Kiko's manga / #slice of life(89)

I thoroughly enjoyed this one. The dark student past for both of them with one exhibiting outwardly and the other inwardly but coming to the surface later was very effective storytelling. The art was beautifully drawn and the story developed perfectly over the 20 chapters. If this was available as a book, I would buy it, too!

Short but beautiful story of "forbidden" love from a younger brother towards his widowed brother-in-law.

I'm not a huge fan of piling misunderstanding upon misunderstanding and then lies upon lies to "help" those misunderstandings as a plot theme but despite that, I did enjoy the different POV of each character explaining those misunderstandings! This was sweet, G rated, and a fun read with very cute boys beautifully illustrated.

Absolutely loved this one - plowed through all 70+ chapters (which are more like books for each chapter) and couldn't get enough. Japanese manga about 2 AV actors who at first are competitors and un-attracted to each other but as they mature and grow out the AV business, they are together. The majority of the chapters are them together experiencing life and its many ups & downs. Great adult material, too.

Fun short story about a not-so-serious boy who meets a much-more-serious boy and how they fall in love.

Interesting BL with a lot of depth in the back story. Not enough skinship despite the length of the series. I did plow through it b/c I definitely wanted to know how it developed and ended. I enjoyed the two MLs and the acts of kindness that broke through to create the tension between them.

Happy ending that was long in coming. Enjoyed it once the ML became less domineering and fell in love.

Plowed through this one b/c i loved the idea that the Dom ML was respectful and honest. Not lies, angst, or misunderstanding to make plot move. Just a interesting office romance story about a newbie and his hot boss! 2.19.2024- reread it and upped to 5 stars. I love the art and the love story development. The top balances his power-top with his love side well.