This has 神率 of 53% on Chil-Chil. Overall 3.5-4.5 ⭐️
The Chinese version was published in 2014. A compilation of short stories about 4 couples. I wouldn’t call it a light read because there are heavy topics being discussed.
表題作 どこにもない国 In WWII (1945), the seme 早川正義 was a subordinate of uke 竹内慎 in the same trope and sent to battle at the Southern islands in Okinawa. The uke would often punish the seme in front of the team because of mistakes he’s made. After the war ended, the uke was suffering from PTSD, originally the seme wanted to stay with the uke in Okinawa in their own utopia, eventually they had to return to the Japan mainland and face the reality, trying to go back to the “new normal life”.
同時収録作品 1と2の間 The seme 哲男 is a high school student and the uke 正良 is an office worker who just moved back to home town. When the seme was a lil kid he witnessed the uke dressed up in high school girl’s uniform, crying while forced to have sex with another older boy in the park. The seme once got lost in the field when he was young and the uke gave him a ride back home on bike, the seme though the uke was mad at him because he didn’t speak (changing voice phase). The uke moved away for university and the seme has been dreaming about that girl ever since.
同時収録作品 0と1の間 The seme 三ツ矢 and uke 鶴田浩輔 were the vice-leader and leader of the high school volleyball team. The seme’s had crush on the uke for many years and finally decided to give up when the uke got married. Although everyone thinks the seme is very serious and strict, the uke always though of him as gentle and caring. The uke got dumped by his wife and injured his leg so he’s falling back into the seme’s care. In reality they are equals, got each other locked in their palms.
同時収録作品 もののことわり The seme 章 a high schooler is dating the uke 浩介 a neighbor who’s teaching tea ceremony. The seme is careless and clumsy so he broke one of uke’s favorite bowl, the uke told him to be more careful handling objects, so that he can taken seriously by people.