beepboop's manga / #Romance(4)

This is good. It's not rushed, it's careful, wholesome and healthy. What really did it for me was after their second kiss, when XXX immediately regrets forcing YYY to kiss him. Usually in Yaois it's pictured as forceful = sexy. Here, his own behavior makes him want to vomit. This is when i realized the author wouldn't buy into the unhealthy BL tropes. Then later on she continues to avoid typical unhealthy relationship tropes and that's really cute. I also love how long she waited before drawing sex scenes since obviously they were teenagers. And how much her art improved ??? I love seeing that Overall it's a cute feel-good slice of life BL and I like it. I don't feel very invested in it but I like them

Despite the very 2010 Yaoi Beginning (rape, bullying, unhealthy), the manga somehow manages to turn good. The art slowly progresses and becomes really pretty. The stories goes from trash to healthy and more subtle. The harm that has been done is acknowledged and dealt with. The rapist does have to deal with the consequences of his actions in some way, and never does it again after. It really becomes a cute relationship despite its very disturbing beginnings. Their drama is often unhealthy (jealousy...) but it hits deep. We really end up rooting for Nemu and I rarely found him frustrating despite a personality that could easily turn annoying. But great read. I think it illustrates pretty well the evolution of the Yaoi trends, from pure rapey porn to cute healthier relationships.

A wholesome feel-good classic with great, funny characters who you can't help but love and root for.

I enjoyed the story but the love protagonist is very uninteresting and his only personality trait is to love our main character. He do be cute though, but it would have been nice to have more depth to his character. Great art, the buffiness of it is a little unsettling at times though djfdfjkghf