Satoru's love life has hit rock bottom. As "The World's Worst Lover," he's been dumped time and again due to his terrible skills in bed. Just when he thinks all hope is lost, the God of Seduction, affectionately nicknamed Ecchan, suddenly appears to turn his fortunes around! Ecchan reveals that the only way to make things right is to find Satoru's perfect partner--a match so ideal that sparks are guaranteed to fly. Enter Shinya Hoshina, a wildly popular actor and Satoru's supposed soulmate. Satoru manages to get close to Shinya, leading to a night that redefines everything he thought he knew about pleasure. But as Shinya's kindness and sincerity begin to melt Satoru's heart, what started as divine intervention turns into something much deeper.
Lovely art, interesting premise that got me hooked (but ehhh..forgettable) annoying god of seduction. Something about this irked me.. i dunno. Top seems devoid of expressions or personality (and they’re an A-list celeb…. For a commercial???!!??!)
Seven seas is the english publisher and it is unfortunately censored (boooo)
A movie star, a god, and the worst sex partner in the world. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but instead it’s a weird kinky little story about a man whose learning to be better at intimacy, his new lover, and the god whose giving him sex tips. It was a quite funny at times and a good quick read.
I missed your works and your art style, sensei! This new manga from you is so hilariously raunchy, but very cute nonetheless! It’s just so crazy! Ugh, I suddenly miss bl! Also, who doesn’t adore Ecchan?! The filler story about the perfumer though, didn’t like that much, thank gee it was extremely short.
This was very cute, though it felt a bit fast and the title and premise doesn't quite match what happens. The idea is that Satoru is being helped by this little god for seduction, but he doesn't really seduce anyone, nor do we really see Ecchan giving many hints about things. There are a couple panels about it, but most of it is just the edges of a typical fuck or die situation without many of the stakes of that (because the stakes are that Satoru doesn't want to be "bad" at sex). It's never explained what he's bad at, specifically, though Satoru thinks it's because he has a small dick. It's implied that he just hasn't found the right person - someone who doesn't care that he has a small dick - or that he needed to try bottoming, but also that positioning doesn't matter (he's just very good at it, naturally). So we miss out on whatever "training" he got: it's Hoshina existing near him that makes Satoru good, not any training in seduction. And it's unclear if he learns anything other than to just be open-minded. This is frustrating because I enjoy these kinds of narratives, with characters who are nervous about sexual performance who get more opportunities to try things out and find out they're good and can enjoy things. But this feels like it skips through the steps, unless you just assume, "Try sleeping with a guy first and see how it goes" is the all-important step. And maybe it is. Maybe homophobia and heteronormativity are the true villains to be defeated.
A better version of this "Natsume Wants to Be Trained" by Mamita. But this is still cute, all the same. If you liked the former, give this a shot. If you liked this, give Mamita's works a shot.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
The title is both accurate and misleading at the same time. The story is hilarious enough it's not a favorite, but it makes for a good read. Ecchan is more than a little ridiculous and demanding, making it rather surprising that Satoru goes along with him at all, but he really is just that desperate. The most useful thing Ecchan can do honestly is being able to identify those with high compatibility. His methods from then on are entirely questionable. More than a little awkwardness results, but fortunately Satoru's match, Hoshina, has a unique ability of his own and a good heart making him willing to look beyond Satoru's awkward introduction and attempt to help him. Neither of them could have expected what would come of that first meeting, but it does end up being for the best for these two at least. For the others who can see Ecchan or may be his next target to "help".... who knows how that will go.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
I thought it was cute and spicy. Would've liked a bit more story since the characters did have depth and a good background, but maybe if this had been a story that got to span over a few volumes, I think it would've been utilised better.
Also, I liked the extra story 'Mon Arôme Chéri' since I really loved 'Sweat and Soap' (different manga series, also good, so check it out) But I couldn't really place what it had to do within this universe. I think if the author had made it longer and into a seperate manga, I would've definitely picked it up! Just didn't understand what it did in this one.
This is a very dirty book but it was also very funny. The little cupid like thing is the god of seduction and it just gets crazier from there. The relationship is very shallow but with the title, I wasn't waiting for in depth conversations.