Please, this is so cute! I love them so much. Maki is adorable—he deserves all the love and happiness. I can’t wait to read the sequel.
I really wanted to like this manga—I truly did—but there are just so many things I hated about it.
First, the seme is annoyingly overbearing. He says he loves the uke and openly claims they’re dating, but three seconds later he’s getting head from another character (ugh). He doesn’t act like he loves him at all—he just comes across as constantly horny, which is especially uncomfortable considering Taichi’s trauma.
Second, Taichi’s friend—who I initially thought was a good person—knew that Taichi had been SA’d by his brother and did nothing because he “didn’t want things to be awkward.” What the hell. Seriously, what the hell.
Third, the seme’s annoying lackey literally wanted Taichi to be gang-raped, and there are zero consequences for it. No punishment. Nothing. Taichi’s so-called “lover” just says, “Bad minion, that’s not what I asked,” and his “best friend” is like, “I get you.” Is there anyone in this manga who actually takes Taichi’s trauma and well-being seriously? Even his family brushes it off with comments like, “lol, he always attracts weird guys.”
And don’t even get me started on the brother who caused the trauma in the first place—he just gets bonked on the head and that’s it. It’s even played as comedy, with the @_@ eyes and everything.
I know some manga aren’t meant to be taken seriously, but that wasn’t the case here. You have to choose whether you want the story to be serious or not, because mixing the two just ends up creating a mess—like this one.
First of all, if the seme felt that much guilt after fucking everything up with Yuuki, he should’ve done everything he could to find the real Yuuki and ask for forgiveness instead of looking for a replacement just to fuck. Second, the couple had no chemistry at all—the seme was clearly using the uke as a replacement, and the uke just wanted to live out a romance. I honestly don’t even understand how they fell in love.
So yeah, I didn’t like the seme, and the uke only became a better character after they broke up (he was annoying and tended to overreact in the first chapters). I didn’t like their relationship either, so I read everything very fast, already knowing they would end up together in the end. sigh
The guy from the bar (I can’t remember his name) was the best character, hands down.
I only liked the story about ‘God’ and his partner (Akaishi and Arashima). I think they were really cute together—such a shame it’s only one chapter long. I liked the first story too, I guess. I didn’t care about the rest, since they weren’t my cup of tea. The second story had an interesting concept, but the main couple had no chemistry, no meaningful moments, and no development, so it would’ve been exactly the same without the uke’s irrelevant crush. The story was developed in a way that made me care more about the dead character and his unrequited love. But well, to each their own.
I loved it! The story is engaging, and I love Ilya and Khalid—they’re really strong and brave, and they make such a beautiful power couple. I’m glad they finally got their happy ending, but I wish we could’ve seen more of them, and their kids too! The side characters were interesting as well—special mention to Soo-ya, because I loved that woman.
Shion is cute and adorably dumb in both versions, and Rui is a bisexual king who loves Shion no matter what. And Shion also loves Rui no matter what. They make such a nice couple—I love them together! Yes, I know this is mostly smut, and I wasn’t a big fan of the (open) ending, but I ship them so much; they’re happy together, and that’s what’s important. I would love a second part of this, to see more of them as a couple (I really love them lol), finally finding a cure, and maybe a story about Hajime and Hodaka too (I’m curious about them)."
The art is beautiful, and the premise was interesting. I also love the ship, and I really liked that they had a shared past, but the story would have been a lot better without the unnecessary love triangle. Even though it was frustrating, I could understand Junhyuk saying nasty things to keep Yijae away in order to protect him, because it was a really dangerous situation. However, the anticlimactic porn dream and the jealousy scene didn’t add anything to the story. The couple already had a lot of problems to deal with, so the prosecutor character trying to get between them was totally unnecessary and cliché.
Tbh, I never thought I’d love them that much, considering I’m not a big fan of the “friends with benefits” trope. But I do like enemies to lovers, so I gave it a try—and I ended up loving them so much. They’re cute together, their development is beautiful, and their banter is funny. They also COMMUNICATE (I can’t stress this enough) and have a really healthy relationship. Youngwon has a really nice personality and isn’t your typical annoying uke, and Hyunwoo is a walking green flag. In the end, they even made me cry (emotional tears lol). Recommended if you like healthy relationships without annoying misunderstandings that drag on for half the story.
They are adorable! I love them so much. I would’ve loved to see more of their relationship. The side characters were really nice and cute too—special mention to Yoshida, the MVP lol.
Btw, the tag is wrong—it’s shounen-ai, not yaoi lol, but 100% recommended if you like cute and healthy ships.
I love them so much—they’re so cute together. I really liked the slow burn and how their past was shown. I also loved their interactions with Meguru. I wish we could’ve seen more of them.