Sayonara Rose Garden
Gunjou
the artstyle made it hard to get thru at first, but it's delivers raw and intense scenes so well. both of the main characters are so so flawed but it's also hard to hate them. at first, i enjoyed their dynamic, which was bitter toxic woman x woman who seems forgiving and would do anything for her beloved. but it turned out it wasnt like that at all. i mean the black-haired woman is incredibly cold, rude, bitter, stubborn, and selfish, but the woman with unrequited love left her gf of 10 years and threw away her future just to have sex with her. she's so thoughtless, tactless, and stupid, and when shes unable to burden the weight of being a runaway murderer, she lashes out hard. she lived a generally happy life, so she was unable to cope, and admitted herself she didnt have black-haired's strong will.
You Are My Angela
interesting and philosophical but felt pretty shallow. the story's tone is very dreamy and muted, showcased by the text font, the light palette, the focus on the characters' faces and body language, and the lack of background art (except for the sky). and the lack of plot. it felt like the author had an idea about the selfishness of love ('cutting off love one's wings') and took the analogy to a literal level, but expanded little on that. the black-haired girl lamented about her feeble normal human existence, suggesting she envies the angel for her wings, but i don't understand why she is so in love with angel, to the extent she cut off her wings? perhaps she was lonely? it didn't give off that feeling when she was talking with her coworker tho. so i feel that the lack of details on mc's character undercuts the story's message.
Getting to Know Grace