otakulys's manga / #yaoi(378)

Still not enough. They oneshots are just little snippets, sadly. But it's nice to at least have this much, since they didn't get a lot of time in the main story. None of these answers any of the questions I've had from the start, though. Why did the mother leave? What happened to her? Why didn't they just come and take Yuki from the start? Why did they order the seme to kill chimera children if they actually support chimera children? Like what am I missing here? If it weren't for that stuff, the main manga would be near perfect. I still love it though, and I wish there were more.

Hmm... Kind of weird and rushed, but it has potential. I'll raise the stars based on how the next parts unfold. Seems like pretty sad circumstances, but I'm a little confused as to what happened at the end of the first chapter. Maybe chapter two will help.

Sad and sweet little story. I gave it five stars, but I feel like it could have gone a little deeper. More with the mom, more with the family. I mean, I like how it turned out more or less, but it felt too short for what it was. These stories rarely really dive into the conflict of being gay in a homophobic world. But I appreciated the attempt.

One of my favorite authors, but this collection never gets less depressing. I miss when there was tons of new stuff from her, but honestly, most of it does fall either on the crack comedy side or the heartbreaking side. The times when it's in between are few. But when it works, it really works.

...Kind of a weird one. I like this mangaka, but for whatever reason I kept seeing this one but never reading it. I kept thinking I already had, but... no. I probably would have remembered this. Anyway, not the worst thing I've read, but just odd and kinda creepy. Cousins who end up screwing, and a guy who doesn't want to admit his sexuality riding a little kid, like gross and wtf. The masochist thing wouldn't have been as weird if there hadn't been that rapey introduction. Also, it isn't "reverse rape." It's rape. Just because the rapist was the one being penetrated, it isn't any less gross.

Typical rape oneshot. Doesn't try to be cute about it, but it's the standard "raped until he enjoys it" type deal, only with a cruel ending page.

Only like six chapters, and it said somewhere that the original may have been discontinued. That would really suck, since this is very different and interesting. We don't get a lot of BL with action. The most recent release was very poorly translated to the point of not even making sense, and I feel bad for being frustrated by that, because I know the ones who did it are doing so for free. I just wish I could enjoy it a little more, given how action-packed it was. I hope it gets updated soon. I would be so bummed if this story were dropped completely.

The art in this is gorgeous. It makes me want to die. I usually skim sex scenes in yaoi because they're often drawn in weird, awkward ways, but these are absolutely beautiful. I liked this manga, though I do wish there'd been more time for emotional catharsis. In the end, they're only having sex with one another, but it'd be nice if they could work out something more honest. They clearly both love one another but just can't say it. This is just one moment in their lives, though. I think eventually they'll come to a healthier place. At least they're devoted to one another. I would have given it a five if there'd been an emotional climax, but the transition was very anticlimactic, like, oh, I'm not gonna break up with him just because you told me. And that's supposed to be his grand gesture. I think a lot of people are overreacting with their hate, but that's okay. I can see how this sort of story might not work for them. And honestly, it wasn't as satisfying for me either, because they just keep going around pretending, even if they both know they love one another. I do like the glimpses of the gay bar where they met and gay culture like that, though. I wish more yaoi focused on groups of gay friends and that whole scene.

Man, this goes so far beyond rape to love. I dunno, maybe it'll miraculously get better, but even though it's just one chapter, it seems pretty clear that it'll be two people abusing him, then one of them will have a mild redemption arc and we'll act like he didn't do something awful. I can't stand this stuff, and it's just so common in yaoi.

Wow, despite the creepy premise, this was honestly not as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I'm not satisfied at all with how they handled the fact that this was all due to his unsuccessful attempt to rape the guy's friend, but honestly, the fact that they acknowledged it as being wrong at all is a big step in yaoiland. I love that there was that friendship between the two omegas, and I wish more yaoi focused on friendship like that, especially omegaverse which seems very set on alienating the uke especially. Not a perfect story, maybe not even a good one, but I enjoyed it despite its flaws. I like how hard the alpha works to earn the omega's love, and even in the end, he doesn't insist they come together until the omega is ready, if he ever is. That's honestly pretty sweet for omegaverse.