RoseMary's manga / #Mixed Blood(47)

Thomas no Shinzou (1974) - It was so beautifully written, so deep and full of all kinds of emotions. It's really a masterpiece! An essential, must-read classic! > I also want to recommend the film "Les amitiés particulières" (based on the homonymous novel by Roger Peyrefitte), which, together with some great literary works, also inspired Hagio Moto to write Thomas no Shinzou. The live-action "Summer Vacation 1999" (1988) is loosely based on Thomas no Shinzou - Note: A female cast was used to play the boys in the film, which is also very different from the original story anyway. Prequel: Houmonsha (The title story, about the earlier life of Oscar) Alternate Story: 11-gatsu no Gymnasium

[Containing both BL & GL] Really hope it's not dropped! + Live-action Movie - Note: manhwa and live-action came out in the same year parallelly > Personally, I really liked the movie, it's really good as well, but I prefer the manhwa, which I love and it's one of my favourites!

Well, it's a bit weird with one of the two middle-school girls even sneaking in the house and prying in on the mayor and his "friend" like that to see if they hide something...that was definitely weird! Even so, I really like the story! I'm curious to read the rest, so I really hope it will be picked up again someday! 8 Volumes (Complete) - RAW [Download]: manga-zip.info / dl / %E6%81%8B%E3%81%A8%E8%BB%8D%E8%89%A6 /

Spin-off: Docchi to Kiss suru? - It's the story of Rui's uncle, Ángel

Mixed feelings about this story... I liked it for two reasons. Firstly, because it's an old manga, so I liked the whole old atmosphere, and, secondly, because it's a family affair story. And that's why I added this to my old-style romance and family affair lists. But I'll say that it was also a frustrating story for two other reasons. Well, first of all, as an avid BL reader, if I see a guy kissing another guy (and more than once at that!), I tend to automatically ship them, so the whole situation of Aoi and Sumire all along the story was frustrating for me, BUT, and from this I'll come then to the second reason, I actually found mysef liking Aoi and Yuri together so much, also because I didn't like Sumire much in the first place, so I was rooting for Aoi and Yuri instead! [Spoiler] But sadly they didn't end up together. I mean, no surprise there really, because they went for the obvious predictable course. It was obvious she would end up with Sumire...but I really liked Aoi and Yuri's interaction and moments all along the story, so I strongly hoped that they would end up together somehow! I don't care if they are half-siblings since it's a manga. I really think it would have been a more interesting outcome, if they ended up together. So, I can't really hide my disappointment about this. Anyway, having said all that, overall it's a good oldie, although I'm clearly not a fan of the couple... Adapted to Taiwanese Drama "The Rose" (2003)

Loved it! Well, it must be because I love stories with medieval setting and plot, so I already loved it since the very beginning, but I really enjoyed this reading...I don't know, I was really taken in by this! Well, it's not a masterpiece, but for me it was really good and the art was beautiful!