narutolvr's manga / #-10(96)

Not bad. But I can never understand these Stockholm Syndrome type situations where the uke falls in love after being forced into sex (plus no lubrication). It's more likely that the experience would have traumatized him rather than make his heart thump. If it weren't noncon, or if the author had at least attempted to establish some sort of emotion between them before the sex, it would have been easier to swallow (at least I could have reasoned that his feelings were strong enough to overcome that situation).

A nice story. I really liked the seme's personality somehow.

Honestly the only reason I'm rating this so high is because it's really endearing that someone took the time to take pics of 200 pages just so we could read them. The story itself was just okay, nothing eye catching about it.

Not bad. It was interesting seeing the MC of a yaoi not get the person he was originally interested in.

This was really touching somehow! The art wasn't the greatest but somehow the character designs just made them more endearing. And the grandfather was so adorable, holding on to his love for so long! I wish I could have gotten to see more of his past and his reunion with Misaki's grandpa in heaven!

Could've done without the kids' story.

This was really heartbreakingly wonderful; a gripping look at how society criminalizes and crucifies innocent people without even meaning to, simply for not adhering to some standard. I'm no good at pretty words so I'll just say it was great, but the last 2 chapters were what really made this manga stellar. And the thing I like the most about this author (aside from the non-fem ukes) is the fact that every chapter builds on the stories of her couples. No random one shots are necessary; she can give you a "new" feeling simply by showing the same characters in different atmospheres as they navigate through life and romance and each new story reveals something more about either their past, present, or personalities. Just a really great read!

Read this for the first time maybe 7 years ago and never got the chance to finish so I had to this time...kinda wish I hadn't- I should have left this series as a nice memory in my head. Now that I'm older and have read it all the way through, I can say I really didn't like it. It's not as if I hated it, it was just really bland. I was soooooo bored reading this it was ridiculous! The writing was lackluster and a little bit cheesy, the characters were dull and static with the exception of the male lead (such is the way shoujo goes I suppose). I thought the plot was extremely inconsistent like when the MC claims she found out about her brother on her mother's deathbed but a few chapters later says she would only wear her brother's old clothes when she was young OR the fact that she listed her birthplace as NY but the first chapter shows her mother dying in England and not one mention is ever made as to how/why they moved or even that they did move...there were just way too many holes left unexplained. Even though the characters' eyes bordered on way too big, the art wasn't bad at all. Ending was terrible; if I went all the way to Japan just to find my brother, best believe I'd damn sure ask any guy I suspected of being him! All in all, it was a waste of (my) time but I can imagine someone much younger would like it. I wish I could get back the 40 minutes I wasted reading this though...

Strange but hilarious.

Flow of this manga was a bit weird, made it difficult to fully follow the story sometimes, especially in chapters 3 and 4.