Yes. I have lost how many times i have re-read the whole thing. And the number of times I have read them pair by pair individually, is even more. But, even after that I don't get bored with/sick of it. Honestly it's a mystery to me. How can a mangaka create such an amazing masterpiece! Every time I read it, I find something new to love about it & it fills me with equal utmost of warmth, sadness, peace & love. Just for this work alone, Shimizu Yuki sensei will have my eternal devotion (▰˘◡˘▰)
PS. Sorry, for the fangirl rant. I seem to loose control of my breaks when it comes to ZE ( ̄∇ ̄")
Nothing to be sorry about omg you have no idea how much I relate to this !!! I loved the pairings and everything but more than that , the main story JUST BLEW ME AWAY AND THE ENDING IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL and I ACTUALLY FELT PHYSICAL PAIN and I can t get over the fact that it's over !!! And I usually never like supernatural manga , but ZE is an exception from chap 1 I couldn't stop reading and it only got better (kon's story is my least fav) and the scene where Asari disappeared I was literally screaming and I have te same reaction every time I reread (and let's not talk about Riikichi's death coz Im never ever getting over that because I actually shipped him with waka and my heart breaks everytime)
Lover's mode is very similar to it as well and gave me many feels (I liked ZE better but still ... ) So I totally get what you mean when say you love sensei's work
Same here. Kon's story is me least fav. Aside from that i LOVE all the pairings! They are all so special & unique in their own way!! What surprised me the most is that, when a mangaka writes story with a definite theme with different pairs some things are bound to get repeatative. But even after reading it so many times I have'nt found a single common thing between any of the pairs! Seriously, Shimizu sensei's talent is limitless! But if I absolutely had to pick one fav pair, it would be Konoe x Kotoha! [SPOILER ALERT] When baby Kotoha tried to speak for Konoe & got strangulated by Waki's string, I felt like someones RIPPED my heart apart! I tend to read their story & listen to that part of the drama cd over & over again. I even named my LJ after 1 of the lines from their story!! Yes, I am totally psycho crazy about them ლ(´ڡ`ლ).
Riikichi's death was like the an ineviteble outcome. The moment I started reading the last volume i just KNEW someone's going to die. BUT, even after knowing it still HURT!! I was actually shipping Riikichi x Waki x Magane (I know. I have a messed up mind ( ̄∇ ̄") Well at least Asari's story gave us some hope! I will hold onto that desperately with my wishful thinking (▰˘◡˘▰)
Wha-?? It's a full fledged BL. The two main guys end up together. It's definitely not that type of shoujo. Does this look shoujo ---> http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/vassalord/mh/v03/c009/12/ or this ---> http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/vassalord/mh/v04/c016/28/ ooooor this ---> http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/vassalord/mh/152584/page/pg-3/ And there's more, but I don't like giving spoilers ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
You don't understand how much I relate to everything you wrote and for me I read ZE right after lovers mode and I kept telling myself how i'm probably not gonna like it as much because authors ends up getting repetetive one way or another .. but I WAS COMPLETELY AMAZED because it had the same feels but a completely different plot and I completely fell in love with sensei's work !!! and yupp my fav is konoe and kotoha as well but I also love Himi x Genma and Asarai's story so so muchhhhhhhh ლ(´ڡ`ლ) and even if Riikichi's death was to be expected because he wasn't in the story all along there is that scene where waka says how it s boring without him and I get teary everytime and it's like someone I know died ╥﹏╥
I remember the day the last chap came out and I was in denial and couldn't bring myself to read it and after I did all I could talk about for days was ZE xD
You know, in terms of plot, I have to say it's amazing. It's like a puzzle, but it blends very well with the bickering yet heart-warming romance between the protagonists. You find out more and more as the chapters advance, so it may seem confusing, but when you reach the last chapter, most of the things will be explained (beside who and what exactly is one of the characters - I'm talking about a crazy, drugs addict, adorable oddball). The past of the characters has some tiny parts that weren't told, but that won't ruin the story. And everything makes so much sense when you reread it! The author really knew how to choose the lines.
Some people didn't like how it ended with that unfinished line, but I thought it was romantic, as if only that character was allowed to hear that secret.
And one thing I loved is that the story teaches us to live our life without regrets and to fight for the ones we love so that they won't be taken from us.
Sorry, for this long rant

I know this is a tough one as there so many good yaoi out there but there must be this one special yaoi that you slightly like better than the others
For me it's definitely kyuuso wa cheese no yume o miru ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
What's yours?