ALisAnimeLover's manga / #open-ended(5)

Chapter 1 is okay. It's cute, but it doesn't stand out that much. But I like its extra (ch 4). "Doing what we always do" :) So sweet~ Chapter 2 is... okay, it just seems like there's a missing page or something? Or maybe I'm the problem (lol, cuz I'm sick atm). I like chapter 1 better, lol. I like how it ended that they're just friends though. On the other hand, chapter 2's extra (ch 5) was... AAAAHHH so nice. It is indeed the titular chapter :) I LOVE HOW IT ENDED OPENLY LIKE THAT. CUZ BOI, YOU CAN'T FORCE FEELINGS. THEY'RE JUST BLOOMING. And I also love how the confessor is just "I just wanted to tell you, no need to reciprocate" <3 Although again, like chapter 2, the art's messy and it seems like there's a missing page. Chapter 3 is... okay? I have mixed feelings about the start of their relationshp, lol. The seme is too chill about getting raped by the uke .-. Well, all's well that ends well, so it's an A-Okay for me (though it's the very reason I can't give this anthology a 5-star rating, lol). I love the extra (ch 6) for this one as well, merely showing how they're trying to progress from sex friends to lovers. Communication is key! <3

The semes look so much alike it's confusing.

1. Main story - Ano Ko to Juliet - 9 BITIN!!! CUTEEEEE, a bit cliche but CUUUUUUTE T_T I'm frustrated that it's open ended though. Their parents still don't accept them and they're both not prepared to elope. I want to see a future version of them living happily together. Though what I like about this is how they failed to elope because they are, in essence, still children. Plus, the MC didn't blame the other dude for anything //aka the piglet//, but instead accepted that they're both still immature and that he's unprepared to support his lover in the first place. 2. Dramatic/Melancholic Boyfriend - 7 Again... cuuuute. It's totally cliche, but I loved the second portion. I love how it tackled the issue of //natural// possessiveness over your lover, and how they actually talked it out in the end. Maturity++ 3. The Funeral Ceremony of Love Letters - 10 The only story I didn't get to read when I first read this, haha. Damn sad and cute and idk. So many emotions at the same time. It's a happy ending, but it's so sad. "I will forever love Michiru. But I'd like to know more about you as well." And damn. Michiru finally ascended to heaven knowing Aizawa is in good hands. Damn. Damn. Previously read on 2015 to 2017, but I still clearly remember the stories, especially the main one... Though I did read this twice - i did remember reading it afaik, but just continued because it's cute

I'm getting the feeling... that this one shot was meant to be a pilot but didn't get serialized. Because the ending was perfectly cut off to have enough story for a one shot but enough space to continue. Makes me wonder if square enix has the same system as shonen jump (SJ system is to have mangakas submit a storyboard. If it passes, they have to submit a one shot pilot which will be compiled and be published then voted on by readers. If it wins (I think top 5 or smth?), then it gets serialized. And there's a cyclic voting if the manga is still popular enough to continue getting published. If it isn't, the mangaka is given a few chapters left to wrap up their story - aka axed. Idk if SJ still uses the same system though.)