stressedpenguin's manga / #mentions of suicide(4)

Psychedelia

Complete | Takahashi Hidebu | 2000 released

Police man's senpai gets shot and shows up at his house as a wandering spirit. The art is so unique its refreshing af. The story spends the entire time just letting the two men talk, reflect, and panic internally (on the seme's part) until the confession and subsequent get together. I wasnt THAT into the story or even the characters just bc personal preference, but the art and storytelling is so good... Totally missed the COVID setting bit cuz Japan wears masks all the time anyway. ^_^; Personally a 6/10 but objectively like an 8/10.

No one's perfect

Complete | Chabasu | 2019 released

WARNING: depictions and mentions of suicide Th....no. no thank you. Mangaka really out here romanticizing cheating? The uke SUCKS. He's cheating on 5 different guys at once but he's "so nice". Cmon, no. Also why did no one in the company call rhe cops when the uke gets called in to the presients office by bf #2 (kento jr) and comes out bruised and MISSING A TOOTH??? this sucked. Tora, main seme, was actually really nice and deserved better but the real tragedy is Jisabudo | Naomi who put up with all the BS, gave the uke advice, and dealt with crazy kento jr when he shanked our boi Tora. Jisabudo | Naomi deserved WAAAAAY better 2/10

At the End of the Road

Complete | Haribo | 2016 released

not my jam. objectively no less than a 7 but personally like 3/10

Kiss wa Tsugai ni Hizamazuku

Complete | enuoka yochi | 2019 released

Melodramatic omegaverse worh all the tragic tropes tossed in for good measure. Ukes omega parent was abandoned by their alpha and sold their body for money until they committed suicide. The alpha seme is super persistent and the story never validates the omegas very valid hatred of alphas. Geez these kids need therapy. 4/10 I guess for the lil kiddos who were just living their lives