stressedpenguin's manga / #cliche(67)

Hapira Hajimaru

Complete | Hayuru Fukasawa | 2000 released

Very cliche bad boy x good girl shojo romance but it's decently executed and short enough that you don't notice how flat the story really is. 5/10

Kuzuna Kimi Shika Aisenai

Ongoing | Shiosaki rina | 2019 released

Dropped at ch 5. Is this complete? Dunno. Am I going to complete it if there are more chapters? Nope! This is very much a self-indulgent trope fest for those who love the shojo romance teasing bad boy. There's no substance and no plot, just trope scenarios playing out each chapter and a loooooot of near kisses. 3/10 for being boring

How To Make A Beta Fall In Love With An Omega Like Me

Ongoing | Haruna Takuyama | 2000 released

Goofy ass ending. Cliche and not in a fun way so ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 3/10

Hontou wa Suki na no ni

Complete | Tsukimura Kei,Itsuki Kaname | 2000 released

A very cliche childhood friends ro lovers with mutual pining and an aggressive, forceful seme. It's cheap fast food that I still enjoy for some reason 4/10

Love in Focus

Complete | Matsumoto suika | 2000 released
2024-12-17 08:09 marked

Very short actor x actor, light unrequited love. The confession is kinda forced idk 5/10

It's Sweet And Hot, And I Can't Breath

Ongoing | Hachisu | 2019 released

That was strange. The author wanted the drama of "dont talk to me anymore" but didn't want to actually split the characters up. So what we get in the first two chapters is a toxic noncon relationship where the seme forces the uke at every turn. Then tells him to stay away which makes the seme sad for plot reasons, and then they're immediately paired together for the remainder of the series just... slightly nicer??? Nah. 3/10

Together With Woo Rae

Ongoing | 향톡 | 2019 released

Was cute but also just felt like I was going through the motions of a popular seme x friends to lovers BL, like it was just checking boxes? Idk 4/10 for me on this one