rainydays's manga / #Smut(72)

THIS. THIS was FANTASTIC. i liked the abo work by this author but this work was a complete confirmation for me-- i am officially a huge fan of kuroi yodaka and majo to neko is their best work to date, no doubt about it. i really liked the thicker art style they have, and the story itself, despite the minimal world building, was super interesting and i was really rooting for the main couple. they were so emotionally intimate, i loved it all.

wow, i dont think ive been more disappointed in a manga in a while. gorgeous art and cover drew me in and the ml being a dilf piqued my interest, but things went downhill very quickly and very tragically. legrand is basically just a child predator and groomer, who ended up getting to marry his victim and impregnating him. didnt feel like love between 'mates' at all, instead just felt like a weird obsession.

conflicted because i think this was supposed to be a pwp, but it kinda has too much attempt at plot for me to regard it as such? mc was a douchebag throughout and i felt bad for how desperate ml was, i feel like the author added all the main plot beats without trying to build up to any of them properly. wish we got to see more of that blonde guy tho.

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.

another 'cliche-but-i-loved-it,' idk this was just serotonin for my heart even if some aspects were overly cheesy. felt like the angst development was over the top and ended too quickly, and the whole 'straight men will leave you' kinda thing (cause duh?) but this pair was so cute i was really rooting for them!

you have such a fine man basically offering himself to you on a platter, but you just decide to play with his feelings anyway? rou is so glad yoshino had the balls to be honest with his feelings cause i would not let that slide. overall i liked it bc yoshino was so bbg but rou gotta pick up the slack!

cute for the most part, i feel like ml was kinda iffy at first (why do you gotta keep mentioning how shes so much younger than you? just dont date her??) and the plot was pretty hasty, but fl was really sweet and made up for a lot of the mls lacking. not as good as the author's other work ive read but cute in its own way.

bro really had a shrine of photos and broke into mcs room in order to install a secret camera... made me feel bad at first but it kind of neutralized itself out towards the end where mc does weird shit as well, i guess i liked the fact that there was at least a semblance of equal ground and understanding than mindless manipulation. art was really nice though i think the story needed a bit more fleshing out.

didnt really understand the reason for his abstinence but as usual communication was ass and jealosy was the motivating factor for relationship development (which i usually like, but was kinda cheap here.)

i wasnt totally sold on ryouhei in volume 1 but i gotta say, i like him a lot better here. obviously the jealousy and relationship insecurity are there but i loved how ryouhei actually put in the effort to reinforce their relationship. a great addition to vol1, i'd even argue i liked this better.