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Sep 23, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

作品を読んで、私も救われた

Reading the work saved me too

This review contains spoilers. ymz先生の作品はどれも大好きです。この作品の中で、唯が主人公に救われていく過程がとても丁寧に描かれていて、私自身の過去も重ねながら読むうちに、救われていく気がしました。人の弱さは強さにもなる。そのことを素晴らしい筆力で描かれた作品。日々、弱い者がとりこぼされていくこの社会の中で、共振することしかできず、自分を責めたことのある経験がある人ほど、深く読むことができる唯一無二の作品かと思います。ymz先生のオリジナル作品にまた出会う日を心待ちにしています?

This review contains spoilers. I love all of Mr. YMZ's works. In this work, the process of Yui being saved by the main character was depicted very carefully, and I felt that I would be saved as I read it while repeating my own past. A person's weakness also becomes strength. This work depicts that with great brushwork. In this society where weak people are being overlooked every day, I think it is a unique work that can only resonate, and people who have experienced blaming themselves can read it more deeply. Are you looking forward to seeing YMZ sensei's original work again?

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Oct 10, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

心の穴を埋め合う感じ

The feeling of filling a hole in my heart

作家買いです。攻めの斬新な趣味に心掴まれました！出会いは偶然だったけど、お互いに心の穴を埋め合うような存在になっていくのが良い。プラトニックな心の交流が素敵です。それから、ymz先生の作品全般に言えることですが、サブキャラが良い味出してます。しっとりだけど程よくライトな、絶妙な読み味でした。

I'm buying an artist. I was fascinated by this novel offensive hobby! The encounter was a coincidence, but it's good that they become people who fill the holes in each other's hearts. The platonic exchange of hearts is wonderful. Also, as can be said for YMZ sensei's works in general, the subcharacters have a good flavor. It was a perfect read, moist yet moderately light.

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Sep 12, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

何度も読み返す

Reread it over and over

This review contains spoilers. 作者様買いです。これですべて揃いました。なんでもっと早く読まなかったんだろう、ほんとに良作でした。大切なひとが亡くなるお話は、すごく引きずってしまうタイプなので、そこはほんと辛いです。唯に穴を空けて去って行った徳富くん。忘れないでねって言ってるみたいに。最期に唯に出会えた徳富くんは幸せだったのかな。ほんとにもう少し早く会っていたら、違っていたのかな。悲しいです。そして、徳富くんに似た十識と出会う唯。まるで過去の罪滅ぼしするかのように優しく寄り添う。十識もまた生い立ちに暗いものがあって。本当の自分を受け入れてくれる人を探し続けてきた彼は、やっと求めていたものを手に入れられたのかな。唯もまた十識に救われて。新たな一歩を踏み出せそうですね。タイトルもいいな。キー・リング・ロック。鍵とピアス、アイテムを巧みに使って深い深い物語に仕上げるymz先生はほんと凄いです。温かく優しいお話でした。

This review contains spoilers. The author is buying it. Now we have it all. I wonder why I didn't read it sooner, it was a really good work. Stories about the death of an important person are the type that really drags on, so that's really painful. Tokutomi-kun made a hole and left. It's like I'm saying don't forget it. I wonder if Tokutomi-kun, who I met Yui at the end, was happy. If we had really met a little earlier, I wonder if it would have been different. It's sad. Then, Yui meets a decency similar to Tokutomi-kun. They gently snuggle up as if they were putting an end to past sins. There is also something dark about Jusshi's upbringing. Having continued to search for someone who would accept his true self, I wonder if he was finally able to get what he was looking for. Yui was also saved by Jussensu. It looks like we can take a new step. The title is nice too. key ring lock YMZ sensei, who skillfully uses keys, earrings, and items to create a deep, deep story, is really amazing. It was a warm and gentle story.

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Feb 17, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

優しく胸に残る

Gently lingers in the heart

This review contains spoilers. 連載時に分冊版を購入してたけど、今更になって単行本が出てるのに気がつき、描き下ろしが気になりすぎて購入してしまうほど、好きな作品。キスも本番行為もなく、愛を囁いたりしない。でも、そういう愛情だってあるよね、って気持ちになれる、優しくてどこか寂しい独特な雰囲気が魅力。誰かの特別になりたかった思いと、側にいる人を助けられなかった傷を背負ってた2人が、お互いを見つけて、過去を少し癒せて良かった。としきの「なんでもっと早く来てくれなかったんだよ」の言葉が胸に残ります。

This review contains spoilers. I bought the split edition when it was serialized, but now I noticed that the book was on sale, and I liked the work so much that I was too worried about the drawing and bought it. There are no kisses, no real acts, and no whispering of love. However, the unique, gentle, and somewhat lonely atmosphere that makes you feel that there is even that kind of love is attractive. I'm glad that the two, who were carrying the feeling of wanting to be someone special and the wounds of not being able to help the people on their side, found each other and were able to heal a little bit of their past. Toshiki's words “Why didn't you come sooner” remain in my heart.

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Jan 22, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

静かな話

A quiet story

これをLoveと見るかどうかはとても個人差が出るだろう。キスもしませんから。ただ、道端でひょっこり知り合った人と少しずつ気持ちを寄せていくのはとてもあたたかい感じ。身体を重ねることよりも濃厚。

Whether or not you view this as Love will vary greatly from person to person. They don't even kiss. However, it is a very warm feeling to gradually develop feelings for people I have met by the roadside. More intense than layering the body.

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Nov 17, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English

作者買い

Buy the artist

この独特な世界観が好き。色々あるけど、前向きに生きようとする優しさがいい。

I love this unique view of the world. There are many things, but the kindness of trying to live a positive life is good.

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Aug 02, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English

再生の物語

A story of rebirth

なかなか不思議な登場人物たちで、たんたんと話が進んでいきますが、心に残る描写がたくさんありました。

The characters are quite mysterious, and as the story progresses, there were many memorable depictions.

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Jul 05, 2020 (PST) | Translate to English

おう

Ooh

This review contains spoilers. 入りも絵も好きで読み入ってたらパツっと終わってえって感じでしたがなんかすごい良かったです(語彙力

This review contains spoilers. I liked both the entry and the picture, and when I read it, I felt like it was over quickly, but it was kind of amazing (vocabulary

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Aug 19, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

一瞬で読んでしまった

I read it in an instant

心と心が寄り添うあたたかさに涙が出ました。あまり他に見ないストーリーが新鮮で一気に読んでしまいました。BLとしてはこの二人のその後のいちゃいちゃをぜひ見たい。

I burst into tears at the warmth of my heart and heart snuggling up. The story I hadn't seen anywhere else was so fresh that I read it all at once. As a BL, I definitely want to watch these two flirt after that.

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Aug 08, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

エモい関係性

emo relationship

二人の関係性の変化を丁寧に、かつ美しく描かれた作品です。プラトニックで、エモい。(語彙力低下)どちらが攻めとか受けとか無しに読めますし、読後不思議な余韻が残ります。その後の二人の後日談を読みたい気持ち反面、ここで物語が終わることに意味があるのかなと思ったり。素敵な作品でした。ありがとうございます。

It is a work that carefully and beautifully depicts the changes in the relationship between the two. Platonic and emo. (Reduced vocabulary) You can read it without attacking or receiving either, and it leaves a strange afterglow after reading. On the other hand, I want to read the story of the two at a later date after that, but I wonder if it makes sense for the story to end here. It was a wonderful work. Thank you very much.

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とっても不思議な感じ、でも悪くない。

It's a very strange feeling, but it's not bad.

さびしんぼうの二人が一緒に暮らしたらこうなりました、って言うか、傷口が癒されるまで一緒にいたらなんだか優しい空間が出来ましたって言うか、いずれにせよ、二人が幸せそうなので良かったな、が正直なところです。

To be honest, this is what happened when the two of them in Sabi Shinbo lived together, or they said that if they stayed together until their wounds healed, a kind space was created; in any case, I'm glad they both seem happy.

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Jun 06, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

優しい

kindest

何やろ、なんか好き。これといった出来事があるとかじゃないけど、何かが欠けてる2人が出会って気持ちが揺れ動きながら寄り添って行くまでの話。シリアスな感じもありつつ優しい話。

Somehow, I like it. It's not like there was such an event, but it's a story about how two people who were missing something met and snuggled up while their feelings were shaking and moving. A gentle story with a serious feel.

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May 19, 2019 (PST) | Translate to English

作品自体が愛

The work itself is love

本当に素晴らしい作家さんだと思います。作中で登場人物が語る小説への思い、「ひとのいまも過去も許すもの」まさにそういう作品です。

I think he's a really great writer. The characters in the story talk about their thoughts on the novel, “Something People Forgive Now and in the Past,” is exactly that kind of work.

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Dec 09, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

欠けた者同士救われる繊細で優しい話

A delicate and gentle story where the missing are saved from each other

This review contains spoilers. 小説家十識の自宅に監禁されるフリーター唯。外出制限以外は快適な同居生活。人との付き合い方がわからない十識が、他人と同居するストレスから絞り出す小説は優しい話で手の届かない未来らしい。一方の唯は過去に大切な友達が知らないうちに亡くなっていて、手を差し伸べられなかった後悔があって。互いにどう関わっていいかわからないながらも、鍵穴が自然に合う様な展開は時に胸を締め付けられホロリと来ました。嫌われたくないと思える様になった十識と傷つけたくないと思う唯の二人からは、ただの監禁同居では得られなかった明るい未来が感じられて、余韻の残る素敵な話でした。良い兆しを優しく見守る悟さんと家出娘心の存在も良かったです。初読み作家さんですが、心にスッとくる表現がとても気に入りました。

This review contains spoilers. Freelancer Yui is confined to the novelist Jushike's home. Other than restrictions on going out, it's a comfortable living together. A novel in which ten senses who don't know how to deal with people are squeezed out of the stress of living with others is a kind story and seems to be an unattainable future. Yui, on the other hand, had an important friend in the past who passed away without her knowledge, and she regrets not being able to reach out. Even though I didn't know how to get involved with each other, the development where the keyholes fit naturally sometimes made my heart feel tightened and made me feel nervous. It was a wonderful story that left a lingering afterglow from the two people who came to think they didn't want to be disliked, and Yui, who didn't want to be hurt, felt a bright future that could not be obtained by simply living together in confinement. The presence of Satoru, who gently watches for good signs, and the runaway daughter Kokoro was also nice. It's my first time reading this writer, and I really liked the expression that came right to my heart.

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空気感とか世界観が好き

I like the atmosphere and the view of the world

私これ好きです。もう読んでるときからこの空気感に浸って、まだ終わって欲しくないってずっと思いながら読んでました。「さよなら、ヘロン」を読んだ時と同じです。あと「ラブラド・レッセンス」も「ハイ・ファイ・ランデブー」も読んでますが、私にとって全部★5。もうね、この作家さんの世界観が好きなんですね。BL度は限りなく薄いです。でも男とか女とかそういうのでなく、人として相手が必要になる過程を、しっくりくる形で描いているのが良いです。育った環境とか、過去に経験したこととか、その上で成り立つそれぞれの行動や思考が絡み合う感じが良いです。私はいわゆる女受けが嫌いなので、男前な受けキャラが出てくるのを高く評価しがちなのですが、登場人物が、女っぽい男でもなく、男くさい男でもなく、普通の今っぽい男の子なのも良いです。総195ページ

I love this. I've been immersed in this atmosphere since I've already read it, and I've been reading it while thinking that I don't want it to end yet. Just like when I read “Goodbye, Heron.” Also, I read “Labrador Recense” and “Hi-Fi Rendezvous,” and they're all ★ 5 for me. I already love this artist's view of the world. The BL degree is infinitely thin. But it's good to depict the process of needing a partner as a person, not a man or woman, or anything like that, in a form that fits perfectly. I like the environment in which I grew up and what I experienced in the past, and the various actions and thoughts that are formed on top of that are intertwined. I don't like so-called female characters, so I tend to give high praise when handsome characters appear, but it's also good that the characters are not feminine men, not manly men, and normal present-day boys. 195 pages in total

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Dec 05, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

ひととひとが

People and people

This review contains spoilers. ひととひとが寄り添う世界、実現できるって信じたいと思えるお話でした。

This review contains spoilers. It was a story that made me want to believe that a world where people are close to each other can be realized.

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Sep 09, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

雰囲気に

To the atmosphere

雰囲気に惹かれて、バクチ的に買いました。正解！いわゆるBLぽくはないけれど(エロ要素がないという点で)、ゆるく関係が変化していく様がとっても好きでした。で、どういう話なの？と聞かれると非常に困る作品。

I was attracted to the atmosphere, so I bought it like a whim. Correct! It's not like what's called BL (in that there are no erotic elements), but I really liked how the relationship slowly changed. So what kind of story is this? It's a very troublesome work when asked.

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May 02, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

ボーイズ「ラブ……？」

Boys “love...?”

プラトニックなのでラブ…？って思っちゃうあたり、自分が性描写慣れしてるんだなと思わされますね…。歪ですか、お互いじゃなきゃだめってかんじがあって好きです。これはラブの話です。

love because it's platonic...? It makes me think that I'm used to depicting sex... I like it because they have a sense that it's distorted or that we have to do it with each other. This is a love story.

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Apr 18, 2018 (PST) | Translate to English

すき

plough

非日常の中のゆったりした日常がとてもいい……2人とも好き…

A relaxed everyday life in the extraordinary is very nice... I like both of them...

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ずっと待ってました

I've been waiting so long

分冊版が出てすぐ、面白そうだな、と思い単行本になるのを待っていました。穏やかな雰囲気の作品で、とても好きです。例を挙げるなら「ひだまりが聴こえる」でしょうか。絡みはありませんが、とてもいい作品だと思います。

As soon as the split edition came out, I thought it would be interesting, and I was waiting for it to become a standalone book. It's a work with a peaceful atmosphere, and I really like it. If I were to give an example, would “I hear Hidamari”? It's not entangled, but I think it's a very nice work.

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