1+2) The first story was cutesy if not unoriginal. It falls under the classic trope where both parties are unknowingly pining after the other. It was short and to the point enough to be semi-enjoyable even if the characters have no personality outside wanting to frickle frackle. (This one is actually the main reason I read this manga.)

3) Next we have a nephew-uncle relationship featuring the ever present insecure uke coupled with an aloof seme. This one was a pain to read. I truly had to trudge through it. And, no, it wasn't because of the incest or blatant abuse of power over a child. I can suspend my belief of this being fucked irl just fine, so the incest and events surrounding it don't squick me. What made this truly crappy was the choppy storytelling and just overall odd plot.

I'm also sensing a pattern with the undeveloped characters.

4) Another fairly unoriginal one. There's an actor going to a college and some guy is the only one who treats him normally. Yada yada yada, actor gets saved from a rapecreepy senpai who should be jailed but the actor is all nonchalant because "male bonding" (can you tell this bugged me?), then they kiss. Basically.

5) This chapter is a whopping le sigh. It's also a sufferer of the STD going around in this manga called "clichéd bullshit". Uke is a rebel (YOLO) who gets caught doing rebel-like things by the senpai seme. Seme makes the uke do punishments in order for him not to tattle (like a little snitch) and says the uke is like a chihuahua to him. Just, y'know, one he wants to blackmail into having sex with him. As an added bonus (lol) the brother thing was obvious and annoying.

6) Ahh, finally one that's reminiscent of the not-so-terrible first chapter. It's super short (abt. ten pages), kind of funny, and a little cute. It's also hella confusing and nonsensical, but, eh. ㄟ( ・＿・)ㄏ

7) The synopsis for this one gives the illusion that it's going to feature ex-boyfriends, when in reality it's just about two boys who had one fairly chaste (← used loosely) fumble in junior high. (The translation says third year of high school but that would make no sense and they looked like they were about 13-14, so. Junior high.) I thought it was pretty decent but then the ending happened. Now I just find it annoying.

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This would probably be a good choice for younger readers, but it didn't appeal to me. The stories were rushed and often very cheesy/unrealistic. There were a few panels that struck me as so bad that I laughed audibly. I did enjoy chapter six though and the first story wasn't too bad if you ignore a few moments.

To me the best ones were cruel love and love facism
A first I didn't get what happened in the end but it was obvious he broke up with her
Overall I really like these stories and to me they are not forgettable but I don't think I will read them again till a while has passed and I forget about them

The stories are sweet and the art is good as usual. I liked that there was more emotion, especially in the first story, than often in yaoi. I haven't read many stories where the seme is seriously worried about hurting his lover, which was a big positive surprise to me.

Some of these oneshots are better than others, imho. I thought the one about the main character liking his friend's brother was the best. I guess I like the longer stories cos they're usually more well developed. Good to pass the time though, I suppose.

I personally think that this was not up to par to the sensei`s regular work. But...I love the art anyways.

I didn't get Love Facism though...what happened? What was the conclusion?

If you need a time filler or just a break for work, this is (BY FAR) a better way to spend your time than watching some inane sitcom in my opinion! I enjoyed these stories, but they are ultimately forgettable. The only two that I would go back to read again or think upon again would be Cruel Love and Love Facism. Cruel Love because it challenges the reader to expand their rigid rules of what constitutes an 'acceptable' relationship. Love Facism because it deals with the question of how we stop ourselves from learning and embracing our true selves because of fear of the unknown or fear of what we've been told by society.

A bunch of cute oneshots. I must say I liked some much more than others. The last two chapters were kind of bleh, and some may not like the idea of an uncle x nephew pairing (I don't really care, I don't think about it) but the rest were cute, and I like Honjou Rie's art. ^_^

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