Kyougoku ka no Kekkon
A really good one from KK, with lovable characters and a complicated situation. Seishiro lives with his kindergarten brother, who is his father's illegitimate child, and accidentally meets his hs classmate Takeru, who shares his last name. I was expecting Seishiro's father, a politician, to be the scum of the earth, but he's ok, albeit weirdly reluctant to engage with his little son, but working with Seishiro. Takeru is playful and seemingly unreliable (a divorcee unable to love), and somehow lands Seishiro in hot water with the press, by kissing his cheek in public. This is where Seishiro's father advises his son to take one for the gay team and help legalize gay marriage - a project he wants finalized before his term's end - and Takeru accepts with the condition that they have sex first (which they cannot go through with, and only do it between Seishiro's thighs). The issue I have with this story is that I really want a sequel dealing with their married life :)))))))))
Living no Matsunaga-san
Finally collected all volumes, waiting for me to binge.
My Dear Agent
High School Lala Love
A bit of a comedy and what looks like the possibility of 3 different guys, which doesn't happen of course, because our protagonist is a romantic at heart. french
Kimi to Unmei ni Tsuite no Hanashi ga Shitai
This is a very melancholy story and it's both sad and hopeful. Highschool sweethearts had such an instant and powerful connection they were absolutely certain they were an alpha x omega fated pair - instead they turned out to be betas, which makes their life a little hard as a gay couple (much like the usual feat in yaoi, societal pressure to become outstanding, normal citizens). They have been together 10 years now and are hopelessly devoted and in love but the seme desires all the special perks of fated couples (being out and able to hold hands in public, having children) which is a very not subtle hint at the way queer couples want all the rights hets take for granted. No one turns out to be misgendered or secretly an omega, they carry on as they have but this was a trial they surpassed.
Kigengire no Hatsukoi
Konohara Narise writes really compelling and complex stories and the art (I can't remember who is listed as the artist) is very bleak and very suited to the plot. Both characters are weak people, bordering on horrible, co-dependent and easy to relapse into self-destructive routines. Uno harbours unrequited feelings for Murakami but never grows out of them nor channels them into something constructive and when he finds him sleeping in a garden, homeless and dirty and not able to speak a word to him, he takes him home and watches over him in hope of growing to hate him. There's no romance here, nothing soft, just people trying to claw their way out of a destructive situation by leaning on each other when the other is definitely not stronger. I hated that Murakami rapes Uno when he finds out about his feelings, so that he doesn't kick him out and curb his rehabilitation, but I hated more that Uno cries for being raped but accepts his embrace the next morning. A good story but unlikable characters, which makes them very compelling.
Ookami wo Katte imasu
The cover is sooooo misleading, nothing like the actual characters. Loved the character design, so sleek and lovely, and the story is sweet and involves both parallel worlds versions of the characters. I have to agree with Taichirou - I cannot imagine any world where he is not in love with Ino-san, so I want him to be happy in both universes (even if they don't end up together in both worlds, as Ino-san is paired up with Sakura-san). Licensed in French.
Happy Parasite
Art is so, so lovely and the main story is about belonging and loneliness uniting even the most different personalities.
Dekiai Nante Mitomemasen!