CASTLE MANGO
Refreshing manga. Both the uke and seme are equally stubborn but I feel thats what makes their feelings for each seem genuine. Clear character development, especially with the uke who not only learns about the lengths he will go to protect his family and the hotel, but also discovers his true feelings for the seme. My only issue was the ending; while I like how they end up together and the whole rain scene was hella romantic, it felt somewhat rushed and not completely satisfying. 20240505 5>3.75 ehhhhhh idk why I really liked this. It's pretty drawn out. The uke is really unlikable and tsundere but needy. The seme It's so frustratingly hot and cold. I have no idea why either of them fell for each other. Plus maybe this is just the Japanese thing but the casualness of joking the seme seems is into "shota" is really uncomfortable.
Neon Sign Amber
A heartbreaking and refreshingly realistic story between the expressionless seme and the sweet uke insecure about his own sexuality. Always makes me cry everytime I reread.
Given
3.5. School rock band slice of life type. Cute but everything is typical (uke is all dark and mysterious and seme seems to fall in love first). Actually ship the main seme with the secondary seme. This manga is so meh for me. 20231204 Yeahhhh still to this day it's just all right. I mean it's pretty nice and realistic and relatable. But idk it kind of think the MC s take themselves a little too. Seriously? Like I get it. It's music and it's very personal for everyone. But dear God is this melodramatic. It also felt like it was trying to be really profound and slice of lifey but all the times I didn't really get what the story was trying to say. Also, there's way too many couples Also the mangaka is such a tease.
Himegoto Asobi
Genuinely like this manga. Love stories where the uke has pretty "seme" appearance. The uke and seme have good chemistry.
Soredemo, Yasashii Koi o Suru