Reincarnation (MAYAMA Rika)
Why is the angel hiding things from him???
Thank you for the meal
So... I can't tell if the uke is a doormat who's way too in love with the seme so he just forgives the seme's sexual harassment and attempted rape so easily, or if he has a savior complex like his friend joked about. Probably both. The seme is also a dipshit, but he's aware of it, and did change. And that's why I gave 2* instead of 1* lol. (He apologized for the rape attempt and clarified why he was having a breakdown then; he did get better and went back to school and all; he got back with his gf (which is expected) and dumped her once he realized it was a mistake and she's just treating her like a lottery she won (this went for only a few pages so it's badly executed, but it's there at least)). A lot of times, I feel like I missed a page or a chapter because of how fast the story went. Especially in the latter half where the seme meets his gf again then all of a sudden they're together; then the uke confesses, next page, they're having sex; etc etc. This leads to the issue of sensitivity of the topic, because it goes at a very fast pace, putting neat details all together in a mess (honestly, it did have good parts, just not executed well). I don't like how it fetishized anorexia, though at the same time, it portrayed it well (in some parts). Would probably have been better with a little more sensitivity put into work.
Mukidashi no Koi
What tsundere? The dude's normal.
Tonari no Bitch-kun Kari ni Nerawareteimasu
Lol the friend is named yaoi
Shitsuren Junky
Two stupid men in love with each other and not saying anything about it. The uke is annoyingly stupid, but seme even more so
Hinekure Sakura ni Koi ga Saku
Aaaahhh I need a story about Kuniharu. He deserves love~
Soshite Mata Kiss wo Shite
The best thing here is the friend with chinky eyes (idk, was his name ever mentioned?), good supportive friend. Otherwise, the story is just... Hm, idk, the same as all the other ones I've read with the same theme. And y'all too mad at Matsuri's ex, but he's probably the same as the MC - just straight up lied and denied the rumors to stay away from homophobes. The only difference is that the mc and ml met again so the mc had the chance to apologize; had the ml not followed the mc, he would've been the same as the senpai. Ngl, I'd appreciate an extra chapter or a spin-off for Matsuri.
Kimi Ni Yoseru Blue
Last story deserves a 5 star, but the other 3 stories are just so-so. Ch 1 and 2-3 (is it really 2 chapters in one?) is about a transferee and his classmate. Pretty chill, though a tidbit cliche and bland. I liked how their friend knows about them just through intuition, and how he just kept quiet instead of causing drama. Ch 4 is um... idk if it's the translation or if it's just really short so the story felt like it went at the speed of light. A guy attending his unrequited love's wedding meets his senpai at the wedding. Senpai offered to be his rebound back in high school, and again now after the wedding. Then all of a sudden, MC says he actually couldn't forget senpai (as if he's in love with senpai), and that's it. That's just it. Didn't really feel any emotions from the MC nor the senpai. Ch 5 is a fantasy story about a kitsune and a dying monk. A lil bittersweet, but a lil too short. Ch 6 is the best in this anthology, which isn't just because all the other 3 are not good. I can't say anything without spoiling it though.
Glow!