Kimi wa Natsu no Naka
What a masterpiece.
Omowaseburi na Kimi no Tonari
The seme’s ex was literally such an interesting character! I understood why they both ended up in the place they did, and neither disrespected the other. I also appreciated the fact that there was a level of realism going on in the uke’s acceptance of his own feelings. He seemed to acknowledge the fact that he felt strongly about this person, but couldn’t reconcile those feelings with what it would be like to be in a same-sex relationship (which is fair, since he had likely never felt that way towards a guy, and being in a relationship with someone generally includes sex). Finally, he ended up acting on those feelings and deciding to choose the unknown for this other person.
Day Off
Section chief (hedgehog) and subordinate (cockatoo) fall in love at the office, in an office romance. They struggle with certain aspects of their relationship, but this is a mostly fluffy manga about two cute people madly in love with each other. The scenes of them are light and mostly contain warmth, depth, and emotion. There isn't much plot to be had, but it's not at the expense of reality or cuteness. ~Chapter 32.7
Mask Danshi wa Koishitakunai no ni
Ha ha ha, another mask manga for the pandemic of the century (discounting the 1918 Spanish Influenza). This story has nothing to do with a pandemic though. Sayama, regular guy with a penchant for wearing a mask, ends up in the nurse's office after some douchebag (read: the main romantic lead) falls hard (literally, not figuratively) on Sayama and doesn't even apologize properly. Therein lies the set-up for the romance, and our mask-wearing hero is pursued. Update: Sadism, weird, creepy...Saikawa's got some issues... Update on update: Like, I understand why you've got the hots for him (bc he's a good kisser and smexy and whatever) but the feels? I don't get it brah... ~Chapter 7
Kazoku Ni Narouyo
Gay couple end up getting married in a ceremony that includes their parents. Talks about them parenting the daughter of their childhood friend, Ayumu, and their family life as she travels abroad.
The Music Box Of Petals
Yaaaasss this is so good!!! Chapter 26 so far. The characters are all so defined and likable. Summary: There exists, in this world, muses, a type of human that must be wound by a key in his/her neck (where a keyhole sits) in order to function and prevent rusting. These humans, who are rare but not wholly uncommon, can give their keys to people called conductors, who they are supposed to trust and have the position of winding the key for the muse. In exchange, the conductor can hear the music of the muse who entrusted their key to them. The mc is a human that can hear the sound of any muse, whether or not s/he has handed his/her key to the mc. He can't turn their sound off, and many muses in one classroom means a cacophony of noises in his head, and has always hated muses as a result. The main character, after one trauma at his last school with a particular muse, has come to another school where he knows (somehow?) that this school doesn't have many muses. He then encounters one (whose music sounds beautiful to him), and the rest is history. ~Chapter 50
Red Beryl ni Sayonara
A boy almost gets hit by construction materials after working hard one day, only to be saved by the stranger he never knew he needed in his life: a one vampire, who can never die (although he's tried). They end up striking a bit of a friendship, with the human going over to his house, only for the human to realize he has 'certain feelings' for the vampire in question. Trouble comes at the door soon enough by the time they become solid friends, when the vampire who made the ML a vampire swoops into the picture, wanting something of a show from the human and his new vampire friend. Can they survive this sense of madness that comes knocking at their door? ~Chapter 8
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