bad kibbycat's manga / #One Shot(10)

Ogeretsu Tanaka's punky-looking boys are always so gorgeous. The story is pretty standard, but it has a sweet ending. Did I mention Ryou is gorgeous?!

Oh, wow. The dynamic in the end didn't surprise me as much as the expressions on the uke's face. Gorgeous and twisted.

My bad, but I wish I would've realized this was only a oneshot before I started; otherwise, maybe I wouldn't feel so deeply unsatisfied. The art and bj panels made up for the mehh everything else.

The second story is pretty standard: two curious straight dudes in a love hotel. It was alright, but the first story was perfect. Being in a long-term relationship myself, I found this to be very cute and quite funny. It's a fun look at the trials and errors of "spicing it up" in the most accurate way I've seen portrayed in yaoi. 5-stars for making me laugh and identify with the characters.

Even for a oneshot this felt too short and it was pretty standard: Guy rents boy-pet, falls in love immediately, ends up extending rental time, etc. But it is what it is and I wouldn't feel right giving it 3 stars because the art is so pretty. 4/5 Stars

My sweet Rui!! I adore his character so much, but I feel like he deserves better than the guy he ended up with. Although I didn't wholly dislike the other guy's character, maybe a longer story would have helped develop him a bit beyond older-heartbroken-drunkard. Maybe I'm off base here? 4/5 Stars because nobody deserves precious angel Rui unless they're amazing too.

This collection had some up's and down's. The highlights include story #2, short and incredibly fluffy; story #4, which is glorious, pure smut; and #6, which has interesting art and is quite sweet. The rest were underwhelming and I admittedly skipped over the bara story as it is not to my taste. 3/5 Stars for this assortment.

This was very sad. From the beginning, you feel a deep sense of empathy for the protagonist. Remembering someone who has blatantly forgotten you is painful and this story echoes that theme to its end. It's not the most memorable story, and not likely something worth rereading, but it was notably poignant. 4/5 Stars.