ArtemisFowl's manga / #interesting(169)

I first really liked this, but then I was kind of upset at how the main character’s feelings hardened and brittled over age. It was realistic, I understood it — it would be extremely hard to wait for someone for so long. But maybe instead of standing his Santa up, he should have straightforwardly broken up with him (which I would have been sad about but respected, as he has the choice to be or not be in a relationship). He never has much active agency in the story — when that other guy breaks up with him, he seems like he is going to accept being sad and alone, rather than saying sorry to and trying to get back his Santa. (Granted, I’m just assuming, but based on his character and reaction after he broke up with the other guy and thought about Santa, I’d think I was right.) Also, he seemed to be a little too reliant on that Santa expressing his feelings rather than working on expressing his own (which he himself admits is selfish). Anyways...

Guy who can see the red string of love wants to run away from fate at all costs when his string attaches to another guy on his college campus. ~Chapter 5.6

A guy who's always pretended that he's straight ends up having a friendship with someone who is openly gay. His feelings end up bubbling up in the end, and when the truth comes out, the openly gay guy doesn't know if he can believe the closeted main character. They must figure out whether they want to keep their armor on or be vulnerable in order to pursue the relationship they both long for with each other. ~ Chapter 6

Welcome to Tokyo Crazy Paradise, the alternate future of Japan's capital, Tokyo. Born into a police family, baby sister Tsukasa gets raised as a boy in order to protect her from the harassment and free-for-all atmosphere of dystopic future Tokyo. Years later, still living as a boy with her older brothers (but without their parents, as they were killed), Tsukasa gets involved with stone-faced Ryuuji, born and raised as the successor of a yakuza family. Once she becomes his bodyguard, things start to unfold, and even in Tokyo Crazy Paradise, not everything is what it seems... ~Chapter 110

The dynamics between a former cop and his new, criminal partner as they try to solve the mystery of a drug being peddled are fantastic. ~Chapter 6.5