stressedpenguin's manga / #not BL(84)

Years ago, a meteor stuck nearby our MCs home town. Over the course of 20 days, it rained so much the town was completely submerged it what is now the 20 Day Lake. Everyday, our MC dives under the lake, searching for something even though shes not sure what Update now that I've finished it. I feel like there was a more compelling mystery that could have been told with this premise. I was already less invested in whatever memories she was missing when she was four because... that's pretty normal? Lots of people dont remember anything from 4 and earlier. And then the revelation that what she was searching for was her memory of wishing on a star right before the meteor strike... and that doesn't get explored really. Did she blame herself the whole time, and that's why she has this fixation on the town? But that doesn't make sense because she doesnt remember the wish. So why was THIS the memory shes been looking for? Its so... uninteresting to me. I feel like there were two potential stories buried in this premise, neither of which were told. One would be a more episodic story featuring different previous inhabitants of the town and they visit the girl at the lake and tell her stories about the place she didn't get to grow up in. There's less of a mystery and more of a reflection on times past and times present. The end would still be an photo exhibition of the town and it might be more impactful. The second possible story is the insurance guy angle, where we uncover what really happened, that it WAS a satellite, and we debate the worth of dredging up this old tragedy. Do the previous inhabitants deserve compensation for their loss, or is better to leave it as an old tragedy and let people move on. Again the photo exhibition can still happen and be a satisfying conclusion. There's a lot of elements to this story that I like, but regular amnesia about the time you were 4 isn't really compelling to me. Lots of thoughts on this one I guess. 5 or 6/10, just a bit disappointed.

Dropped at ch ... vol 1. Uhhh this just didn't... do it for me. I was bored and everything felt so shallow I couldn't bring myself to keep going for another 12 volumes. Also the twist at the end of vol 1 just made me go "oh my god not this" which is never a good sign. So yeah. Pass. -/10, but for the first volume I read, 3/10

Dropped at ch 2. Making the person your dating fill out a resume with all their detail on it is a massive red flag this girl annoys me. Putting this on hold. We'll see if i come back to it Edit: i have tried to read this so many times but the execution of the premise of this relationship just annoys me. Kanda immediately catching feels is so contrived and also she keeps saying she needs to break up but then playing the part of the perfect boyfriend and it's just not working for me. I tried, I really tried -/10

Last update was in 2016 so ima make this completed. It's boring. The art actually isnt bad but the writing is godawful. :/

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

Girl got isekai'd, became a florist. Hot guy asks her to take care of a plant, and then she gets assaulted by tentacles every night but kinda likes it and then hot guy reveals that's him and he's a plant, fucks her some more and gets her pregnant and we're all gonna be okay with that because this is porn ig

Dropped at ch 10. Meh. I could complain about DP on the second time being unrealistic or how the guys asking for consent is totally performative and they don't actually let her consent before just going for it. BUT really what annoyed me is that I just don't like them. They're annoying to me ¯_(ツ)_/¯ For what I read, 3/10

Rare guy getting pegged, courtesy of magic, while fucking a woman. Can never get a fully consensual relationship with these huh. I love that she starts by literally enslaving him and then pretends she's not a rapist when she IS his horrifying backstory. 4/10

Dropped at ch 20. Wound up watching the anime since that's complete. Its eh ¯_(ツ)_/¯. Yumelia flip flops between a quirky, fun over powered MC and dumb as bricks to the point of being annoying. The other characters are just kinda there... 4/10, not the worst I've read

Dropped at ch 6. Uh yeah ML just rapes the MC every chapter and we call it love. No thanks :/