Lil Maniac's manga / #yakuza(19)

First story was beautiful in its own way

...Idk what to rate this.. I read it a few months ago, but it still sticks in my mind.. from what I remember, it was really... different.. It was impactful, kinda twisted, unique, and complex, which really sets it apart from most yaoi. I wouldn’t say it’s my slice of cake though..

The art wasn’t amazing, but the story was well worth the read

.. this was... THE BEST yaoi have ever read. It has surpassed all the hundreds of yaoi I’ve ever read and has reached number one by miles. Truly a masterpiece. This has everything I’m looking for in a (romance) story. The drama, the dark moments, the fluff. The themes are balanced and well done. One aspect I love is that though the uke and seme both have dark pasts (especially seme-san), they are able to look forward. They each accept that there is nothing they can do to change the past, so they resolve to look to the future instead. A future with each other, one where they are both happy. Another thing is how they are so reliant and in love with each other. Both are each other’s greatest weakness, but also each other’s greatest strength. I love that the seme only has eyes for the uke and has been gentle towards him ever since their first meeting. He has never once forced anything on him, always asks for consent first, and never allows anyone to lay a finger on him. As for the uke. Damn. I really like him. I never thought I’d meet an uke who is so understanding and loving. Despite knowing the seme’s past and line of work, he stays with him through thick and thin. It is exactly this that has become the seme’s salvation. What I love most about this uke is that (unlike other stupid ass ukes in almost every yaoi (and many shounen ai) ever) he makes decisions that count for both of them’s happiness. He doesn’t selfishly leave the seme for reasons like “he’d be better without me” or “this is for the best”, ignoring the seme’s feelings and hurting the seme in the process. He properly things everything through, and also faces the seme fully and without reserve. He always manages to ease the seme’s insecurities. I am honestly happy that the uke has not once left the seme. Just like that president lady said, he is indeed seme-san’s greatest weakness. But seeing that he is also the seme’s greatest strength, he doesn’t let outside influences affect his judgment, and properly sticks up for the seme at all times. If he had left the seme, I feel like that would have been it, and seme-san really would have broken down once and for all; his mental state would have taken a hard hit, and I’m not sure he’d be able to recover easily, if even at all. This story was wrapped up quite nicely. I can’t even begin to describe all the things I like about this. Well. I like everything about it. That last line in the ending (before the special chapters) was a nice, poetic touch: “to me, you are like ‘a thousand cranes’”. How brilliant of the author to tie in the title like that, so beautifully. Sigh. I could write a ten or so pages on the brilliance and magnificence of this story, but amma stop here (or maybe if I think of something else, I’ll add it in). Mangaka-san, good job. You are an amazing writer, keep up the good work~

Read it a while ago. Liked it. Idk if I wanna read it again tho.

Another yaoi logic manga. This one wasn’t bad tho. I understand the uke’s actions based on his circumstances. I’m glad he threw that poison away and not let himself be led into doing something bad (tho he took a while to toss it). It was also nice to see him protect the seme (who wasn’t even in danger lol they did him dirty trickin him like that but I see where they’re coming from too), even before he was 100% sure of his feelings. Now that im writing this, I can say that this was actually a pretty good read. I always love yakuza and delinquent themes.

Fantastic story as expected of this author, but. WTF KINDA ENDING WAS THAT?!??!?!?! Right as soon as i thought "yeah ok all that drama is done, now they can have some real couple lovey dovey time instead of all those teasers and short moments of kisses-". But thats it?!??! Come on author dont do me like that. Somehow i shouldve known since this is what happened in their other work "at the end of the road" where they hardly even kissed, but still man. I had a little morw hope in this one cuz they kissed a little more so i thought.... well shit jokes on me huh. At least they said therell be a 19+ extra so i guess no choice but to wait for it.