idk if it's the nostalgia or the art style or the story in general, but I just love this. I read this wayyyy back and have reread it again and again. Usually I really like hopeless people in love, but even though this one's different, I still really enjoyed it. Their dynamic is funny, yet also cute and wholesome. Although they sometimes made me mad, they actually worked it out.
I just wish there was more to the ending tho .
also i really hate the second ML
I really like the story and I really like the characters. It was simply a good short read, with good art, and an interesting enough story. The devil's tango parts were good too (ifykyk). Lwk the seme pmo sometimes but i like hunky dorky tops so I'll let it slide.
i hate this and I hate the live action even more.
I've read countless mangas but this one was one of the worst. The main characters were annoying and lack luster, and I especially dislike Matsunaga. He was weird since chapter 1. Just imagining living with a guy like him sends chills down my spine. The FL was also pretty annoying at times but it's pretty generic for a manga during this time. Although they had their cute moments the weird first meeting, dynamic, age gap, and then as a whole makes me forget abt it pretty quick. The last few parts felt pretty rushed and was quite strange but honestly this whole thing was pretty strange. I honestly liked a lot of the side characters more and a lot of them deserved better.
All in all I don't recommend this, and I especially don't recommend the live action EVER.
ALSO JUSTICE FOR RYO HE WAS MY FAVORITE. Forget the FL and get with me pls
Why not the live action?
idk if you've seen it or not but the actor is a pretty famous idol, and this got a live action like last year i think. I will admit he is really good looking, but his acting is just SO BAD. He had starred in other dramas before but they were all known for the actors being second-rate. The kind where the directors r trying to sell it not based off acting or storytelling, but by the actors face cards and popularity.
It doesn't help in this case bc i already did not like the story, but his acting makes it 100000 times worse.
I remember watching the anime wayyyyy back when it first came out and reading the manga after. there were some times where I was a little bit worried about where the story was heading, especially with like the whole step sibling thing, but I think the author handled it really well without making it too weird. I honestly really like the story and all the fluff but, I am a sucker for wholesomeness. It had a good mix of misunderstanding arc as well as wholesomeness arc as well as trauma arc, and like all the backstory stuff and i think it played out really well.
This is a classic and household staple manga and I recommend as a easy first read for anyone
okay first of all if you read this and love it too then PLEASE, read the sequel AND watch the live action movie. I TRUST u that they are both amazing and u will want more.
second of all this author must be a genius. I've read countless mangas but not too many have made me literally itch for more. It seems like such a simple and short story but it is definitely more than that. Especially after reading the sequel (it's still ongoing) these two have a relationship that u really can't put a label or name on, and it's not something that can easily described with words. I usually don't read stories that don't have a clear plot line or end goal, but despite that I keep reaching for more in this story.
Also bonus points for Kyouji being hot af
what’s the sequels name? (￣∇￣")
u can click on the authors name but it's called "Famiresu Iko". It's so good!
okay as much as I love this story and the art this was highkey mid...
Of course I like the characters and the story was okay but nothing stuck out to me that much ( well ig other than the art). The story was kinda generic and predictable, the characters don't particularly stand out as different or unique, and the ending and honestly the whole story felt kinda rushed. I know a lot people really like this story and reread this a lot, but i feel like either they are really young or are only hyping it up bc they read it when they were in middle school and it's nostalgic to them. I've reread this before just to see if i was missing something when i read it when I was younger, but I doubt it. Although I do agree that this is a good first read kind of story. I recommend it for any new readers.
To me this doesn't stick out much from other stories I've read and ppl are glazing it too much. Feel free to debate me on this tho.
imo a story being generic and predictable ≠ being mid. i think these predictable, stereotypical tropes are commonly seen bc they are good and popular enough to even become tropes. so i think that the "uneventful", generic story line is its charm since it doesn't need jaw-dropping, drama filled plot points to stay engaging. and plus, i think that the author executed this story well!
yes i agree but it's more the way that people glaze this to be one of the best romance manhwas, when there are hundreds of other ones that are better, yet remain underrated. I'm not saying a story has to otherworldly and not cliche for it to be really good, but at the same time if a story is unimaginative it's bound to be mediocre. I think if this story pushed its boundaries a bit further it could have definitely been better.
ofc i also read predictable, generic, and cliche stories such as this and i actually enjoy them, but i don't think they are the best. They get the job done of being a quick and wholesome read.
I've read countless mangas but OMG i love this one. The love square (?) was executed perfectly and also goes to show that not everything goes the way u want it to. The story and the characters were all pretty realistic and true to life. It showed the real experiences of how a queer man or woman might feel in such a conservative country like Japan, especially during the time this was written. I felt al kinds of emotions while reading, and even after rereading countless times i still feel them all the same. Regardless of what anyone says I actually really enjoy the ending. Although, like everyone else, I obviously would have liked more interaction between the two, but I felt that it was fitting for a bittersweet yet heartwarming story such as this.
I love a lot of this authors work but this easily one of their best. Two GROWN ADULT MEN in love and actually portraying a somewhat real lifestyle. I was lwk surprised to see which one the uke was but i must say i was pleasantly surprised. This is a wholesome, easy, short read but still is able to pull certain different emotions out of the reader. I highly recommend this manga
As someone who has read thousands of stories, this one easily falls in my top 5 romance mangas. It's been a while since i've last read this but it still seems fresh in my mind. The characters and their feelings are very realistic, unlike those of recent and older mangas. The infamous misunderstanding arc was executed perfectly, and unlike other stories it didn't make me mad (i have a very short temper). It was a story of two high schoolers in love but, their story was realistic, yet very cute and wholesome, it makes u want to experience this kind of love for yourself. Their problems and struggles were realistic and was even relatable at times. I was actually able to really immerse myself in this story as the characters were really compelling and cute. Also I love seeing two idiots in love
omg i remember picking this up way back when it first started... is it still ongoing?
I usually try not to drop mangas i've started so I remember trying to hang on to this and try to push through but i just could not get myself to like any of the characters. I especially disliked the ML and remember dropping it when he got REALLY obsessive.
Also the anime was just as bad if not worse so i dropped that too
Then why are you here just to complain? That’s not even criticism it’s just hating atp.
sorry if i offended u but this is a discussion space, and i wanted to see if it was ongoing. I saw other comments saying they were emotional for the last chapters and wanted to see what that was about.
Also i don't think i'm someone in a position to criticize a work when i am just a humble reader. Not trying to hate but to say my own opinion.
same... people have been talking about it so i was thinking of trying it again. but then i'd have to push thorugh not liking the ML...