Also known as Mike-chan to Kuro-sense (ミケちゃんとクロせんせ) in Japanese, is a 1-volume manga by Taiki Sakurai, which also includes 2 short stories that have been published in an anthology before.
Mike & Kuro – Main story
When two bottoms, who have been dating for a while, didn’t know the other is a bottom, and only find out, once they want to do it …
Exactly my cup of tea.
It was so so close to being my first BL Manga with switches rep, but unfortunately the author didn’t go that far. But it was teased at least, and they did talk about it (also kind of tried but not really)!
Otherwise a healthy relationship, where both want to make the other feel good and be safe. No alpha ranking or ownership-trope. Only chapter 2 had a bit of an icky moment, but they talked about it right away and it didn’t happen again.
So refreshing for the BL genre!
The 2 bonus stories
A bit random, as they were 2 different one-shots with each different characters, who didn’t have anything to do with the main couple … Or maybe they did? The characters all look a bit too similar. :’)
But at least they had the same theme (sweet and consent), so I can’t complain.
Overall recommendable!
| Criteria | Scores | Our Score |
|---|---|---|
| Art | 1-5 | 4 |
| Pacing | 1-5 | 4 |
| Characters | 1-5 | 4 |
| Writing Style | 1-5 | 4 |
| Originality | 1-5 | 4 |
Finale Grade
B
Finished reading: 10th July 2024
~Arden Skye
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