Lex's manga / #Reencounter(74)

Such a heartfelt story, one of my favorites for sure!

Umm... What?

Go Siwon's dreams are constantly visited by the clever, beautiful Kang Jinha. In the dream, Jinha keeps on mentioning this "incident" that happened between them but Siwon can't remember anything! And how can it feel so real? Luckily for Siwon, hints about the "incident" start to appear and Siwon is able to regain his memory bit by bit. ---------- The idea for the plot device was really far-fetched, and the characters were far from being well-written ones. The Art at first put me off, but the more I read through, the more I'd get used to it and eventually started to be okay with it. Whilst I liked the approach to Noh Seonyun's character, as well as Kang Jinha's development. The romance was really cliche. I did enjoy the conclusion regarding Siwon and Jinha's relationship, and how they handled it from there, their evolution as a couple, and especially Siwon's fears regarding his sexuality being known. This was a nice approach to an 'after I came out' story (kind of, it was forced on them, but still). I didn't completely hate it, but I can't say I liked it. There was such a sheer amount of unnecessary sexual assault and harassment, and this whole tragic backstory excuse for the antagonist is getting really old. I'm sick of characters being excused because they shed a tear or two. It's ridiculous. Waste of time in my opinion.

Kaede (alpha) saves Azusa (omega), who was being bullied, before moving to another city soon after. Many years later, they meet again and Azusa says that he wants to pay him back and that he'll do anything if Kaede gives him a chance. Fortunately or unfortunately, playboy Kaede just can't reject such an opportunity of amusement. ---------- I'd have liked this one a lot more had it not been both rushed and forced, seriously, the omega and alpha had no chemistry whatsoever, not for one second could I feel their "love" for each other. To make matters worse, why on Earth did the omega's behavior get brought up to us as if it's cute or sexy. I get that it's omegaverse, and often that genre usually has a plot where the omega's the one being raped, but excuse me for doubting the logic of: "two rapes make a right" being sold to me here.

Kuga Tsukasa is the heir to a great company. One day at a party he meets a man who appears to be the heir to the Amou empire. Tsukasa is about to use him for his own gain, but without realizing it Tsukasa is already underneath him in his bed. ---------- The plot sure is interesting, with an intriguing setting to boot. I like the perspective this manga took on the Omegaverse genre. But I feel it had too few chapters for the heavy plot it tried to handle. So many details and scenes were either rushed or simply left-out. It's still a good read, but I think doubling the chapters for this one would have made the story feel a lot more natural. There also is some character development, but then again, same problem, it was too rushed, so you don't get enough time to really process the MCs' relationship and how they grow individually.

After a car accident, Taemin finds himself in the body of Siwon, a victim of bullying at school. No longer a pushover, he starts standing up for himself but then meets Woojin, an old friend from the past. Somehow, Woojin immediately picks up Taemin's 'scent' from Siwon. What happened between these two in the past and how will it affect their future? ---------- It's a really interesting story to follow, but also a really disappointing one. I wish that Jiwook would've ended up in a youth detention center or a psych ward to get some treatment or something as well as pay for his crimes somehow. Whilst he was not physically one of Siwon's rapists, he was still an instigator, as well as the one who leaked the videotape around. I wish we'd seen a scene with Siwon's assaulters being brought to justice with the videotape and the recording as evidence. I do get what the author tried too do by having Taemin (AKA Siwon) throw the recorder away and tell Woojin (AKA Siwoon) that he "didn't want him to step that low". But that wouldn't have been stepping low in any way shape or form if they'd brought said recording to the authorities. And I'd have felt better about Siwon's case, like he at least had gotten justice for what he'd endured and been pushed to suicide for. Jiwook literally pushed someone to suicide, had the videotape of said person being raped leaked and spread around, he abused them in several ways, and again last but not least, he pushed them to suicide. But he gets to just live his life as if nothing ever happened along with his fellow instigators? They should all pay for what they did. So, I'm pretty sour regarding this fact. It was really upsetting how there was such a build-up to them paying for their crimes, yet nothing happens in the end, and you're given such a piss poor of an excuse that "I don't want you to stoop as low as them". It makes no sense. I'll give you that Taemin & Woojin's relationship is such a fascinating one. Their bonds go deep, which the author does a really good job at demonstrating. Their relationship has a very nice vibe to it as well, and Taemin's character on its own is already really interesting. He made me chuckle more than once just by being himself. It's crazy how interesting each characters are. Even side-characters like Hoon and Minjun, you end up wanting to learn more about them and get attached to them more and more as the story goes. But Woojin is way too controlling and obsessive. So it could be worth giving it a go for these few aspects, but one should be aware that it will de disappointing and upsetting overall.

Sebastian Jung was the hottest teacher, that is, until Isaac Han arrived. Tall, intelligent, and beautifully brooding, Isaac has it all and Sebastian knows this all too well. In the past, they had shared a sultry after school romance. Now, Isaac is back. Can Sebastian resist falling for Isaac again or will his lips yearn for his touch? ---------- If you are looking for a fluffy story without unnecessary drama, and just want to giggle and enjoy the show, this one could be it. An overall really sweet story. I wasn't a fan of Isaac's characters, as I found him too wishy-washy at the beginning of the story. But as they got back together I had a few giggles and him and Sebastian made a pretty cute pair. As a personnal preference, I'd have preffered for Don and Greg's relationship to remain platonic in nature, for them to merely be two supporting characters. But it's not that uncommon in BLs to get a close friend of the main couple who's interested in another character. So Don's implied feelings for Greg didn't come as a surprise at all. Anyhow, it's a cute story.