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You Will Drown in Love #1
きみが恋に溺れる 1 [Kimi ga Koi ni Oboreru 1]
Jinnai is excited when he learns his boss is retiring, thinking he has a chance at a promotion. But he's beside himself when he finds out the company president's son (who is much younger than he is) is his new boss instead.
114 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2007
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About the author
Hinako Takanaga
105 books328 followersTakanaga Hinako (高永ひなこ) is a Japanese author of Boys' Love manga.
She has also provided illustrations for several BL light novels by other authors, including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi. Her first manga story, 合格祈願 (Goukaku kigan, Prayers for a passing grade?), was published by Hanamaru Comics in 1997; it was later reworked as the first chapter of Challengers. Most of her works have been translated into foreign languages. She was a guest at YaoiCon 2007, invited by Juné, the US publishers of her popular series Little Butterfly.
When not making Boys' Love manga, she spends her time collecting Wallace & Gromit merchandise and playing Final Fantasy. Takanaga doesn’t like beer and people who are ignorant.
She comments that her biggest influence on her art and writing-style was KOUGA Yun, a famous shoujo manga artist whose works she read as a teenager.
She has also provided illustrations for several BL light novels by other authors, including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi. Her first manga story, 合格祈願 (Goukaku kigan, Prayers for a passing grade?), was published by Hanamaru Comics in 1997; it was later reworked as the first chapter of Challengers. Most of her works have been translated into foreign languages. She was a guest at YaoiCon 2007, invited by Juné, the US publishers of her popular series Little Butterfly.
When not making Boys' Love manga, she spends her time collecting Wallace & Gromit merchandise and playing Final Fantasy. Takanaga doesn’t like beer and people who are ignorant.
She comments that her biggest influence on her art and writing-style was KOUGA Yun, a famous shoujo manga artist whose works she read as a teenager.
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September 12, 2016
Pienso que este tomo debe leerse inmediatamente después de leer "Kimi ga koi ni ochiru" (si es posible, el mismo día y todo, que no es tan difícil hacerlo eh) para tener toda la información de ese manga bien fresca en la mente y poder seguirle el hilo argumental y la línea de tiempo a este.
En el manga anterior (Kimi ga koi ni ochiru) conocemos a Reiichirou como el hermano mayor de Tsukasa y amigo de la infancia de Haru. En aquel manga, Reiichirou no es más que un plot device para que Haru y Tsukasa estén completamente juntos, creándole sentimientos románticos hacia Haru y convirtiéndose definitivamente en el mayor obstáculo que aquellos dos deben enfrentar. En este manga, a su vez, descubrimos qué lo llevó a tomar las acciones que tomó en Ochiru, qué fue lo que le hizo hacer lo que intentó hacer y decir las cosas que dijo.
Como dije en el review de Ochiru, Reiichiro debe ser protegido a toda costa porque este niño es más denso e inútil de lo que es saludable xD Básicamente carece de toda clase de capacidad de socialización y está consciente de muy poco respecto a la vida en general. Poco sabe de relaciones humanas y laborales por lo que, habiendo sido designado como gerente en una tienda textilera sin ninguna clase de experiencia laboral (recién graduado de la universidad), su poco tacto pone en conflicto a la tienda y le causa más de un problema a Jinnai, uno de sus empleados de mayor rango (no recuerdo cuál es su cargo exactamente, pero de la compañía no haber enviado a Reiichiro, él habría sido el siguiente gerente). Anyway, aparte de eso, de por sí Jinnai no está muy conforme ni a gusto con la aparición de Reiichiro en la tienda por lo mismo que acabo de decir; debe llamar "jefe" a un novato recién graduado con cero social skills que acaba de asumir el puesto que debería ser suyo, solo porque es el hijo del dueño de la compañía y ahora debe enseñarle no sólo cómo hacer su trabajo sino básicamente cómo tratar a la gente en general... Algo bastante pesado e inconveniente si te pones a verlo desde el punto de vista de Jinnai.
Obviamente, la explosiva e inmadura personalidad de Jinnai trae más conflictos que soluciones pero a la final logran encontrar la forma de cooperar y me gustaría decir "ayudarse mutuamente" pero es más Jinnai ayudando a Reiichiro de mala gana xD Pronto y sin darse cuenta Jinnai se convierte no solo en el "maestro" de Reiichiro, sino también su confidente al punto de que ya sus conversaciones y busqueda de consejos no son solo relativas al trabajo sino también sobre su vida personal, detonado por la súbita aparición de Haru de nuevo en la vida de Reiichiro. Ahí es cuando todo comienza a ponerse mal xD Jinnai, por culpa de su frustrante personalidad, comienza a desarrollar celos y a darse cuenta de que sus sentimientos por Reiichiro puedan no ser nada más la de una relación laboral o siquiera mera amistad. Por culpa, de nuevo, de la pinche personalidad de Jinnai, termina forzando sus sentimientos (y cuerpo/lujuria) en Reiichiro (en serio, ¡¿por qué se dejan?! no lo entiendo, son hombres, pégale un puñetazo o algo, diablos... de nuevo me siento en la necesidad de criticar estos forcejeos y noncons/dubcons de los mangas, en especial porque acá es más pronunciado que en Ochiru, pero bueno, qué se puede hacer...).
La inutilidad de Reiichiro (sorry puppy, but you're kinda useless) lo lleva a tomarse muy en serio las sugerencias de Jinnai acerca de sus sentimientos hacia Haru y los confunde con amor romántico (LO QUE SIEMPRE ME HA DEJADO GRITANDO PORQUE TODO EL PLOT DEVICE DE KIMI GA KOI NI OCHIRU FUE UN GRAN E INAUDITO MALENTENDIDO AHAHAHAHAH XDDDD) pero una vez confrontado con "los sentimientos de Jinnai" (tratando de humanizar un poco sus acciones, cosa que no debería) Reiichiro también pareciera comenzar a darse cuenta de lo que Jinnai representa en su vida, aunque, a mi parecer, esta clase de análisis fue realmente forzada en su persona más que realmente analizada con calma hasta llegar a una decisión clara. Literalmente Jinnai le dijo "¿Estás enamorado de mí? No, olvídalo, no esperaré tu respuesta. Estás enamorado de mí." Como un hecho. Lo que, en la cabecita de Reiichiro, pudo haber influenciado en gran parte con el flujo de sus decisiones.
Ahora, yo de verdad creo que Reiichiro tiene sentimientos románticos por Jinnai (los cuales se intensifican y finalmente se muestran más claros en los siguientes tomos, para los cuales me ahorrare los comentarios para sus respectivos reviews) pero dentro de este tomo, nunca quedo clara si ellos de verdad comenzaron a salir oficialmente o si están en el aire o si es completamente consensual. El epilogo dice directamente que están saliendo y muestra a un Reiichiro un poco más seguro de su situación en una "relación romántica" pero en mi caso no es del todo suficiente para aplacar mis dudas respecto a la consensualidad(?) del inicio de dicha relación. No me puedo quejar demasiado pues la mayoría de las historias comprendidas en un solo tomo suelen ser tan bruscas y confusas como esta, por lo que doy gracias que existen dos tomos más que ayudan a aclarar y evolucionar mucho más sus relaciones.
Otra cosa que también me gustó es que de verdad se nota que para que los sentimientos surgieran, existieron una gran cantidad de meses e interacciones entre ellos. Algo que desde hace largo tiempo que no veo xD
Como siempre, yo recomiendo casi todo trabajo de Hinako Takanaga. En este caso, recomiendo toda la saga de "Kimi ga koi", siendo el orden de lectura:
01 Kimi ga koi ni ochiru (un tomo)
02 Kimi ga koi ni oboreru (tres tomos)
03 Kimi ga koi ni midareru (dos tomos)
Son historias muy bonitas, pese a todo, y para quien le gusta el manga y está familiarizado con la forma en que se suelen desarrollar las historias yaoi, será una maravillosa elección de lectura :)
En el manga anterior (Kimi ga koi ni ochiru) conocemos a Reiichirou como el hermano mayor de Tsukasa y amigo de la infancia de Haru. En aquel manga, Reiichirou no es más que un plot device para que Haru y Tsukasa estén completamente juntos, creándole sentimientos románticos hacia Haru y convirtiéndose definitivamente en el mayor obstáculo que aquellos dos deben enfrentar. En este manga, a su vez, descubrimos qué lo llevó a tomar las acciones que tomó en Ochiru, qué fue lo que le hizo hacer lo que intentó hacer y decir las cosas que dijo.
Como dije en el review de Ochiru, Reiichiro debe ser protegido a toda costa porque este niño es más denso e inútil de lo que es saludable xD Básicamente carece de toda clase de capacidad de socialización y está consciente de muy poco respecto a la vida en general. Poco sabe de relaciones humanas y laborales por lo que, habiendo sido designado como gerente en una tienda textilera sin ninguna clase de experiencia laboral (recién graduado de la universidad), su poco tacto pone en conflicto a la tienda y le causa más de un problema a Jinnai, uno de sus empleados de mayor rango (no recuerdo cuál es su cargo exactamente, pero de la compañía no haber enviado a Reiichiro, él habría sido el siguiente gerente). Anyway, aparte de eso, de por sí Jinnai no está muy conforme ni a gusto con la aparición de Reiichiro en la tienda por lo mismo que acabo de decir; debe llamar "jefe" a un novato recién graduado con cero social skills que acaba de asumir el puesto que debería ser suyo, solo porque es el hijo del dueño de la compañía y ahora debe enseñarle no sólo cómo hacer su trabajo sino básicamente cómo tratar a la gente en general... Algo bastante pesado e inconveniente si te pones a verlo desde el punto de vista de Jinnai.
Obviamente, la explosiva e inmadura personalidad de Jinnai trae más conflictos que soluciones pero a la final logran encontrar la forma de cooperar y me gustaría decir "ayudarse mutuamente" pero es más Jinnai ayudando a Reiichiro de mala gana xD Pronto y sin darse cuenta Jinnai se convierte no solo en el "maestro" de Reiichiro, sino también su confidente al punto de que ya sus conversaciones y busqueda de consejos no son solo relativas al trabajo sino también sobre su vida personal, detonado por la súbita aparición de Haru de nuevo en la vida de Reiichiro. Ahí es cuando todo comienza a ponerse mal xD Jinnai, por culpa de su frustrante personalidad, comienza a desarrollar celos y a darse cuenta de que sus sentimientos por Reiichiro puedan no ser nada más la de una relación laboral o siquiera mera amistad. Por culpa, de nuevo, de la pinche personalidad de Jinnai, termina forzando sus sentimientos (y cuerpo/lujuria) en Reiichiro (en serio, ¡¿por qué se dejan?! no lo entiendo, son hombres, pégale un puñetazo o algo, diablos... de nuevo me siento en la necesidad de criticar estos forcejeos y noncons/dubcons de los mangas, en especial porque acá es más pronunciado que en Ochiru, pero bueno, qué se puede hacer...).
La inutilidad de Reiichiro (sorry puppy, but you're kinda useless) lo lleva a tomarse muy en serio las sugerencias de Jinnai acerca de sus sentimientos hacia Haru y los confunde con amor romántico (LO QUE SIEMPRE ME HA DEJADO GRITANDO PORQUE TODO EL PLOT DEVICE DE KIMI GA KOI NI OCHIRU FUE UN GRAN E INAUDITO MALENTENDIDO AHAHAHAHAH XDDDD) pero una vez confrontado con "los sentimientos de Jinnai" (tratando de humanizar un poco sus acciones, cosa que no debería) Reiichiro también pareciera comenzar a darse cuenta de lo que Jinnai representa en su vida, aunque, a mi parecer, esta clase de análisis fue realmente forzada en su persona más que realmente analizada con calma hasta llegar a una decisión clara. Literalmente Jinnai le dijo "¿Estás enamorado de mí? No, olvídalo, no esperaré tu respuesta. Estás enamorado de mí." Como un hecho. Lo que, en la cabecita de Reiichiro, pudo haber influenciado en gran parte con el flujo de sus decisiones.
Ahora, yo de verdad creo que Reiichiro tiene sentimientos románticos por Jinnai (los cuales se intensifican y finalmente se muestran más claros en los siguientes tomos, para los cuales me ahorrare los comentarios para sus respectivos reviews) pero dentro de este tomo, nunca quedo clara si ellos de verdad comenzaron a salir oficialmente o si están en el aire o si es completamente consensual. El epilogo dice directamente que están saliendo y muestra a un Reiichiro un poco más seguro de su situación en una "relación romántica" pero en mi caso no es del todo suficiente para aplacar mis dudas respecto a la consensualidad(?) del inicio de dicha relación. No me puedo quejar demasiado pues la mayoría de las historias comprendidas en un solo tomo suelen ser tan bruscas y confusas como esta, por lo que doy gracias que existen dos tomos más que ayudan a aclarar y evolucionar mucho más sus relaciones.
Otra cosa que también me gustó es que de verdad se nota que para que los sentimientos surgieran, existieron una gran cantidad de meses e interacciones entre ellos. Algo que desde hace largo tiempo que no veo xD
Como siempre, yo recomiendo casi todo trabajo de Hinako Takanaga. En este caso, recomiendo toda la saga de "Kimi ga koi", siendo el orden de lectura:
01 Kimi ga koi ni ochiru (un tomo)
02 Kimi ga koi ni oboreru (tres tomos)
03 Kimi ga koi ni midareru (dos tomos)
Son historias muy bonitas, pese a todo, y para quien le gusta el manga y está familiarizado con la forma en que se suelen desarrollar las historias yaoi, será una maravillosa elección de lectura :)
April 12, 2011
I suggest having read You Will Fall In Love before this title because you might be alittle confused as to what happened with Haru and Reiichirou's brother but you don't necessarily have to have read it to like this title because its not a direct continuation.
I enjoyed this title immensely because it dealt with emotions very well and also the relationship was slower to develope than we typically get to experience in BL titles. Reiichirou and Jinnai meet months before You Will Fall In Love occurs and they already started working on their weird friendship/work relationship. Then the events in YWFIL act as a catalyst for Jinnai to realize that he feels stronger for Reiichirou than he initially thought he did.
Reiichirou is a character that you'll probably either like or dislike. He's very inexperienced with people and doesn't have very good social skills but he tries very hard to learn from those around him which shows that this a character with alot of potential growth. Jinnai is your typical socially confidant man but he finds himself encouraging, taking care of, and growing to enjoy his friendship with this socially inept man (Reiichirou). It makes an interesting contrast and provides some drama between the two on almost a regular basis.
The artwork is lovely and side characters aren't ignored completely which is usually a good sign of a nice story.
I enjoyed this title immensely because it dealt with emotions very well and also the relationship was slower to develope than we typically get to experience in BL titles. Reiichirou and Jinnai meet months before You Will Fall In Love occurs and they already started working on their weird friendship/work relationship. Then the events in YWFIL act as a catalyst for Jinnai to realize that he feels stronger for Reiichirou than he initially thought he did.
Reiichirou is a character that you'll probably either like or dislike. He's very inexperienced with people and doesn't have very good social skills but he tries very hard to learn from those around him which shows that this a character with alot of potential growth. Jinnai is your typical socially confidant man but he finds himself encouraging, taking care of, and growing to enjoy his friendship with this socially inept man (Reiichirou). It makes an interesting contrast and provides some drama between the two on almost a regular basis.
The artwork is lovely and side characters aren't ignored completely which is usually a good sign of a nice story.
March 13, 2022
Hm. I really, really liked the first half.
It's nice to see the events of You Will Fall in Love from Reiichiro's point of view, and I'm pleased to find that I was right about how I'd read Reiichiro's feelings about Haru. He wasn't in love with him, not really; he's actually a very pure-hearted, innocent, kind of air-headed guy who essentially has no experience with any romantic relationships (...or even that many friendships). He might never have even leaped to that conclusion if his coworker (technically employee) and friend, Jinnai, hadn't suggested it.
And Jinnai is absolutely kicking himself for doing so, because he'd realized a little too late that he was in love with Reiichiro and didn't particularly want him dating anyone else.
These two books run along essentially the same timeline, with fresh out of college Reiichiro taking over the management of his father's successful kimono shop, disrupting the hopes of the assistant manager, Jinnai, who's been working there for years, is a decade older than Reiichiro, and is really unhappy with the nepotism that cut off his promotion.
Reiichiro is kind of bad at his job, too. He's smart and went to a good university, but he has no idea how to handle the customers, an essential part of the business. He speaks his mind, without considering how others might respond to his unfiltered honesty, and maintains a flat expression that makes people think he's cold and unfeeling. Jinnai assumes he's a spoiled jerk, too, until he starts to actually get to know the guy a little better...and discovers he had everything wrong about him. Like Haru, really, he'd just made a lot of assumptions based on appearances (and Reiichiro's absolutely beautiful face).
Jinnai, by the way, seems to think of himself as straight, even though he reveals later on that (a) he knows exactly how gay sex works and (b) he'd fooled around with a friend on a school trip before, no big deal, just bros helping bros etc. He's obviously bi (although I don't think that will be explicitly stated), and Reiichiro is most likely demi - definitely somewhere in the ace spectrum.
And this is where things got disappointing, because the potential was so, so good. This could've been an amazing story.
I loved how Reiichiro, sensing some friendliness from Jinnai, latched onto him and made him his friend and dinner companion and confidante. He's actually incredible sensitive and easily hurt, and it helps him a lot to have a straightforward, no-nonsense guy like Jinnai listening to him and giving him advice about his family and friendships and even his relationship with Haru. Reiichiro trusts Jinnai, and they spent months building such a stable foundation that could so easily tip into something romantic.
Which it did, but only because Jinnai pushed the whole thing over and trampled on it.
CW noncon for the rest of the review.
He definitely assaults Reiichiro - twice. The first time was interesting because while it happened in a fairly typical BL way (one character saying "no, no, wait" and the other saying "I can tell you like it" and continuing regardless), the aftermath was different.
Reiichiro was angry and flat out told Jinnai the next day that he'd said no and Jinnai had done it anyway. He was angry, but he was hurt, too, because he'd trusted Jinnai. Because of that deep friendship of theirs, which had mattered so much to him, he'd even put some serious thought in afterwards about whether he was okay with this change in their relationship, but Jinnai ruined it again by laughing at his innocence. (Reiichiro has no idea how two guys have sex and thought what they'd done was already "going all the way." Which, in a sense, isn't wrong...there doesn't have to be full penetration for it to be sex or an assault.)
Jinnai hadn't thought he'd done anything wrong - just two dudes being dudes with each other, no feelings no harm right - but seemed to understand from Reiichiro's reaction that apologies were necessary and that he needed to do much better.
So he goes to Reiichiro's house to make that apology and to explain that he really does love Reiichiro and wasn't toying with him or laughing at his emotions. That scene's pretty decent, too; Reiichiro keeps the wall of the dojo between them and tells Jinnai to go away and let him think in peace. Jinnai agrees and even tells Reiichiro that he's willing to wait for an answer, no rush.
Then...sigh. Reiichiro is the one who comes out and doesn't seem to really want Jinnai to leave, and eventually that turns into Jinnai forcing himself on Reiichiro again, insisting that he doesn't have to wait, he can tell that Reiichiro loves him, and Reiichiro has to say those words out loud. Which he does, but he also says "no" a lot, and Jinnai doesn't listen. Again. And this time they do go all the way.
Then the next day at work, Reiichiro is angry again, and Jinnai gets a little worried that maybe he thinks that he was forced into things...but no, Reiichiro's just frustrated because they've had sex in his archery range and his workplace, so it's very hard for him to concentrate, and he wants to do it someplace more "normal" the next time.
That's a bummer of an ending. While I like Jinnai as a character and really do think they have some great potential with their dynamic, this wasn't a great way to go about things. It was so, so rushed - they've had sex twice now in the two days (?) since Haru rejected Reiichiro and Reiichiro had any idea at all that he might be romantically/physically interested in men.
Jinnai had been such a great friend and listener, and this could've been a good story about Reiichiro learning with him, someone he trusts, what it's like to be in a truly supportive, balanced relationship. But nope. Reiichiro deserves better, and at this point, I'm just sad for him. He feels lost and lonely and Jinnai is taking advantage of him, and he's going along with it now because he feels like that's the best he's going to get.
I hope the rest of the series works on that part of their relationship more, because right now, only one of the Shudo brothers is in a good, healthy relationship, and it's not the older one.
It's nice to see the events of You Will Fall in Love from Reiichiro's point of view, and I'm pleased to find that I was right about how I'd read Reiichiro's feelings about Haru. He wasn't in love with him, not really; he's actually a very pure-hearted, innocent, kind of air-headed guy who essentially has no experience with any romantic relationships (...or even that many friendships). He might never have even leaped to that conclusion if his coworker (technically employee) and friend, Jinnai, hadn't suggested it.
And Jinnai is absolutely kicking himself for doing so, because he'd realized a little too late that he was in love with Reiichiro and didn't particularly want him dating anyone else.
These two books run along essentially the same timeline, with fresh out of college Reiichiro taking over the management of his father's successful kimono shop, disrupting the hopes of the assistant manager, Jinnai, who's been working there for years, is a decade older than Reiichiro, and is really unhappy with the nepotism that cut off his promotion.
Reiichiro is kind of bad at his job, too. He's smart and went to a good university, but he has no idea how to handle the customers, an essential part of the business. He speaks his mind, without considering how others might respond to his unfiltered honesty, and maintains a flat expression that makes people think he's cold and unfeeling. Jinnai assumes he's a spoiled jerk, too, until he starts to actually get to know the guy a little better...and discovers he had everything wrong about him. Like Haru, really, he'd just made a lot of assumptions based on appearances (and Reiichiro's absolutely beautiful face).
Jinnai, by the way, seems to think of himself as straight, even though he reveals later on that (a) he knows exactly how gay sex works and (b) he'd fooled around with a friend on a school trip before, no big deal, just bros helping bros etc. He's obviously bi (although I don't think that will be explicitly stated), and Reiichiro is most likely demi - definitely somewhere in the ace spectrum.
And this is where things got disappointing, because the potential was so, so good. This could've been an amazing story.
I loved how Reiichiro, sensing some friendliness from Jinnai, latched onto him and made him his friend and dinner companion and confidante. He's actually incredible sensitive and easily hurt, and it helps him a lot to have a straightforward, no-nonsense guy like Jinnai listening to him and giving him advice about his family and friendships and even his relationship with Haru. Reiichiro trusts Jinnai, and they spent months building such a stable foundation that could so easily tip into something romantic.
Which it did, but only because Jinnai pushed the whole thing over and trampled on it.
CW noncon for the rest of the review.
He definitely assaults Reiichiro - twice. The first time was interesting because while it happened in a fairly typical BL way (one character saying "no, no, wait" and the other saying "I can tell you like it" and continuing regardless), the aftermath was different.
Reiichiro was angry and flat out told Jinnai the next day that he'd said no and Jinnai had done it anyway. He was angry, but he was hurt, too, because he'd trusted Jinnai. Because of that deep friendship of theirs, which had mattered so much to him, he'd even put some serious thought in afterwards about whether he was okay with this change in their relationship, but Jinnai ruined it again by laughing at his innocence. (Reiichiro has no idea how two guys have sex and thought what they'd done was already "going all the way." Which, in a sense, isn't wrong...there doesn't have to be full penetration for it to be sex or an assault.)
Jinnai hadn't thought he'd done anything wrong - just two dudes being dudes with each other, no feelings no harm right - but seemed to understand from Reiichiro's reaction that apologies were necessary and that he needed to do much better.
So he goes to Reiichiro's house to make that apology and to explain that he really does love Reiichiro and wasn't toying with him or laughing at his emotions. That scene's pretty decent, too; Reiichiro keeps the wall of the dojo between them and tells Jinnai to go away and let him think in peace. Jinnai agrees and even tells Reiichiro that he's willing to wait for an answer, no rush.
Then...sigh. Reiichiro is the one who comes out and doesn't seem to really want Jinnai to leave, and eventually that turns into Jinnai forcing himself on Reiichiro again, insisting that he doesn't have to wait, he can tell that Reiichiro loves him, and Reiichiro has to say those words out loud. Which he does, but he also says "no" a lot, and Jinnai doesn't listen. Again. And this time they do go all the way.
Then the next day at work, Reiichiro is angry again, and Jinnai gets a little worried that maybe he thinks that he was forced into things...but no, Reiichiro's just frustrated because they've had sex in his archery range and his workplace, so it's very hard for him to concentrate, and he wants to do it someplace more "normal" the next time.
That's a bummer of an ending. While I like Jinnai as a character and really do think they have some great potential with their dynamic, this wasn't a great way to go about things. It was so, so rushed - they've had sex twice now in the two days (?) since Haru rejected Reiichiro and Reiichiro had any idea at all that he might be romantically/physically interested in men.
Jinnai had been such a great friend and listener, and this could've been a good story about Reiichiro learning with him, someone he trusts, what it's like to be in a truly supportive, balanced relationship. But nope. Reiichiro deserves better, and at this point, I'm just sad for him. He feels lost and lonely and Jinnai is taking advantage of him, and he's going along with it now because he feels like that's the best he's going to get.
I hope the rest of the series works on that part of their relationship more, because right now, only one of the Shudo brothers is in a good, healthy relationship, and it's not the older one.
October 28, 2018
Jinnai no me agradó. Veré cómo se da todo en el siguiente tomo.
October 6, 2018
[Historia con contenido LGBT (+18)] Quería leerlo desde hace tiempo porque un amigo me lo regaló, y la verdad es que ya hasta estoy buscando en donde comprar los demás tomos. Ahora que soy más abierta a comentar lo que leo puedo publicar estas lecturas por aquí~
La historia me gustó mucho y sinceramente el avance lento de la relación es lo que más creencia le da a la historia; los cuadros están bien acomodados y que la trama comenzara in medias res me dejó con una intriga durante toda mi lectura. No supe nada de la historia hasta que no lo comencé, y puedo decir que eso fue lo mejor que me pasó, quizá por lo que tiene atrás o la portada no lo hubiera comprado (más a por que me juzguen a que no me gustara); puedo decir que seguiré leyendo trabajos de este tipo como lo he hecho durante gran parte de mi vida y comenzaré a ser más abierta al respecto.
La historia me gustó mucho y sinceramente el avance lento de la relación es lo que más creencia le da a la historia; los cuadros están bien acomodados y que la trama comenzara in medias res me dejó con una intriga durante toda mi lectura. No supe nada de la historia hasta que no lo comencé, y puedo decir que eso fue lo mejor que me pasó, quizá por lo que tiene atrás o la portada no lo hubiera comprado (más a por que me juzguen a que no me gustara); puedo decir que seguiré leyendo trabajos de este tipo como lo he hecho durante gran parte de mi vida y comenzaré a ser más abierta al respecto.
March 31, 2015
Hinako Takanaga is hit or miss for me. When she hits, I really love her manga, but her misses are among the worst manga I've read (The Tyrant who falls in love, anyone?). This series I like, however. It's not quite as much fun as "Ohne viele Worte", but it's a good mixture of romance and angst, and there's lots of traditional Japanese clothing, which is nice to look at. This is not one of my favourite series or anything, but it was a nice read for a Sunday morning.
January 22, 2025
9.9 🥹😍😍
August 3, 2021
Muy bonito, pero qué onda con el abuso? O.o
March 11, 2011
I actually bought this while I was in Japan this winter, but I didn't read it until just recently, because I didn't really like the first book in the series (which centered around the brother of one of the main characters of this book) and I heard lots of rumors about how bad and stupid this one was. And yes, I agree that the sudden sex was sudden at the end, but, but...WHY did nobody tell me how adorable Reiichirou was? This manga is almost like...grown up Bukiyou na Silent (from the seme's POV)? Jinnai even says, of Reichirou, "ああ見えて、あいつも色々考えてるんだよ", which is like, almost word-for-word Libre's tagline for Tohno in Bukiyou. Okay, Reiichiro is more...clueless and socially awkward than unable to express what he's feeling, but it's still totally endearing to me. Also, Jinnai is pretty cute himself with all his I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT faces.
Seriously, Random People on the Internet Who I Happened to See Writing About This Manga, you really dropped the ball in not knowing how much I would love these characters. I demand that you shape up or I will never stumble upon your comments again.
Seriously, Random People on the Internet Who I Happened to See Writing About This Manga, you really dropped the ball in not knowing how much I would love these characters. I demand that you shape up or I will never stumble upon your comments again.
March 29, 2012
When Mochizuki becomes a substitute teacher in school, unwanted feelings arise when he notices the brother of a man he once fell in love with years ago. Should he fight these sudden urges for Tsukasa or give in to them? And why’s he so insecure about archery anyway?
This is a tender love story, filled with anxiety and inappropriate behavior between teacher and student. The story of love and the love of archery are wound tightly together as the story progresses, making one nearly contingent on the other; the archery school isn’t merely an unusual backdrop for the romance. Tsukasa is open and warm hearted, the complete opposite of his aloof brother, so when his teacher unwillingly falls for him, it makes a lot of sense. But he’s also a student, so it’s easy to understand Mochizuki’s reluctance to get involved with him. When feelings are settled between them, the reader gets the sense that it’s the right thing for them to do; there’s no sense of anything being rushed.
This is a tender love story, filled with anxiety and inappropriate behavior between teacher and student. The story of love and the love of archery are wound tightly together as the story progresses, making one nearly contingent on the other; the archery school isn’t merely an unusual backdrop for the romance. Tsukasa is open and warm hearted, the complete opposite of his aloof brother, so when his teacher unwillingly falls for him, it makes a lot of sense. But he’s also a student, so it’s easy to understand Mochizuki’s reluctance to get involved with him. When feelings are settled between them, the reader gets the sense that it’s the right thing for them to do; there’s no sense of anything being rushed.
May 24, 2018
3.8 stars
Definitely better than the prequel
I don't know if Reiichiro knows what he wants. He doesn't really communicate well enough. It seems like he doesn't even understand the concept of love or what it means to love someone. So, as at the end of this volume, I'm not convinced he loves Jinnai yet.
Jinnai kept saying stuff like,
"Realize you love me".
"If your body reacts (to my touch) like this, it means you love me"
It all just felt too forced. Like if he kept saying that, then maybe Reiichiro would just accept it like a robot and say he loves him as well.
Overall, the tone and plot was a lot better than the prequel. As for their relationship, I'm hoping the next volume will delve more into that and hopefully show us more of Reiichiro's inner feelings.
Definitely better than the prequel
I don't know if Reiichiro knows what he wants. He doesn't really communicate well enough. It seems like he doesn't even understand the concept of love or what it means to love someone. So, as at the end of this volume, I'm not convinced he loves Jinnai yet.
Jinnai kept saying stuff like,
"Realize you love me".
"If your body reacts (to my touch) like this, it means you love me"
It all just felt too forced. Like if he kept saying that, then maybe Reiichiro would just accept it like a robot and say he loves him as well.
Overall, the tone and plot was a lot better than the prequel. As for their relationship, I'm hoping the next volume will delve more into that and hopefully show us more of Reiichiro's inner feelings.
January 3, 2014
Kurz-Meinung:
An diesen Manga bin ich mit Vorurteilen herangegangen. Die letzten Mangas von Takanaga haben mir nicht gefallen. Dieser hier war aber ganz okay, vor allem von den Zeichnungen her hat er mir gut gefallen und es waren auch keine sinnlosen Gewaltakte darin, die ich ja überhaupt nicht leiden kann. Die Story war aber ziemlich langweilig und zog sich ein wenig. Es ging nur um die Entstehung der Beziehung zwischen Reiichiro und Jinnai. So richtig romantisch kam das ganze auch nicht rüber, aber es war ganz unterhaltsam.
Der Zeichenstil gefiel mir gut und man konnte die Charaktere gut auseinander halten.
Meine Wertung:
3,6 von 5 Sternen
An diesen Manga bin ich mit Vorurteilen herangegangen. Die letzten Mangas von Takanaga haben mir nicht gefallen. Dieser hier war aber ganz okay, vor allem von den Zeichnungen her hat er mir gut gefallen und es waren auch keine sinnlosen Gewaltakte darin, die ich ja überhaupt nicht leiden kann. Die Story war aber ziemlich langweilig und zog sich ein wenig. Es ging nur um die Entstehung der Beziehung zwischen Reiichiro und Jinnai. So richtig romantisch kam das ganze auch nicht rüber, aber es war ganz unterhaltsam.
Der Zeichenstil gefiel mir gut und man konnte die Charaktere gut auseinander halten.
Meine Wertung:
3,6 von 5 Sternen
April 29, 2018
Pues al final resultó que esta pareja me gusta más que la de "Te enamorarás" XD
Lo que más me gusto fue el cambio de contexto, pues estos chicos ya son trabajadores; y a pesar de que el manga tiene clichés típicos de yaoi (lamentablemente uno ya no se sorprende con ese primer encuentro sexual que no entiende la definición de sexo consensual), los personajes se sienten más realistas que los de "Te enamorarás" y eso es lo que mantiene a la historia.
Con tres mangas leídos de la misma autora, mantengo que mi favorito es Awkward Silence, y tal vez lo lleguen a traer a México (seguramente lo compraré).
Lo que más me gusto fue el cambio de contexto, pues estos chicos ya son trabajadores; y a pesar de que el manga tiene clichés típicos de yaoi (lamentablemente uno ya no se sorprende con ese primer encuentro sexual que no entiende la definición de sexo consensual), los personajes se sienten más realistas que los de "Te enamorarás" y eso es lo que mantiene a la historia.
Con tres mangas leídos de la misma autora, mantengo que mi favorito es Awkward Silence, y tal vez lo lleguen a traer a México (seguramente lo compraré).
January 5, 2017
Und hier haben wir erneut Sex mit fragwürdiger Zustimmung, von daher Achtung.
Ich fand es interessant, wie unterschiedliche die Charaktere hier waren und wie zudem einer der personen nicht einmal wusste wie richtiger "schwuler" sex funktioniert. Weiterhin hat man schon das Gefühl, das beide lange zeit hatten um einander kennen zu lernen. Dennoch war mir Reiichiro manchmal zu behütet, als das es real sein konnte. Dieser scheint emotional noch eine Menge Wachstum vor sich zu haben.
Ich fand es interessant, wie unterschiedliche die Charaktere hier waren und wie zudem einer der personen nicht einmal wusste wie richtiger "schwuler" sex funktioniert. Weiterhin hat man schon das Gefühl, das beide lange zeit hatten um einander kennen zu lernen. Dennoch war mir Reiichiro manchmal zu behütet, als das es real sein konnte. Dieser scheint emotional noch eine Menge Wachstum vor sich zu haben.
September 18, 2011
I liked this even better than "You will fall in love" - I really liked Reiichirou's cluelessness and the way Jinnai broke through his - defenses, if you want to call it that. Overall, I loved the way the story developed, if we don't count the seduction scene. (But then again, I've definitely read worse, so. It's yaoi, what do I expect?) The story is pretty formularic, but in an enjoyable way.
November 20, 2011
The drawing style is as beautiful as can be expected from Takanaga-san.
Reiichirou is amazingly cute and absolutely clueless (as always))) and Jinnai is more than ready to introduce Reiichirou to a new world of feelings.
The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars was because of the way Jinnai forced himself on Reiichirou. Too rough to my taste.
Reiichirou is amazingly cute and absolutely clueless (as always))) and Jinnai is more than ready to introduce Reiichirou to a new world of feelings.
The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars was because of the way Jinnai forced himself on Reiichirou. Too rough to my taste.
October 4, 2011
This series was a lovely and interesting read. I have to say, the men in kimonos were quite sexy in this one. I'm normally not a huge kimono fan, they often come across as stiff and/or awkward for manga male characters that I read. But not here, it was a visual snack!
May 7, 2018
Ame esta historia... no hacia otra cosa que gritar, estuvo muy linda y solo estoy en espera de que salga el siguiente tomo... El dibujo estuvo hermoso y la personalidad de los personajes me gustaron. Los ame....
No puedo decir nada mas que estoy feliz de haber leído esta historia.
No puedo decir nada mas que estoy feliz de haber leído esta historia.
May 10, 2009
sweet and pretty. there's nothing wrong with the formulaic when it's done well.
Want to read
May 10, 2009im a sucker for a good romance novel. especially one that has to do with love that cant happen (i.e. twiligt series"edward and bella"). this sounds amazing )
July 4, 2013
3.5 stars
May 24, 2016
This review is for the Italian edition.
April 12, 2017
Such a sweet read, I enjoyed every minute of it! Would recommend this to anyone.
August 28, 2017
3.5 stars for the whole series
April 17, 2018
Necesito más TT.TT fue tan besho ver a cierto personaje como uke 7w7
December 27, 2018
Buen manga, no es el mejor que he leído pero definitivamente continuaré la serie.
June 27, 2021
OMG!! La trama en realidad no es ultra wow peeero.... Uff con los personajes. En este primer tomo yo no sabía qué esperar y me llevé varias sorpresas.
Primero Jinnai descubre que le gusta Reiichiro... Mm ok? Lo veía venir, se conocen en la tienda de textiles y resulta que Reiichiro es el jefe de Jinnai.
Reiichiro descubre que le ha gustado su mejor amigo, con el que no habla desde hace mucho tiempo (sigo sin entender a Reiichiro, WTF!), y aparte luego ve que su hermano se lo besuquea! What??!!! Eso sí me dejó shook...
Cuando se lo cuenta a Jinnai, éste le confiesa sus sentimientos, pero Reiichiro se niega y está muy renuente. Las cosas en el trabajo se ponen incómodas. Reiichiro está súper confundido con lo que siente y me hacía reír que Jinnai lo fue a buscar a su casa y primero no lo quería ver pero en cosa de 3 segundos lo dejó pasar mientras practicaba el arco. Una cosa llevó a la otra y terminan entre besos and more.
Al final comienzan a planear tener una cita, pero Reiichiro está todo raro.
En conclusión, Jinnai se enamoró muy rápido de Reiichiro y siento que en cierto punto es posesivo, su relación comenzó de enemies to lovers (en la mente de Jinnai), se hicieron "amigos" y cuando menos lo pensaban ya estaban confundidos por la flecha de cupido. Siento que Reiichiro es sumamente ingenuo, no capta las cosas, es el extremo opuesto de Jinnai. Dice las cosas a lo bruto, sin detenerse a pensar en los sentimientos de los demás. Tiene conflictos con su familia y siente que él es mala persona porque aleja a las personas que quiere... Pero yo creo que en realidad no están lejos o más bien no es culpa de Reiichiro, solo es desafortunado.
Primero Jinnai descubre que le gusta Reiichiro... Mm ok? Lo veía venir, se conocen en la tienda de textiles y resulta que Reiichiro es el jefe de Jinnai.
Reiichiro descubre que le ha gustado su mejor amigo, con el que no habla desde hace mucho tiempo (sigo sin entender a Reiichiro, WTF!), y aparte luego ve que su hermano se lo besuquea! What??!!! Eso sí me dejó shook...
Cuando se lo cuenta a Jinnai, éste le confiesa sus sentimientos, pero Reiichiro se niega y está muy renuente. Las cosas en el trabajo se ponen incómodas. Reiichiro está súper confundido con lo que siente y me hacía reír que Jinnai lo fue a buscar a su casa y primero no lo quería ver pero en cosa de 3 segundos lo dejó pasar mientras practicaba el arco. Una cosa llevó a la otra y terminan entre besos and more.
Al final comienzan a planear tener una cita, pero Reiichiro está todo raro.
En conclusión, Jinnai se enamoró muy rápido de Reiichiro y siento que en cierto punto es posesivo, su relación comenzó de enemies to lovers (en la mente de Jinnai), se hicieron "amigos" y cuando menos lo pensaban ya estaban confundidos por la flecha de cupido. Siento que Reiichiro es sumamente ingenuo, no capta las cosas, es el extremo opuesto de Jinnai. Dice las cosas a lo bruto, sin detenerse a pensar en los sentimientos de los demás. Tiene conflictos con su familia y siente que él es mala persona porque aleja a las personas que quiere... Pero yo creo que en realidad no están lejos o más bien no es culpa de Reiichiro, solo es desafortunado.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 13, 2021
I didn't really like this one. I don't understand how Reiichiro has been able to make it this far through life being so socially inept. I've never really been a fan of this type of character (...the only exception being Nakyum from Painter of the Night 🥰) and I usually end up not liking stories that feature them. This was no exception. Reiichiro is such a dull person that even Haru, who was a complete pushover, was more interesting than him. I mean, seriously, why hasn't anyone stepped in and gotten this boy some much needed help? How Jinnai fell in love with him is beyond me.
Aside from that, I thought the story was just boring in general. How can I get into a story in which the love interest is an emotionless robot who doesn't even understand his own feelings, let alone the feelings of those around him. To be honest, I don't even know if he really loves Jinnai or if he's just going along with what Jinnai said because he doesn't know how to process what's happened to him. What an annoying story. I'm glad it's over and, though I have volume 2 and plan on reading it in the future, I'm in no hurry to do so. Obviously, this isn't one I'd recommend. Sorry.
Aside from that, I thought the story was just boring in general. How can I get into a story in which the love interest is an emotionless robot who doesn't even understand his own feelings, let alone the feelings of those around him. To be honest, I don't even know if he really loves Jinnai or if he's just going along with what Jinnai said because he doesn't know how to process what's happened to him. What an annoying story. I'm glad it's over and, though I have volume 2 and plan on reading it in the future, I'm in no hurry to do so. Obviously, this isn't one I'd recommend. Sorry.
January 5, 2024
Me confundí de historia, pero agradezco la confusión porque me encantó.
Yo creí que era una historia trágica, por eso me la compré... Pero resulta ser que es una historia que no conocía de nada.
Reiichiro es un personaje ingenuo, pero bastante, y es muy serio, entonces es un personaje bastante difícil de entender. Al inicio si me desespero un poco porque parece no tener decisiones propias, objetivos a corto y mediano plazo. Pero ya después eso cambia un poco.
Jinnai por otro lado es un personaje que sonríe a cada rato y piensa que por fin llegó su hora de ser gerente de la empresa, pero ¡oh sorpresa!, es Reiichiro quien es el jefe: un chico 10 años más joven y el hijo del presidente.
La interacción de estos al inicio es curiosa, porque uno todo ingenuo que no sabe lo que hace, y el otro sarcástico por naturaleza que tiene que arreglar el desastre que causa el otro.
Tiene escenas picantes, pero no descriptivas nivel junjo romántica.
Yo creí que era una historia trágica, por eso me la compré... Pero resulta ser que es una historia que no conocía de nada.
Reiichiro es un personaje ingenuo, pero bastante, y es muy serio, entonces es un personaje bastante difícil de entender. Al inicio si me desespero un poco porque parece no tener decisiones propias, objetivos a corto y mediano plazo. Pero ya después eso cambia un poco.
Jinnai por otro lado es un personaje que sonríe a cada rato y piensa que por fin llegó su hora de ser gerente de la empresa, pero ¡oh sorpresa!, es Reiichiro quien es el jefe: un chico 10 años más joven y el hijo del presidente.
La interacción de estos al inicio es curiosa, porque uno todo ingenuo que no sabe lo que hace, y el otro sarcástico por naturaleza que tiene que arreglar el desastre que causa el otro.
Tiene escenas picantes, pero no descriptivas nivel junjo romántica.
August 2, 2022
2022.08.01
OK, mi son messa a rileggere tutti i volumi della Takanaga. Questo non è proprio malaccio, ma proprio non capisco perché ci debbano sempre essere rapporti sessuali di dubbio consenso. Perché per il resto, i dialoghi tra i due personaggi mi piacciono parecchio.
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2022.07.31
Diciamo che è stata una degli ultimi manga che ho letto - diciamo intorno ai primi di giugno - prima che mi prendessi una pausa da loro. Quindi... Non ricordo assolutamente nulla di quello che ho letto e dovrei rileggere, anche perché non sono ancora riuscita ad aprire il terzo tomo.
Se facessi la brava, dovrei rileggere tutte le parti della storia, in modo da aver chiaro tutto in testa.
Però mi ricordo che c'era un negozio di mezzo.
OK, mi son messa a rileggere tutti i volumi della Takanaga. Questo non è proprio malaccio, ma proprio non capisco perché ci debbano sempre essere rapporti sessuali di dubbio consenso. Perché per il resto, i dialoghi tra i due personaggi mi piacciono parecchio.
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2022.07.31
Diciamo che è stata una degli ultimi manga che ho letto - diciamo intorno ai primi di giugno - prima che mi prendessi una pausa da loro. Quindi... Non ricordo assolutamente nulla di quello che ho letto e dovrei rileggere, anche perché non sono ancora riuscita ad aprire il terzo tomo.
Se facessi la brava, dovrei rileggere tutte le parti della storia, in modo da aver chiaro tutto in testa.
Però mi ricordo che c'era un negozio di mezzo.
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