Kakkou no Yume

Description

For four years, Shougo Natsuka has loved his popular, perfect, and handsome classmate Hiro Hakushima. Out of fear of ruining Hiro's reputation, Shougo never confessed his feelings and remained his friend over the years. Now in college, Shougo has started sleeping with Seno, a sex friend that is the exact opposite of Hiro. Shougo settles into a life with staying by Hiro's side as his friend and releasing his urges on Seno. But, when Seno and Hiro experience a body-switch after an accident, will Shougo finally be able to touch Hiro through Seno's body?

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

A dream of Cuckoos (Italian)

Dream of the Cuckoos

El sueño del cuco

Rêve de coucou

The Dream of Cuckoos

The Dream of the Cuckoos

カッコウの夢

布穀鳥的夢

布谷鸟之梦

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Latest Release(s)

c.Bonus paper by Ikemen scans 7 years ago

v.2 c.Bonus (end) by Ikemen scans 7 years ago

v.2 c.9 by Ikemen scans 7 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: 7.8 / 10.0 (143 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.54 / 10.0

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Last Updated

June 26th, 2024 2:13pm PDT - 1 year ago

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Genre

Drama Romance Smut Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Tamekou

Artist(s)

Tamekou

Year

2016

Original Publisher

Shodensha

Serialized In (magazine)

On Blue (Shodensha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Futekiya (November 2019; digital)

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6 Month Pos #4082

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Year Pos #6556

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List Stats

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On 399 completed lists

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two characters that deserve each other

by bakemeat
6 months ago

Rating: 6.3 / 10.0

I had an interesting time reading this. I didn't really like the characters and didn't really cheer for them getting together, like I should for a typical BL manga.

However, this is meant to be a fucky, unsettling, emotional thriller and in that way, I think it succeeds. I was definitely uncomfortable and confused while reading this. A lot of readers below said they saw the plot twist coming, but I may be just as stupid as the MC for being blindsided LOL. Or rather I, as the reader, wanted to believe the same thing MC wanted to believe, which didn't align with this story's reality. Such is the exact course Tamekou wanted to put me on, I imagine.

This is certainly, to boil it down to trite terms, Toxic Yaoi. I wanted something sweeter going in, so I was certainly taken aback, but I can't say I wasn't entertained. I want to grade this manga on its merit as a form of entertainment rather than as a story I like or dislike -- because honestly, I didn't like the characters or their resolutions very much. They all act extremely hornybrained, illogical, and at times patently insane. But... Tamekou set out to make complex, pointedly unlikable characters, so that's a success, is it not?

Not to mention, the ultimate couple that the love triangle settles with is a pair that are both the same shade of morally grey, so it doesn't feel as nasty as a lot of other unhealthy yaoi relationships. They're equally fucked up and in love... somehow.

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Compelling story

by halcyons
2 years ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

This is the best of tamekou's more "serious" works; the two volume serialization shows that she really shines when given more space to work with. True to form, she shies away from some of the darker threads that she teases, but the cop-out is less egregious here then in, say, Deichuu no Hasu, where the "twist" just leaves you with a confusing, bitter aftertaste. Both the main characters have their own hangups, and you can't say either is a particularly good person in the end, but their struggle to find love is painful, tender, and has a real human charm. My sole gripe is what do you have against shading Tamekou!!

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Very interesting story but slightly awkward execution

by unicomisMEI
3 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I am so onboard with the premise and the plot as a whole, but there are some parts of the writing and pacing that make it just a little awkward and confusing to read.

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so... this is awkward

by Mmatriuska
4 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

i get it, but also i did feel super awkward while reading it.
is a messy melodramatic and the characters seem insane but that's within their characteristics so is not to bad, i just wans't rooting for them.
I didn't hate it but I wouldn't re-read it.

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Serious Romance

by Pandoreye
4 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

I didn't realize this would be so serious. For the first half, I thought the story felt a little creepy/off, but I really enjoyed the second half. I really liked how it ended.

Also, the plot twist is kind of obvious, but I don't think the author was trying to make it a huge twist. You can read the story knowing everything and still enjoy it.

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interesting but flawed

by roxslide
4 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Certainly keeps you entertained with all the drama but I didn't really like the premise. There were certain things with the main couple that didn't sit right with me, so I wasn't really rooting for the main couple in the end. You have to suspend your belief quite a bit to accept the twist as well.

I did like the concept of "loving someone for their soul" and how the story actually fulfilled that in a different way than you would expect. That was clever. But I think it could have been done more gracefully.

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Not my cup of tea

by kenzoukun
6 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

The characters were acting too illogical

there's just no way, you can't remember your freaking classmate from high school, after just 3-4 years, no way in hell , couldn't really like any of them. The story was messy, and sometimes so melodramatic, which just put me off. The ending was too rushed, no explanation, no discussion, no sorting out emotions, it just ended quite abruptly. The art was nice though.

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Hit me hard with the feels

by alicele
7 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I didnt expect much when I started reading as I am neither a fan of love triangle nor body swap, but I hoped something good would happen after the first few chapters while feeling painful for them (not gonna spoil but still, I cried a lot throughout).
Love is really something - the characters find themselves doing the things knowing they wouldnt get any better, solely because of love. They do deserve to be loved.

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Interesting..

by OmNom
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

Can't say I didn't see it coming but the mangaka did get me good with the few red herrings strategically placed to divert attention and distract the audience from the truth which I had actually suspected but was still fooled. I think there are still one or two small loopholes in the story but I can't be bothered to dig deeper and list them all right now. One strong point I have to point out is the artwork, specifically the smut which is really hot ngl. I wouldn't say I'm very much charmed by the characters, but I guess that wasn't the point of the manga anyway and that's fine.

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