Shinigami wa Korosenai
My rating: 8/10 The art makes this so much better! They're all hot but the seme really stands out. The plot is good but the end feels a bit rushed/like the end of a season. I want more. The translation isn't the best but it's alright. GOD OF DEATH, FANTASY Since surviving a deathly disease as a child the uke has been accompanied and protected by a large shadow. He always gets into dangerous situations and miraculously comes out unscathed. One day he decides to try and meet the shadow so he tries jumping from his balcony. The shadow appears. He's a handsome man (seme), the god of death. But how long can he protect the uke from his fate to die?
Fukouchuu no Shiawase
My rating: 9,5/10 This is hilarious, an interesting love comedy with a strong uke and a softy seme. It's fun seeing the uke become desperate after his good luck vanishes. The seme's pitful bringing harm to the humans he loves. But it's wrapped up nicely. This lifts my mood. GOD OF CALAMITY, COMEDY An office worker who's always had good luck suddenly experiences a streak of bad luck. He prays to a jizo to get help. Soon after he sees the cause of his misfortune. A guy following him around, the god of calamity send to balance out his good luck.
Hana to Junketsu
My rating: 8/10 I love vampires so this got me hooked. At first the seme is uncaring and aloof, the popular jerk, and the uke is loving and soft. But there's some good character development and u get why the seme behaves the way he does. All in all an enjoyable read. VAMPIRE, SCHOOL LIFE The more a vampire likes a human the better their blood tastes. The uke always wanted to be close to the vampire in his class (seme) who's always surrounded by girls. One day, the seme asks him to let him drink his blood. But to make it better he wants to have sex. The uke agrees but slowly realises that he's just food to him. Or is he?
Aien Catharsis
My rating: 8/10 This is a cute historical romance with a sweet and frank seme and a mature uke. U really notice that it's bara, it has a totally different charm. I like how the life during that time is described, the only thing missing is the uke's confession. This love is a bit one-sided that way. HISTORICAL, DRIVER The master of the Inamiya apothecary (uke) employs a new driver (seme) and is really taken with his blunt and honest side. But one day he finds the driver's journal full of texts about him and realises that the main loves him. Since then, he is concious of him.
Orikou Yaju Niwa Aragaenai
My rating: 6/10 The whole set-up with the gay training camp is a bit forced the uke's awkwardness gave me second hand embarrassment but it's still very cute and wholesome. 2 chapters are about the other 2 guys in their friend group. For both couples it feels like a proper end is missing. ROOMMATES, FLUFF An antisocial novelist (uke) goes to a training camp for 2 weeks and ends up sharing a room with an extroverted and cheerful guy (seme). But what he doesn't know: this camp is actually a place where gay people gather.
Hajime no Koi (NISHIMOTO Rou)
My rating: 10/10 This beautiful slow burn manages to tell a pure and emotional story in spite of the topics it addresses. The seme discovers the meaning of love and the uke meets someone who loves him back. Both of them are well-written characters with their own individual personality. The art is gorgeous and the characters are hot. PROSTITUTION, EX YAKUZA, AGE GAP After his boss dies for love the seme leaves the yakuza seeking to live a normal live. One day, he meets a beautiful boy (uke) in a bus who pays for his ride. He can't forget the way the uke looked at his lover. But later he finds out that the uke is a prostitute and decides to buy him every day and study with him to make him stop selling his body.
Light of My Life
My rating: 9/10 This is a dramatic story about suppressed feelings and unwanted guilt. The way the author portrays these tangled up feelings is amazing and the characters are well-written. Especially the uke's unique, he's free-spirited and full of energy but lacks basic survival skills. I love him. HOST, FRIENDS TO LOVERS They were two close friends with big dreams. The seme wanted to become a soccer player and the uke aspired to be a doctor. But an accident changes their life and years later the seme works as a hairdresser and the uke as a host. This leaves the seme feeling frustrated. Why did his friend throw away his talent? When they move in together the emotions surface.
Jika Renai Chuudoku
My rating: 4/10 It's just like the old yaois with an emotional and passionate seme and a beautiful but kinda cold and obsessive uke. Idk, I don't really care about the characters somehow. And this rapey start throws me off. EX HOST, STEPBROTHERS After having a huge debt pushed on him the seme returns to his family's house he ran away from 7 years ago. He encounters his stepbrother (uke) who surveyed him all this time and asks him for money. But the uke wants for him to live with him again in return.
REVERSE (Yuitsu)
My rating: 7,5/10 The story is actually better but the translation is confusing. On top of that, the ending is unsatisfying. But as I said, it's interesting, the investigation entangled with the romance is gripping and the art's beautiful. Both protagonists are hot, the uke is determined and the seme is cool. POLICE, RAPE, MURDER A police officer (uke) gets aroused when in danger. One day, he picks up an injured man (seme) and gets raped by him. They stay in contact bc the seme is involved in a murder case and the uke wants information from him.
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