just_m3h's manga / #psychological(68)

Lonely and abused Akira is picked up by a man who mistakes him for his dead brother Loneliness and renewed hope brought about by new meetings are common themes in the mangaka's writing. Heck, she even has some good hits on warped familial relationships and bad parenting/ neglect, but this? This was more of a miss for me. The characters were great but the transition from Mamoru to Akira was too rushed. There should have been a couple months where he never avknowledged him with either name, just floundering about, trying to make it make sense. This feels abrupt. Still good, but abrupt. 4.3

Looks sad and interesting and much like my jam. But the title makes me vary. Edit: Gorl O.o Sad is not the word. My interest is piqued, though. About the uke, the predicament he's in and the truly psychotic seme, as well as the third wheel with an interesting backstory

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

Yu, the unsociable dick, and Ryo, the cheerful, athletic, popular dick have been friends for all their lives. Ryo has always been working to make sure Yu only has eyes for him, which is maybe why Yu ends up so twisted. Going through middle school, Ryo realises how strange his obsession is and he tries to pull slightly back during high school, only to have Yu get a girlfriend, just to spite him. Ryo realises he's gay and that he shot himself in the foot. They both eventually confess their feelings and continue to be dicks happily ever after. Wow. They're such dicks. While it's easier to blame it on baby Ryo and say his dickish actions have warped Yu forever, I think, Yu is inherently a dick in his own right. I still enjoyed it! The sex was fun. I just wish they weren't such colossal dicks. 4.45

I. Okay. Hitoshi bumps into a yakuza looking guy who pops out from the trunk of a car the middle of the night. Bullied into taking him home to hide him for a while, Hitoshi has no idea how his life is about to be thrown into upheaval. Mah definitely has something loose up there. He cares about Hitoshi dearly, obviously, but that rape scene was frankly horrifying. And his reactions to so many things are just, off. Hitoshi, I sympathized with him and his mom so much, and my heart still hurts for them. I wish Hitoshi had taken everyone's advice and retaken the exam. I wish his bullies would get justice served to them. This feels unfulfilling. And yet, because of the brilliant plot, and intriguing story telling, I give this a 4.45

Youhei is an orphan without friends, who lives in an abusive home after his loving grandfather passed away. When he meets the vibrant Ryou, his colourless world is filled life once more. They develop feelings for each other but get caught and outed shortly after. Things go terribly wrong from there and after a life changing accident, the nature of their relationship becomes twisted. The time skips in this thing gave me whiplash. Ahhh. They wasted so much time misunderstanding each other's motivations and feelings. It was heartbreaking yet heart warming, too. But after all that pain? The fluff chapters were too goddamn short. Kudos to that sensei but fuck that principal and that jealous little bitch, too. Fuckin homophobes, man. 4.8

Masumi who had been molested as a child is very conflicted with his sexual and romantic feelings towards Otomo, the ero mangaka nextdoor. I don't like that Masumi's trauma is never properly addressed or treated. Also, we don't know how old Otome is, so that throws me off a bit, even if Masumi is 18. It would have been good, even the mom ended up understanding (I'm also really glad she's getting remarried to such a nice dude), if only they had warpped up the loose ends properly. 4.4 5: Masumi's best pal Masafumi becomes caught in the web Otome's Kawasaki laid. Yet, Kawasaki himself is talling badly for him. I didn't really like this one at first, because Masafumi is such a gem of a character, and I really think few could deserve him. And Kawasaki really leaves much to be desired. But he does change his ways (amongst many other things) just for Masafumi, and it's difficult not to find that respectable. And also, just a tad, endearing. 4.2

Yuuma, who works as a mascot at a famous theme park, becomes roommates at the employ dorms with the supposedly stuck up and hard to befriend janitor, Rei. Rei seems to be blowing hot and cold all the time, completely confusing Yuuma. It's almost as if he's a different person, sometimes... This is honestly so well done. Really interesting. The circumstances around Yuuma forgetting Kazuha/Rei is somewhat shoddily explained, but the overall story is still really good. I loved the alters, and wish we could have gotten a steamy scene with Jirou, too. Kazuha leaving genuinely breaks my heart, but I also understand it's necessary. That doesn't make it any easier, though. I do think Kazuha/Rei/Itsuki/Jirou/Shiki...etc. are so lucky to have someone like Yuuma, who cherishes them so much. I just wish that Yuuma had gotten to say goodbye properly. I also wish he could have met all of them and gotten to know them. This could stand to have a couple more chapters. It's still very, very good, though. And that "threesome" was... ugh. Nosebleedingly hot. 5!

Yeah, no

Daiki was an outgoing and extremely smart kid who was popular with his peers. Takizawa, a budding alpha, had always had his eye on him as a "potential mate candidate" (he's definitely not all there). But when Daiki's secondary gender gets revealed, all the bullying he faces for being an omega makes him withdraw in on himself, making him almost unrecognisable when they reunite in university. Will Takizawa be able to draw Daiki out of his shell? Does Daiki fall into his trap despite all the huge-ass red flags? (yes, yes he does) It was interesting, but, wow. He's a psychopath. For real. I mean, sure, he cares about Daiki and will treat him really well, can take really good care of him and all, but yeesh. The man is crazy. 3.8