The art looks like 3D. It was kinda weird at first, but after the first chapter I ended up liking it. It’s obvious author put a LOT of work into the drawing, some slides were absolutely gorgeous. Shading and coloring were on point.
As for the story, it was really (too) realistic and sad. To see everybody turning against them, even their parents ... A bittersweet ending.
I can’t, this mf is planting cameras everywhere ! Weirdo !
I tried to read this manga 2 times but the first chapter wasn’t my cup of tea. Well, I’m glad after 1 month and 2 tries, I finally was able to read this MASTERPIECE all the way through ! I’m not one to cry at all but I did at chap 5. This was so beautiful, so emotional, the way the author drew their facial expressions gave me goosebumps. I felt for the MC, his trauma was so sad and somewhat relatable.
Chan-Il is super cute and innocent but he was definitely getting on my nerves in ep.13
He was way too pushy and intrusive. I was shocked when he kept harassing Skylar after the 2nd time Skylar rejected him. Glad they’re both good friends now tho.
Thank god he did keep pestering Skylar because he helped bring him out of his shell. He seems to be alot happier now (although Cirrus has been making things more difficult for him lately)
I love this manga way too much ! I saw the notification and screamed at the top of my lungs !
Lord, Taichi and Dieter are freaking cute and fluffy, I love their relationship.
I'm living for this notification. Can't wait for the next chapter!
Sincerely I like both ships Toono X Yuu and Toono X Yaguchi. Whoever Toono end up with, I will be happy.
But I prefer a little bit more Toono with Yaguchi.
Yuu sure loves Toono but he is way too pushy and forceful. It feels one-sided, sometimes Toono blush but I don’t think he has feelings for him (more like he’s embarrassed, timid and/or self conscious).
Whereas Toono X Yaguchi have a better dynamic, Yaguchi can be his true self with Toono (he’s the only one who knows about the real him), he has feelings for Toono and Toono’s always been in love with hime since day 1.
Idc I don’t ship Yaguchi with Tamura. So I hope author will not put Yaguchi with him.
Same I prefer Toono × Yaguchi because of their chemistry and we actually see a relationship build up between them unlike with Yuu. I've never like the Yuu×Toono ship it's so predictable. And I would rather prefer for Yaguchi to end up with a girl than with Tamura.
I know this is very off topic, but damn bitch, you wrote a whole essay!
Girl, I read this in one go, I think I was very inspired that day lol
It’s was absolutely cute, fluffy and wholesome and the art style was really good BUT I’m bothered with a few things.
As a black girl I was very reluctant to read this story because of the cultural/racial aspect. And I was right, reading this story was like reading a cute fan fiction with a bunch of stereotypes on african people: huge dick, muscled ass, great at basketball, fast runner (come on, Luca outrun a leopard ...), living with lions etc...
I think the author did some quick research but didn’t go any further than Wikipedia.
As for the plot, it went way too fast, I mean Luca confessed his love to Makoto hours after meeting him for the first time. They fucked the day after and in all of that neither of them questioned their sexual orientation.
Exactly my thought
but every seme in yaoi have big D tho
Yeah but I’ve never seen a uke ask a seme if « all asian have big dick like him ».
Something I wanted to say with your post, I was also thinking why they didn't question their sexual orientation, but i realize that just because the former is the norm, doesn't mean the latter can't happen. I've come across people who are just like "so?" Or nanchalant about engaging in sexual activity with someone of the same sex, as if they're so far removed from people who struggle with their identify, and I understand that most of the time it has to do with upbringing. The only reason we question ourselves is because we understand that typically a generic relationship is between a man and a woman and when we don't fall into that category, we're like what's wrong? But people who grow up in conditions where it's not questioned or not considered the sole represention of a romantic relationship, they just don't think about it. Like they understand society is one way, but they just won't go through the same mental struggle. I was thinking that since the mc is surrounded and grew up with alot of animals and people who study animals know that homosexual behavior is observed in thousands of species in nature. By now in modern times, there's also nothing particularly new or special about gay relationships in people. Maybe it's just not that kind of story if that makes sense? Some stories I've read, uses the struggles of sexual orientation as a plot device and others want to make it the norm instead.
And the other thing that got my wondering was the fact the mL said in his hometown it was frown upon to be in a same sex relationships or to lay with another man and a man, but then by the end of the manga the mc literally will be living in his home town now and I'm like.... Ummmm lol
And the stereotypes leave much to be desired
that's a huge heteronormative stereotype that's put into a lot of mangas
oh wow I didnt even think about it like that! I really thought those were coincidences, that Luca was shown to be great at sports to show the difference between him and Makoto, like how opposite they were etc. but now that you listed a bunch of the so called coincidences, they dont seem like there coincidences anymore. thank you for bringing light into this!!!
Hmm stereotypes don’t become stereotypes unless there was some truth behind it. While all of these stereotypes are indeed overused, it is true that while not all black people enjoy basketball ball, their seems to be a large population black people that do in fact enjoy basketball. Luca can just be one of those people. I have nothing to say about the muscled ass or fast runner, people have different body types idk. but if you do extensive research on maasai people, there are no sources that actually dispute the fact that a lot of maasai live in villages. Considering the many Maasai live in the savannah, living among lions may be like living among bears for the Russians and canadians. It depends on the environment, an whole not super common to see, it’s expected. Also, I like how the author shows that Luca is not just some guy from the village and that he actually goes to the city, visits shops goes to school has a phone and such. Too much, when I was younger did I read about African people living in villages and the books acting like they are always super poor don’t have acces to modern technology and or starving to death always. Also I do not think everyone has to question their sexual orientation. When I was younger, on the tv, there was a lot of people who were gay and comedians. While being gay or lgbtq was not seen as bad it was also not really talked about. If someone is found to be gay it’s like, oh he’s gay? Lol and then they become known as that one gay cousin. I had many family members that were friends with gay men, who tended to be flamboyant and were usually the best singers at parties. And parties pre pandemic with my fam were prettt common like every week so I have come to this conclusion. (I actually didn’t meet people who were not stereotypically gay until I went to America lol) It was just a daily occurrence that peopel didn’t mind or care much about, as such, when I moved to America, whenever I saw people in the media being shocked when someone turned out gay, my initials reaction was usually just, ok. Why’s it such a big deal. It was not until my friend nervously came out as bi when I began to understand the history behind lgbtq and how people actually got beat up for being it, which is when I finally understood the shocked reactions of people on the media to someone being gay. (This was like 2024-2015 lol, now it’s actually really common lol) also, I am not gay so I don’t have a personal story of how it’s actually like aside from my personal experience. Also maybe some are like me who didn’t really care if gay or not. I like girls and boys. of course, I am not disputing your opinion I’m just offering a different view. I am Filipino. Not black. Feel free to dispute me even though it’s unlikely peopel will read this accidentally very long post.
thank you ,this is exactly my thoughts but i don't know how to say it cuz my English is poor , plus this is not a long story like some korean webtoon the author has to squeeze this into few chapters
This author creates masterpiece fr ! I loved Stigmata but Yuki to Mastu is another work of art.
I almost cried at vol 3 chap 5 when Yuki said to Sensei that he’s his father, his mother and his home. Their love was so genuine and passionate.
No lie, I would have loved if they adopt a child together. The glimpse we had of them as parents was not enough
I’m a sucker for psychological BL with fucked up charas and plots like Blind Play, Chess Piece, Checkmate, The beast must die, Lost in the clouds etc... But I don’t like this one at all.
First, none of the MCs are likeable. I hate seme and I’m indifferent towards the uke.
The bullying and threatening are exaggerated and feel unjustified when compared with what the uke has done to seme. I mean the uke was a jerk but not to the point of ruining his school life like that.
The power balance is off, in every psycho Bl, ukes have some power/ control over seme or on the situation. That way it feels less one-sided. But in this story, the uke has no power over seme.
Plus I’m sure, they will end up together at the end
I wasn’t expecting the seme to get hard while killing someone. He seems to be a hitman, not really a psychopath who enjoys killing people for sexual pleasure.