miseryxcompany's manga / #Slice of Life(4)

Dunno if this got the axe or if it was intended to be a short series from the beginning (probably the former), hard to find much of anything on the mangaka, but chapter 13 was the last. I didn't have high expectations for how they would handle Satsuki's feelings for Rika as a girl but I was pleasantly surprised-- he's not a bad person for falling in love, but he needs to consider how it would impact Rika before acting on it. The only thing with that b-plot is that it comes with the implication that Satsuki has trouble seeing Rika the way that Rika sees himself. I would've preferred for the story to delve into Rika's transition journey after graduation, and Satsuki's perception of Rika gradually falling in line with Rika's, maybe realizing he likes him as a boy more than he did as a girl or lose his feelings entierly. There were so many bases this had the foundation to touch. This manga deserved a much longer run.

Double standards, I know, but I tend to roll my eyes at m/f brocon. Like that's for boys only. I mean, either way it was out of left feild considering Uito's sister's interest in his relationship with Sei was more like that of a supportive friend than anything perverted, so it just spoils such a cute manga.

Kyaaaing at how sweet and tender this is. Makoto and Kazuhiko compliment each other so well; I especially loved seeing Kazuhiko talk Makoto out of his apprehensions about Kazuhiko’s feelings for him and their relationship, and just being so shamelessly in love with him, Makoto eventually letting his walls down and allowing himself to just love Kazuhiko in return. Sharing aspirations and seeing each other in their futures. I loved the flashback sequence in chapter two, where Makoto realizes Kazuhiko is only trying so hard in school for him, and caves to Kazuhiko’s mother’s insistence that he stops their tutoring sessions, thinking the real him does not live up to the Makoto Kazuhiko has grown fond of. And later, when he tries to reject Kazuhiko’s confession while doing a not-so-great job of veiling his own feelings, fearing he’ll come to regret their time together. But Makoto isn’t truly considering his Kazuhiko and is ironically treating him like a child who doesn’t know what he wants. I just loved how Kazuhiko’s assertive, head-first disposition balances out Makoto’s anxieties. You get the feeling that Makoto isn’t afraid of death in the end, and Kazuhiko is truly satisfied with the life they had together.