lookinachu's manga / #Fluffy(63)

That gecko scene had me internally screaming. If that happened to me in real life I would be hysterical. This short manga somehow manages to put cute fluffy romance with a bit or angst, some very light comedy, and then a bit of smut all in its few chapters. Although this is overall a light-hearted romance, I mostly remember it for its angst bit because it's written so well. That feeling of going from being on cloud nine thinking you might have a chance at love, before suddenly plummetting into a pit of disappointment and heartbreak when you realize you were mistaken all along. I like angst in small doses and this is just the right amount. Of course, afterwards you're treated to a lot of fluff so it's all gucci.

The last couple is the reason I am rating this 5 stars.

F the owner, Roku is mine.

This manga is one of the reasons why the name Natsume Isaku is burned into my brain, it's one of the few mangaka names I know and can identify their work anywhere at first glance. This is a masterpiece such a wonderful comforting read. I read this from time to time when I want to feel better or comforted.

A good manga depicting the relationship between two ordinary middle aged men. No glamorous sexy dudes who have ck-model bodies here, just two middle aged divorcees who are partially married to their careers and both gold-medalists at the torch-holding Olympics. They eat old men food and have old men habits and they have old men problems but despite of all that, they're happy in each other's company and that's so beautiful. Their lovelife is so unsexy and so unglamorous and so unlike your typical rosy yaoi rom-com that I still remember having already read this on a different site so many years ago.