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Shun is a social recluse / author who enrolls in a live in driver's education school. Against his expectations, he ends up being confessed to by his roommate Kiyomi and makes some of the best friends he's ever had there. The premise of this is sooooo absurd! A live in driver's ed school?? That draws an unnatural amount of gay people?? WTF? Kiyomi jumping him at the beginning was so weird as well. Are you saying gay people hook up at the drop of a hat like that? Come on, that's just offensive. And Shun not wanting to report the almost assault. That doesn't sit right with me. But overall, it was all right. Pretty sweet, and Kiyomi waited for Shun, was pretty considerate. Also, he took what he could get and waited for Shun's feelings to catch up. He did good. Yamato certainly helped things along, too. 4.5 3: Kazama and Yamato were roommates at the live in driver's ed school kept in touch with each other Shun and Kiyomi. When Shun and Kiyomi jail on a meet up, they end up hanging out together. One thing leads to another, and Yamato ends up sleeping with Kazama. Can he trust the super hot Kazama to want to stay with him in the long term? As with a lot of these stories, the milder first story makes way for the more interesting second couple. I thought Yamato was so precious, his concerns were definitely not without basis and Kazama isn't exactly the nicest person around. I would really have liked to read more about them, see their relationship develop. 4.5

Homare hits on Junpei and takes advantage of his drunkenness, only to feel the guilt pile up once he realises just how drunk he is, and the fact that Pei has a kid. But between Pei's gentleness and the warmth of his little family, lonely Homare can't seem to stay away. OhMyGosh. This is tooth rotting fluff. For something that started out so bad, this sure took a turn in the right direction! Junpei's love and tenderness slowly but surely healed Homare's lonely, jaded heart. The sex was so tender and hot, too! I am so happy for them. Also loved that mangaka avoided the frankly overused and annoying trope of one incompetent partner in a relationship. I love that both of them were stable and providing for themselves. Also, what a sweetheart is Mashiro! He raised her so well! 5!

Writer in a slump finds inspiration in the form of not one, but TWO new romances with his doting editor and a human body pillow. It doesn't feel as cohesive as some other better matched threesomes I have read (ahem, Stuckony and Choberryba), but it was okay. 4.4

1, 3: Story about Youji, an amateur manga artist, and how he falls for Sawa, his sepai who always wears gloves for an unknown reason. The story was incredible. And incredibly painful. Yaoi rarely deal with issues like self harm and trauma well, but this was amazing. I wish them all the happiness. 5 2, 4: Suo and Minato meet online as bl fanfic writer and fan artist. Once they meet irl, their bond strengthens and Suo eventually realizes he is in love with Minato. Only, Minato has been in love with him for just as long, if not longer. So much pain in their desperation, but so heartwarming and sweet, too. Suo will never ever know how much he saved Minato. Lord. This child needed that break. 4.7 The entire collection has such depth and evokes the strangest sense of nostalgia. Bittersweet but heavy on the sweet, and heartbreakingly beautiful.

Hisanori is an erotic story author by night and a hopeless virgin salaryman by day. Chika is the person he "happens" to meet and fall for, who has more than one secret they're hiding. Yes, Chika was incredibly brave, and so determined, and obviously a really admirable character. But I found myself even more enamoured with Hisanori Sensei, who is genuinely just such a lovely and accepting person. Overall, I think they work extremely well together, I loved how real and natural the portrayal of their approach to kink was. Just, really well done. 5

I found it bothersome, the uke was too wishy washy, anyway. Overall, just, barely average. 4.2

Bruh. Forget the 'Prince' series, this damn manga has way more plot holes and loose ends. In the first place, how did everyone else's memories even return? And we don't even know what really happened to the rest of them. Or whether Vasser ever prepared her family and friends for her absense. Or anything, basically. I didn't really enjoy this. Plus I couldn't, as much as I tried, like the female lead at all. ML was also so-so. 4.3