Sugar ❀'s manga / #03-2020(18)

P: Sal Senba is going to be the head of the Senba clan-a family with a long and distinguished history teaching the art of ikebana, or Japanese flower arrangements. He's not sure he's up for this role, though, being born into it instead of "earning" it. Months before the ritualistic ikebana exhibition to symbolize the succession, he falls into his mirror and finds himself in another world... one with a beautiful garden of flowers and an even more beautiful man. At first, Sal thinks this Prince Shaal has nothing to do with him... but little by little, he sees that they mirror each other more than he thought. An otherworldly romance between a super hot prince and a hottie in a kimono!! O: This is beautiful, it has a refreshing feeling and reminds you of nice smelling flowers ^^ Shaal is so handsome... It was pretty basic ngl but still sweet.

P: Takame: Synopsis:〚 Two stories of men working in a gay, man-boob sucking club〛 Ch. 1-3: Shima (MC-uke) is jobless for awhile now & needed money for the bills. Got recced by a good friend since college that knows a manager looking for a boy. Both didn't expect that the "boy" job is for a gay fetish club. That gave the chance to air out their special feelings to each other (coupled with more than a cop here and there) Also, the random chibis are cute. Ch. 4-6: Makoto's backstory (the other boy). He's selling sex on the street even as a student and one day, he was invited by Tamotsu (the small, black-haired boy) to a sex shop where he's only petted on. Which is way better and safer than his previous job of selling sex at the strees. Unfortunately that made his libido screaming for release. Through the advise of his new-found friend, he looked for a sex friend and that is Tada, the shop's temp floor manager with nice, long fingers. O: It's not bad but it doesn't really appeal to me. f/5

P: 1. Satou needs money, so his friends Kaname and Yuusuke offer him a part-time job, where they do yaoi things for "research purposes" i.e. for a BL game they're making. 2. Daichi is a power-top, and helps his superior Imai tidy his house. He has ulterior motives - that is to bang Imai after getting drunk, but little did he know that he would be f*cked instead. Apparently Imai also lusted for him even though he's the only guy he has ever had romantic feelings for. O: This is so stupid and funny! xD Lmao Satou's imagination is seriously WILD. The second story was also interesting. This was better than I expected!

P: Receptioning the newcomers is a task for YuYang, and he ends up helping the unsociable and towering LiHuan, the kind of person that does everything to be disliked. But after better knowing each other, he discovers that the giant isn't that bad of a person at all... O: This is so cute!! It's honestly so good! The art is so crisp and satisfying. C30 p.15 - LiHuan's face killed me T_T Feels bad for JianYu... it's not like she's a bad person, but YuYang can't reciprocate her feelings... in C33. I love how YuYang is not a pushover - he is such a badass. C40 Lol those fujo's are so relatable xD C51 Feel so bad for YuYang :( C71 - hmm I wonder what HuanWen's secret is... It hurts how YuYang always hides his true feelings ;-; 2nd couple (uncle x red-hair, Pan x Qiu) is kinda interesting. Ahhhhh I sometimes really wish this was a yaoi.... but that would be weird at the same time. Sometimes I feel that HuanWen secretly likes YuYang e.g. C84. I could be wrong, but it's just a hunch. I think he likes him, but doesn't tell him because he knows that YuYang doesn't want to be involved with straight dudes and had a tough past. C94 Ouch this chapter kinda hurts.... I'm glad that Qiu made YuYang realise his mistakes. C98 - awww everyone's reactions to YuYang finally dating LiHuan are so wholesome! ^^ I'm killed by all the cuteness. C124 - damn I feel bad for Huan Wen. Ik his grandpa has good intentions, but he's putting pressure of Huan Wen to have a family ;-;

P: Hojun’s recent breakup was pretty rough. His partner told him it wasn’t him, per se… Hojun just wasn’t good in bed. But it turns out Drunk Hojun is surprisingly resourceful; singlehandedly managing to find and set himself up with a sex tutor by the name of Mr. Ahn. Ahn Seunghyun was only half serious when he posted the sex tutor ad, but he quickly finds himself in too deep to call the lessons off. And the more he sees Hojun, the more he can’t help but notice how much attractive he is. Seunghyun is making it up as he goes along, so what will the final exam look like? O: This is so stupid and funny at the same time xD Ahn and Hojun take these classes so seriously. This felt so short I expected more drama tbh. Rereading... f/12 this is amusing, but kinda boring at the same time tbh... not really fan of smut 5-->3

P: One day, at the party Takayuki attends, he meets Takeuchi (Kiyotake) - his old classmate from high school 8 years ago. Takeuchi’s girlfriend in highschool was stolen by Takayuki. What will happen when the two meet? What will happen when one of them is drunk? Will Takayuki painful feelings of unrequited love come to an end or will there be a happy ending? O: This was good. I could really feel Takayuki's emotions. It was frustrating how cruel he acted towards Kiyotake though... Ok rereading this, and for some reason I omitted the rape tag. The rape scene was really unnecessary. C3 - BRO TAKAYUKI DIDN'T JUST DO THAT- WTF TT

P: Top students Kawase and Kurihara have been locked in an intense rivalry since the start of high school, unbeknownst to Kawase. No matter how hard Kurihara studies, he can’t seem to take the top spot. Kawase, taken aback by Kurihara’s hostile and self-damaging behavior, becomes determined to help him in any way he can. O: This was nice. I like how Kurihara's mum accepted that she pushed him a bit too much. Kurihara was low-key relatable. This gives a light feeling.

P: Dayeol hears two guys fooling around in the nurse’s office and accidentally knocks over the curtain rod. When the nurse walks in on the scene, devilishly handsome Taehyun tells her that Dayeol tried to make out with him. Before Dayeol can correct the misunderstanding, the rumor spreads and his archery scholarship is in jeopardy. To make matters worse, Taehyun doesn’t show the slightest bit of remorse; in fact, he shamelessly begins hanging around Dayeol. It’s not long before the two begin walking the thin line between hate and love. O: This manhwa has so much details conveyed thru visuals, it's really good. Interesting panels. I can understand Dayeol's anger at Taehyun at the start. Realistic, complex characters. Good pacing. Taehyun was just scared to like Dayeol as he was unfamiliar with emotions, after casting them away long ago. Lol the way they act just a bit more than friends is funny and fitting for them. ;-; I wish this was a yaoi... I love this manhwa so much!

P: A Twitter comic by Yuuki Kikuchi about a croc living his last 100 days. O: This is kinda funny and sad at the same time. Ouch he actually did die at the end. :( Apparently this story was based off an irl story. The author (rat) was depressed after losing his best friend (croc). Death comes suddenly - treasure life. https://mobile.twitter.com/jiyunaJP/status/1240955144008634369

P: Like a cat, like a bug, this cute and scary story of Capoo will heal your heart, and eat all your meat. A heartwarming comedy of its daily life begins! O: This is manga is seriously cute, scary and funny all at once. It never fails to impress me. C104 is so relatable. Omg C109 xD C361, 374, 413, 426, 427-9, 436. The youtube videos are really cute! The humour can be pretty hit or miss