RoseMary's manga / #Oneshot(182)

Bittersweet but good oneshot!! The title, "Nostalgia for the Blue Seashore", already conveys so well the feeling this story will leave after reading!

Oneshot included in the collection "Koi no Kami-sama".

(()) The year is 3333. It's already been 100 years since the government imposed to society the so called "personant system" in order to maintain peace: every citizen must wear a personant, a technologically advanced mask, which makes everyone equal by eliminating the "differences" in people (from appearance to class) that lead to discriminations and conflicts. But, beneath the surface, isn't that just a way to control people? However, there's one man, the wanted criminal Damore, who refused to wear a personant... > Well, it's a oneshot in which the plot is resolved quickly, without stretching it too far. Nevertheless, it's not lacking, imo. The concept is interesting and I think the author managed to develop it and convey the meaning behind it well enough with this number of pages. Especially, the ending was on point and funny! So, I liked it and I think it's nice to read! Oneshot included in the collection "Koi no Kami-sama".

Oneshot included in Tasogare, Kimi ni Ai ni Iku

Sixteen / Juuroku - oneshot included in Kiss Kiss Kiss: "A fifteen year old boy is confused by his feelings for his mother's fiance" ➸ Naoki's mother wants to remarry. At first, the boy is concerned about it, because not only the fiance is younger than her, but he seems to like men as well. When he finally meets Kouno, the man who's supposed to become his step-father, he comes to think that he's actually a good guy, but he also starts feeling attracted to the man! Obviously, the fact that Kouno is actually bisexual generates curiosity in Naoki and makes him aware, but he's really confused because he finds himself having unexpected feelings... "It was the only time...at the end of my fifteenth year...that I'd felt such a powerful attraction" - this is exactly what I like the most: a story about a boy who's confused because of what he's feeling; when a character starts having certain thoughts, experimenting new sensations...these are the things I like to observe the most! I think stories focused on the character's thoughts and emotions are the most interesting!

It was ok. Nothing memorable, but I liked it.