"He's mine." uhm, excuse you sir. He's not an object!
Pretty sure he has his own opinion about that, so stfu.
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My issue is not the age gap. It's the fact that they started dating when she was 16.
SIXTEEN! He was 30!
If that's not considered grooming, I don't know what is...
If she had been 26 and he was 40, I would've been totally okay with it, but as is: No thanks...
Short review:
The stories were all pretty cute, if not a little bland. No rape-to-love bs in this one, so that's always a plus.
The smut is kinda underwhelming.
Long review (contains spoilers):
Ch. 1:
I thought it was really cute.
The guy was a sweetheart and the girl was really understanding about his ED. She didn't care and just wanted to be with him, which in turn made him relax and open up to her, eventually leading to him being able to get it up anyway.
Ch. 2:
It was alright.
Girl misunderstands her bf's feelings for her bc he always goes to the balcony or shower after sex, to cool off. Turns out it was just a misunderstanding and he wasn't as cold and uncaring as he seemed.
I always get a little annoyed with stories like this, bc the misunderstandings could've been cleared up much sooner if the couple just communicated. But that's just me tho.
Ch. 3:
Cute, but a little bland.
Girl is worried her bf is not in love with her, but he's just a cute virgin boy.
Ch. 4:
A continuation of a one-shot from one of the author's other works.
The girl is spoiled and pretty useless, but the guy loves her, so ig it's all good. They both deal with some jealousy.
Cute, but a little bland.
Short review: This was pretty bad. Can't recommend it.
Long review (contains spoilers):
Ch 1: Girl is a bitch who goes out with multiple guys at a time and views her bf as a pet.
Guy thinks being lonely justifies him trying to rape her. Ofc she forgives him anyway. Sigh...
Ch. 2: Guy is a sadistic prick who does whatever he wants to the girl without considering her feelings or listening to her protests.
Girl apparently doesn't care, when it comes down to it, as long as she gets to be his gf.
Ch. 3: Same couple as before. Wasn't too bad. At least their play was consensual this time.
Ch. 4: High school girl x teacher.
Teacher apparently thinks it's completely okay to get sexually involved with his students (as he's now done it twice) as long as he doesn't get caught. He also seems to have a sadistic streak and no problem playing with the girl's heart and body.
Girl is apparently OK with all of this, she even instigates and encourages it. Sigh...
Ch. 5: About a couple who has sex for the first time in a while. It was okay, but pretty bland.
Ch. 6: Girl gets mad at her bf for watching porn. Then they have makeup sex, but she still doesn't want him to watch porn. Like, chill out, sis.
Ch. 7: Bastard playboy does it with a lot of different girls where his crush can see them, instead of just confessing to her.
Girl is just...doing nothing about the situation, not even when he pushes her to have sex with him...
I...have mixed feelings about this one, ngl.
Like, it seems like the comic is trying to be sexually liberating for women while also being mysogonistic.
But the art is still amazing and it's pretty sexy, so guess Imma keep reading.
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Those ML's be damn HANDSOME! ლ(´ڡ`ლ)
The translator's memes at the end of each chapter was the best part of this comic.
They made me laugh so hard ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Omg, I love these two! (≧∀≦)
I love how the author took the trope of a "slightly sadistic, manipulative and possessive seme" and then made him a really honest person.
Like how he openly revealed his intentions and schemes, admitted to his faults, voiced his anxieties to his lover and advocated for honest communication between them.
It was so cute when he told the uke he was afraid of hurting him because of his personality.
There were a few cliché misunderstandings throughout the story, but for once they actually felt productive to the development of their relationship, rather than just creating tension and drama.
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I was having a hard time putting into words what it was about this manga that totally rubbed me the wrong way, and I think I finally got it.
The premise is that the mc is a strong, independent woman who's had to work hard in order to chase her dreams and fulfil her ambitions.
As a female business owner, she's used to dealing with misogyny and sexual harassment, while being underestimated and looked down on by her male peers. Which is not really unusual in male-dominated fields where power is involved (and even those where it isn't).
The struggle is very real and the manga's the portrayal of that aspect is very realistic.
It's these things that makes it very infuriating to be a woman, sometimes, and it kinda hits where it hurts.
So, it's really disappointing and infuriating that the FL's struggles are only used as a backdrop. At least to me it seems that it's only included to make the reader relate to her and understand her stubborn personality (as if it needed justification).
The ML and the romance aspect seems hellbend on diminishing and trivialising her struggles and undermining everything she stands for: The strong woman who despite all odds, has realised her dreams in a man's world.
For rather than having a ML that sets an example for men - treating women as equals and with respect, and who doesn't view them as (sex) objects - we get a smug, insensitive, sexually harassing bastard who (imo) treats the FL as nothing more than a challenge to be conquered.
I mean, the MC developed her stubborn and prickly personality because she's had to go against the flow to get to where she's at. What's the ML's excuse?
I get that the author just wanted a rivalry between the couple, which wouldn't work if the ML was a totally complacent guy, but you CAN actually make rivalry between two characters, WITHOUT one of them looking down on the other as a person (and without sexism involved).
Because that's the vibes I get from the ML... Imo he's no better than any other male presentation in the manga.
At least to me it seems that the message this manga sends is that a woman can be strong, but there will always be a man out there who can conquer her and make her submit.
Perfectly explained, imma have to pass on this story, this kind of smut that puts women in subjugation to men is not my cup of tea ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Lets wait and see. The plot is so good but it feels like two alphas are struggling to make a relationship out of this. Also I don't think ml sees her in that way maybe he just wanted to continue his relationship with her but she strongly opposed to them being lovers thats why he's settled for sex friends now, if he saw her only as a sex object he wouldn't quarrel over trivial stuff and lose precious energy on her. I'd say THEY'RE BOTH MESSED UP IN THE HEAD RN SO LETS WAIT FOR DEVELOPMENT
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