Toumei na Ai no Utsuwa
Omg this is so beautiful. It's very quiet, slow and Serene. So lovely. It has such a quiet Japanese feel to it.
The Stranger in the Hoarding House
Ohhhhh this so heartbreaking.
Mukai no Heya no Neko
OMFG THE SWEETEST MOST SATISFYINGLY CONFESSION EVER Adorable tsundere cat uke unrequited love for puppy seme. I like the seme organically falls in love with uke not knowing ukes real feelings. Pacing feels realistic and final confession was earned. I'm dying.
Color・Collection
Very cute. Very gay.
Sekai de ichiban toui koi
Oh my God this is so lovely. Very well written and thoughtful. I really like how the author portrays the little life difficulties a deaf person goes through. And in a nuance way at that. It's really refreshing to read a bl that isn't just heavy-handed, especially what it's addressing hearing impairment. This is so great and I'm so happy that there's a second volume. I can't wait for more
Jokyouju no Hatsukoi Case Study
4.5 Interesting and hot.
Kiss wa Tsugai ni Hizamazuku
Have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand The angst about the omegas childhood and his mom was absolutely so heartbreaking. The reason he is how he is makes a lot of Sense. But on the other hand this is also so contrived. Why the hell do they also have to write in that? He is always in heat and shit? Him distressing alphas and the alpha having to prove his love to him is already a compelling enough plot. But the urgency of him needing to have sex is so fucking dumb. It definitely gets pretty dramatic and there's a lot of times I find the alpha quite insufferable because he's so needy. There were some good moments but overall it doesn't quite hit the same as another Omega or story like kashikomarimashita destiny
Dear Gene
There are no words for this one. It was an absolute treasure. This was so well written and it's so cool how nuanced the author wrote not just the love story aspect, But is clearly had a pretty in-depth understanding of very specific American culture (eg being gay. Mid-1900s, leaving the Amish community, homelessness in New York, interracial adoptive family). That's just really cool to see that perspective of someone who I'm assuming is not American. I do have to nitpick a bit. While i Do love how the author does get the essence of American culture, I feel like it still doesn't get delved into enough. And even saying that might be a bit unfair since this manga is already doing so much heavy lifting. I also don't quite understand the resolution that Gene has with his Amish background. I appreciate that he stuck to his wanderlust desires and it really just highlights how wonderful a partner Trevor is. But it is unclear whether or not gene visited his family again. And if not why I didn't he? Other than that, this was such a delight to read. The way expositioning of the couple throughout the story was engaging and really helped show truly who Gene and Trevor are. I am also such a sucker for slow pace progression plots, where The reader gets a glimpse of the MCs life in time.
Under My Skin