otakulys's manga / #Comedy(141)

Tadatada Suki to Iu Dake de

Complete | TOKITA Honoji | 2017 released

Aww, this is so cute! I love it so far. It's a nice read after a frustrating, needlessly depressing manwha I just finished. I look forward to more! Nothing quite as cute as a supposedly "scary" guy being emotional and squishy. EDIT: Finally finished it, and it was very sweet. Lots of fluff, a little angst, but generally heartwarming. I feel like some of Yoshizawa's faces were kind of odd, like sometimes he slipped into this creepy vibe that I don't think the author intended. Maybe that was just me... But I liked it very much. Very sweet little romance.

Sokkuri Mate

Complete | shiwasu yuki | 2000 released
2018-03-22 18:21 marked

Interesting enough. I like that no one could see her as a girl, and I like that she didn't have to change that or become ultra girly. Pretty cute if not remarkable.

Urami-san wa Kyou mo Ayaui

Ongoing | Hashimoto Kurara | 2000 released

This is a slightly more interesting take on the typical het shoujo thing. The girl isn't lusted after by other people, and she's rather weird. It's kind of creepy how the romance is being approached, but it's lighthearted enough that it's not so big of a deal. Plus, so much manga out there has flat out rape between the main couple, so a little pushy stalker behavior shouldn't be too shocking. Seems like it'll stay on a pretty predictable path, but who knows.

Orenokotowo Yokushittekara Monowoie

Ongoing | hinako | 2000 released

One thing I really appreciate about this mangaka is that many of her characters are actually gay, not just "gay for one dude." I swear, most guys in yaoi aren't even bisexual, they all just like women until one magical penis comes along. Anyway, I also love her art, which is why I keep coming back to these frustrating situations. This is Minase Masara all over again. Gorgeous, stunning art; creepy, rapey couplings. I hate how forced things tend to be. Why can't both people clearly want each other from the start? This story is an exception to that in that both characters are gay, but it's purely tastes that are preventing an immediate relationship and not, say, the fact that they're related. (Yeah, I put up with a lot for her art. x_x) The characters in this one aren't super likable right off the bat, but I'm hoping it'll turn into something interesting. Fingers crossed! Four stars for now, given with optimism.

Castehate

Complete | NATSUNO Yuzo | 2018 released

WTF. This is so screwed up. ...But I like it. I'm just glad that one part was a fake out, or I would have had to rage quit. That's like the worst kind of violation of the bros before hoes code. Like, seriously? No piece of ass is worth letting someone eat your best friend. XD Anyway, this is obviously a kinkfest for the mangaka, as it squeezes in so many fetishes that aren't particularly common in yaoi. Not that I'm complaining, as a few of them are kinks of my own that I so rarely see. This story is definitely odd, and the cruelty of it is kind of getting to me, but I'm intrigued.

Shounen Yo, Taishi Toka Iroiro Idake

Complete | nagai saburou | 2012 released

Wtf. There was nothing here, and then it was abandoned. I only gave it three stars because I love the other work this mangaka has on here. It sucks that she doesn't seem to have anything else translated. EDIT: Uhhhh.... So like a few years later, three more chapters uploaded, and now it's saying it's finished. Basically these are weird, crack comedy stories that are very short and kind of hard to look at. It's like if only the disturbing scenes from Smells Like Green Spirit got their own manga. I feel like chapters are missing or something. The whole thing is weird and hard to follow, lots of snapshots with no real story, but comments from the mangaka that make me feel like there WAS indeed a story here. As is, I feel like giving it even two stars is generous, because wtf. I still love her, though. I wish more of her work were out there and translated. EDIT: Oh my god, THANK YOU. Thank you for fixing it, whoever you are? It was a weird, disjointed mess, missing tons of pages and making it unreadable. Since so little of this mangaka's stuff is out there, I really wanted to read what she DID have available, and this was such a disappointment. But finally someone fixed it! The first few chapters should just be deleted. The new upload has the entire manga, it looks like. I haven't finished reading, but from what I've skimmed, it seems to all be there. EDIT: Okay, so I finally read it. But I skimmed a lot of it because it was kind of weird, haha. I'll go back and read it more carefully later. It's a weird comedy, for sure. Lots of crazy faces. But it's cute and wholesome overall. I wish we'd gotten more time with those two idiots being cute together and kissing and such, but whatever. I still like it well enough.

Mou Ichido, Nando Demo

Complete | Aniya Yuiji | 2000 released

A little confusing at times (and was he in love with his actual sister? What?), but overall, it's a very sweet, touching story. Sad at times, for sure, but it has a happy ending, and that's what matters. I don't know if this piece was inspired by The Vow or by the story that inspired The Vow, which was a true story, but it's definitely a fascinating concept. There were things I would have changed, but I really did enjoy this manga. And I love the art. So pretty. I'm gonna go devour more of this artist's work and see if she'll be one of my faves.

Mic and Neo

Complete | Aniya Yuiji | 2000 released

I was torn between four stars and five until the ending. It was so sweet, so I had to go with five. Beautiful art as always, and the mangaka sure has her little kinks that seem to pop up a lot. She loves two moles on the uke, a seme with memory loss, and lack of communication of feelings causing issues, lol. But her work is great, and she never uses nasty tropes like rape to love, so her little quirks are fine by me. I actually guessed the twist right at the beginning (in a general sense) but I got so caught up in the story that I actually forgot and got surprised. XD That's the sign of a good manga. This isn't my absolute fave by her for a few reasons, but I did really enjoy it. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite mangaka.

Ore, higaisha

Ongoing | Kimura Hidesato | 2000 released

"I'm too scared to ask, but I think maybe Shinobu is gay." ... .... .......... What makes you say that, guy who currently has the dude's dick up his ass??? This is the definition of what I hate in yaoi. For whatever reason, the uke is always magically worried about the seme or starts to find him attractive in the middle of rape, and it's like this weird romance. It's so gross. I'm intrigued by the strangulation fetish, so I checked this out, hoping it would be more interesting than your typical rape to love bullshit. It isn't. It just adds choking. Take the choking out and it's the same as a million other stories. I understand that Japanese culture encourages meekness, but I feel like the lengths ukes go to help others in these things is kinda pushing it. This story would have been cute if they'd started as consensual fuck buddies with no feelings between them, but because the guy just jumps the other guy, it's gross. Anyway, they were all supposed to be kinky, kinda twisted stories, but they came across as average stories with weird shit shoved in there. I know a lot of people are confused by the second story, but I kinda liked it. I wish it were a lot longer. You don't see a lot of stuff focusing on MPD, and when it is, it portrays the person as dangerous or something. This wasn't super accurate, but it was better than a lot of stuff out there. I also liked the fourth story. It was very sad, but I like that moment of realization, how he coped with the trauma and the implications of all the times he's seen monsters. The third story, uh... I'm not sure how to feel going into a manga that starts off talking about bloody diarrhea. Not my thing, but there are people out there who hate how yaoi guys don't poop, or at least bitch about it. So here ya go! Also, why is there a tragedy tag? Am I missing something? So far, no one has died.

Kurayami Ni Strobe

Complete | hayakawa nojiko | 2011 released

I'm definitely a fan of this mangaka. Her art is so pretty, and her stories always have a nice little hint of hope between the main pair. And other characters, apparently, haha. This is a cute one, though I wish she'd explored the homophobia element more. Usually I prefer a world where being gay or bi is the norm, but when it's slice of life, coming of age stuff like this, I enjoy seeing the boys come into their own. The snippet with the poor bullied boy was interesting and sad, and I was looking forward to the guys facing and overcoming bigotry thrown their way. Oh well. It was a sweet manga regardless.