Dekoboko Sugar Days
Tonari no Metaller-san
I really liked this one, it was a really good read. Loved both main characters, and as someone who both likes metal, has social anxiety, and difficulty speaking I immediately developed a soft spot for Soushi. I’m so glad they’re happy (ಥ◡ಥ) 100/5
The Art of Taming A Tiger
4.5/5 This was a good manhua, this is what I’m talking about when I ask for good BL. This has a good plot, good world building, interesting characters, good humor, a nice big cast of fun side characters that help make the story more nuanced, and scary ghosts to top it all off. The story isn’t entirely focused on the gay romance, it’s a paranormal/urban fantasy story with a gay couple as main characters and I thought that was so refreshing to see, specially in Korean manhuas that tend to lean heavily on the toxic bl tropes and the mountains of porn. It wasn’t perfect, the ending seemed kinda rushed and it felt a little anticlimactic for all the buildup it had, there were some loose ends as well. ButI felt the story had a good premise and a lot of potential. I really hope to see more plot heavy stories with queer romances like this around.
I Have A Boyfriend
I really liked this story, the characters are cute and they actually like each other and help each other be better. It was very sweet and light, the pacing was good and there was no toxic bl bull or unnecessary heavy angst. Definitely recommend it
Tonari no Kinniku Joshi
I actually loved this and it need to be longer. I want 10 more volumes everything from their first official date to the wedding minimum
Hana Tokidoki Kuma
Netkama Punch!!!
Someone should re-write the synopsis for this manhwa; it’s not about online games, it’s about abandonment issues. Anxious attachment blond falls madly in love—read: gets obsessed with—avoidant attachment brunette. He proceeds to basically stalk the brunette, who does anything humanly possible to get rid of anxious blond and only succeeds in making the guy even more obsessed with him. It’s a very boring and tired plot. I gave it a try because the comments were good; the first few chapters were interesting enough because they haven’t met yet, and I was hoping their relationship would develop enough that it would make sense the falling-in-love part of the story. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. I read 80% of this series, and neither of them actually likes anything about the other. If it weren’t because abandonment issues blond goes full stalker mode any time he thinks someone is going to leave him, and the other guy is really fucking lonely yet incapable of letting anyone in, so he settles for the one guy who is willing to get punched, kicked, and cussed at and still stick around, they would’ve never end up together. If I had a dollar for every BL that sells obsession and toxic behavior as love, I’d be a fucking millionaire. At this point, I’d paid good money to get an actual love story for a change.
Koi ni mo Naranai.