rainydays's manga / #Drama(70)

yankee taiga seeks out his partner in crime ryuusei 3 years after the latter abandons him at the hospital. love the concept to bits (former delinquent turned teddy bear) and while i think this story is decent, i feel like delivery was a bit jumpy at points-- did taiga like ryuusei as an elder figure or was really in love with him, when did that transition happen, etc. chara designs were really nice though and the kid at the daycare were adorable.

yeonhwa debuts in an idol duo with the ceo's daughter insoo, and the two begin a dom/sub fwb relationship its interesting so far, im getting the impression that yeonhwa likes to dom specifically because it gives her superiority over the ceo's daughter, this is def gonna be twisted but i hope that eventually genuine feelings arise between them rather than just this power imbalance.

despite being reincarnated, satae still has the traumatizing memories of his past life and after encountering kwon chaheon, who looks just like his past life abuser emperor narye, satae decides to avoid him at all costs to prevent a repeat of the past. honestly as of right now it looks pretty run of the mill reincarnation with a scum love interest and abuse plotline, reminiscent of erha. rather than the past life, im more interested in seeing how the mc attempts to avoid chaheon.

ryou, who tends to get bullied, has been best friends with protective akito since childhood. despite appearing fine on the outside, akito seems to be struggling with an incident from the past that manifests itself in masochistic dreams. first of all: i liked the bottom/top role reversals to something unconventional, twas a nice surprise. i think character portrayals were interesting regarding akitos guilt and ryous amnesia, and think the pair are really nice together. the chibis were also cute asf, really made me feel sad for them.

childhood friends yuma and ken are a comic artist and editor duo, with both trying to keep the other to themselves. the top comments on this one are misleading. yes, yuma is obsessive, but its not onesided. think: the twist the idol tried to do, but done better. ngl this is problematic, as the relationship is really toxic from both sides and there isnt a healthy resolution, but personally i was pleasantly surprised with the end of the story, as i thought this was just gonna be another typical stockholm syndrome manga.

keiji was born with the ability to see the red string of fate, and when he realized his own red string is attached to a man named hiro, keiji does everything he can to prevent himself from falling. all in all this was pretty cliche, w the red string and the denial, but i enjoyed this a lot. hiro is the loml he was simultaneously the most respectful, pitiful, stubborn character in the story. i wish we got to see more of keiji moping after he cut the string, and more time into their actual relationship, but this story had great pacing compared to others of the same length.

stoic club bouncer ogata's eye catches on a regular partygoer, saya. and to think this is the same author of ybc... i loved this story to bits, character designs were great and the characters themselves were sweethearts, we got a good look into ogatas dilemma and sayas lack of self worth in depth. it had great pacing and i genuinely believed the characters LOVED each other, felt longer than it actually was

izuki moves away from the city and into the mountains, and meets a lonely guardian spirit that refuses to be lonely any longer. was drawn in by the absolutely stunning cover but wow, did not expect to finish this on the verge of tears. art style is gorgeous, and minus the obligatory dub/noncon (not appreciated at all btw), this story progressed in a very melodramatic and heartfelt way. bittersweet ending but i choose to think theyre happy.

yuuma, in hopes of becoming the top host of his club, summons devil ai to help him grant said wish. i feel like so much happened in this manga within such a short span of time... i think it was a bit tacky at points and hard to read at others, but the ending was cute! art style was a change of pace for me too.

an eldest son imprisons and manipulates the father that never cared for him in his own form of obsessive love, after the death of his brother and mother. one of akabekos darker works, yes its really fucked up and weird but pretty compelling from a psychological/horror perspective, on top of great art there was interesting insight into topics like child neglect, fanaticism, manipulation, etc.