just_m3h's manga / #social anxiety(6)

But I feel like I need more? What happened with the dad? I wanna see an independent Hoizumi. I wanna see his uni life. I want to see them be stable. Get jobs. Get married.

Masamoto is a socially hopeless 29 year old virgin (and movie fanatic) who starts receiving a lot of unsolicited but useful advice on getting a lover from Sakuya, a nosy and friendly high schooler preparing for college. The seme (Masamoto) is so innocent and he's definitely not taking advantage of Sakuya, but, I just. It's not so much the 10 year age gap or Sakuya being barely 18, but both in combination. It's just a little difficult. I'm glad they didn't do a full blown sex scene, don't think I could have enjoyed that. They really did make each other's lives much better, though. They do fit well together. And they do care about each other a great deal. It wasn't bad 4.4

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

Okura is a competent, respected man at work, and an anxiety ridden, friendless person outside. But when a chance meeting with a client (Nanase) outside of work blossoms into something more, could Akira overcome his social anxiety bit by bit to share a bit more of himself with Nanase? I loved the pacing. Rare for yaoi to be so slow paced when this short. I love how the story actually addresses social anxiety as a real issue and how we see progress. The resolution with the friend was also a bonus. Overall, they're really good together, their relationship is super healthy and I just, enjoyed it. 4.7