NI-KA-CHUUUUUUUUUU's manga / #Friendship(49)

3.5 short and sweet.

Ugggghhhhh so disappointed! The first part was getting good and then they ruined it (I guess you can never really do a good unrequited love + seme is a sadistic dick who basically forced the uke but also has unrequited feelings for uke. It's always when the seme admits his feelings is when the story goes south because that's the only way you can force the uke to have any sort of loving feelings for the seme. *basically a "lighter"/crappier version of interval.

Idk this is a bit... Dull? Maybe because this is really wordy and I don't have the patience to read it all but this is so GD plot heavy that it's not really enjoyable. Idk maybe I'll try rereading it? Plus I'm not the biggest fan of the art.

Draaaaaaaaamaaaaaa Chapter 2: 4.5 FUCK YEEEEEEEEEESHHHHH Chapter 3: ***** FUCK I can't handle this shit! Absolutely love both the uke AND seme. Chapter 4: mutual feelings + pushy seme and reluctant uke = :DDDDDDDDDDDD

Pretty cute.

4.5 Fucking loved this. Not only because the development and tension was refreshingly believable and realistic, but because of the fact that the couple seemed to live absolutely ordinary normal lives. Though many of their problems seemed small, they were still very real (especially problems gay couples may face) making this story so sweetly relatable overall.

Prequel sequel: YESH other stories: MEH

This was one giant feel-good manga. I'll admit the first half was a little difficult for me to get into because while the subject is somewhat heavy and serious, I just wasn't really into the story or had much of an attachment to the characters (probably because this manga is also hella fluffy making it lack emotional weight). But as it progressed, I grew to really like it. The characters have such an organic and pure romantic development that it really makes you feel like you're going on this journey with them. But the one thing that really sold this to me was the concept/moral. I absolutely loved the issue they address about hearing impairment and how it is often overlooked because it is often deemed as not as big of an issue as complete deafness. Because of this common misconception, characters with this impairment not only have to work hard trying to get through everyday with difficulty, but also seem to have try harder adjusting themselves just to make it easier and more comfortable for everyone else to understand them. This really hits home for me because I've been diagnosed, and am still struggling, with ADD since I was 8. And it's because of the common idea that "ADD/ADHD isn't a real thing" or that "everyone has trouble focusing" that I've spent much of life telling myself what I have isn't a "real problem." Of course I don't let having ADD completely define who I am, but like the one's in the manga who have hearing impairment, passing off one's physical or psychological impairment as being just an excuse or no big deal can really make the struggle even harder. *Most definitely the best message/moral I've read in a shounen-ai/yaoi.

OH MY GOD. WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO READ THIS? ITS THE PERFECT MANGA: Tsundere uke, possessive yet devoted seme, weird-ass random but fucking hilarious story, adorable fwah fwah moments, and sexy absolutely get hella turned-on h scenes. UGGGHHHHH THIS MANGA IS PERFECTION. After the millionth reread: GOD EVERY TIME YUU HAS MOMENTS OF DOUBT AND INSECURITY BECAUSE OF HIS ABANDONMENT ISSUES I DIE.

3.75 Uke can be a bit whiny but still cute nonetheless.