Great art, and the sex scenes were hot. And more consensual than in the prequel, which is a huge plus, because the prequel featured straight up rape at least twice.

What I couldn't get over here is the attempt to redeem Emoto (who was, without question, a rapist in the prequel) It feels rushed and tacked on because the mangaka probably figured that a sympathetic, remorseless rapist (what we know of him from the prequel) would be a hard sell, but come on — if you were planning to go that route, and least don't have him enjoy raping someone? Emoto from the prequel and this Emoto seem like completely different characters: in the prequel he regrets absolutely nothing, while here he's a mopey crybaby we're expected to feel sorry for.

Point is, the "he turned into a rapist because of a (mildly) dark past" explanation is downright insulting and very clumsily thrown in just to make the reader care about the main couple here.

While this work isn't as rapey as the previous one, there are also some instances where sex needs a "push" to happen. It's unpleasant to see gay couples only getting together, or people figuring out they're gay, through assault or being assaulted. I think this manga works 200% better if you choose to ignore the prequel and pretend like everyone has a near-blank slate — which is what I did, otherwise there's no way in hell I would've given it such a high rating.

So much better than the original (Renai Fuyuki Todoki), especially without any of that rap* sh*t. It gets a bit cheesy towards the end but overall, it's an interesting read.