otakulys's manga / #Slice of Life(186)

I was excited when I discovered that there was a spin-off with these two, but I ended up a bit disappointed. The story seemed kind of random, disjointed, and confusing. Nothing really happened, but it dragged everything out anyway. I like the two of them, though, and I'm glad they end up happy together. I wish it had been written in a more satisfying way, but I'll settle for this weird, stalkerish, irrational "love from a distance" thing.

I don't like how much he says gay sex is gross (plus I hate the "it's okay if it's you" trope, barf), but this is adorable otherwise. I wish it weren't a one shot. I wanna see them get it on. Maybe there'll be another part? Here's hoping.

I really love this couple. They're total perverts who are totally low key in love. This is the sweetest you can get from Harada. XD It's like her only couple with a truly healthy relationship and trauma-free lives. It's tacky making light of something so awful, but it plays on the trope that's so common in yaoi, and I like that. Very cute and sweet.

Aww, very sweet. Two things I really liked about this: you never see blackmail with sweet or innocent intentions in yaoi, so it was so nice to see it not result in an excuse for rape; and the seme sorts never seem to really apologize like this, a genuine realization that they pushed too much. There are some typical yaoi things about it, the pushy stuff in general, but it's a sweet little story. Things are gonna be tough sometimes, but at least he doesn't have to hide himself so aggressively. I would like to see more of these guys. Very cute little story.

I'm really glad his coworker showed up to set him right. He was such a pushy jerk. Poor baby uke. But I like this angle, never read a yaoi quite like this. I look forward to the next chapters.

Haha, very cute! I wish it were longer. This author is OBSESSED with gender benders. Not a single one of her works on here is without it. But it's definitely adorable.

Aw, I wanna know what happens next. Honestly, I have mixed feelings. The first half, I loved it. The alpha actually physically harms himself to prevent himself from raping the omega. That never freaking happens. And he's nice and everything. But then it's all tsundere and typical with the omega chasing after him. We all know the alpha secretly wants him, too, but I'm sure it's gonna take five chapters and thirty misunderstandings for us to get there. So annoying. I'm leaving it at four due to misplaced optimism that it'll surprise me in other ways. I just hope it goes up from chapter one and doesn't just crumple into cliches.

It's a shame because the art is gorgeous, AND it isn't incest for freaking once. This mangaka loves that stuff. But it's seven pages, haha. Just a snapshot about how looks can be deceiving.

Nooooooooo, the art is so pretty, I want more. It's beautiful, and I'm bummed that there's nothing else by this author. At the same time, the person who created it creeped me out a bit with the comments at the end. I was getting an uncomfortable, creepy dude on the bus kind of vibe. Other than that, it just sucks that this is super short and doesn't actually go anywhere. The art is what really sells it, and it isn't long enough in that sense.

This was so pretty! And I really enjoyed the story, even though I'm bummed that there wasn't even a kiss. They had these little intimate moments, but it was always shrouded in the strange relationship between them, like you couldn't call it romantic or anything. I know that they care about one another, and there's the implication that they're dating after the girl at the coffee shop asks, but it would have been nice to see a little affection. It's sort of an odd story, but it's interesting. I would have liked to have seen more, and I feel like a lot is left unexplained, but not in a plot hole kind of way. I'm gonna read all of this author's work, though, because it's so beautiful. Hopefully the stories are this quality or better.