cmdrbanger's manga / #drama(71)

I only skimmed this, and it was meh. Student council president Tatsuya secretly wrote a very popular novel that Suruga (a teen actor) wants to play the lead in... And when he reveals he's the author there's literally no traction at all?? Also the sex is not well framed, it looks like he (Suruga) just shoves it in dry without any prep. Ick. I am gonna check out the spinoff with the B guy, Masa, who was Tatsyua's friend that he rejected.

One shot prequel to noe67! Nijo and Mio's story. <3

I wish I could rate this higher and lower, as in I wish they were two different stories. The plot-contrived noncon is a dramatic element handled pretty well, but it's increasingly unpleasant to read, especially at the end when the other mage (who also has an incest subplot!!) tricks the MC into a gangbang. Ew, no. Contrast this with the MC and his best friend navigating the new boundaries of their friendship and falling in love, and the culmination of switching so the mage can lose his virginity (the 'proper' way, I guess

ANOTHER GEM. This is incredible. Everything I said about their other work applies here too. Strangers to friends to lovers is so good.

This was so confusing to follow and too thin on character details to be interesting or satisfying.

A lot of drama and the story is frontloaded by the younger brother. The older brother and his boyfriend doesn't get quite as much development or explanation. I wish Makoto moved out of his house, or that the parents were contronted, or that Souta got a chance to defend Makoto from the mistreatment somehow. Idk, more than a little unsatisfying is all.

Very nice art style, lacking something to make it 5*. Too short? Vague? The kissing close-ups are very awkward, but the eyes and expressions sometimes are amazing.

I only skimmed this one. The self-sacrificing stubbornness of the uke was way too melodramatic. There's a happy ending but literally only in the last couple pages. Wish there was more to the meat if the story and their relationship than more than a decade of mutual pining.

Cute and short with a typical setup. Wish Mama and Kitamura got a spinoff! 5/11/25 - Part 2! Not sure if this is gonna actually be enjoyable, or just more unspoken lack of communication angst-lite. Either way is fine, they're already together at this point but I'd rather they resolve this sooner than later. 5/12 - ch 3 - oh! They talked about it immediately!! Hooray for open and honest communication we're up to 4 now 5/14 - ch 5 - things are almost feel TOO easy lol. It's gone slice if life and montage-y. They have a normal relationship where they fight and make up and aren't worried about breaking up at all, and now they've been together for a whole year. I guess that's it? Kinda hovering in 3.5 now, if that's the end.

5/12/25 I didn't like this one much. MC is a depressed corporate slave with a large SNS following for light novel reviews. The relationship with the seme is awkward and off-putting due to how pushy the seme is. It works out for them, but It not fun to read half the time. And the uke still seems too weak-willed and caught up in everything for my taste.