sadslime's manga / #Basketball(4)

(Ch 1-3) Tatsumi and Chinatsu. A kid raised by his grandparents falls in love with his cute uncle. A little too much comedy with not much substance, and the characters don't stand out. Trigger warning: statutory rape. (Ch 4-5) Uzaki and Yokote. A failed confession from a kouhai to his senpai who got him into basketball leads to a 4 year long unrequited love with his friend and roommate, or so he thinks. This one is cuter and I like the relationship, especially how it progressed since high school. No trigger warnings.

(Ch.1-3) To Love Passionately - After Yuuya's parents died in a car accident caused by the doctor Tooru's mother, Tooru offered to take Yuuya in and raise him so they could become a family, since they were both alone now. Since then, Yuuya and Tooru have lived together happily, but now that Yuuya is approaching graduation and thinking of leaving, their delicate balance is upset, and Tooru realizes how much he needs Yuuya to need him. Trigger warning: dubcon/rape. (Ch.4-5) Melting Point Secret - Shota has had a crush on Shiori for years, and while her brother Iori keeps jokingly confessing to Shota, Shiori has already gotten married, and Shota knows it's time to move on. But when Iori finally makes Shota realize his confessions were serious all along, Shota struggles to understand just how much Iori has been thinking of him all this time. No trigger warnings. (Ch.6) Sentimental Evening Pureness - Ayase and Azuma are in an established relationship, but when Ayase's parents call him home, it triggers Ayase's insecurities causing him to avoid Azuma, so Azuma corners him to demand to know what's up, and they get down and dirty in a classroom. No trigger warnings.

Ch.1-2 - Rose-colored Research with the Flower Eater - Kuzunoha has been trying to create the "shining rose" ever since he offered one to his childhood love only to have her inexplicably eat it, but he's run out of funding. Enter Mitsurou, his new benefactor and Kuzunoha's first love in fact who happens to be a flower-eater (associated with vampires in Japan) who has always been searching for the taste of the delicious flower from that time. No trigger warnings. Ch.3 - Congenital WILD! - Tatsuhiko has always lived by instinct, and this time his instincts are drawing him to his basketball teammate, the popular Kokami. No trigger warnings. Ch.4 - So Happy? - Atsushi was happily married for one month before his wife left him for a host saying he was too boring. Atsushi decides to get his revenge on that host only to find that the host has misunderstood and fallen in love with him. Trigger warnings: sex work, dubcon. Ch.5-6 - Asa and Mitya - Asa is gay, Mitya is a former delinquent, and they've been a happy couple for years now. A slice of life and how they met. Trigger warning: mention of suicide.

Ch.1-6 - Kyousuke has been in love with his older childhood Saku since they first met, back when he thought Saku was a girl. Just as he's approaching his high school graduation, he confesses to Saku, and Saku is thrilled, immediately agreeing to break things off with his other sex friends and be Kyousuke's alone. After one perfect date, they start to get intimate, and Saku suddenly changes his mind, abruptly ending things between them. Two years later, they go to the same college and Kyousuke still can't forget Saku. It turns out Saku rejected Kyousuke because he can't get over his traumatic past. But is he doing to Kyousuke the same thing that was done to him? No, but the push is enough to get him to move past his fears, at least. This is an interesting story and Saku's character is interesting and well written, but he has a truly tragic and upsetting past, so do be mindful of the trigger warnings and don't read if that's upsetting to you. Trigger warnings: child abuse, statutory rape, manipulation. Ch. 7 - Sagara is a high school model who used to do basketball, and one day he's approached by Nogi, an underclassman who seems disappointed he stopped playing. Sagara finds out that Nogi saw him play once and really admired him, and this starts their friendship that quickly turns into something more. A very cute friendship that turns to love story. No trigger warnings.