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MANGA: Gyaruge no Sekai de Shinyu♂ ga Ore wo Sukida to Iidashite!?
Gyaruge no Sekai de Shinyu♂ ga Ore wo Sukida to Iidashite!? – Fujitobi
Why won’t you try for an ending with me? One tiny freakout brings best friends Aoi and Ritsuki smack dab into the middle of the world of a dating sim. All this time, Aoi has been trying to act like a cool guy who doesn’t care about love, but now that his cover is blown, is this his chance to complete a romance route just for him? And why is Ritsuki’s affection meter looking like that?
My Best Friend♂ Confessed to Me in a Dating Sim is a story of two best friends transported inside the world of a dating game. Aoi, who used to declare he was a bros before hoes guy, admitted he really wanted a girlfriend. His best friend Ristuki was a reluctant tag-along in the game who wanted to return to their world as soon as possible.
And they can only do that if Aoi finds love. Guess who’s in love with him since they were kids..
The story’s charm captures that awkwardness when you realize your best friend is in love with you, and you don’t know how to react. My favorite scene is when Aoi activates the heartmeter where a heart pops out whenever a character feels affectionate towards him.
Ritsuki’s hearts were so many that Aoi had to run away because he was overwhelmed by the barrage. The thing with the heart meter is that Aoi is the only one who can see the heart. It left the poor friend-zoned Ritsuki confused why his best friend was running away.
By all appearances, Aoi is straight. The manga did a good job highlighting all the conflicting emotions, the slow realization, and finally, his acceptance of his romantic feelings towards Ritsuki. Aoi is a dork, and I love that Ritsuki might be pining, but like a true best friend, he calls Aoi on his shit.
The plot is similar to other galge isekai-style manga, even that heart meter scene, but the execution is effective. Nothing groundbreaking though still cute and funny.
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MY TOP BL MANGA OF 2021
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MANGA: Inoue-kun Hajimemasen ka?
Inoue-kun Hajimemasen ka? – Fujitobi
When Inoue’s asthma acts up on the first day of school, a boy named Karasuma helps him out. Inoue falls in love with him almost instantly, but Karasuma insists that he’s not interested in love. Inoue doesn’t give up and continues to ask him out at least three times a day. When Karasuma’s emotions get the best of him, Inoue mysteriously gets hurt by a mysterious breeze smashing a nearby window. But how could the sudden wind be Karasuma’s fault?
Adorbs!!!
Wanna Try Dating Inoue? is a collection of two interconnected stories set in a world where all sorts of furries and other mythical creatures exist.
The title story is about an asthmatic high schooler, Inoue, who was assisted by a poker-faced senpai, Karasuma after a particularly bad asthma attack. The super cheerful, super positive, super persistent Inoue promptly fell in love and was asking Karasuma to go out with him every chance he got. He was turned down every time. Strangely enough, Karasuma is always there to help him whenever he’s in a pinch. Why then is senpai so adamant about not wanting to date him?
This is how you do persistent, possessive characters. Typically I would be annoyed with Inoue’s type of character, the kind who throws themselves at the other person and wouldn’t take no for an answer. To me, that is harassment. However, Inoue did it so charmingly and so cutely. There were no dub-con moments. Everything was just so fluffy and gentle.
Karasuma is a tengu who possessed a rare ability. It is this rare ability that caused a disaster. This is why he doesn’t want to fall in love. But Inoue was pure sunshine and positivity, Karasuma found himself falling.
I particularly enjoyed the switch to Karasuma’s POV. Karasuma is expressionless most of the time it’s hard to tell what he thinks. But he’s just as endearing as Inoue in his own broody way. I loved their light/dark combination!
I Tried Dating Ookami is about Asaka who was confessed to by a big-scary-looking werewolf. Too scared to refuse, he agreed to go out with Ookami. He continued to be scared during their mostly awkward, mostly wordless interactions. The wolf was too intimidating. He couldn’t take it anymore, something had to give…Then he discovered, Ookami is not what he seems.
This is a story about not judging a person why his appearance. It was fun watching Asaka find out about the many wonderful things about the big guy. As you could have guessed, Ookami is a big softie. This wolf is really a shiba inu. Like I said, adorbs!
I really loved this volume! The art is very kawaii with furries and random creatures everywhere. The bonus panels at the end of each chapter were super fun!
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MANGA: Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ga Ore o Sukida to Iidashite
Galge no Sekai de Shinyuu ga Ore o Sukida to Iidashite – Fujitobi
Aoi, a hard-headed young man secretly yearning for love. When playing the harem game he secretly bought in his best friend Ritsuki’s house, he somehow gets sucked into the game’s world with Ritsuki! While understanding that if they don’t clear the game they can’t leave, Aoi decides to try his best in romancing one of the girls, but suddenly Ritsuki confesses to him…? The story between a whole hearted ikemen childhood friend x a hard headed young man who secretly yearns for love virtually unfolds!
In the World of a Gal Game, My Best Friend ♂ Says He Likes Me!? is a gay for you, best friends to lovers story that took place inside a gal game.
Gal games are dating games where the player tries to win the affection of girls. Aoi was playing one at his best friend Ritsuki’s house when they were both sucked inside the game. Aoi, who had boldly declared he had no interest in girls, had in fact been wanting a girlfriend and decided to play the game as practice.
Meanwhile, Ritsuki had been pining for his oblivious friend for years. He took comfort in the fact that his friend said he doesn’t want to date girls. Now that they were both in the game and Aoi was actively pursuing girls, he took matters in his own hands by trying to control Aoi’s interactions with them.
Normally, I’d be all over a friends to lovers story especially one that’s also gay for you. But, I seriously think Ritsuki was barking up the wrong tree. Aoi was so very obviously straight. He was really into girls and only later developed feelings because Ritsuki was always there. I felt his change of feeling towards his bestfriend was forced. Even the flow of the manga didn’t feel smooth.
I did feel sorry for Ritsuki. Aoi is a doofus. Still, he loves Aoi so much that when the game showed Aoi the affection levels of a person towards him, Ritsuki’s level was so high, Aoi was overwhelmed and fled. Ritsuki’s strong feelings were the only reason I rooted for them.
I love most of Fujitobi‘s manga but sadly this one didn’t work for me. Which was too bad because it had an interesting set up.
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Awairo Emaki – Fujitobi
When he was little, Ryuuta was attacked by a youkai. An older boy came to his rescue, he was a wandering youkai exorcist called Izumo. Soon after the incident Izumo departed on his travels again, leaving Ryuuta behind, but promising to come back one day and start their own journey together. Years later they meet again, but Izumo seems to have no recollection of their promise. Nevertheless, Ryuuta is determined to stay with him, and they end up travelling together.
Light and fluffy.
(source: https://mangakakalot.com)
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Tokubetsu na Nichijou – Fujitobi
Two boys try to celebrate their one year anniversary, but things don’t go as planned.
LOL, they’re like an old married couple.
Here’s what David Byrne has to say, boys:
I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.
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Tokubetsu na Nichijou – Fujitobi
Two boys try to celebrate their one year anniversary, but things don’t go as planned.
LOL, they’re like an old married couple.
Here’s what David Byrne has to say, boys:
I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.
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Uruwashiki Shuen – Fujitobi
A virus is spreading in the city, turning people into zombies. Two people are trying to survive.
Fucked up but not that disturbing
