nini's manga / #drama(310)

Toy Complex

Complete | Lee yoonhee | 2019 released

ngl i was really annoyed and bored on the first chapters since im really not fond of these type of characters, esp the MC but as we saw in the epilogue it meant something cute that bc of the ML she changed and opened her heart thats why she was acting like that to the ML but im still kinda annoyed since the MC kept pushing herself to him even though he keeps pushing her away (even though he only half-meant it) but as the story goes it got better and i came to like it !! the art style is so pretty and i love how the author explained the tiny details at the end i liked this one

Kimi Towa Gokai Kara Hajimarimashitaga

Complete | Mishima kazuhiko | 2019 released

➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★☆ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★☆ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ this was cute and i'm glad they turned out fluffy and wholesome ^^ though their relationship felt so fast for me :> i think it would've been better if there were more interactions of them together shown bc it mostly just felt fast and i didn't feel much from the development of miike's feelings i'm glad that hifumi apologized for taking advantage of miike bc i was scared i was gonna dislike him for what he did :< but he turned out to be such a sweet puppy ^^ miike is so precious :(( a literal shy babie >< i wish he got to tie his hair more bc he looks amazing ♡ ik hifumi told him that his tied hair is only for him to see but i do hope he lets him tie his hair more and that was just written by the author with the thought of that being romantic lol bc if u carefully think abt it, hifumi would look like a slight controlling person bc of those words but anyway i'm glad they got together :D i love how supportive nana is pls shes so gorgeous and kind miike's friend didn't show any prejudice when miike told him abt hifumi and was very supportive too <33 overall this was a cute one ^^ wish i got to see more of them after being officially together so that i could feel their connection more~ they were still very cute though, and i could see that they like each other a lot ^^ also the art style is pretty this was a good read !!

Koi ni mo Naranai.

Complete | Hagi | 2016 released

➷ 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 !!

Itoshiki Ningyo

Ongoing | Hijiki | 2019 released

➷ 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 !!

Mania

Complete | Brothers Without a Tomorrow | 2000 released

➷ plot: ★★★★★ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ its been a while since i've read a completed manhwa in (technically) one sitting and i have my mouth wide open bc this was so freaking good !! i'm not really into this type of dynamic but omfg i feel in love with them >< the plot was unique since i've never encountered anything like this before !! it had the amount of drama and angst along with a bit of sweetness~ i really love yeonjin's inner monologues esp when hes describing the feelings he has for munhyeok ^^ its so deep and poetic i really felt it :> the pacing was really nice even though this only had 63 chapters which is pretty short esp with a plot like this that has a lot of drama involved, i really got to see their development and the story didn't feel unfinished ^^ there were some plot holes or maybe i should say unclear parts like what was the real reason jeong mu killed wu cha gang bc as far as i'm concerned it looks like he was also fucking yeonjin's dad and even says that hes much better than wu cha gang so idk why he would need to go to such lengths when he himself said those things and i could also see some hints of feelings involved between the two~ the next thing that was unclear to me was abt kang seohyuk, they never really gave us an elaborate explanation as to why he "betrayed" wu cha gang ?? (idk if i missed it or not) munhyeok hated him since the beginning and they wanted to k!ll him i think ?? but they suddenly just become friends towards the end ???? yea that bit was kind of confusing but maybe i'm the problem since i read this at midnight so my brain was probably not processing things well anyway so for their dynamic, it wasn't as toxic as i expected ^^ there wasn't any strings attached at the beginning and they had an agreement so ig it was okay ^^ they're not toxic in a way that one person is abusing another but its more of their set-up thats kind of toxic ?? iykyk lol overall i liked this A LOT !! like i never expected to have my emotions be played around ksjdskjdkd its so good ㅠㅠ the ending felt bittersweet in a way ^^ i'm glad that they didn't rush them into meeting again once munhyeok got out of prison bc it added more angst, and it also made me feel that they're really inlove with each other even after 8 years of being separated >< i have a lot more to say but i think this is getting too long but yea i'm happy with the timeskip, i'm glad we also got to see that the kids along with moran were doing well <3 i'm happy that both of them got the freedom and happiness they deserved ♡ i really love the ending panel, it had so much emotion and i just love them so much they deserve to be happy :(( i really want to say more but i'm ending this here just know that this is really a worth it read !! this is a masterpiece the art style is also very pretty and detailed ❣️ this was an amazing read !!

Negative Psychological Distance

Ongoing | ZHUANG NING,jiu ran | 2019 released

➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★☆ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ this was actually pretty nice ^^ you can read it in one sitting since each chapter isn't that long compared to other manhuas so it's a quick and enjoyable read :> the plot itself was really good too ^^ i think it was well executed esp for a manhua bc a lot of manhuas tend to have such complicated or bland plots, but this one was actually smooth and well thought out ^^ there were some predictable parts but it's fine bc i still liked how it all turned out esp with the adorable ending~ i'm still doubting the end though bc i think there we'll get some more crumbs from them esp at how rushed the ending panel seemed but overall it was good <3 the pacing was quite fast though like esp with them doing it after the seaside scene but i mean they were cute and it was a sweet moment so i'll give them a pass i love the character development of gu ying esp the fact that it wasn't his true self which is why he acted like a douche in the first parts ^^ wish we got to see a clearer confession and exchange of affection but i mean they're both pretty clingy with each other so ig i'll give them another pass bc i also got attached to them hehe ❣️ dr. shen's colleagues are so supportive and his boss even got to be with m which is just cute >< i hope we get more side stories i wanna see them as a side couple too huhu ㅠㅠ but yea this was pretty nice and i didn't expect to like it a lot the art style is so pretty too i love the chibis they're so freaking adorbs >< this was a good read !!

Kiss me, Liar

Complete | Zig | 2019 released

➷ plot: ★★☆☆☆ ➷ characters: ★☆☆☆☆ ➷ chemistry: ★★☆☆☆ ➷ pacing/development: ★★☆☆☆ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★☆☆☆ ※ i expected a lot from this one since it's quite popular and a friend recommended it to me but i also had some reasons why i avoided to read this and that's bc of keith :D i read some comments before abt how toxic keith was, but i didn't expect it to be this bad :')) like ik he's not the worst since i've already read a lot with more twisted characters but the thing is keith is so unlikable i think if this story had more chapters that could really showcase keith's character development then i think it would've been better :> but yea it only contains 48 chapters (main story) and he was still a freaking asshole in chapter 30+ so he literally had less than 10 chapters to become mature which i don't think was enough to convice me that he changed which is why i didn't really got satisfied with how it ended :< ik the last panels were supposed to look adorable and wholesome but no, what i felt was pity towards yeonwoo bc he has to put up and raise a family with keith lol :'D the plot in itself had quite a lot of plot holes and most of it felt rushed, it wasn't that complicated though i did get confused with some parts~ esp with the scene where the driver betrayed him like idk but that was so out of the blue it just happened randomly which caught me off guard and it also felt quite awkward kksjdkjdjd the only good thing abt this story is emma, josh, charles, and spencer i'm sorry ㅠㅠ yeonwoo is quite annoying in a way too but he's a girl boss at some parts which is very rare for omegas so i liked that ^^ also the way the author made it so that the omegas were the ones to mark alphas are cool too since i've never encountered something like that :> overall this was not for me, i didn't enjoy anything, most of the characters surrounding yeonwoo were annoying and rude which is just sad :'( and i really hated the scene where he got r worded and keith told him to apologize for biting his r worder's dick like wtf idk that scene really made my blood boil and i could never forgive keith for that, esp when yeonwoo got so traumatized by it to the point that he got a mental illness and couldn't recover for months :(( anyway it's your choice to read it, it could get you a little bit hooked and it wasn't much of a chore since it only had 48 chapters :)) the art gradually became pretty as the chapters went on this was meh fr won't reread :'D

Kiss de tokashita sono ato ni

Complete | Masaki maki | 2019 released

➷ plot: ★★★★☆ ➷ characters: ★★★★★ ➷ chemistry: ★★★★★ ➷ pacing/development: ★★★★★ ➷ art style: ★★★★★ ➷ overall: ★★★★★ ※ omg finally something quite wholesome from this author jsjsjjdjdj ㅠㅠ i think i read every book they did and if i'm being honest most of them were not for me :'< but i did like the vampire one, its kind of my guilty pleasure hehe anyway back to this book, the plot was fine, its your typical childhood friends trope but ig with a twist with the stalker involved but tbh that part wasn't needed..... the situation was taken lightly but i mean u do u lol but yea it felt quite lackluster BUT i gave it five stars because i think the couple themselves were quite cute and wholesome ^^ i finally got some green flags from this author some people are saying that mizuki was weird for liking hiro at a young but i think that's pretty normal ??? i mean you can't really control one's feelings, and i'm sure he liked him bc of how clingy hiro was to him and not bc of sexual desires :> this is the reason i call him a green flag bc when he reached a certain age where he got urges/desires, he distanced himself from hiro knowing their age gap and stuff so i applaud him for that~ hiro wasn't an annoying character, i think he's adorable though the secondhand embarrassment i felt when mizuki caught him relieving himself was so painful ㅠㅠ i think their dynamic is fine ??? its my "in the middle" dynamic lol hshhshdh i love mizuki's brother's reaction when he knew abt them he just shrugged and i think he's supportive or idk he's kind of neutral but i'm glad he still cares for hiro hehe :)) overall their relationship was pretty healthy and the extras were so adorable >< i'm also glad that he got some closure with the stalker even though they didn't press charges~ i love how supportive hiro's coworker with their relationship too hihi she's so cute ^^ tbh the art was the redeeming factor for most of this author's work but i genuinely liked this one and of course i'm still obsessed with their art style the pacing felt okay since both of them already had feelings for each other ^^ this was a good read !!

Santa (Taeyangshin)

Ongoing | Taeyangshin , 태양신 | 2000 released

☆ another short read but omg its so interesting >< i really want to know more esp how their relationship progressed~ for 3 chapters, this was pretty good esp with the back story and all that it makes you want to know more ^^ wish this gets a continuation though that's probably impossible, still this was a very interesting read ❣️ the art style is really pretty too !!

Hatsukoi Note

Complete | amekiri | 2019 released

its been awhile since i've read this so i won't be able to give an in-depth review but from what i can remember, i really liked this one bc the couple's dynamic is cute ^^ their both shy and adorable with each other <33 i love the build up and pacing even though it just happened in 2 chapters, i think the author did a good job showing their progress and how fujita developed his feelings for sanjou :> i also liked how unique the concept of the plot, its your typical school genre but i've never encountered such plot wherein the MC has a blog abt his sexuality and that's the reason they got to know each other~ i think what sanjou's doing is pretty cool bc ppl can be inspired through his blog ^^ i love how supportive ryuu is too <33 hes a cool friend :)) overall this was pretty cute and adorable >< i've been quite busy with school so i don't get to read that much anymore but this will definitely be a part of my must reread mangas ^^ the art is pretty too this was a great read !!