alright im tired both physically and mentally rn but i read this while i was feeling like that (idk. to relieve stress? but reading the last chapters gave me heartache instead lmao) so Imma just leave this long ramble here to let out feelings. yeah.
alright. so I was about to read bokura ga koi wo ushinau riyuu. I remember reading the first few pages of this a long time ago but I kinda stopped and forgot about it. I stumbled upon it again earlier, but then I got cut off again bc I went to read this (yukidoke) first since it was referenced. (lmao i swear I'll read it. later...)
so yes I read this.
mhm. first story was good. yeah. it was really cute and bittersweet at the same time, but all that ended up in a happy ending so it really brought a smile to my face and warmth to my heart (alright ignore my cheesy choice of words. im. tired.)
I mean, all the angst was just so painful and sweet at the same time ghhngngn (I make no sense at this point) so I was ok.
and then the last one-shots... I... I don't know... why are they... gawd. I feel like sensei (mangaka) felt that all the potential angst in the first story was mellowed out by the happy ending, so they put it all in the extra 2 chapters here. i mean... why would they do that...
the last 2 stories are just full of Pain. and i. felt that.
the coworker one. oh man. oh man. it has a potential to continue with a happier resolution, but the power of the one-shot is to leave us hanging and wondering and accepting that the story really ends there and it's up to our imaginations to give it a happy ending.
but then the last one... fuck... what the fuck... if I wasn't reading it on public transport but at home on my bed I would have bawled my eyes out. but im too tired to cry now... anyway.
here's my understanding of the last line:
"If the roots keep growing without fruit, let's make a fruit and come to an end."
There's a theme that's been prevalent in this whole book. And that is homosexual relationships seen as 'futile', thus 'fruitless'. If their love (the roots) just keep on growing stronger, without them having done or making anything out of it (the fact that they're both too scared to have a relationship, as well as the fact that society condemns such relationships), then they should just make a fruit (a single one, which means that they'll be 'together' for one time only, and let it come to an end. (they'll try to put an end to their feelings, by distancing themselves again.) It'll never be easy to do so, and the implication that they'll keep on hurting until the time they can forget is just... ╥﹏╥
yeah reading that pained me but I also just love stories like this. yeah im a masochist. (straight face). that was very long. I'll stop now.
Could also mean that they will go their separate ways once and for all to end their "fruitless" relationship so that they can be with someone who they will bear a "fruit" with later (like if the seme had a child with his wife, the the so-called "fruit" was bore, hence they should end their ambiguous relationship for once. Dunno depends on the mood orlf the reader hahaha
But still, cheating
I've reread this a few times now but it's still so nice, you know the one that makes you squeal like an idiot at 1am because of hand holding and chaste kisses
this one was really good and cute, I just love high school boys being adorkable and falling in love ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Issei jumping from Tokyo tower really got me. And going back 8 years and going through school again... I can never
The school part is the hardest man
Wow... Give me a few seconds to sort my thoughts after reading this... (deep breath)
Okay. When I started reading this I thought it would be all fluffy and hot stuff. But no, was I wrong. As the chapters went by, the stories kinda went darker.
The first one with the idol and his fan was really cute. The sexy scenes are hot too. I really thought the whole manga would have a tone like this.
The second story was cute in its own way - it was obvious the rich guy liked the other guy from the start. Seeing them progress in their relationship was really cute.
Now, chapter 3-4 is what fucked me up. Seeing the title, and a scene from the "future" from the start made me go "oh, it's that kind of story. I know what's gonna happen here so I guess it won't be too bad".
Big mistake.
At first, reading through it I really didn't like the black haired guy, as I don't really like those creepo guys that confine people because of their "twisted love". But then when I reached that part where we see that he could only write in hiragana, I felt something was off.
Reading further, and then we see Akihito starting to feel things because of Hajime. I merely thought "okay, so it's finally happened" and thought that yeah stockholm syndrome, they end up happy anyways so wtever ig. but Nope, wrong again. Hajime's story was revealed. And honestly this is a twist I've never seen before. It was painful to read. And it's painful to write about it too so I'll just say that it's messed up and while Akihito was a bastard, he made his own sacrifice too. It doesn't make up for what he did though and it's better than what Hajime went through... But if the two of them have got their past scars healed by each other, then I guess it's fine, seeing as they'll be together in the future as well.
And now the last story. Oh boy.
This one has another surprise (boy this mangaka sure loves their twists and turns. and I'm honestly victim to it but I like it) and if not for the previous chapter that had such an emotional impact on me, I would've been sobbing over this chapter too.
Anyway, I found it nice that there are characters that did some genuinely dislikeable stuff (aki pointing hajime to the predator bastard; and what setona did after making jin's clone himself... it was just selfish imo) ...well aside from the usual rape trope. I felt like it was a bold move from the mangaka to make main charas do stuff that makes them hateable, and I admire it(?) lmao
All of the stories in this manga are interesting and unique. They're intriguing and really, just... yeah. me writing something this long is proof that I've read something beyond my usual two brain cells' comprehension again.
That's it! In short, this was a wild ride. It had its unpredictable turns but it was enjoyable nonetheless. (thanks for coming to my ted talk)
I normally skip past long comments but I'm sincerely glad (odd wording, I know), that I stuck it out for yours. (●'◡'●)ﾉ
The latter stories didn't get me to a point of crying, BUT I did go
"Oh! Woah! Ohhh! Holy Crap! Wow, that's f-cked up! WHY? Ugh....that's sad!"....and so on.
Soooooo, thankful they all had a relatively HAPPY ending.
Okay, now the tears! （/TДT)/
So, what you're saying is......... you CHEATED! lol ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Not a big deal in this case since you were able to prepare yourself.
It was a helpful spoiler ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
I don’t usually read long comments like this but I’m glad I did cause I agree with everything you just said
WHAT IS THIS.... THIS BRIGHT, FLUFFY CUTE MANGA.....?????!!!?
its almost too pure for me.... gawd... they're so cute... ╥﹏╥
lmao im out of words to say, but yeah i love this.
insta add to my fave list, they're just too adorable.
Hi! Me and Himeowchama have planned to pick up this manga, with them as typesetter/pr and me as the jp>en tr. Thankfully, we found someone to provide us the raws. We have all volumes until the last, so we can finish this manga if we find people who can help.
If you know how to clean and redraw, or know someone who do, please don't hesitate to send me a message（/TДT)/
Please do help, if you want to see more of this manga!
Thank you for picking this up!! I really appreciate your efforts! <3 i hope you find someone soon! Wish you all the best!!
Thank you!! We actually just found someone. We're just starting with the process, but we hope we can make progress with it soon!
Omg. You are such a blessing. Thank you so much!!! ┗( T﹏T )┛
Omg. Thank you so much for doing this. It means a lot to fujoshis out there like me. ┗( T﹏T )┛
It has been 8 months, fake ass translator
Are you guys still working on translation? Please don’t Let this be a fake
If you can please give a update if you guys are still working or not
Hi, it’s been so long now, I wonder if you couldn’t finish the manga for some reason. Hope you and the team are safe, and I also hope this gets updated sometime
Where is it :C
it's been a while since I read this but it's still very adorable as always!! I really couldn't stop admiring the art when I first read this, and I couldn't get enough of the rival->love interest thing because slams table dAMN SON THAT'S MY SHIT RIGHT THERE
still a personal fave!
I regret how I kept on putting this off for later, how could I skip such a god tier manga??!!! Oh my god... this is too good... I mean it's so great beyond words I. I love this. Oh my god. I'm literally crying. I love the characters so much and how they act. Everything feels so realistic and I just... The emotions are just so real. Gawd. 1000/10 im not exaggerating I freaking love this manga