Eat · review
Nagabe is a very talented artist and character designer, and both those skills are put to good use here! While not as interesting or whimsical as Girl from The Other Side, in part because of its mundane setting at a university, it's still a gorgeous manga. I'm not a fan of vore so wasn't sure how I'd feel about the plot but it's not traditional vore (despite the MC talking about his interest using that word - it's better classified as cannibalism, to the point I would've thought the word choice was a translation oddity if I didn't know the author was active in online furryspaces) and the emotional conflict is surprisingly intense. It's not dark enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth but is not exactly carefree, somewhere midway between Monotone Blue and Wize Wize Beasts of Wizarding Wizdom in terms of vibes/heaviness. I'd actually just read Wize Wize Beasts before this and was disappointed by most of the stories for being very cliche and surface level, especially since I'd fallen in love with Monotone Blue, so I went in with low expectations. Definitely exceeded those expectations by a mile!
This single-volume length suits his writing more that the single chapter or 10+ volumes where he either wasn't able to expand on something enough or seemed like he ran out of ideas partway through. The ending to this is open-ended so unsure if it'll eventually get a sequel, but it works as a one-off just fine.
If you're into off-kilter and darker MLM content with BEAUTIFUL art, highly recommend!