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really bittersweet one shots.
hairdresser and actor who are so into each other and trying to make it work despite their shyness, inexperience, and lack of time together. just enough angst to get some feels going, but mostly fluffy and lovey. nice art, hott sex, just a good light read.
wow- ichikawa kei found the right blend of pacing, realness, angst, sexiness- so good.
mic tried to kill himself, and lost his memory near a weird old temple run by a couple of brothers. kind of out there, kind of frenetic, a little meta, very well-written, great art.
a lil darker than i expected and the seme is a lil pushy/sadist, but really good pacing, good art, deep but not ridiculous story, hott scenes. good stuff! ch28 might be the hottest scene ever.
there was a lot of build up to the story, and i wish the resolution had been of equal length to balance that out. however, i had a lot of feels for their ups and downs along the way, and the last chapter does give some resolution. ogeretsu tanaka can really write nuanced characters and the art is beautiful, as always.
funny. a little heartbreaking.
love takeo! so sweet! anime is even better- art can be a little spotty in the manga. shoujo.
slow and sweet- sawako is a very conscientious but misunderstood girl and hazekawa is a popular guy. it's shoujo, so you can guess where this is going, but i love sawako's personality and strength. the supporting characters are really well written, too. love chizuru and ryu, especially!
the blind leading the blind is so funny and hott
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What’s top drawer means? Top arts? Or mangas that always draw you to re-read them again and again? XD I love your list btw...
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy the list! I always wondered if people understood the reference in the title, so I am so glad you asked about it! And your take on its meaning would have never occurred to me, even though I really do appreciate great art in manga. So, thank you for sharing that.
Anyway, the drawer in 'top drawer' is like a chest of drawers, one you pull out of the wall or a cabinet and put stuff in. The phrase 'really top drawer' is old slang meaning 'of good quality.' It's in the movie 'Auntie Mame' (the Rosalind Russell version)- this snobby woman refers to some of her equally snobby friends as being 'really top drawer' and I always thought it was a funny phrase, so I used it for the title of my list of (in my opinion) 'top quality' manga. You can look up the phrase on YouTube, it's only a couple seconds long and it's worth hearing in all it's affected glory.
Thanks again for asking, you made my day!
Hey I love this list, I'm so glad you put your opinion in the notes too because it helps me get an idea of what to expect more than just the description. Love this, tysm for putting it together. It certainly is "top drawer"!