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Since this manga is ongoing (12 chapters out right now), my opinion on it may change. But since there are no other reviews I thought I should write one.

The story follows a journalist and a photographer at a company in a classic rivals-turned-frenemies story. However, despite its cliche premise, I did enjoy the story and especially its characters. The mangaka has an interesting sense of humor and keeps the story moving along quickly. Onoe and Kaburagi's relationship feels natural and not forced like in some other BL manga.

The art is clean and nice to look at, so no complaints there. The character's expressions are ... quite nice and each character is distinct and memorable in my opinion.

Overall, I enjoyed this manga (so far). I picked it up after reading two of the mangaka's other works, Doushiyoumo Nai Keredo and Tight-Rope. If you're looking for a light-hearted, comedic series I recommend giving this one a try.

Lemme just say flat-out say I absolutely adore this manga and found myself almost always smiling while reading it. Also, I'm all caught up on the English volumes, i.e. I've read the first 4 and not the newest/5th one. I might allude to spoiler-ish things but I won't outright spoil anything. Okay!

Story: 8/10
It has a really great premise, don't get me wrong, but if I'm gonna be fully honest, it's quite predictable. Lemme also say that, I swear, there were many times where a problem could have been solved if. they. just. communicated. But hey, that's life isn't it? But I digress, the story was ... still executed extremely well! It's funny and light-hearted, with some nice serious moments here and there. But I do kind of wish there were more instances of them doing fun stakeouts like that one chapter in the middle of the second volume though haha

Art: 8/10
It's nothing AMAZING, but it's very nice nonetheless.

Characters: 10/10
Aight yeah to me, this is where it shines the most. The two leads play off each other so well, and their relationship feels very fun and natural. Nothing feels forced or uhhh problematic and the conflicts they had felt realistic (albeit yea like I said, they could have been solved in an easier/faster way but I guess that makes it more real?). The clash of their personalities is fun and they both have considerable development throughout the series, which is pretty cool. Neither of them feel like some stereotype or cookie-cutter character; they're both dynamic and have depth to them and have a lot of personality. Even the side characters, especially the two from the 3rd and 4th volumes, are really great too.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Like I said at the start, I would often be happily smiling (and laughing too, honestly) when reading this and just really loved it all. Where the story lacked, the characters carried and fully made up for it. Oh, one thing I haven't mentioned yet is that the sex scenes aren't much of a focus/they don't span that many pages, and so they don't really feel like pointless hentai. I love how the relationship feels very natural, healthy, and fun. I look forward to the story continuing in the future!

Overall, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys yaoi in any aspect or anyone who would like to get into yaoi since it's a nice, light-hearted story to start with. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do ^^

I regret not reading it earlier, THIS WAS SO GOOD! All of their issues were realistic and had been handled maturely, it never felt annoying or forced.
Probably one of the rarest moments where I loved both uke and seme so much, especially Onoe. The way he always rectified his mistakes and also mended all of Kaburagi's relationships and helped him to be a better version of himself has my whole heart.
The way Kaburagi is so protective of him and always looks out for him, they are such a perfectly balanced couple, with each chapter their relationship just gets stronger and deeper, absolutely loved it.
Also Onoe's ... parents are the best! No wonder Onoe is so loveable, both his parents are so cute (ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Overall, a feel-good, well-developed office rom-com.