Ng._.uyen's manga / #inspector(1)

Ibitsu na Koi no Seesaw Game

Ongoing | KASHIMA Chiaki | 2015 released

I honestly felt like this was a masterpiece for as far as short 5 through 6ish chapter BL mangas go. This had a great plot, great comedic scenes, a beautiful art style, amazing characters, and the best interactions. I wholeheartedly enjoyed reading every minute of this. The points I think the author did well on were definitely with the exposition, the conflict, and actually addressing the character's backstories in a way that helps the reader understand without causing too much confusion to the flow of the story. I see that a few people commented that the reason they didn't like the story was because of how repetitive it was. I can understand where they're coming from but personally, I thought that this worked well for the story. The repetitiveness helps set the tone of the story, it really helps us understand the dynamic of the main characters more, and it helps highlight just how much that small timeframe of Grey not doing what he normally does affects Sudo. I also enjoyed the repetitiveness because it brought in the entertainment and comedic relief needed for the story, seeing that push and pull/ the Tom and Jerry effect of the characters is what made reading this enjoyable. I also just really liked the art, the art style, and the character's design is so well done it just made me enjoy the story even more. Of course, the manga isn't perfect, I would have loved to see more of the relationship between the main characters since this isn't your typical "high school/office romance" we don't get to see your classic date/domestic scenes which made me a bit sad. Also, there are a few things I wish the author would address, specifically Grey's identity and why he feels the need to keep denying it despite Sudo and the audience knowing who he really is. Overall I absolutely loved this story and would love to see more of this because this was just so enjoyable.