I wanted to like and I liked it.
The unfortunate event is that it is not finished and last update is 4 years old. A shame
2 stories are described, I don't know if they are related or connected but the fist 5 chapters talks about the political aspects where government officials joining private company boards, a mysterious man with ulterior motives. A past history of the a bank worker as rugby captain and his encounter with a handsome looking Japanese boy in England that ends up with a very humiliating ending? What are the connections? Is the past haunting those characters?
The second story that spans one chapter [ Ch 6], we see a timid but shy high school man befriending the most popular student at the university until that day where friends could not be friends anymore!
I wish for an update !
This was not a bad sequel, it doesn't suppress the prequel, however, it transitions us to a life with the family. Botan is given a bigger role. We see his identity as a good boy, kind and very well cared for!
The introduction of the neighbour who has his eyes on Suziki and do does his son was a great change of the family dynamic even though it was over the top but we see 2 men who care deeply about their sons but in the same time, want to be cared for as well!
I love family dramas if there were written with adequate character development and a good plot
This is one of them, a single father with an adorable 5-year old son who came across a stray person/kitty. Truthfully, I'm not fan of coincidence in Yaoi because there are too good to be true but this one was acceptable considering that it benefited the storyline and helped decipher the psychological aspect of the characters reactions!
Nicely drawn and thats about it!
The 2 first stories are related as, all the incidents located in a cafe.
We see in the first story, an elite waiter [Can we call waiters elite?] asked to train a newcomer but there is a rumor that the worker is in a relationship with the cafe owner since she always asks for him whenever she wants to order something from the menu!
This was rushed to an unnecessary rape scene where I think that the mangaka had lost her idea where is is planning to go with this! The ending is so predictable but the path to reach the ending was wasted papers!
The 2nd story involves another waiter who is mesmerized by one customer because he is pretty! A very shallow mind nevertheless!
We see their interaction until this waiter ends up on the doorstep of that customer and sleeping in his empty apartment!
The Funny thing is that this customer in one crazy moment suddenly and magically changes in his attitude because of the world love!!
Third story is weird and should not be accepted - Realty or not-
Kidnapping and impressing a person for sexual desire as a sex slave is not accepted, whether this person is rich or poor.
Stockholm syndrome is a great example as we see the victim finding excuses for and even sympathizing with him. The fact that everything is forgetting without punishment or a sign of remorse is sad because a selfish criminal had gotten away with a crime!!
So the playboy and the heir to the throne will settle for the ship crew member! It seems so she is adventurous, blunt and frank. These are very rare qualities but ar these qualities you want from the queen or a royal family member!
Most of them have toned down personality and they can not be frank for political reasons!
I don't think that she was a tomboy, she was just a girl who wanted to be independent and have fun in life!
So all Josie stories, we see heroine marrying rich aristocrats or royalties and life will be happily ever after! Maybe that is the genre!
So our hardworking CEO has finally fall in the claws of the handsome and rich royal prince!
Rape a forcing yourself into younger person in build and in age are not something acceptable and the fact that the word 'No" has been repeatedly used!
The second part of all these one-shots is the ultimate forgiveness of the abused/victims to their abusers.
First story, we see the young teenager boy who was raped by a business client! What a disgrace and we see the boy telling him few days later the "love" word??
another story we see a victim of rape, playing with people hearts including his professor. The sad reality is that his professor was the devil in disguise and sadly we see that boy/young man announcing his love while being raped!
The drawings are sub bar to an average. I hate the fact that every single one-shot has the same style! Couldn't the manga-ka thought of a new hairstyle or even adding a mole so that the characters are distinguishable!
One-shot stories:
First and second stories are inter-related: A manager of a successful modeling agency who spot a raw modeling talent that he wants to acquire. The catch is that the model has to live with him. The second story, we see one of the models who happens to be the manager cousin feeling the painful realization that his one-sided love is not returned!
Both stories are entertaining but lacking details and good story lines
The other story is the virgin salesman who wants to prove his manhood by spending the night at a gay bar until he encounters no other than one of his colleagues
The adventure to extinguish evil and restoring good is what promote our Ruko to travel to this rundown nation where starvation is common and poverty is pronounced.
As a story, it nicely paced without being boring. A fine man decided that he can't let people fade away if has the ability to help which he did.
This an easy read where you will not find any emotional drama as it is it not aimed at the older mature readers, more like 12 years olds.