Chinese title: 保坂與三好 上
This one has 神率 of 60% on Chil-Chil.
4⭐️
Although this manga is related to Jackass! I didn’t like the university story as much as their high school days. It feels a bit too superficial and lacks depth, with the social media influencers, condom/contact lens joke, webcam hacking/stalking, phone sex, and LGBTQ equality…
Scarlet Beriko sensei’s drawing style has changed a bit in recent years, maybe it’s due to the use of computer graphic… The facial features are getting more feminine, and the mouth is a bit weird (thin lips)… I miss her old style where the seme would have big sparkling puppy eyes.
The seme 保坂幸次郎 (39) is the founder of a niche fashion label, he caught the uke 三好晴臣 (19) in Jackass! stalking the teacher-student couple and tried to blackmail them with kissing photo.
The two have been in touch ever since, the seme is serious about chasing the uke and patiently wait for him to pass the entrance exam. The seme even offered for the uke to move in with him but the uke rejected his home key…
The uke is not brave enough to openly accept his sexuality so he keeps distance from the seme. He still feels haunted by the video clip from high school where he came out of the closet by telling his crush 克巳 to chase after the high school teacher… Unfortunately the uke failed the entrance exam and has to prepare for another year… He’s trying to achieve things on his to-do list in order to become an confident and independent adult, such as eating yakiniku alone…
To be fair, the seme is the ideal boyfriend with wonderful personality, mature and sophisticated, while still laid back and fun. He’s serious about work and his fashion creations, also openly gay and not afraid of others perceptions. The seme is attracted to the uke’s courage (in Jackass!) and wants to give him happiness… His love is too heavy for uke, especially when he’s in the lowest point in life with no solid future prospect…
The seme’s ex-colleague/boyfriend appears at the end of this volume, he’s now the CEO of Fashion Town an online shopping platform, he would like to invite the seme’s brand for the new season photo shoot. The uke feels inferior to the ex-boyfriend and starts to get jealous of the two’s professional relationship…