July's manga / #Shounen Ai(4)

Looks promising, but the plot shown so far seems a little contrived, maybe the execution would be great, we'll have to see. The art is very good, I'm giving it higher marks because of how beautiful the art is. Hopefully, this doesn't disappoint.

A fashion designer is isekai'd to another world by summoning, and it turns out that he's found himself in a royal palace where his old lover from a previous life is waiting for him to return. The art is very nice, and there is an efficient use of webtoon panelling. There is isn't too much of a plot yet, besides the male lead wanting to go back to his own world, and his male love interest wanting to break the chains that connect the two of them together. It doesn't make sense how he's so good with makeup though, since he's a fashion designer, and not a stylist. Just because he's a genius in making clothes doesn't mean he's also good at using makeup, because those are two different jobs. Update: The translation no longer makes any sense, and I have no clue what is going on.

Unm, well this is a better BL than the smut-based BLs that are as common as weeds you'd usually find. But it just barely stands above the lot, in that it does seem to have some semblance of plot and direction. However, it's so melodramatic like a soap opera, and the time travel doesn't really work. There's too many issues with time travel if it's not in a closed loop, because changing just one person's life is not possible, unless it had already happened. So I find this problematic, because this webtoon doesn't use a closed loop concept of time travel. I mean, theoretically it could stay open if he didn't go back and forth, and just remained in the past forever, which is what some other authors have opted for. Besides that, the male lead is very immature and leads his male love interest on way too much without thoroughly considering what his actions may do. Like, if he just abruptly left him, maybe his male love interest would completely lose hope and give up on his career? They need to communicate more! I'm more interested in the secondary couple's story compared to the main couple, because the other time traveler had a clearer agenda, and he knows what his purpose in life is. The art is very below par, using the simplest of lines and colors, but it works. It's not bad, I guess it's a decent read but there is some frustration that will come with it.

I was hoping they'd make this a bromance thing, but it's clear that Haru likes Aki because of all the blushing, how disappointing. Is it too much to ask for a platonic roommate relationship? The art is below average for a manga. The cooking is also meh and uninspired, honestly. Not really a fan of this at all.