I was hoping that this would be better, but Aoi is so naive and idealistic and Yukio is such a boring asshole that it's impossible to get into it. I say this because the first chapter isn't that bad: you're actually building up some sympathy for Aoi and rooting for him, only for the rest of the story to pile on the trite angst in a typical "kick the woobie" fashion.

This manga doesn't operate on common sense at all, and only jumps from one cliché to the next. You have Aoi joining an AV company to find his crush, and staying onboard in the hopes of finding another "prince" when Yukio rejects him and he's almost raped. Cue Aoi being assaulted so that Yukio can swoop in for the rescue, Aoi ignoring trauma and rejection and pushing forward, a third wheel popping up for some more drama, and Yukio realizing that he does love the guy he's been treating like dirt all along — and there's your manga.

All that is 2000s shoujo levels of dumb and predictable—honestly, you could replace Aoi with a girl and get a run-of-the-mill smutty shoujo without much effort. There's no nuance to anyone: just as Aoi is extremely naive and pushy, so is Yukio the typical angsty "loner wolf" (pun intended), who just needs someone to appreciate him for more than his status! The art is honestly the only good part of this manga.

... Last updated on December 13th, 2023, 8:05am