nini's manga / #★★★★☆(214)

✰ 3.5/5 (riku + yaiichi ) + classmates to lovers! mutual pining trope both were having delusions about each other + it was more on the comedic side as i found it hilarious how it kept switching from their delusions and reality :DD + its also funny to read characters who actually had delusions abt their crushies since i'm so used to seeing "wet dreams" instead of cute romantic dates as delusions + they turned out to be a cute couple ^^ smooth sailing and maybe bits of misunderstandings here and there HAHA + the art is adorable!

an omegaverse haikyuu doujin. oizawa x iwa. confusing

✰ 3.5/5 (nao + non ) + one-sided idolizing? to coworkers (theater) to lovers! :)) method acting trope act as if they're lovers + rookie actor x his idol (veteran actor) ^0^ where they become each other's motivation + i think the plot was cute. however, i felt like the pacing was a bit too fast the conflict was quite immature as well? idk i didn't feel the connection that much. + their relationship after being official was definitely adorable! their dates were so cute & all though it was a bit unrealistic since they kept going out in public but there wasn't any conflict about privacy stuff which is usually a staple in these types of plot + the art style is pretty! but, nao's proportions reminds me of a child's which is why it was a bit awkward to look at especially the smut scenes lol HAHAHA

✰ 4/5 (tou + shizuka ) + childhood friends to enemies? to sort of friends to enemies again to friends again and finally to lovers + abused anti social student x average student? nothing's that special with shizuka lmao + i really liked the plot! it had depth & it's not common to read psychological stories like this. however, i just think shizuka's character should've been written better? idk the way he treated women was so disgusting :/ also, his friends were also nasty for harassing tou + i get that they're both morally gray characters which makes it more realistic, but idk it just didn't sit right with me especially with the fact that shizuka's stepdad was never arrested for what he did ???? i wish we got to see them address their issues & heal properly + i feel like i saw some character development, some issues were resolved (like with shizuka's friend), but ig it wasn't enough for me? but i really liked this story! i think it deserves a higher rating! :)) + the art style is so pretty too! it really fit the vibe of the story ^^ i wanna read similar stories to this since i love seeing a broken character be healed or find solace in another

✰ 4/5 (enver + hugh ) + supernatural strangers to lovers trope! vampire who "hates" humans x an exiled prince (his brother attempted to kill him, but the vampire saved him) + they are so cute :(( i wish this was longer so we got to explore more of their background! + i was so interested with hugh's past too, but it wasn't tackled much also the part where the brother asked for forgiveness ???? the audacity + the romance had a bit of slow burn, though ig it was still considered quite fast since we only had a few chapters + the art style is soooo pretty! i hope we get to see more works from this author! (maybe even longer too!) also, i want more side stories

✰ 3.5/5 (tatsumi + ryuuga ) + alpha yakuza x omega who's ex-husband had a debt which he has to pay off it's an omegaverse! omega has a child :)) + i would've given this a higher rating if it didn't have a lot of dubcon stuff :/ the start was so icky... hormones/heat weren't even at play for it to happen. the alpha just did it because he wanted to so big yikes for that! but, he did apologize towards the end of the 2nd volume (still doesn't justify his actions, but atleast he's aware that what he did was wrong) + the side characters were soooo cute! i love how they cherished the omega's child! >< they're gangsters but they're really good with kids! the redeeming factor this alpha had was how he stepped up and took the role of being a proper father to the omega's child :> he treated them so much better! + for those who found the ick in volume 1, i suggest just skipping to volume 2 since it's more wholesome and there's also another addition to the family! + the art is pretty cute! overall, it was okay :)) it was more centered on building a happy family so it was on the fluffy side (minus the dubcon/noncon in the first chapters BOOO)

✰ 4/5 (kaede + shinokawa ) + childhood friends who grew part but eventually had a reencounter as they became neighbors! + mutual pining (i think?) though the other one's a big tsundere their dynamic's pretty fun & cute! + there was another couple/story in the mix, but i just skimmed through it since it really wasn't my cup of tea + overall, i think their relationship was pretty cute :)) i wish we got to see more of them after officially being together, but it was still a good ending! + the art style is so adorable! i've always liked this author's art and stories ^0^ this had another healthy relationship

✰ 3.5/5 (yōu + usui ) + love at first sight? BIG age gap. quite angsty? a 17-yr old model who became interested with a 29-yr old writer he saw years ago (they saw e/o again at work!) + well,,, i was expecting a better execution of the plot but it was a bit confusing and just unrealistic + it makes zero sense why the minor ML was so obsessed with the MC though, i don't think this is grooming since the ML was the one who kept forcing himself on the MC lol + they became a cute couple towards the end since they finally got to communicate properly. we also saw the ML's character development (but meh,,, i think it was still a bit lacking & bland) + the art style is interesting, i like it :)) it wasn't the usual cutesy one it was more on the sharp edges type :)) characters still look pretty though!

✰ 4/5 (dojin + juyeon ) + idk what to call this trope actually? but it's about a guy who falls in love with his sister's ex-fiance... psychological genre + it was very poetic,,, it had a lot of metaphorical dialogues which was beautiful to read ^^ i actually found the plot interesting too! the only problem was it had noncon in it + this could've been done without r4pe in it... but oh well :/ i'm glad they got a happy ending, i guess? + i think the ending was quite open-ended as well since we still don't know if the MC eventually developed true romantic feelings for the ML :)) i actually thought the ML was gonna be some type of psychopath. well,,, he was lowkey weird & of course he violated the MC... i think it might be also because he kind of lost hope in MC's recovery (it was still not a justifiable action!) + the art is very pretty !!! i loved exotic love's toxicness too looking forward to future manhwas from this author :D i hope we see a different genre soon.

✰ 4/5 (kazari + kotaro ) + bandmates to lovers! essentially, unrequited love for both parties since the MC fell in love with his step brother while the ML had a crush on MC so that's that + the admiration of MC for his step-bro wasn't the weird kind, okay !! i can see why he fell for him since he was a really good person :)) + i would've liked the ML more if wasn't so touchy-feely with MC like, MC just met him and he's already all over him bro chill! + although they had a pretty iffy start, i still liked how they ended up together! ML genuinely liked MC ever since the beginning of the band so we could say that his feelings were true ^^ + apparently, there's a 2nd volume so maybe if i see more of them, my rating would go higher as i'll have a better understanding of their connection and we get to see more of their relationship too the art is so so pretty too !!