Faded First Love
Plot: Aoki has unrequited feeling for Hashimoto, a girl sitting next to him and despite unable to confess his feeling, he admires her every day. However, one day while in class he needed an eraser, and she happily lent him her erase. Upon inspection Aoki notice that “Ida” was written on the eraser, the name of the boy sitting in front of him. The thought that she liked someone else crushed him and he was so flustered and accidently drops the eraser. – And guess who the fuck picked it up, Ida!!!1 Ofc otherwise we wouldn’t been here! Ida notices his name on the eraser and handed it back. Suddenly Ida is convinced that Aoki has feelings for him… Duh duh duh… And Aoki has no idea what to do next. Random thoughts: First, I would like to mention that I’ve read this manga back in 2021 when only a few chapters were translated and while waiting for new chapters I went on with life. Tills they made the Japanese live action version… And I watched it and love it and remember that I should probably continuing reading the manga… But still not all the chapters were out yet and then bam! They’re making a Thai version of the story, so I read it from chapter 1 till the end. Some of the moments I did remember like the scene where Aoki and Ida hold hands for the first time on the crossover bridge. – Vol 5 chaps 18 (And Aoki’s tutor discover him :p). It was a cute scene so of cause I remembered that, Hihi. Plot Progression Rating: The plot… I mean took them fucking vol 6 chap 24 to fucking have a first kiss, do I have to say anything more? And at that point they were already dating for half a year…Also they kissed at the end of that chapter… High school students be horny af, they be fucking before even dating… Just kidding, joke a side I love how well the plot is executed, it’s pacing and flows well. After all it is a Shounen ai and not your typical Yaoi. Other than that, I also really like the side-characters they’re the supporters and MVP our main character need. This is a story about High schooler so most of the time the story does takes place in school… You know. And your typical Japanese school events, such as sport event, festival event, camping event you name it… One thing though… At Vol 9 chapter 33 till 34… That shit played me, I was gaged, destroyed, annihilated, demolished and eradicated. Man, the author really played us all like the foo we are, she or he toyed with us, our emotional like it was some kind of trash. Character Development/Likability Rating: I FUCKING LOVE IDA. He can do anything, ANYTHING and I will defend him with everything I have, my man can never do no wrong. He’s such a caring, kind, and thoughtful character. First and foremost, he didn’t make fun of Aoki for having a crush on him (like ha-ha you gay bro?), even though it was a misunderstanding and even before he knew it, he took the feeling Aoki had for him very seriously and that he didn’t want to ignore Aoki’s feelings. My man was going crazy thinking someone is in love with him and how he should response to that, the fact that he never wants to do any half-hearted. *Eye heart*. For Aoki, my man he’s the MVP I love this cute little dude. He wanted to protect Hashimoto so bad, and despite Hashimoto is his crush he still wanted to cheer her on with Ida. (Before he realizes the mix-up.). Aoki was sad that his crush got along with her crush still he wasn’t going to tell anyone about the eraser. Cause he ain’t no snitch bitch! We all need a friend like Aoki to protect our secret with all his might.
Gunjou no Subete