jnsky's manga / #school life(55)

Family oriented, heart warming, and a more realistic take on the genre. I really enjoyed reading this and I wish more of the works by this mangaka were translated.

Enjoyable but not particularly memorable

Main character feels guilty over the death of his cross dressing brother as he feels he drove him to suicide. Meanwhile a childhood friend with a broken family reconnects with him. Quick and easy read , but not very memorable. I didn't even realize I had read it before until I got to the part with the swallows nest which I DID remember. There's a lot of room to flesh out the backstories of the main leads and Asahi and his student but the story couldn't as it is on to one volume. I would have liked to know more about these characters.

Disappointing. The art was great but the story just didn't really go anywhere and the characterizations were borderline non-existent. I would have liked to have seen a bona fide BL done in 80s style, but alas this was a let down.

/////SPOILERS//////// Noooooooooooo! Don't die! How can we be left hanging like this for so long?! Does anyone know where we can read raws of the remaining chapters?

Student council guy has weird tastes. Delinquient falls in love at first sight with him but is unable to convey his feelings appropriately as he glares a lot. Student council kid (Shima) becomes drawn to delinquient (Ryuu-san) after realizing that he has a soft side and that he's not really a delinquent. Ryuu avoids Shima so that Shima doesn't get drawn into any more fights with other delinquients because of him. Shima though ends up missing Ryuu and visits Ryuu's house, where he conveys his feelings to Ryuu. Turns out Ryuu loved him first. I enjoyed the main story even though I felt the sex scenes detracted from the main story. They had a wholesome relationship and sincerely cared about one another.

Hilariously over the top reaction shots XD Female lead is also very likable. I found the male lead to be a but of a jerk at first, but I started warming up to him after they started going out. A refreshing and quirky shoujo

The first half was better than the second. I felt myself reading through the second season only so I could see how the end would be.