#it’s why I hate recent comics making her like extremely strict morally

[sakuhai]

I quite enjoy Oriya❤PJ comics on WEBTOON.I don't think they are homophobic,just extremely intense and mostly focuse on the dark side of humans and relationships because to a certain degree that's closer to reality.

In their most recent project the characters are complicated and full of flaws and some hidden virtues.

The main character is this rich kid who has always been lonely angry and sad.As a kid his mother "abandoned" him and his older sister (who btw once had s*x with a dude who had a boyfriend and a few years later she got pregnant by a married man though so far its unclear whether she had the kid or not,but one thing is for sure.She ALWAYS had her father on her side helping her out and supporting her and being lenient over her mistakes,unlike her brother whome he always judged more harshly and had much more demands for him and on top of that didn't accept the fact that his son was gay and he was never a supportive father.)

Thats one way to look at things but everyone is "morally gray" in the creators works so the father is not a complete monster.He still spoiled his kids providing them with everything.The main protagonist didn't go to college neither did he had a job.He still lived under his "a**hole" fathers roof but he didn't respect him.Like one time he brought in a dude and f*cked him on the couch in the living room.He did it on purpose to piss off his father who caught him and gave him a bloody punch in the face...

The thing with the seme of the story is that he eventually got a job at a bar but he was diagnosed with an extremely serious potentially life threatening heart disease that the doctor said that surgery or surgeries are necessary and can be done at the seme's fathers clinic but he is too proud to ask his father for anything.And he distants himself from his family more and more.And one time he even roasted his sister so hard she slapped him in the face and run away crying.🙄

Now the other main character of this series is the "controversial" one -at least for me-

I guess it's easy to like characters like him.Because he is the uke and he is very pretty and he gets f*cked around all the time so he is the one who provides almost all the s*x in the series so that makes him likable to the audience.

The uke is interesting but also kinda annoying to me.

He was a prostitute for many years.He was picked up from the streets by a daddy and he was offered a job at a brothel.However the contract he signed had significantly more privileges compared to other s*x workers there.

The uke could chose his clients,he could chose whether he wanted to have s*x with them or not and if yes he could chose what kind and set some very strict rules and limitations.No bruises,no hickeys,no any marks.His paycheck was way larger than the other prostitutes as well and most importantly he could quit and leave the brothel whenever he wanted to!And of course he "brought in the most clients"and the boss offerered him special treatment.He told him "Whatever you need I'm always here for you.Don't ever hesitate."

So based on that its understandable why some other s*x workers at the brothel hated him with a passion.And he is always so aloof always smoking a cigarette and has an attitude.

So the uke met the seme at the bar the seme works in and he liked him.They hooked up and continued so for around 4 months until the seme found out that the uke works at a brothel and he was disgusted.The uke answers that he didn't think they were in a relationship and that if he had ever asked him anything he would had answered him.

The truth is that during those months they didn't do anything else but meet and f*ck.They didn't talk or anything more substantial than just s*x but they both are responsible for this because none of them ever took the initiative to try and meet the other better...

So the seme rejects the uke but the latter has a spare key of his apartment and often appears there and he is kinda manipulative because he has figured out a few of the seme's vulnerabilities.He knows he feels lonely that he has anxiety and he is desperate for affection.But the uke translates all this to s*x and he is more "catty" while with the seme things are straight forward.He loses his temper and he yells.He calls the uke hoe and multiple times has declared that he wants nothing to do with him!

Yet the uke always appears in front of him.Some may say he cares he loves him etc but to me all those seem more manipulative and selfish from the uke's part.

He appears at bars the seme goes and he "saves him" from others who want to hook up with him (not that the seme needs physical help) but still the uke magically appears as if he has the right to interfere in the semes life whether for good or for bad.

He still takes care of the seme when the latter is drunk and vulnerable.I can't help but feel that the uke takes advantage of the seme for his own benefit and in a way he does manipulate him psychologically and emotionally.Trying to convince him that they both are "equally dirty" and "horrible people".

Things always end up with s*x for them though no matter how many times the seme has told him he is not interested he doesn't want to see him anymore.He even threatened to call the police on him if the uke didn't give him the spare key back.The uke pretended to do so but he lied.He is so creepy having multiple keys of the seme's apartment and chilling there as he wishes too knowing that in the end the seme will just give in to s*x and things will continue as such.

He even introduced himself as the semes boyfriend to the semes sister when she visited her brother.Before that he had discovered the doctor diagnosis paper which was in a drawer the seme had by his desk.

Btw of course the uke has a "super cool amazing goth girlfriend" who thinks the seme is the a**hole and that her friend should just leave him.She is right but only for the second part.

Anyways the uke once again seemingly got what he wanted.He claimed that ever since he met the seme he hasnt been working at the brothel nor taking any other guys.With the only exception being his ex boss he just couldn't refuse him a "goodbye forever" f*cking.

He told him he has quit the s*x industry for good and permanently.However it seems that the uke has no further explanations or promises to give.And he doesn't have anything in mind about what he is going to do in the future.What other job is he capable of doing?

The thing with the uke is not only that he was a prostitute but he was a criminal who has done some illegal immoral things that are just disgusting and could get him in jail.

Basically he sold drugs to people.And to underage people...Idk but if I was the seme I'd be even more strict with him.Unfortunately this seme seems tough but he is not.He is more like a big kid and he is lonely insecure and vulnerable which the uke I feel like takes advantage of those to guilt trip him.

All it took for the uke to stop being roasted in front of a mirror by the seme was to make a dramatic scene after the seme told him "How do you come here and take for granted that I'll kiss you when I don't know where your mouth has been and how many d*cks it has sucked and how can I be with someone in a normal relationship knowing that he has f*cked half the town!?" After hearing those the uke just grabbed the soap and poured it in his mouth (the dramatic scene) and the seme got worried (exactly as the uke expected) and not only that but the uke then proceeds to once again tell him that they both are dirty.

Idk im mostly leaning towards not liking this uke very much because once again he got what he wanted by manipuation.By psychological threat attempting to wash his mouth with soap.That will make a sensitive person like the seme to think that the uke could do something more serious trying to damage himself if he doesn't get what he wants.

Only time will tell but so far I'm glaring at the uke.Giving him double the attitude he gives to others lol.He is the type of person that thinks that even though the seme rejects him,insults him and even manhandled him few times as long as the uke can still get him to have s*x with him then he will probably fall in love with him eventually...

Anyways the title of this mess is "If tomorrow was yesterday" check it out and make your own opinions if you're interested.

It is an interesting story the chapters are very brief there is a lot of drama and "tea" in each one of them so overall is a easy to binge read comic.Also the art is great though sometimes I feel that the artist goes through the "Same face syndrome" way too often...But that's not so important.

[dark-cutie]

impressions of the restart cast after my re-read

hello again! recently, i bought the official yen-press translation of restart and finished both parts just a few days ago. i really want to become a better part of the mahouiku fandom and i love hearing other people’s thoughts, so i decided to share my opinion on each of the characters after my reread (it’s been several months since i last read the fan-translation).

again, please feel free to send me asks on my opinions! i love to discuss mahouiku!

magical daisy: i love her whole celebrity status and anime concept! although i find it a bit sad she’s a celebrity, just no one in the human world can know so she’s just a poor sad college student who deserves better. wish we could’ve seen more of her! masked wonder: she has the least amount of screen time but i still love her. its funny to think how she’s a strict and studious high school student who’s actually a magical girl with a comic book identity. i kinda wish they hadn’t sexualized her so much and i wanted to see more interactions with her and nemurin. deserved way more than she ended up getting genopsyko yumenoshima: honestly, the reread made me like her way less. she’s really bland and fell in the background more compared to the other characters, i didn’t feel any sort of emotional attachment to her. i still pitied her death, and the bypass to her magic was cool but that’s more of akane’s doing. akane: i remember the first time i read restart, i seriously did not believe she was dead. she was really hyped up to be a big antagonist only to be killed off so early, which is somewhat understandable considering her death proves that the real antagonist is someone far more dangerous and sneaky. it was funny to see her actually get annoyed by miyo spamming her with japanese phrases though lol, overall akane deserved a better life. cherna mouse: a babey. i know most people dislike her for being selfish, but c’mom she’s a hamster with no moral background, plus she’s mainly controlled by melville who truly intimidates her. cherna just really wanted to take care of her poor family. she’s also pretty funny too at times. @meow-meow: god i hate her chinese accent, i really wish they could’ve stuck with ru/~aru, depending on which fan translation people read. just like geno though, the reread made me like her less. she again really feels bland and less interesting compared to the rest of the cast, and i only seriously started paying attention to her after she killed akane. i didn’t care too much when she died tbh nonako miyokata: i love her even more after the reread! she’s just a cheerful and ditzy gal. her relationship with pechka is cute, i wish we could’ve seen her interact with rionetta without the emotion manipulation. I seriously felt bad when her dragon died, and she immediately met a cruel fate after trying to save rionetta. detec bell: my opinion stayed the same throughout the reread— i really tried my hardest to like bell, but she also is kinda bland and useless throughout the whole ordeal. i never enjoyed reading her POV except for her hanging out with lazuline. not much to say. rionetta: i did not like rionetta at all before the reread, but ive come to appreciate her way more now. the whole concept of her “body” actually just being a doll with a controller inside is really cool. in the end, she did really seem to regret her anger to nonako which i didn’t catch originally. her sarcasm and bluntness reminds me a bit of my self too lol. lapis lazuline: i hated lazuline before reread, but now i love her, probably because out of the lazuline trio she’s the least suspicious lol. she’s really just a carefree, cheerful and upbeat girl, and being painted as the red herring throughout the story is a fantastic example of nokko’s magic. her last stand against melville was amazing too. pechka: went from being neutral to one of my favorites. i love pechka sm and she deserved the world. what’s interesting is she’s actually probably capable of fighting and is somewhat bloodthirsty, but due to nokko she puts up a cowardly front. it’s sad to think it’s likely both nonako and rionetta would’ve lived thanks to pechka cutting in earlier, had nokko not come into play. all throughout restart pechka suffered so much, and finally sacrificed herself for clantail. melville: frankly, my opinion remained the same... I don’t dislike her, but i don’t love her either. her paranoia and obsession being boosted to the extreme ended up leading to her being forced to the path of villainy. she did actually care for lazuline up until their final fight, which i find wholesome. while she’s not a 100% villain, she’s also not innocent, which i seriously appreciate, having morally gray characters. nokko: SHE DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER. she was one of my faves and is still one of my faves... poor girl seriously didn’t deserve anything, being forced to manipulate people into killing to support her sick mother, and she’s only 10, which makes everything way more horrific. the small plot details and how everyone leans to nokko is very very well written, exemplifying her magic. keek: i didn’t like her before reread, still don’t like her... she has a really interesting motive that I can agree with, but im personally still confused as to why she decided to make their deaths in the cyber world reflect to the real world... other than her motive, I really don’t care for keek. clantail: my favorite of the survivors of restart. im a sucker for her calm yet intimidating presence, and when she finally lost it against melville i had literal chills down my spine. to think she’s only a middle-schooler when she’s also very strong is also amazing. im glad she did survive. shadow gale: i either relate to shadow gale or want to punch her in the face. her sympathizing with the great dragon was something i really thought said a lot about her character. she is very close-minded though, and understandably kanoe’s flat out a dick sometimes, it’s pretty evident kanoe/pfle just truly wants to protect shadow gale. she’s my least favorite of the survivors, but her design is one of my favorites. pfle: i didn’t seriously start liking pfle until queens, and restart reread didn’t do much for pfle’s character either. understandably nokko and melville would be afraid of pfle, considering she was very capable of manipulating everyone. pfle is hella smart though, and she really just wants to protect her family. i do like to believe she was genuinely angry over masked wonder’s death and considered her her “family”.

overall, restart is my favorite arc! i thoroughly enjoyed the mystery aspect and it is a huge step-up from unmarked. i really, really wish one day this arc will be animated, considering how good the characters and plot was developed.

hopefully, i’ll be able to order the limited books soon! limited is a very close second-favorite, and it has my overall favorite cast.