madd's manga / #great plot(145)

Back to School

Complete | Oryu | 2019 released

Finally an author calls out annoying possessive behaviour tropes and calls him out like he is, a toxic ex who ruined Chiwoo’s life and needed to go get therapy. Glad he’s gone and that Kyujin and Chiwoo get to live their best lives. Their time together was the best part I just wish we got more time with them instead of weirdo love triangle shenanigans, that’s the only reason why I can’t give this one a 5 star. I feel like the author just dragged that sort of the story and gets really annoying to a point but other than that I can see why this is considered a favorite. 7.5 out of 10

The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy At All

Ongoing | Arai Sumiko | 2000 released

Ughhhhh why isn’t this completed I love these two so much, this is probably one of my favorite GL stories. I love all the characters. The art is gorgeous the green the mangaka uses is gorgeous. I’m not as good reviewing things I love lol, it’s just good. 10 out of 10.

The Spooky Love Tale of Gongchan Seol

Complete | Yse | 2019 released

I love the premise and the way it started was so interesting I almost wished it was a drama or anime because I think that’s a really cool idea for them to be the only two who can see the ghosts that Gongchan comes up with. But I think it kinda went a little downhill for me when they interested blondie, he just dragged it down for no reason :/. And Youngmin’s possessiveness just gets old after a while to the point to where I feel like he seems a bit toxic, and I could’ve done without the reveal that he was insane enough to use it to get close to Gongchan and he wasn’t actually afraid of them, that was a stupid plot twist and kinda ruins the comic so I’d rather pretend that scene didn’t exist. I get they need to make a living and may be attached to the characters but authors need to stop dragging comics out just for the sake of drawing it out sometimes, this could have been one season and ended with them getting together and maybe a time skip of Gongchan getting his book serialized and or published or he ended up writing a new one. But other than that it was cute and I’ll probably read it again, just no the blondie arc again. 7 out of 10

Haru ga kita

Complete | Mochino Kome | 2017 released
2023-11-15 21:37 marked

Trans rep for the win babyyyyyyy But also I got confused by the plot for a sec but it was good for the most part, although the slap caught me off guard like ew who does that. But i this feels like a 7 out of 10.

Kaijuu ni Natta Gay

Ongoing | MINAMOTO Kazuki | 2021 released

This would have been such a great exploration of the things lgbtq+ people have to go through and the pains they deal with even without including romance. and why we need a support system but they ruined it with the unnesceaary sexual assault and the MC acting a bit like a**hole, although I get it was because he wanted to get back at his bullies. I loved the story of the trans guy, i definitely identify with his struggle and I think every queer person can agree we’ve had those moments when wish we just weren’t what we are and could change our supposed ‘abnormalities’. I’m glad everyone got their happy endings. Would’ve been a homerun if it wasn’t for that stuff, but I am glad that in the end the incel teacher got was coming to him. 6 oout of 10

Tooda Oto Tanpenshuu: Niku wo Hagu

Ongoing | TOODA Oto | 2020 released

God I never found anything that explained that trans pain so bad and I found it. Watching him put the knife to his breasts, I think about that all the time. Just getting a knife and cutting them straight off if I could never get the money. Watching him be so used to and uncomfrotable with people watching his breasts I felt that so hard, I have bigger breasts too and even with a binder they’re hard to hide and I hate it so much. I glad he had a friend who was willing to go with him to get the surgery, the scene of them swithcing pants was just… ughghhhhhh I wish I had friends. His transition was so beautiful, and he just instantly looked so joyful. Personally my parents don’t accept me, so I wish I had a dad like his who was willing to accept who I was, but it was definitely the encouragement i needed to hang through these last couple years until I can get my surgery. But i agree with the everyone else, coming off that story everything else just paled in comparison, but I would totally reread again just for motivation. 9 out of 10.