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Review #1
Manga title: Ame to Kiss
Manga artist: Akihira Shiro
Manga cover picture:
http://i.imgur.com/XrDdaDq.jpg
Review:
This manga rushed in the blink of an eye directly to my top favorites and it was the first that I re-read the second I finished it! For sure you're all wondering why, but before I share my plate of adoration, I'll make a short plot description.
Maeda Taiki is a very shy and introverted person, with pale skin and dark eyes that was mocked ever since he was a kid about his unique appearance. Even though he lacks in his opinion- in beauty, he's got an incredible eye for clothes, so, he ends up working in a fashion shop. Here he meets the incredible handsome and very sociable Yagii Haruhisa, from the main department of the mall, who shows up when he less expects it, making it impossible not to fall for him. The turn in their relationship begins after a drinking night with colleagues at Yagii's place, after having an argument about Maeda's low confidence and his bold attempt to half-joke with Yagii into kissing his ugly face. To his surprise, he experiences his first kiss. Thus their relationship turns into something more after some time, from there on, we live alongside the most deeply joyful love, but also painful emotions caused by lack of confidence and conversation.
I was honestly not impressed by the art in the beginning, but after a few pages, I felt it matched like a glove. This manga is filled with so many realistic scenes that couples struggle day by day, such powerful emotions that are hard to ignore. I could feel their anxieties, fears and love all along. It made me feel how it is to fall in love, the butterflies, the stupid acts we pull, the laughter, the joy, the longing, the tears.
A MUST read in your lifetime!
Review #2
Manga title: Aoi Haru, Akai Ito
Manga artist: Kisayuki
Manga cover picture:
http://i.imgur.com/897OEtv.jpg
Review:
With the words "You have death written all over your face, ya know?", their destinies started with that fateful meeting on the street.
The story starts off with your average like story with the main character, Yuuki, hating his life as he is pushed to succeed the family business and become a doctor. He goes out and sleeps with various men, wanting to feel needed. He bumps into a newcomer, Asahi, and the cogs of fate begin to spin.
Yuuki is thrown back from Asahi's pushiness as he is whisked away into a new environment and way of life. He meets interesting people and begins to enjoy things. It opens up a new chapter in his life and finally leads to a place where he belongs.
This story plays on the love story of Romeo and Juliet as their families don't agree with the boys straying from their paths. But with the red thread of fate holding the boys strongly, it proves that as usual, loves conquers all.
Story: 3/5
Even though the story is pretty much cliche, I find myself falling for the characters and their pure love for each other.
Characters: 4/5
The characters are lovable and cute. You get enough of their backstory to get who they are and you get a glimpse of how they turn out to be.
Overall: 4/5
I give this manga a 4 because it touched me. I loved it and how cute it was. Some might think it's a bit too cliche but I like this type of nice story every so often. It is one that I will likely go back to read once in a while.
Review #3
Manga title: Nee Senpai, Oshiete yo
Manga artist: Naho Watarumi (story), Lalako Kojima (art)
Manga cover picture:
http://i.imgur.com/YeJTHxL.png
Review:
An all-boys school-setting story with an art style that will melt your heart, these seven chapters will soothe your worries away… at least for the short period of time you spend reading them. But aren’t life challenges better tackled after reading a bitter-sweet BL story? This is what makes our world go round after all.
Hirano, a freshman student, is used to take care of himself. With his parents busy with work, he developed an independence from a young age. It comes to no surprise, then, that after his mother remarried and brought in a step-sister one year younger than him, that Hirano felt uncomfortable in this unfamiliar “family” setting. Even though it was his decision to move out and live in the dormitory of an all-boys school, he couldn’t help but feel lonely, unable to find a place to belong.
A mysterious senpai, dubious rumors, and a love for basketball. Touji and Hirano meet, but it doesn’t seem like Touji wants to act as Hirano’s guidance counselor. Yet after watching Touji play basketball, Hirano’s opinion of Touji gradually changes…
A story where basketball with a pinch of mystery entangles. The fragrant smell of romance getting stronger as the chapters roll by; a quick read that will leave you with a satisfied feeling.
*note* for review #1 some of the characters in the words were messed up from when the site was acting up a bit still, so I tried to fix them ^^;