BL Treasure Box

Thoughtful, nicely-crafted longer one. I enjoy the development of the characters a lot. (And, once again, they grow into a nicely-balanced couple with strengths and weaknesses.)

Age gap, uni student x working adult.

I love Tenzen Momoko manga. This is one feels sweet and well-rounded.

Age gap, teacher(former student) x teacher.

It's hard for me to pick a favourite Tenzen Momoko manga, but this MIGHT be it. A fairly different take on a typical business/salaryman story. I always love how Tenzen Momoko characters feel warm, with their own personality, and yet reasonable and adult. Such a cool couple.

This is a sequel/spin-off of Wonderful Days?, but I like this one more. Although the actual plot is fairly straightforward, I always enjoy seeing BL characters act like adults with their own thoughts, personality, motivation and determination, rather than feeling like cliches/stereotypes.

I don't know why I feel so emotionally satisfied reading the angsty parts in this one (I normally hate angst).

Student x student.

A surprisingly well-crafted story about three people (the main couple and the nephew one is raising) and how they try to be strong but instead learn rely to on each other. I like that the nephew isn't there just for a cute premise but is actually a significant character.

I come back to this so often.
(I just get a little disappointed that all their chemistry seems to disappear in the final chapter and makes everything feels forced and clunky.)

Student x teacher.

Debated whether to include this. I have to completely ignore the rapey-ish aspect, in order to enjoy the rest of their story, but there is something about these characters that keeps me coming back.

(It's a sequel/spin-off of Self Portrait, but I found that one a bit ho-hum and unsatisfying, so it can be skipped.)

Student x student.

It's just a good read, with the vibrant characters and not-shallow storytelling that Yoneda Kou is great at. I enjoy not only the characters themselves, but how some of the relationship issues that seem like lazy cliches in other stories are instead portrayed with depth and relative realism.

It's not exactly a bright and rosy style, but I enjoy the down-to-earth feel about the way this develops.

(And I've adjusted to the way all of this mangaka's characters look like middle-aged men, even the highschoolers and the women.)