It says 'ongoing' but it has been a couple years since update. The comments are all saying that the want more, too, ahaha. I just want to know if it's finished before I start reading it.
The original plot is so great and has so much potential, but dude the execution suckedddd. Everything after Sayama revealed that he knew Yuuka was Yuuto was so unnecessary.
I feel like I loved the vibe of the piece more than the piece itself. The art style is amazing, I adore the color palette, and I am always a sucker for summer stories involving the sound of cicadas. I think the small references to the book at the beginning and end were written beautifully.
That being said, I don't particularly love the main couple. Someone mentioned in their comment that it felt really rushed and I completely agree. I don't feel an emotional connection to the characters or their relationships, and there is hardly anything deeper that we can see. For a short piece like this, I can understand that it isn't going to dive too deeply, but it made the characters feel flat.
I am also never a huge fan of the "dating the sibling of unrequited love/ex" trope. It can be done well in some cases, but even then, I don't love it. This case was not done very well, we hardly see anything that would suggest Namwoo's attraction to Yeoreum. It's just hard to believe he could genuinely fall for Yeoreum like that without making him into a replacement.
Sorry, this is a really long critique, but I like seeing if people share my opinions or if they have counterarguments to my claims. This manhwa can still work, it just isn't my cup of tea and I feel like the execution could have been much better.
I was not expecting to enjoy this story so much, especially since it is incest. It's honestly really good in my opinion, but I didn't read it as a romance. I read it as a messed up horror/drama type manga. I didn't connect with the characters on any deep level like I would with typical mangas. I think that's why chapter 7.5 caught me so off guard because the mangaka suddenly makes a huge shift in tone and it becomes a cutesy romance. Oh well.
I mean it's a cute manga don't get me wrong but I feel like it simplified suicide and depression to a concerning degree. Like what do you mean yuusei was willing to just kill himself over a misunderstanding??? It's a huge power imbalance in their relationship.
Also the rules about the balloons keep contradicting each other and it was just so random. I don't know if I would rec this manga, honestly.
tbf, suicide is usually impulsive, right? and for neurodivergent people especially (and I think the seme is ND-coded), suicidal ideation isn't TOO an uncommon response to feelings of shame/rejection
You're right, I totally get what you're saying. I do wish they expanded upon it more though because they never brought it up again. I still think there's a huge power imbalance in their relationship that isn't healthy regardless of whether that scene happened or not.
Agreed, just felt out of place and we were meant to somehow take it lightly?? I also agree about the power imbalance.
I also thought about the balloon rules, if he was his fated partner wasn't he supposed to not see his balloon from the start? Why did it suddenly disappear?
Finally, a healthy polyamorous relationship. I'm really excited to see how their relationship develops because Suisei definitely has things he needs to work out about Emito. I also don't love that literally every other character besides the main three (and the bartender so far I guess) is an asshole. I was so happy when Emito's coworker said that she was poly as well and then she deceived him and brought him to her house for sex without telling him???
But besides all that I loved it I can't wait to see how they progress individually and together!
This for real was such a breath of fresh air from all the regular cookie-cutter bl/yaoi comics. The art style is amazing and the plot is so captivating. I wish there was moree
If you're debating on whether or not to pick this up, I would suggest marking it as "want to read" and then coming back when it is completed because these cliffhangers are so annoying. They aren't dramatic cliffhangers, but they leave off at really unsatisfying places and nothing is resolved until a couple eps later.
In terms of whether or not it's a good read--it's really funny and the art is really cute, but the plot is a little too focused on misunderstandings and lack of communication. After reading so many mangas/manhwas about healthy communication, this one is really frustrating because all of their problems could literally be resolved if they were just honest with one another. If that's not your type of story, then I would suggest you not get into it. I liked reading it because I enjoyed the setting, the characters, and the original plot, but I wish I waited until it was completed first.
This is a accurate assessment of the story so far. It is going to be a long while before it's completed and I sure I'll forget the storyline soon. I hope they abandon this " misunderstandings" trope between both the leads soon.
I know right, I think the most recent misunderstanding is the worst one because we already know chae-heon and dajeong don't like each other because of what she said so it's not like we're being led to believe it either, it's just him assuming that
you get it...I feel after reading so many mangas and seeing the same tropes play out it get so old. especially if it's still being updated, like you said the cliffhangers are more annoying than dramatic.
THE WAY SHE SAYS DATING JAEHYUK HAUNTS HER LIKE A CRIMINAL RECORD HELPPPP SHE IS SO FUNNY
the protagonist is so trans-coded with that dialogue about being their true self online as a girl