Morthos

Kinda sad there wasn't much to this one. I started to lose interest around chapter 4. The story was cute, but very puddle deep, ya know.

2.75

Everything felt really disjointed in its pacing, and I felt nothing for the dynamic between Aoki and Mizuno. It just feels like their chemistry comes out of nowhere because of how spliced this story feels. Also, any conversation about weight felt weird. Not offensive, but definitely not positive. Kind of like the way a sitcom would cover a woman gaining weight.

In fact, this whole story just reads like a sitcom with a laugh track that you can definitely hear, but you're just sitting there because it's not funny. It's not like the jokes are horrible or rude; it's just not funny.

I love them. I love them. I love them.

It's been a hot minute since I've read this, and I just finished volume 2, so my overall thoughts are on that entry. But, man, did I love this. I had a great time… I want an Arochi plush.

4.75

I've been gushing throughout this whole volume. I just really love how adorable and attached to Saegusa Arochi is, but also how he's so sure of himself and the confidence he's gained in this volume. I love them both; they are stupidly cute together. I appreciate a character like Saegusa with my whole heart, but Arochi is baby. Arochi is everything.

I also can't believe I've even come around to liking Tsushima. I was rooting for him. He let me down BAD. And even though I never excuse sexual harassment/assault… Tsumuji, how did you make me forgive Tsushima 😩? Why did you make me want more of Tsushima 😩? Bro, you can't just do that 😩😩😩😩.

Eh. Sometimes they're cute together, and sometimes I like Shiratoni in a relatable way… But other times it's just tooooooo corny for me. Idk. I didn't hate it, at least.

4.25

It has some problems, but compared to the last two books I read and Muno's own Shuuden Elegy, this was cute. I loved most of it and really loved both Akashi and Yagi. Would've loved an extra chapter or two of them being a couple, since most of the story was about them sorting out what they currently had.

Something like a double date with Nomura and his girlfriend would've killed me in exactly the way I wanted.

2.75

Was having a great time until Yuichi's personality changed, and this story became more about them having sex than the hurt/comfort I was hoping for. Which sucks because not every moment was annoying, but by the time we got to university, I was already checked out. I mean, you made me read middle schoolers fucking... I thought they were already around 17 and in high school. Not something I still care to read, but I at least thought that they are 17 and in high school...

I really wanted to read the new edition in the future, but now… I have no desire to reread this book just because the art is better.

Buy this, read the fan translation.

I really didn't like how this was officially translated into English. It's fine, but I did read a fan translation before I realized this official one existed, and the fan translation just read better. I felt the word choices and the two main characters' tone of voice, which convey their personalities, were done better by fans than by the official translator.

There was also a part of me that felt this was too short to really care about Ryosuke and Shun, both as characters and as a couple, on top of Ryosuke's biphobia never really being addressed bothered me. What happened to him sucked, but I wish we had explored both of their back stories more. I wish we had gotten Shun talking to and helping work through Ryosuke's biphobia instead of that one throwaway line. It all read like a oneshot that I'm surprised was actually 5 chapters. (don't think about how long it took me to finish this, I was busy...)