just_m3h's manga / #Designer(15)

Ryo fucks his frustrating yet strangely endearing supervisor one drunken night, and it becomes a thing. Little consent was involved at first. But Tokura warms up to him, in more ways than one. Hmm... so much to unpack here. First and foremost, this is one of the few yaois that make you feel like you're living the story, meticulously drawing the readers into the details of the plot, the backgrounds and back stories. Second, consent is important, guys, come the fuck on. Third, love the way their relationship evolved, loved their dynamics, very very hot juxtapositions of, er, positions. Hot sex scenes, overall. And I'm glad Tokura grew so much as a person, over the years. I would not have liked him then. One thing I did not like was how Shouno was determined to hate Tokura. You have to be reasonable, man. Still, enjoyed it a lot. The uke being so well respected by his staff (not counting Shouno) and the way the mangaka kept introducing twists with the makeup definitely gave this an endge over other office romance yaois. But it should have been a little longer. The wrap up was great, but I still need filler fluff episodes. 5

About an overpowered demon king and his admiring attendant. It was okay. Nothing to write home about but nothing bad either. 4.2 About two guys in fashion school; an overly ambitious designer in love with a straight laced business student. I actually hated how he treated the dude and felt like there wasn't really much of a resolution, especially since we didn't even get to see the design

The cheerful, kind and popular Kyousuke became the brightest point in neglected and lonely Kasumi's life during their school days. Kyousuke has always had a complex about chosing the right path (because of his asshole dad), so he always believed his love for Kasumi was wrong. And when he realises Kasumi loves him back, he rejects that too. And yet, meeting after years and years, their feelings remain the same. Bittersweet. They sure took the long road home. But they got there, in the end. Maybe, if they had stayed together from their high school days, it would have lead for a much worse experience, hurting each other inadvertently. I know that. But this was still such a painful thing. It was good, though.

1: After getting hurt in the woods, Tatsuro is tended to by Talim, who is a dragon. Isolated Talim, who can't live with humans due to being unable to control his transformation, loves spending time with Tatsuro and learning about the human world. Tatsuro finds himself falling deeper and deeper for the innocent and kind Talim. I mean, this is just really nice. No problematic elements and a sweet love story. No, that's too simple a descriptor. It's a "love for the ages" kinda love, I can tell. I like how devoted Talim is and how gentle Tatsuro is. And their baby was so adorable! I just. I can't help but think about how Tatsuro will die one day and leave him behind for eternity. I'm glad they're trying to make the most of the time they have. 5 4: Takami joins the design club at university and a weirdly socially awkward senpai Hinata, imprints on him immediately. Takami doesn't mind taking care of Hina, but doesn't feel much more beyond that, or so he thinks. When he goes to meet Hina, only to see the awkward Hina being fed by and interacting with a hot guy, it makes all sorts of unpleasant feelings bloom in his gut. Liked it. Was cute and sweet and just a light read. Liked also that the brother wasn't one of those annoying siblings who meddle in their siblings affairs for no good reason. 4.6 4: About Hina's older brother Ichikawa (who is a famous and brilliant designer) and Yugo, a new hire at his company (whi happens to be a huge fan of him). I just really like the both of them. The gaps in how you first perceive Ichikawa and how he really is, is elso endearing. Yugo is so great because he's so damn self aware and outwardly perceptive, as well. They're just great people and great for each other. 4.8 Overall: Well done. 5

Maybe? Edit: 1: Tsukamoto meets and falls in love with the hot-tempered printhouse worker Tsuyoshi. After he quit his job at a design firm due to bullying (he was found out for being gay), Tsukamoto finds himself a little lost, but is able to find joy in his work again thanks to Tsuyoshi. It's not that I didn't like it, but I genuinely didn't feel Tsuyoshi's love for him, it seemed to come out of nowhere, it just wasn't believable. Glad that the Director wasn't a dick, though. Overall, it was just okay. Also, not my preferred dynamic, but that would have been fine either way. I liked them together just fine, they're good fjr each other. But romantic love and chemistry, I just don't see it. 4.3 7: Section Chief falls for his flirty coworker who keeps making half-hearted passes at him. I don't really like the way Section Chief handled it, overall. But he did what he thought had to be done, and the end result wasn't too bad. 4