In the Belly of the Ogre
the pacing is off and the plot is poorly done, but LIs like this one are catnip to me.
New World Lovetopia
this was... something else. not sure how to rate it. not much chemistry between the MC and LI, and honestly all the random sex between the MC and various beings at the zoo (most who he had known since a kid) felt unnecessary and tbh kind of gross. this would have worked better as shounen ai or non-romance. the most interesting parts were with the MC’s grandfather, and the ending scene learning about the angel was unexpected and kind of heartbreaking.
Hetare Maou to Tsundere Yuusha
cute and wholesome. also Noah is sweet, shy, and precious.
Inma-sama ni Aishi Midasareru Koto o Chikaimasuka?
The premise was interesting, but it was underexplored and the characterization and pacing ended up being a rushed mess. Overall meh.
Happily Ever...Dead?!
DNF at ch20. The initial premise of this was interesting to me, but the plot has just completely gone off the rails with no questions answered, the main couple has no chemistry, and the characters are one-dimensional.
Akuma ga Kitari Kimi ni Muchuu
meh. boring plot, shallow and unlikable characters with zero chemistry, and an ending that feels incomplete.
Yuusha to Maou no Love One-Room
dnf at ch1. cute but generic and boring.
Gochisousama ga Kikoenai!
DNF at vol2ch8. I was interested in seeing more about the incubus from the vol1 story, but man I hate his story. He just straight up threatens and then rapes the MC, the MC just lays there crying and trying to disassociate during the entire thing, so the incubus forcefully drugs him. Just awful. And he keeps doing it. An refuses to leave the MC alone.
Shihai no Kyoukaisen