cmdrbanger's manga / #romance(193)

Oddly successful because the characters are fairly self-aware and direct about their feelings and intentions. Not a favorite, but an interesting diversion.

So straightforward! Uke knows what he wants and isn't afraid to take the lead to get it. Steamrolls stereotypes in order to have a funny romance that starts with lust and immediately catches feelings lol.

This is fantastic!! So much normalized gay tealtionship stuff, and without any homophobic social barriers. I love it. It's also long enough that is explores lots of different angles to the relationship and the ongoing work subplots! This is in a shared setting with "Capture Me With An Expert Kiss". I liked both because they don't follow stereotypes about positions in sex/relationships. Also both characters get to be enthusiastic about and during sex, as well as showing affection!! It has (almost) everything! (just doesn't have any 'meet the family' chapters).

It's been a bit too long since I read this series, I'm not super attached anymore. This is basically just alive of life drama to get the main couple living together. Translation is not that good, which diminished the overall enjoyment.

Much more interesting than their other manga! This one balances the relationship and character development more effectively, is still super horny, but doesn't have to circumvent the taboo age gap issues.

This is fantastic! A friends to lovers story where the label is less important than the actions. Doesn't waste (much) time backtracking either. Character's actions are allowed to speak for themselves, instead of being willfully misinterpreted (or not interpreted at all). I love this, wish it was longer!

THIS IS SO CUUUUUTE. Very wholesome college relationship about two people catching feelings and then catching even MORE feelings while going out. I especially like what Takara says about allowing feelings to grow after starting a relationship. So mature and thoughtful.

This was cute! Delinquent friends to lovers with some self-sacrificing resistence along the way. The translation made me want to redo all of it though.

A happy ending! So dramatic, and has some typical DJ formatting - atmospheric text over lots of white space. I liked it! It's very sweet how they re-connect in the end.