FancyTuna's manga / #Supernatural(5)

1/10 *TRIGGER WARNING- PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SEXUAL ABUSE* Good art, nice secondary couple, engaging core concept. Every other character is bad or uninteresting besides the secondary couple. Awful, abusive seme. Wimpy, dull uke. Poorly handled themes of sexual, physical, and mental abuse. Constant downer and not in a good way. -SPOILER WARNING- I dropped this story pretty late into reading it. I sincerely did not enjoy my experience, the seme is an abusive arsehole for most of the story. It is not believable when he softens and tries to be good to the uke when he finally decides to leave (and he doesn't even leave until he's forced to despite the constant abuse!!!!). The seme and uke are both 'damaged' but that doesn't excuse their terrible personalities. I do not understand why authors use rape and sexual assault as plot points only to ignore the reprehensible actions of the perpetrators because they're not mean anymore. There is a *possibility* that a bad character can be redeemed, but not in this case. This is abuse that is lightly veiled by a BDSM theme. Practising BDSM requires safewords, aftercare, and CONSENT. If this was a story from the perspective of our seme rather than the uke all we'd see is a scared young man being forced upon by his boss. A man who is intimidating, strong, controlling, and has control over the uke's livelihood. What a huge misstep. I literally could not finish this story. The seme being nice now does not erase his wrongdoings in the past. I do not see how I could ever feel sympathetic towards him. Oh nooo, the serial abuser is gonna dieeee... I left this story incredibly unsatisfied and I am not surprised that some people liked it, however, I certainly did not. (Secondary couple was nice though, why couldn't we get more of them).

6.5/10 Cute couple, supernatural element was ok, art was ok. Bit short, side characters were nothing special, just an ok story. *Mild spoilers on this one cause there's nothing to really spoil, lmao* This story was- ok. The experience was- ok. The couple was sweeter than syrup but we didn't get much of their actual relationship, sadly. I'd say my absolute favourite moment was when the uke was drunk and coming on to the seme. Because the seme actually SAID NO! That made me way happier than it should, but he didn't take advantage of a drunk dude despite being showing interest in him while sober. I love consent- please take note authors. Their later sober foreplay was a little too pushy but not in an off-putting way. Overall, a cute couple in a pretty average story. This only got a 6.5/10 begrudgingly (it really should be a 6) because there wasn't much actively wrong with the story, but it's pretty skippable.

7.5/10 Cute, cute, cute! The main couple is so fucking cute! Ginger is an adorable doof and Rum is just a perfect partner for him. What a great primary couple. Furthermore, the art is pretty and I really enjoyed the way the cast interacted with each other, the dialogue was funny and felt natural. However, the secondary couple left me feeling sour at times and there were some pretty bad pacing issues. The second half of the story I didn't love and there were times where I had to re-read full chapters as things got pretty confusing. *SPOILERS AHEAD* Ok, a 7.5/10 is probably too high. If it was just the first season I'd have given this story the 8 it deserves. The main couple is so sweet and I love their dynamic, Ginger is suuuuch a doofus but he's super loveable. Plus, Rum is honestly one of my favourite characters I've had the pleasure of seeing recently. He's got the perfect balance of quiet sass and acts as the straight man (ha) to Ginger's bullshit. Despite this, I find that the final part of their arc as a couple was... dumb. Ginger did some realllly dumb shit and almost killed himself and the guy he likes because he couldn't just be honest about his feelings. However, I did leave their arc pretty satisfied. I just wish we had, had more of them as a couple. We got plenty of build-up and not much pay-off. That isn't to say we got nothing- they did have some more development later on! But the second half of the story was devoted to the secondary couple and it was... so-so. Now, I don't *hate* the secondary couple. They're fine. But the fact that I can't remember their names does not bode well. The uke was really sweet! I liked him a lot, he was compassionate, kind, and far better than the man he was paired with. I don't exactly hate the seme, he just didn't do much to interest me. I found his pushiness gross and just wanted the uke to tell him to fuck off. In the second half, the story basically revolves around their relationship and the weird *save the uke from his bad memories* plotline. It was pretty weird and confusing and I did not care for it. Why does this only drop the story to a 7.5? Because I can easily ignore it and just re-read the first season as its own story. Overall, I like this story. The characters are pretty fun! However, I was left feeling lukewarm about the secondary couple and the weird pacing. The whole concept of the heaven and hell company was interesting but really confusing at times. I just can't in good faith give it a higher score, it honestly deserves lower. I just like this main couple too much! If you want a recommendation I strongly suggest you read 'Dear Door' if you're looking for some demon flavoured smut. If you're looking for a story with angels I'd lightly recommend 'Angel Buddy', although I feel that story is pretty flawed. If you're looking for a shounen ai story I'd recommend 'Beware of Demons', the main couple is pretty cute! (Justice for Lego, shoulda given him the second season!!!)

4/10 The story of this one was kinda dumb. I get the ending but I didn't really enjoy it by the end. The characters are pretty trash too, I didn't really like any of them.

4/10 The art is nice but the characters are boring and there's way too much yikes in here for me to recommend.