ArtemisFowl's manga / #yay!(151)

YAASSS!!! This one sounds so good!!!! This is about a guy, who parades around as a shut-in weirdo who nobody likes at work, only to be a gay rockstar when he goes to bars. He lives his life like this for valid reasons, only for his world to get turned upside down when he sees his d-bag coworker (prince of all the office lands) at the bar he frequents often. The seme slayyyss looking forward to more chapters ayyyy ~Chapter 10

Yes yes yes... literally so funny. I'm dying here. Choi Jang Gun is the new owner of a butcher's shop in a shady part of town...only to get accosted by the single patron of his shop, who constantly buys all the meat in his shop. *wink wink wink* What are his intentions? What does he mean by buying all the meat from his shop? ~Chapter 5

Hirokuni finds himself in the care of his childhood friend Kai, who wants to stay at his apartment for some odd reason (you later find out is the result of Kai's adoptive father getting sent to the hospital). His childhood friend has had a hard time growing up, and doesn't expect anything from Hirokuni, much to his chagrin. Hirokuni wants to treat his childhood friend right, but he doesn't expect his own feelings to turn romantic??? Truly enjoying how much they add to each other's lives. ~Chapter 5

Someone said it lacks emotion...but I actually like this kind of plot. Yesssss to the favoritism and the blushies.

Ha ha ha literally so funny. And YES, thank you thank you thank you for having a NORMAL reaction to that kind of proposition, not the stereotypically delve into a type of cheap porno *bleh bleh bleh*. Ha ha his reaction has been THE BEST, and I am here for it. Poor insecure weirdo stalker dude (who I somehow don't hate) and his crush is only enticed by the crush's one true wuv, the young man's uncle. What a crazy start to a story. ~Chapter 19

Mc is pretending to be hawwwt...only to be a pure boy phony with a lot of secrets. Namely, that he loves shoujo manga and is not 'cold' at all. There's a new transfer student who's super hot, and he discovers that it's his only friend from middle school, back when he was called gay because of his love for shoujo manga (except for his friend). Now his friend has come to "haunt" him and bring up his past (although the friend doesn't want to 'out' him), and he keeps tripping up, only to find that his only best friend keeps catching him (and putting him in swoonworthy positions, in accordance to his shoujo manga preferences). Will he end up keeping his secrets from the school? Or will he fall for his friend and embrace his true shoujo self? Fetishizing people as items on a checklist...run, run, run, man. Edit: Well played, Hiroko, well played (even though you cray). ~Chapter 2

By the author of Three Men, One Chinchilla, which makes sense. It has the same vibe in a strange way. New kid in high school has some strange things going on -- he doesn't like to leave with anyone, doesn't want to go home with anyone, doesn't want to hang out with anyone after class -- but all aside from that, he's pretty normal. The main character wants to figure this person out, after they have a meet-cute moment with a calico cat (where their initial interaction is great, but then sours for some odd, unknown reason) before they meet at school. The slightly shady new kid thinks that the other kid is super weird, but doesn't hate him. The other kid (the mc) doesn't have any social oddities, other than the fact that he has a bit of a loose filter (and says all the things in his mind (to some degree)). He wants to get to know the shady new kid, and their vibes are fantastic even though it's only chapter 2... ~Chapter 2

The development of their relationship was fantastic! College student Isumi, who looks like a middle-schooler, gets intercepted by policeman Amasawa, who asks for his ID after seeing a "middle-schooler" drunk and on his way home in the middle of night. They end up having more to do with each other after Mr. Policeman comes to Isumi's place of work, a convenience store, and asks him for recommendations. This kid happens to be a good cook and they mutually decide to have Isumi cook at Amasawa's house. Isumi's place ends up having a water main breakdown, and Amasawa, after hearing the call, asks him to stay at his house. Isumi already feels the pull of attraction towards Amasawa -- and the bond of their friendship strengthens after that. It was so nice to see that the uke was understanding of his attraction towards the seme, that the seme was confused (but also reflective) about his feelings when he was confessed to, and that the development of their relationship wasn't forced. It felt seamless and natural, organic in the way many yaoi relationships often are not. They both communicated with each other, and when there was a point that most yaois would have the characters jump straight into bed (sexually -- read chapter 3), I thought they would too, only for me to be pleasantly surprised that it was platonic. Also, the extras in the other chapters are cute.

A nice salaryman at a high-end company gets caught up in a scandal (one hundred percent not his fault), only to be told that he'll get his job back IF (and only if) he signs a famous reclusive potter to his company. Little did he know that his target -- the reclusive potter -- is a hottie and proceeds to fall in love with him. It's a little bit more complicated and nuanced than my description, but it's a wonderful slow-burn romance -- and the nice salaryman is truly conflicted about the lie that brought him to this person in the first place, but has a hard time telling the truth once they get together. 5/5 for warmth, humor, and depth. Chapters 30 through 38 He's the worst!!! He dragged out a daytime drama into a long, long saga, and I am not here for it *makes devil face emoji* He should have just TOLD the freaking dude! I know the other dude messed up, but there's a point where you just feel sorry for him (especially after the boss changed his mind about what happened and forgave Wonyoung). Don't drag out the drama!!! Just say how you FEEL!!!!! Oooh, Taejoon asked WonYoung to live with him. ~ Chapter 58

I'm just floored by how good this was. The trauma, the relationships they had to their past were dealt with skillfully, and even the love interest's reaction towards the main character based on the love interest's past actions (where he said something extremely rude but hated himself for saying it) was spot on. The one thing was the romance -- it did feel a little rushed at first, considering the love interest kind of suddenly made a move on the mc -- but the pace of the development was fantastic afterwards. How the mc was managing the loss of his loved ones and the sudden removal of a position with the responsibilities of a different one; the little nephew's feelings towards that loss as well as his sense of abandonment; and the love-interest's interest in the pair because of how he saw the nephew as a version of his past self; all of those elements were done with so much depth. I'm really glad I read this manga. Summary: Mc lost his mom, dad, and sister in a car accident. His sister had a son; he took him in and they moved to a different town. In that town they met a cook at a restaurant, whose story had some mirrors to the story of the nephew. The cook inserts himself into their lives, wanting to almost heal and protect a part of his past. The cook makes a move on the mc, and he and the mc fall in love. There are many beautiful metaphors and deep philosophical points conveyed within the manga.