Oreshika Shiranai Karada
➷ plot: ★★★★★ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ omfg i didn't expect this to be my cup of tea i literally got so hooked to this >< i really love their dynamic~ its your typical "i won't fall in love with you" trope but he ends up falling in love as he should its so rare to have a seme's pov so i liked this ^^ if we're being honest technically ryohei isn't a red flag at all since he just complied with yuuma's request to do it with him even without strings attached~ tbh ryohei's one of the good semes out there since he never did anything to hurt yuuma ^^ there was a little misunderstanding but he never intentionally hurt him in any way <3 the pacing might've looked fast but i'm sure inside the manga timeline its been months so i felt the development of ryohei's feelings :> i can feel like he genuinely came to like yuuma since he was different from his past lovers ^^ yuuma was so dedicated to him like he was his world and i think that's what caught ryohei's attention~ i'm glad that the first volume ended with them confirming their feelings for each other and making them official they look so domestic at times too pls they're so cute :(( yuuma is an adorable sweetheart >< he looks so cool from an outsider's perspective but he gets shy and needy when hes with ryohei i love it ❣️ i'm also obsessed with brainy or smart characters probably bc of my own personal type as well hihi but yea both of them are drop dead gorgeous literally inlove with this author's art style !! their precision and consistency never fails i actually wanted to see yuuma open up more to ryohei here but i'm glad that there's a 2nd volume bc i'm expecting more conversations from them and less you know doing the deed lol jshshd i want them to talk more since all they've been doing is using their bodies overall i really liked this one !! i'm obsessed with their dynamic and their relationship turned healthy and adorable <33 looking forward to volume 2 !! this was a great read !! will definitely reread this one ^^
Call Me Before Dawn
☆ since this was a very short one i'll just give my thoughts hehe ^^ i put it in my diamond tag bc this is a hidden gem <33 the plot is very interesting and unique !! i've never seen a crossover between agents with magical armors and half-breed agents :> for 4 chapters, it was definitely jam packed ^^ though there were still a ton of questions left behind, i think that's normal since you can't really put everything in 4 chapters :)) i still liked it a lot though ♡ the translation was quite confusing towards the end but i'm not complaining or anything its just that a better translation would've conveyed the story better since there were confusing dialogues~ overall this was really good for a short manhua <33 the plot had a lot in it and the ending was cute i'm curious if the black haired guy (idk how to write their names ) has aged since he already met the half-breed agent when he was little, its probably just the art style but he looks the same to me lol but anyway its cute and i liked the story ♡ i for sure would've loved a longer version of this too~ the art style is very pretty as well this was a short but great read !!
Hidamari no Orange
➷ plot: ★★★★★ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ another gem omg !!! this was so good and heartwarming ㅠㅠ i'm literally inlove with nanami hes a ray of sunshine :(( everything abt this was so cute and wholesome <3 its also quite realistic ^^ there also weren't any unnecessary misunderstandings between them~ i love how open-minded kei was when nanami accidentally blurted out his feelings for him ♡ he genuinely wanted to know abt the feeling of being in love bc he never experienced it before and i'm glad that now hes happily inlove (´ω`) i'm happy that he also got to talk with his mom and pursued his dream of going to university <3 i also love the interactions between kei and nanami's family >< nanami's friends are so funny too !! i wish we got to see them open up their relationship to them since it looks like they're nice people who'll support them their teacher also seems like a fun teacher !! he was like the bridge for them so i like him~ overall i really love this one <3 another masterpiece ackkk (ू˃̣̣̣̣̣̣︿˂̣̣̣̣̣̣ ू) i've been finding a lot of hidden gems lately i feel happy ♡ the plot was your typical "i'm failing please help me" but the start of their relationship was really platonic that slowly developed into genuine feelings the pacing was so good and i just love the flow of the story <33 i wish we got to see more extras of them after graduating but i'm very much satisfied with the ending ❣️ the art style's very pretty too this was an adorable great read !!
Koi ni mo Naranai.
➷ plot: ★★★★★ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ this was so good aaaa <33 they're so cute :(( i wish we got to see more of them after officially dating but other than that they're so fluffy and wholesome >< yuuya's crying face is so pretty but its nothing compared to seeing him genuinely smile (╥﹏╥) souta is so adorable :< hes the puppy in the relationship while yuuya's cat-like hihi >< i think souta was gradually developing feelings the moment he saw yuuya crying~ i wish there were more moments shown of them hanging out together but i'm assuming it took weeks or months for them before souta confessed bc he himself was still denying his feelings at first :)) i wouldn't blame yuuya for falling for him immediately since souta has a kind and sweet soul ♡ hes always genuine when it comes to yuuya <33 i also wouldn't blame souta for falling for yuuya hihi ^^ they're meant for each other period i also love the goldfish reference and what souta did might've looked simple, but for him to buy a goldfish keychain while saying "i want to stay by your side" hits hard when you realize that the goldfish signifies their feelings :(( and bc its a keychain, that goldfish will never die not like the goldfish his brother gave him ㅠㅠ who's ugly crying bc i for sure am overall i really liked this a lot <33 the plot wasn't your typical school life story bc it had a lot of unique elements like with the cat and the goldfish hehe ❣️ i also love how souta's friends never questions him abt anything, they just go along and mind their own business ^^ misata seems like a nice person too !! i'm sure yuuya's brother will have a happy family of his own and i'm glad that souta helped him to move forward and let go of his painful feelings <33 i like the art style too !! very pretty this was a great read !!
Moto Yakuza ga BL Sakka ni Nattarashii
➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★☆☆ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★☆ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★☆ ※ this was okay, i think the plot was really interesting at the beginning since this is such a refreshing set-up and dynamic, i've never encountered an ex-yakuza turned bl author before hehe ^^ but i just the the development of their feelings wasn't really prominent~ i get how their feelings potentially grew for each other but its mostly just bc of them doing it nonstop.... i'm not really into that trope and i would've preferred more sweet conversations than them just doing it for most of the story :] also ik this was probably made with the intention of making the readers laugh since its very humorous but i was kind of uncomfy with the whole hirose forced sudou to write bl mangas and to do it with him D: like ik there was consent but at the same time it just didn't sit right with me :/ but they ended up being cute together (right ??) we never got to see them outrightly confess to each other but ig we could assume that they're officially dating now bc the sequel to sudou's manga is abt the MCs being lovey-dovey bfs but the thing is they aren't lovey-dovey at all i needed more domesticity from them >< they also just went on that one date and the rest were just them doing it jshsjhdjd also the thing with hayashi was just swept under the rug :0 that scene also made me uncomfy bc that was literally SA, hirose was sleeping and hes just touching him ????? anyway ig that was supposed to be a funny bit bc of the whole hayashi misunderstanding sudou's feelings for him but it isn't my thing so yea i didn't like it that much :< sudou also never revealed that he was a former yakuza to hirose but i'm guessing hirose's not that dumb to not even realize that sudou was indeed a yakuza overall this was okay, i had to take breaks while reading this bc i just wasn't feeling up to it :) it piqued my interest at first but the thrill died down as i read bc it just wasn't my cup of tea but i'm sure a lot of other readers would still appreciate and enjoy this since it is pretty funny and their dynamic's cute ^^ the art style is pretty too this was a fine read ^^
Koi to Keiji
➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★☆ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ the plot was all over the place but omfg this was such a fun read i really enjoyed it even though i was so confused bc one thing just led to another and suddenly they were inlove and tsuchida didn't even know that haruki was his boss like idk how that happened but the confusion aside, this was so fun and adorable to read <33 i really love their dynamic~ the way haruki's a strict boss but becomes soft and needy when hes with tsuchida >< i love tsuchida's puppy-like personality too ♡ hes literally a ball of fluff yet hes very passionate and serious abt his job i love the contrasts between them, it makes them complete each other <33 their relationship has two moods and thats domesticity and chaos i just love it when the two of them are together and being all cute and rowdy >< as for the 2nd couple in the oneshot, i also liked them pls this author's humor is my style so i really liked both stories <3 their (2nd couple) dynamic was so cute too ^^ also the plot twist at the end pls i wheezed so hard i didn't expect it to end like that that was so funny even though this had a lot of comedic scenes, there were still a lot of romantic and serious themes running throughout which i love i could see the feelings of both couples under all the laughter ^^ overall i really enjoyed this one ♡ putting it in the hidden gem tag bc i didn't expect it to be so funny and wholesome <3 i love this author's works bc they always insert their humor in the plot >< i also their couple dynamics, my cup of tea their art style is also one of my faves so pretty and clean even though its old, its a classic this was a great and funny read !!
Itoshiki Ningyo
➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★☆ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★☆ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★☆ ※ i really wanted to rate this 5 stars but the plot was a bit predictable like it was your typical kidnapping the MC while threatening him and suddenly the ML will save him something like that :> also i just find the scene where mikagi brings umi to azuma very uncomfortable bc that was like attempted forced rape lol but as the story went on their development got better and mikagi genuinely feel for umi <3 i also love the connection they have esp with their own personal "flaws" that they now see as their reason to live >< this is probably one of my faves when it comes to the ending bc i really felt the emotions on the last panels for chapter 5 ♡ it had a heartwarming end >< umi is such a precious babie <33 i will protect him with all my life pls >< his mermaid mark didn't even look that bad he didn't deserve the hate and pain :(( i love how mikagi constantly compliments him and says that hes very cute & pretty ㅠㅠ mikagi is a good ML though the first part (the scene i mentioned above) was really unnecessary but he turned into a good ML so yea i ended up liking him <33 azuma seems like a nice person too for helping them ^^ nishiki and kuro are the cutest >< i love their contrasting personalities~ they're such good guardians, very cute & funny too overall this was good ^^ i liked the unique set-up since i haven't read that much mermaid themed bl esp a mermaid paired with a shaman (i think thats what mikagi is ??) their pairing was very interesting and they ended up being a wholesome and adorable couple the pacing was a bit fast for me but i still felt their connection and how their feelings grew so i still liked it ❣️ the conflict was meh, pretty overused concept but everything ended well and justice was served so i'm pretty satisfied with how it turned out <33 i really wish umi being pregnant was real though >< but they're still pretty adorable so its fine hehe~ i'm glad that they now can happily live far from the main village (not that far) i really love how mikagi's tattoo turned out !! its so pretty esp with nishiki and kuro at the back pls the art style is pretty in general hehe ❣️ this was a good read !!
In My Closet
❀ i'm crying i can't believe this ended already ㅠㅠ i'll probably reread this for the nth time bc they're one of my comfort couples :(( i'm so happy with that adorable ending pls ♡
Haru to Natsu to Nacchan to Aki to Fuyu to Boku
➷ plot: ★★★★★ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ this is the fluffiest and cutest thing i've read in a while aaaaa >< their dynamic is so freaking adorable and comedic ♡ childhood friends to sweethearts are so wholesome :(( this type of writing style is pretty rare but i liked it ^^ i love how each other represents/shows what they did every month for a year ㅠㅠ they're so domestic and fluffy i cannot (╥﹏╥) i love how supportive their friends are PLS they keep teasing shima the plot was pretty light and wholesome but there were also some hints of angst which gave it some depth~ i don't really have much to say bc this was just perfect <3 i definitely recommend to read this after reading some angsty ones bc this will fill you with sweetness and humour i loved every panel and how both of them are sometimes bold to their partner and the other becomes shy (vice versa) >< i wish we got to see more of their childhood memories and i wanted to get a more vivid explanation of how they confessed to each other and stuff also maybe some time skip ^^ but other than that this was a masterpiece <33 it gives you the butterflies and its a perfect read since valentines day is coming~ overall this was very fluffy, wholesome, and funny <33 i also love how they would always make their partner feel loved >< shima and natsuo would always say some cheesy and sweet stuff to each other at random that'll make the other flustered i love it when they do tiny things just to appreciate and show some affection to each other >< they're perfect for each other ♡ also the last panel was gold i love shima's birthday message to natsuo pls :< i love how they spent the holidays >< and i love the scene where shima's mom showed him a video of babie natsuo that was so wholesome and adorable ㅠㅠ i wonder if their parents are aware of their relationship (i hope they are or that they come out in the future ♡) the art style is so pretty and adorable !! esp natsuo's chibis >< his cheeks are so squishy this was a wholesome read i love this and i love them so much
Tonari ni