Around the third story, I was already getting bored of every character having one of the two faces that Minase Masara can draw. It's not as annoying if it's one story per volume, but it's really obvious in oneshot collections. Anyway, the stories have the bare minimum of plot and everyone looks really stiff; the day after I finished reading, I couldn't tell you what all the oneshots are about. I'd avoid — there are much better manga out there to read.

I think this was the worst out of all of Minase's works. I mean, I liked a lot of the boring, cliched, no-climax short works of before, but all of th one-shots in here were bland and slimy, something I would rather scrape off like I would scrape off the scales of a fish. I usually don't leave reviews, but the utter pointlessness of this (which is weird because I honestly enjoy all her other works!!) compelled me to say that out of all of her works, please avoid this one.

i like the characters and their relationship dynamic. the artwork is clean and though they all have the same template, it's not confusing since at any one time there are only two focused characters. the sex is less explicit than the others of this genre, but it is sufficiently arousing. nothing groundbreaking, but a nice read nonetheless.

This was pretty pointless to me. The stories were rushed and jumped around, skipping essential character and relationship development. Most of the stories would have been dumb even if they hadn't. They lacked development and solid characters, even for oneshots. I didn't really find the smut sexy enough for that to be a selling point either. Not for me.

I dont think I need to warn for any spoilers since the summary probably gives the plot away already.

I loathe stories like Itsuwari no Daishou cause it reminds of Totally Captivated and any other story where someone's unwillingly (but still does it for either compensation or gratitude) having sex with a man who's old enough to be his father. Don't get me wrong, I love totally captivated even though that issue was a major con for me. People don't realize that the "victim" isn't the one being "forced" but the one who's in love with the latter. Anyway, I forgave it cause Moo's possessiveness and the way he showed how much he loves Ewon, overcame that and led me to look pass through it.

However, not all stories with the same plot were able to do so. I remember I read this one story (which I deeply regret coz it was a whole volume of shitness and drama) with the same plot and ending..one's being done by his beloved's father/father figure..and when the story's done it just leaves such a bitter taste. I don't think plots like these should be written as one-shots..you gotta give it time. Like how Ewon did seperating himself..then Moo winning him back. Like make the reader feel the passion! The love! don't just end it with "It's okay that you were doing it with an old man, I still love ya". Though I gotta give credit to the fact that the uke was in love with the seme first. I dont know, it just feels less depressing to me knowing that they've been in love with each other a long time.

Anyway, I don't have any complaints about the rest.

... Last updated on February 17th, 2011, 4:52pm

I loved this manga. Awsome collection of short stories. All were enjoyable. But my fave was Aimai na Kankei and it's sequel Yasashiku Toraete. Beautiful art work. Lovely stories. I didn't enjoy oneshots this much before.