jama's manga / #teacher x student(9)

The artwork for this manga is gorgeous and delicate, as are the stories, although their threads are so subtle and character-centric, they can be a bit tricky to follow, all interconnected by a common character or precipitating event in common. (1) Sunose, a straight university student falls for his cat-like and uncommunicative gay professor, Yukimura, who is too bashful and insecure to admit the love is mutual, even after a frank conversation behind closed doors with former lover, Kitakami, reveals Yukimura's true feeling and is overheard by his beloved, Sunose; (2) Backstory: it seems that Kitakami, a renowned painter, makes a habit of revealing, too intimately, the inner souls of his models, who usually also become his lovers, just as he paints their nude bodies too explicitly. Although the hitherto heterosexual, Yukimura, is forewarned of this propensity, he throws caution to the wind and agrees to be both Kitakama's model and lover, although he refuses to promise his heart or his fidelity. (3) Seiji, Akira's stepbrother, invites himself into Akira's workplace, a mahjong gambling parlour, to coax him into returning home, unleashing a storm of feelings that Akira has never been able to resolve about being abandoned, first, by his mother and, then, by his lover. A small cameo by Kitakami, in high school, links this story to Yukimura's. (5) Sarashima Satoshi, Akira's co-worker, also happens to be his roommate. He is blessed with above-average intuition and discovers, through the slightest sign, one of which Akira cannot possibly be aware, that Akira is depressed because he was abandoned by someone with whom he once regularly slept. The main plot engines are driven by abandonment, loneliness, recklessness or subconscious signals which reveal too much, followed by feelings of being overexposed and too vulnerable, withdrawals, inadequate communication and misunderstandings. One of my favourites!

Homura Yuuya still can't forget about an encounter he had over ten years ago. During the spring of his third year of middle school, in the rural countryside of Hokkaido, an art teacher by the name of Kiriaki Jun transferred to his school. With his flashy clothes and his frank personality, Kiriaki's strangeness immediately caught Homura's attention. After spending their days after school together in the art room, Homura begins to fall in love with Kiriaki. And one day, Homura asks Kiriaki if he will model for his painting. His desire, born from love, to spend more time together, brings about a tragedy that neither of them can imagine: A collection of works from Matsuo Marta, who writes many diverse love stories. 2nd story: Boy moves to Germany to forget about his rejection and meets new love with a cafe owner 3rd story: Wolf becomes boy and becomes human after falling in love with mage :)

1-5, 8) Sumito was on his way to a cherry blossom picnic when he spotted in the distance a man (32) crying. This man (Someya) looked familiar, turns out he is a teacher at Sumito's high school. Sumito spends his breaks with sensei and they talk about books.. Slowly, Sumito is falling for his sensei. 6) Yamashita works as a part timer and had to bring his drunk colleague Seto to his house. Seto threw up on him, kissed him and called for Megami while crying. Yamashita is in the closet so he didnt get his hopes up until he found out Megami is a man. 7) Sad story of Yuu was in love with Asaya went they went to school but he never confessed. They meet again after 10-12 years but it is too late for them to be together.

One day Ikuta Aoi made his crush mad when he tried to confess to her. However, he was forced to open up to his Social Studies teacher, Shizu, and when he finds out that his crush likes Shizu he is brokenhearted. He decides to properly confess to her and, thanks to Shizu's backing, Aoi is able to, and he reluctantly apologizes to Shizu for being rude to him. Even though things should be over, he is forced to be Shizu's servant as punishment. I was hesitant to read any student-teacher relationships but this one is okay. The teacher, Shizu, seems to be very considerate and patient although I believe he forced Ikuta (Aoi) in a way. Good sex scene though.

Cute but a little boring because it’s predictable