Meguru Hinohara

I've been going through a lot of danmei/yaoi lately, and this is by far in my top 5 so far. The artwork is light and lovely, but it is the story and the care with which it is presented that gets me. This is a slow build, with a full world underneath it of which we just get glimpses. While it's a little heavier on the chibi moments than really suits me, that's minor. The humor is pretty good, the actions and reactions of the characters are reasonable and proportionate, and there is so much to like about it.

Yes, it is all centered around the "sex is medicine/sex is life force" trope that I've run into in other manga, but it is done well here.

By the second volume, when the fire gets lit under the romance, it is nearly perfect. We don't have just the Seme/uke sweaty sex typical of a lot of the genre. instead, we have two characters who are making love to each other, who are learning how to be together. It's not just sex. It's erotic and romantic and tender and all those things that push it beyond just porn into something special.

I hope the story continues into more chapters, because there is a lot left to be explored.… (meer)