cmdrbanger's manga / #unrequited love(44)

Eh, it was fine I guess. With better execution the crossdressing conflict could've been more interesting, and also without some of the awkward student/teacher 'relationships'. The sex scene was well-drawn and narratively important though!

It's Yukue Moegi, it's gold. Even making the scar a symbol of their mutual feelings in the end?! what service that was.

It's a slapstick romance, not bad but doesn't go anywhere special. But maybe the sequel adds the romantic depth this one is missing, since they only get together at the end?

Also reencounter! A mostly cute and fluffy high school romance, with a supernatural twist. Some of the Fanboy elements were almost too much though. Wonder if the cousin with the same ability has a spinoff?

I want to rate this higher but it's really 3.5 at best. It has a good message but it still feels surface level somehow. Like it's 6 chapters, but it feels more like 4 in terms of content. It's very heavy on the emotional toll and yet the resolution doesn't feel as satisfying. The pacing I guess? It's all happens too fast, not enough to really gut punch you with the feels. Oh well. It's still good! Just fast. 4/11/25 reread - I still like it, and yeah, I still feel like it's lacking somehow. It's got conflict and backstory, but the secondary threads feel under-realized. I'd liked to have seen a stronger resolution to Kyousuke's work stuff, and we don't even know what Kasumi does.

A long one shot that actually resolves well! Surprisingly don't wish for more because it hit all the beats other stories do in multiple chapters, aside from the 'going on a test date" scenario, or the three steps back pacing before the happy ending. Short and sweet! 3* because I don't feel a strong re-read appeal.

Meh, I like the weak seme dynamic but I don't like the blackmail for sex setup. The tags do not capture how woobified the execution is, lol.

This is pretty stupid and not framed in a way that makes me like the friend who knowingly talks his gullible friend into sex. :/

This was really sweet! Especially Shuu's realization that he unconsciously buried his 'not normal' feelings for Ichika when they were in high school. I think that's a really interesting layer to their past. It would've been nice to have a scene where he explained that to Ichika because I bet it would've been really heartwarming to recontextualize their past now that their feelings are mutually known.

It had a good throughline and a happy ending for the unrequited love, but uses assault as a plot device TWICE!! Lame.