MarsV's Manga

This volume contains 2 stories. The first of which involves an Otaku/Video Game addict who is fascinated by a female actor. Nevertheless, he is harassed by the actor's older brother. Being Yaoi, expect the 2 to get together. The second story tells the story of a novelist whose bad luck gets him rehomed with a roommate that enjoy teasing him.

The 2 stories lack depth and character devlopment. The pace of the storyline is too rapid as well. I found the drawings to be great; the saving grace, but the beauty of drawings is not enough to distract from the awfulness of the volume execution.

I find both storylines to be pleasant but they lack the structural elements needed for such stories to be not forgettable. The first storyline in which a man cajoles a high school kid into an awkward relationship under the pretense of threatening is interesting but lacks character development which could have elevated the rhythm of the storyline.
The second story was charming and innovative by intermeshing the storyline of the actors with the storyline of the movie they are involved with. I found the development interesting as it lacks that obvious happy ending but it might lead to something big between the two.

A teenager stumbled on an unexpected fortune; his father marrying a Hollywood megastar. Very shallow with no coherent storyline. The scale of the drawing is way off, the mangaka should have collaborated with an artist, but even that wouldn't save this manga

Mediocre and forgettable. Don't expect anything that is deep as the storylines are superficial.

I enjoy's Zaria's approach to his stories. There is comic elements and a sophisticated dramatic/dark details to create a worthy read

An abnormal vampire and an abnormal human interplay in a metropolitan world where the strong dominates. A wonderful ride with a bitter-sweet ending! A manifestation of a Gibil-based manga

Can someone substitute his brother? This manga explores this theme intriguingly in the first 2 chapters, but expect the usual Yaoi RomCome cliches. Although I was detecting some form of emotional attachment between the 2 main characters, I noticed that this fine thread was completely lost by the time we are reading the final chapter.

A very depressing parody of 2 musicians. I hated the vulgarity of one of the characters who I understand to represent a type of musicians who are vulgar, crude, and inappropriate. Raping someone because you want to own that person is pathetic and disturbing. The worse part of the story is that no character is being punished.

Self-doubt is a tricky barrier for individuals to move forwards; some are motivated while others are hindered by it. Our two protagonists have different approaches to their inner struggles, but surprisingly they found common ground in which they felt at ease to disclose their inner feelings. This is not a complicated or complex story. It is simple and quite straight forward with light anguish over these inner feelings.

First one-shot; A high school student is dared to stand in a well-known corner; he encounters an intriguing office worker, and their meetings continue. The story lacks depth and is forgettable.

Second one-shot; 2 men accidently meet at a train station; their shattered dreams provide an exciting opportunity for a day to heal. The best story out of the three one-shots in this volume

Third one-shot: A spirit occupies a university student house and heart. An unoriginal story, but I appreciate the manager discretion to make it a short story.