cmdrbanger's manga / #cute(242)

Cute! Interesting to have Hibiya's confession be offscreen initially, since it means not having to backtrack the momentum of the story. I wonder if they were subtly setting up Tsutsumi and Kurata...

4/23/25 Reencounter! Oddly charming. The parallel of breaking through boundaries, orgasming, and the chain on the fuzzy handcuffs shattering was refreshingly layered subtlety I don't often see (or expect) in manga. The physical prop of the handcuffs being incorporated made the scene more tangible and kinetic than I used to, in a good way! I also like the emotional honesty from Ashitaka that reveals itself over time. He's clearly falling back in love with Noshiro, and doesn't fight the inevitable. There's an honesty to the sex I liked also. The initial dub-con framing is subverted by the negotiating that happens in the moment. There's no question that, while hesitant and nervous, Ashitaka allows himself to be uncomfortable while trying to trust Noshiro, even though he's still expecting it will hurt. This mangaka has a lot of other works (27!) I'm gonna check em out. :D

4/25/25 Uhhh this is CRAZY fast lol. It's nice there are no miscommunication obstacles but like... Everything happens so smooth and fast it's like they're racing through the story. A side story about Mitsuki's brother and his ogre partner would be nice.

5/8/25 5 stars for the omega top in ch5!! I've never seen that before and it's incredible. I wish they had a whole manga.

5/18/25 - commenting after ch 2 bc HOLY SHIT this is hot. Whaaaaaat I want so much more!! This manages to be GL and straight josei smut at the the same time. I love how Haruki (which sounds more boyish, upon reflection) is completely okay that she's fallen in love with "Asahi". There's no gay panic!! (Asahina also has a more feminine sound. Doesn't seem accidental ️) Also, best portrayal of first time sex. Asahina goes *slow* instead it just shoving it in because he can't wait. Incredible lol.

Natsuro's story after Wander Border! Poor guy got landed right in the middle of some serious drama with Tsuyuhiko but they get a happy ending.

Hmmm I want to like this more but it resolved so quickly and unceremoniously. It is cute, just lacking depth in the end.

5/31/25 - Very cute! Interesting main plot, the MC wanting to change his outlook on life for the better. I don't like that his trash-talking friend gets more or less forgiven. They're more frenemy and that sucks, but it would probably be too much to expect Masora to make an all new friend group too. The romance was sweet, and I wish the story had more of their future in Tokyo together, but it ends in a more poetic way than manga typically does. Overall it felt more like a graphic novel, tbh.

6/1/25 - cute but it just kinda ends. Would've liked to see Zen come into his own as a model again.