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Flaver
クズ(攻め)×ゲス(攻め)
下條はなんでも思い通りになる人生を心底つまらなく感じている。
刺激を探し続け、ついにはエリート街道から外れ、ヤクザまがいのゲスへと堕ちていた。それでも、人生はイージーゲームで進んでいく。
そんなある日、ひとりの汚いクズ男を見つける。それは、かつて青春時代にたった一度だけ下條へ敗北感を与えた男、久瀬だった。
落ちぶれた久瀬の姿に下條は苛立つ──お前を堕とすのは、俺の筈だった──
不愉快さと懐かしさで複雑に絡まる気持ちをよそに、下條の口からぽろりと言葉がこぼれる。
「金ならくれてやるから、俺に飼われるか?」
インテリヤクザなゲス男とホームレスでヒモなクズ男、ふたりの人生が再び交わった時、未来はどこへと繋がっていくのか……
青春時代に止まった世界へ新たな轍が刻まれ始める!
下條はなんでも思い通りになる人生を心底つまらなく感じている。
刺激を探し続け、ついにはエリート街道から外れ、ヤクザまがいのゲスへと堕ちていた。それでも、人生はイージーゲームで進んでいく。
そんなある日、ひとりの汚いクズ男を見つける。それは、かつて青春時代にたった一度だけ下條へ敗北感を与えた男、久瀬だった。
落ちぶれた久瀬の姿に下條は苛立つ──お前を堕とすのは、俺の筈だった──
不愉快さと懐かしさで複雑に絡まる気持ちをよそに、下條の口からぽろりと言葉がこぼれる。
「金ならくれてやるから、俺に飼われるか?」
インテリヤクザなゲス男とホームレスでヒモなクズ男、ふたりの人生が再び交わった時、未来はどこへと繋がっていくのか……
青春時代に止まった世界へ新たな轍が刻まれ始める!
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First published April 1, 2017
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March 20, 2018
4,5
Sachimo es de lo mejorcito que te puedes encontrar en el BL hoy en día, erótica a unos niveles insospechados pero a la vez con momentos que te harán derretirte de amor, suma a eso cierto retorcimiento en las tramas, y Flaver es el manga ideal para empezar a conocer su trabajo, un tomo único sobre una extraña pareja con una química tremenda.
Sachimo es de lo mejorcito que te puedes encontrar en el BL hoy en día, erótica a unos niveles insospechados pero a la vez con momentos que te harán derretirte de amor, suma a eso cierto retorcimiento en las tramas, y Flaver es el manga ideal para empezar a conocer su trabajo, un tomo único sobre una extraña pareja con una química tremenda.
April 30, 2018
Well, I really love this author, and the MCs were damn hot together, but I wanted to know more, to see what they did when apart... 4.5 stars
July 7, 2025
Die Shortstory war jetzt nicht schlecht, aber auch nichts besonderes. 3 ⭐️ eben.
Ich mochte das Genre „Top x Top“, die Hauptpersonen sehen schon echt gut aus und die Vergangenheit und bla bla bla sind schon nice aber das wars auch schon. Was erwartet man denn auch von so einer kurzen Zeitspanne.
Aber wenigstens gab es zwei Sidestories 🤭 Und die waren auch gut ^^
7,50€ ärmer, aber ich habe es enjoyed und Geld kommt wieder 😛
Ich mochte das Genre „Top x Top“, die Hauptpersonen sehen schon echt gut aus und die Vergangenheit und bla bla bla sind schon nice aber das wars auch schon. Was erwartet man denn auch von so einer kurzen Zeitspanne.
Aber wenigstens gab es zwei Sidestories 🤭 Und die waren auch gut ^^
7,50€ ärmer, aber ich habe es enjoyed und Geld kommt wieder 😛
April 5, 2020
Sachimo's art is always beautiful, but I'm afraid the english translation suffered. Throughout the book I wasn't exactly certain what was happening. The overwhelming use of "trash" didn't help either.
December 20, 2023
Was confused all the way through
November 4, 2022
3☆ Review:
If only the translation was better. It was nearly impossible to fully understand what was going on. But if it were properly translated, I think this would have been really good.
The art is gorgeous!
If only the translation was better. It was nearly impossible to fully understand what was going on. But if it were properly translated, I think this would have been really good.
The art is gorgeous!
November 8, 2023
2.5
the story is interesting
however the relationship and mentions of rape are clearly not for me
the story is interesting
however the relationship and mentions of rape are clearly not for me
December 30, 2023
I read this manga exactly five years ago and I mean that literally bc GR is telling me that I first read it on the 30th December 2018. XD
I actually bought the German translation today and I had the feeling that I knew the manga already. The cover style is apealling to me so I kinda guessed that I must have read it but I had zero recollection of the story.
Anyhow, last time I rated it 2 stars and this time it's 3 stars, albeit due to a generous bump. I actually like that the two protagonists are adult men and they're messy and filthy and assholes. They know each other from high school, but they met 10 years later and this is truly an example for love-hate. They're both privileged boys who are bored out of their minds and they begin a weird antagonistic friendship with chaotic longing for each other.
Their hate-love continues into adulthood and I liked how they provoke and test each other. It's also nice having two tops who switch positions.
However, the manga isn't without flaws, mainly the writing and story flow itself is very jumpy and confusing. It doesn't read very well.
Also, I'm quite sure that there are several translation errors. By this I mean that the subject and object of the sentences are switched since Japanese doesn't always have a clear indication in who is being talked about. Sometimes the person talking is referring to themselves even though they should be talking about the other person and sometimes they talk about the other person but they should mean themselves. So really, the German translator has used the wrong pronouns and thus switched the subject/object of the sentence a few times.
Sadly, German BL translations are notoriously bad but that's a topic for another time.
Anyway, if you like two messy adults having a tense and antagonistic relationship and questionable morals, this might be for you.
I actually bought the German translation today and I had the feeling that I knew the manga already. The cover style is apealling to me so I kinda guessed that I must have read it but I had zero recollection of the story.
Anyhow, last time I rated it 2 stars and this time it's 3 stars, albeit due to a generous bump. I actually like that the two protagonists are adult men and they're messy and filthy and assholes. They know each other from high school, but they met 10 years later and this is truly an example for love-hate. They're both privileged boys who are bored out of their minds and they begin a weird antagonistic friendship with chaotic longing for each other.
Their hate-love continues into adulthood and I liked how they provoke and test each other. It's also nice having two tops who switch positions.
However, the manga isn't without flaws, mainly the writing and story flow itself is very jumpy and confusing. It doesn't read very well.
Also, I'm quite sure that there are several translation errors. By this I mean that the subject and object of the sentences are switched since Japanese doesn't always have a clear indication in who is being talked about. Sometimes the person talking is referring to themselves even though they should be talking about the other person and sometimes they talk about the other person but they should mean themselves. So really, the German translator has used the wrong pronouns and thus switched the subject/object of the sentence a few times.
Sadly, German BL translations are notoriously bad but that's a topic for another time.
Anyway, if you like two messy adults having a tense and antagonistic relationship and questionable morals, this might be for you.
August 10, 2025
Das hätte richtig gut werden können. Ich mag solche Charaktere, wie Shimojo und Kuze. Ich fand die beiden Crazy. Sie haben definitiv etwas an sich, dass mich in ihren Bann gezogen hat.
Die Umsetzung der Story hat mir allerdings nicht ganz gefallen. Die Übergänge von Gegenwart und Vergangenheit waren zu durcheinander, bzw. nicht immer gleich erkennbar. Die eigentliche Story hätte noch ein paar Seiten vertragen oder weniger Vergangenheit. So war es einfach zu schnell abgehandelt und irgendwie zu lückenhaft. Trotzdem kommt die Geschichte ins gute Mittelfeld, weil sie einfach was an sich hat, dass mich catcht.
Die Umsetzung der Story hat mir allerdings nicht ganz gefallen. Die Übergänge von Gegenwart und Vergangenheit waren zu durcheinander, bzw. nicht immer gleich erkennbar. Die eigentliche Story hätte noch ein paar Seiten vertragen oder weniger Vergangenheit. So war es einfach zu schnell abgehandelt und irgendwie zu lückenhaft. Trotzdem kommt die Geschichte ins gute Mittelfeld, weil sie einfach was an sich hat, dass mich catcht.
November 16, 2025
2.5 stars
Keine Ahnung, was ich von dem Band halten soll. Der Zeichenstil war gut und ich fand auch die Prämisse mit der Mafia echt cool. Auch dieses ‘enemies-but-lovers’ war mal was neues. Was ich aber gar nicht abkonnte, war die Sprache, wie miteinander gesprochen wurde. Diese andauernden Beleidigungen und Degradierungen zu einem Hund, sowie die daraus resultierenden Handlungen. Damit habe ich ein riesiges Problem. Ich mag Sachimos Reihe ‘Black or White’ echt gerne, aber dieser Einzelband war beziehungstechnisch, im Umgang miteinander und zwischenmenschlich nicht mein Geschmack. Würde ihn daher auch nicht empfehlen.
Keine Ahnung, was ich von dem Band halten soll. Der Zeichenstil war gut und ich fand auch die Prämisse mit der Mafia echt cool. Auch dieses ‘enemies-but-lovers’ war mal was neues. Was ich aber gar nicht abkonnte, war die Sprache, wie miteinander gesprochen wurde. Diese andauernden Beleidigungen und Degradierungen zu einem Hund, sowie die daraus resultierenden Handlungen. Damit habe ich ein riesiges Problem. Ich mag Sachimos Reihe ‘Black or White’ echt gerne, aber dieser Einzelband war beziehungstechnisch, im Umgang miteinander und zwischenmenschlich nicht mein Geschmack. Würde ihn daher auch nicht empfehlen.
September 2, 2025
leggendo: "if you're doing this for money, how about letting me keep you as a pet then?"
io: SAY NO MORE
concept: he wants to be stopped cause he found what he actually looking for this whole time
peccato che era un po' confuso in alcuni punti, belli i disegni molto yoneda kou
altre cit utili per la trama:
"try to catch me. it seems i won't run away from you. let me take you away from this shitty boring world."
"the cost of taking me down will be for you to bury me with your own hands."
io: SAY NO MORE
concept: he wants to be stopped cause he found what he actually looking for this whole time
peccato che era un po' confuso in alcuni punti, belli i disegni molto yoneda kou
altre cit utili per la trama:
"try to catch me. it seems i won't run away from you. let me take you away from this shitty boring world."
"the cost of taking me down will be for you to bury me with your own hands."
March 18, 2025
Mal ein OS von dem ich wünschte, es gäbe mehr Bände.
Die Story ist ein wenig konfus, da sie sehr häufig zwischen den Zeitebenen hin und her springt, aber es geht hier um zwei arrogante Kerle, die sich ausnutzen und definitiv nicht wirklich zu den guten gehören und sich gleichzeitg ineinander verlieben und ein wenig Soft (sehr viel soft) bdsm machen... hätte gerne mehr mit diesen Charakteren gelesen.
Die Story ist ein wenig konfus, da sie sehr häufig zwischen den Zeitebenen hin und her springt, aber es geht hier um zwei arrogante Kerle, die sich ausnutzen und definitiv nicht wirklich zu den guten gehören und sich gleichzeitg ineinander verlieben und ein wenig Soft (sehr viel soft) bdsm machen... hätte gerne mehr mit diesen Charakteren gelesen.
April 4, 2020
I would have given it 2/5, but 'm giving this 3/5 because I think it was the English translation that made me not understand anything. And the manga was flying everywhere, i didn't understand what was happening in between scenes and chapters x_x
The art itself was beautiful though!! Hopefully a better english translation can be done for this manga :(
The art itself was beautiful though!! Hopefully a better english translation can be done for this manga :(
June 13, 2020
It's a really tense story with great dialogue. They have history together going back to high school. One is yakuza, the other is a cop. The cop trying to catch him, the forbidden love aspect. One of my favorite yaois.
November 13, 2020
I really like this author. There's just enough tease, just enough smartness and emotional connection between characters. The storylines are intriguing and this one did not disappoint.
The dynamic between the two mains was hot but not only that, it was fulfilling.
The dynamic between the two mains was hot but not only that, it was fulfilling.
December 11, 2023
Interessante Charaktere und Prämisse, aber leider ein etwas arg verwirrender Erzählstil. So ab der Hälfte habe ich den Überblick verloren, was in welcher Reihenfolge passiert und was jetzt genau zwischen den beiden Typen abgeht. Ein Kapitel mehr, um das ganze besser auszubauen, und etwas deutlichere Dialoge hätten geholfen. 3.5 Sterne
February 8, 2024
My lack of comments are proportionate to how I wanted this to end fast haha I’ve got no patience / it was nice how competitive they are / oh my my, it’s payback time / wow… that “ you’ll wait even if I don’t” got me hard / “you smell of tobacco and gunpowder” ufffff / a match made in filth
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February 3, 2019
Ehhhh, had potential, but such poor presentation! What with the flashbacks and timeskips and jumping around all over the place, things just stopped making sense.
November 9, 2019
The story was okay, I also like the police idea and all that. But my fav one in this case is the side story, that was sexy.
May 25, 2020
Very steamy Yaoi I must say!
October 14, 2020
[ ★★,5 / 5 ]
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August 20, 2022Pas pour moi.
October 16, 2022
Siento que la historia tenía mucho más potencial pero que la narración ha sido un poco a lo loco.
Me hubiera gustado más desarrollo
Me hubiera gustado más desarrollo
March 8, 2023
What did I just read? This took So many twists and turns that I don't know who manipulated who anymore... O.O
July 29, 2023
One of the steamiest couple dynamic I've ever encountered.
July 30, 2023
Very interesting and the tension between the pair is just *chef's kiss.
January 8, 2024
I love such weird stories hehe
January 10, 2024
3.5
Le scene con loro due da adulti era quello che volevo leggere per tutto il libro
Le scene con loro due da adulti era quello che volevo leggere per tutto il libro
December 1, 2024
Usually I'd eat up a storyline like this but it was so choppy and the R*pe word was dropped too many times (even if it's a kink it's not for me). Anyway this could've been great but wasn't.
December 23, 2024
La manera en que está contada (mezclando el presente y el pasado) fue un desastre narrativo, qué complicado fue entender qué estaba pasando.
No se puede disfrutar algo que cuesta tanto entender.
No se puede disfrutar algo que cuesta tanto entender.
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