stressedpenguin's manga / #drama(101)

You and I can't do this

Complete | Oh Doyeon,Moscareto | 2000 released

Dropped at ch 37. Season 1 was surprisingly good. The seme is (mostly) respectful and doting without being bland. They keep their bickering rival dynamic even while being a cute couple. I like the slow burn sex friends to lovers. Didn't care doe the additional shitty, possessive ex drama that season 2 is giving, so I'm done here. 6 or 7/10

Usotsuki wa Shinshi no Hajimari

Complete | MATSUO Marta | 2000 released

That cant be it. No way that's it. We were just getting started. Jonathan is a med student just tryna live his life. He and his professor, the affluent Paul Haskins, take turns seducing each other, getting on each others nerves, and dancing endlessly around their almost lovers relationship. A lot of the conflict centers around honesty, being honest with others but and to yourself. The characters dredge up old, painful memories and have to grapple with a very homophobic, rich people culture that just... [insert sigh here] Update ch 8.5. ??????? The... the alternate ending feels like it resolved even less????? It was good. 8/10

Anata wa Iyarashii Hito

Complete | Kashima Kotaru,KASHIMA Kotaru | 2016 released

Policeman with a masochistic side gets caught by his bright eyed puppy subordinate and they start fucking. Theres drama, there's angst, theres some darker stuff from the uke's past Overall solid. 7 or 8/10

Renai-rubi no Tadashii Furikata

Complete | Ogeretsu Tanaka | 2015 released

Ch 1-3: seme's childhood bully shows up at his workplace, doesn't recognize him, and declares love at first sight. Seme takes this as an opportunity for revenge only to both of them in the end but it's okay they have a happy ending. Didnt care much for these two ngl. Uke was kinda annoying to me I am so sorry Ch 4-6: unapproachable uke x flashy outgoing seme start as fwb. Uke is traumatized from his last relationship because he got abusive with his lover and doesnt wanna be that person again. It's very off and on, very smutty and emotional. Overall 7/10 name on MAL is Renai Ruby no Tadashii Furikata

Royal Servant

Complete | MasterGin,Chungnyun | 2016 released

Read this a loooooong time ago and dont remember much tbh. I dont think I liked the seme cuz he was either abusive or just an asshole or smth. Dunno. Too tired to care. Think it might have been good as in cohesive and understandable, which is more than I can say for other stories. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I have no clue. Ima slap a 6/10 on this.

Angel Buddy

Complete | Mastergin,Chungnyun | 2019 released

Uhh read this a long time ago and don't remember much cuz a lot happened. the ending was a lot, there may or may not have been a suicide and some kinda god thing. Uh I didn't like it all that much so 6/10 good just not jam

Kono Kiss wa Kiji ni Dekinai

Complete | NISHIMOTO Rou | 2019 released

Interesting. Guy sleeps with his gf's fave actor, feels guilty and they wind up breaking up. In the mean time, the actor is suffering under the pressure of having to be perfect and things get messy 7/10 7/10

23:45

Complete | Ohana | 2000 released

That... I had a really hard time processing the translation. I understand enough to get through the story (mostly on vibes) but I think I'm missing a lot of the nuance. I liked it, though it was kinda frustrating to read. 6/10. Its probably higher but I just could nor understand it, so 6/10 Prequel to 23:45 Re:

Bad Thingking Diary

Ongoing | Lang La-ri, Park Ho-dan | 2000 released

Dropped at ch 34. Yup! I do not like this :) Hye-ra is a narcissistic piece of shit also tbh I'm not really liking anyone else. The only character who was mildly likeable was Jihoon cuz he wasn't really a part of the drama. 3/10

Bad Thinking Diary

Complete | Park do-han | 2019 released

Dropped at ch 34. Yup! I do not like this :) Hye-ra is a narcissistic piece of shit also tbh I'm not really liking anyone else. The only character who was mildly likeable was Jihoon cuz he wasn't really a part of the drama. 3/10