epiderma's manga / #Shounen ai(59)

Hollow Lovers

Complete | Wang Tao | 2000 released
2025-10-12 11:45 marked

heavy homophobia, loved feng and wish we got to see more of him. hope he's happy and thriving now 'this whole story is beautiful, its so realistic, i keep coming back. the ending line is just something that resonates with me and i yearn for love like this. i love both the seme and uke, their personalities are completely fleshed out. ziming learns to love someone other than himself and chu lin learns to love and accept himself.' this was someone else's comment because I don't know how I feel about this. on one hand, I liked so well portrait this was but mann, some thing were just off. the story felt short and I would've enjoyed it more if June didn't fall miserably. I think this would've been just as good without the sacrifice of ziming's career. Still, they're both soo pretty omg but idk. something put me off.

My secretary wants to kill me!

Ongoing | 十八日/18days | 2022 released

mannn this looks sooooo good so far and super promising!! give me 50 chapters rn ughh- I really like them both and the slow burn?? no one does it better than Chinese authors ngl (review at cheater 15)

Shall We Go Surfing?

Complete | ha binyoo,kkoomool | 2000 released

awwwww this was so adorable but soooo short nooo- I would've loved to see more of them and or get a sequel or smth- why are all the good stories so short and the drama-filled rape ones 90+ chapters??! this was so cute and fluffy and feel good, I loved it sm

Who Can Define Popularity?

Complete | 拓本,KENAZ,极直社 | 2000 released

oh wow. I really, genuinely didn't exactly this to be so good. except for that one asshole I really liked everyone- even yujin was likable by the end. the characters felt realistic and complex, each showed a different side and different relationships - good communication and surprisingly no meaningless drama. all of the drama was used to develop characters and it was suchhhh a good fucking read. hoon is so dear to me, he's so lovable and loyal and ughh no wonder bowoo or.. wtv.. couldn't help but give him a chance lmao. the relationships fell good, too. it's nice how we could get to know the characters individually, focus on them as individuals and then see them in relationships- also liked how everything wasn't RULED by those relationships like other romance bls are!! ALSO LESBIANSSSSSSSSS!!!! RAHHH GOD YESS I really liked alessio. and I liked seeing kiwonji?'s backstory and shit- this was the best read I've had in a whileee

Gozou Roppu no Koi

Complete | Torime | 2000 released

this was veryyy adorable!! there was some actual plot, the characters were done well and nothing felt rushed at all, surprisingly. Seiichiro is a fucking sweetheart mannn I love him- and ichiro, too like damn.. he's so fucking hot but then cute too.. and I need him pregnant ngl. but! I really liked this being shounen ai!! and it was a genuine nice read all around!!

Senshun Kansoku

Complete | Toriya kou | 2019 released

idk if I even have the room for this but TOP TEN TOP FIVE MAYBE this was so emotional and well done!! its genuinely one of the best reads of my fucking life and I'm all emotional now. the characters were sooo welll written, from haruka to shuu (obvi) to iga, their siblings and the little appearances everyone else had. everything felt intentional, it was really like watching a movie and actually feeling like I watched both of them grow. the last couple of chapters hit sooo well and I don't think they would've unless he knew the characters so well.. ughhh it was so fucking good!! I'm all snotty and shit. their love is so pure and I would definitely read 4 more volumes at least— no drama, no conflicts or useless miscommunication!! just two teens learning about themselves, love and each other and it was soo so fucking good!!! they're my babies!! it reminds me a bit of 'here, and there, and us'(and after) and oko-sama star (with with less drama) mann kairi was such a sweetie and so realistic but supportive- i realllyyy loved banri(?) (shuu's twin that maybe kinda lowk had a crush on haruka lmao) he was so lowk but supportive and LMAOO aka-nii clocking haruka's shit the first time they met was SOOO funny BITCH I WAS RIGHT ABOUT BANRI LMAOOO HE GOT A SPIN-OFF AND HE *IS* CRUSHING ON HARUKA—NAHHHHH I CLOCKED HIS SHIT SO FAST

Karasugaoka Don't be shy!!

Complete | Yuukura aki | 2018 released

wow. reread this but mannn this was so cute and adorable jesussssss izuhara has my entire heart!! he's so sweet and cute and I loove delinquent sweethearts (even tho both gangs here are super good, better than that fuckass police lmao). loved the pacing, the characters, how it had no unnecessary conflict or miscommunication or bs and it was so so funny I was cackling like a bitch the entire time!! so awkward and youthful and full of love I couldn't help but adore this!! it'd be such a good future read, too, bc the comedy is so good!

Karasugaoka Don't be shy!! 2

Complete | Yuukura aki | 2019 released
2022-12-06 22:10 marked

Shimba is such a fucking sweetheart man, i love him more after vol 3. nothing much is remarkable here but! them going on a date and looking like tugs was super funny lmao izuhara surprises me yet again, because me, personally, I expected him to be a whiny, annoying kind of character lol but no! thank fuck, otherwise this wouldn't be bearable. he's super capable, friendly and obviously likes company as is good with people of all ages. either way! I will say the first volume was more fun but nonetheless I'm still excited for volume 2!

40 x 40 Chikuwa Kaigi

Complete | R35ol (unou sanou) | 2019 released

these fucking dorks!!!! I LOVE them!! they felt so natural and actually mature! not to mention how fucking funny and awkward at time this was!! such a good, GOOD, feel good read! I loved how the characters interacted, how each of them had such strong personalities and how well handled it was! the characters feel nuanced and tri-dimensional which is always so good and refreshing! I loved the relationship between them and their daughter, the naturalness of their relationship (to each other and to their ex-wives) and how obviously well they all know one another. also! the daughter's fem boyfriend!! wowza that was so relieving!! 'is it a guy? a girl? BOYFRIEND? why does he look like that?.. HIS angel?? no, no, she's OUR angel..' like that's the peak parent thought-process. this was so good I even had to tell my MOM about it holy shit. Not to mention how fucking funny the censorship was?? what!? man's was sucking dick and we saw what..? a fucking c-smth roll?? lmaoo I love them!!