I can't stand being your Childhood Friend 02

幼馴染じゃ我慢できない #2

by An Momose, 百瀬あん

Aoi und Ryota sind seit dem Kindergarten unzertrennlich. Jahre später teilen die beiden sogar ein Apartment. Doch während sich Aoi fröhlich ins Studentenleben stürzt, nimmt Ryota nur an Unternehmungen teil, solange sein Mitbewohner auch dabei ist. Bisher hatte Aoi angenommen, dass diese Zuneigung rein freundschaftlich sei, doch plötzlich liegen die beiden zusammen auf einem Bett, ihre Gesichter nur eine handbreit voneinander entfernt. Will Ryota etwa mehr?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Yaoi, LGBT, Contemporary, Boys Love, Japanese Literature

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 8, 2023

Reviews

[alex :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

i fear i’m going to spiral once these volumes are over. one more to go 🥲

[Poisonivy_Seastars · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was sooo cute and I liked it way better than volume 1 😭😭 it did make me feel 20x more single though

[Yani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lindísimos, por favorrrr.
Y el final, CHILLOOOOO
Esperando el último tomo en enero 🥰🥰

[dasfraeuleinliest · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mochte ich, wie auch schon Band 1, sehr gern. Die Dynamik zwischen den Protagonisten ist einfach super süß und witzig, es macht Spaß, sie auf ihrem gemeinsamen Weg des Erwachsenwerdens und den damit verbundenen Hürden zu begleiten. Besonders gut gefiel mir die Kommunikation zwischen den Charakteren und ihr Verständnis füreinander. Es ist alles sehr „smooth sailing“ und unproblematisch, genau das Richtige für zwischendurch. Zeichenstil ist und bleibt ein Hingucker. Von der Manga - Reihe gibt es noch einen dritten Teil, den ich sicher zeitnah lesen werde.

[⭐️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES! WOW! i cried. Twice. I love this story so much, so fluffy, so real. SO REAL. I’m glad that there is going to be a working adult arc after this one so im gonna run to preorder the fuck out of it now! 🏃💨 💕

[Izzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the exploration of how hard it can be to "come out" - especially when you aren't sure of reaction despite claiming it won't bother you if it's negative. The bouts of realism but lack of violence is refreshing.

[Leila ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mid 2.0

2 de 5 estrellas.

[Λεyνα Campon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ha sido súper cute y ha habido momentos que 🥺. Que ganas de leer el tercer tomo.

[ege · Rating 4 out of 5]

reading this was sure a challenge no job no lover not enough credits for graduation???? what do i have??? boner.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really fun and cute continuation of one of my favorite mangas I love their interactions with each other and the love they have. I can’t wait to see what’s next for them

[Paula Rodríguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cómo me gustan los capítulos de escapada a un onsen, porque sabes lo que se viene. Quiero ya el tercer tomo para verlos desenvolverse en sus respectivos trabajos y cómo la nueva rutina los afecta en la relación.

[Ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Son tan adorables!!!
Me encanta lo mucho que van creciendo y van afianzando su relación amorosa. Es que los quiero mucho, la verdad. Es un manga que me produce tanto confort y eso que también se tratan problemas serios y sociales como es la homofobia social, pero se trata todo muy bien y siempre desde la perspectiva de la aceptación y la normalización que debería haber ya en Japón.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised that this - which was originally intended to be the end of the series - pretty much cut out the second couple. It was nice to spend significant time with Aoi and Ryota over the first year of their relationship, as they really figured out how to transition from longtime best friends to lovers.

The big steps were predictable enough, but ones I always enjoy playing out. And even if it's been told a zillion times, coming out to friends and family and settling on post-university careers are major life events that impact different characters in different ways.

I'm glad there will be a third volume with them as working adults, because I'm honestly not totally satisfied with their (initially homophobic) friend's solution to Ryota's am-I-too-reliant-on-Aoi anxiety. He...is. It's not a bad thing, but even if the two of them plan to spend their lives together, it is actually pretty important for Ryota to learn how to separate himself from Aoi to some extent. What would happen to him if Aoi got ill or had an accident? That's way too dark for this series, but the attachment is a little too intense still. It makes me kind of worry about him.

Maybe that just means I'm getting old, because that's basically how Ryota's mother reacted when Aoi's mother accidentally outed them - not realizing she was supposed to keep the relationship a secret once she found out about it.

"I'm not here to give you the third degree," Ryota's mother says, ambushing them the moment she found out, and proceeding to give them the third degree.

Unsurprisingly, both she and Aoi's sister had clocked Ryota's not-so-platonic love for Aoi long before Aoi knew...and possibly before Ryota even knew/acknowledged his feelings were romantic. Her main concern is whether Aoi, being a nice guy and a great friend, went along with the romantic element just to make Ryota happy.

The way she phrases it isn't great - she thinks Ryota might've pressured him into responding to his selfish feelings - but I kind of get where she's coming from. There were things I didn't love about Ryota's attachment to Aoi in the first volume, and it's really nice to see him making progress on the communication and jealousy fronts in this one. He is trying. And Aoi does love him, a little bit later but just as passionately. So they'll be fine.

I'm also happy to see Ryota finding a profession that really speaks to him. In a way, their friend's advice was decent: rather than trying to completely excise Aoi's influence and importance to him from his interviews, he used their relationship and his feelings to discover a path and a company that spoke to him. As he eventually tells Aoi, he'd been pretty bothered by how difficult it had been for the two of them to get an apartment together as roommates. It'd been worse when he'd discovered that most queer couples are treated as "roommates" - meaning a more limited pool of housing and harsher judging - than as a legitimate couple.

So when he finds a company that treats same-sex couples the way they would a heterosexual couple, Ryota feels like he's found his calling. It's a nice way to develop him without actually changing his essential self that much.

Definitely will be fun to see them in the working world! There will be more of the second couple popping up, since Aoi's going to be working in a clothing store with one of them, so things will probably get a bit more plotty. I'm not really expecting a jealousy storyline, though, since they resolved that pretty well.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aoi and Ryota have settled into living together at college, but that makes it even more challenging when they're home visiting family. Their two closest college friends, Aoi's sister, and both of their mothers learn the truth of their relationship in this installment, though at least Ryota's mother says she won't tell his father. We haven't really seen either of their dads, and Aoi's isn't there when he tells his mom either, so it's unclear how they'll react to the news. Ryota struggles with his own emotions a lot in this installment, between how to present himself in his job applications and worrying that he may have forced Aoi into their relationship. These both work out eventually, though not without some interesting conversations and encounters - we even see Ryota completely drunk. Their trip at the end seems to end things on a high note, though they can't actually turn in the forms they want to. There is at least one more volume left to look forward to as we'll see the boys navigate their working life together. Hopefully it will go as well as college seems to have worked out.

[ℂ ✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

En aquest segon volum mantenen la relació en secret i han de lidiar amb la família.
Típic BL entre dos amics d'infància que comparteixen pis amb l'afegitó que un d'ells no té gens clar si és gai o bi o què carai és. Em pensava que era un volum únic, però ja van pel tercer i està llicenciat en castellà també. Sèrie de descoberta sexual, gràcies a una parella gai de veïns que els fa una empenteta en el moment adequat. Força cuqui, saludable i versemblant!

[Midori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terminé enamorada de estos dos, verlos ser cada vez más íntimos a pesar de los muchos años que ya se conocen me pareció precioso. Siempre disfruto ver como crecen los personajes en la relación y como aprenden sobre ellos mismos y sobre el otro en el camino. Hay momentos muy dulces y lindos, pero también buena dosis de picante. A pesar de las dudas que puedan tener, verlos tan seguros de sus sentimientos me ha llenado el corazón.

[f.f 🪻 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐️
Me acabo de enterar que el próximo volumen es el ultimo y ya me puse chipi porque en dos volúmenes hubo un año de relación cuando en un shoujosei eso mismo habría durado por lo menos 7 volúmenes, 50+ capítulos, con 10 arcos, 2 triángulos amorosos y mínimo 3 mal entendidos por falta de comunicación.

Justicia para los gays. Yo quería verlos siendo todos bonitos y hogareños (y darse como cajón que no cierra).

[Amel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5

J'ai moins aimé ce tome par rapport au tome un mais c'était tout de même très sympa comme lecture. La relation évolue et d'autres sujets de société sont évoqués avec légèreté. L'histoire est fluide et sans grande prise de tête, une lecture qui passe toute seule. J'ai adoré ce childhood to lovers et le conseil vivement !

⚠️ Pour public averti ⚠️

- Amel - 🦋

[J-Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both art and plot are delightful! I cannot wait for the next volume. Also, this volume had a lot more romantic scenes compared to the first volume….. I understand that sex doesn’t necessarily mean love, but Ao initiating a bunch of moments helped show that he truly does love his friend rather than going along due to coercion.

[Ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estoy enamorada de la preciosa relación de Ao y Ryôta. Cómo crecen en este tomo ellos y su relación y qué bien se trata el tema del coming out con otros y también otras cuestiones referentes a parejas homosexuales. Deseando el próximo.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho como la relación de estos dos fue madurando y al mismo tiempo nos han mostrado las dificultades de la vida adulta.

También como fueron revelando poco a poco su relación con las personas que aman... Este tomo fue muy bello 🫰

[MariewithWings · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars!

[Maryon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Song: lover ~ taylor swift

[Bea Tris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well... i really liked this volume. These two are adorable!

[Noelisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THEMMMM

[nibha ⋆˚꩜｡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

OH MY GOD THEY'RE HUSBANDS NOW 😭

[cheekybee07 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a green flag version of how the overly obsessive type becomes a mature, best version for his partner 🥰

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

awwwww this vol was so cute. Aoi's sister is adorable and I loved how earnest and supportive both their families ended up being!!

[Swathi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this series becuase it's sweet. I don't know if it would be my first pull to reread though. I did love the first book though since there was more tension and conflict.

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

theyre cute, I liked this but I think i liked vol 1 more