criminally underrated BL

4/5

[PG, rom-com, slice of life]

TW: dubious consent due to alcohol, objectification of women

+ frienemies to lovers
+ manly, reversible couple
+ fun dynamics between the MCs

Oh my god this is too short! Two assholes keep falling into bed together after getting dumped by their girlfriends. This couldve been really good if explored more. I love these dumbasses together, they deserve each other.

5/5 for first story

[18+, anthology, slice of life, romance]

TW: depression, suicide attempt, homophobia, age gap (20s and 40s), rape (4th story)

+ strangers to lovers
+ great writing
- rape apologist in 4th story

Seriously, i love this author's writing so much. The first story is so beautiful and relatable (at least to me)-- the deep loneliness, helplessness, the reluctance to both live and die... everything is depicted so fluently. Way too underrated.

[PG, drama, slice of life, found family, hurt/comfort]

TW: yakuza, incest and past abusive relationship (not between MCs)

+ strangers to lovers
+ interesting plot and beautiful art

A heartbroken man who is running away from his ex's debt and an ex yakuza who is running away from his past.

4.5/5

[18+, rom-com, slice of life, drama]

+ friends to lovers
+ communication was terrible but they managed to work on it
+ healthy, openly discussed and full of respect sexual relationship

A good friends to lovers story.

4.5/5

[18+, rom-com]

+ boss-subordinate relationship
+ good communication

A manager who seems cold and distant was actually a hopeless romantic who loves to daydream about his handsome subordinate. So sweet and funny!

4.5/5

[18+, anthology, romance, slice of life]

TW: homophobia

+ 2 couples: strangers to lovers & former highschool classmates reuniting
+ beautiful writing and art

Sequel for the first story here http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/kare_no_barairo_no_jinsei/

4.5/5

[18+, university life, romance, drama]

TW: homophobia, homophobic language

Continuation of the first story from Ringo ni Hachimitsu (http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/ringo_ni_hachimitsu/)

+ established relationship
+ great writing
+ relatable MC

About the worries and fear someone feels when they find happiness after being hurt a lot of times. Man, this is so relatable.

4.5/5

[18+, anthology, drama, romance]

+ manly badass couple
+ interesting plots and great writing

I always love yoneda kou's works, and these are really great. Non-explicit sex scenes compared to usual hardcore mangas but a lot hotter than most.

4.5/5 for first story

[PG, anthology, romance, school life, slice of life]

TW: teacher × student & promiscuous behavior (2nd story), age gap (3rd story)

+ childhood friends to lovers
+ good writing

So underrated! I like the 1st story a lot. It's classic and timeless. This was one of the first friends to lovers stories i read, and after rereading it's as good as i remember it was years ago.

4.5/5

[PG, anthology, supernatural, romance]

TW: bullying & non-con groping (4th story)

+ interesting plots
+ beautiful art and writing

Another underrated manga. I like all of the stories here, especially the dream-eater one. They're so unique and beautifully drawn, i wish each story had its own book.