I've seen this recommended so many times when folks are looking for yuri with butch/masculine characters, but I found myself a bit disappointed.
There are many things I liked about the story, the art is lovely and both of the main characters are designed nicely. However, while the romance is sweet, the misunderstanding about gender feels like it lasts too long in some ways. And when Kanda does share that she identifies as a girl it involves taking off her clothes to show her body. The idea of "proving" one's gender by showing one's body doesn't land great and comes off as transphobic. This was
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Dec 14, 2023
7-nenme no Junai
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This was a wonderful and refreshing BL read! It's a well-crafted story of an established couple that weaves narration of how they got together with the present day and captures the kindness, love, loneliness and insecurity that exists between them as they navigate if they will stay together.
I found both characters really likable, and liked the way they were drawn. The story also has tension and drama that feels realistic and not overly angsty and I found myself invested in their story rather than feeling anxious while I read. Content warning: a side character makes a pass at one of the main characters in a ... 
Oct 25, 2023
Shounen to Kamikakushi
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This was a beautiful, sad and sweet story.
As a content warning, there is sexual trauma that happens to both of the main characters from other characters in the story, one of the main characters is a CSA survivor which is shown in flashback. Both characters experiences are treated as traumatic. Their relationship with each other is caring, tender, and consensual. I really appreciated that there was an element of the characters being fated to meet, with them each still grappling with the choice to be together in a realistic way. I also found each of them to be lovable as their own people as well ... |
