I Thot You Was a Toad's manga / #teachers(2)

Sugiura Sakae returns as a teacher to the elementary school where, years before, Fukada Ryuuji, his own teacher, saved him from grave personal danger, but age and despair have taken their toll on Fukada-sensei, and Suguira has a difficult time reconciling the memory of the man who protected and inspired him, with the scruffy man whose laisser-faire attitude offends his sense of effort and accomplishment. Can anything be done to mend Fukada's crushed soul? This inspirational story is one of my favourites and cemented Tenzen Mamoko as one of the greatest yaoi mangakas ever! Just a beautiful realistic story.

Baba Takaaki is a real piece of work, a womanizer, liar and unreliable narrator in his own inner dialogue, but he falls hard for Aoyama, a first year student at his college. Too bad he can't keep his pants zipped. Even worse, when he's caught, he doesn't fight for Aoyama, and so begins a five-year love drought for both of them. Fuwa Shinri has crafted another yaoi soap opera by homing in on emotional pitfalls. I am not completely convinced in the reconciliation process, but it still exists within the realm of plausibility. It would be more satisfying to see "Baba-san" work a little harder..