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the story revolves around two baseball players. hyun, the genius star player, has always admired youngjun, but due to his own insecurities, youngjun has always resented the ever so talented hyun. but things start to change when hyun confesses to youngjun...?
review: this is honestly one of the cutest BL stories that i've read!! im a sucker for puppy-like semes like hyun! plus there's no stupid contrived miscommunication issues and the uke grows a lot as a character!
rating: 10
after a car accident, taemin discovers that he's switched bodies and has to live as a boy called siwon! he ends up reuniting with woojin, a childhood friend who senses that siwon has changed.
review: taemin is honestly such a great character - i love how he takes no shit from anyone...well except for woojin of course (; my only qualm is that the ending of this webtoon feels a bit rushed. aside from that, its great and the artwork is soo beautiful!!
rating: 9.5
despite the age gap, uematsu, a divorced salary-man, finds himself getting closer with asahikawa, the cute part-time chef at his usual restaurant. a sweet story about the love that blossoms between them!
review: this manga is so adorable. no drawn out angst or contrived drama - just a sweet story about two guys that fall for each other. its refreshing how the older uematsu takes asahikawa's feelings seriously, and how open they are with each other. ugh - i love it.
rating: 9.5
the story revolves around a group of high-school friends, but focuses mainly on the relationship between hasegawa yuiji and yoshinaga yamato. one day, hasegawa notices that yoshinaga is gay and in love with his best friend. despite yoshinaga's apprehensions, the two get closer.
review: amidst all the cliche and unrealistic BL stories on this website, this story is a breath of fresh air! a coming-of-age story that tackles the insecurities that lgbt teenagers.
rating: 10
onoda and deguchi are drinking buddies, but deguchi has actually harbored a long-time crush on onoda. deguchi always thought that onoda...until one day onoda confesses that he finds his male co-worker shima cute!?
review: i absolutely ADORE this story. yoneda kou writes many amazing BL stories but this might be a personal favorite of mine. deguchi and onoda's relationship is just so cute and their piggy-back scene is forever ingrained in my head. THE FEELS.
rating: 10
the story revolves around yuri, the handsome student council president, and jaerim, the "ugly" classmate that is bullied by others.
review: this one is a must-read! yuri and jaerim's relationship progresses so naturally, and the comedy is top-notch too. the artwork also gets better and better so don't let the first couple of chapters put you off from reading it!
rating: 10
the story documents the relationship between the serious ito and the childlike nishi from their first meeting as high-school students until their last days as eldery men.
review: nishi is sooo precious so (spoiler) i hate how ito hurt him because of his internalized homophobia and insecurities. still im glad we got a happy ending - and yes, it will still make you cry, so prepare your tissues. also the motif of the white line was incorporated into the story SO well.
rating: 9
former high-school classmates, hase and nadaguchi re-encounter each other when nadaguchi starts working at the same company as hase. however, the two have a complicated past...
review: hase and nadaguchi are so sweet - it made me sad that they had to suffer over a misunderstanding and that they couldn't communicate to each other their true feelings- wait who am i kidding, i do love me a good ol' slow burn with lots of pining and angst, and this gave me exactly that. HAHA
rating: 8.5
review in progress - but really it can be summed up into BEAUTIFUL ART AND STORY MUST READ.
The Keystone Romantic Combination