Countdown to Yes Manga Reviews (P.11)

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表紙の眩しさそのまんま！

The cover is just as dazzling!

This review contains spoilers. ツイッターで見かけて、眩しい表紙が好みだなータイトルもなんかいいなーと検索し、新刊配信のとこから試し読み→即購入でした。写真が縁で仲良くなり、大学時代の4年間同居していた湊くんと航くん。湊くんが北海道に就職したのを機に同居解消&好きだったなーと気づくも離れ離れで拗れた両片想い同士の尊いラブストーリー。ちなみに拗れたのは主に航くんで、湊くんは再会も力業で成し遂げて来ただけあってグイグイ行きます。そんな湊くんにタジタジしながら、過去の彼女とのトラウマ？から、友達と恋人の境界線で焦れ焦れモダつく航くん。ふくふくほっぺの可愛いアニキにも子供扱いされてるのがなんとも味わい深いです。イヤな人は出て来ず、ひたすら航くんがモダモダしているのを「早く素直になっちゃえよ〜」と、安心してニヨニヨ眺められる一冊です。元写真部なので、写真の構図や現像のシーンは上手いな〜懐かしいな〜と思って見てました。写真って、被写体に対する撮影者の気持ちや想いがほんとに素直に出るんですよね。おばあちゃんを毎日「かわいいと思って撮ってる」って言う、湊くんのおじいちゃんも素敵だし、何より二人の縁を繋いだ写真がさらに二人を尊く繋げる立役者になったのが素敵でした。表紙の眩しさそのまんまの尊い秀作です。清らかな二人なのでえちえち成分少なめですが、それが良い。瑞々しいノンフィクションを読んでいるようでもあり、どなた様でも手に取りやすいBLだと思います。爽やかで可愛らしい二人を愛でてください。

This review contains spoilers. I saw it on Twitter, I liked the dazzling cover, and I searched for a title that would be good, and it was a trial reading → immediate purchase from where the new issue was distributed. Minato-kun and Wataru-kun became good friends due to the photo, and they lived together for 4 years during their college days. It's a precious love story between the two, who live together when Minato gets a job in Hokkaido and realizes that they love each other, but they are separated and relentless. Incidentally, the relentless one was mainly sailing, and Minato-kun was able to accomplish the reunion with hard work, so he went great. Trauma with his past girlfriend while tajitating with Minato like that? From then on, Wataru-kun is impatient, impatient, and moderated on the line between his friend and his lover. The fact that Aniki, who has cute puffy cheeks, is also treated as a child is so tasty. There are no bad people coming out, and it's a book where you can just look at Wataru's modding, saying, “Be honest quickly!” and with peace of mind. I'm a former photo club, so I watched the photo composition and development scenes thinking they were good ~ nostalgic ~. Photographs really honestly express the photographer's feelings and feelings about the subject. Minato's grandpa, who says “I take pictures because I think she's cute” every day, is also wonderful, and above all, it was wonderful that the photograph connecting the two became a leading actor in further respectfully connecting them. It is a precious excellent work with just the glare on the cover. Since they are two pure people, there are few eclectic ingredients, but that is good. It's also like reading fresh non-fiction, and I think this BL is easy for anyone to pick up. Please love these two fresh and lovely people.

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感情のジレジレが、丁寧です

The emotional giraffe is polite

This review contains spoilers. 誰でも読みやすい、ライトな BLです。タイトル、そのまんまで、ふわふわ甘いく、優しい心地よい系です。高校からの親友、湊と航。思考がめんどくさい航と、気持ちがわかりにくい湊、航の「うん」待ち。親友と友達の境目って、そんなに難しい？？湊の、良い意味鈍感力というか、諦めない気持ちが好き。湊のおとーさん、おかーさんもイイ。小さなアニキも可愛いすぎてスキ。わりとみんなカラッとしてる中で、そう航だけが、なんだかウジウジ悶々してる感じです。湊と航の気持ちが丁寧に描かれているので、スキ♡がどうしてそうなるのか、共感はしなくても、理解は出来ました。一方で、もう少し描き込んでほしいところも…。どうして湊は、北海道に就職したか？とか。「写真」と言うキーワードも、もう一押しあっても良かったかも。

This review contains spoilers. It's a light BL that's easy for anyone to read. As the title says, it's a soft, sweet, gentle, and comfortable series. Minato and Wataru are best friends since high school. Wataru, whose thoughts are troublesome, and Minato, whose feelings are hard to understand, and Wataru's “yeah” wait. Is the boundary between best friends and friends that difficult? I like Minato's insensitivity in a good sense, or rather the feeling of not giving up. Minato's Oto-san and Oka-san are good too. Little Aniki is also so cute, I love it. While everyone is feeling pretty refreshed, I feel like only Sou Wataru is somehow in agony. The feelings of Minato and Wataru are carefully depicted, so I was able to understand why Suki ♡ became like that, even if I didn't sympathize with it. On the other hand, there are also things I would like you to draw in a little more... Why did Minato get a job in Hokkaido? or something. Maybe it would have been nice if the keyword “photo” had been promoted one more time.

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ハッピーエンド

happy ending

絵が好きで、即買いしました。高校からの親友同士が、大学時代は同居、社会人になって一旦離れてから同棲するまでのお話です。当て馬や同性同士の恋愛のあれこれはありませんし、最後までの描写もないですが、絵とストーリーが良い！！おすすめです。何回も読み直し決定

I liked the picture and bought it right away. It's a story about best friends from high school who live together during their college days, become members of society, and live together after they break up once. There's no such thing as a hit horse or same-sex romance, and there's no depiction until the end, but the pictures and story are great!! I recommend it. I decided to reread it over and over

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両片思い安心

Unrequited love is reassuring

This review contains spoilers. 安心してみれます。話が通じないのも可愛い。ろじ先生の作品すごく好きですがエロかかないんすかね？心のつながり大事ですけどプラスであればあるほど幸福度ましましになります。先生どうですか？どうなんでしょうか？

This review contains spoilers. You can feel at ease. It's also cute that you can't get through with the conversation. I really like Roji sensei's work, but isn't it erotic? The emotional connection is important, but the more positive it is, the higher the level of happiness. How are you, teacher? What do you think?

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ろじさんが好きだ！

I love Roji!

作者さん買いするつもりでしたが、立ち読みで1話を読んで更に買わねば！となりました。絵が綺麗で読みやすいのと、ろじさんの言葉選びが良すぎます。そんな劇的なイベント(？)がある訳では無いのですが、気付けば涙止まらず、、、立ち読みしてちょっとでも気になった方は是非読んで欲しいです。。。ろじさんのばぶ最高！

The author intended to buy it, but I have to read episode 1 by standing reading and buy more! It became. The pictures are beautiful and easy to read, and Roji's choice of words is too good. such a dramatic event (?) It's not like there is, but if you notice it, you won't be able to stop crying... if you're even a little curious after standing reading it, I definitely want you to read it... Roji's Babu is awesome!

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楽しみにまってましたーー！！

I was looking forward to it!!

作者買いです〜！！！ほんと2人ともかわいい…♡絵がタイプすぎるし、2人ともかわいいし買ってよかったです(๑╹ω╹๑ )

I'm buying the author!!! They're both really cute... ♡ The pictures are too typed, and they're both cute, so I'm glad I bought them ()

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良い

good

This review contains spoilers. 良い……良いですすごく…暫く余韻に浸っていたい…発売が予告された時に表紙とタイトルを見て絶対発売日当日に買って読もうと決めていました。とにかく…とにかくめっっっっっちゃ可愛い2人とも〜〜〜！！！お互いしか目に入っていなさすぎて早くくっついてイチャイチャしてくれ…と思いつつも、まだまだもだもだして欲しくもあり(笑)ストレートに想いをぶつけているようで不器用な湊、親友であらねば…！と思いながらも湊に対する胸きゅんが止まらない航。どちらも可愛すぎました(笑)恋っていいですよね！！！

This review contains spoilers. Good... good, amazing... I want to soak in the afterglow for a while... I looked at the cover and title when the release was announced and decided that I would definitely buy and read it on the day of sale. anyway... they are both so cute anyway!!! They only had eyes on each other so quickly that they stuck together and flirted... but they still wanted them to flirt with each other (lol) and clumsy Minato, who seems to have straight feelings, must be your best friend...! Even though I thought about it, I couldn't stop feeling excited about Minato. They were both too cute (lol) Love is good!!!

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好き

likes

ろじさんの絵が好き、会話のテンポが好き、照れ顔が好き全部好き。1回しか読んでないから内容のレビューは書けないけど、好きって気持ちを書きたい！アニキがバブ要素で悶えます。ろじさんのバブは癒しです。

I like Roji's paintings, I like the tempo of conversation, I like her shy face, I like them all. I've only read it once, so I can't write a review of the content, but I want to write how I like it! Aniki is in agony due to the bub element. Roji's Babs are healing.

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素敵なだけに物足りない感はあります！

Just because it's wonderful, there's a feeling that it's not enough!

This review contains spoilers. やっぱりこの作者様のいちゃラブはキス止まりなんで読者としては物足りません!!いちゃラブをもっとくれ!!ただ付き合う過程は読んでて良かったです◎わりと王道なストーリーだと思いますが、作者の画力がかなり高いので面白く読ませる力があります。あとはとにかくいちゃつきをくれって感じなので(笑)、もう少し早くくっついて早くいちゃいちゃしてくれたら良かったのにと思いました。でも付き合うまでの過程に無駄があったか？と問われると、ストーリー的にはこれで良かったとも思うので、これが作者の味なのかもしれません。絶対致さないと気がすまねぇって強い腐女子にはお勧めしません笑。逆に腐女子ビギナーにはめちゃくちゃオススメします！キュンポイントもちゃんとあるので！

This review contains spoilers. After all, this author's Icha Love just stopped kissing, so it's not enough for me as a reader!! Give me more flirty love!! However, I'm glad I read The Process of Dating ◎ I think it's a pretty classic story, but since the author's drawing ability is quite high, it has the power to make it interesting to read. After that, I just felt like they were flirting with me (laughs), so I thought it would have been nice if they stuck together a little faster and flirted around a little faster. But was there any waste in the process leading up to dating? When asked, I also think this was good in terms of story, so maybe this is the author's taste. I definitely don't recommend it to strong rotten girls who don't feel sorry if you don't do it lol. On the other hand, I highly recommend it to beginners who are rotten girls! There are plenty of Kyun points too!

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さわやかぁ

that's so refreshing

This review contains spoilers. エッチなとこはないです！絵が爽やかで可愛くて読みやすい。でもちゃんと悩んでて。昔の恋人にに言われたことが普通なのかって勘違いしちゃうよねー。とかちゃんとしたお話。あと。カメラ趣味じゃないけどカメラやるの楽しそう！って思った(^ ^)

This review contains spoilers. There's no place for naughty sex! The pictures are fresh, cute, and easy to read. but I was really worried. I misunderstood if what my old lover said to me was normal. It's a proper story like Ka. later. I'm not a camera hobby, but it seems fun doing it! I thought (^ ^)

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最＆高

Highest & highest

読んでてすごく楽しいし、考え方に感動した。BL本で私の恋愛観が少し変わったくらいには深イイ話。周りの人がとても平和な人で安心して読める。ハードな性描写もないので初心者にすごくオヌヌメ！

I really enjoyed reading it, and I was moved by the way they thought. It's such a deep story that my view of romance changed slightly in the BL book. The people around me are very peaceful people and I can read it with peace of mind. There aren't any hard sexual depictions, so it's really annoying for beginners!

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大好きです✨

I love it ✨

ろじ先生のお話は人物がホントにステキでかわいくて大好きです✨これから先の2人の幸せがわかります‼️お話も心にグッとくるものがあって…先生はすごいと思います‼️この2人のこれからのお話も待ってます‼️

I love Roji sensei's story because the characters are really wonderful and cute ✨ I understand the happiness of the two of them in the future ‼️ There is something that really sticks to my heart in the story... I think the teacher is amazing ‼️ I'm also waiting for the future stories of these two ‼️

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親友×両片思い最高

Best friend x unrequited love is the best

This review contains spoilers. 航と湊っていう海つながりの名前も素敵だし海辺の街が舞台なのも爽やかだし2人の恋心が可愛すぎた。航にとって「恋人より友情の方が上」っていうのもわかる気がするし、形にこだわらなくてとにかく航が好きだからそばにいて欲しい湊のまっすぐさも応援したい。周りに出てくるキャラも皆いい味出しててテンポが良くて面白かった！エロはないけどきゅんきゅんはたっぷり、2人とその家族みんな推せる！湊のじいちゃんが、ばあちゃんを毎日撮る理由にいちばんグッときたかもしれない、BLなのに笑。

This review contains spoilers. The name of the sea connection called Wataru and Minato was wonderful, and the fact that it was set in a seaside town was also refreshing, and the love between the two was too cute. I feel like I understand that “friendship is superior to lover” for Wataru, and I also want to support Minato's directness, which I want to be by my side because I like Wataru regardless of shape. The characters that appeared around me all had good tastes and the tempo was good, which was fun! There's no erotica, but there are plenty of Kyunkyun, and I can recommend them both and their entire family! Minato's grandpa was probably the most surprised because he takes pictures of grandma every day, even though it's BL lol.

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楽しみに待ってましたッッッ

I've been looking forward to it

This review contains spoilers. 熱烈両片想い、すったもんだの攻防戦、可愛くて愛おしくて終始ギュンギュンで最高でした。ろじ先生の作品は、会話のテンポが心地よく、楽しくてくすぐったくてだいすきです。オノマトペ(?)擬音(?)もいちいち可愛くて刺さりまくります。おじいちゃんとおばあちゃんのお話も素敵すぎて身悶えしました。はぁ〜好きな人と想い合えるってなんて幸せなことなんだろうと心が満たされました。同棲後の2人のお話もいつか読める日が来たら大喜びしますのでよろしくお願いします...!!!

This review contains spoilers. The fervent love between the two, the battle was so cute and adorable, and it was awesome from beginning to end. I love Roji sensei's works because they have a pleasant tempo of conversation, are fun and cheery. onomatopoeia (?) onomatopoeia (?) Each one is cute and stings a lot. The story of grandpa and grandma was also so wonderful that I was in agony. Huh, my heart was filled with wonder how happy it is to be able to have feelings for someone I like. I will be overjoyed when the day comes when I can read the story of the two after living together, so thank you...!!

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同棲して

Live together

This review contains spoilers. 本当に表題通りの話でしたもだもだが好きな人であれば最高の1冊です！その後が読みたい気もしますが、うんって言うまでの話なので…その先は想像ですかね

This review contains spoilers. It really was just as the title says, but if you like Momo, this is a great book! I also feel like reading after that, but since it's a story that goes so far as saying huh... can you imagine what's ahead

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海だよねえ…！

it's the ocean...!

好きの感情を分けなければならないのは…難しいし、セツナイ…友情と愛情の境目はどこなのかな？そんな事を考えさせられるような作品でした。キャラも立ってるし、作画も良いです。爽やかさBLを読みたい方におすすめ!

Having to separate your feelings of love is... difficult, and setsunai... where is the boundary between friendship and love? It was a work that made me think about such things. The characters are standing, and the drawing is good. Recommended for those who want to read Refreshing BL!

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無題

Untitled

This review contains spoilers. 表紙とタイトルに惹かれて購入。好きだからこそ親友のままでいるって分かるような気もする。けど親友では見れない表情もあるし…航が「うん」って言ってくれてよかった。

This review contains spoilers. I was attracted to the cover and title and bought it. I also feel like I understand that we're still best friends because we like them. But there are also expressions that my best friend wouldn't see... I'm glad Wataru said “yeah.”

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「同棲して」と書き「一緒にいたい」と読む

Write “live together” and read “I want to be together”

2人の気持ちは変わらずずっと一緒で「ずっと一緒にいたい」だということ、そして、ずっと一緒にいることはすごく難しくて繊細で、そのふたりの気持ちを少しずつ擦り合わせて重ねていく過程がすごく良かったです。ふたりの間にはいつも海とカメラがあって、お互いを写すのがすごくいい。ほんとにずっと一緒にいるふたりなんだろうなぁ。すごく幸せな気持ちになりました。

Their feelings haven't changed, and they've always been together and “want to be together forever,” and being together the whole time was very difficult and delicate, and the process of those two feelings rubbing together little by little was really nice. There's always an ocean and a camera between them, and it's really nice to take pictures of each other. I wonder if they really are the two who have been together the whole time. It made me feel so happy.

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写真が全てを物語ってる

The picture says it all

表情は嘘つけない…それがわかる作品で二人の気持ちを羨ましく思いました。幸せが溢れてる！アニキは可愛く航の両親はお茶目、おじーちゃんおばーちゃん、店長もみんな素敵な人ばかり。読んでよかった♪やっぱり同級生ものは最高！

Expressions don't lie... I was envious of their feelings because it was a work that understood that. I'm overflowing with happiness! Aniki is cute, and Wataru's parents are playful, and grandpa, and the store manager are all wonderful people. I'm glad I read it ♪ After all, classmate stuff is the best!

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2人の距離感がとても良い

The sense of distance between the two is very good

渉と湊。性格は正反対の2人。でもなぜかウマが合い同居し、両片想いの学生時代から社会人となり離れ離れになり、また再会して、親友から恋人へ。いや、親友であり同時に恋人でもある。その時々のフィルターで、ある時は親友、ある時は恋人。いつどんな時もそのままの2人で、肩書きや役割や呼び方で分ける必要ないし分けられない、2人の関係性や本質は何も変わらない。あー言えばこー言う2人ならではの言い合いや、写真を通しても繋がっている距離感や関係性もすごく良い。湊の祖父母の話も良いスパイスになっている。同棲までのカウントダウンも所々に表示されてるから、こんな状態で本当に同棲するの？とドキドキ感も良い。表紙があの時の写真なんですね。ただ、この作者さんの特徴か、目の下に二重に線が描かれ、クマがあるように見えるのが気になる。本作では渉がそうで、他作品も大体そう。なんか不健康そうに見えてかなり気になるんだけど。

Wataru and Minato. They are two people with opposite personalities. But for some reason, they met and lived together, and since they were both students, they became members of society and separated, reunited again, and went from best friends to lovers. No, they're best friends and lovers at the same time. It's a filter from time to time, sometimes my best friend, and sometimes my lover. They are two people at any time, and they don't need or cannot be divided by title, role, or way they are called, and nothing changes in the relationship or essence of the two. Speaking of which, the arguments unique to these two people, and the sense of distance and relationship that are connected even through photographs, are also very good. The story of Minato's grandparents is also a good spice. The countdown until cohabitation is also displayed here and there, so do they really live together in this state? The feeling of excitement is also good. The cover is a picture from that time, isn't it? However, I'm worried that double lines are drawn under the eyes, which is probably a characteristic of this author, and it looks like there are dark circles. Wataru is like that in this work, and for the most part, so are other works. It looks kind of unhealthy and I'm quite worried.

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