Lip Smoke
i loved this LOOOL. i went in being like ew wtf the age gap is gross but LIKE. IF I WAS SETSUNA I WOULDVE DONE THE SAME THING. she is so bold i dont think im that brave to take a shower and come out in a towel but like if my man looked like seta maybe i fucking WOULD risk everything. god damn. hes so hot. and like? respectful? i got weird vibes from him in the beginning, but hes such a gentleman ugh who wouldnt fall in love with that. ugh i want to date an older man now. thank god im past legal age and can do whatever tf i want legally. ugh. anyways this was pretty good even tho im sad it ended so soon! i wish we couldve gotten more them as a sorta couple? maybe even in the future when she turns 20. i really like how much of an emphasis they put on setsuna initiating things herself and seta really trying to restrain himself, but like idk man its japan you never know w them but yeah its good to see that they RECOGNIZE how illegal and taboo it is but like ig love is love yknow
Ao Haru Ride
ao haru ride was definitely a ride to say the least lol. i liked the anime but honestly i cant understand why they decided to animate such a tiny portion of the story and literally none of the main plot. the manga was so GOOD and the character development for both kou and futaba was done so so well. i have to say the star of the show is kou of course. this man had me experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions everytime he was present. i have many many mixed feelings for him but overall im extremely happy with his character at the end and i support them w most of my heart. touma is too lovable and wonderful for me to forget about him tho. hes the best boy ever and i hope hes able to find happiness somehow. he really didnt deserve the pain and anxiety he experienced through getting involved w these two but he is the one who decided to persist so its on him. theres definitely way too many things to say abt the plot. ill do jot notes ig: - futaba is very admirable and mature. definitely one of my fav fls. shes very persistent and bold sometimes, which can get annoying to watch but if she wasnt as headstrong as she is she wouldnt have achieved eveything she set out to accomplish, which is inspirational. she goes after everything she wants w all heart. how can u hate that. - kou's backstory is really dark and makes him probably one of the most complex shoujo characters ive ever read. his guilt towards narumi broke my heart and made me borderline hate him, but honestly it just proves how good of a person he really is, even if he did it for himself. you can say what you want abt kou but he is extremely loyal and faithful to his friends and loved ones. his journey back to "tanaka kou" was so fulfilling and watching his personality blossom was so fun. but he really did make me hate him for how he turned down futaba. but yknow what? i have never seen a male lead repent for his actions and suffer as much as kou. the love of his life literally dated a 10/10 in front of his eyes and all he could do is watch from the sidelines. those moments made my heart clench for kou but also flutter for touma. now this is what it means to have two amazing male leads and an effective love triangle set up, even if kou always owned futabas heart and we all knew that deep down. i love these 3 characters so much and i have to say that ahr is def one of my fav shoujo stories thus far. 9/10.
Watashi ga Motete Dousunda
hehe finally read this one after it being in my list for so long. the anime was SO GOOD! its definitely bc im an avid bl reader that i liked it so much tho, like if i had watched this a year ago i wouldnt have understood anything LOOL. but yes, so good! reverse harems are the best, and especially when all of them are so likable. i LIVE for the main couple so much. its kinda rare that the fl ends up w the sweetest character sadly, usually preferring the tsundere type that doesnt deserve love (can u tell im still traumatized from ao haru ride ily kou soz) but nope she chose the best boy! the story was super hilarious and i really loved it. tbh kae got on my damn nerves towards the end tho. she was really selfish w her interests and it was so fucking annoying to see her treat mutsumi badly. then again she kinda paid for it but i dont know if that was enough. im glad she figured shit out but that part made my blood boil tbh. bro nanaxshino extra is a blessing. i didnt even ship them until the end but i am Craving more content on them now, please i pray that the mangaka chooses to make a full length side story on them. anyways - super good! 9/10
Peach Girl Next
i read this a few days ago so my passion and fury towards this series has dwindled down a bit but honestly i still feel angry just recalling everything. this story was so fucking annoying. i cant even say the art or quality is bad, bc it isnt. the characters are also relatively strong so its not that either. its the fact that they all suck. except for toji i guess. im sorry, i dont get the hate for toji tho. sure he fucked up in the veruy beginning but that was literally bc he had no proof or reason to believe momo (and kairi DID see proof which is why he was able to believe her so easily, not to mention experiencing the same thing w his brother) so yeah i feel like everyone is collectively too harsh on the guy, especially when he was a wonderful bf afterwards and even threw everything away for her sake (tho he was way too harsh abt it ngl and couldve communicated w her abt what he was being blackmailed to do). he respected momo's relationship and only entered the scene in both cases when kairi was acting out and momo desperately needed someone to help her. not to mention the sad ass life this man has had in the past 10 years. we stan toji in this house and toji only. i didnt think they would pull the exact same thing AGAIN and leave the poor guy hanging and this time she rejected him AND his baby bro wtf. momo is polarizing bc i support and feel for her most of the time but i cant say shes flawless bc she also wavers a lot of the time between her priorities. the difference between her and kairi though, is that she was helping toji with his CHILD and didnt actively show interest in toji himself. kairi is so fucking stupid. its been a really long time since ive cried out of pure frustration but this man made me do it TWICE. its especially annoying bc he pulled the SAME shit in the first part, and went all "i never realize how much i love smth until its gone" and DOES THE SAME THING UGHHHH. he didnt even have a proper redemption arc in this part, literally just cried over her a bit at the end and got the girl. if 10 years of dating doesnt make you committed to a relationship, nothing ever will. i dont give a fuck abt "oh they both have someone theyll always waver for" NAH. THEN THEY SHOULDNT BE TOGETHER. FUCK THAT. honestly ive always preferred momoxtoji and i wanted it even more in this part. kairi is an idiot and i literally dont see these two working out. that dumb homewrecker nurse bitch was so pathetic too. imagine confessing to a kid a decade younger than you (and has a fucking fiance) and trying to sleep w another one. weird as hell bro, disgusting. i dont even have anything to say abt sae i just wished she fucked died in the ocean. shes a dumb cunt and i hope she never finds any semblance of happiness. ugh fuck this series bro its so bullshit. 5.5/10
Yurayura, Yureru
wowowow this was just a one-shot but its so good. the "right now, you can't live without me" page was WOW. ahh i wish i had a swimmer bf :,).
Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet
ive spent way too long reading this and im at chapter 56 but idk if im gonna finish reading this bc of how heated i am rn. im at the part where they make up after their fight and ill be real fuckin honest bro he doesnt deserve her at all. "my punishment"???? hes the one who fucked up though? its not childish to feel insecure abt ur s/o going on fancy dates or 5 day trips w/ other women and being told that you shouldnt talk shit abt other ppl or that he cant deal with you when you express those insecurities is SUCH a red flag. the fact that shes the one who tried to patch things up w him first is getting me so heated. she deserves better bye. ik its not that big of a deal but i almost dont wanna continue reading bc of how wrong this rubbed me. ive been in love w him since the beginning of the story and his lack of personality or whatever didnt bother me but idk this literally made me cry. like full on cry bc she deserves so much better than that. thats the kind of convo that gave me serious relationship and social issues for years now. no one deserves being told that after opening up especially by someone whose opinion matters so much to them. ESPECIALLY bc he was demanding to hear her thoughts just the other day. ugh whatever. this is bull shit and i hate the way the fight was handled. i need him to suffer some more. also, why did he literally not try harder when to get her back when she was at his friends house. i can understand not wanting to lose ur friendship or whatever but thats your GIRLFRIEND BRO. fucking act like it. also what was the purpose of telling the other girl that he wasnt in a relationship??? you can hide ur s/o without lying abt that? ugh. i cant with this. i dont wanna read anymore but im marking it as finished bc ive spent way too many hours reading. that said, hes hot as fuck and id give him the best sloppy toppy of my life. i would let him crack me open like a pistachio but i really wouldnt wanna be in a relationship w him. hes hot as hell though. my entire "men." folder is probably just him. too bad itll leave a bad taste in my mouth now.
Kawaii Hito (saitou Ken)