Love from the Tip of the Tongue, Vol. 1

舌先から恋 [Shitasaki kara Koi] #1

by An Momose

In this world, there are two special categories of people known as “forks” and “cakes.” Forks—the predators, normal humans who lack a sense of taste. Cakes—the prey, the one thing forks find irresistibly delicious, often luring them to commit heinous crimes. High school hottie Tatsunari has spent his whole life hiding the fact that he’s a fork, but all that changes when he accidentally gets a taste of a cute, glasses-wearing junior. The explosion of sweetness has him falling head-over-heels for the flavor…and for the boy himself! Jump into the world of cakeverse with this delectable BL!

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

Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2023

Reviews

[clau · Rating 3 out of 5]

first cakeverse i’ve ever read that was … interesting!

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply a masterpiece, yup!

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I say I spent at least 25% of this manga just laughing my ass off, I’m not exaggerating. It takes some getting used to the characters referring to themselves or others as forks and cakes. I honestly found it hilarious for quite a while. Once I accepted this as the norm, however, I was able to enjoy the story.

For a significantly raunchy story, cause boy are these guys making out and fucking a lot, it was also surprisingly wholesome. Tatsunari goes through a mini-journey of accepting his own queerness. At first, his interactions with Naruse are completely selfish and not necessarily sexual for him (he just finds Naruse delicious), but eventually he comes to accept that he is attracted to Naruse and wants to be in a committed relationship with him. Tatsunari makes a few judgmental comments here and there because Naruse knows he’s attracted to Tatsunari from the start, but it resolves well because the feelings eventually evolve to be mutual.

I look forward to seeing what else will happen in the story! I’m sure we’ll have some drama with the “fork” we briefly saw in this volume…which is to be expected…but kind of a bummer because Naruse and Tatsunari are finally on the same page 😔 But it can’t be helped! The story needs a new conflict now that the main characters are officially together.

Also. As expected, I was able to get behind the idea of the cakeverse because I’m all about reading about cannibalism. This dances on the edge of that, and I’m so here for it! At least for now, Naruse is only being devoured in the sexual sense 😂 Though the story does imply there’s actual cannibalism that happens once a “fork” is out of control. So, there is that 👀

[Paula Rodríguez]

Me gusta mucho el estilo de dibujo de la mangaka. Ha sido el primer cakeverse que leo, y no ha estado nada mal.

[Ery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Habt ihr schon einmal vom #Cakeverse gehört? Das ist wie Omegaverse, nur mit Gabeln und Kuchen. Das hatte vor einiger Zeit auf Mangagram die Runde gemacht und seitdem war ich sehr neugierig. Es ist komplett anders, als ich es mir vorgestellt hatte. Ich hatte tatsächlich Besteck im Kopf, haha! Aber tatsächlich ist es wie im Omegaverse, nur dass es hier um ein weiteres Geschlecht geht. Wenn man das so nennen kann.

Zum Inhalt: Tatsunari ist der typische Schönling mit Alpha- bzw. Gabel-Aura. Eines Tages rettet er Naruse, der ein Kuchen ist. Tatsunari kommt Naruse daraufhin näher und während der Highschool-Zeit küssen sie sich regelmäßig auf dem Schuldach. Aber dabei bleibt es nicht! Sie verlieren sich zwar aus den Augen, treffen sich aber auf dem College wieder. Naruse wirkt ein bisschen wie ein Shojo-Dummchen, weil er Tatsunari so hinterherläuft. Im ersten Band gibt es noch nicht allzu viel Körperkontakt. Gegen Ende gibt es etwas mehr davon, aber ich bin gespannt, wohin die Reise der beiden geht.
Etwas störend waren die Situationssprünge, und zwischendurch war ich verwirrt, ob die Kapitel durcheinander sind.

Ich bin gespannt auf den zweiten Band!

Die Reihe ist in Japan mit aktuell drei Bänden noch laufend und es gibt eine Mini-Anime-Serie auf YouTube.

[Ester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tatsunari es un joven tenedor en su último año de instituto que esconde su condición, fingiendo ser una persona normal. Porque ser un tenedor es ser un depredador, alguien mal visto por la sociedad. Esta minoría de personas no solamente no tienen sentido del gusto, sino que solamente son capaces de sentir sabores a través de aquellas personas conocidas como pasteles, cuyos fluidos son tremendamente deliciosos y dulces para los tenedores, tanto que son sus presas.

Un día, Tatsunari evita que uno de sus compañeros de instituto acabe muy mal herido en un accidente inesperado, haciendo que sienta algo que le hace sospechar que ese chico llamado Naruse es un pastel. Cuando finalmente Tatsunari se cerciora de que, efectivamente, ese chico callado y serio de un curso inferior es un pastel y lo prueba, el sabor que estalla en su boca lo hace enloquecer al no haber probado jamás nada tan sumamente delicioso.

Por su parte, Naruse se siente en deuda con Tatsunari por haberlo salvado y acepta que este lo devore y ser un complemento más de su alimentación. A cambio le impone tres normas a Tatsunari: hacerlo en la azotea del insti cuando no haya nadie, que lo devorará durante los últimos diez últimos minutos antes de que acabe la pausa del almuerzo y que Tatsunari mantenga los ojos cerrados en todo momento.

Cumpliendo a rajatabla las condiciones del pastel, Tatsunari saborea a placer la boca de Naruse cada vez que se dan todas las condiciones de su trato, aunque pronto sus pensamientos y sentimientos por Naruse comienzan a tomar extraños derroteros. No solamente comienza a disfrutar de sus breves conversaciones antes de comérselo, sino que le encantaría poder abrir los ojos y mirar qué cara está poniendo Naruse mientras Tatsunari se da un festín con los fluidos de su boca. Aunque Tatsunari piensa que Naruse hace todo esto por simple agradecimiento o porque él es un tenedor y Naruse un pobre pastel, hay algo en él que le gustaría ver una expresión concreta en Naruse.

Las cosas se tuercen cuando Tatsunari rompe una de las tres reglas y ve algo que le da miedo asumir o admitir.

Dos años después, ya universitarios, ambos vuelven a encontrarse. Tatsunari, que no ha podido olvidar el dulce y delicioso sabor de Naruse, volverá a caer en las redes de ese dulce néctar y entonces descubrirá aquello que su corazón ya le gritó tiempo atrás.

Creando su primer cakeverse, pero con su mismo estilo de siempre al crear romances perlados de erotismo, An Momose nos presenta una obra protagonizada por dos jóvenes antagónicos que el destino une a causa de sus condiciones especiales. Esta unión, empero, irá más alla de ser la de una presa y su depredador para transformarse en un amor que se separa de sus instintos más básicos.

Puedes leer la reseña completa en mi blog:

https://unabibliotecaentremundos.blog...

[Star · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first time reading a cakeverse bl i think? Quite strange now that i think about it but i mightve jusg forgot another one that i read haha. Honestly it was kinda funny to see them reffering to themselves as cakes or forks and it being so normalized lmaao. I really liked i cant stand being your childhood friend so when i saw this was by An momose i was quite exited. It is quite a good story and i understand why non-con was involved slightly i cant give it 5 stars for that reason, i would say it wouldve been a 4 1/2 even if there was no non-con because the time jump was so unpredictable and there wsnt too much resolve and instead they jumo over it quite quickly, i understand why but it was sorta fast paced. Im interested to see what happens in the next volume.

[Ady Weasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

No esperaba mucho de la historia, pero la verdad no estuvo tan mal.

Un Cakeverse donde nos encontramos a los forks o depredadores y a los cakes , las presas.

Tatsunari y Naruse cruzan sus caminos de manera inesperada descubriendo sus identidades llevándolos a una relación ganar-ganar, o eso parece hasta que Tatsunari decide alejarse, sin embargo el destino parece nos dejarlos en paz y sus caminos se cruzaran nuevamente

[Bobby Stringini · Rating 4 out of 5]

I... Actually liked this. Not familiar at all with the cakes and fork world, but it sounded interesting enough, and this had a pretty cover so I checked it out. In the end, I really ended up liking it. As sweet as the story is there is a kind of danger that seems to linger beneath the surface at times that really kept things interesting. Really hope I don't have to wait too long for vol. 2.

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so the whole “forks” and “cakes” is kind of cringe. It’s literally just a different version of the omegaverse! But besides, that I’m a sucker for the nerd x hot guy pairing and I love when one has glasses. GIMME MORE FOUR EYED BOYS!!!! lol

[SharonLeon · Rating 3 out of 5]

De momento es un poco confuso para mi, a lo largo de mi vida como lectora de manga BL he conocido géneros pero este al ser el primero que leo me gustaría que fuera un poco más lento en la relación de los protas.

[Adriana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this. The cake/fork thing is somewhat icky, especially considering that they imply on several occasions that people are literally eaten. But I really like the couple, so we'll see

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was deliciously smutty 🥵 congrats to Naruse for getting to enter into his slut era 👏content warning: the first makeout scene is a bit dubious but after that it’s smooth sailing.

Need the next volume asap!!!

[💕Neko in the Library💕 · Rating 5 out of 5]

First omega/cakeverse related book and OH MY GOD, I WANT MORE!!!!
Tatsunari and Naruse are the perfect pair and are a nice visual reference to the traditional alphas and omegas, which was easier to understand and enjoy. I can’t wait to see where the characters go and for more of their “meals!”
🍰🩷🍴

[Mosley · Rating 3 out of 5]

For now I’m going to rate this in the middle. I was super excited to dip into the cakeverse. The way everyone talked about it, I just knew that it would be something I’d enjoy. Now that I’m here I’m surprised because so far it’s not nearly as amazing as I had hoped it to be.

[MarChe18 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m the words of a wise philosopher…. Freak, Freak Nasty - Megan Thee Stallion
I love the art, the miscommunication wasn’t annoying, and the kisses… Sloppy🩵 I think an angel gets their wings everytime there’s a ‘I’m not gay… am I?!?” moment… like hunny probably lol

[Lucas Bernardin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nouvel univers plutôt sympa. Dessin et histoire cool.

[Orion · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh, pas mon truc, je préfère me faire un bon vieil omegaverse (mais je veux bien tenter un cakeverse plus gore/cannibalism)

[dinoscongeladoss · Rating 4 out of 5]

me esperaba otra cosa

[patata_004 · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
Sorpresivamente esta muy bueno.

[maria ☆]

leave it to the french to publish cakeverse

[Yaiza · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐

[Claire · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have…many questions.

[Hada's · Rating 5 out of 5]

My new addiction, they're pathetically cute, I want volume 2.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I could have lived my life without knowing what "cakeverse" is, but if we take the ick out of it, this is a pretty well-done book.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

okay so 'cakeverse' = a different flavor of omegaverse (heh), which felt a little silly (cakes and forks, lol). but I just love this mangaka's art style, and this ended up being quite sweet!

[Linda]

Never read this type of subgenre before. As hot as it can get, but trouble is brewing.

[ayin ⋆˚࿔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Alma · Rating 5 out of 5]

cake cake cake

This was tooooo short😭😭loved it, the art style is kinda new to me. Can’t wait for Vol. 2 to come out!

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5*

Cakeverse is still so goofy to me. I don't feel too strongly about this one, but An Momose sure does know how to write good smut.