stressedpenguin's manga / #light smut(114)

Dropped at ch 3. Meh ¯_(ツ)_/¯ wasnt really into it

I really loved how gentle this was. I loved the softness of Chinatsu describing the aquarium to Kasumi, and all the soft face caresses, and the way Kasumi constantly reaches for Chinatsu to feel that he's there and that gentle photograph of Kasumi at the ocean. Aaaaahhh my heart 8/10

Wow. That made my heart ache in a way I wasn't prepared for. The manga is generally about the lives and struggles of various women. The stories are tied together by the women's connection to Yukko (Yukiko?), our focus character, one way or another. And it's just raw. Like it's just so...human. and so its messy and raw and painful at times but highly cathartic. Warning for chapter two (?). It's definitely a story of its time. One of the male characters is sexually assaulted by a female student, and the story doesnt even recognize that its sexual assault. It was pretty rough to get through. Though the manga isnt ABOUT misogyny or the patriarchy or living as a women in a man's world, those things have a tangible impact on these women's lives. This story is about showing you the women as people, and the problems a misogynist society are just there because they're there. I'm struggling to articulate my thoughts, but hopefully I got it out clear enough that you'll understand. 8/10

Nah cuz the seme was basically the same as all the other guys?? 3/10

The misunderstanding is very contrived and a lil annoying but the overall relationship is cute and fluffy 5/10

The way that relationship happened was very... forced?? Everything about this manga felt forced. I wish this had dedicated way more time to the seme understanding the uke's disability instead of slapping that in the final couple chapters. The whole conflict with the girl was just weird and forced and didn't do anything other than villainize a cartoonishly bratty woman. 3/10

Vute first year kid has a reputation for being a "cupid" and is asked to find out about the scar on this other guys head. Turns out bro is afraid of light ing and generally hates the rain. This becomes the basis on which their relationship starts. The puppy seme x black car uke isnt really jam, and I felt like their relationship was too reliant on the whole "I comfort you when it rains" thing, which is why you COULD feel insecure when another guy has the meet-cute moment. The seme and uke just dont do or talk about anything outside of that... There was a lil oneshot side story in this about a muscle obsessed idiot and a muscle guy that I really liked tho. Mm overall, it's a better written story than most of what I've been reading, so I guess recency bias is gonna bump this from a 6 to a 7/10

Uke has an unrequited love for his childhood best friend who acts like a housewife. And then he starts talking to his nice coworker and the friend gets jealous 7/10

Hmm. I dunno. For some reason this relationship feels unbalanced... I hope the uke learns how to express himself honestly and the seme stops being so damn pushy?? 6/10

Last read vol1 ch... uh... 5 I dunno if I'm interested in a second volume tbh 6 or 7/10 for what I remember of it.