nobile's manga / #bittersweet(224)

Super sweet and fluffy :D

After falling his high school entrance exams and being told how much he had disappointed his family, boy starts avoiding his mother and brother, since the mere sight of them just reminds him of how much a failure he is in their eyes.

Couple has some serious trust/communication issues, during their honeymoon due to luck/stalker-chick they end up getting separated and with no means of reaching the other one, while thinking that the other party has totally forgotten about them. Thanks to Italian magic pixie dream boy, they're able to find themselves and each other.

Main story is about a grim reaper that becomes enchanted by an infinitely kind human, the very one whose soul he was supposed to recollect. After spending time with her, he decided he'll do everything in his power to keep her from Death's door. I had read some comments about how the "last chapter was too sad" and I spent way too much time attempting (but failing) to prepare my heart for the sad to come. - Fortunately it wasn't that story that had that. The second story (and a one-shot, fortunately) is about an exorcist who, out of kindness, ends up helping out a succubus that doesn't want to behave like other succubi. Happy that her powers had no effect on him, she agreed to marry him, unaware that every kiss they had fed his soul into her.

I think the stories just went downhill. I liked the first story, it was kind of cute. The second story was alright, although it was a bit too sad for me, since you're quite aware that nothing really solved anything at all, and the thing that was so romanticised would become moot in the end. But the stories after those two... all consecutively worse than the previous one. One-dimensional characters, shallow feelings glorified and set on a pedestal as if they really formed deep bonds.

Two stories, I have a lot of conflicting feelings about them, the subjects themselves are things that I really can't deal with at all, but Sensei is so good making great characters, that you end up overlooking the horrible stuff they do. Damn you Sensei.

Guy finds his best friend jerking off while saying his name, he tries to make sense of the situation and come to terms with his and his friend's feelings. But it seems that [despite his actions] his friend is denying that being the case.

First chapter is the full story of http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/adolte_and_adarte/ I had only seen the first half of this story, I'm so glad that there was a continuation! Oh but... it's so sad... Ardolte must've lived pretty miserably after Ardalte left. Kinda wish Ardalte Sr., would've decided to stick and help Ardalte Jr., now that his "dad" was gone. The following chapters (2 and 3) are about a King and his aide, and then about the aide's past life (chapter 6 - onwards). Part of the King and his Aide's story is in http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/the_king_and_the_attendant/ This book should be renamed Sad Stories About Twins xD