potatowitheyes's manga / #School Life(5)

I'm getting sick of the typical "I didn't know it was possible to like girls!!" trope in GL about teenagers, so Bloom Into You was literally such a breath of fresh air. It is indeed about two teenagers finding themselves, but it doesn't have to do with their sexual orientation. The writing is like actually fantastic, I think for GL this is one of the best coming of age that we have. And whenever the two get intimate it isn't sexualized, it's really all very well done.

SS Tier: AAAAAHHHH!! Oh my god, finding actually good School Life GL is so rare even though it's gotta be the most popular genre for GL. This is funny—like actually made me laugh—it's really really cute, and also very well written. I feel like band/music themed BL is really popular, and it was nice to see it in GL too.

Listen, I am indeed very sick of subtext for the most part. However! This is a very very good comic. I loved reading this, and of course it's very obvious that they love each other, I wish the author just made it explicit. This is a fucking great comic to just get started in reading GL as well, particularly because of the subtext. The art is pleasing, and every character is relatable. The comic explores anxiety and depression using ocean/sea motifs, it is just so nice to read.

Sora & Haena! Sora & Haena! Sora & Haena! I am on my knees begging, if you're not reading Sora & Haena yet, please read it!! Fuck it's so good. It's adorable, funny, and super well drawn. The story is slow burn but never ever annoying; which allowed the characters to be well fleshed out, including the side characters.

Okay Ms. Author of Doukyuusei came through with a GL, okayyyy. Art still cool as fuck. I love the way things are drawn in her comics. The dialogue always keeps you interested if the art style wasn't already enough.