plip's manga / #slice of life(182)

"Mitsuomi and Yamato fell for each other beneath the endless, unchanging countryside sky. Now, as the days go by in the small town where Mitsuomi was born and raised, and the foundling Yamato made his home, the two men are searching for the shape of their own happiness." ✰ Wholesome & Fluffy Countryside Couple ⤷ WE NEED A SEQUEL WITH THEM GETTING KIDS STAT!!!!!!!!

"Overworked, still single, 38-year-old salaryman Sakurai Kazuaki collides with a young man at the train station - causing the magazine he was carrying to be spoiled. This young man, Minagawa Youichi, is a student at an art college and lives in a big, old-fashioned mansion with two of his cousins. Since he happens to own the same magazine, he takes Sakurai to his house, saying "If I trade my copy with yours, you'll have nothing to complain about, right?" Despite feeling annoyed and frustrated by the unsociable Youichi's arrogant behaviour, Sakurai soon finds himself a frequent visitor of the secluded household, inexplicably drawn to its enigmatic owner.." ✰ Salaryman x Introverted Art Student ✰ Age Gap - 20 Years ⤷ wtf cute and well written bye. 4.5

"Popular young actor Fujimaru Ren’s one flaw is that he is “not good with children.” So in order to overcome this particular weakness, his manager proposes that he spend a week living with his co-star and child actor, Yuu. On their first day of living together, Yuu’s manager, Kei, shows up at his door and it’s none other than the former child actor that inspired Ren to start acting?!" ✰ Actor x Child Actor Manager ⤷ Dropped ch 2.. stupid, boring, not engaging

"A story about a cute chubby guy in the gardening club who admires his classmate, the baseball team captain." ✰ Baseball Captain x Chubby, Cute, Gardening Club Member ✰ School Life ⤷ [7.4] this is maybe the third of hundreds of BLs i've read that had an overweight character; nice change of pace. i recognize this author's work; i really love "bokura no shokutaku" by them. seems to have the sweet, wholesome niche down pat. wish it was a bit longer. i think i would rate it higher if i wasn't a self hating pessimist

"Yagi Naohito has a fear of being hated, so he always acts according to everyone’s ideals. At a mixer his friend forced him to attend, he meets Akasaka Tooru. As a help to Akasaka who’d just lost his home and was at his wits end, they started living together. The man was supposed to be nothing but a burden but without noticing, he gradually become someone who Yagi could rely on..?" ✰ Happy, Ditzy, Good Natured, Younger Seme x Cranky Older Seme ⤷ Eh it was fine. i like the art a lot. i liked the premise but didn't really buy the relationship. they fell in love in like 2 weeks lmfao. yaoi logic

"Tired of love and on the verge of turning into a workaholic, Sakuraba Kiichi, finds himself waking up in a bar he visited on his way back from a close friend’s wedding ceremony. There, he meets reckless and good-looking university student, Kijima Nao. They exchange promises to hug just once a week." ✰ Tired, Older, Office Worker Seme x Younger, Cute, Bartending, Uni Student Uke ⤷ kind of gay but fine. where my hug head ass. bro is 29. LMFAO. idk just ok.

"Aoba, a third-year university student, is living with his childhood friend Shou, who is one year younger than him. Except for the small apartment they share, their life together was quite comfortable, but one rainy day, Shou came home soaking wet and crying, and ever since then, Aoba can't get that crying face out of his head." ✰ Roommate x Roommate ✰ Gay Seme x Straight Uke ⤷ it was cute. straight uke begins living w childhood friend after not seeing each other for years, starts developing crush on him not knowing that the seme has always liked him. not super memorable but not bad

"Shards of memory with a brilliant radiance. As the seasons turn, two boys' hearts are changing. Winter brings them close to each other, little by little. " ✰ Quiet, Studious Uke x Extroverted, Guitarist Seme ⤷ [9.0] IM CRYING IN THE CLUB HELPPPPPPP. Omg it's been so long since I've read these guys that was so nostalgic. I never actually read the sequel so this was a good time a reread. So good, such a classic, have always loved the unique art style. great intro shounen ai. just a nice feel good read. makes u feel warm. just don't like the pedo teachers lmao wtf. we've def seen a lot worse in BL but still - GET OUT OF HERE STOP HITTING ON UR STUDENTS

Suh Yoonseul has had life easy—everyone likes him, he’s good at his job, basically everything has always worked out as smooth as butter. However, there’s something that brings all of his good luck down, and it’s the infrequent dreams he has of Kang Jun. Who knew that rejecting a guy once would hang so heavy on your life? To make things worse, after he runs into Jun the dreams keep on coming daily. At his wit’s end, Yoonseul takes some advice from a friend so that he can free himself from this jinx. It’s simple. Make Kang Jun think that he’s a nice person. That can’t be hard, right? ✰ Baker x Salaryman ✰ Straight/Player x Gay ⤷ this was cute. i love how joonie lights up and blushes every single time he sees seulie. also cute how obsessed seulie became with joon. the last season was kind of meh w the misunderstandings/random cockblock, but the cute moments (i.e. getting rings) i enjoyed.

"Taeho’s barely scraping by after moving out of his parent’s home when he catches just the lucky break he needs: an easy, overpaid job as the manager of top celebrity, Wooyeon (overpaid being the key word here). The job starts to take a weird turn when Taeho notices that people tend to like Wooyeon a little too much... Fans are one thing, but the adoration Wooyeon ignites is something else. And why is everyone at Wooyeon’s agency related to him? Meanwhile, Wooyeon can’t figure out Taeho doesn’t adore him like everyone else. How long will it be before Taeho discover’s Wooyeon’s secret...?" ✰ Manager x Celebrity ⤷ ah, well, the art was kind of nice. but that story was all over the place