Yaoi manga reviews and fujoshi ramblings
This was an early title in my collection and I read like part of it or something and remember liking it ok. Reading it again I’m not sure it’s so good that I have to hold onto it still but it’s a cute one-shot compilation for 2008. I guess nowdays we’re just spoiled with such super good BL that this older ‘ok’ BL just pales in comparison.
Continue reading “BAREFOOT WALTZ (Romuco Miike)”
It’s been a while since I read a Nastumizu title – Love Bus Stop – but this one is similar in a lot of ways; the most important one being that it features mostly older men having sex in button-up shirts. All aboard the hot salarymen fucktrain lfg
Continue reading “CRUSHING LOVE (Ritsu Natsumizu)”
This is probably one of the worst-looking BL books I have, the inner cover is literally held together by tape and it has suspicious-looking stains on some of the inner pages that look kind of like cum. I think of it as an added bonus feature to make the stories more realistic 🙃
But really, this was a pretty decent BL with three good stories, so you can always judge a book by its suspicious-looking jizz stains, as the saying goes.
Continue reading “RESTART (Shouko Hidaka)”
Invisible love more like invisible weiners badum tischhh
This is a one-shot compilation with what feels like a super random mix of stories, and despite them all being technically short about half of them managed to drag somehow. Don’t worry, I posted all the good sex scenes though…
Continue reading “MELTED LOVE (You Takumi)”
Picture this. You’re an intern. You have a crush on your boss. You secretly pine after him, day after day. You slowly befriend him outside of work. One night you’re watching TV at your place together, and the show makes him tear up. Ooo, it’s your big opportunity! All you have to do is lean over and comfort him with a pat on the back or a hug, right? Maybe even a kiss!
Pfft. Wrong, weirdo. According to this manga, you should lick his face, obviously…
Continue reading “TOTAL SURRENDER (Hiroko Ishimaru)”
You may have heard the dilemma of when to listen to sad music – if you listen to it when you’re happy, you’ll be sad, but if you listen to it when you’re sad, you’ll get sadder. Is sad manga the same? Hmm. Well, this one isn’t that sad, but even Yumeka’s happy stories seem twinged with melancholy because of her unique way of telling them.
Continue reading “SAME CELL ORGANISM (Sumomo Yumeka)”
Manhattan is a nice romantic backdrop for a BL. Towering skyscrapers, the hustle and bustle of the streets, tranquil Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, horns honking all hours of the day and night, congealed garbage on the sidewalk, footlong rats eating leftover pizza crust on the subway tracks, unobstructed views of Jersey City…sorry, was that last one too gross?
Continue reading “MANHATTAN LOVE STORY (Momoko Tenzen)”
…in which two teachers hook up in an empty kindergarten classroom. Do you think that’s a themed room option at love hotels?
Continue reading “EVERLASTING LOVE (Ryoko Chiba)”
One of the first BL I ever read was Same Cell Organism, also by this mangaka, and I was struck by her unique stories and soft artstyle. Having a lot more BL under my belt now, I was curious if I would still like her work. I can happily say that even after becoming considerably more jaded about BL, Yumeka is like a soft, fresh breeze in a world of lightsaber dicks, oversized hands, dorito chins, and rape tropes.
Continue reading “THE DAY I BECAME A BUTTERFLY (Sumomo Yumeka)”