otakulys's manga / #virgin(9)

To be able to appreciate this at all, you need to put on your Yaoi Land glasses, where stalkerish behavior is romantic and rape is like a firm handshake. If you can get past that crap, the art is good, and the story is cute if not predictable. The seme is incredibly hot, which is my main reason for continuing reading. If you're bothered by things like easily forgiven rape or rape to love, don't bother with this story. But if you, like me, can occasionally set that irritation aside, it might be an enjoyable read.

This is sweet so far, if not a little confusing. I'm intrigued, and I want to see more of these pretty boys, regardless. The drug usage is interesting, but I wonder if it'll be a part of the story from here on out. It's sort of strange as an afterthought, but whatever. I'm eager to see where it goes, might change the rating to five if things get clearer.

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.

Hm. Fairy pretty art, but iffy translation. I appreciate the person trying at any rate. That aside, I hate some of the typical yaoi tropes happening here, but if the love triangle ends in him being with the guy who DIDN'T rape him, that'd be a nice surprise. Because it looks like he could potentially end up with the hotter guy (his rival) and not the guy who raped him, I gave it three stars, rather than two. It'll go back to two if this goes the rape to love route.

Very cute little short. It isn't dark and depressing or heartbreaking like most of Harada's stuff, haha. It reminds me of when you fool around with your friends when you're younger, and I like that it didn't immediately turn into them both loving each other, like it really started as them just being horny kids. The fact that feelings developed later makes more sense than them secretly wanting each other all along. Either way, cute, but a little too short. ETA: I was excited for the continuation, but the dubcon nature of so many of her sex scenes bums me out a bit. I love Harada so much, but she has a clear kink for the seme hurting the uke and pressuring him during sex, then the uke is just like, "okay, cool," despite the fact that he was just crying and telling the seme to stop and saying it hurts. Annoying, but at least their relationship was sweet outside of that. I wonder if it'll continue, since that sad little end about them not being able to tell anyone about their relationship. I appreciate that both parties are clearly invested by the end, so it isn't just constantly one person pursuing and the other caving.

"You're not an old man???" That... is that supposed to be a compliment? Does this guy look super wrinkly and decrepit and I'm just not seeing it? Anyway, this isn't bad. It could have been more powerful, but I did like the little parallel at the end. Not a fan of the older uke/younger seme thing, and an underage seme at that, but otherwise, it was all right.

I hate rape-to-love/rape as comedy SO FUCKING MUCH, but I'm used to it by now, so I'm able to read crack comedy type things like this. If I can push that from my mind, they have a somewhat amusing dynamic. I liked when they got caught. I love when people walk in, and the position they were in was perfect. Also, I like her art. I wish this author didn't love making light of rape, but whatever. It's only up to chapter five right now, but it's not like it'll redeem itself in the remaining part. I'm sure they'll fall in love, and all of the rape and coercion will be just a funny part of their relationship. Hardy har har.

"Wow, I thought she was just some fat, ugly loser that I'd never touch in a million years, but it was all an illusion! Time to fuck her!"

Eh, I dunno. I like the concept of arranged sex for a ritual, etc. but it's awkward in this sense. Could have been worse, but other than a few good porn shots, nothing special. Plus all the cum obsession creeps me out. And in his womb? Wtf.