stressedpenguin's manga / #kinda melancholy(44)

Itsuka koi ni naru made

Complete | KURAHASHI Tomo | 2017 released

i remember this being good even if i don't remember anything else so 7/10

My Childhood Friend Was a God

Complete | Ruru (menten watagashi) | 2019 released

let me feeling so empty even tho i don't remember much 7 or 8/10

Cat and Bed

Ongoing | toujou sakana | 2019 released

Hmm. Started very cute, fluffy, and domestic. By ch 4 tho, it's starting to feel like this is an unhealthy situation for all of them. Seme is playing the doting bf for a bunch of lonely people who all have unique needs. That's draining. It's clear they all want to be special to him, too. Idk. I'm getting drained just reading this. Curious to see how it turns out, but it's looking like a breakdown. Idk. Update ch 6. That was wildly unsatisfying. Seme and uke's relationship barely exists because it's so far been all about fucking. It's weird that the uke encourages the seme to keep contact with all his ex clients because they were specifically coming to him for the loving boyfriend act, so now he's kinda just leading them on. Hiroki doesn't have much of a personality? Hes kinda just blank all the time? He barely reacts at all to the seme apparently having an obsessive ex that regularly escapes his mental hospital? Also that was such a sudden plot point? (Unless I'm misremembering) 3/10, this kinda... sucked

Portrait (natsume Kazuki)

Complete | natsume kazuki | 2016 released

got that don't wanna confess and ruin what we have. There's no true resolution but it leaves you with enough that it doesn't really matter. It's a pretty typical plot but with a strong atmosphere and it's my favorite trope so this gets a 7 or 8/10. Plus the art is nice. Them sharp lines.

Contrast

Complete | itz | 2018 released

something about this one irked me. it felt disjointed at times. i guess this one just wasn't my thing. the guys didn't seem all that different ngl they felt like they had a lot in common. i'm giving it a 5/10 cuz though it could be good, it annoyed me too much

Eiyuu to Shounen

Complete | Nakamura Asumiko | 2000 released

HOLD UP where's the rest???????? this can't be it. 8/10 щ(ʘ╻ʘ)щ

Adatsubaki Yugamite Haguruma

Complete | Fukiya furo | 2019 released

The complex feelings and pain in this already. This is really good I'm kinda scared to keep going. Update ch 6. Wow. I'm in pain. The reveal. The angst. It feels almost like a betrayal. Update ch 11. Honestly, this didn't end quite the way I expected, but I'm still overall satisfied. Glad it wrapped up well. 9/10

Aiou Futari

Complete | NISHIMA Nakamichi | 2022 released
2022-07-03 22:27 marked

guy finds out his mom's been going out with a sugar baby and low key falls in love. i remember this being kinda sweet and interesting. 7/10 until i reread this

Yakuza wo Shibatte Ii desu ka

Complete | suji | 2019 released

Snow Fairy

Complete | Serizawa tomo | 2019 released

this one has a kinda sorrowful, lonely vibe to it, so it's super comforting when the two move in together. very atmospheric. 9/10