otakulys's manga / #heartbreak(20)

Now I feel even worse for Sakai! I wish we could see his happy ending. Damn you, Miyamoto Kano! Your stories are always so heartbreaking! But I guess it could be worse. And I always end up coming back for more.

Wow, this is an exceptional omegaverse story. Not perfect, but for what it is, it really stands out. When I see the rape tag, I always assume it'll be the seme raping the uke before they all in love, which I can't stand. Not the case here. In fact, I loved a lot of the characters, including the one who assaulted the uke. I mean, it's the biology of that world, and the character didn't want to do it, even as he was in the act. It was really sad, but I like the way everything worked out. I'd love to see a story just about Hayato and Yuu-chan. I think it's great that he's making his own destiny with the boy he loves. So yeah, I'd say this is a good option for people who like drama that isn't easily brushed away. There are some awful things that are forgiven a bit easily, but not nearly as easily as typical yaoiland stuff.

This should be called "Straight Boys and Unrequited Love." That was the theme throughout, but the endings were either happy or open with a sad-ish feel. Nothing was solidly stated. They all end at a crossroads, where a relationship may or may not develop. I love this artist, so I read it, even though I hate straight-gay pairings. The stories were all right, mostly a bit sad, but not nearly as soul-crushing as I was expecting. The comments had me afraid to even read it. But as of chapter 7, things are still relatively light. The longest story had more sad elements, of course, but there could still be more for the guys someday. I know the wish is for the guy who's in love to end up with his straight friend, but I wish more of these stories would end with the friendship continuing in a healthy way, and the guy falling head over heels for someone else who actually loves them back from the start. Why does it always have to be that the straight guy falls for him anyway, or no one gets what they want and everything is sad, the end? There are other options, is all I'm saying. x_x

I don't know why I'm torturing myself with this, knowing how it ends. I thought I could handle it, then the flashbacks showed up. I don't know if I can take watching a sweet, beautiful love develop, knowing that it all falls apart in the most painful way possible, with no happy ending. But here I am.

I have mixed feelings about this one. The art is GORGEOUS, and I love Umi, the uke. I grew to tolerate the seme, and I understood that his behavior was reflective of his own demons and inability to separate his father's behavior from what was happening with Umi. But I don't feel like there was ever a satisfying moment of accountability and remorse for how he behaved. He slapped Umi right after he was assaulted. That really needed to be addressed, and it never was. I did like the catharsis at the end, and the truth about Umi's first love. So sad and heartbreaking, so I'm glad he finds happiness in the end. However, it's so brief, you don't get much time to enjoy it. It's great that the seme realizes now that he's found his other half. And up to that point, I feel like he was primarily asexual, with even his pleased response to seeing gay sex videos coming across as scientific, more than anything. But I think they work together, and though it touched on the depressing realities of being gay in a homophobic world, it was sweet over all. I just want to squeeze Umi forever, though. I love him so much. Four stars instead of five because I find the way a lot of things with the seme were handled to be annoying. At least the end is sweet. (And bonus points for Umi's awesome mom and her perfect response to his confession!)

So sad! D: Very beautiful, though. This artist is great at that. I cried, just from these few short pages. She draws crying boys so well. I'm getting a weird, crying boy fetish here. Anyway, if it had been a bit longer, it would have been even more painful, so I guess I'm glad it was brief.

This review is just for the one shot at the end: Honestly, as sweet as they both are, I kinda want them to stay platonic friends. I like that Haniwa doesn't have an agenda, that he's just protective of his friend, not protective because he wants to bang him. It sucks that it ends there, but I guess I'll just say that Hina finds someone great who's actually gay or bi, and he and Haniwa remain best friends forever. You never see gay characters with a truly awesome, close, straight male friend. I want him to have a happy ending with a guy who loves him back, but someone who actually likes guys. And I hope Itou gets his shit together and stops being a homophobic dick. I didn't really read the manga itself, just this oneshot, since people were raving about it. I'm not as interested in the manga for a number of reasons, but I might read it eventually. I wish there were more stories involving being outed and people dealing with coming out and potential homophobia. So few seem to want to tackle that at all, let alone do it properly. Most of the time it's brushed off as a random insult, or the other characters come around really quickly. This was just a sweet story about a good friendship, and I'd love to see more like it.

Nothing really happens here. It's just super sad. The idea of slowly losing someone that way, to the point of them not even knowing who you are, is pretty heartbreaking.

The pace is a little odd, but I'm intrigued. Only five chapters so far, though. Boo. Poor guys. They both dealt with some crap back in the day.

Haha, definitely messed up, but it could be worse! I wish it were longer and played with the psychology of it more, but man,that poor kid. And the cycle continues. No way is this gonna be a healthy relationship, but I get the sense that this boy won't be able to walk away after. That supposed "sensei" is a piece of crap, of course, but certainly he does stuff like this all the time, moving on when he gets bored. Maybe someday he'll get what's coming to him.