Bike's manga / #reincarnation(9)

Finsihed. It was alright, but I'm a bit disappointed. Shouldn't have put my expectations too high, lmao. Takami reminds me of that one person fr. YCBC. Not a fan of sidelining the ML and how their ending wrapped up so sweetly. I did like how he resolved the troubles he had with his sexuality through the character he reincarnated into. The ending felt weird. On Chapter 3. Overall, it was fine. I appreciated the look into Jin's psyche. --- besotted simp gay BL mangaka-turned-love-rival x promiscuous slutty love interest (with attachment issues) I'm liking it. It falls into a cliche, but it doesn't feel like one. - Their reasoning as to why Jin created Takami was interesting. Not just because he's his type, but also he's the opposite of him, in a way. His promiscuity and open sexuality reflects off of the author's depraved nature as a closeted gay man. A bit of psychology which idk will actually go anywhere beyond that, but it was interesting. - idk. shouldn't write too much. - Like the cover. Reminds me a bit of the Falsettos cover. - Ah, now I know. He reminds me a bit of Piet in that way. Also falls into that trope (even more so with the attachment issues). Tanaka reminds me of the VTuber Goldbullet. Similar sense of goofy, chaotic energy and share general vibes. Takami reminds me a bit of a few characters who share an adjacent archetype, namely Jin Kikuchihara from Yoiyoi Monologue (and perhaps Shirayuki from Koisuru Psycho no Shirayuki-kun, too?). Bad summary below. MC Tetsuo Tanaka was a BL mangaka, a dude who's just living life, publishing stuff. He basically tried to go for shonen publishing before eventually settling into BL. Having just submitted the last chapter of a manga to his editor, he rides a train and dies upon encountering a terrorist, who hijacks the train. There, he reincarnates into the BL Manga he created. The slutty bottom character with attachment issues (his ideal type)? He's there! The Gary Stu top character who showers him with love? He's there, too! Then what character does he become? A rival, Tetsushi who's known for being a player. His boner gets the best of him, and so he's determined to get together with Takami, no matter how the manga tries to push Takami with the male lead...

This was so good!! MC is a brat but you kinda grow with it over time. While there’s a few, smaller problems, highly recommend to those who are interested in the concept! — Very interesting concept, very interesting MC. You’ll hate him, but you’ll also like him, it’s complicated.

Dude gets reincarnated into the body of a boy. It's just him living life so far :') It's BL, but it's presumably way out in the future.

Finished. Rushed ending. Pick up Volume 4, past midway of part 4 to see how the manhwa starts deviating from the novel. —- On Chapter 30. tl;dr Fun series with a potentially interesting overarching plot. But for now: It's cute! Fun game mechanics! Fun character dynamics! --- It's lighthearted and fun! Jerry is frankly an adorable character, and I'm always a sucker for isekai series with a relationship favorability meter. The ML's Ilya, which is not a surprise at this point, but I can't help but prefer Karyan as a character lmao. But I suppose there's already series like Villains are Destined to Die that can fill that void...anyway, I've enjoyed the character dynamics. Jerry's interactions with both Ilya and Karyan are rather sweet, and his dynamic with his mentor's pretty fun, as well. Therems the sense of an overarching plot given his affinity with magic, as well as the intheritance fued that's oriented around the two brothers, but nothing's been set as of now. Overall, I'm having a fun time with this series right now.

The MC reminds me of the protag of “Don’t Pick up Boyfriends from the Trash Bin” (I think that was the name?). The world building gives off similar vibes Edit: No wonder I was getting webnovel vibes. The novel’s already completed, although only a few chapters have been translated in English. I like the MC. He’s certainly capable. The supporting cast is quite interesting, as well. With each new character, we get another piece of the puzzle. (New harem members, too, lmao. The actual ML seems to be the bodyguard from his past life, although right now I prefer Chan, personally.) I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Can’t wait to read more. Chapter 22

I've read part of this manga on another website, at some point. I have no idea where I left off.

Dude tries not to get involved; unfortunately, he gets involved. Proceeds shenanigans.

ch. 16 Dude tries out a game his friend made and he ends up reincarnation as a summoner. Dude can't escape until he beats the game. Blond guy's a hero he's summoned from the dead. Intriguing premise that's enhanced by world-building components and themes. Game's effectively a mobile-gatcha in IRL equivalence. However, there's ideas regarding life and death---talks about how heroes are summoned after having lived a past life in order to continue fighting for summoners. They fight while summoners simply stand by. They fight, as if alive, while summoners are idle, as if dead. MC's navigating this dynamic with his own hero as he sees everyone else treat their heroes like crap. Ironically by treating the fantasy world as a game (recording their stats, e.g. damage, range, move set, synchronisms), he provides much more care as a sorcerer compared to the other guys. Brings the question of the heroes' perspectives, how easily they're tossed to the side or simply work labor. Emphasized that guilds carry them in coffins whenever they're idle, denoting their ranks by the types of coffins they use. Treated like objects. MC's likely OP, but it's only been recently introduced where I'm at (ch.16), will probably be brought up more later.). Sweet dynamic between MC and ML. MC's a bit silly, so ML's earnestness/mysteriousness balances it out quite well. How they appear to genuinely enjoy each other's company (after initial qualms about ML's mere rank) is also nice. Interested to seeing more.