madd's manga / #great chemistry(79)

5.5 out of 10 Ngl, I know Taehyun apologized for it, but I'm still not cool with him almost getting Dayeol expelled on charges of SA, his minor harassment, and completely disregarding his feelings before Dayeol even got a chance to confess. I get it's because of his mental health, but it doesn't excuse it yk. But maybe it's just me. I'm glad he ended up getting help in the end ig. This is one of those manhwas where the good parts are so amazing and shine, and the bad parts are really bad. It bogs down some of the good parts. I can see why people like this one, tho. Their dynamic in the good parts was great and more exciting and fun to read than many other BLs, and they weren't overly toxic. Although I did question what Dayeol saw in Taehyun often. But HEY, to each his own. Not great, but not bad imo. ╮(￣▽￣)╭

I am in no way shape or form happy with how they handled the r-wording/reverse r-wording plot or their relationship as a whole. Their relationship so toxic to the point it’s hard to read at times. But the office data leak and courtroom plot is so intriguing and keeps you on your toes it makes you wanna stay. All the twists and turns keep it more exciting in a way that even action BL (in its scarcity) or even modern Hollywood can fail to do. The art is absolutely beautiful, their expressions make you easily gauge what they’re feeling without them saying a word. In their decent moments Akamine and Utsumi have an engaging dynamic that feels believable. It all feels like dark poem in a way. So beautiful, and rhythmic, it feels good to the brain, but in your mind, reading it you realise the horrific complexities and depravity of it. That’s the best way I can describe what reading this felt like. Anyways 4.5 out of 10 idk how to feel about this.

9.5 out of 10 This is one of the ONLY popular comics that deserves to be popular because of its healthy relationship AND CONSENSUAL. It's so beautiful to see it progress and that we get to see closure on both arcs. I love stories of people with disabilities being able to find love. It's always so beautiful. The story premise is absurd, but eventually, you forget about it once you get farther into the comic, similar to BL Motel. The side character with pink hair is so funny. I immediately fell in love with him. I have no complaints, except that it's a bit too long. It starts to feel a little slow towards the end, and I wish I had seen more development of the side couple's story. But other than that, mastapeece :3.

So this comic had a rough start (because SA is a hard no-no), but the art was terrific, the characters' dynamic was interesting, and I was interested in both backstories. The underlying mystery of the cults and the mysterious deaths while the MC investigated. But then this devolved into pure p*rn with barely any plot, lmao. I love how someone coined the MC's character development as getting Kyungjooned. I completely forgot this man had a life outside of Cain and getting kidnapped and SA'ed by the entire cast constantly to the point it got super annoying. All the fights and the lore just became a mess, and then Kyungjoon dies, which infuriated me the first time I read this, but Ig, it's an okay move. I got sick and tired of Cain and Kyungjoon getting split up, too. It was fine the first time. We thought Cain was about to die, but Kyungjoon ended up barely saving him, so we had to wait for Cain to regain some of his power before he could return, so it felt good when they finally reunited. But then it kept on happening, and I just stopped caring. I couldn't care less about Sid. I know some people like him, but I don't personally. I'm sorry, but I don't like his romance with the villain (having them both reincarnated did not fix anything), and his random turn to help the mains, even though he'd been out to get them this entire time, was super weird. I'm glad Jinyoung had a happy ending with the doctor. He was done dirty throughout this whole thing. The relationship between Ben and the pervy angel is fine, and I got to appreciate it more in the side stories. But yeah, this turned into pure garbáge. The only good part past ch 50 - 60 is the side stories. I feel like the author wasted their world-building and some of the characters in favor of fanservice and more s*x stuff.