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"In ancient(?) China, a young apothecary is kidnapped to work as a servant in the imperial court. as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's lives being short-lived. Her curious nature and thirst for knowledge pushes her to action. To satisfy her curiosity, this young doctor/pharmacist will investigate the origin! What is shifting in the imperial court..!?"
10/10
I love this so much it's just so interesting. Plus there might be a plot B romance blossoming???
"A boy becomes enamored with Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics) after seeing a young woman dancing by a shrine one evening. Years later, he steps onto the mat for a Ribbon competition. Everyone is shocked to see a boy trying to compete. Can he get past the stigma and dance on equal footing?"
10/10
Holy shit why is this so beautiful *sobs*
"A slice-of-life about a woman told from the perspective of a cat"
9/10
A biased review because I love Yamaguchi Tsubasa's artwork. I would categorize this as seinen. The story is definitely slow and pretty uneventful for most but it's a very beautiful story in my opinion.
"A slice-of-life about two high school girls going about daily life but something is... off..."
9/10
This was really good and that's mainly because of my bias towards Asano Inio-sensei. I wish there was a part removed from the ending. After reading Goodnight Punpun, I think Asano-sensei just likes happy endings.
"As a "love appraiser", she helps wives "verify" their husbands' sincerity as "the other woman". With her heaven-sent appearance and career mission to undermine the feelings of others, is what she does guard "true love" or just destroying it? Is she breaking through lies or creating tragedies?"
9/10
A rare webtoon that I feel properly captures humans. It does fall into gender roles which I do not believe exist
"Suffering from internalized homophobia, Tasuku Kaname tries to convince everyone that he is not gay. That is until he sees a woman jump out of a window. Terrified he runs over only to find a lounge run by said woman who is completely unscathed. A story that follow self acceptance"
9/10
I couldn't fit the the entire synopsis properly because of the word limit but trust me, this story is BEAUTIFUL
"A true story about a Japanese gay activist of his life from childhood leading up to the day he married his husband"
8/10
It feels weird to see this tagged as "shounen ai" because while, yes, it technically is, I usually associate that tag with fluffy fiction. This, on the other hand, is a story filled with real raw pain. Idk it feels weird.
"Witness the titular Punpun - who is depicted as a tiny, caricatured bird in an otherwise normal human setting - as he copes with his dysfunctional family and friends, his love interest, his oncoming adolescence and his hyperactive mind."
8/10
This manga was FUCKED but I didn't cry like most people. Go read it!! GOGOGO!!
Dear god, dear god, tinkle-tinkle, hoy!
Good vibrations!
"Faceless shadow nobles living in a vast mansion, attended by living dolls who spend much of their time cleaning up the soot endlessly emitted by their mysterious masters. Follow Emilyko and Kate as they find that the soot house isn't what it seems..."
7.5/10
It's very interesting but feels like a less suspenseful version of The Promised Neverland with less risks. Still something you should read
"Mio has discovered that her friend Jiyhe is being abused by her husband.
It was at that moment that I realized this problem wasn't going to take care of itself
'Jiyhe... should we kill your husband?'"
7.5/10
I don't read a lot of GL because there hasn't been a lot of good ones (IMO) but i loved this one. I would think of it as a slow burn plot B romance, however, Plot A is what you'll want to be reading for.
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto