Lex's manga / #Straight Character(83)

Minjae’s been dumped. Fed up with their long distance relationship, his actress girlfriend Hye-Eun left him while he was “finding himself” in Australia. When Minjae rushes home and runs into Hye-Eun and her gorgeous new man, Woochan, at the airport, drama ensues. Amidst the chaos, the two love rivals bang heads. Upon waking, they discover they’ve switched bodies! ---------- I was skeptical at first, but honestly, for something as mundane as body switching for a plot device, this story managed to get me really invested in it. Minjae and Woochan's relationship was a really endearing one. I really liked the originality the author went with to make body-switch feel different and new. The ending really made it all perfect, I got all emotional over the last scene. A really beautiful romance with growing characters and a nice pacing.

Dropped.

"I wasn't even interested in guys before, but after 'that night', my life has turned completely upside down because of you…" After a night of drinking at friend Minseong's house party, Kye-sang completely blacks out. The next morning, he hears some shocking words from Minseong's younger brother, Min-shik. "Hey, Kye-sang. You remember last night, right? When you took me from behind while my brother was sleeping?" ---------- I kinda liked it. It's a short read and sometimes the pacing was a little odd, but it's a pretty cute and funny story overall. I also really enjoyed both Kye-sang's and Minseong's character depicitions. The way Kye-sang's character wasn't a total jerk about the whole ordeal was also nice, and his personnal struggles and morals were used in such a way that it gave this short read a bit more of a realistic feel.

Akira never had a real romantic relationship, and has told himself since high school that he must not fall in love with straight guys. One day, someone comments on his cooking blog, "Is your skill at cooking good because you're a homo?" Real love between a heterosexual man and a gay man unfolds after their rocky first communication. The true story reveals the couple's tribulations and transformations of heart. ---------- Okay, these two better be happy together forever and ever. Now, on to the review. I quite liked it, I would've liked to see more of their interactions online prior to their first IRL meeting, but I enjoyed the story. I liked Masaru's oddly straight-forward character, and Akira's more laid-back demeanor. The author did a very good job at depicting the MCs' feelings for one another. Even in so few chapters.

This is the story of Ethan, a man with a 10-year history of debt; and Mike, a lone wolf who gets caught up in fights. In a deserted coin laundry, Ethan asks for the latter's name, whom appears as a man with an unpleasant look in his eyes, who peeked his interest. Ethan is at first ignored by the man, who steps out of the coin laundry, but soon comes back in and introduces himself as Mike to him. Soon enough after that encounter, on one rainy night, Mike suddenly shows up on Ethan's doorstep, badly injured. ---------- Very heartfelt story. I quite enjoyed Ethan and Mike's dynamic. Their love for each other arrives naturally, and we don't get bombared with 'I love you's after a few pages. There is interest and it is made clear, but the author took their time to slowly bring those two characters closer, and it felt very narutal thanks to that. I also really like this author's Artstyle, which is always a plus.

Sequel: Bi no Isu/Bi no Kyoujin