Mimi

I hated the last 4 days I spent on this book <3

I honestly wish this got a physical release because, after that other manga I just read, this was just so much nicer to chill to. It wasn't perfect but I really like how forward Masato was with everything, how he felt, and how he recognized what was happening. Even though I love slow burns I might’ve been reading too much of them lately or the ones I am reading have felt like four chapters of frustration and one chapter of them actually being a couple... Reading this was kind of freeing, though there were still moments where I didn’t agree with Atsushi’s childish actions. It gave me slight up Usagi from Junjou Romantica vibes and, let me tell you, those are horrid vibes.

Still, I was really here for the straightforwardness that I rarely see in BL and I just thought the overall main story was kind of cute. What wasn’t cute was the amount of jealousy they both showed, however. I’ll always and forever hate whenever I find myself saying "People are allowed to have friends! Let people have friends". It's so tiring to see this level of jealousy.

Btw, the extra story: Sexual harassment? Rape to lovers? Skipped.

Story 1-2: Fine. I liked how sad it got but found myself thinking that if this were a horror story I'd be hooked. It kinda gave me Girl’s Cocoon chapter 2 “Substitute" vibes and I wanted it to lean into more of the creepy and weird… But that's not what it was about, so…

Story 3: I ended up skimming this mostly because I don't really like Makoto and didn't really care about their drama being told. I didn't like his vibe in the 1st chapter, the way he looked at Rit ( a 17yd most likely). We also don't really know how old Yuu is other than he's not 21 yet. I'm tired.

By this time I thought about dropping it since I knew that chapter 4 is more of the 2nd couple. I cared more about Yoshiya and Mickey but not that much. I'm also not that fond of the writing whether it's the translation or not I just wasn't engaged with it. On the other hand, I literally have 2 chapters left…… so I skipped chapter 4. The little 4.5 extra was bittersweet. Good for them.

I've been taking notes this whole time so I don't have a coherent thought for the last 3 books just yet, but I will say:

I LOVE THEM! I love them. I love this book. I love this series. I love Zeniko. I love them.

I hate Miyoshi. He sucks. I 100% do not want to read Loveless Momentum.