Ameiro Paradox
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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.

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.

I'm up to date with the manga so I'll update it whenever. This is my all time favorite BL of all time. Literally. It's so perfect in every way possible.

Unlike most BL's that may mainly focus on sex or so, this one is more like a normal seinan/josei romance. It's not overly cute or anything, everything in this series is balanced, and just in all the right ways possible. Neither of the top or bottom parties are overly masculine or overly feminine. Everything is nicely balanced, just the perfect type. The art is wonderful as well, doesn't make them look extremely pretty or buff. ...

The story starts with Onoe, having a rather bad week after finding out his girlfriend started going for some other guy, only to then be put in the same pair as said guy, they work for a magazine company. Soon after a few times, Onoe learn about the other guy, Kaburagi. Due to Onoe's honest personality, Kaburagi falls for Onoe since he doesn't think he;s ever really met someone as honest as Kaburagi. Things go on from there and focus on the two after they get together and such. The story stays perfectly balanced as life goes on for the two of them. where the couple faces several challenges and so on. I'd say give it a read, there's no harm.

My favorite BL of all time! So ofc I gave 10 for this manga. But for the sake of this review, I'm gonna try to be as objective as possible.

-Art-
I won't call it beautiful cuz the drawing is sometime kinda stiff and the coloring is so-so. HOWEVER, for some reason I really enjoy the art. I'm quite picky for the art when it comes to BL, but Idk why I really like the author's drawing. It might cuz I'm a fan of her tho. So it's kinda biased.

-Story-
Tbh the beginning was really ridiculous. The way they started to fall in love wasn't natural at all. ... They're not even gay to begin with. It's so weird that they just suddenly fell in love cuz they're working together for some time. Well, that's how romance develops in most BL lol. But their relationship after they're getting together was funny and enjoyable to follow. The conflicts they had to deal were just everyday problems between lovers. They're nothing new and special but how the author delivered the story was really nice.

-Character-
I love them! They're the funniest BL couple I've known. They have a bickering love relationship. I also like the characters cuz I'm a sucker for tsundere uke. I'm sorry but I can't be completely objective for this one lol

-Overall-
You may love this manga if:
- you're into BL (I don't think people who don't read BL would enjoy it)
- you like bickering couple
- you like funny and light story

You may like this manga or you may not like it. For me, I reaally love it. I honestly don't really understand why I love it, so I can only conclude that people will love or not love this manga depending on their preference. Try reading it and see for yourself.

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 ^^