lilster's manga / #Romance(25)

Barairo no Kenkyuu to Hanakurafu Kimi

Complete | Billy Balibally | 2014 released

1-2 I give it 4 stars, the art and the story was sooo pretty. It gave off that flowery/gaudy aesthetic you find on Pinterest and Instagram. I feel like the seme kind slacked personality tho 3 I love the possessive lover trope so I really liked this one. And once again the art is sexy and cute af I give it four stars tho cause the story felt underdeveloped 4 I didn't really like this one. The art was good and the story had an interesting concept, but the story felt unfinished and I wasn't really interested in the characters. I give it 2.5 stars. 5-6 2 stars. The characters were interesting but I wasn't really invested in their story, mostly because there didn't seem to be one at all. It just told us about the characters and little bit of backstory without going any further. 1-6 Overall, I give all these stories 4/5 stars cause they were all at least semi-interesting, and I would definitely read the one shots more if they were fleshed out.

Sugar Dog Life

Complete | Yoriko | 2019 released

ONE OF THE BEST I'VE READ IN AWHILE! You see, I love jealousy tropes, but often they are they focus of the whole story or the story is just a big ole messy drama with a jealousy trope thrown in there somewhere. But this one did it just right! It just threw a little bit of jealousy in there to add some spice and to move the story along. It didn't make the person who was jealous (in this case the seme) seem even remotely toxic or aggressive, the situation simply motivated him to confess rather than motivated him to monopolize the uke's life. Overall this story had the perfect balance sweetness, spiciness, and angst, and is certainly one of my favorites!

Hitomi no Dokusenyoku

Complete | narusaka rin | 2010 released

It was okay. I didn't really like many of the characters and felt that all of them kinda worried more about their own feelings than thinking about their crushes/partners. Plus the seme of the first story was manipulative af by taking the uke's jobs, even if it was with semi-good intentions

Star-like Words

Complete | junko | 2010 released

This was pretty good, I liked the relationships going on in the main story and the cake story, although I feel like the main story went kinda downhill with the appearance of the rival artist. I also DID NOT like how they just kinda glossed over the fact that the uke was touched nonconsensually and almost raped

Love Me Or I'll Kick Your Ass!!!

Complete | Momonoki Minomushi | 2000 released

This was VERY hot, usually I don't go for age gap ones but I really liked the healthier spin on the gangster/bitch trope, and not to mention those smut scenes

Senwaku Porno

Complete | Jita | 2018 released

I thought the main couple was really cute and really hot, although I feel like the manager guy who "owned" the uke kinda got away with a slap on the wrist which is NOT acceptable. He treated the uke like an object and made the uke feel dependent on him, but framed it as "helping" the uke. Plus, even though it worked out okay, I don't like how no one bothered to tell the brother of the seme that his love interest was actually a crossdresser :/

Yakimochi wa Kitsuneiro

Complete | Suehiro Machi | 2000 released

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ONE!! the uke is so cuuute and the seme is so hoooot. ughhhh I can't wait for the spin off! plus I live how well their character development fits together, with the uke learning to open up more and the seme learning to be more committed in his relationships <3

BL Sakka Tokidoki Ookami

Complete | Natsume kumoi | 2019 released
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The story was cute and I liked the plot for the most part, but the characters weren't anything special :/ I do like how the mentioned enemas in here tho! So often yaois just ignore it entirely, which makes the relationship feel less realistic to me

Ani no Senaka

Complete | Sagami Waka | 2000 released

This story was beautifully written and I love that these two characters were able to have comfort and love for each other following their wife/sister's death. Although, to some degree, I found the seme overly controlling, and the uke calling him nii-chan all the time made me a bit uncomfortable :/