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Dec 25, 2018 to Aug 23, 2019
9.0/10
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100%
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Yaoi and drama generally go hand in hand, but it's not often that I come across a manga where this is done both realistically and believably. I'd wager that most yaoi works out there are based on forced, exaggerated and ultimately petty drama â which is why Koi wo Suru Tsumori wa Nakatta was such a welcome read. Because in here, the drama stems from longing to get close to another person, from feeling like the window you have to build a genuine connection is almost closed, from not knowing where one stands due to inexperience with navigating such a situation. There aren't love triangles ormisunderstandings that could probably be solved within 10 seconds â just two men getting close and clumsily figuring out what they want from each other. It's not a complicated story, and sometimes keeping it simple is best. The art is gorgeous; it is explicit, but the sex scenes are tastefully done and clearly show enjoyment (and with yaoi this bears mentioning: there is no non-consensual sex here). For me it's a great work; it could've been a bit longer, but that's just me wanting to see more of the couple and not a fault of the story (if anything, it's a plus). The most I can argue is that the side characters don't really get development (or in some cases, names), but as this is Yoshino and Rou's story primarily, the others serve their purpose accordingly. As for the enjoyment: well, I loved it so much that I jumped on MAL to write this pretty much as soon as I was done reading, so that should give you an idea.
On the eve of his 30th birthday, salaryman Yoshino Kiritani decides to go to a gay bar in the hopes of having sex with another man for the first time. He is quickly charmed by college student Rou Nishijima, and the two spend a night together. However, while Yoshino hopes that they can grow even closer, Rou seems ready to move on and continue his playboy ways. In a tale of late first love, Yoshino struggles to decide whether to move on or try to make their relationship into something more. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Minta Suzumaru did an amazing job with this manga!!! This story had such a cute romance ! The art style was very pretty, not like the usual stereotypical BL style and the characters were designed well !! I love how all of the characters included were just normal people. Nothing was too extreme so it was a very believable story. It was a very quick read but still had a good storyline that you don't get in single books. Yoshino was super cute, he had such good character attributes for a realistic setting. It had a good amount of ero scenes but I think itcould use more ... you can never have enough >:3