rainydays's manga / #reencounter(11)

after an incident caused by a disobedient member of his group, nishida sets out to smooth things over with the rival gangs head, kuroda, and thus begins a mutually satisfactory relationship to keep the peace. considering how short this manga is, i think it was pretty well paced and had a simple and coherent plot. the childhood best friends plot was a bit cliche but worked out nicely. though i feel like the ending with both the yakuza leaders being okay with everything was too easy

after moving back to his hometown, shinokawa reconnects with his tsundere childhood crush kaede after 10 years. after a heady encounter, yoshida begins to grow feelings for his friend watanabe. i love this mangaka's affinity for possessive boyfriends, and shinokawa was certainly one of them. these two were just a stupid silly mess though-- one doesnt understand boundaries while the other refuses to express his interest. the second story is also cute, though i wish they actually became bfs.

overworked office worker hiro takes in his childhood friend kai, who needs a place to stay and also has a crush on him. i have read so many mangas where it is just half sex scenes half background plot, so i really like the pacing of this manga-- where it focuses on hiros struggles, his relationship with kai and then finally a bed scene, that felt more rewarding than if theyd started with immediate sex. love the art style and narration, though i wish there was more scenes with the main cp to show how hiros natural feeling progression came to be.

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.

akabeko really knows RANGE, i loved this slice of life-type deal with this work, the snippets of the trio's lives were really enjoyable and i loved kota, he was so cute. does address complexities and struggles of parenthood.

sorry guys im a total sucker for cliches like this, obviously the situation was reprehensible but i liked the delving into emotion perspective and reconcilation.

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.

somehow so mind numbing to read but still so human in the characters irrationality? like PLEASE just communicate and dont piss me off

the plot to this is actually so stupid i had to take a breath... nice art tho.