Kowagaranaide, Soba ni Ite

Yeah the premise is a bit overdone. Nothing's wrong with that personally speaking. Just because a bakery has perfected a certain cake does not mean other places can't make that same cake. However, my main problem it is the execution is itself very much by the books. Whether the story structure, the character dynamics, the plot beats... everything is predictable that at some point you just breezes through. On top of all that, the story does drag the angst a little bit. As a result, the drama fails to become delicious because it's lacks any new iterations. Characters is also pretty stereotypical. Of course it's a GoldenRetriever x Black Cat pairing. Of course the Golden Retriever is the one losing his memory. Of course they fought because of the Black Cat's internalized homophobia. Of course the Black Cat is the one hiding and keeping his pain by himself. That being said, the execution still feels pretty solid. Nothing feels rushed, and the payoff at the end is still present and still very, very sweet. All in all, it's still a good delightful cake.

Was I supposed to cry...??? Very, very mediocre. If you're up for a clichéd, boring plot, with typical gay characters, a hackneyed (and annoyingly so) backstory, a too-good-to-be-true ending (which, of course, won't be a legitimate, consummate yaoi ending without the oh so loving awkward sex at the last chapter bombarded with too much i love yous to the point it's cringy), you still shouldn't give this manga a read. Even if it's only 6 chapters. Even if the art is pretty okay. Unless you don't want to waste your time, that is. I truly believe that people who actually read this seriously is just looking formaterial to cry on. If that's not your purpose then just don't even bother with this one.