fujomom's manga / #sad(9)

Sequel to Kimi to Parade, this follows the same couple. Things are going well until Seme brings his lover to meet his parents and he impulsively tells everyone about their relationship. It doesn't go over well and it makes him doubt himself and their relationship. Things are super rocky and emotional from that point onward and it seems like they're doomed to a breakup. Then just as they get back together, uke gets a big job offer overseas that he can't turn down. This legit made me cry, though it ends very nicely. So much drama and heart ache and tears. Ooof. DON'T READ THE 8.1 EXTRA, MORE TEARS.

I liked this but it was pretty depressing. Not sad enough to make me cry but definitely a downer. This is a slice of life story about a girly boy in the country who gets bullied by a group of guys in his school. One of the bullies is secretly gay too and they become good friends (I really disliked how his life ended, with him apparently still in the closet). One of the bullies has a crush on him and the bullied boy ends up with him and it's nice, though I wish they'd had him in the story more so you could see more development between them. There's also a kinda pitiful, secretly gay teacher that almost rapes the bullied boy. I say pitiful because of the mini chapters of him at the end show him as a kid falling in love with another boy and facing hate because of that and having to deny that part of himself, which is what makes him warped as an adult.

This was ok, but nothing I'd ever read again. I'm not a slutty uke fan, for the most part. The majority of this manga is about a slutty uke who basically preys on men for a living, until he falls for his latest boy toy's roommate. I felt bad for the roommate, who never really felt loved and always wondered when the slutty uke would leave him. Crappy relationship if you ask me. Then there are two one-shots. The last one is nice but REALLY sad. It's about a guy who can't let go of a past relationship, and even prostitutes himself to get by.

MY HEART, it hurts! Mitsuru is dating a guy, Kou, for years when he drops off the face of the earth only to reappear married and thinking it's ok for them to continue as normal. Mitsuru is heartbroken and breaks things off, and gets into a relationship with Shougo, who is sweet and emotionally open. Kou can't give up easily and calls all the time. Mitsuru accepts that he's serious about Shougo and promises for make his break up with Kou more official, but Kou refuses to let things end. Poor Shougo, Kou is scum. The drama is real in this manga, geez.

Baker Uno and writer Sakai were a couple until Uno fell and lost his memory. Sakai tried to let him go so that Uno can live a “normal” life and have kids, but Uno can’t leave him alone, unknowingly falling in love with him all over again. This was a pretty emotional read with a cute end!

Sad but sweet. Hinata gets into an accident shortly after he and Kageyama start dating. The head trauma from the accident gives him a tumor that needs to be surgically removed and wipes out his most recent memories. Hinata struggles to come to grips with it and doesn’t know how to break it to Kageyama.

I'm going to regret reading this, I just know it. ZhiShu is diagnosed with cancer but is considering not taking the chemo because his long-running relationship is running it's course. His boyfriend, whom he supported and helped since they were young is gone all the time and cheating on him. His doctor is very nice and seems very invested in helping him beat cancer. I hope ZhiShu ends up with the doctor. Nice artwork in this story. ETA: just caught spoilers for this... not sure i'll continue reading this. I don't like bad endings and crying buckets :(

Good but pretty sad. This is about a demon and human who love each other and because the human's life is shorter he cursed himself to be reborn and find the demon over and over again.

Haruto is unhappy, having long given up on his dream to be a musician. Then one day he hits his head and can see a ghost haunting him named Akira. Haruto tries to figure out if Akira has any unresolved business and why he’s being haunted and becomes friends with him, eventually falling in love with him. But then he hits his head again and stops being able to see him. A neighbor purifies him and he finally is able to move on, though he never forgets his happy memories of Akira. This made me cry. I wished it could’ve ended happier but I suppose this was more realistic.