Yam's manga / #smug/confident uke(4)

Aesthetics of Unpleasantness

Complete | Seuseu | 2022 released

I'd give this a 5 for its uniqueness, but because of my own rule of « -1 if there's rape », it gets a 4/5. Honestly, it's a complicated situation because the uke even says he consents afterward and was manipulating the seme. So, in the end, if I could, I'd give this a 4.5/5. What a fucked up ride.

Nande Neteru Ore no Chinko Nametano

Complete | Satomaru mami | 2019 released

this gets a 3/5 instead of 4/5 because, like many older yaoi, it just uses a drunk sexual experience/rape/accident to justify the blooming of a relationship.

Memeshii Aku to Azatoi Suh

Complete | Takuma | 2019 released

The art style is beautiful, and their first sex once the uke realizes he loves the seme is beautiful... but I don't like how this represents bisexual people, or polysexual/polyamorous people. It felt kind of off :/ If not for the « I'm just sleeping around and would prefer an open relationship like my parents because of trauma » and framing open relationships as a mean to escape a bad marriage, this would get a 4/5 for being adorable (and getting to my love of that dumb, creepy, stalker trope).