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If I were to describe this manga in one word it would be: Overcoming.

This one made me cry more than a few times, it's strenght is on their character dialogue that it was perfectly written to hit where it really needs to hit, but it a really soft and tender way. Weird experience for sure.

Sadly it's art is sometimes not on par but it's generally okay. A panel could really hit hard or feel very bland. Still, the art was a great company to the god-like dialogues.
Story wise it's pretty much linear but it has it's good moments, albeit plagued with "girl goes to ... X place to see X thing" moments.

Characters is kind of lackluster, but Haruki does her job very well and Kaede is a good addition to the story. Every character interaction is a delight to the eyes.

Overall, 8/10. It deals with grief in a very real way and it's a great tearjerker.

For those who came into looking for this one after "Love me for who I am", I'd say you're gonna be slightly dissapointed.
If you don't want dissapointment nor explicit stuff, the 3rd chapter is not a hentai whatsoever and IS worth your time. It's how Suzu appeared in the Cafe and started working there. With some cute background of Suzu's relationship with Mei. It's way better than anything chapter 1 and 2 has to offer.

The core concepts of gender and all is fine, art is on point.
I would forgive this for being a Hentai even if don't particularly like explicit stuff, if it had ... a good story.


Suzu's backstory with their boyfriend is just... garbage. Suzu likes Haruto and even masturbates to him, but Haruto has a girlfriend.
Then Haruto gets dumped and Suzu declares to him in the most uncomfortable way. Literally Haruto was like "I noticed that you dress like a woman for me" and Suzu was like "Let's fuck to make you feel better".

I don't expect a 10/10 romance, but it's Suzu's first time and they are saying that they may just lose their virginity with an old guy on the streets just to experience it???????
Sex scenes ig they look fine, I'm not the target audience but with the mangaka's art, it's at least decent?

Overall:
Ch1: 3/10.
Ch2: 2/10. Really NOT fond of the portrayal of Suzu. Only saving grace was the ending but the first part is so AWFUL.
Ch3: 8/10. The Mei chapter with Suzu, wholesome and adorable. Only one I'd recommend reading.

TL;DR: Are you a fan of NSO? Read this, lots of nods to the games and very detailed enviroment and beautiful art.
If you are not familiar with the franchise, I'd advice either playing the game of skipping this one.

Art: 8.5/10. Even an unfamiliar can see how great everything about this manga has been designed, presented and implemented. From small character emotions, to background details, character designs and hard hitting scenes.

Characters: 6/10. It's a mixed bag. Ame-chan is a decent, albeit very formulaic yandere-like. She's true to her character which is a plus. P-chan is kind of meh, aside from wanting to not starve his ... motivations are a bit lackluster and the way that he loosely becomes like a father taking care of ame is kind of wonky, considering that he was alledgely seen having an affair with someone in the industry. Idk stuff like he not getting rid of her razorblades at the point that she almost use one to cut herself in front of him and he not even acknowledging it.
Noa was a great addition and she fucking dissapeared in 2 chapters. What a waste of potential, ame and her had an interesting chemistry.

Story: 6.5/10. So far, not terrible but the narrative it's kinda pushed down our throaths a bit. A lot of inconsistencies, like when Nao gets a million and a half suscribers in an HOUR. This in of itself could be used as a comedic thing because it's the most unrealistical thing ever, but ame takes it as the worst thing ever and it shows how much stuff with Nao was trown to the trash when they made the storyline of the manga.
If Nao was that succesful and she ADORED K-Angel, why not do collabs? I get that Ame would be very pushed back by her, but Nao literally was SAVED by her? Wouldn't Nao mention K-Angel on her streams, given that she was her main motivation?
Another inconsistency is how the fuck is Ame able to get drugs still. Was she diagnosed recently? How does she even manage to pay those for so long? She is not receiving money from P-chan for that stuff.
We're still kind of early in the story, so let's see how they handle everything later on.

Enjoyment: 7/10. Mostly on the stuff said above. They have great art and it's easy to read overall, it's a shame everything else. It really can be great if they tie stuff together in a better way. Ame and P-chan relationship is toxic but kind of interesting, so they have a lot going for them. They have so many ideas from the game to implement that it's a crime to have these plotholes.

Overall: 6.5/10.

As a preliminary review I gotta say that this manga exceeded my expectations. Will update with it finishes.

Inmersive and daunting art, with a very Oshimi shuuzo-like panels. Both these and some beautiful artwork makes this a very pleasant read. I could get nitpicky and say that in a few panels the character's design is not in line with the perspective so it feels a bit odd to look at but overall this gets a solid 8/10 artwise.

Characters are well rounded and relatable, so far no argumental flaws and I'd say I need more of the story to have a definitive answer but the main cast, ... Nakayama and Chiaki, look really cute and i'm intrigued on them a lot. Certainly well written. 9/10 so far.

Storywise... To be honest at first I was a bit skeptical this was going to go on one of those stories with a morality conflict like Hige wo soru, but the twist they gave to the plot made this a very pleasant ride not going to lie. I don't know if this is going to go for longer (Currently on chapter 17) but good pacing, deep and thought provoking writing and overall great story so far. 9/10

Enjoyment, 9/10. It is not masterpiece but it's an insanely great piece overall. I will say one thing that I decided to brush off and not pay that much attention while I was reading but it was a bother. Two panels have a perspective that are kind of perv for a child like Chiaki. Only on the beginning tho, later on there is no weird stuff like that but I had to mention it cause it felt a bit uncomfortable to look at.

Overall: 9/10. Can't wait to get to the end of this series, really underrated stuff.

Sensitive boy is one of those mangas that it's good in concept but it stumbles on very crucial flaws that makes you feel a bit dissapointed.

Art: Very decent, there are some very good panels in this one and character's expression are very much decent and great. On the only thing that it's not that great is on those blacked-out traumatized faces. The first time impact it's decent and not a bother but when you see the same one 4-5 times it feels a bit jarring. Overall an 8/10

Characters: Semi acceptable main cast, while somewhat decent on the surface they pack a lot of inconcistencies that ... does not make them very appealing to emphatize with. The characters are very black and white, there is very little room for originality. Kaede is the most acceptable part of the cast, a very optimistic but "sensitive" boy (good job, author. He stays true to the title). His SA story feels very real and I felt real emphaty with his reaction to his teacher's doing.
Ayase and Koga are fine. Nothing very particular about them, they don't go out of their characters and the only bad thing I could say they are not that deep or even interesting, they are there to support MC and there is not anymore about them to say.
Tsubasa is not that great. While I get that she's dealing with her first relationship she comes off as a very manipulative and one-sided character. That's not an issue but it is when coupled to that you put her in a terribly bad stance on Kaede's situation. She does not feel nor real nor appealing. Her whole catch of disgust against mc's SA feels like it's there to drive the plot more than anything. It's not well written.
What else... Oh the asexual classmate that was just there to say he's asexual and that's it. And the teacher that for some unholy reason appeared to lightly stab someone and get arrested again. Appaling.
Overall: 6/10.

Story:
The story gets the pacing very well but it's very lacking on the narrative.
Let me get this straight first of anything: I know this is a fictional story, but if the author decides to preach on this story about their negative views on SA while putting characters on either very against it or very in favor of it, It ends up very cartoonish. It really feels like people are drives for the author to impose their real views on a fictional story.
While this is not a bad thing and very common in fact, it ends up feeling that the story get’s caught up in the fact that SA is bad and forgets that MC is a person that needs to heal.
The way that the author demonize the perpetrators is so edgy and unrealistic, while trying to tell a story that they want to impose as real.
If you want a good portray on SA and healing, “Jibun no Karada wo Yurusu made” is much better.
Anyhow, MC gets SA’d by his teacher and his friends find him after that, he tells his parents and police caughts her. Then after 3 years MC is still traumatized from it and meets with a girl in the most unrealistic way, they go out after she is super pushy and his trauma ends up in the way of their relationship. They break up and he starts to work on a coffee shop and he feels safe with an adult girl, thing he could not feel before because of the trauma. She rightfully rejects him in the most acceptable dialogue of the manga and then everything is fine.
Then Tsubasa gets shouted out by an ex classmate of mc because of victim blaming, on one of the most terrible scenes of the manga. It does not feel real, it does not feel emotional, it does not feel more than conflict because she apparently was at fault for not being able to accept MC’s SA story. This really felt the author getting angry with their own character for being a bad person rather than two people arguing.
Overall: 5/10

Enjoyment: 5/10.

Final score: 6/10. I got a lot of bad things to say about it because it had the potential to be better. It’s still ongoing so maybe they can expand on the story to let everything that happened so far as a footnote. But as of now, I’m not sure I can recommend it.

Story: 7/10
This manga is a bit edgy, and those edges are sometimes a bit rough. However, it was entertaining and some of the plot twist were well put together. I'd say the ending is a bit undercooked and sudden.

Art: 9/10. I gotta say, I was not expecting the level of detail the manga had to convey emotions, the use of surrealist art, the ambience, the character design, the vistas. Overall it was incredible.

Characters: 7/10. Mizuki and Umino are great main characters and again, a bit flawed. Mizuki I'd say is the most well structured, her motivations and personality are on point. Umino has some really ... cool moments and she normally is a very relatable character, however sometimes she's too edgy and it feels kinda unnatural. Their chemistry is really compelling and I think they really do compliment eachother.
The rest of the cast (Mizuki's mother, sensei, stalker) are not bad per se but they are barely in the story and that makes you not really... care? Specially on the mom's side, we don't have enough and given that her is Mizuki's main drive it can feel a bit lacking.

Enjoyment: 8/10. The manga keep the flow really well and I had a good time. The only real downside was the ending which could have had a better execution.

Overall: 8/10. Great stuff overall and pretty short so it's not a huge time investment reading it all. I think this mangaka has some serious talent and would love to see what they intend to make in the future.
EDIT: Phrasing.

May My Father Die Soon it's not a story for everyone given the subjects it tackles. If you're not sensible to these topics and decide to read it, you'll find youself with a very dark and crude story.

Overall this is a 7.5/10 and I can't wait to see the newest chapters to be translated because I'm curious about the actor's intent to continue her story. The first 12 chapters have been a great foundation so far.


With that out of the way, SPOILERS AHEAD.



**TRIGGER WARNINGS**
... Sexual and physical abuse, pedophilia, incest.
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Art: 8/10. The atmosphere is as intended on the mood the mangaka wants to give to the scenes, the characters are very expressive and it’s main strength is on those character emotional outbursts. I can only complain that there is not that much of those memorable panels but there were a few, which is a shame given that the author knows how to make their characters convey their emotions. Nitpick more than anything.

Characters: 7/10. Asuka and Hotaru are our main characters in this story.
-Asuka is the older sister and the one being taken advantage and abused by her father, she gives the vibes of a real victim and she's well written. She's not strong and you can feel the anxiety of her inability to get out of her situation, even siding with her abuser at some point.
-Hotaru is the young sister and she is always mindful of the situation so she tries to do everything to cheer up her sister. She has a blind rage against her father for abusing Asuka. She can feel a bit more mature than her age sometimes which can feel a bit unnatural, however that’s exactly why she’s the best character in this manga.
-The Father: The abuser, he only cares about having an excuse to beat any woman on his family and his sexual drive is disgusting.
-Kei: He likes Asuka, weakest character so far but he's not terrible, just underdeveloped.
-Honorable mention to the police for being the most inoperative beings on the planet, which pains me to see given that they can only seem to catch a clue if there are 50 people as witnesses.

Story: 8/10. There is something very real around this story that I cannot shake off. It's not your cliché abuse story. Asuka's struggle is very real and she does not have the strenght to get out of that place.
Hotaru on the other hand is strong-willed and hasn’t suffered the abuse to the extent of asuka’s, but Hotaru has presenced the things that has happened in that house. She honestly feels more of a main protagonist than Asuka, she drives the plot forward more than anyone on the whole manga.
Their mom leaving the house while blaming the victim of sexual abuse was not great plot-wise but I’ve seen this trait being used before. Although that does not excuse her for not having the mere common sense of doing what’s right and calling the police and not blaming her child.
The father’s story was fine. I’ve seen here and there that people hate the manga because they think of the father’s chapter as the author’s way to justify his abuse towards Asuka. but I really feel it’s the opposite, he is never going to be forgiven by his daughters and it’s better for them to understand his background for them to overcome trauma and see the whole picture.

Enjoyment: 7.5/10. This manga does everything well but the pacing, as 12 chapters were a bit short to develop this story (a very good one either way). It was a bit disturbing and it always kept me hooked to get through the whole manga.

Overall: 7.5/10.
I can only just hope this story keeps moving forward and we get a further development of the plot on the concept of post-trauma, it’s effect on the psychology of the victim on adulthood and more. As it stands, it’s a half decent story, with the greatest flaw of being way too fast paced for its own good.

This has to be one of the most realistic WL manga regarding relationships. There have been incredible moments aswell kinda toxic moments too, this one has been a wild ride.

Art: 9/10. Main cast looks incredible, the intimacy you can get from every panel is a delight, the characterization of the designs makes it easy to read and convey emotions. I just wish some of the effor would go to some of the support cast, that most of the time it's the same silly design and not that creative.

Story: 8/10. **SPOILERS AHEAD** Yes, this a realistic story and it has it's flaws like you would ... have in real life. Every character's decision feels really on point with their personality and the way on how they relate with eachother. However, this makes for some parts like Miwa's first love being very bland and dropped, it can happen irl you see your childhood love and they ghost the fuck out of you because of you liking them ig, and some parts of Miwa and Saeko's relationship feel very appaling and toxic which again, realistic but it was very hard to sit across and I was so glad they both moved on to another relationship. Overall, anyhow, pretty solid and compelling story and it makes you bite your nails to know what's going to happen next on their lives.
**SPOILERS OVER**

Characters: 9/10. Again, deducting points because the support cast lacks characterization and they're most of the time dismissed for the main protags. Main protagonists are excellent and they have very real struggles which is the strong part of the series. Nothing to complain, and because the manga is still publishing, i'm awaiting to see more of Tamaki and Yuria that have been an incredible addition to the main cast.

Enjoyment: 8/10. Once again some parts of the story hold back this masterpiece, There is a very good and consistent comedy, the relationship transition so well it's satisfying and this can be very relatable at points. Lastly, because there is no main goal more than "make the girls have a happy relationship" there is no menacing climax waiting around the corner but small issues that get resolved sometimes in one episode and sometimes they still struggle to this day. It's not bad, per se, just like real life i guess but we don't get any anticipation on things to come.

Overall: 8.5/10. Definetly a blast to read but weak in some parts. Let's hope things only go better here on out. If you like W/L read it.