Karasugaoka Don't be shy!! 2
Only last chapter is yaoi, but it's still so cute and amazing :)
Unripened Expression
Figuring out you’re gay in high school when you suddenly fall for a boy in your class can be daunting and messy. However, an anonymous friend you met online when searching for answers helps you to organize your feelings. As time goes on, people from your past and present come to like you too? The story is cute, fluffy (at most parts) but unsatisfactory at the end. You root for a certain couple and they don’t end up together.. But that’s how messy unrequited loves can be.
Smells Like Green Spirit
Mishima is ostracized by his classmates for his long hair and for being seemingly “gay” or a “homo” as they label him. Mishima is indeed gay and cross-dresses at night. Kirino, another student, and the one instigating most of the bullying is actually closeted himself and says that watching Mishima frustrates him to no end. The two become close one summer in middle school and learn to lean on each other as they figure out their identities. However, their roads deviate after rumors spread of their homosexuality in the town- one remains true to themself, while the other decides to abide by “societal norm.” This manga is a true masterpiece as it deals heartbreakingly devastating truths of growing up and living in a society that to this day is not as accepting of non-heterosexual livelihoods. It is definitely slice of life, but dramatic with a flare of sorrow and tears. Told incredibly beautifully with artwork to match.
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