RoseMary's manga / #Psychological(156)

I must say that I was quite impressed by the contrast rendered by the combination of the delightful art style and coloring and the toxic story told through those very same peaceful soft traits. I liked it because it was like conveying the general saying about to not judge a book by its cover: it was interesting to see how, underneath that apparent calm, laid violent, vicious, obsessive thoughts, feelings and ill intentions which always quivered to be unleashed. Unfolding in such an environment impregnated with such negative vibes, it was not surprising that the story would present a tragic outcome... Upon the whole, it's a well-written story. The structure was good and those twisted emotions were well-portrayed. Needless to say, I liked the art. And I also liked the historical backdrop and the all-girls prestigious boarding school setting. Still, on a more intimate level, I cannot quite say that I liked the story. The plot was not my cup of tea and I couldn't feel any sympathy for the characters. They were all bad, starting from the adults and coming to the two girls. But I think a live-action movie of this story would be interesting to watch! > By the way, it's not yuri. [Note for myself] There's not even a proper lesbian relationship going on. It's all on one's girl part who is obsessed with the other girl, who in return hates her till the very end. Physically nothing happens either.

️Great story by Ikeda Riyoko that somehow is regrettably underrated and a bit forgotten as well, when in actuality it's a masterpiece! A coming-of-age gem! It's sad but beautiful. Deep and emotional. Especially for those who like classics and melodrama, this is a must-read! I like both manga and anime. Apart from some differences between them (with some added and|or expanded scenes, also rendered in a more melodramatic way, and especially differences regarding the final tragic events in the last chapters and the ending itself, which, on the contrary, were toned down a bit respect to the manga and the biggest difference would be Kaoru’s ending, which isn’t a tragic one in the anime), I think they are both great. About the anime, I have to say that I personally was particularly impressed by it. It's one of my favourites! It's really well-done and especially visually is well crafted: I loved all the details, all the different lights and colors, and framing. All the different background scenes like the beautiful ever-changing views of the sea and sunset, and the city's lights at night, the rainy scenes and all the general scholastic atmosphere! I loved every little detail and the music as well! Each episode was great. And it makes me feel so nostalgic, because there aren't anime like this anymore! I actually had already watched it long ago, but I didn't read the manga back then. So, now I'm so glad to have watched it again and to have finally read the manga as well! I totally recommend both anime and manga.️ > Note: It includes both lesbian and straight elements. And it includes heavy issues. Anime: gogoanime.nl / anime / dear-brother-147v

[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

This is certainly to be read at one's own discretion, as it has a heavy content, but it's one of those stories that are unique in their own twisted way. It's insanely good! The art style, the colors, the plot...basically everything is gripping and interesting! # 20 y.o. Seme x 20 y.o. Uke, Seme with tongue piercing, Uke with nipple piercings

Hiwatari Saki's masterpiece! A must-read classic! - An interesting, thought-provoking and beautiful story. One of those unforgettable ones! It's really a brilliantly written work. I was anticipating so much for all the elements to be finally put together, and, while keeping following the characters' inner thoughts and feelings and observing their reactions and growth, I felt the story had this powerful fascinating and mysterious vibe that got me so hooked...I so wanted to see what would happen next that I got so immersed in reading, while being so emotionally engaged as well! I loved it so much! Totally recommended! It's absolutely amazing. I really think it's one of the very best manga ever! > The OVA episodes were good too, but they cover only till volume 8 (Tankoubon), so they just end like that without a conclusion. 21 Volumes (Tankoubon - Complete) // 12 Volumes (Bunkoban - Complete) OVA (1993 // 6 episodes): gogoanime.run / category / boku-no-chikyuu-wo-mamotte > Special: youtube.com / watch?v=NGQEv7g8_xE - "The Passing of the Golden Age contains six music videos with footage not seen in the OVA and scenes taken from the manga, as well as a slightly different version of the OVA ending sequence, and the ending credits for the image videos." Related Series: 1) Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte / Please Save My Earth --- Kioku Senmei - Vivid Memories II: Things accidently left behind (Side Story of 1 - It's about Mikuro) 2) Boku o Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari (Sequel to 1) 3) Boku wa Chikyuu to Utau - "Boku Chikyuu" Jiseidai Hen (Sequel to 2) (Not scanlated)

Collection of Stories: ✤ Ch. 1 Déjà-vu - Middle-school student x Young-adult Man (20) // The middle-school student was raped by his older bro before. The seme and the uke's bro are coworkers. ✤ Ch. 2 Palm - Detective x Kid Neighbor who is the same age as his daughter // The man did something to the boy when he was a kid // The boy is now a high-school student // Youth x Adult > There're some twisted themes in these stories but they're actually well-written! 1 Volume (Complete) - Raw: 77mh.com / colist_197019.html

️A masterpiece! A well-written emotional rollercoaster! I was so absorbed while reading and I was truly touched...a beautiful story! It's a timeless fave of mine. Re-reading this, it makes me feel so nostalgic because it takes me back the those good old times when BL like this were written! There's no way around it, the stories back then had that something which can't be found in today's BL anymore! The drama in old BL was so good, as well as the characterization and the art style. Not to mention the feelings conveyed in them! Man, the emotions were so intense and turbulent...I really loved all this! And this story is a great example of those things! It also has an exquisite slow pace, which was so right for this story and gave way to a great building up, both emotional and plot-wise, which lets the reader get to care for the characters and get attached to the story, feeling their own feelings and wanting to read till the end, accompanying them, just to see them happy! It's really one of the best shounen ai and old manga! To me, this is really a precious unforgettable story! >>> Vol. 3, ch. 5 "Memory" gave even more value to Robert and Georges' relationship, which felt truly precious and special, because Robert actually had met Georges before Grace once when they were children, right when Robert's mother died. During that brief chance encounter, Robert was struck by the purity of the boy and the kindness he showed him. It was something he had never known, so he was struck by it to the point of being even scared by it. But he thought "so overwhelmingly beautiful". Then, as we see at the end of Vol. 4 ch. 4, there was also a funny episode, when Georges started middle school, where they kind of met again for chance unknowingly. So, in the end, it felt like a fated relationship! Then, at vol. 7 ch. 3, it was so beautiful when Robert realized the kid he encountered back then was Georges! So, Grace certainly was precious to Robert and he loved her (although it was unrequited, as she one-sidedly loved Robert's brother the priest Louis), but in the end it was more like he fell in love with her at first sight because he unconsciously saw the kid back then in her. So, George is not really a substitute. And anyway Robert already said to Alain (Grace's step-brother) that George wasn't a substitute even before realizing that he was that kid! So, when he realized, it was all even more precious! >>> In the end, I admit I wanted to see more of Robert and Georges, but it was sweet with their matching rings and all! Even though there were really only three kiss scenes in all, it didn't matter! It was perfect just like that!️ # Catholic All-Boys School (It also has a dormitory, where some of the side characters are staying, but the two protagonists commute from home, so they aren't dorm residents), Classmates, Older Seme (about 2 years older - after Grace died hit by a car for which Robert blamed himself, he didn't go to school for a long time and he even stayed at a center of care to get back on his feet. So, when he goes back to school, he's in the same class as George), Foreign Setting and Foreign Characters. [[Notes for myself]] Vol. 4 ch. 3 - the part about Grace. Robert's housekeeper tells Georges the whole story // Vol. 7 ch. 2 - The whole truth about Georges' birth and how he was connected to Grace, who turns out to be his sister) Alternate Story: 101-ninme no Alice (Not scanlated) - Music-themed story // It shares the same universe of La Esperança. Georges appears there in a few scenes.