RoseMary's manga / #Undercut/Sidecut(71)

Yui was living in New York due to his parents' work, but now he's finally returning to Japan to attend High School. Since his parents were worried about him living alone, they talked about this with their boss, who is also japanese, and this one arranged for Yui to live with his four sons in Japan. So, Yui begins this new life-style together with Teacher Ousuke, High-school Students Senpai Kaisei and Hotaka and their cute little half-bro Sei-chan. > I like to read this kind of stories, but, to be completely honest, I think the family aspect and cute Sei-chan who gave such a lovely lively vibe were the only redeemable things here! Personally, I can't say that I liked the romance part! I mean, I knew very well who Yui would end up with (it was already revealed from the cover anyway), but still from the very beginning I loved Kaisei...he and Yui looked so good together! From their first encounter and then Kaisei even kissed him...their interaction and dynamic was totally my kind! I really loved how things were going between them, so it was disappointing that then it turned into a forced love triangle with Hotaka and it all went down to Yui having to choose one of the two...a choice that was very obvious anyway, so there was really nothing to choose! Even with the eldest brother it would have been a more interesting dynamic, but they went for the most obvious outcome and that was boring... Overall, it's not that I didn't like it, but I can't confidently say that I liked it either...for me it was a bit lacking and the uke was kinda insipid / wishy-washy, so for me it's a 2.5!

Adapted from: Ai mo Kawarazu > This is the story of Takeru's classmate, Sano and Seiichirou's uni friend, Fujita // High-school Freshman x Uni Freshman // Age Gap: 3 years.

The way things started in the first story is my kind of thing, so I really liked it, but surprisingly I loved more the second story! So good! Too bad unlike the first one, this was shounen ai...I wanted to see more of them, including their first time! But it was so precious regarless! 5 stars for this story!

[[Main Couple]] - BJ Alex / Ahn Jiwon (25) x his Fan Nam Dong-Gyun (23) // Uni Students // Older Seme // Birth Mark // Mole on the neck // Two-Faced // Secret Relationship // Sex Friends become Lovers // Past Plays a Big Role // The Seme had a past painful Heartbreak with his first boyfriend // Afraid of Love // Uke Falling in Love First // Unrequited Love Becomes Requited > Ch. 60-61 - Jiwon's confession! Great and passionate reconciliation! <3 From there, after realizing and not denying his true feelings but being true to them, he becomes a super seme! So caring for his uke (and still hot as always)...they were so sweet that I almost melted for real! I'm so glad that things worked out, because the uke is one of the sweetest and purest I read about, and he totally deserved to be happy! And after all, he's also the person Jiwon needed to heal his wounds from his first love's betrayal and to open up to love again! It was so satisfying to witness this realization of a beautiful love story, which started as physical but then turned out to be one of the purest!! > Ch. 83 - Final chapter. Aww in the end Jiwon proposed to live together and they exchanged rings! Jiwon also decided to not broadcast anymore...he's going to take the Alex mask off and live as his true self! A perfect ending! > Ch. 83.5 - Creator's note about the complete work. > More extras in the very last chapters (from "ch.side1" till "ch.end") - They're living together now and we get to see more of their hot and sweet moments! [[Side Couple]] - BJ MD / Kim Myung-Dae (32) (2nd most popular BJ, after Alex) x Dong-Gyun's cafè coworker and friend Oh Chanwoo (23) (Uni Student on a Break) // BDSM // Age Gap // Older Seme // Ear Piercings // Master x Pet - I really loved this couple too! While being featured only in special episode chapters along the series, thankfully after the last chapter there were more side stories chapters about their story, from ch. 84 till "ch.side8(end)"! In the end, they were so sweet too! # Beautiful Art, Adult Couple, School Life, Slice of Life

Note for myself: Rape / forceful sex by seme. Also, at some point, a yakuza-like guy takes interest in the uke and blackmails him with a picture taken by uke's delinquent ex-pals showing the uke and the seme kissing. To protect the seme who goes to an elite high school, the uke lets the shady guy have sex with him and breaks things off with the seme making him believe he was cheating. That goes on until the seme finds out the uke was blackmailed and goes to take him back...

Uni student (fashion and make-up major) and amateur model Nanami x his idol, top model COU (28). > Tbh, I don't know why the rating is kinda low...Well, it's true that the story doesn't offer anything new, but in terms of showbiz theme it wasn't bad at all. For those like me who always enjoy reading showbiz BL, I think it's worth reading. And this is actually this author's first work, so while there's always room for improvement, I think it's good as a start. Overall, I really liked it!

Actor (the Number 1 Most Beautiful Man) x Make-up Artist // Both 29 y.o. // Virgin Uke x Gay Seme

Cute multiple-couples BL revolving around a group of high-school students all staying at the dorm: ✿ Ch. 1-2, 5.5 - Rommates Higuchi and Hidaka // Straight Uke // Expressionless Seme // Love Confession // Shounen Ai ✿ Ch. 3 - Higuchi's classmate and friend Wanibe x his new Roommate / Cute Transfer Student Sayama // Straight Seme // Naive Uke // Rich Uke // Shounen Ai ✿ Ch. 4-5 - Dorm Supervisor / Graduate-school Student Shima (23) x Third-year Student Kirino // Sex Friends become Lovers // Gay Older Uke // Hot Uke // Ear Piercings // Undercut // Yaoi > The last story was ok just like that. On the other hand, for the first two stories, I definitely needed more! The second story was only a single chapter and it felt too short! And honestly I wanted to see the first couple having sex, but even in the extra they didn't do it in the end! Anyway, it was still so cute and funny. I really liked it!

Gay Hairstylist / Hair Salon Manager Uke (29) x New Assistant Virgin Seme (20)