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This manga is a prequel of Hana nomi zo Shiru, but it can be read as a standalone story and works very well on its own.

The story is simple yet powerful, it works around the conflict in a straightforward manner that feels refreshing.

The characters are well written and real. There's not much room for character development on such a short manga, but they still stand out as unique. As for the art, it's simply beautiful, as it's usually the case with this artist.

Fro those who are bothered by graphic sex scenes, there is one in this manga, but it fits into the plot ... (so it's not gratuitious porn) and it's pretty light.

All in all, a lovely, bittersweet story. If you want a proper happy ending, this might not be the right manga for you, but I personally found the ending to be really satisfying.

Dog Style is a perfect balance between comedy, fluff, drama and sex. The story is nothing special, but it's refreshing and well executed and very enjoyable to read. It avoids many of the typical yaoi cliches, especially the uke/seme dynamics.

Miki and Teru are both well written and developed and the manga gives insight for both of them. Their dynamics are interesting and believable, and they have great chemistry. There's also no typical seme/uke power dynamics, one tops and the other bottoms but they stand as equals and both have an active role during sex (because you know, being a bottom doesn't equal to being passive). ...

The sex scenes are very good too! They're hot and there's lots of communication, which is nice since I don't often see it in yaoi. The smut is well integrated into the story and doesn't feel gratuitious nor distracts from the plot.

As for bad points, I don't like the treatment of the (only) female character, who is ridiculously antagonic and seems to be there just as a plot device. Also de entire dog theme gets a bit repetitive after a while.

In summary, an enjoyable read, with drama bits, funny bits and quite a lot of action. If you're tired of cliched stories with wimpy ukes and dominat semes, read this one for a nice change.

One of my favorite yaoi mangas ever. The story is full of cliches, but it's well done, it's adorable, and the characters and likeable and easy to symphatize with. In addition, the art is very pretty.

The way the characters deal with their sexualities is well handled and realistic, something I don't often see in yaoi. They both get character development and their relationships grows in a way that feels natural and makes you want to root for them.

Overall, a really cute manga for all those that want an adorable love story with some sex. It leaves a nice aftertaste.

I started reading this manga because it's popular, the art is nice and the story seemed interesting, so I thought it was woth a shot. I was very dissappointed.

I guess whether you will enjoy this manga or not depends on what you're looking for in a yaoi comic. If you simply want well drawn porn and don't mind huge amounts of creepiness and borderline rape with stereotypical characters, fantastic, Ten Count is for you. If you want something more, though, run away from this as fast as you can.

For the record, I do enjoy porn without plot. I also like more serious stories. ... The problem with Ten Count is that it tries to mix the two and fails misserably.

The first volume is actually quite interesting and original, it's the first time I see a main character with mysophobia and at first the topic was handled well and realistically. From the second volume on, however, the plot and the character development become more and more scarce as the pages are filled with random porn (that also gets more and motre creepy). The OCD topic, well handled at first, is really messy and unaccurate as the chapters advance, getting to a point where it's almost offensive. In fact, it seems like just an excuse to make Shirotani reluctant to sex.

As for the characters, they're both really stereotypìcal and bland. Shirotani's mysophobia (and the reason behind it) are the only interesting traits he has as a character, as for the rest he's the typical shy and passive uke who resists sex and yet somehow gets turned on all the time. Kurose could be interesting but he's so quiet it's boring and other than that he's the typical manipulative, sadistic seme. Their relationship is also very unhealthy and dependent, but it's portraited as romance which honestly makes me really uncomfortable.

The sex scenes are good though (if you disregard the dubious consent).