Special Place in My Kokoro

so i'm adding their shoujo because I love this one the best and it's one of their more sentimental innocent bittersweet ones. like this one is eternally beautiful and i'm so glad i re-found it. but anyways their BL penname is ogawa chise (Caste Haven)~ they get their twisted side out more in their BL works (Kusatta Rasen) lol but I particularly loved hana ni arashi and film girl under their shoujo works (the bl is solid but a lot of non-con)

YO WHEN I TELL YOU I THINK ABOUT THIS ODDLY TOO OFTEN. I MEAN IT LOL
and though it's not tagged shounenai YOU CAN FIGHT ME OK. MAN WAS IN LOVE. and author is a BL author so fffff. but anyways. the story is so fucking good. the charas are so well done. the setting and theme is beautifully unique. tbh i watched the anime and then tried reading the manga but i'm a hair brained ho and didn't ever finish. one of these days tho. (or maybe i'll rewatch the anime again wheeze)

basically an isekai but into a classic thai tale. mc is well written, amazing, and relatable. ml is quality and gives you hope for humanity. characters are so well done. CATS. this is just generally such a fav mb because it's fresh in a way? also mb because I'm a cat parent, too...show da bbes. but yeah it's been months since it went on season break and i can't stop checking and waiting and hoping it returns soon sob

pretty light hearted but realistic, lots of memes, p educational, & too much my style looooool. they fkn referenced moyashimon. my niche loving ass is pleased. a good mango for when u wanna live the country life vicariously through mango & not actually. (but frfr these 2 relatable af lol. dream of country. attempt country. move to less country. BALANCE. not to mention the burn out & run away factor.) sometimes too punny tho (anan) trans be adding cringe BUT THEY MENTION FOOD FORESTS SO YESSS

melancholically beautiful
if you liked Tasogare-Boshi no Sui to Neri or Dam of the Forest (kinda) then you will probs enjoy this~ it's got that /at worlds end/ theme and similar atmosphere but this is more tasogare in it's positive almost romantic take. it's a sort of hope filled loneliness. a bittersweet longing. a sprinkling of sus. tinge of darkness.

i fucking love this lol the skirted train ojisan is the best man glamor ojisan
also japan freaking out when kimono is their history wheeze and like kilts cmon
men wearing skirts is natural af

but aside from that wheeze i love the charas in this~
sobsob it's short at 6c but beautttt

i....have been slacking. my brain. needs help. the gems that i forget to add here CRI anyways. A masterful meow with a lot of troubles and his spoiled human~

another light read I keep for when I need some cheer. short, cute, heart warming chapters that give me some big jelly lol

holy shit i want to reread sob
when you really in need of laughs~ cannot go wrong

girls such a positive mess lol

so tbh, i love this so much, but it's absolutely a painful one....so i never finished rip. like one day I will but I'm not ready to be dead inside, lol. some people said it's not as bad an end but like.....i do be in a mode where sad stuff is too much lol

anyways, it's historical setting and super well done cri. i'm such a taisho/meiji/early showa ho and the delicate atmosphere of this masterpiece combined with the setting was just <333