stressedpenguin's manga / #Kid(35)

Hatsukoi Kids Sitter

Complete | KURODA Kurota | 2022 released
2023-11-20 07:27 marked

HS boy lowkey babysits the neighborhood kids. One day a delinquent looking guy asks to join in bc he wants to get better with kids so he can learn to get along with his new step bro. Cute! I love watching the kids play and watching Kyouhei and Toono figure out their feelings and hang out. Lots of domestic fluff 7/10

My Sweet Husky Papa

Complete | Lyla katagiri | 2019 released
2023-12-17 17:00 marked

Yeesh these guys were a mess. Ummm okay young dad with a teen son meets a young hot guy at a mixer. Shenanigans happen, they fuck. Seme had a weird dad and dog fetish thing going on that absolutely no one has addressed yet and idk if I'm here for that or what Anyway that was meh for me. Very cliche drama 3/10?

Samezoku e no sasagemono

Complete | satomichi | 2019 released

smutty and sweet story of one man bridging the gap between two tribes. Pretty good do far Update ch 8. Man I always get nervous when stories like this introduce the equivalent of a european explorer... Update ch 12. Well that ending was.... ehh? Idk I really want into the spiritual ancestry (mythology?? is mythology only for no longer in practice religions??) I think mr. Foreigner was a completely pointless character that created tension for like 1 chapter before becoming a boring sife character. The tension between the tribes kinda just.... stopped being as big a deal, which is a shame. So overall... 6/10

Aishiteruze Baby

Complete | maki youko | 2002 released

Playboy high schooler's aunt disappeared, leaving behind a little girl. To teach him some responsibility, our playboy MC is put in charge of the little girl, and he quickly becomes attached to this cheerful young girl who deserves so much better than a mom who runs out on her Update ch 14. Starting to try and tackle some really heavy themes (child abuse and suicidal ideation). It's not the best handling, but I'm overall happy. Not that I'm an expert. I'm also really happy that the little girl, Yuzuya, continues to be the center of the story and we havent been derailed by a melodramatic love story Update ch 33. Wow that ending is abrupt and a little irritating. I wish the author had the time to follow through with the aunt having to earn back everyones trust in her by being a part of Yuzu's life for more than... like 10 pages??? Clearly the author wanted to fo that but ran out of time. That's gotta hurt Kippri the most. I actually really liked this one. I love Kippei and Yuzu's relationship. I appreciate that Kippei's romance with Kokoro is important but didnt overshadow Yuzu. There were a few dramatic arcs that I'm siffy on (mostly the noncon kiss from that creep). I think the rest of Kippei's family should have been more involved with Yuzu, but at least they weren't completely detached. This is gonna be a hot take but... Yuzu... her personality wound up being pretty bland. She felt like someone was checking boxes of what they think a kid with abandonment issues would look like. I didnt find her on her own particularly compelling. I mostly cared for her because Kippei cared so much for her and I cared about Kippei. Overall, I'd give this a 7/10

Daraku Kazoku-ron

Complete | TSURUKAME Mayo | 2022 released

Hm. That ending was kinda unsatisfying. The manga just didn't have enough room to handle all the things it brought up. You've got a complex failing music career yakuza plot, reencounter of two people with some interesting history, and raising a kid with her own inferiority all trying to occupy the same space and none of it really got the focus it needed. Dunno 6/10