ArtemisFowl's manga / #emotional depth(73)

Oh my gosh this was soooo good. I was put off by the comments for a really long time, but got tricked into reading the first chapter on one site (and decided to read the rest on mangago). Why is every freaking person in the comments section trying to shame the uke? Why should he be ashamed of himself? Even if you’re in the camp of “oh, the uke slept with so many people, stain on his purity, for shame!” — what about all the people he slept with? Shouldn’t they, in your eyes, deserve equal or more shame than him? Stupid double standards. Aside from my rant, I just want to say this was an awesome manga. It had so much emotional and philosophical depth; both characters were struggling with so much prejudice, and they grew in their interactions with the other person. I understand completely why they fell for each other. They were BOTH competent, likable characters. I can’t believe I skipped out on such a treasure. What a treat. Obviously there were dark parts to the story, concerning both trauma and abuse, but this story was so compelling. Despite not being attracted to stories that are gritty/traumatic, as well as in the omegaverse (which I normally super hate, mostly because it peddles in trauma, abuse, and sexism for tension), I again really felt like this story was just so good. I’m formally going to rate this manga, for the first time ever in the history of making this account. It deserves five stars.

One of my favorites! So cute, and so heartwarming! An overworked single father finds himself at the mercy of a flippant patron of the izakaya he works at when his daughter gets sick. He learns that the man is more than what meets the eye, and may be exactly what -- and who -- he needs. ~Chapter 18

Oushirou is a man who is in love with his childhood friend. He gets a call telling him that his friend will move there (where he lives) only to be chatted up at the bar by a friendly (and somewhat suspicious) patron. They end up going to his apartment after the patron finds Oushirou's keys, and the patron tries to make a move on him. Oushirou ends up relying on this person -- Satoru -- as emotional support, but doesn't give anything back (although his feelings keep deepening for this person in many ways). Oushirou has an emotional breakthrough about his friend and Satoru, and Satoru shares a secret of his own with Oushirou. This was a fantastic (and very sad, in the sense that things end -- though things also begin) manga. ~Chapter 7

The cat as the narrator was a very interesting angle. Also, I definitely cried while reading this.