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Description
From Vices and Devices:
Hardworking, good-looking, and heir to daddy's company, Shimano thinks his life's just about perfect. Except that he's working from the bottom up in the company, and he can't seem to get along with Kurokawa, his manager. Competent but flippant, Kurokawa always seems to pay extra attention to Shimano, whether it's teasing him to make him work harder or covering up for his mistakes, which of course drives Shimano crazy. So he has Kurokawa firmly blacklisted until he realizes that Kurokawa's private life isn't a bundle of roses and begins to sympathize...and how are you ... More...
Hardworking, good-looking, and heir to daddy's company, Shimano thinks his life's just about perfect. Except that he's working from the bottom up in the company, and he can't seem to get along with Kurokawa, his manager. Competent but flippant, Kurokawa always seems to pay extra attention to Shimano, whether it's teasing him to make him work harder or covering up for his mistakes, which of course drives Shimano crazy. So he has Kurokawa firmly blacklisted until he realizes that Kurokawa's private life isn't a bundle of roses and begins to sympathize...and how are you ... More...
From Vices and Devices:
Hardworking, good-looking, and heir to daddy's company, Shimano thinks his life's just about perfect. Except that he's working from the bottom up in the company, and he can't seem to get along with Kurokawa, his manager. Competent but flippant, Kurokawa always seems to pay extra attention to Shimano, whether it's teasing him to make him work harder or covering up for his mistakes, which of course drives Shimano crazy. So he has Kurokawa firmly blacklisted until he realizes that Kurokawa's private life isn't a bundle of roses and begins to sympathize...and how are you supposed to hate someone you sympathize with, anyway?
Includes a crossover chapter featuring the main couple from Ameiro Paradox Less...
Hardworking, good-looking, and heir to daddy's company, Shimano thinks his life's just about perfect. Except that he's working from the bottom up in the company, and he can't seem to get along with Kurokawa, his manager. Competent but flippant, Kurokawa always seems to pay extra attention to Shimano, whether it's teasing him to make him work harder or covering up for his mistakes, which of course drives Shimano crazy. So he has Kurokawa firmly blacklisted until he realizes that Kurokawa's private life isn't a bundle of roses and begins to sympathize...and how are you supposed to hate someone you sympathize with, anyway?
Includes a crossover chapter featuring the main couple from Ameiro Paradox Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Ameiro Paradox (Side Story)
Tight Rope (Sequel)
Natsume Isaku Fanbook (Side Story)
Natsume Isaku Zenshuu (Adapted From)
Tight Rope (Sequel)
Natsume Isaku Fanbook (Side Story)
Natsume Isaku Zenshuu (Adapted From)
Associated Names
Doushiyoumo Nai Karedo
どうしようもないけれど
无所适从的情衷
無所適從的情衷
どうしようもないけれど
无所适从的情衷
無所適從的情衷
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.9.1-9.2 by Good Girls Scan BL over 3 years ago
v.2 c.10.1 by Good Girls Scan BL over 3 years ago
v.2 c.9.9 by Good Girls Scan BL over 3 years ago
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v.2 c.10.1 by Good Girls Scan BL over 3 years ago
v.2 c.9.9 by Good Girls Scan BL over 3 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
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User Rating
Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (610 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.4 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.4 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 21st 2023, 12:31am
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Genre
Categories
Category Recommendations
Chokozai Utsuwa
Doushitemo Furetakunai
Smoker
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (Novel)
Koi wo Shimashou
Doushitemo Furetakunai
Smoker
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi - Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai (Novel)
Koi wo Shimashou
Recommendations
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2007
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Dear + (Shinshokan)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
N/A
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #662 (+2)
Monthly Pos #1593 (+49)
3 Month Pos #2664 (+303)
6 Month Pos #3856 (+119)
Year Pos #4991 (+405)
Monthly Pos #1593 (+49)
3 Month Pos #2664 (+303)
6 Month Pos #3856 (+119)
Year Pos #4991 (+405)
List Stats
On 1230 reading lists
On 439 wish lists
On 1296 completed lists
On 43 unfinished lists
On 540 custom lists
On 439 wish lists
On 1296 completed lists
On 43 unfinished lists
On 540 custom lists
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good
by booyaka
July 7th, 2008, 10:09am
July 7th, 2008, 10:09am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Awesome story, great art and expressions on the characters. The story basically follows two guys who work together and their relationship from coworkers, to friends to lovers. I'd say it avoids a lot of cliches in BL you see : no super seme, no rape means love, no weak willed girly uke, no flowery language of love and devotion. There are misunderstandings and drama, but they aren't so melodramatic you roll your eyes. The sex scenes are tastefully done and are not what the story it built around. The story is just adorable for the most part. I love how she has her characters touch each other, hugs and kisses and caresses. It makes for a believable story and their relationship more believable. Reading it you can feel the love between the two characters. In the genre where a lot of mangaka use sex to portray love it's rare they actually build an emotional connection between the characters that goes beyond sex. Nothing in all that original in this, but how it's done is just wonderful.
ETA:
To answer the above review about the plot, this is more of a slice of life story than anything plot driven (though things do pick up a bit the middle of the 2nd volume). I would say that even though Shimano does come from a high class and rich background, you only have to look at his father, and one of Kurosawa's best friends, to realize you aren't going to have typical star crossed lovers scenario. Shimano is rich, but he's hardly the pampered young master with the snooty relaitves. He's pretty much a normal guy for the most part. I actually loved that even though they were different, it wasn't such a big deal in the long run. Neither character follows stereotypes so often seen in manga.
... Last updated on November 8th, 2010, 2:02am
ETA:
To answer the above review about the plot, this is more of a slice of life story than anything plot driven (though things do pick up a bit the middle of the 2nd volume). I would say that even though Shimano does come from a high class and rich background, you only have to look at his father, and one of Kurosawa's best friends, to realize you aren't going to have typical star crossed lovers scenario. Shimano is rich, but he's hardly the pampered young master with the snooty relaitves. He's pretty much a normal guy for the most part. I actually loved that even though they were different, it wasn't such a big deal in the long run. Neither character follows stereotypes so often seen in manga.
... Last updated on November 8th, 2010, 2:02am
love this
by rymara
July 7th, 2008, 9:29am
July 7th, 2008, 9:29am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
This is a great series, it has the potential to run alot longer then 2 short volumes. It's funny, sexy and real. I especially love the way the characters all kind of flow together. To bad it's the only one of this artists works being scanned.
... Last updated on July 7th, 2008, 9:30am
... Last updated on July 7th, 2008, 9:30am
Such a nice surprise.
by elisegrey
May 18th, 2008, 9:36am
May 18th, 2008, 9:36am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
You know the cardboard cut-out yaoi you download every once in a while when you're tracking down other things? This series should be one of those, but it's actually, well, *lovely*. The art's not amazing, apart from the wonderful way the mangaka draws eyes and expressions, and the plot looks like it's been done before - of course it then goes on to surprise you with depth, humour, honest-to-goodness emotion, a wonderful central relationship with two interesting characters, and and and-. Aaah, I love this series!
Thinking about it (ETA!) what makes this such a good yaoi is the sheer number of things it *doesn't* do: the ex-wife is not a sneaky harpy, the helper isn't trying to get into the pants of either of the main characters, sex doesn't fix everything, and the protagonist's neediness isn't off-putting, but instead very human. Still loving this series to pieces.
... Last updated on July 7th, 2008, 6:12am
Thinking about it (ETA!) what makes this such a good yaoi is the sheer number of things it *doesn't* do: the ex-wife is not a sneaky harpy, the helper isn't trying to get into the pants of either of the main characters, sex doesn't fix everything, and the protagonist's neediness isn't off-putting, but instead very human. Still loving this series to pieces.
... Last updated on July 7th, 2008, 6:12am
Greatest...
by satani
January 18th, 2008, 7:21am
January 18th, 2008, 7:21am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Greatest yaoi, greatest story, greatest artwork... I can't say anymore, i wonder why there's such an extremely wonderful manga like this... *sobs*..
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