Go For It, Nakamura!: 1

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Hirose is outgoing, athletic, popular, and barely aware that Nakamura exists, and for all the confident smooth talk in the timid Nakamura's imagination, his pathetic RL attempts to get close to Hirose invariably end in public humiliation. In 2014, Syundei was approached by the managing editor of the manga magazine Opera to draw a comic to fill empty pages in an issue of the magazine. is a fairly simple, straight-forward story populated by fun characters, an eye-catching retro art style, and mostly demure octopi. The style is very much classic 90s shoujo romcom manga (think: Marmalade Boy, Kodomo no Omocha, etc), straight down to the cover design (that color combination!

Changes mid-story for the first few chapters, then the initial narrative is dropped altogether in the last part of the book. Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with another boy—his dreamy high school classmate Hirose. Back then everything was so pure and simple to me, Now, ten years later, I’ve grown into a warped and jaded adult.Nakamura loves octopi as a whole, praising their intelligence and even their cuteness, even his favorite food is takoyaki and having a pet octopus at home. Kudos to Seven Seas for striking out into BL territory; this is their first title and as it has a Teen rating, makes an ideal addition to any library, high school or otherwise, seeking to expand its LGBT resources. For some, the themes might be a breath of fresh air, but I’ve read so many works with LGBT+ themes that this one felt dated and stale.

Shaw's impressive vocal range — from the imperious Claire to the timid Lily, makes this audiobook version the best way to enjoy I'm in Love with the Villainess. Hirose has exceptional memory, with many characters, especially Nakamura, being surprised at the level of detail he remembers. I'm hoping for a second volume but, honestly, even if there isn't going to be one this was a great story. This isn't one of those gay mangas where one man is super effeminate and submissive whilst the other one is dominating and rapey either. Like I am so committed from the very beginning (yes, committed even though I love them all without any kind of bias 😭).Mundane Made Awesome: Kawamura's drawing skills; this is most clearly shown in Chapter 5, when she sketches out a comic in front of her friends at such high speed they cannot see her hands. You’re allowed to like stuff that isn’t 100% sanitary anyway, but it’s also ridiculous to blindly promote something as “wholesome” just because you loved parts of it so much you didn’t notice that something was off.

There's no chance for things to get truly graphic, however, as Nakamura snaps out of it pretty quickly. này mình thấy độ "biến thái" của Nakamura tăng lên :))) Có thêm sự xuất hiện của các nhân vật mới, các nhân vật cũ trở nên thân thiết hơn. If the “wholesome” medal is meant to protect younger readers, then be extremely careful with what you choose to bestow it upon. A Day in the Limelight: Chapter 5 is told from Kawamura's perspective and mostly serves to develop her and her friends. raises the thorny issue regarding the total absence of female characters in some BL works (or their inclusion only as love rivals or neglected fiancées).

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. Syundei’s charming and funny BL manga features an attractively retro artwork, hearkening back to an earlier age of high school uniforms and hairstyles in manga, paying homage, perhaps, to the work of veteran mangaka like Rumiko Takahashi ( Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2). This is a story of Nakamura Okuto, a 16-year old gay teenage boy who has no friends, usually introverted and timid, trying to get close and confess to his long time crush Hirose Aiki. My favorite relationship is the accidental “bond” between Nakamura and one of his female classmates after she mistakes him for a fellow BL fan when really Nakamura was just very excited over her drawing of Hirose.

I am fine with reading about morally questionable topics as long as they are treated with sensitivity; there are shown to be consequences for the negative actions (and the author shows awareness that it was messed up); and/or the execution is thought-provoking or interesting. Por cierto, fantástico el estilo retro de la mangaka, si habéis leído/visto Ranma 1/2 no puede no sonaros el tipo de dibujo. One of the best things I got from this is not only that Nakamura is into tentacle stuff, but also that Hirose's special talent is apparently 'imitating a machine gun', which is the most relevant piece of information about a character I never knew I needed until now. Overall, I think the uproar in favor of this work as one that is a “great step forward” for LGBT+ manga is misguided; from my perspective, it’s just more of the same old stuff I hate and would like for authors to move on from.Although it appears that most of their other works are also short series and that most of them are more sexual in nature (also that nearly every other leading couple in their other series look like Nakamura and Hirose which I find amusing) so if this is the only work of Syundei’s that gets brought over for a long time I’m glad it was Nakamura!