Yoru to Asa no Uta
The Song of Yoru & Asa

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a lot of these reviews are based on personal taste and it kinda rubbed me the wrong way so here i am.

the short of it is that i enjoyed reading this. it's mature, but not gritty; fun, but not dismissive. i recommend it to anyone with a strong stomach and a mature mind. keep reading for a more in-depth review.

quick background to help explain my reasoning: i grew up reading trashy and harmful bl with every toxic trope you can imagine and enjoyed it. as i matured, i started to see those faults and my tastes have changed accordingly, HOWEVER, i can appreciate unsavory plots ... and events (i.e. rape) without condoning it and distinguishing it as fiction as opposed to reality.

onto the review: there's nothing about this story that is in any way groundbreaking, nor is it paced particularly well. that aside, the characters are believable, the main couple is interesting and, while still problematic, fairly well-written. overall, i enjoyed reading it and i found the characters endearing.

as for the more unsavory aspects, i see them less as "coming out of left field" or an arbitrary means to an end -the catalyst for the relationship, and more as a grounding point. it serves to add consequence to an otherwise consequence-free setting. it is a little like "fridging" or lazy character development, but it IS some much-needed character development; namely for Asaichi. it serves to give him a period of reflection and become believably vulnerable. the subsequent relationship also does not immediately "flourish". while rushed, it at least MAKES SENSE in the context of the narrative.

No. Just no.
First of all, I do not like yaoi mangas with intense sex that have goofy characters, humor and "goofy" art style combined with said goofy humor. I just don't find them entertaining at all so I knew immediately that this manga was not going to be well loved by me. I don't like the plot and I don't like any of the characters. One guy is an asshole while the other one would literally throw themselves under a bus for the asshole guy and I ain't buying it. So many yaoi mangas today have these exact same characters in a romantic relationship and ... its just lazy writing in my opinion. My "favorite" mangas are the ones that have a rape scene that is just completely brushed off and serves as a way to bring the characters together. The sex scenes between the two main characters can also be seen as very rapey which isn't really a surprise since the characters are, I quote, " One guy is an asshole while the other one would literally throw themselves under a bus for the asshole guy".
This ain't it for me, Chief.