RoseMary's manga / #Virgin Seme(110)

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.

3rd-year High-school Student x A Math Teacher (24) // Virgin Gay Seme x Gay Uke // Sex Friends // Unrequited Love Becomes Requited Spin-off: Koigokoro Syndrome - It's the story of Akito's childhood|best friend and classmate Sano. The story is set when they are uni students. Akito is still together with Kiriya, while Sano gets involved with an associate professor he asks for love advice.

Male Prostitute, Natsuo (20) x Innocent High-school Student, Kichiro (17) > Now I want a story for Kichiro's friend Shinji and Natsuo's boss, Josaka! As soon as I saw the boss (an ex male prostitute himself), I thought I so wanted a story for him. Then, when he was about to take Natsuo to the Karaoke place, where Shinji also brought Kichiro, I got ahead and immediately started thinking that they'd meet there and that that would be a nice beginning...they look good together, so please sensei give me a story for them!

• Ch. 1-5, 7 Ohisama no Tamago - School Life // Club for UFOers • Ch. 6 Kimi no Tonari ni|By your Side - I really liked this oneshot, 4 stars. 1 Volume (Complete) - Raw: 77mh.com / colist_197857.html

Adapted from: Mankai Darling - Haruhiko and Takashi from Mankai Darling appear here in Bokura no Negai from ch. 4, when Hayato, one of the brothers protagonists here starts working part-time at the flower shop of Haruhiko, who is now 34 y.o. Hayato works there till the end of the story. ≪✿✿≫ I really like BL stories revolving around the members of a certain family. Especially if they're a bit long, so that I can take it slow and taste it well. Also, I like stories with time progression, because I like to follow all the characters' events in different periods of their lives, to see them grow up and such. I really liked the whole atmosphere and all of the characters here! About the side couple, Haruhiko and Takashi from the flower shop, I must say that I actually wasn't crazy for them and their story (from Mankai Darling), but here they fitted so well with the whole story and they gave a nice contribute, especially Haruhiko really made things funny and in the end he also helped in getting Hayato and Ryou together! About the main couples, I was really satisfied with Kento and Take. For Ryou and Hayato, I have to say that in the end I wanted to see a bit more of them as "lovers" and not "brothers" anymore. Because while I really liked the whole process and the pace, with Hayato's conflicted feelings, he talking about it with Haruhiko first and then with Kento as well...then confessing and in the end finally getting together. But that's at the end that they get together, so I felt that I needed a bit more. But I really loved everything about this story! One of my top favourites by sensei!! • Ryou, mistakenly translated as Ame in the first chapters (Eldest brother, not related by blood to the rest of the brothers // 19 y.o. in the 1st chapter, 20 in the 2nd chapter, by the end he's around 23 // Straight and Virgin Uke // After their parents die in the first chapter, he takes on the family business and runs the cafè) x Hayato (3rd brother // In the first chapter he's about 13 (he's an eighth-grader, so a 2nd-year middle-school student), 14 in the 2nd chapter (3rd-year middle-school student) // Virgin Seme // He falls in love with Ryou first // After completing middle school and high school, he is admitted to uni by the end) // Step-brothers // Age Gap // Older Uke // They get together at the end • Kento (2nd brother // In the 1st chapter he's probably 16, in the second chapter 17 (3rd-year high-school student), by the end around 20 // After graduating from high school, he helps Ryou running the cafè // Gay Uke // He's in a physical relationship with his first guy, an older salaryman, but then he get with Takeya, although at first he rejects him) x Takeya, mistakenly translated as Yuya in the first chapters (Masato's classmate // At the beginning he's a fifth-grader in elementary school and he's about 10 // By the end he's about to enter high school // He confesses his feelings to Kento at the beginning; they get together a bit after but they do it after Take is accepted to high school) // Age Gap: 6 years // Older Uke • Masato (4th brother // At the beginning he's a fifth-grader in elementary school and he's about 10 // By the end he's about to enter high school) [[The dramatic part is mostly in the first chapter, where Ryou's father dies in a car accident and then the three brothers' mother dies because of cancer. After that, it's actually a warm and fun series]]

The art style was not much to my liking, but the story was surprisingly good! Apart from the prestigious, boarding all-boys school setting, which is one of my weaknesses in BL, I liked how the story developed! At first, I was worried about the uke's intentions in suggesting to become the seme's lover out of the blue, and, as we see later in ch. 5, they weren't genuine indeed at the beginning, but all is well that ends well! (Well, the seme also went along with the flow at first, without giving it much thought, when his crush was actually a girl, but he fell in love with the uke right after, so I was mostly worried for the uke). Thankfully it was a healthy and cute relationship in the end, and their budding first love was so endearing and it felt like something precious to protect! So, while it's not one of my fave, I really enjoyed reading this sweet story! > Btw, it would be nice if there was a story for Hoshirou's roommate ohoh

Unique story, I like it when I find something different to read! Too bad that it was not fully developed though! There was a good world building at first but then it was so rushed! The setting and the plot were interesting, but there are things left without a closure, about the brother, who after being brought to jail escaped, and Sagiri says he will search for him, then about Sagiri's family as well. And, in any case, there was so much to be still explored, also at the academy, the school and dorm life, for example...it's a pity because it had the potential to be a better story! At least about their relationship it's completed, although rushed as well, but regarding the plot and the whole background, one would expect a second volume! So, in that respect, it felt like a draft of what could have been! Anyway, it's still cute to read!

Spin-off: Natsuite kuru na yo! (Not scanlated) - It's Nakahara's story

I really liked the calm, relaxing vibe of this story and the slow pace. I liked the setting and its atmosphere, both the scholastic one, with the school building, the art room and the badminton club (which by the way was something a bit different from usual sports clubs), and the natural one, with that beautiful scenery of Kamakura and surroundings. I really loved these aspects and I liked the characters as well. Also, Bikke's art style is very nice. It's just that I gave it 4 stars, because there was something that didn't take me much, like the dead senpai, who was the uke's first boyfriend and, while going out with the uke, he was also going out with a girl although the uke was the one he truly loved, then the seme who resembled that senpai, and senpai's diary that the ex-girlfriend gave to the seme...those elements were not ingredients of my-kind-of-story recipe, you know, so it wasn't one of my favourite stories in that respect, but I really liked it! It was really good. A pure and beautiful story. All in all, it's really a gem!

Uncle (26 or 27) x Nephew (18 or 19, first-year uni student) // Age Gap: 8 years - Cute and funny story, nothing special though. The characters weren't much interesting in my opinion, but it was a nice quick reading.