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酷くしないで / Hidoku shinaide #8
Don't Be Cruel, Vol. 08
When a playboy falls for a nerd, chemistry results in an explosive reaction!
Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?
It’s been a while since Maya and Nemugasa have had any alone time, so they can’t help but go a little overboard when they finally see each other! But later that same night, Maya sneaks out to help his friend Ruka after he’s had a severe asthma attack. When Nemugasa asks him the next morning where he went, Maya quickly changes the subject. Is a bad habit from Maya’s playboy days rearing its ugly head? And what will Nemugasa do when he finds out the truth?
Playboy Maya catches studious Nemugasa cheating on a test, and to ensure his silence, Maya blackmails Nemugasa into doing whatever he wants! But is this merely just a ruse so Maya can spend more alone time with him?
It’s been a while since Maya and Nemugasa have had any alone time, so they can’t help but go a little overboard when they finally see each other! But later that same night, Maya sneaks out to help his friend Ruka after he’s had a severe asthma attack. When Nemugasa asks him the next morning where he went, Maya quickly changes the subject. Is a bad habit from Maya’s playboy days rearing its ugly head? And what will Nemugasa do when he finds out the truth?
188 pages, Paperback
Published October 8, 2019
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About the author
Yonezou Nekota
88 books210 followersYonezou Nekota (ねこ田米蔵) is a Japanese mangaka.
Also publishes dōjinshi in the circle Komeya (米屋).
For dōjinshi works and magazines, please see the Japanese language profile.
Associated names:
山田･D･米蔵
山田D米蔵
米屋
貓田米藏
Komeya
NEKOTA Yonezoh
YAMADA D Yonezoh
YAMADA D. Yonezoh
*Note* Book records based on scanlations are not allowed on GR due to the illegal nature of scanlations.
Also publishes dōjinshi in the circle Komeya (米屋).
For dōjinshi works and magazines, please see the Japanese language profile.
Associated names:
山田･D･米蔵
山田D米蔵
米屋
貓田米藏
Komeya
NEKOTA Yonezoh
YAMADA D Yonezoh
YAMADA D. Yonezoh
*Note* Book records based on scanlations are not allowed on GR due to the illegal nature of scanlations.
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October 9, 2019
I love this couple so much. They are growing and maturing and becoming adults while struggling with maintaining a relationship. There were some bits where I felt the story got a bit boring, but this pair is just too adorable. 3.8/5
January 21, 2020
Oooh noooo what a rude place to leave us for the next several months D: (I mean...I don't think we're in for a long haul of misery, but I'd like us to get to a place where Nemu can stop worrying.)
I love that Maya has just become snugglier and snugglier. :) I don't love that Nemu keeps hearing things that Maya isn't saying—but everyone has those periods of insecurity and stuff.
Idk how I feel about the Ruka stuff honestly—it's good to find out more about him, but... I don't know. I think I liked him a bit better a couple volumes ago. Now I'm not sure.
Anxiously looking forward to the next volume!!!
I love that Maya has just become snugglier and snugglier. :) I don't love that Nemu keeps hearing things that Maya isn't saying—but everyone has those periods of insecurity and stuff.
Idk how I feel about the Ruka stuff honestly—it's good to find out more about him, but... I don't know. I think I liked him a bit better a couple volumes ago. Now I'm not sure.
Anxiously looking forward to the next volume!!!
April 13, 2023
This one was really hard to read, and I would've been so, so upset if I didn't have the next volume waiting already. According to the end notes, this Ruka storyline is supposed to wrap up by then, so I'll have to see how I feel about it once it's all done. Right now it's...realistic, but honestly a bit too painful.
Maya isn't intentionally being cruel, and I'm sure in his mind he assumes Nemugasa understands that he continues to be the #1 priority and the most important person in his heart - but that lie still got brushed over and forgiven way too quickly. I did appreciate that it didn't drag out and that Nemugasa is too mature to sulk or punish Maya for it, but he really is sinking into that desperation Akira had after the conversation with Maya's father. They're similar, in the ways their boyfriends are...they're realistic worriers, and they're throwing themselves wholeheartedly into a relationship they don't truly believe will last.
That breaks my heart and makes reading kind of tough, because while I'm assuming it's a happy ending for both of them...in the real world, would it be? And even in this fictional one, how long is it going to take to get there?
The art's gorgeous in this volume, and there's a whole lot of good storytelling and solidly achey moments, but I don't know if I'm going to get to a point where I like Ruka. He's not evil, but he is manipulative, and he is hurting a relationship I've grown to care a lot about. Not sure what the deal is with his health, but I hope there's not some "oh he's dying in a year anyway" cop out. Does that sound cruel? Like Nemugasa, I can be a little petty about him. He's kinda earned it.
Maya isn't intentionally being cruel, and I'm sure in his mind he assumes Nemugasa understands that he continues to be the #1 priority and the most important person in his heart - but that lie still got brushed over and forgiven way too quickly. I did appreciate that it didn't drag out and that Nemugasa is too mature to sulk or punish Maya for it, but he really is sinking into that desperation Akira had after the conversation with Maya's father. They're similar, in the ways their boyfriends are...they're realistic worriers, and they're throwing themselves wholeheartedly into a relationship they don't truly believe will last.
That breaks my heart and makes reading kind of tough, because while I'm assuming it's a happy ending for both of them...in the real world, would it be? And even in this fictional one, how long is it going to take to get there?
The art's gorgeous in this volume, and there's a whole lot of good storytelling and solidly achey moments, but I don't know if I'm going to get to a point where I like Ruka. He's not evil, but he is manipulative, and he is hurting a relationship I've grown to care a lot about. Not sure what the deal is with his health, but I hope there's not some "oh he's dying in a year anyway" cop out. Does that sound cruel? Like Nemugasa, I can be a little petty about him. He's kinda earned it.
October 14, 2020
Aufmachung
Die Charaktere sind sehr detailliert gezeichnet. Markant sind die langen, schmalen Gesichtsformen. Sie entsprechen gar nicht meinem typischen pretty guy Geschmack, aber man beginnt sie im Lauf der Zeit dennoch immer schöner zu finden. Wobei ich anmerken muss, dass man von Band zu Band eine Entwicklung von Nekotas Zeichenstil erkennen kann.
Der Erzählstil ist krass, weil er sich verschiedene Dynamiken zunutze macht und damit einiges an Spannung aufbaut.
Charaktere
Maya ist faul und vom Typ eher Playboy. Kommunikation ist nicht gerade seine Stärke. Außerdem ist er befehlshaberisch und launisch.
Nemugasa ist ein absoluter Musterschüler und Lernen hat oberste Priorität für ihn. In Bezug auf soziale Kontakte ist er eher unbeholfen bzw. desinteressiert.
Fazit
Holy S**t! Gefühlsachterbahn lässt mal wieder grüßen. Aber vom feinsten. Die ganze Zeit hatte ich Tränen in den Augen und habe derb gelitten. Ansolute heartbreaking Volume. Bisher war das der emotionalste Band der gesamte Reihe und ich bin so leer im Kopf nachdem ich diesen ausgelesen habe.
Die Charaktere sind sehr detailliert gezeichnet. Markant sind die langen, schmalen Gesichtsformen. Sie entsprechen gar nicht meinem typischen pretty guy Geschmack, aber man beginnt sie im Lauf der Zeit dennoch immer schöner zu finden. Wobei ich anmerken muss, dass man von Band zu Band eine Entwicklung von Nekotas Zeichenstil erkennen kann.
Der Erzählstil ist krass, weil er sich verschiedene Dynamiken zunutze macht und damit einiges an Spannung aufbaut.
Charaktere
Maya ist faul und vom Typ eher Playboy. Kommunikation ist nicht gerade seine Stärke. Außerdem ist er befehlshaberisch und launisch.
Nemugasa ist ein absoluter Musterschüler und Lernen hat oberste Priorität für ihn. In Bezug auf soziale Kontakte ist er eher unbeholfen bzw. desinteressiert.
Fazit
Holy S**t! Gefühlsachterbahn lässt mal wieder grüßen. Aber vom feinsten. Die ganze Zeit hatte ich Tränen in den Augen und habe derb gelitten. Ansolute heartbreaking Volume. Bisher war das der emotionalste Band der gesamte Reihe und ich bin so leer im Kopf nachdem ich diesen ausgelesen habe.
March 7, 2021
Ya no sé ni qué decir porque cada tomo me gusta más o igual que el anterior. Desde el tercer tomo que Nekota no deja de hacerlo todo bien (dejando lo típico de gay for you de Maya que estaría bien que se diera cuenta que es bisexual como mínimo). Aún así, me gusta lo que está desencadenando Ruka en la pareja para que Nemugasa empiece también a crecer para con Maya y su relación de pareja. Porque Maya ha madurado muchísimo y ahora es el turno de mi pobre Nemu que he empatizado mucho con él.
April 30, 2021
So we're back to being caught up in real life, and Nemugasa once again struggling with jealousy with Maya and Ruka's relationship. We've already been here, cried through it, got to the point of certain breakup, and then reconciled. So tis volume seems like a repeat of the earlier storyline, and though YN leaves us on a cliff hanger it's most likely going to be easily resolved in the next book. Well, fingers crossed anyway.
September 28, 2021
Nemugasa and Maya are on two very different pages in this volume. Maya is just living his life... making the most of his opportunities, keeping up with his studies, trying to maintain a close relationship with his boyfriend, and figuring out the best path forward in a life that's basically been turned upside down.
Maya, on the other hand, is dealing with, not necessarily jealousy, but worry that Maya will one day become bored with him. He is worried about him being around Ruka because he sees how comfortable, happy, and mentally challenged he is around him. In the last volume, he told Maya's father that if Maya ever met someone with Ruka's personality and his plain looks, he'd be dumped in a heartbeat. He's terrified of losing Maya and it's causing him to interpret everything Maya does in the most negative way possible.
Ruka, we learn, doesn't want Maya the way Nemugasa does. He doesn't think a sexual or romantic relationship is all that important. He wants a partner that's closer to what one would consider a nonromantic soulmate. "Closer to each other than even best friends...having the same goals. Working and growing together. A partner who is as much a part of you as your own soul." He tells Nemugasa that he believes Maya is that person.... and how exactly is Nemugasa supposed to respond to that?!
Like Maya's father, Ruka doesn't believe that their relationship will go very far. Whereas Maya's father believes that societal pressures will cause them to split, Ruka believes that the relationship itself is unsustainable because it's foundation is build on nothing more than passion and that passion will, after enough time has passed, fizzle out and transform into something that feels more restrictive than anything else. He says that one day Maya will start to take Nemugasa for granted and that will signal the end.
This, of course, hits a nerve because he basically put into words everything Nemugasa was already worried about. I can't really be mad at him because I don't think he's necessarily trying to "take" Maya from Nemugasa. He doesn't seem like a bad person, just someone who, because of life circumstances, thinks differently and doesn't have a lot of time left (his doctor literally told him he has half the lifespan of the average person). Also, I think he'd make a great partner for Maya... if Nemugasa weren't in the picture.
Thus volume was a little frustrating to get through but I still enjoyed it. These are the types of real life situations that all couples have to go through and if their relationship is strong enough they'll make it through just fine.
Maya, on the other hand, is dealing with, not necessarily jealousy, but worry that Maya will one day become bored with him. He is worried about him being around Ruka because he sees how comfortable, happy, and mentally challenged he is around him. In the last volume, he told Maya's father that if Maya ever met someone with Ruka's personality and his plain looks, he'd be dumped in a heartbeat. He's terrified of losing Maya and it's causing him to interpret everything Maya does in the most negative way possible.
Ruka, we learn, doesn't want Maya the way Nemugasa does. He doesn't think a sexual or romantic relationship is all that important. He wants a partner that's closer to what one would consider a nonromantic soulmate. "Closer to each other than even best friends...having the same goals. Working and growing together. A partner who is as much a part of you as your own soul." He tells Nemugasa that he believes Maya is that person.... and how exactly is Nemugasa supposed to respond to that?!
Like Maya's father, Ruka doesn't believe that their relationship will go very far. Whereas Maya's father believes that societal pressures will cause them to split, Ruka believes that the relationship itself is unsustainable because it's foundation is build on nothing more than passion and that passion will, after enough time has passed, fizzle out and transform into something that feels more restrictive than anything else. He says that one day Maya will start to take Nemugasa for granted and that will signal the end.
This, of course, hits a nerve because he basically put into words everything Nemugasa was already worried about. I can't really be mad at him because I don't think he's necessarily trying to "take" Maya from Nemugasa. He doesn't seem like a bad person, just someone who, because of life circumstances, thinks differently and doesn't have a lot of time left (his doctor literally told him he has half the lifespan of the average person). Also, I think he'd make a great partner for Maya... if Nemugasa weren't in the picture.
Thus volume was a little frustrating to get through but I still enjoyed it. These are the types of real life situations that all couples have to go through and if their relationship is strong enough they'll make it through just fine.
November 10, 2021
I love this couple and their drama so much! they’ve matured a lot since the first few volumes but they still have issues with insecurities and maintaining their relationship as adults doing adult things. also Nemu, you precious darling <33
March 9, 2023
😳 drama that is actually interesting?! What happened to these immature selfish dumbasses?
Well Maya still is a bit. Dude. Communication is key. But lots of the drama was internally and it was really interesting to read.
Well Maya still is a bit. Dude. Communication is key. But lots of the drama was internally and it was really interesting to read.
March 9, 2019
3.5 stars
May 2, 2019
Sufrimiento tras sufrimiento y solo continúa 😭
October 17, 2019
Lackluster, but sets up the story for volume 9.
November 30, 2019
3.5 ⭐️ just because Ruka makes me so angry
December 19, 2019
Some of what was said makes me nervous for what's going to happen next. Ahhh!!
May 21, 2020
😭 I love these two so freaking much. I just want to wrap them in bubble wrap to protect them from the outside world. Where they can just be themselves with reckless abandon 😭
April 20, 2021
WOOHOOO
July 30, 2023
Ruka can go drown in his own blood…. He’s dead to me!
February 14, 2025
En bra serie och älskar deras relation och hur den ändras.
November 26, 2023
En aquest volum el drama se centra en el Ruka, que li ofereix feina de event planner al Maya i descobreix que li agrada molt i se li dona bé. El Nemu sospita i té gelosia (no del tot infundada, perquè el Ruka és un merda), però ha de madurar i confiar més en la seva parella, que s'està desvivint per estalviar i poder compartir pis amb ell. Veritats a mitges, problemes de comunicació i poc temps compartit...
July 17, 2023
5 Star's!
Just as good as all the other's from the main to the supporting characters it's such a joy to read about each one. And what new trails and tribulations lay in wait for Maya and Nemu. Waiting patiently for the next installment.
Just as good as all the other's from the main to the supporting characters it's such a joy to read about each one. And what new trails and tribulations lay in wait for Maya and Nemu. Waiting patiently for the next installment.
December 15, 2019
3.5 stars
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October 10, 2022
I love how this story is getting complex.
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