NI-KA-CHUUUUUUUUUU's manga / #heartwarming(12)

ahhhhhhhhh fuck here comes the waterworks.

3.5 very adorable. Very satisfying for any shounen ai fan. Update: ahhhh ain't this hella cute.

Probably the most realistic and refreshing yaoi yet! Awwwww the sweet black haired boy. He deserves love

Simply beautiful.

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.

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.

These stories are a pretty calming and relaxing read (with a few heartaches). Seemed to like each story more than the other as it progressed, with the last couple being my favorite. Story on 131 (last story) GOD IT HURTS. It's about two men (gay uke and straight seme) who are both lonely and insecure and find solace in one another and ultimately fall in love. UGH BEAUTIFUL.

3.75 Engaging and tragic love story. It had the perfect amount of drama. However, while the story's concept was good, the manga could definitely had been more polished and refined because the manga offen seemed kinda confusing. This also didn't make me feel as empathetic as I thought I was going to be. But maybe the art also took part in my issue with this because I wasn't the biggest fan of the art. Maybe I'll reread it.