sadslime's manga / #Favorites(10)

In post-war Japan, Aoi spends his time working as a translator for the Americans and waiting at the docks for returned soldiers. It's been three years since the end of the war, but without a killed in action notice, he can't help but hold out hope that his best friend, Takahiko, could one day return. But when Takahiko does finally come back, he's his usual, grinning, carefree self with no explanation for the three years without so much as a letter. Aoi is enraged and punches him, but he still lets Takahiko stay at his house in the meantime. Now as Takahiko seeks employment as a screen actor and Aoi tries to figure out his muddled feelings, will they be able to overcome the pain and trauma of the war? Really beautiful and bittersweet story that encapsulates the way war destroys lives, yet life moves on. Trigger warnings: wartime violence, racism.

Yuuki and Akira are students at different schools who met while playing the game of walking on the white line on the road. Akira fell in love first, and this manga covers their lives as they go from silly teens to lovey dovey college students to working men struggling with the realities of life who ultimately find each other again. A very sweet story that is almost guaranteed to make you cry a few tears, but is absolutely worth it. Trigger warning: possible cheating.

Yoh is a successful entrepreneur who has the perfect plan to get revenge on his childhood bully Mima by staying at the hotel where Mima works and treating him as a slave. It goes all too smoothly as Mima takes his abuse without question until Yoh demands to know why and Mima's personality does a 180, taking him back to his bully persona from years ago who just loves to see Yoh cry. But this time, Yoh notices something more behind Mima's bullying that keeps him coming back. I actually think their relationship is really cute Trigger warning: bullying.

Kuroba is a former boxer who gets a job at a strip club where he meets their #1 dancer, Kaede. Though Kaede says he's dating one of the other dancers, Kuroba finds him entrancing, and he sees how Kaede struggles with the more extreme aspects of the stripping and pseudo sex demanded of him in his job. Kuroba offers to help as a "plant" in the shows with the pseudo sex, and Kaede agrees, forcing him to acknowledge that he sees Kuroba differently from other men, even as he continues to try to push Kuroba away. A well-written story that gets into aspects of overcoming trauma and pushing forward in life. ️Trigger warnings: violence, mention of stalker, mention of gangrape.

Yagi is just a goatman who has always dreamed of working in a bookshop in a world where goats are known for eating books. He finally managed to get a job in a bookshop in the carnivore zone, but his boss, Ookami, is always yelling at him for eating the books! But really, Ookami has been looking out for Yagi all along. So when an unfortunate incident ends with Yagi getting accidentally injured by a patron, Ookami immediately fires him, and Yagi finally realizes he doesn't just want to work at any bookstore, he wants to work with Ookami. One of my favorite stories with really adorable characters who are fun to see. I don't mind explicit stuff, but I do think this story might have actually worked better as a shounen ai, but that's just me. Still, really cute and worth a read. No trigger warnings.

Akane’s(omega) unique ability to see pheromones as crystals has been nothing but trouble, but it does help him recognize his former school nurse, Mikase, on the street by his distinctly clear crystals. After the two are reunited, Akane feels his first love coming back, but Mikase keeps a careful distance as he still sees Akane as a student and has some secrets of his own. A very cute omega x beta story with lovely art. Trigger warning: mention of attempted rape

Saga is the owner of an android cleaning business in a sci-fi world who one day finds an abandoned sexroid in the junk heap. Saga asks the android, Noe, to be his friend, but he comes to realize taking care of an android with no job and no official ownership is harder than it seems. And when they do start to get closer, worries about the real reason Noe was abandoned begin to haunt him, making Saga worry if he can really protect Noe. A surprisingly heartwarming and beautifully drawn manga. Trigger warnings: attempted rape, attempted kidnapping.

The mysterious tattoo artist Umi lives alone with two fish spirits for company after being ostracized since birth for having a huge scale birthmark caused by a mermaid's curse. One day, he bumps into phony exorcist Mikagi in town, and the two end up hitting it off and sharing about their traumas. But the real exorcist in town now has his eye on Umi due to his mermaid mark, and his intentions are far from good. I love everything about this story. Umi is adorable, Mikagi is a green flag, the fish are so cute and funny (and scary), and even the other humans who are treated as monsters have such good character designs. This is a good one. Trigger warnings: abuse, kidnapping, human trafficking.

Shizuma went through a bad breakup and ended up at a gay bar where he was picked up by Minato before blacking out. The next morning, Shizuma forgot everything, and Minato was so pissed he decided to get revenge by breaking this little straight boy's heart. But as the two get closer, Minato questions his own motivations and feels trapped by both the situation he created, and his turbulent past. Absolute favorite with beautiful art and story. 10/10, cannot recommend highly enough. Trigger warnings: implied dubcon(drunk), mention of cheating, lying/manipulation, child abuse, suicide.

Sei and Uito have been best friends since preschool, and now they're boyfriends and madly in love. This slice of life story shows some of their steamy moments between exams, going on a graduation trip, and eventually graduating and going to college. They are one of my favorite couples of all time and so sweet and fluffy, I highly recommend. Ch.6 features the side couple Niko and Yoruhiro, the owner of a bar where Sei and Uito are working and his jealous lover who can't stand another couple who thinks they love each other more. NOTE: the extra in chapter 6.5 has the little sister sneak a peek at her brother having sex, which a lot of people really don't like. I get it, but the rest of the story is so cute that I really suggest if that bothers you, just skip that chapter, don't miss out on the rest. Trigger warning: voyuerism