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Ch. 1-2 Sono Te wo Shitteiru - Guardian x Ward // High-school student is taken in by a relative 1 Volume (Complete) - It's a collection of stories. The other stories are not scanlated. > Raw: manhuagui.com / comic / 28088 /

Oneshot included in vol. 5 of "After 5 Wa Kiss No Ame" - Transfer students Misao and Eichi, the school's most popular idols, really seem to hate each other. However, the two are actually married and living together! But since moving to Japan, they decided to keep it a secret...so every morning when they arrive at school they show their dislike for each other... // 2 Stars, but it was too ridiculous. > It's obviously not to be taken seriously, but let's focus on a few things that didn't make sense and lacked explanation. First of all, they're transfer students who are said to be foreign citizens that didn't live in Japan before. So, where did they live? They have Japanese names, so are they really foreigners|mixed blood or did they simply live abroad? And what is the specific reason they moved to Japan, did they elope? And let's come to the fact that they're married...even if they decided to keep it a secret, why would they pretend to hate each other? But more than that, let's talk about the fact that the uke was already married once before with a woman (so was he straight|bisexual?) and he has a step-son, the son of that woman. The thing is the step-son has around the same age as the uke and goes to the same school, so had the uke's late wife twice his age? But more than the age gap issue, the fact is that the uke is currently a high schooler and it's already been three years since the woman died, so when did they get married? When he was around 14 or 15? It was a really weird and random story...

• Ch. 1 N.G! - Cross-dressing // Twins // Secret Identity // High-School Student x Uni Student • Ch. 2 Because there's nothing you can do about it - Step-Father and Step-Son // Cohabitation // Age Gap // High-School Student and Adult • Ch. 3 Flower - High School // Student x Student // Bag Strap // Accused of thievery // Misunderstanding > I liked them, they were the kind of stories that I like. But I needed more! They felt like drafts! And they felt more like bromance|BL subtext. Apart from the lack of a kiss scene, even in the substance, it really felt like something was missing at the end, like that was only the beginning! They were nice but not fully developed, both in plot and feelings, because the characters didn't express properly their not-so-clear-yet feelings and the stories lacked a proper closure. The characters' relationships didn't really start...the stories ended just like that, leaving an unresolved feel. Their feelings were still in the initial|forming stage, in the budding phase, and they still had to be matured and then pursued. So, it seemed to me that the romance component wasn't there yet. 1 Volume (Complete) - Raw: 77mh.xyz / colist_232703.html

// Complete // - Note: The story ends with ch. 4. Ch. 5-8 are some french uploads. Adapted from novel - There's also a live-action movie.

Tbh, I would have loved the original draft the author planned at first (that was more brutal xD)! Too bad it was rejected and so she had to make it milder and go easier with Atsushi's dark past and also reduce the number of piercings! Well, Atsushi's piercings were still a lot and so I still really liked his appearance. But regarding the milder vibe, while I really liked the story, I felt there was something missing, like it wasn't the captivating kind of story that I love, but yeah that's just my personal taste, which is oriented towards very tough, turbulent and raw stuff. Overall, it was good though! I really liked this quote at the end: "...When we first met...I arrogantly said that I'll change your world, right? But it looks like mine is the one that got changed. I'm sure the reason why we met is definitely to bring me happiness, because this must be fate." #Blonde Half-Japanese Seme x Black-Haired Japanese Uke, Love at First Sight, Strangers Become Lovers, Dependency, Fear of Abandonment, Bad Parent, Parental Abandonment, Possessive Lover, Trauma P.S. I'd love it if the author would really write the story of Atsushi's employer manager|tattoo artist Masa, who also was at the same orphanage as Atsushi. > The oneshot included in ch. 5 was ok, but nothing more. I didn't like it much...2 stars for that. #Boss x Subordinate, Widower, Age Gap, Drunk, Salaryman

[Edit: 2022-03-31] So, I actually had read this back in the days and I re-read it now because I came across "Seikimatsu Prime Minister" that is the prequel of Yuigon. Honestly, after reading both, I don't get why the author would go and make this kind of sequel. The part regarding Sai and Matsumoto is good and in fact it's the only thing that I liked! I'm so glad that in the end they ended up together. At least they got their happy ending! But I didn't like the main part regarding Kanata and Ryouichi (ch. 1-4). First of all, it's actually not really a sequel, but more like an expansion of the part where the prime minister's bodyguard, who is secretly in love with him, is shot protecting him and is unconscious at the hospital as we see in the prequel. In Yuigon, the author showed us that while he was there unconscious he dreams about the past and so we see when they met back in high school and how Ryouichi fell in love with Kanata. We see about their friendship and how they found solace in each other after finding out that they both shared the similar circumstance of being raped by a man. > If one read only this, it may seem like a sad but realistic and maybe even touching BL about repressed|unexpressed unrequited love and the serious issues of (child) rape and trauma (even though towards the end it was rushed and quickly came to an end). However, after reading the main story, going back then to this sequel, I think this simply adds more frustration to the one the main story already gives! And I don't know why the author had to make both of their circumstances so dark with both of them actually being rape victims. She really gave us the final blow with all the flashbacks of the time when Ryouichi fell in love with Kanata back in high school, as the title of the chapters "Memories of when we met" already suggests, giving us even more sad feelings about all this story. It made me even more frustrated and disappointed! So yeah i don't really get the point of making Yuigon (except for the extra which provides an epilogue to the Sai x Matsumoto part)! Prequel: Seikimatsu Prime Minister

At times there was some too comical drama, or at other moments it had a too fairytale-like sparkle, which are not really things I dig for...Also, at some points there were some silly reactions and it seemed the story would take some ridiculous childish turns (with the ex-boyfriend entering the scene etc.), and it'd have been annoying for me if that were to happen. But thankfully it didn't, as, after those moments, the story promptly managed to go back on track again, regaining a more mature, composed tone. I'm glad they talked honestly about their thoughts and their relationship remained a healthy one, without too much drama of the silly kind. And this mangaka draws some very beautiful sex scenes! So, it was really a good story all in all! While it's not one of my favourites, it seemed to me a good slice-of-life BL! # Gay Florist x Straight High-school|Uni Student // Age Gap: 10 years // At the beginning of the story, the seme is 18 y.o., so the uke is probably 28 y.o. // When they finally go all the way, the seme is already a uni student.