Reviews for The Flavor of Melon Manga

This review contains spoilers. I've always been interested in this work, but since it was written in the review that the content was meant to be heavy, I couldn't get my hands on it easily. This time, I gathered up my courage and read it, and as you can imagine, I had great regrets about why I didn't read it sooner... It seemed like the two had given up on a lot of things in order to have a sweet romantic relationship, but that was real and sad. The fact that they called Nakagusuku-kun and Kiuchi-san until the end seemed to indicate two people who couldn't easily have a decisive relationship, and I was glad that was the opposite. I felt the appeal of this work was that it doesn't make people expect anything strange and doesn't fit easily into a general form of happiness. I don't feel like there's a right way to treat mental illness, but I thought Kiuchi-san was thankfully healed by Nakagusuku-kun's way of being. Nonetheless, at the end, it ended in a way where I could imagine a happy future, and it warmed my heart very much after reading it. The teacher's pattern has changed from before, but it's insanely melodious... the two main characters have a great atmosphere and you can enjoy just painting... It's a work I want to reread when I want to warm up my heart quietly but carefully.

This review contains spoilers. From the reading book. I bought it by the author, but it was a cover with a different coat color from the usual Ezuko-sensei works, and I read it without reading it because I was wondering if it was an Anne Nuit series. The pain of not being able to do what you want to do, the pain of not being able to meet the expectations of those around you... I also understand the feeling that makes you want to go where no one knows you. I'm sure it will make my heart feel lighter to have someone who just stays with me without asking anything at such times. There are also heartwarming, cute, and interesting conversations typical of a teacher, but I sometimes catch a glimpse of Kiuchi-kun's suffering. It was because Kiuchi-kun is optimistic, light-hearted, and seems to have nothing to do with mental illness, that I realistically felt that there is a possibility that anyone could become like that. I'm struggling to improve the situation while doing what I can, but I'm impatient and can't get out of it. It wasn't a dramatic, one-shot reversal, but a calm and gentle development that changed little by little. After this, I read volume 4 of the commercial extra doujinshi and was even more relieved. It was such a wonderful work. I'm glad I read it. Incidentally, Ken-chan appearing in this film is Ken-chan from “Last Friday.” Ezuko sensei's works are often connected little by little, aren't they?

This review contains spoilers. I was attracted to the appeal of the cover and bought it. Both the upper and lower volumes are mysterious pictures where the inside of the drawn person oozes and sinks in here. And the story, which begins with Kiuchi (30) and Nakajo (25) living together unexpectedly, seems to illuminate the hopes of life, even if it is severe. The feeling after reading it was amazing. The everyday life depicted here may be in a slightly out of place from what is called a normal lifestyle. But it's a reality where I feel like I have that kind of life right next to me. To that extent, the feelings of the characters are conveyed. It's a personal feeling, but once in a while, there are works that pop up in my head as live action at the same time while reading comics. And works like that go into my treasure chest. This game was exactly that. A mat placed beside the bed and two pairs of babouches placed alternately. Bathroom tiles. Monstera in the garden. In the carefully drawn living space, you can feel the signs of people touching them. Hmm, I came across an amazing comic again.

This review contains spoilers. It was being read. But I guess now was the time to read it. Just now, there are children at home who are injured and can't go outside freely, so the circumstances are quite different, but I think I was able to understand the feeling a little bit. However, the pictures are also warm and wonderful, and this story is kind. Each one is careful, and the artist said they are also interested in the interiors around them. The careful drawing was comfortable, and it was interesting because it contrasted with the casual attitude of the old lady at that teahouse. It's a wonderful story where you can imagine a bright future for everyday life. It feels good after reading it.

This review contains spoilers. There were times when I myself felt down, but at that time, I felt that the state I was worried about wasn't bad because they waited for me without doing anything rather than words of encouragement. I admire people who accept things I've come to dislike, and people who stay by my side without worrying about it for a very good relationship that I thought was special ☺️

This review contains spoilers. I'm crying and I can't stop crying! I wonder if Nakagusuku-kun and Kiuchi-san would each be happy, that would be nice, but after all, they would be together, and the best one was waiting for them!

This review contains spoilers. The moment I saw the last two smiles, I burst into tears. At the end, it didn't end with a kiss, but the fact that the two of them were smiling while looking at each other came right to my heart, and I really thought, oh, that the two of them had found a way to be happy. I myself had a period of depression a few years ago, and it was precisely because the author experienced it that Shota's expression of feelings came close to my heart. In response to depression, good intentions, being treated like touching swelling, and being similarly frustrated all make me feel like I'm being denied myself. What saved me back then was peeking into the slapstick of people who had nothing to do with me in anime, manga, and light novels, but for Shota, Nakajo-kun had a completely normal attitude. But “I can't create anything anymore. Shota, who said “I'm not living to live,” can make Nakayo-kun happy with her presence, so I'm really glad he didn't die...

This review contains spoilers. If you're not careful, it's too deep and you'll fall into the dark. This is a work I personally thought I should read when my feelings are stable. I read it a long time ago (I write reviews when I have time), but at that time I was first insanely attracted to the cover. I was also attracted to the title. When I read it, it became my favorite comic among Ezuko's works. Stories about depression come up, so those who read them may need to be careful sometimes. I think Nakagusuku's response to Kiuchi was good. I just stood by it softly. How much was Kiuchi-san saved by that? I want many people to read it beyond BL.

This review contains spoilers. It's a work that left so much in my mind that it wasn't easy to write a review. The two ended up living together by accident. Being gay, she was drawn by her family, and an attack with a mental illness because she was successful in music when she was young but couldn't write a song after that. For those with mental illness, “Good luck!” I hear they don't say things like that carelessly, but even in this game, reception didn't say such a thing in response to attack. In fact, it is said that the artist also had a past where he suffered. I thought it was only because they were involved that they could draw. It's a type of work that doesn't have a lot of dialogue, and it's a type of work that detects facial expressions and feelings from within. That is something I like, but it's also true that there were things that were a little difficult to understand, such as why they stopped taking medicine and that the landlord was a foreigner. But at the end, it's a way of ending where you can see the future of the two. It's definitely not a light story, but it was a good work that touched my heart.