just_m3h's manga / #bittersweet(19)

Wuuuuu T.T

Loved the stories. They never needed sex to make the readers interested. I never read for those scenes. Ilya's death was so sad, yet so rife with purpose. He gifted Misha a life. A life for his 20th birthday. Simply beautiful. Gian is a good fit for Misha. I liked them together. Though a bit resentful that he hurt him (though he has every right to his feelings, so) I loved Esteban and Oscar. Definitely a death I did not expect. I hope against all hope that Esteban will be loved. I am so happy he made it. He deserves it. Callo and DO were the easiest to read, and maybe the hottest too. Loved their lightness in this rather bittersweet manhwa My favourite couple was definitely the actors. I quite liked Louis going after Eric. He did hurt him a bit but he made an excellent effort at amends. Really nice ending. My poor Edo, I didn't particularly care for Hugo. But felt bad for Melvin who was being doubly hurt. No room for poor Edo inn there though (why no 3p :( ? ). May he be happy. As can be judged from how he treated Oscar with dignity even in death, you could tell he is such a precious soul

1: Broke my heart. Destined to never meet again the mountain guardian spirit and the potter for whom he gave up an arm 5* 2: The fisher who fought the ayakashi to distract him everyday so that others in his village could find fish to feed themselves 5* 3: The kitsune with an udon stall and tofu seller san 4: Tsubamemaru the mystical katana and his worthy wielder Muneyuki, who would never give him up. Not even in death 5000* I crei suh much 5: The dragon king who takes the valient soldier who braved the mountains to reach him, for his own. 5* I love this so. SO I would give this collection 10*, if I could

It's tempered. Certainly not for the younger folk on this blasted site. It's deep and realistic, bittersweet and shaped by loss and difficult compromises. I liked it, but certainly it was nothing light hearted and fun. It was serious and focussed, much like the lonely Matsumoto snd the stoic Morita

Hinata's always been in love with his childhood friend Hakuba, who already has a super cute and tiny boyfriend, the exact opposite of Hina. Takaomi, the leader of Hina's boy group finds out about his unrequited love. Lackluster and disappointing ending to a plot with potential. Plus, the way he never even found out about Hina's love... where's the closure, bruh?? 4.4 Edit: Oh! It was falsely labelled as completed. And it's super interesting??

1: Maki was rejected harshly by his bestfriend Maki during their high school graduation. They meet a decade later and Maki realises Katsumi's been punishing himself in the most awful way, for his words that broke Maki's heart. It was just fucking painful? Like, even if they're together now, it's just so painful. That he endured all that, thought himself irredeemable. It's just so horrible. 4.5 4: Daiya is a city boy whk decides to move to the countryside for a couple months on a whim, makes a reserved but adorable friend (Yuusuke) and stays too long without even realizing it. This one was lively but alsi made me annoyed. That was clearly 100% consent, bruh, wtf? Leaving the poor dude alone without a word because you think you took advantage of him in what was clearly consensual sex? Yeesh! 4.4

Kiyonosuke becomes the bride of a seemingly carefree and impulsive merman and gains immortality unwillingly. It would seem that he was only mistakenly in the wrong place at the wrong time (or the right place at the right time?). But nothing is ever that simple, is it? This is so, so painful to read. It is bittersweet in the extreme. From how he just made a date 60 years into the future and left poor Kyo on the banks, to how the merman must have felt, knowing he was the last of his kind, knowing he would have thrust the heavy burden of immortality onto the unwilling Kyo, yet still being unable to let him die in that fire... This is truly a love for the ages. Now that they know each other's feelings, I hope the bitterness fades away into eternity, leaving only the saccharine. I loved how selfless Kyo is. And just. The spell never broke because Kyo never betrayed him. Like, can you fucking imagine? 60 years without a sign and the man never gave up. Sign me up for a love like that, please!

Bittersweet stolen moments from the nightmare they live in