るったとこだま 1 [Rutta to Kodama 1]

るったとこだま / Rutta to Kodama #1

by Youko Fujitani, 藤谷 陽子

Rutta changed from a delinquent to a nice guy because of his new roommate, Miyagi Kodama. Kodama was unsure of his own feelings after Rutta's confession. After seeing Rutta's injuries caused from excessive fighting, Kodama finally decided to face the truth and accepted him.

Genres: Manga, Yaoi, Romance, LGBT, Boys Love, Comics, Comics Manga

152 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Name (in native language): 藤谷陽子

FUJITANI Youko: 藤谷 陽子
Yōko Fujitani

Associated Names: 藤谷阳子; FUJITANI Yoko; Konjou Kumiai; WILL

Romanizes her name on her work as Yoko Fujitani.

Right-handed.

She formed the doujinshi circle Konjou Kumiai and has released over 100 doujinshi for various fandoms.

In recent years she's been working more on official manga. Most of her manga is BL.

Chihiro Harumi is her sister.

Blood Type: O

Zodiac: Aries

Reviews

[小さな N (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)⊃ [_|_] ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't decide between 3 and 4 stars, I think I'll settle for 3 right now.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

And here's another exception to "I don't like high school stories". Rutta and Kodama are roommates, and on first sight don't have much in common. Rutta is the rich son and a bit of a delinquent, while Kodama is a gentle and sweet boy. However, sharing a room with Kodama and being his friend changes Rutta, and finally he falls in love with Kodama and confesses to him. At first, Kodama doesn't know how to react, but he soon realizes his own feelings and the two of them become a couple.

It's a very sweet story, and the two of them are a nice couple. Also, the two of them figuring out there future together makes for a really nice read. It has some of the usual BL tropes, of course, but the dynamic between the two of them is lovely. It's a fun series with an underlying gentleness, I guess you could say, and it has very pretty art.

I bought this as part of my "no more scanlations" project I started in 2014. (Meaning I also plan to buy the manga I read as scanlation and liked enough to read them at least twice.)

Read in Japanese 2014/01/14
Read in English 2012/06/10

[Enya · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Review from after re-read of the trilogy)
Compared to book 2 and 3 this one is rather weak, but still really good! There are only two points I'd critisise, one more than the other.

First and foremost, the extra story about two unrelated characters was unnecessary and pretty boring imo. I didn't like the story of Rutta and Kodama to be interrupted by that.

Secondly, it kind of starts the relationship between Rutta and Kodama in a rush. You only understand how adorable and wonderful they are together until a bit later. They're really a great couple, as you see more and more throughout the series. It's definitely my absolute favourite Yaoi manga ever!

[Sarina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich fand Rutta & Kodama echt süß zusammen, allerdings ging mir das zwischen ihnen ein wenig zu schnell. Ich konnte die Entwicklung ihrer Gefühle nicht so richtig nachvollziehen, da die Hintergründe gefehlt haben. Ich bin trotzdem gespannt wie es mit ihnen weitergeht.

[Justin Raphael · Rating 5 out of 5]

It made my sad feelings deep in my soul disappear.

[Riina Y.T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goodness; Kodama is just too adorable for words.

[Dominique Aguilera · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember being recommended this manga through Tumblr several years ago, in which user kenmahh wrote, "Want a yaoi where there is no abuse, stalking, hating girls for liking the gay guy (not knowing that hes gay) and with positive female friendship? Well here you go" -- later adding that the anatomy is also pretty good (referring to the infamous "Yaoi hands").

Unfortunately, Rutta & Kodama has not been officially imported into the U.S., but you can read a fan translation on MangaHere. I read the first two volumes, but never got around to finishing the last one--probably because I didn't want it to end so soon!

The relationship, while they did get together pretty fast, was so sweet! Rutta even listens to Kodama's protests against having sex with him, and later on, asks if he's okay while they are doing it. There's an instance where Kodama tells Rutta not to treat him like an object upon the delinquent declaring, "He's mine!" A warning I should give out, though, is that there are a handful of graphic sex scenes between these two teens (but they might as well be 18, since they do eventually make college plans, and move in together; plus, the age of consent in Japan is different), so if that's something that you're uncomfortable seeing, I'd suggest you steer away from this.

There's a mini story devoted to these two completely different characters, and, while I did like their first intimate scene, the second one seemed to veer more into the typical "Seme takes uke by surprise, and doesn't listen to his pleads" scenario. A bonus I can give to that one is the fact that Tatsumi admits he's gay, rather than denying it.

[78sunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eigentlich fand ich die Beziehung der beiden richtig süß und auch der Zeichenstil bzw. die Art und Weise wie Gesichter dargestellt werden gefiel mir sehr. Inhaltlich passiert aber leider so gut wie gar nichts. Auch die Panels sind wenig abwechslungsreich. Es gibt kaum Hintergründe oder Szenewechsel und man bekommt fast nur Nahaufnahmen der Gesichter zu sehen.
In dem Manga sind zwei Geschichten enthalten. Beide haben mir obwohl es so wenig Handlung gab, von den Beziehungen her wirklich gut gefallen. Die Charaktere waren sympathisch und süß und es hat Spaß gemacht sie ein wenig zu verfolgen.
Vor allem die zweite Geschichte hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Da fand ich auch die Handlung etwas interessanter und abwechslungsreicher, obwohl die Story kürzer war. Hier kamen auch Kinder vor und die wurden mega süß gezeichnet.
Alles in allem hat der Manga mir wirklich gefallen und ich würde gern Band 2 noch eine Chance geben.

Story 3,0/5
Charaktere 4,4/5
Emotionen 4,0/5
Gesamt 3,6/5

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Història d'amor BL entre dos companys d'habitació en un internat masculí que segueixen la dinàmica bon estudiant tímid vs. macarra tsundere. Malgrat que al primer capítol ja tenim confessió i petó, la relació avança d'una manera respectuosa i adorable. S'intueix cert drama familiar, però veiem com el macarra es va estovant i l'altre va madurant. La història principal s'intercala amb una altra de childhood friends to lovers bastant cuqui, però massa senzilleta perquè només ocupa un parell de capítols.

[Thi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid story. The passage of time is kinda weird towards the end but it doesn't really matter nor effect the main story beats. A very feel-good story. Very cute. Very lovely. What's that old weeb word? Moe? It's that. I really like how it's slice of life for most of it and then the big conflict at the end isn't some dumb cliche but rather, actual character growth.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty cute series so far. Mildly explicit.
Love the relationship dynamic. The story hasn't been too detailed yet with the main couple, but I'm hoping for a deeper storyline in the next volume!

[CARLYN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Desde el primer capitulo ya se adentran de frente con la historia de fondo. Los personajes son tan tiernos como adorables, que es imposible no enamorarse de ellos.
Kodama conoce a Rutta, ahora siendo compañeros de cuarto. Ya se imaginan que puede pasar con esta pareja.

[Shey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute, but damn that insta love is such a turn off. I wish it would've taken them much longer to fall in love.

[Ramen · Rating 5 out of 5]

love love love

[elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

my sister made me read this and i have to be honest, i thought it was okay but not my cup of tea.

[Lady Aqua · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's so sweet and smooth. I just want to hug them tightly 🤍 Desde la primera vez que lo leí en el 2014, trato de reread it cada año porque se volvió en una historia especial.

[zuzanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,75/5 pierwsza "manga" jaką przeczytałam i naprawdę fajne doświadczenie książkowe, ale to chyba nie moja bajka ^•^

[bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

『 ★★★,5 』

[Nix Buttons · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first chapter was abrupt, missing some depth. Aside from that the directness of the characters was really refreshing. No going in circles and such, they face their own feelings and each other with honesty. Of course there are issues like family, jealousy, anxiety about the future and such, but all those are addressed very down-to-earth, no big dramas. I really very much enjoyed that :)
And I have to say both of them are really sweet :P The art style is really good, especially Ruttas facial expressions, as well as perspectives. He is just adorable.

German description from me:
Kodana hat mittem Im Semester die Schule gewechselt und auf der neuen Schule ist kein Zimmer mehr frei, weswegen er sich ein Zimmer mit dem berüchtigten Schläger Ruizaki teilen muss, welchen er wegen einem Missverständnis Rutta nennt. Doch so schlimm scheint der garnicht zu sein. Dann macht Rutta ganz unerwartet Kodana ein Liebesgeständnis, was ihn zum nachdenken bringt. In der nächsten Zeit kommt Rutta immer wieder mit eindeutigen Kampfspuren nach Hause und wird immer schlechter gelaunt, was Kodona dazu bringt seine eigenen Gefühle zu hinterfragen.

Eine Nebengeschichte dreht sich um die Schläger Torao und Tatsumi, die seit 15 Jahren befreundet sind. Ihre Schulzeit neigt sich dem Ende zu und beide sind unsicher ob sie auch zukünftig Zeit zusammen verbringen können. Tatsumi ist sich auch seiner Gefühle für Torao bewusst, doch was ist mit Torao?

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I did enjoy reading this series - there were moments where I totally got the feels - I felt like there was too much sex. Like, yes, sex is good, sex is fine - but there's a limit. They literally have sex every chapter. All those pages could have been used for more character development, or plot. They never expanded on Rutta's family and his history with them, and Kodama's outburst about no wanting to hold Rutta back (this was towards the end of the series, like second last chapter) didn't really have a satisfying resolution, in my opinion. Honestly, I wanted more fluff (for the resolution. The manga itself had a decent amount of cute moments).
Completed: June 12, 2017

[m. ✨ On Hiatus ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

An adorable story about Rutta and Kodama, roommates who fall in love while attending school. Even though they're opposites (Rutta is the school punk who likes to start fights, and Kodama is quiet, laid back and always thinks of others) their interactions with each other are really sweet. There are plenty of fluffy, heartwarming moments, so if that's your thing, this is perfect for you!

Rutta's rare smiles are so awkward that you can't help but feel warm and fuzzy like Kodama.

[Maiko-chan [|] · Rating 4 out of 5]

5stars for the two chapters of Tatsumi x Torao's relationship, 3stars for the main pairing of this series. Ngl I only continued reading this series because I hoped there'd be more of Tatsumi/Torao so while I love this volume for having them the overall series is a disappointment.

[Chocobox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rutta, the school bully (cutest bully EVER) falls for Kodama, his roommate, they act completely adorable together, the end. The only thing I don't like about this story is that it doesn't take up the whole volume and the second, two-part story isn't as cute.

[Amandy Q · Rating 5 out of 5]

it had it's mundane happiness but i cried with Kodama because it really is hard not to show your obsessive side to loved ones. Rutta is adorable as well! It was a very sweet pice so I loved it overall

[Gaa-chan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Completo

[Jessie Potts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork

[Aki Ryuichi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uno de los primeros que leí. No obstante, no fue uno de los que más me gustó.
En esta releída me he dicho ¿en qué estabas pensando? SON BELLOS 😍

[cagla tastemur · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in love Rutta!!!

[Magan]

Exceptional yaoi title. These two are too cute for words. Their relationship could have given diabetes, but didn't. I read this repeatedly because I loved it so much.