The Flavor of Melon Manga Reviews (P.16)

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Oct 08, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

ただそのままで生きていく

I'm just going to live as it is

This review contains spoilers. 掴みどころのない常連客・木内×ライブハウスの従業員・中城。大して仲良くない木内をなりゆきでしばらく住まわせることになってしまった中城。ふわふわした木内と一見淡白な中城、それぞれマイペースな二人の意外にも心地良い同居生活。いつも隅々まで丁寧で大好きな作家さんですが、すごくよかった…余韻が…。上手く言葉にできないので、気になる方はぜひ読んで欲しいです。ネタバレなしがおすすめ。中城のことも木内のことも、劇的な変化も解決もないけど、そのままで生きていく二人にエールを送りたい。タイトルがまた深い。私もあのメロン味大好き。

This review contains spoilers. An elusive regular customer, Kiuchi x live house employee Nakagusuku. Nakagusuku decided to let Kiuchi, whom he wasn't very close with, live for a while. A surprisingly comfortable cohabitation between two people, the fluffy Kiuchi and the deceptively plain Nakagusuku, each at their own pace. I love the writer, who is always careful in every way, and it was really nice... the afterglow... I can't put it into words very well, so if you are interested, I definitely want you to read it. I recommend that there are no spoilers. I want to send my praises to Nakagusuku and Kiuchi, the two people who are living as they are, even though there are no dramatic changes or solutions. The title is deep again. I love that melon flavor too.

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ちょうどいい

Just right

木内さんの咳が初めから気になってて、これ最期に死別とかあるんじゃ…？と読むの止めたくなりながら我慢して読み進めた。死を扱う感じは本当に苦手なので。そして、とかく、漫画でも小説でも何かを成し遂げようと美しく努力したり活躍したりキラキラしている主人公や中心人物が在りがちな中、そうではなく、何者でもないけれど色んな思いを抱えて、今をただただ生きていることだってある、そういうところを切り取って物語にしてくれた作者さんのこの作品がとても優しいとかんじました。ふたりのちょうどいい空気感が素敵でした。

I've been worried about Kiuchi-san's cough since the beginning, and is there such a thing as a bereavement at the end of the day...? While I wanted to stop reading it, I put up with it and continued reading. I really don't like the feeling of dealing with death. Also, in comics and novels, there tend to be protagonists and central characters who are making beautiful efforts, active, and sparkling in order to achieve something, and this is not the case, and even though they are nothing, there are times when they are simply living in the present, and this work by the author who cut out such places and turned it into a story was very kind. The atmosphere just right for the two of them was wonderful.

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Oct 07, 2021 (PST) | Translate to English

やっぱり良い！

After all, it's good!

作者さん買いです。絵津鼓先生の作品は何度も読み返さずにはいられないものばかりですが、今回の作品もです。心に残るシーンが多かったなー。そして絵津鼓先生の描く男性の横顔口元が大好き！

The author is buying it. I can't help but reread Ezuko sensei's works over and over again, and so is this one. There were a lot of memorable scenes. And I love the profile of the man drawn by Ezuko sensei!

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すごくよかった…

it was really good...

This review contains spoilers. 作者さん買いでした。重い内容もあるけれど、読んだあとはとても幸せな気持ちになれます。何度も読み返したくなる作品です。

This review contains spoilers. The author bought it. The content is heavy, but it makes me feel very happy after reading it. It's a work you'll want to reread over and over again.

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生きていくために生きられない

I can't live to live

修正→見えない構図絵津鼓さんの言葉ってすごく心に届く、シンプルだからこそ沁み入る。展開としては内包しているものが露わになっていくシリアス寄りなものだけど根底にあるのは優しさ、それでいいんだよという温かさで読んでる方が救われたような気持ちになる。距離感とかかける言葉とかね、この2人でなければならない理由が凄くあるなって。絵津鼓さんの描くイケメン×イケメンを見たいと思ってたので、その組み合わせでこのストーリーで感無量です。絵柄を変えたとの事ですが相変わらずオシャレで、ストーリーともマッチしてて私は好きです。

Correction → Invisible Composition Ezuko's words really reach my heart, and they sink in because they are simple. As a development, it's something close to serious, where what is contained is revealed, but what underlies it is kindness, and the warmth that says that's fine makes me feel like those reading it have been saved. There are so many reasons why they have to be these two people, such as words with a sense of distance. I wanted to see the handsome guy and the handsome guy drawn by Ezuko, so I'm really impressed by this story because of that combination. It is said that the design was changed, but it's still as stylish as ever, and I like it because it matches the story.

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作者さん買いです!

The author is buying it!

This review contains spoilers. 二人の関係が綺麗で切なくて、でもなんだか幸せで胸がきゅーっとなりました！何度も見返したくなる作品です！ありがとうございました！

This review contains spoilers. The relationship between the two was beautiful and sad, but it was somehow happy and made my heart feel tight! It's a work you'll want to look back at again and again! thank you very much!

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すき

plough

作者さん買いです。雑誌で追ってましたが本になるの待っていました。なんというか空気感が独特で好きです。何度も読みたくなります

The author is buying it. I've been following it in magazines, but I've been waiting for it to become a book. I mean, I like the air because it has a unique feel. Makes me want to read it over and over

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最高

highest

作者さん買いです！既に紙で買ってますが、電子も購入。絵津鼓先生の絵柄が変わっておりますが、こちらの絵柄も好き！ストーリーも、良い。木内さんと中城くんの関係に名前はつけられません。でもとっても素敵。何回も読み返したくなる作品です。

The author is buying it! I already bought it in paper, but I also bought electronic ones. Ezuko sensei's design has changed, and I like this one too! The story is good too. I can't name the relationship between Kiuchi and Nakagusuku-kun. But it's so nice. It's a work you'll want to reread over and over again.

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Jun 12, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

今までにない

Never before

今までたくさんのBLを読んできましたが、今までにない作品だなぁと思いました。急展開もないし大恋愛！ってわけでもないけど、じんわり心が温かくなる作品でした。買ってよかった。こんな話になるとは思ってない展開ではありました。安定した絵の上手さも好きでした。ほかの作品も読んでみたい！

I've read a lot of BL up until now, but I thought it was an unprecedented work. There are no sudden developments and it's a big love affair! It's not like that, but it was a work that slowly warmed my heart. I'm glad I bought it. It was a development I never thought would turn out like this. I also liked how good they are at stable painting. I want to read other works too!

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Jan 13, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

よき！

good!

ストーリーとしては少し複雑で回収されてない部分もあるけど、おもしろかったです！何回か読んで理解します笑

As a story, it's a bit complicated and there are parts that haven't been collected, but it was interesting! I read it a few times and I understand lol

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キャラの表情が好き

I like the character's facial expressions

やらたちが時々見せてくれる虚しそうな顔が直球に来て一気読みしました。しみじみと心に深く伝わってくる感情で何度も読み返すくらいです。二人が作り出す空気感が丁寧に描かれているのが素敵でした。ありがとうございます！

The empty faces they sometimes show me came to the fastball and read it all at once. I almost reread it over and over again with emotions that are deeply conveyed to my heart. It was wonderful that the atmosphere created by the two was carefully drawn. Thank you so much!

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よい～！

That's good!

大きな起伏はないのに、自然な感じで二人の関係が築かれていってるのがじわじわとくるものがあっていいなぁと感じました。楽に生きられることが増えることっていいですよね。

Even though there were no major ups and downs, I felt that it would be nice if the relationship between the two was being built in a natural way and gradually something gradually. It's nice to be able to live more easily.

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ひっかかる

Get caught

This review contains spoilers. 木内さんは何故お薬をきちんと服用しないのか？それがひっかかって、ひっかかって、星4にしました。私が抗うつ薬を服用し始めた時、母がそんな薬は飲むなと言いました。妹が母に「うつ病患者に薬を服用させないのは、死ねといっているようなものだ」と言ってくれました。おかげさまで今は元気です。自死のニュースを見る度に、まわりに理解してくれる人がいなかったのか？と、悲しくなります。木内さんの心情はとてもよく分かる。だからお薬はきちんと服用してほしかった。マンガ的にはハピエンなのでよかったですが、お薬のくだりだけがどうしても納得できず星4にしました。

This review contains spoilers. Why doesn't Mr. Kiuchi take his medicine properly? It caught me, got caught, and I gave it 4 stars. When I started taking antidepressants, my mom told me not to take those drugs. My sister told my mother, “Not letting a depressed patient take medicine is like trying to die.” Thanks to you, I'm doing well now. Every time I saw news about suicide, wasn't there anyone around me who understood it? It makes me sad. I understand Kiuchi's feelings very well. That's why I wanted them to take their medicine properly. I'm glad it's Happien in terms of manga, but I wasn't convinced by any means just about the medicine, so I gave it 4 stars.

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絵がきれい

The picture is beautiful

This review contains spoilers. 絵はきれいでめちゃ好みだったし、ゲイとノンケだけど上手く行くよね？大丈夫だよね？あ、これやっぱ両思いじゃん！だよね〜?この先の展開楽しみ〜ってなったところでいきなりの急展開で頭にはてなマークが飛び交っただって最終話でいきなり外人の子供の世話とかしてるし、そろそろ家族になりませんか？とか言ってるし、色々すっ飛ばした急展開に頭がついていかなくて、ひょっとして読んでなかった話があったんかなって前ページに戻ったりした（汗）恋人になってからの2人のやりとりとか、再度同居する事になったきっかけとか、子供の世話してる理由とか、いや、そもそも誰の子なんだよ、、そんな私的に重要ポイントが完全に抜けてて、面白い話しだったのにちょっと残念だったなあっていうのが正直なところでした

This review contains spoilers. The picture was beautiful and I really liked it, and even though it's gay and non-gay, it works well, right? It's fine, right? Ah, these are both feelings after all! right? I was looking forward to future developments, but suddenly there was a sudden sudden development and a Hatena mark flew around in my head, but in the final episode, they're suddenly taking care of foreign children, so why don't we become a family soon? I'm saying something like that, and my head didn't keep up with the sudden developments that skipped a lot of things, and I went back to the previous page by accident (sweat) I went back to the previous page (sweat), the reason they decided to live together again, the reason they took care of the child, no, who is the child in the first place, that kind of important private point was completely missing, and even though it was an interesting story, it was a bit disappointing did

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◯

◯

ずっと読みたかった作品。もっとライトな内容かと思いきや、あとからあとから切なさが…。この先のこれからも見たいな。

A work I've always wanted to read. I thought the content was more light, but then later it was sad... I want to watch it from now on.

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ゆっくりとした時間

Relaxing time

とても穏やかでゆっくりとした時間の流れが心地良かった。人生のパートナーって、こう言う風に見つかっていくこともありなんだな…って思った。

I was very comfortable with the calm and slow flow of time. I thought there are times when people find life partners like this...

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胸がギュッとなる

My chest feels tight

なんとも言えず胸がギュッとなるお話でした。二人とも心のうちに抱えてるものがそれぞれあったけど、同居して共に日常を過ごすうちにだんだん心が解けていってホッとしました。励ましたり色々な言葉をかけなくても、ただ傍にいるだけいいんだなぁ…と。描き下ろしの二人の表情がとっても穏やかで、出会えてよかったと心底思いました。

It was an indescribable and heart-wrenching story. Both of them had their own things in their hearts, but I was relieved that as we lived together and spent our daily lives together, our hearts gradually unraveled. I thought it would be nice to just stay by my side without encouraging them or saying all kinds of words... The expressions of the two people I drew were so calm, and I was really glad they met.

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二人の関係性の描き方が良い

A good way to draw a relationship between two people

BLでエロよりストーリー性重視の方はこの作品を凄くおすすめです！私はストーリー、二人の関係性が緻密に描かれている作品が好きなのでドンピシャでした。初心者さんにもおすすめなBLです^_^

If you're a BL and place more emphasis on storyline than eroticism, I highly recommend this work! I like stories and works that detail the relationship between the two, so it was crazy. This BL is also recommended for beginners ^_^

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深い愛

deep love

結構シリアスな部分がある。攻めの過去、精神的弱さを何も言わず受け止め静かに包み込んでいる受けが素晴らしい。ただのBLではない、考えさせられるストーリー。最後は穏やかに幸せそうなふたりをみれて心から良かった。

There's a pretty serious part. The reception where they accept their aggressive past and mental weakness without saying anything and quietly enveloping them is wonderful. It's not just BL, it's a thought provoking story. At the end, it was really nice to see the two peacefully and happy.

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作者買いです

I'm buying the author

いつもは、物語に入り込んで涙するところもあるんですが今回は、ちょっとわかりませんでした何度か読み返せば、変わるかもしれません

Normally, there are places where I get into the story and cry, but this time, I didn't understand it. If I reread it a few times, it might change

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