stressedpenguin's manga / #photography(5)

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

Guy happens to see a very skeletal looking salaryman on the shinkansen one day and cant stop observing him. By chance they start talking and bond over horse racing. It's a slow story. Everything is revealed through Tohru's internal thoughts and his conversations with his friends and with Makoto. These two create a safe space together. The story has a strong atmosphere and sense of direction. Makoto crying because he's so overwhelmed that Tohru would cry for his sake is incredibly touching. There's so much about this that I love; I just cant express it well. I was rooting for Makoto to quit his job but I'm actually happier that it seems his power harassing boss has actually improved. Rather than running away, i love the aubtle message that these situations CAN improve and that we should aim to improve them. It gives me a bit of hope. (But also I'm all for starving out companies that dont treat their employees right bc we cant all afford to play the long game.) 9/10. This is a masterfully crafted story.

I... I was confused the whole time. Is there a prequel to this? Did I miss something? There was a lot of poetic...ness in this one that kinda obscured the meaning of... anything? everything? The only way we know theres two characters are in love is because they're in a BL, otherwise I wasnt feeling it. They barely talk ever. Also the MC suddenly brings up their mothers at the end and I still dont know why? I either missed everything or the story sucked at conveying its meaning 3/10 too much poetry

photographer runs into a young restaurant owner while visiting town to photograph the sunsets. he winds up working at the restaurant in return for room and board. Photographer is still haunted by the death of his past lover so we got some angst too. Some gripes: 1) romance characters need to stop kissing people without consent. 2) I was expecting the drama to be a bit more fleshed out? Seme confesses, kisses uke, uke panics and leaves. Comes back 4 pages later and they have exactly one conversation about the complicated feelings associated with losing a lover and moving on from them, and then we're done. Overall, fairly cute. It's got a good not quite melancholy not quite fluffy atmosphere. 6/10

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