Slow Damage
The manga only just dabbles a bit on the shounen-ai aspect, but it definitely makes me interested in playing the game. I guess it’s main purpose is to give a glimpse into what the story is about and how the characters act. I really love the dark romance theme going on though, it feels like I would get dragged into the insanity. Imma be real tho a lot of times I was confused with the names of the characters since I don’t think they were introduced with full names at the start so that was an issue.
40 x 40 Chikuwa Kaigi
This was really good!! (aside from chapter 6 I’m ngl the timeline of the events confused me a bit, not sure if it was part of the story or just extras) I LOVE ME SOME OLD DIVORCED MEN HAVING A CHANCE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AGAIN. But seriously though it’s insane how a person can love one person for so long even though they never got together during that time. I really liked the comedy aspect of the manga too it was really kooky and the way they behaved was so fun to see especially in middle-aged men. Sometimes tho it was a bit too kooky at times especially during the sex scenes cos they’re censored with random things and random texts lol the art style is also very unique and non-conventional (in the manga way), definitely not everyone’s cup of tea but I see the vision.
Jackass! - Sawatte Ii tte Dare ga Itta yo?
Jackass is such a fun manga, I’ve read this a bunch of times before already, but this is the first time I’ll be actually writing a comment for it since it’s been years. I’ve really always adored the main couple because I’m really into bottoms like Keisuke, very soft on the inside albeit being tough and resistant on the outside. The whole manga was light-hearted despite some drama and overthinking here and there. Now since I was younger when I first read this, I never thought much about why students and teachers could not be in romantic relationships, so here comes my issue about Katsumi and the doctor, like girl bffr I came back to jackass because there was a spin-off about Hosaka and Miyoshi and I was flabbergasted with their age gap. I saw a comment saying they were also from jackass (my brain cannot remember anymore) so I reread it and to my surprise, there was not only 1, BUT 2 ephebophiliac relationships in this universe. This isn’t really the first manga Scarlet Beriko wrote that had age gap in it, but the age gap in this being twice the age of highschoolers is criminal so I’m just gonna pretend the 2nd couple does not exist; I give my whole heart to Keisuke and Masayuki.
Naked Sword and the Tree Peony of Black
I don’t really have any strong feelings for this manga since I’m not the biggest fan of Touma, mans was too obsessed, the portrayal though was light-hearted so it didn’t bother me too much. For some reason I wasn’t feeling the reveal that they were both pining for each other even though it made sense. They were definitely cute though once they got together and finding out Kengou was the bottom was a pleasant surprise (yes I know the cover makes it obvious but u never know touma could have been a power bottom for all I care).
Otoko Yamome Mo Hana ha Saku
Bit sad there weren’t any spicy scenes but shounen-ai does fit more with the overall vibe of the story. I’m always here for old men experiencing love !! This was so wholesome and cute it made my heart hurt
Yuutousei wa Unmei no Akai Ito ni Sakaraitai
This better have more future chapters cos there’s still a lot to address + their kiss
Koi ga Michitara