Cherry Blossoms After Winter
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
Warehouse
Right up my alley : psychological and kinda creepy. At first, the art isn't the best but it has its style. The main character has a lot of personality and that's great, love that for him especially given the situation he's in. Never has the main character been frustrating or annoying to me. He was great. Now the love interest... At first can't even be called a love interest, he's just a kidnapper and a rapist and a crazy bitch. It could have been killing stalking 2.0, but it's not as cruel. It's not as ugly. At the end of the day it's about two people looking for escapism from their awful lives. They just want to be happy again. I really love the end. I didn't know for a second how it would end, I really didn't, but it did well. It did very well, although I must say I would have loved some more domestic happy drama-less moments.
Killing Stalking
Psychological horror. Incredible plot, incredible horror, actually scary, gore The art is the same - made to be scary, with a lot of body horror and interesting experiments with color patterns and lights What this manhwa did to us all... I have no words The author's brain is massive Even her extra chapters, especially her halloween's special I think, with the clown, it was AMAZING and I applaud the author for continuing the series despite constant criticism and problems with her platform. just 10/10 5 stars perfect, up in my favorites. It just fucks you up The end did seem a little rushed and of course we would all have wanted them to just go to therapy but alas, it didn't happen. It's okay, this manhwa is still perfect and made with a lot of care and feelings.
Mania
Hidoku Shinaide
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.
Nii-chan (harada)
The victim of a pedophile can't stop thinking about his abuser and meets him 10 years later, only to be abused again. The abuser threatens him with pictures and sex tapes basically, not understanding that the victim is so fucked up he doesn't need to threaten him for them to stay or whatever. Anyways it's weird and twisted but we still root for the main character. THE ART though, immaculate. Plump and juicy I also love the female character, it's very rare for female characters to be interesting in mangas, let alone in yaois. Overall an interesting story with interesting characters.
Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai
I admit - I don't read all the plot dialogue / mafia things because I don't really care. Not that the plot isn't interesting, on the contrary. It's that the CHARACTERS are so much more interesting to me, that nothing else matters. All I want is to see them interact. It's what I love about slow burns : you crave for more. I love them. I absolutely love them and they deserve an happy ending. The art is also amazing.
Blood Bank
Boring uninteresting characters with no chemistry, a plot that I didn't manage to care about, but great art !
Love Is An Illusion