VOTE: Manga Review of the Month (MRotM) - July - August 2019
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Please vote for your favorite review.
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Review #1
Manga title: BJ Alex
Manga artist and author: Ming Gwa Manga cover picture:
Review:
BJ Alex is the name of the camboy that introverted Dong Gyun does two “F”-ing things – Fanboying and Fapping. 83 chapters of webtoon comic art that contains plot (and porn!) that is worth rereading multiple times as it describes the events after Dong Gyun meets someone in real life that surprisingly looks the culprit of his wet dreams, BJ Alex. Could his senior, the student council president, really be the masked man he watches in his dark room with one hand down his pants?
There is one main pairing and one side couple in this story. Which also means extra smut scenes. And when you consider camboying as the ‘hobby’ in question, you can imagine the level of kinkiness that would be involved, which may or may not include sex toys, bondage, SM play, watersports, and the art is as drool worthy as the sex is graphic.
The story itself depicts realistic back stories that touch on homophobia, the feelings around what gave birth to BJ Alex, having feelings for a sex friend and some aggressive denial. But it is ultimately a love story with a happy ending. So read it for a fun R18 ride!
Review #2
Manga title: Make Me Bark
Author & Artist: Sa Geum Cover
Review:
This manhwa actually presents the story of two couples: Bae Sungjoon with Lee Hyo-in and Lee Yeonsoo with Joo Bin.
Bae Sungjoon is a first year college student and is working hard to support himself. One night, after his shift, he returns to his place to find it burning up and so, he ends up on the streets in a foreign city with no one to help him. While looking for a solution he actually remembers there is someone in the city that he “kind of” knows… Lee Hyo-in, his silver spoon-super rich high school colleague with whom he actually had no contact. But as fate has its mysterious ways, Lee Hyo-in is more than happy to give him a place to stay in exchange for Sungjoon becoming his..dog.
Lee Yeonsoo is older than Joo Bin and in his high school years he actually had a crush on Joo Bin’s older brother. Joo Bin is a college classmate of Sungjoon and is actually in love with Lee Yeonsoo, which he used to blackmail with exposing his secret to his brother if Lee wouldn’t hang out with him.
As the story progresses, we get to witness intense sex scenes and amazing artwork; the emotions and expressions are beautifully presented through the graphic. This having only 30 chapters and some epilogues, is quite the fast read, but don’t expect some great character development/plot, because the focus is totally somewhere else.
Both reviews were good; the difference between them was very narrow and I could have seen either as winning. But #!1 was just a little more polished and so got my vote.
I like how enticing Review 1 is, stating some of the kinks that most fujoshis love when it comes to BL. However, Review 2 has this "teaser" at the end that made me want to "read" the title so I'll vote 2.