rainydays's manga / #Romance(155)

this wouldve been flawless if ch1 wasn't nearly entirely non-con. i liked that ml does acknowledge his wrongdoing in the beginning but it was saddening to read his repeated attempts. aside from all that, i liked the trope of found family among 'freaks' and the way th two were able to open up to eachother on an intimate level.

plot is interesting and reminiscent of titan's bride, but the actual pacing and storytelling aspect was ass, especially at the end (wtf even happened?). nice art but a shame the story was so poorly done.

first of all: art was fab. 2nd of all: character design was fab, especially the tattoos and piercings. 3rd of all: story was simultaneously so sad yet so nice, i loved the relationship development between the two main characters, so happy they got their good ending. only complaint is that i dont see why the yakuza guy had to turn up at the hospital one last time to rape blondie, just give my man a break fr.

i was a bit worried in the beginning but things definitely got better as the manga progressed, it was pretty funny with just the right touch of angst realism and relationship development.

the father and daughter bounce off eachother so well and match to an uncanny degree of energy, it really made this manga as cute as it was. i feel like mc was a bit quick to jump to conclusions but i really liked the ml, art style is also appropriately adorable.

ngl this might be one of my favorite found family abo/bl with kids, something about it is so overly charming, i loved the daughter in this, she was so cute and i feel like the family dynamics worked really well here. there is that sense of cliche and suspended realism, but this one stood out to me for some reason. i heard there are two more volumes untranslated and i am clawing at the walls waiting for them to upload here.

on the simpler side tbh, its cute but not extremely noteworthy imo. still loved the black cat mc x puppy ml dynamic tho! mc's friends definitely carried.

idk if its because of the kind of mental state i was in, but despite by abhorrence towards cheaters & cheating participants (especially someone who goes after taken men), i was really emotional while reading this and enjoyed it a lot. soichis actions were truly deplorable, and trauma cant excuse that, but it did a good job explaining his psychology and low self esteem. i did like how he reflected and tried to do better for himself, ik its the bare minimum but thats my bae im so proud of him. while i feel like souichis feeling development was a bit hasty, im happy the two sorted things out.

this ended up being a cute old couple slice of life manga, but idk something about breaking up w ur boyfriend like that didnt sit right with me. i did understand kusakas insecurities w their relationship but actually liking him was kind of an uphill battle with the way he regards his partner so flippantly. but i guess they work it out, the ending w kusaka getting closure abt his dad was cute and mikuriya was mvp throughout.

this is the kinda josei stuff i like. unconventional couples, the bickering but attracted dynamic, i feel like yes this is super cliche but the characters were so cute together and the story was simple and straight forward. bonus points for fl actually setting boundaries with ml instead of being pushed around.