15 i wouldve given this a 10/10 but like thats where the plot got really confusing? and idk if its bc of the english translation of the korean is wack but thats lezhins fault. i just dont get what jiwoo did so wrong? and why yoosung was prepared to stop liking him or whatever. idk thats pretty much it just the conflict between them. i also wish the "sister" character got more screen time like to explain her role as god or whatever. also the character she said she was gonna introduce later? never came? idk. ill still give this an 8 bc i love every other aspect but it really couldve been better. i wanted to love this so much.
Koimonogatari
very realistic and bittersweet. i adore yamato and i really do hope that he can find happiness. up until the recent chapters i really wanted things to work out between him and yuuji but i dont really like the fact that hes ready to settle for anyone as long as theyre gay just to get over yuuji. i know why he feels that way though. the whole section with that stupid motherfucker got me so heated and pissed i hate people like that the most in the world. ngl the translation is rough. like its understandable but it just doesnt hit as hard as im sure its supposed to bc of all the errors. it also starts off really slow imo. i have no idea where yamatos relationship w yuuji is gonna go either. i havent really gotten a single sign from yuuji that he could consider yamato as a potential partner so...yeah. idk it probably wont be updated soon either so maybe we'll never know. 8/10
This Ending
this was really good and i flied thru it but i agree w others that they shouldve resolved their issues with communication at the end. im hoping they did after getting back together or whatever but it wouldve been nice to see it. jinwoo's feelings are still the same but candy cant feel them anymore which i dont think was wholly resolved in the end. also i wish we'd have gotten more moments between them at the end instead of just "dont go" yknow? they have so much to talk abt since they feel so strongly abt it and candy literally just wants reassurance. idk i liked this a lot aside from that tho and im happy theyre back together. 9/10
Hana wo Tadoreba Kimi no Yubisaki
this deserves a way higher rating?? its very sweet and i like the reincarnation/spirit themes a lot. mangas based around shrines have always been so interesting to me. 8/10 but im giving 5 stars bc it deserves better than 8.8
Seven Days
cute enough. they kinda didnt have that much chemistry and yuzuru is honestly annoying i get what his exes mean - but they suit e/o somehow. extra points for making them both so pretty. 7/10 i had higher expectations
Isso Koe ga Nakattara
bro. i fucking cried reading this LMAO. like i know its not that deep but mannnn i cant take it. hes so fucking sweet and to think that hes lived a life of anxiety and pain like that, it just hurts so much to think about. fuck those kids and ppl who have made his life so hard. ugh. i really liked that they called out the seme on his "caring suggestions" bc they rubbed me the wrong way too. i hate more than anything when ppl tell you how much or how little you've tried for something, without actually knowing anything. like shut the fuck up unless you're in the same situation. and even then, you have no right to tell me what i "need" to do. whatever im glad they pointed that out. 8/10 but it deserves a 5 star honestly
Bokura no Shokutaku
sigh. this was such a breath of fresh air. i feel so light and happy after this. i love mangas based around fluffy family dynamics and cute kid antics and this was just entirely that. i read the official translations on manga4life but next time i wanna read it on here to see how it differs. i loved it so much though. 11/10
Trace Of You