Murdock's manga / #drama(7)

It’s surprisingly heavy and a little dark. Akari is the main character and after his two straight friends got together he went to a gay bar to try to find someone. One of the bartenders told him to leave and he ended up staying the night at his house. Akari has a pretty rough life after being outed as gay in middle school, and you don’t see his family but you know he isn’t treated nicely and is neglected by them. Akari has intense confidence issues which is why there’s a lot of miscommunication between them. Overall it’s still really good, Akari is a well written character and I actually really like him.

I love this story. The mc reaches the ‘end’ of his life when he attempts suicide by jumping in front of a train. He’s then transported back to when he was a student and relives his repressed memories of his first love Gaku. SPOILERS! They end up dating but then he relives them splitting apart and wakes up in the hospital. He then seeks Gaku out and they rekindle their romance. This slightly touches on dark topics like depression and suicide, but Gaku is truly one of the most likable characters I’ve read in a while, and you can truly see that they love each other. It’s very cute and I highly recommend.

Uke meets the Seme at his work, the seme then explains that he has psychic dreams, and they’re meant to fall in love. After the uke resists for a bit, they end up falling in love and getting together. Very cute and sweet. Then a very real and depressing tragedy strikes. SPOILERS! The uke dreams of the seme’s death, and low and behold the seme is hit and killed by a car after saving a child. The uke is then presented with the chance to go back in time and remove the seme’s physic dreams to save his life, even though it means they will never meet again. Well to uke’s surprise, they do meet again. Seme is a different person, with a few details that remained the same. They were destined the fall in love, and the seme falls in love with him and they end up together. Definitely feels a little bitter, as the seme really is a completely different person. But it has a happy ending.

A very good read. For starters, the characters are what stand out to me the most. They both go through arcs and develop throughout the story, and the writing shows that they needed each other for that development, and how much of a positive influence they had on each other. There is some non consensual touching through clothes between one of the characters and his ex’s but it doesn’t go far and the ex is never seen again. Both of them were drawn to each other from the beginning, and they do nothing but help and support each other. A really great read

God this truly is one of the most captivating romance manga I’ve read. The story is about Minato fro XXX Allergy, and Shouhei’s older brother Shizuma. After a one night stand, Shizuma completely forgets Minato, and it leaves Minato extremely hurt and bitter. Minato then decides to take revenge on Shizuma by making him fall in love and then dumping him, however Minato is much softer than he realizes and falls in love with the straightforward and good natured Shizuma. There’s a good amount of angst, and Minato is a deeply insecure and mistrusting person. He hates himself while also overestimating himself, but he’s so endearing and I feel like he truly tries his best. Shizuma is probably one of my favorites characters I’ve seen in a romance. He knows what he wants, and he communicates it. He’s so kind hearted, and almost righteous in a way. Despite the symbolism that Minato is a snake that plans to betray Shizuma, you can see that Minato is completely wrapped around his finger and I love it.