Manga 122906 Kieta Hatsukoi

After watching the Japanese tv series, I read the manga too. This is one of the best bl romcom, it makes you die from diabetes. It's really cute and wholesome. I loved all the characters. It might seem confusing at first but it's simple once you get into the story. The story and character development is well written. It starts with misunderstanding trope, but little by little the characters start to change, becoming more mature.

The art is pretty and funny at the same time. I loved all the character designs.

I recommend it if you're looking for a heartwarming, funny and cute bl!

One of the best mangas I have read so far

It is different from the usual BL manga. This one is cute and really has a character development I care about. Most BL is overly sexual and I can't really connect to the characters at all but Kieta Hatsukoi has a story I could connect and relate too. It's is wonderful love story that I am sure is real to someone. Characters really take time to find themselves and have fears that can make a lot of sense. Not everyone is accepting, not everyone is mean. There are a lot of things happening which really add ... to the story, there are friendships and acquaintances, fears and passions. I don't think the story is slow paced at all. So I do recommend it.

Also the art style is really nice and I love it.

While this manga is funny and does not have any particular downsides it just feels like a soulless feel-good manga trying to tell kids to be more confident. None of the characters felt like they had much drive or development, they just did what the story dictated they do with some funny stuff thrown in. The romance did not hit that sweet spot of believability that separates the good romances from the bad romances either. The main couple had very little meaningful inner conflict that made me believe what they had was true love instead of a high school fixation.
Overall, it was pulp fiction ... with an extra tag to sell it to modern audiences. Best part was the art by Aruko.