RoseMary's manga / #Teen(232)

"Together, in joy and in sorrow..." - A slice-of-life BL masterpiece with a pretty unique beginning (and ending as well)! Overall, it's a beautiful story which through time progression tells the pure but also painful love story of two guys from their teens to when they're old. Well, I have to say that the time progression felt a bit rushed. For example, I wanted to see a bit more when they started going out and were still high-school students. And their university phase was also passed on very quickly. Also, their first time was not shown, and I wanted to see it, as it was something new that they experienced for the first time together. Notwithstanding, the story is very good, especially considering it's a story written in one volume only! And after all, I think the author wrote it like that, because she wanted us to look upon the whole and, more than on the concrete steps and intimate moments of their relationship, to focus on the emotional aspect of their relationship, which is put to hard test when along the way it is confronted with some realistic societal issues and worries an adult in a same-sex couple may face, like the ones faced by Itou in this case. So the core of the story was about the crisis and break up they faced along the way. Well, all is well that ends well! I'm glad, despite his decision, Itou's unchanged feelings for Nishi were so strong that they brought him back to Nishi, who also wasn't never able to forget Itou, and so they got back together in that sort of fateful reunion in the magical atmosphere of the aurora in Alaska and then spent their lives together till the time of their deaths came. And yes, the author showed us the moments of their respective deaths, Itou before (at 69) and Nishi years after (at 82), and although that's sad, it's the natural course of things so I still appreciated how she portrayed a realistic story till the very end! Apart from tragedies, they almost never show us this in stories, but in the end, unless they're immortal characters, that's what is going to happen to all the characters of the stories we read. That's just how life is, after all! > In the extra I liked when it briefly showed both their mothers meeting once at the hospital when they were both pregnant, expecting Itou and Nishi. It was like they were really fated to meet each other even before being born! xD

It was cute, but that was it! Apart from the fact that it was very short, it wasn't well-organized|well-written...it was really a bit of a mess!

Adapted to Live-action Movie - available at kissasian Maybe this is a story that may not be everyone's cup of tea...first of all, because of the art. In that case, I think it's still worth trying to read till the end. But then I guess it also depends if the story itself suits one's personal tastes. So, what I can say is that I recommend it especially to those like me who like old manga and turbulent, angsty teen romances / coming of age stories. Turbulent and angsty yes, but that are so good and pure after all. But really, for me it's a great story and I truly liked it. I worried together with the characters, but in the end I got a smile on my face and I felt hopeful. I think it's a story that can convey raw, real feelings that at first may seem depressing, desperate but that in the end truly touch your heart. That's why I'd actually like to recommend it to everyone, after all. Personally, I loved the movie as well. - "Our road extends much further than this" -

Unique couple! While being a oneshot, the story was refreshing and captivating! It totally managed to catch and keep my attention till the last page! I admit that as a greedy reader I'd have loved if the story was longer, but at the same time I think it's good exactly as it is, so I can't wish for more.

The art is not bad, but, I don't know, for me the story's general appearance is messy! And I have to say that the story itself has no remarkable aspects. But it's one of those cute stories that are still nice to read.

Kinda silly, but ok...2 stars.

Well, what to say...The thing is, I generally love this kind of stories with cross-dressing, student x teacher, age gap and such. But this simply doesn't make sense! And I thought I'd wait for the rest of the story to give a definitive comment, but from the raws I saw that it's actually a collection of stories and the first story is completed just like that. There're only a few extra pages at the end of the volume... 1 Volume (Complete) - Raw: 77mh.com / colist_227684.html

Ch. 1 Gap! - 2 stars

Collection of Stories: • Ch. 1 Magic Mail Chocolate - Shounen Ai / Teenagers / Classmates / Childhood Friends become Lovers / Straight Seme / Glasses-Wearing Seme / Valentine's Day / Chocolate / Unrequited Love Becomes Requited • Ch. 2 If a 29 year-old herbivore master gets locked on by a carnivore - Yaoi / Adult Couple / Gay Seme x Straight Uke / First time with a guy / Shorter Seme / Older Uke • Ch. 3 One-sided love monomania - Shounen Ai / Students / Teenagers / Photography / Unexpressed|Unrequited Love / Inconclusive Ending - This needed a continuation. The two students will probably become a couple soon after, but I actually wanted to see it happening! • Ch. 4 Weekly love at teahouse theatre - Shounen Ai / Novelist / Gay Seme x Straight Uke / Age Gap / Older Seme / Smoking / Uni Student / Height Difference 1 Volume (Complete) - Dropped... // Overall, I kinda liked the stories available, but they were nothing special...