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Old-fashioned Cupcake

Ongoing | Sagan sagan | 2019 released
2020-09-17 10:32 marked
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Holy shit, this is good. Everything about this is perfect, imo. The translation, the art, dialogues.

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

Complete | FUMINO Yuki | 2014 released
2023-11-16 09:14 marked
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wait what?? GODDAMMIT i got tricked..I thought this is already ended so i finally decided to read it because I hate cliffhanger and shit so i usually read after it's completed. This is still ongoing! although its not cliffhanger like how you'd read action or shounen manga but still, oh well, waiting time again. so my thought on this manga, I really like it. But it's the definition of slow burn romance to its core. I do wish sometimes Taiichi would take initiative to kiss Kouhei once it awhile, on his own will and not to be told. Don't get me wrong, Taiichi is a great character, but sometimes he does seems a bit to childish with this late bloomer thing. While Kouhei will kiss Taiichi suddenly and then Taiichi will either said WAIT or STOP. Its been like this for 4 volumes already. I do have limit to my slow romance patience, but its an ongoing routine with them being like this. I know the main priority is the story, not quite their relationship but geez I hope it change a little bit. Another thing, hopefully, in the future volumes, no more NEAR DEATH experience. There's like 3 near death scene in this manga and that's abnormal and illogical. one with Taiichi while 2 with Kouhei. and for Kouhei its both the fault on him looking at phone while walking. Trip an fall accident with Taiichi, I can't even count. Sometimes this manga make me sigh so much, but at the same time its very informative and a little bit comfort reading, though I can't exactly say heartwarming or wholesome because it's so full of angst on that 3 volumes I can't. The angst tone down a little bit on volume 4. Something I've noticed while reading this manga, reading 4 volumes feels like I'm reading a 7 volumes manga. I think its because of the amount of information on each dialogues that it took times to process and take in thus it made it feel longer despite it being only 4 volumes.

Monster and Ghost

Ongoing | Himemiko | 2022 released
2023-11-25 16:38 marked

HOLY SHITT ITS ROCK'N'DOLLESS (mangaka doujin name)!!! I've read plenty of her Fullmetal Alchemist doujin. I'm a big fan of her art style when she's doing all that doujinshi works. Finally did her own original work and I didn't even fuckin realize this is her work until I'm googling it. There's more than 1 volume of this manga so..guess we'll have to wait and see how many volume this'll have. I'm really curious where the story going and how it will end. Obviously, with one mc whose not even alive, how will this end? most curious I've ever been. From what I've read with this mangaka FMA doujin, its possible there will be miracle (like reincarnation or smth), who knows. Don't hope too much tho, most of it usually psychological, sad and dark but rarely tragedy. Tragedy wouldn't really be necessarily apply for this specific manga, since one already dead from the very beginning.

Goshujinsama toke dama

Complete | KOISHIKAWA Ao | 2017 released
2019-11-19 06:21 marked

An Abyss

Ongoing | Cha ji ahn | 2019 released

I keep seeing this manhwa whenever I'm trying to searching to read new BL and I kept skipping it because of the edgy or dark vibe of the cover art, afraid it'd be like other toxic manhwa couple. But after reading the description, I decided to read it. I shit you not, first page, instant fall in love with the art style. The more I'm seeing it the more I kept thinking of vampire lol I feel like this is an influence of Ayami Kojima, it giving of vampire vibe. The art I mean, not the story. Anyway, I should've remember to not judge a book by its cover, in literal sense. I kept judging cover art of a book, and some of these book kept being hidden gem. Lesson learnt. Now the story, I really like it. I don't want to say much about it but imo its perfect I like everything about it. I even want to buy physical copy of this, but unfortunately as of now, there's is no such thing. And if I'm not mistaken, only Lezhin sometimes publish physical book. While this manhwa is Ridi Exclusive only, they probably not doing physical book, I think.

Night Fragments

Ongoing | Sinran | 2019 released
2024-10-25 12:38 marked
Tags: References

when the 'plot twist' chapter was dropped, many people voice their unpleasant feeling regarding it, as do i aswell. But, the last chapter 'explain' more to ease reader heavy heart regarding the soul merging. to explain it (spoiler start)-------- yes, author does the merging soul to justified aryka blue eyes, but also somewhat 'save' ary when he went to that reincarnation gate i guess. people thought yeon merge soul will be part of ary and was disappointed incase part of yeon personality might appear in ary, but that is not the case. as i was mention before, yeon has his role and serve well. you will not be missed. unfortunately i don't like him that much and don't have much sympathy toward him till the end. so I'm at least glad with this plot twist. -------------(spoiler end) if not for the last chapter 'explaination', i too will forever be disappointed with author doing the plot twist of soul merging.

Hyakujitsu no Bara

Complete | inariya fusanosuke | 2005 released
2024-03-16 21:35 marked

edit- finally!! how many years has it been. Author finally decide to continue with the story and "re-new" some of the plot. ngl, i was a bit confused, but i'll take the new sequel as canon. the story is a bit jumping here and there. can be a bit confusing at first, but you'll get used to it.

Kimi no yoru ni fureru

Complete | mori moyori | 2019 released

This is so good, the art is amazing, the atmosphere, everything.. This manga is an embodiment of perfection and a masterpiece. Put into account that this is Mori sensei first work too, thats freakin amazing and insane. The pacing is like, perfect, idk what else to say. Imagine perfecting a story pacing in 1 volume, so far most BL artist failing to do that. The characters, they are just lovable innit? see, you don't have to make them have annoying personality such as tsundere or persistent or all that unnecessary generic crap. For me, personally, i love it when 2 people inlove actually SHOW that they inlove and equally give that love to their partner. Tsundere character could learn a thing or 2 from these two.

Not for the Faint of Heart

Complete | Bopul | 2018 released
2024-03-19 10:56 marked
Tags: References

i feel like this 12 chapters story is equivalent to 1 volume standard BL manga. Author can even do a physical copy of the manhwa if they want to. but i guess if you want to compare to normal length (40+ chapters) manhwa, then it is relatively short I guess. Anyway, my thought on this. Its "short", sweet and wholesome and shounen ai. suitable for re-read material. spoiler below tags: ghost (?), out of body experience, glasses mc, timid mc, sly mc, quirky mc, fox-like mc, haunted house, scaredy cat mc

Tonari no Metaller-san

Complete | Mamita | 2019 released
2021-01-03 19:10 marked

slow paced romance,and I like it. what most important to me is that they didn't go straight to frick frack once they have mutual feeling, very different from other BL, MOSTLY. The art also very nice, especially the background art (idk why but I always love looking at nice bg art in BL manga).