Mama Fujoushi's manga / #Childhood Friends(92)

That was fun. The friends-to-lovers was great and I loved the way the yakuza one worked out. That third one, though. Tsundere. *sigh* I can deal with it, but it would have been nice if the boss had given up at least a little of that. This mangaka seems to like the tsundere types. not *bad* but take it in bits (don't binge-read their stuff).

Well! That pulled at the heartstrings. Third story of the first couple, beware. It's hard and it'll make me bawl again, but omg, it was good. (And it's still a happy ending.) Second, childhood friends. I love how it wasn't that hard, that they regretted losing the time, but recognized some of it had to happen that way. I liked their relationship. Third was hard. Good, but hard. They both had such a hard time and I felt so sorry for both of them. This one made me tear up too. Great ending. So happy. These are definite rereads. Like the other I've read, wonderful stories. (Story 1: pages 1 - 75) Hot secretary and jealous president. (Story 2: pages 76 - 129) More interesting than the first. An art director and photographer finally acknowledge feelings they've held for years. (Story 3: pages 130 - 211) Machiya Hatoko has so much insight into the heart, and this story about two very lonely and alienated men — one the victim of abuse, the other, a man who isolated himself from love because of tragedy — who open up to each other in kindness and, so, find true love, is one of the best romances I've ever read. A story like this is so beautiful, it might even heal some readers.

I enjoyed all but I think the last one had issues. There didn't seem to be any real resolution to the problems between them. The guy really DIDN'T show any kind of priority and that bugged me. I get saving up, but you gotta be able to put some thing aside for the one you love, if you really love them. Erg. Loved all the other stories. Just that one bugged me.

I enjoyed these two very much. First is the restaurant manager and his employee (who he took in after being punched my a former lover). It pulled some tears from me and got to me in a few places. The other, a oneshot, about former classmates (it doesn't say if it's high school or university but since one is working in an office, I think uni). The senpai takes in the kouhai for a while and the senpai doesn't realize he's okay with a guy. Pretty good, though (of course) short. 1-4) 1-131 Sweet Promise 5) 133-end Don-Kan Darling 166 pgs

Shuu (caretaker) and Natsu (dependent one)

Childhood friend tutors him, then "teaches" him about sex, later getting jealous and controlling. Finally realizing that he really does just love him.

It's interesting. The first one I really liked their relationship. Honestly, the first guy deserved to get his butt kicked and I'm glad it worked out for them the way it did. The second one... I wasn't as happy with it. Ren... annoyed me. I don't like that type of manipulative game. IT ended well enough, but I never could wrap my head around making someone cry deliberately. **On the reread, I see that it's a roleplay kind of thing, so not bad like I thought initially.** Third was cute, though I wanted to smack both of them. *sigh* Not the brightest bulbs in the box, either of them. Still, they were both adorable and I loved a couple of the extras at the end (especially the one where Narita and Ren introduced the other two and were taking pictures. So funny!) Definite reread.

Okay, then. So, it was very good. (Skip the last few pages of the extra. I really DO NOT need that gut punch again, kthxla~. The rest is good. The art is... interesting. Not bad, but I've seen better. The story definitely makes up for any issues with the art, though. A wee bit hard, but otherwise well done. Def reread. (Just remember there's no sex. :P)

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Well, these were fun. Not a HUGE fan of the art, but the stories were sweet! Relatively uncomplicated and enjoyable. Def. reread.