plip's manga / #Angst(16)

"On the school rooftop rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of twins, Shuji Yashiro meets Roku Ichinose, a popular boy Shuji always thought of as belonging to a completely different social world. Unable to take his eyes off Roku’s face, Shuji takes his picture on impulse. The following day, while organizing old photos in the clubroom, Shuji finds a shocking photograph that unexpectedly brings his world a little closer to Ichinose's..." ✰ ⤷ there's a hole in my heart

that was cute i liked the slow development and the two girls plotting to get them together lmao. but i thought the ending was a bit abrupt i went to go to the next chapter n it was complete!

"Haruhiko is down-and-out after losing his job. On his search for an easy-money job, Haruhiko runs into Akiyama in front of a rental date shop, he then pretends to be a staff. Haruhiko starts swindling Akiyama out of money without having to sleep with him. However, after witnessing Akiyama’s excessively naïve reaction, his feelings begin changing" ✰ Customer x Rent Boy ✰ Older Salaryman x Scammer ✰ Dark Haired MC/ML ✰ TW: Suicide ⤷ I love this mangaka so much, great story writing and art as always. Heartbreaking story. Poor bastard older salaryman meets younger boy pretending to be a rent boy for money. What starts as a scam turns to something more, but by then it's already too late.

"The reserved Kasumi and the lively, popular Kyousuke have been friends since elementary school. Kyousuke was Kasumi's hero, often saving him from bullies, and occasionally Kasumi fluked a return save. Now as working adults, they face feelings they can't begin to describe." ✰ Childhood Friends ✰ Salarymen ✰ "Unrequited" Love ✰ Light haired seme x Dark haired/glasses uke ⤷ "I love him but with me he will never be happy"; little sad, very dramatic, love the art; I love angst but this was a little meh. I like the characters but I wanted to love them. But not bad, still very well written. Maybe like 3.5

"Shuichirou is in the habit of sneaking into the terrace of his school building during lunch, while skipping class, or when he wants to put off going home. There, he often meets with Konno. Konno is a guy shrouded in rumour: with some saying he's dark and intimidating but others claiming he's a photography enthusiast and an unexpectedly nice guy. Jealousy, envy, and an odd sort of mutual regard colors the interactions between these two young men: one who conceals his feelings behind a cheerful facade and the other whose simple-minded, pure-hearted demeanor makes his friend's previously avoidant existence rife with internal conflict" ✰ Student x Student ✰ Friends to Lovers ✰ Musician x Photographer ⤷ suchhhh good characters with a relationship that develops so wholesomely and organically. i love this one sm. great story

"Kyoichi, a weak-willed salaryman in a troubled marriage, is cheating on his wife. To his surprise, his wife hires a private eye to expose his affair–and the private eye is none other than Imagase, an underclassman Kyoichi knew in college. Imagase explains that he’s gay and always had a crush on Kyoichi, so he offers to hide the infidelity in exchange for the make-out session he’d always fantasized about back in college. Kyoichi reluctantly agrees, thinking it will save his marriage, but things with Imagase soon spiral out of control." ✰ Gay Seme x Straight Uke ✰ Detective x Salaryman ⤷ it's okay. seme has always been gay and in love with uke, but uke is "straight" and can't come to terms w liking seme. often calls him a gross homo. treats the seme pretty badly, but the seme is no saint either since their relationship started on blackmail. seme will legit do anything for uke, breaks up w his partners in 3 seconds for uke lmao.

"Dayeol hears two guys fooling around in the nurse’s office and accidentally knocks over the curtain rod. When the nurse walks in on the scene, devilishly handsome Taehyun tells her that Dayeol tried to make out with him. Before Dayeol can correct the misunderstanding, the rumor spreads and his archery scholarship is in jeopardy. To make matters worse, Taehyun doesn’t show the slightest bit of remorse; in fact, he shamelessly begins hanging around Dayeol. It’s not long before the two begin walking the thin line between hate and love." ✰ Student x Student, High School ⤷ this was pretty good! the jump from chapter 24 to 25 was wack but other than that i enjoyed it. it makes me sad the author comments on how the characters 'were suppose to be handsome but i didn't draw them well' because i thought the art was actually really great! the process of Taehyun learning to cope with his traumatic past and to trust/love was really realistic, i became really empathetic to him. i think the ending made sense and was satisfactory. i don't really like when BL webtoons go all over the top with the romance, it really takes away from the story and the sense of realism for me, so i liked this story just the way it was.

"Akamine and Utsumi are two men linked by a dark past only Utsumi remembers: Akamine raping him six years earlier. But when Utsumi comes to exact his revenge, old wounds are reopened and the two become locked in a cycle of violence, betrayal, longing, and despair." ✰ Boss x Subordinate ✰ TW: Rape, Trauma ✰ Hate to Love ⤷ okay not to be dramatic butttt... *_* i love dis shit LMFAOOO. omg the DRAMA! the ANGST! boss rapes subordinate and then subordinate concocts extensive revenge plan over the course of 6 years, during which time his boss ends up falling in love with HIM, and then subordinate is like...maybe he isn't such a POS o_o yoooo MAKE SOME NOISE I LOVE THIS SHIT. soooo much juicy drama and lore without some bullshit love triangle or dumb ass misunderstandings. no like. dis some real shi.

"Life on rough, rundown Ira Street isn't easy at the best of times, but a recent string of murders have left the residents traumatized. Not Shavonne though. He's too busy trying to get by to worry about some murderer. However, that all changes when he meets his peculiar new neighbor. Lewellyn is young and handsome, yet eccentric. Why does he spend all day peeling onions on the apartment stairs until his eyes are red-raw. And what's with those filthy black fingernails? Nevertheless, Shavonne reluctantly accepts a dinner invitation at his neighbor's place. But after he makes a gruesome discovery during the candlelit meal, suddenly the murders feel a lot closer to home..." ✰ Tragic Past, Flashbacks ✰ Emotional, Angst ⤷ it’s 3:30 AM and my eyes have been glued to this WEBTOON for 75 chapters. Oh my God it’s so good. I don’t even know what to say about it. It’s such a well written story the second season when we get the flashbacks broke my heart so tragically I literally cried for the first time in years, there’s so much in pain on both sides and the way nothing made sense at first like the weird ass sticky notes and the onions and when you later learn their meaning oh my God literally took my breath away. I still have so many questions but I need to sleep. update i’m finished and can’t stop crying

"Since high school, Masaki and Rion have been best friends, and have lived together since adulthood. Their personalities are distinct opposites, but beneath the casual intimacy of friendship lie the unripened buds of Masaki’s feelings, unacknowledged by either of them." ✰ Best Friends to Lovers ⤷ nice art but corny story lol. felt like a soap opera