Bokutachi wa Hanshoku wo Yameta

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Synonyms: We Stopped Breeding

Japanese: 僕たちは繁殖をやめた

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 53

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 6, 2020 to Mar 27, 2022

Genres: Drama, Romance

Serialization: Magazine pocket

Authors: Saotome, Yagi (Story & Art)

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The third year university student Shin Momotari dreams of creating the greatest movie, and one day he has a chance encounter with Hitomi Oosako, a girl beautiful enough to be mistaken as an actress. And, it just so happens that she is an entering student at the university Shin attends. Guided by fate, the two of them gradually begin to fall for the other. However, there is something that neither of them know. The partner that they've fallen in love with is related to them by blood, their sibling. And so opens the curtain on a pure and forbidden love story, woven by the two who must never be together.

(Source: Kodansha, translated)

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Oosako, Hitomi

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Momotari, Shin

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Horie, Ryou

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Usui, Sachiko

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Zenimaru, Eri

Supporting

Kurosawa, Akinori

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Oosako, Kozue

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Momotari, Koutarou

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Mar 12, 2025

hexashadow13

Recommended

This manga is about the incestuous relationship of two long lost fully related blood siblings. Hitomi starts going to the same college as Shin and joins him in the filmmaking club. They immediately hit off and start going out. At this point it has been made clear to the reader that they are siblings, but the two have no idea. There’s a bit of a social thriller element here because the manga keeps on throwing in situations where it feels like they’re about to find out, but they don’t, and the two just continue progressing in their relationship. I felt this phase of the manga ... was handled really well. It’s not really trying to do anything too deep yet, but the flow of the story really draws you in.

In the second phase, which begins with the second volume, Shin discovers that they’re siblings but Hitomi is still unaware. As such, Shin tries to push Hitomi away to get her to stop being in love with him, but also tries to support her as her big brother because he feels familial obligation. However, he also doesn’t want her to realize he’s her brother because he wants to spare her the trauma. But Hitomi on the other hand is just completely confused and hurt by what’s going on. This phase of the manga I also thought was well done. It manages to convey the complexity of the emotions that Shin is feeling really well. And how Hitomi reacts to what in her mind is being unreasonably pushed away also conveys just how much she loves Shin. This phase ends at the end of the second volume, after which they decide to continue going out despite being siblings.

At first this is actually pretty lighthearted. There’s a sense of danger to things in that they have to keep their relationship a secret, but for the most part things go well and they’re happy together. The focus of the story becomes less about the relationship itself, and more them living their lives in the context of their relationship. This involves various things like making a movie and entering a beauty pageant. Some of the side characters are also a lot of fun. It’s nothing too deep or complex, but there’s a good amount of good romantic fluff and everything is paced decently well so it’s pretty enjoyable.

The final phase of the series begins halfway through volume 5. Things get much more serious and much more angsty. The mangaka seemed to have decided to tackle the themes of the manga properly, but unfortunately the writing just isn’t up to snuff. Shin and Hitomi suffer quite a bit, but ultimately it didn’t really feel like there was much of any point to it. It doesn’t really feel like it led to either of them growing as people, or that their relationship gets stronger as a result. It also doesn’t really feel like this portion of the manga had anything to say that the earlier lighthearted portion didn’t manage to say just as well. Drama and pain are often necessary for a good romance story, but for me afterwards it has to feel like there was a point to all of it. Here it all ultimately felt pointless. And thus, that made the ending pretty unsatisfying.

The art in this manga is great. It’s pretty good when it comes to backgrounds and such. But where it really excels is in how it portrays the female cast, especially Hitomi. This is ultimately the point that leads me to consider this a great manga.

tl;dr: A manga about taboo romance with great art and mostly good writing, but a terrible final stretch.

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Jan 28, 2023

iHateAnimeBro

Mixed Feelings

[This manga brings up very controversial and sensitive topics, such as incest. Please consider it, before reading this review]

I'm very well aware of how controversial the incest theme in either manga or anime is, so I'm not surprised by a relatively low score for this title. In this review, I'll try to focus on the story plot, how it is built, and how the character development is going, more than on the incest theme itself. There are a few sentences about it in the "enjoyment" section. Before starting, it's worth mentioning I thoroughly enjoyed the whole manga, whether counting the incest or not.

[Story - ... 6]

The plot itself is just fine. With a lot of potential for something better. There are some unnecessary time skips and notable plot holes, but it doesn't affect the story in a major way. This manga goes way faster when it comes to relationship progression than anyone would expect. Even though I don't doubt there's a possibility to fall in love with someone at the first sight, Hitomi seems to be way into Shin from the very beginning. It makes their relationship a bit forced by this "fate". The plot progression is okay, and the story is pretty cute after all. Focusing solely on the romance aspect, the dynamics between the two main characters are really good. It won't be weird to say that in some moments it's really heartwarming to see them together. There was a lot of unnecessary drama, especially in the last few chapters. Behaviour of some characters was unexplainable in many parts of the story. The indecisiveness of Hitomi about their relationship, and her change of plans, just for the sake of her dying mother (don't get me wrong, I probably can't sympathize with Hitomi enough, but I don't think it should be the reason to resign from your love) is at least weird, and honestly adds a lot of unnecessary drama to the story from nothing.

[Art - 9]

It's surprisingly beautiful. Especially Hitomi, which looks stunning. I love every single drawing of her in this manga. The environments look really good and give the proper mood to every scene. It's worth noticing there are times when some characters' faces are looking a bit weird.

[Characters - 7]

Shin is a pretty shy guy, that has visible problems with his self-confidence. There are many times at the beginning of the manga, where he's comparing himself to Hitomi, saying how much inferior he's compared to her, or that he has no chance to be in a relationship with her. In some parts of the manga, it's becoming pathetic, which makes Shin looks like an actual loser. It isn't beneficial to the story at all. It's rather annoying to see this type of pathetic MC getting with the prettiest girl in the town (a theme that is used way too often in romance anime/manga). Throughout their relationship, Shin is definitely becoming a much better character. Especially when it comes to his self-confidence. It looks like he's much more mature, when it comes to his relationship with Hitomi, near the end of the manga than he was before. It's probably the character with the best development in this story.

Hitomi, according to Shin is the prettiest girl he knows. Hitomi is undoubtedly a very pretty individual, which was confirmed many times when she went somewhere in public. This can hint that Hitomi isn't aware of her beauty, or rather doesn't want to show that she cares about it to Shin. She seems to be a very reasonable and considerate character at the beginning of the manga, but as the story progresses Hitomi becomes much more indecisive and anxious, which causes many problems in the growth of her relationship with Shin. Considering all the factors that could make her behave like that, it's understandable, but worth noticing, towards the end, it's rather an underdevelopment of the character, even if finally she made up her mind, regarding her love for Shin.

Kozue and Koutarou - If there's someone that didn't have enough screen time in this manga, it's definitely going to be Kozue. Even if viewers got to know her a bit better, thanks to the flashbacks, she's still a character with a lot of potential. She was left off with a really shallow personality, and in the end, killed by the author (to add some more drama, because why not). Besides most of the time, she was rather annoying, due to her objections to the relationship between Hitomi and Shin. Koutarou didn't have much screen time as well, but I wasn't interested in more of his backstory either. It's worth mentioning he surprisingly reacted extremely well, after he discovered the truth.

[Enjoyment - 9]

The rating of 9 already suggests I enjoyed this manga. I, in fact, enjoyed it a lot. Considering it's an incest love story, there's a feeling of guilt with it as well. The romance is done in a very good way and the story of forbidden love is really moving for some reason. This is probably the best incest story I've read (although I usually try to avoid incest themes). The love between the main characters is pure and heartwarming. I loved how the main characters were only interested in each other. No one else. No NTR, no hidden motives, just love. Either way, it's fiction, and in fiction, anything can happen. That's why people are choosing mediums such as manga or anime, right? Besides some unnecessary drama, I enjoyed nearly every episode of this manga. The ending is also pretty satisfying, considering how many worse possibilities to end this story arose.

"Domestic na Kanojo, but it's actually good" gets a solid 8.
Leaving the review with "Mixed feelings", as I don't factor the incest theme as negative in my rating.

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Mar 18, 2022

Short_Circut

Not Recommended

Funny

Preliminary (52/53 eps)

tl;dr: A serious incest story with an interesting enough execution but is let down by some horrendous lack of communication

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