otakulys's manga / #tragedy(83)

Hm. That's an intriguing little story, definitely a sad concept, though. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a part of yourself like that. Identical twins literally start out as the same person in the womb. Well, person is a stretch, but they're just one egg. I wonder what that's like, especially for people who don't get along with their twin. Anyway, this is a sad little story, and although the girl he kissed that day is the one who died, it's still unclear who is who. She might be the original, but it doesn't really matter at that point. I can see why people might not like this one. I thought it was interesting, at any rate.

The ending card with the name of the manga sounds like it's messing with us. "Haha, you're all gonna die eventually. Have a nice weekend!" Lol, that aside, this is a sad-ish but also kind of poignant story. Very short, but the concept is there. I'm glad he was happy at the end. I've always found stories where the world ends abruptly to be kind of peaceful. We'd all go out together, and there's a since of calm that comes from that. But, obviously, it'd be nice if we could just live freely without the world ending, lol.

One of my favorite authors, but this collection never gets less depressing. I miss when there was tons of new stuff from her, but honestly, most of it does fall either on the crack comedy side or the heartbreaking side. The times when it's in between are few. But when it works, it really works.

Okay, what was with that final shot, though? Was there supposed to be more, or is there something I'm missing? Blah, I don't like that, but otherwise it's a great story. Very emotional and sad. I cried my eyes out and got a headache. But it's a beautiful story and I wish there were more. I love stuff like this. Tora is such a lovely seme. Their whole world is complicated but fascinating, and I'm so glad I finally finished this.

It's a shame that it's only three chapters and looks to have been dropped. Hopefully someone else picks it up someday. It's an interesting concept, though stressful since it's hard to say how it'll end. I hope it isn't some sort of punishment for the uke. That would be pretty fucked up.

The ending was really sad for me. I know it's supposed to be a happy ending, or a bittersweet ending, but I hate the finality of it. I can't stand that "we know we'll never see each other again" stuff. It killed me in Smells Like Green Spirit, too. Platonic love is just as important as romantic love, and it hurts so much to see it broken that way. At any rate, the main character is so freaking pretty, and I liked him a lot. The amish guy was cute. I kept feeling like there was something they could have done more, like the story didn't quite reach its full potential. But overall, I liked it.

Meh. The only thing that stopped me from taking it down to two stars is that the pair from the first story still hate each other by the end, and it's still super fucked up. I was worried they'd start to fall for one another and the story would try to be cutesy, like that's possible after rape and humiliation and all that. Most of the stories felt like they cut off mid-scene. Overall, just kind of a disappointment. I've definitely read worse, but I'm already forgetting the stories I hadn't already read. I skimmed almost all of the sex scenes, of which there were many, because the dynamic grossed me out. Also, too many fluids. Pretty art, though.

I mostly skimmed it, but it has a downer ending and way more incest in it than I can tolerate. Not a fan of it in general, and this was just creepy to the max. I always forget what manga this is until the ending with the fire. I don't know why.

Wow. This was really beautiful and sad, and I loved it. I really love a focus on male/male friendship, too. It's so rare to see. Even with the lingering hints of feelings one of them had for the girl, that was never the focus, so it didn't take away from the power of the story. The cat stuff--NO. Fucking hell. I hated it so much. I wish I could erase that from my mind. I know it's only pretend, but it was so drawn out and awful, and one of my cats looks like that cat, so even worse. But other than that, this was a really good manga. I wish that scene would exit my brain, but I'm glad I read the story. I do wish that there'd been more emphasis on the healing of the survivors, especially someone who's been so brutally bullied and mistreated for so long, but at least he said that sweet thing at the end about how he feels hopeful being with the other boy. Very sad but a very good story.

This was a very sweet story. I'm not crazy about the art style, but it did get better, especially after Aoi cut his hair. The ending with the daddy made me cry. The first resolution regarding the lover was a little too convenient for me, but it was still a nice tale. Oh, and I loved the butch lesbian! I don't think I've ever seen an older, masculine woman who liked ladies in manga.