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SCRAMBLUES
Haru Kurosaki once heard a stranger's song in high school that made him decide to finally follow his passions. Now, he's a graphic designer who's recently been put in charge of designing a CD jacket for the prodigy musical artist Eddie Astley.
On the outside, Eddie is intimidating and aloof — but when Haru spots him at a rock concert, he realizes how wrong that assumption is. As he sees beyond Eddie's surly exterior and catches a glimpse of the man beneath the affectation, Haru begins to think about the message and emotions that Eddie tries to convey through his music. And in trying to get to know more about Eddie for his design project, he discovers that music always has a way of transporting you to a vital moment from the past.
On the outside, Eddie is intimidating and aloof — but when Haru spots him at a rock concert, he realizes how wrong that assumption is. As he sees beyond Eddie's surly exterior and catches a glimpse of the man beneath the affectation, Haru begins to think about the message and emotions that Eddie tries to convey through his music. And in trying to get to know more about Eddie for his design project, he discovers that music always has a way of transporting you to a vital moment from the past.
208 pages, Paperback
First published February 21, 2023
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June 8, 2025
The story was all over the place, it just left me confused. The art was pretty though.
November 28, 2023
3,5/5
Joli one shot sur la relation qui s’installe entre un graphiste et un artiste lors de leur travail pour la création du visuel du premier album de l’artiste ! Pas incroyable mais émouvant
Petit spoiler mais déçue qu’on ne voit pas le fameux visuel de l’album
Joli one shot sur la relation qui s’installe entre un graphiste et un artiste lors de leur travail pour la création du visuel du premier album de l’artiste ! Pas incroyable mais émouvant
Petit spoiler mais déçue qu’on ne voit pas le fameux visuel de l’album
July 17, 2023
A very scattered way of writing a pretty linear plot. The timeline felt rushed and I got confused a lot towards the beginning. Not for me, but I’m obsessed with the art style so I’ll definitely check out any other endeavors by Meme March!
July 12, 2023
I didn't love this one. It moved too quickly and I didn't feel any chemistry between the characters.
December 6, 2023
3 stars for the plot, 4 for the art style. I felt like the story was a bit fast forwarded., with feelings kind of springing out all of a sudden.
December 28, 2022
As a high-schooler, genial Haru Kurosaki always gave in to the whims and fancies of his friends. But then he heard a stranger’s song at a school festival and was so moved that he decided to pursue his own passions and the things that made him happy.
Adult Kurosaki is a dedicated but still wet-behind-the-ears graphic designer who has recently been put in charge of designing the CD jacket for famous and prodigiously talented music artist, Eddie Astley.
Eddie and Kurosaki’s first encounter is not very pleasant as Eddie comes across as a rude, intimidating, exacting and aloof celebrity. But a stray incident slowly starts shifting Kurosaki’s bad impression and he understands Eddie better as he gets a glimpse into the artist’s private life and personal demons.
This is a slow-flowing, slice-of-life BL manga with interesting MLs. Snooty meets Softie and crumbles despite the highest walls built around his heart is a trope that never grows old. Beautifully drawn, it slowly unravels a gentle love story and moves at an unhurried, introspective pace.
I quite liked it.
Adult Kurosaki is a dedicated but still wet-behind-the-ears graphic designer who has recently been put in charge of designing the CD jacket for famous and prodigiously talented music artist, Eddie Astley.
Eddie and Kurosaki’s first encounter is not very pleasant as Eddie comes across as a rude, intimidating, exacting and aloof celebrity. But a stray incident slowly starts shifting Kurosaki’s bad impression and he understands Eddie better as he gets a glimpse into the artist’s private life and personal demons.
This is a slow-flowing, slice-of-life BL manga with interesting MLs. Snooty meets Softie and crumbles despite the highest walls built around his heart is a trope that never grows old. Beautifully drawn, it slowly unravels a gentle love story and moves at an unhurried, introspective pace.
I quite liked it.
January 13, 2024
Some interesting points to this story, but it's unfortunate that the art was incredibly ugly.
I can't get over how hideous the faces were in the confession scene...it's like they were trying to make the characters as unattractive as possible in a pivotal moment. With even snot coming out of noses?
Beyond that, the art style is just not for me, and that's a crucial part of visual novels. Both the art and the writing matter. In this case, the art was pretty bad, and the story was kind of middle of the road, with promising bits that weren't developed properly.
I liked the idea that Eddie grew up in a super structured household where music wasn't a joy for him; his mother was strict about his lessons, and the only times when he enjoyed making music were the hours he spent with his pianist grandfather. Except even that had holes.
How much would Eddie have learned or remembered up until age 5, when he left England for Japan and his grandfather went deaf and died? That's a lot of pivotal events to cram into a small period of time; and the hearing loss wasn't even addressed at all. How long had he been without his hearing? How did that impact his time with Eddie?
And then I didn't understand whose music Eddie discovered in his grandfather's house at the end. I assume that's what he turned into his debut album's final song, but was it something his grandfather had composed? Or he'd composed and ripped out of a notebook and his grandfather saved? Something they'd worked on together?
And I thought he'd do something to rebuild the rose garden and invite Haru there, who'd wanted to see it, but no...
Then there's Haru, who spent the whole volume trying to design an album cover for Eddie, coming up with frankly terrible and amateur ideas along the way and then I guess doing that billboard we see from a distance at the end? Which also seemed not great? What was the meaning behind it? Which of Eddie's messages was it conveying?
I get so frustrated when there's a story about a graphic designer with zero attempt actually put into coming up with good design pieces for their portfolios. It reminds me of how Living-Room Matsunaga-san literally just had giant text on a billboard at the end. You'd think manga artists would be able to come up with decent designs for their characters' careers, but for some reason it doesn't come across as a priority.
The relationship development was super thin as well. I liked the surprise connection they had back in high school, when Haru crashed another school's festival and overheard a heartwrenchingly beautiful song that propelled him to pursue his dreams, instead of following other people's expectations. It turns out that it was Eddie singing...but to Haru's dismay, the song was about Eddie's love for his friend and former bandmate.
That had some nicely achey potential, opening up possibilities for Haru to feel jealousy and to recognize that he was interested in Eddie beyond just his music. But apparently that was supposed to have already been happening? I never felt any chemistry between the two of them, or at least from Haru's end.
Eddie hitting on Haru - someone who was working for him, on his album design - at that concert at the beginning made very little sense for his character. That did change over time, as he got to like Haru more and to see that Haru truly valued his love for music, instead of just his public "prodigy" face. But why have that earlier scene at all? And why would he freak out so much over getting drunk and revealing to Haru that he was gay, when he'd already tried to kiss him when he'd barely even known him?
Other unanswered questions: how Eddie got back into music at all, when it sounded like he'd given up on it after his high school heartbreak. Why Eddie's such a big name while his friend is still struggling trying to get his band in the spotlight. What he was doing writing scores for tv and movies. Why his family ever moved to Japan in the first place. Why his grandfather's house has apparently just been sitting empty in England for decades.
And Haru...does he even like his job? He seems pretty bad at it. It seems like music is more his passion than art is, so why is he working at a generic ad agency? I didn't see any passion for his actual work at any point.
This story had interesting bones but the execution was disappointing.
I can't get over how hideous the faces were in the confession scene...it's like they were trying to make the characters as unattractive as possible in a pivotal moment. With even snot coming out of noses?
Beyond that, the art style is just not for me, and that's a crucial part of visual novels. Both the art and the writing matter. In this case, the art was pretty bad, and the story was kind of middle of the road, with promising bits that weren't developed properly.
I liked the idea that Eddie grew up in a super structured household where music wasn't a joy for him; his mother was strict about his lessons, and the only times when he enjoyed making music were the hours he spent with his pianist grandfather. Except even that had holes.
How much would Eddie have learned or remembered up until age 5, when he left England for Japan and his grandfather went deaf and died? That's a lot of pivotal events to cram into a small period of time; and the hearing loss wasn't even addressed at all. How long had he been without his hearing? How did that impact his time with Eddie?
And then I didn't understand whose music Eddie discovered in his grandfather's house at the end. I assume that's what he turned into his debut album's final song, but was it something his grandfather had composed? Or he'd composed and ripped out of a notebook and his grandfather saved? Something they'd worked on together?
And I thought he'd do something to rebuild the rose garden and invite Haru there, who'd wanted to see it, but no...
Then there's Haru, who spent the whole volume trying to design an album cover for Eddie, coming up with frankly terrible and amateur ideas along the way and then I guess doing that billboard we see from a distance at the end? Which also seemed not great? What was the meaning behind it? Which of Eddie's messages was it conveying?
I get so frustrated when there's a story about a graphic designer with zero attempt actually put into coming up with good design pieces for their portfolios. It reminds me of how Living-Room Matsunaga-san literally just had giant text on a billboard at the end. You'd think manga artists would be able to come up with decent designs for their characters' careers, but for some reason it doesn't come across as a priority.
The relationship development was super thin as well. I liked the surprise connection they had back in high school, when Haru crashed another school's festival and overheard a heartwrenchingly beautiful song that propelled him to pursue his dreams, instead of following other people's expectations. It turns out that it was Eddie singing...but to Haru's dismay, the song was about Eddie's love for his friend and former bandmate.
That had some nicely achey potential, opening up possibilities for Haru to feel jealousy and to recognize that he was interested in Eddie beyond just his music. But apparently that was supposed to have already been happening? I never felt any chemistry between the two of them, or at least from Haru's end.
Eddie hitting on Haru - someone who was working for him, on his album design - at that concert at the beginning made very little sense for his character. That did change over time, as he got to like Haru more and to see that Haru truly valued his love for music, instead of just his public "prodigy" face. But why have that earlier scene at all? And why would he freak out so much over getting drunk and revealing to Haru that he was gay, when he'd already tried to kiss him when he'd barely even known him?
Other unanswered questions: how Eddie got back into music at all, when it sounded like he'd given up on it after his high school heartbreak. Why Eddie's such a big name while his friend is still struggling trying to get his band in the spotlight. What he was doing writing scores for tv and movies. Why his family ever moved to Japan in the first place. Why his grandfather's house has apparently just been sitting empty in England for decades.
And Haru...does he even like his job? He seems pretty bad at it. It seems like music is more his passion than art is, so why is he working at a generic ad agency? I didn't see any passion for his actual work at any point.
This story had interesting bones but the execution was disappointing.
August 18, 2024
I feel like an outlier but I did really like this one.
I guess it just was what I needed after all the other let-downs recently.
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Someone other here insisted there was no chemistry between the characters or everything moved too fast for them.
Perhaps. Perhaps it did. But still it was portrayed very delicate the connection between them characters.
It wasn’t anything that sat bad with me. Sometimes the pacing will be off in an one volume manga. To get everything in there but I didn’t believe it was an issue here. It felt alright with the pace. It hit me in the feels all the same.
The story may have been thin but still it didn’t bother me. Here at least was a story in comparison to many other bls where it just feels like the whole manga is an excuse for the mangaka to create and draw so many smex scenes as possible.
This manga had one(!) smooch and it was nice to see. In the very end too.
The art was very scruffy and I liked that a lot.
Much was conveyed in those lines.
I guess it just was what I needed after all the other let-downs recently.
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Someone other here insisted there was no chemistry between the characters or everything moved too fast for them.
Perhaps. Perhaps it did. But still it was portrayed very delicate the connection between them characters.
It wasn’t anything that sat bad with me. Sometimes the pacing will be off in an one volume manga. To get everything in there but I didn’t believe it was an issue here. It felt alright with the pace. It hit me in the feels all the same.
The story may have been thin but still it didn’t bother me. Here at least was a story in comparison to many other bls where it just feels like the whole manga is an excuse for the mangaka to create and draw so many smex scenes as possible.
This manga had one(!) smooch and it was nice to see. In the very end too.
The art was very scruffy and I liked that a lot.
Much was conveyed in those lines.
February 19, 2025
Me gusta mucho. Te enseña como la música y el arte pueden transmitir como nos sentimos y hacernos aflorar sentimientos escondidos.
Cada uno de los protas, con sus profesiones de músico y diseñador grafico, van descubriendo lo que necesitan para alcanzar las emociones del otro.
Una historia sencilla, sin ser la típica bl súper apasionada, con un dibujo muy agradable y...muchas emociones.
Cada uno de los protas, con sus profesiones de músico y diseñador grafico, van descubriendo lo que necesitan para alcanzar las emociones del otro.
Una historia sencilla, sin ser la típica bl súper apasionada, con un dibujo muy agradable y...muchas emociones.
January 26, 2024
annoying insta-love w zero chemistry
January 21, 2024
3* at best. Extremely flimsy plot. Love story hits out of the blue at the very end. We don't even get to see the album cover design.
A very weak instalment, sadly.
A very weak instalment, sadly.
December 21, 2024
Molt cute la historia, jo tambe odio a la gent més alta que jo, com l'Eddie
July 3, 2023
story was sweet, the art drove me nuts
Overall this is a sweet very short PG manga. Maybe PG13 because of the Mom’s violence towards her kid and a remembered death. Otherwise it is just a story about how a song heard in high-school and two creative people fall for each other.
What I could Not stand were the oddly proportioned faces. The giant eyes in manga annoy me on a good day but if it’s left just for children’s stories then fine. When I see it on adult men and women in a non cartoon fantasy realm it’s distracting and unsettling. Plus, no way an add/graphics design agency would have someone that incompetent working there. I mean it’s great for angsty “how will I ever meet this deadline if I can’t design” but goodness… no company I know would keep someone that whiny and useless on. If you know anything about music production or graphic design this story may irritate you as well, but if you can turn Off that part of your brain then it’s a short fluffy story.
Overall this is a sweet very short PG manga. Maybe PG13 because of the Mom’s violence towards her kid and a remembered death. Otherwise it is just a story about how a song heard in high-school and two creative people fall for each other.
What I could Not stand were the oddly proportioned faces. The giant eyes in manga annoy me on a good day but if it’s left just for children’s stories then fine. When I see it on adult men and women in a non cartoon fantasy realm it’s distracting and unsettling. Plus, no way an add/graphics design agency would have someone that incompetent working there. I mean it’s great for angsty “how will I ever meet this deadline if I can’t design” but goodness… no company I know would keep someone that whiny and useless on. If you know anything about music production or graphic design this story may irritate you as well, but if you can turn Off that part of your brain then it’s a short fluffy story.
dnf
January 12, 2023I read a bit more than a quarter of it and I couldn't keep going. Eddie is spoiled, selfish, full of rage, while Haru is overly sweet and charismatic. There was no chemistry and no feeling in their interactions. I liked the idea of the music and Eddie's story with his grandfather and the art, but it wasn't enough to make me interested enough.
December 1, 2023
Un BL vainilla entre un músic i el dissenyador de la portada del seu nou àlbum. Molta reflexió al voltant del procés creatiu, moments emotius en recordar el passat, però l'amor apareix com un bolet gens creïble, sense cap mena de química entre els personatges :( m'ha deixat força meh, sobretot els extres, que només insinuen (per això no cal que els facis, la veritat xD)
May 7, 2023
Well, that was something.
I would've given it a higher rating if there wasn't one of those teasing sexual assault moments early on in the story. The rest of it was fine, nothing spectacular. The art was a little weird but I've seen worse.
Just meh.
I would've given it a higher rating if there wasn't one of those teasing sexual assault moments early on in the story. The rest of it was fine, nothing spectacular. The art was a little weird but I've seen worse.
Just meh.
May 29, 2023
Bit of an unsatisfying read. Also hilarious that the English musician is called Astley, like that’s the only English surname the author could think of.
June 19, 2023
It was honestly way too fast. I don't feel like I got to know the characters at all. I think this was supposed to be dramatic, and drama needs more time.
August 31, 2023
Did this make sense? I’m not sure this made sense. How are these two even friends, much less anything else? It was also kind of boring and I’m not a fan of the art style.
May 6, 2024
Akata publie tellement peu de Boys Love que je m'attends toujours à ce que ceux-ci aient le petit truc en plus pour les démarquer. Je suis donc un peu déçue quand je sens qu'il y a quelque chose mais que ce n'est pas tout à fait cela...
Avec Scramblues, un titre au passage que je trouve parfaitement trouvé et avec une belle sonorité, ils nous emmènent à la rencontre d'une jeune autrice méconnue chez nous : Mame March, qui a un univers graphique avec une patte personnelle, un trait très marqué et accentué qui la rend indentifiable, ce que j'apprécié, aimant les auteurs de caractère. J'aurais aimé qu'il en soit de même pour l'histoire.
Surfant sur la mode des slow burn avec artiste incompris, dans ce oneshot trop court pour moi, elle nous propose de faire la rencontre d'Eddie, un pianiste célèbre mais qui a perdu la foi. Il va cependant fasciner Kurosaki, un jeune graphiste qui cherche lui aussi un nouveau souffle, qui va se voir proposé de faire la couverture de son nouvel album. Comment vont s'accorder ces deux personnalités discordantes et pourtant sur la même longueur d'onde ?
J'ai toujours aimé les récits musicaux, alors forcément l'intégration de ces éléments dans l'histoire m'a plu. J'ai apprécié de découvrir la passion d'Eddie et les fragilités et traumas qu'elle a occasionné chez lui, car quand on vient d'une famille de "génies" ce n'est pas forcément tout rose. Cela m'a plu que Kurosaki aime aussi ce médium et que ce soit ce qui va rapprocher ces deux âmes sensibles que tout semble opposer. Eddie est froid et distant, tout en hauteur. Kurosaki est la simplicité et la naïveté même. Cependant l'autrice tisse une toile sensible autour de la musique pour les rapprocher.
Le hic, c'est que le récit est trop lent, trop superficiel et trop inabouti. L'autrice lance de belles idées mais elle en fait peu de choses au final. On reste partout cruellement sur sa faim. A vouloir la jouer à la mode "lente", c'est beaucoup trop lent. A vouloir la jouer "psychologique", c'est un peu plat et mou finalement, avec en prime de la philosophie de comptoir. Pourtant, c'était intéressant potentiellement de suivre un sportif raté, reconverti dans le dessin et ayant eu une révélation sur sa vie grâce à de la musique, ainsi qu'un musicien, passionné, ayant adoré son grand-père qui lui a fait découvrir la musique mais traumatisé par l'apprentissage à la dure qu'on lui a forcé à faire à côté. Il aurait pu se passer bien plus entre eux que ces éphémères moments et cette rencontre sur laquelle on nous laisse au final, avec juste quelque dizaine de pages et encore pour nous laisser imaginer ce que ça aurait pu être. C'est terriblement frustrant.
Histoire d'une rencontre ratée. Tout le potentiel était là pour une belle histoire et puis au final le tempo ne fut pas le bon pour moi. L'histoire est tombée à plat alors qu'il y avait un joli potentiel autour de ces amoureux de la musique à la dérive qui finissaient par échouer ensemble. Dommage, j'aurais aimé voguer avec eux, plutôt qu'à peine assister à leur sauvetage bien tardif. Une petite frustration.
Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/148558/
Avec Scramblues, un titre au passage que je trouve parfaitement trouvé et avec une belle sonorité, ils nous emmènent à la rencontre d'une jeune autrice méconnue chez nous : Mame March, qui a un univers graphique avec une patte personnelle, un trait très marqué et accentué qui la rend indentifiable, ce que j'apprécié, aimant les auteurs de caractère. J'aurais aimé qu'il en soit de même pour l'histoire.
Surfant sur la mode des slow burn avec artiste incompris, dans ce oneshot trop court pour moi, elle nous propose de faire la rencontre d'Eddie, un pianiste célèbre mais qui a perdu la foi. Il va cependant fasciner Kurosaki, un jeune graphiste qui cherche lui aussi un nouveau souffle, qui va se voir proposé de faire la couverture de son nouvel album. Comment vont s'accorder ces deux personnalités discordantes et pourtant sur la même longueur d'onde ?
J'ai toujours aimé les récits musicaux, alors forcément l'intégration de ces éléments dans l'histoire m'a plu. J'ai apprécié de découvrir la passion d'Eddie et les fragilités et traumas qu'elle a occasionné chez lui, car quand on vient d'une famille de "génies" ce n'est pas forcément tout rose. Cela m'a plu que Kurosaki aime aussi ce médium et que ce soit ce qui va rapprocher ces deux âmes sensibles que tout semble opposer. Eddie est froid et distant, tout en hauteur. Kurosaki est la simplicité et la naïveté même. Cependant l'autrice tisse une toile sensible autour de la musique pour les rapprocher.
Le hic, c'est que le récit est trop lent, trop superficiel et trop inabouti. L'autrice lance de belles idées mais elle en fait peu de choses au final. On reste partout cruellement sur sa faim. A vouloir la jouer à la mode "lente", c'est beaucoup trop lent. A vouloir la jouer "psychologique", c'est un peu plat et mou finalement, avec en prime de la philosophie de comptoir. Pourtant, c'était intéressant potentiellement de suivre un sportif raté, reconverti dans le dessin et ayant eu une révélation sur sa vie grâce à de la musique, ainsi qu'un musicien, passionné, ayant adoré son grand-père qui lui a fait découvrir la musique mais traumatisé par l'apprentissage à la dure qu'on lui a forcé à faire à côté. Il aurait pu se passer bien plus entre eux que ces éphémères moments et cette rencontre sur laquelle on nous laisse au final, avec juste quelque dizaine de pages et encore pour nous laisser imaginer ce que ça aurait pu être. C'est terriblement frustrant.
Histoire d'une rencontre ratée. Tout le potentiel était là pour une belle histoire et puis au final le tempo ne fut pas le bon pour moi. L'histoire est tombée à plat alors qu'il y avait un joli potentiel autour de ces amoureux de la musique à la dérive qui finissaient par échouer ensemble. Dommage, j'aurais aimé voguer avec eux, plutôt qu'à peine assister à leur sauvetage bien tardif. Une petite frustration.
Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/148558/
August 4, 2025
This was a little too implausible and scattered for me. I didn't really see why the characters were drawn together as anything other than friends, and their connection was too tenuous for any sort of relationship to realistically develop between them. The trope of "misunderstood genius meets someone who understands them" also felt a bit thin here. Eddie is a perfectly normal celebrity and Haru is just a random guy who met him incidentally for a work project.
The best part of this is Eddie's character and backstory - the way he came to music and then found his way within it. His past unrequited love, and the history with his grandfather really rounded out his character. In contrast, Haru was very cookie-cutter and cardboard which made it difficult to see the chemistry between them at all.
A lot of people seem to love the art too, but I found it inconsistent and often simple without much background or framing. Serviceable, but nothing I'm writing home about.
Overall, it was okay, but I was hoping for something more. I love music in a manga, but I felt like this didn't really capitalise on that.
The best part of this is Eddie's character and backstory - the way he came to music and then found his way within it. His past unrequited love, and the history with his grandfather really rounded out his character. In contrast, Haru was very cookie-cutter and cardboard which made it difficult to see the chemistry between them at all.
A lot of people seem to love the art too, but I found it inconsistent and often simple without much background or framing. Serviceable, but nothing I'm writing home about.
Overall, it was okay, but I was hoping for something more. I love music in a manga, but I felt like this didn't really capitalise on that.
December 22, 2023
Okay, aquí vamos con la reseña.
Este puede haber sido mi manga favorito de todo el año, no solo por que haya sido el regalo de navidad de mi mejor amigo, si no por que la historia te calienta el corazón.
Esta es la historia de Kurosaki y Eddie, un diseñador gráfico y una estrella de la música respectivamente. Ellos se encuentran debido a que Eddie necesita que alguien le hagan la portada para su nuevo álbum, en un principio todos los diseños de Kurosaki son rechazados, por lo que empieza a investigar más a Eddie para así poder crearle la portada del disco perfecta, lo que hace que se vuelvan más cercanos. No voy a decir nada más por que como todos los libros tiene un plot twist, auqnue este es chiquitito pero muy bonito.
No voy a mentir, con el final se me quedo un sabor de boca genial de decir, me ha encantado, que mono todo y de gritar como una fangirl cuando su pareja favorita se besa.
Si quieres un BL que no contenga ningún tipo de Spice y que te haga sentir lo mismo que a mi, recomiendo este mucho.
Este puede haber sido mi manga favorito de todo el año, no solo por que haya sido el regalo de navidad de mi mejor amigo, si no por que la historia te calienta el corazón.
Esta es la historia de Kurosaki y Eddie, un diseñador gráfico y una estrella de la música respectivamente. Ellos se encuentran debido a que Eddie necesita que alguien le hagan la portada para su nuevo álbum, en un principio todos los diseños de Kurosaki son rechazados, por lo que empieza a investigar más a Eddie para así poder crearle la portada del disco perfecta, lo que hace que se vuelvan más cercanos. No voy a decir nada más por que como todos los libros tiene un plot twist, auqnue este es chiquitito pero muy bonito.
No voy a mentir, con el final se me quedo un sabor de boca genial de decir, me ha encantado, que mono todo y de gritar como una fangirl cuando su pareja favorita se besa.
Si quieres un BL que no contenga ningún tipo de Spice y que te haga sentir lo mismo que a mi, recomiendo este mucho.
April 7, 2024
Supongo que le pondría un 3'5, en comparación con otros bls. Es que la verdad que sí está muy cuquito y todo, pero repito, en comparación con otros, la verdad que sin más.
Lo cierto es que la historia apenas se desarrolla, I mean, no sé de dónde se sacaron los sentimientos el uno por el otro, porque es que vinieron de la nada JABXKS
De todas formas, el estilo de dibujo es bonitito, la idea muy muy linda y los personajes también, así que premio eso.
Siempre me pasa al empezar un bl que al ver la portada pienso que uno de ellos va a ser el cuquito buena persona extrovertido y el otro un poco más callado y acaban siendo justo lo contrario. Me parece un fenómeno destacable.
Pero lo dicho, que la historia es muy escueta y es que no se desarrolla, podría ser perfectamente un único capítulo de un bl random. (Y faltaban besitos)
Pero está lindo y en la portada parecen Aziraphale y Crowley jijiji 🤍🖤
Lo cierto es que la historia apenas se desarrolla, I mean, no sé de dónde se sacaron los sentimientos el uno por el otro, porque es que vinieron de la nada JABXKS
De todas formas, el estilo de dibujo es bonitito, la idea muy muy linda y los personajes también, así que premio eso.
Siempre me pasa al empezar un bl que al ver la portada pienso que uno de ellos va a ser el cuquito buena persona extrovertido y el otro un poco más callado y acaban siendo justo lo contrario. Me parece un fenómeno destacable.
Pero lo dicho, que la historia es muy escueta y es que no se desarrolla, podría ser perfectamente un único capítulo de un bl random. (Y faltaban besitos)
Pero está lindo y en la portada parecen Aziraphale y Crowley jijiji 🤍🖤
November 14, 2023
Scramblues parle avant tout de musique et de création artistique. J’ai trouvé intéressant de connaître le parcours de Kurosaki et d’Eddie ainsi que les difficultés qu’ils rencontrent à l’instant présent. Le fait d’échanger entre eux et avec d’autres personnes va leur permettre de revoir leur façon de travailler. Malgré un début compliqué, Kurosaki et Eddie vont tomber sous le charme de l’un et de l’autre.
Ce manga m’a émue, m’a parlée.
L’histoire est prenante, poétique.
Les personnages sont attachants, sensibles.
L’auteure montre à travers cette histoire qu’une rencontre, qu’un moment peut influer sur le cours d’une vie. Elle montre aussi que la musique peut rapprocher des personnes et qu’elle permet de se rappeler des moments clés de nos vies.
Chronique sur le blog "L'antre d'une rêveuse":
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Ce manga m’a émue, m’a parlée.
L’histoire est prenante, poétique.
Les personnages sont attachants, sensibles.
L’auteure montre à travers cette histoire qu’une rencontre, qu’un moment peut influer sur le cours d’une vie. Elle montre aussi que la musique peut rapprocher des personnes et qu’elle permet de se rappeler des moments clés de nos vies.
Chronique sur le blog "L'antre d'une rêveuse":
https://lantredunereveuse.wordpress.c...
October 3, 2025
All of that build up, only for the final product of the album cover to be laughably bad… I’m speechless. A compelling story with a pretty unsatisfying conclusion, in every regard. They don’t even kiss in the main story, and their one kiss in the bonus chapter is hidden. Crazy.
Loved Eddie’s unrequited love for Kenji, and I kinda live for the angst it caused Kurosaki. I don’t fully understand Kurosaki’s character in terms of his sexuality specifically, I wish they had touched on that more, but I love his himbo energy. His straightforwardness and positivity are infectious and I love it so much, need someone like that in my life fr.
I really did enjoy a lot of this novel, I just don’t know how well it stuck the landing. Needed maybe one more chapter at the end for pacing purposes, and for them to actually kiss.
Loved Eddie’s unrequited love for Kenji, and I kinda live for the angst it caused Kurosaki. I don’t fully understand Kurosaki’s character in terms of his sexuality specifically, I wish they had touched on that more, but I love his himbo energy. His straightforwardness and positivity are infectious and I love it so much, need someone like that in my life fr.
I really did enjoy a lot of this novel, I just don’t know how well it stuck the landing. Needed maybe one more chapter at the end for pacing purposes, and for them to actually kiss.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 1, 2023
This was very much a one shot. Lovely art and a nice melancholy throughout. The MCs both had interesting backstories and a connection that I thought was just perfectly fateful. But I’m not quite sure that the two of them interacted enough for their relationship to be convincing. I could see what drew them to each other, I just wish we got more moments of them building a proper foundation for a relationship here.
Less of a romance and more of the way we can encourage each other as human beings.
Though I did like the overall tone of the work and I did find myself laughing at some of the interactions between protagonists.
Will I re-read this?
Perhaps. If the mood strikes but it’s not one I’ll be obsessively returning to.
Less of a romance and more of the way we can encourage each other as human beings.
Though I did like the overall tone of the work and I did find myself laughing at some of the interactions between protagonists.
Will I re-read this?
Perhaps. If the mood strikes but it’s not one I’ll be obsessively returning to.
August 5, 2023
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August 4, 2023
Debo decir que este bien podría ser uno de mis mangas BLs favoritos. Esta historia se concentra mucho en los ámbitos de trabajo más que en el romance en si pero no me quejo en lo absoluto. Platean bien cada perspectiva de la historia y debo admitir que me sentí atraída por la dinámica de los protagonistas.
Por otro lado, admito que hubiera preferido más escenas románticas entre la relación principal.
Aún así entiendo la falta de romance debido a que el manga principalmente se centra en las áreas laborales.
Por otro lado, admito que hubiera preferido más escenas románticas entre la relación principal.
Aún así entiendo la falta de romance debido a que el manga principalmente se centra en las áreas laborales.
December 17, 2023
This little love story is set in the music industry. A graphic designer is doing artwork for the new album of the English singing sensation in Japan. The graphic designer has to get to know the singer and in doing so, falls in love.
It's a nice little story. It moves really fast and they don't really take moments to just enjoy the chemistry building. It's difficult to feel pulled into their relationship. There are a few sweet moments.
It's nice that the singer is English living in Japan and he's a singer there. I doubt that happens often.
It's a nice little story. It moves really fast and they don't really take moments to just enjoy the chemistry building. It's difficult to feel pulled into their relationship. There are a few sweet moments.
It's nice that the singer is English living in Japan and he's a singer there. I doubt that happens often.
February 19, 2024
un manga très mélancolique de son scénario, un titre avec une qualité de dessin qui ne m'emballe pas spécialement. Pour l'histoire je l'ai quand même trouvée mal faite.
- elle est en 1 seul volume mais on a pas assez développé les personnages.
- la relation entre les personnages est totalement bâclée.
- bon qu'il ne se passe rien entre les personnages, on est sur un Shônen-aï mais il n'y a même pas un bisou et ils sont tout juste en couple à la fin de l'histoire.
- il manque clairement un volume 2.
Positif : l'idée de l'histoire était bonne.
- elle est en 1 seul volume mais on a pas assez développé les personnages.
- la relation entre les personnages est totalement bâclée.
- bon qu'il ne se passe rien entre les personnages, on est sur un Shônen-aï mais il n'y a même pas un bisou et ils sont tout juste en couple à la fin de l'histoire.
- il manque clairement un volume 2.
Positif : l'idée de l'histoire était bonne.
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