TL;DR: 8/10 Copied from my tumblr review. Why: Okay, without fangirling too much like I’ve already done for you poor things about this author in the beginning, I really love this character design, or maybe it’s the art style. But oh man, they’re handsome. You have no idea how many yaoi mangas I’ve gone through where I’m having to flip back a few pages just to double check gender. Now to each there own, I understand some people enjoying a good androgynous character, I enjoy it myself (especially if gender is satirized, that is genius). It’s not only the art design, but the characters. They aren’t just womenin a men’s body. They are working men who have jobs that work at their separate companies who happen to live together under strange circumstances. The plot isn’t too out there story wise. There’s no rape (consent is heaven sent; you have no idea how rare it is in this genre). It’s a slow cooking passion that starts off lukewarm slowly boils you alive.

My only problem? Under utilized side characters? Hayama has a few close friends he hangs out with constantly and they never really explain why one of his friends is so gosh darn protective other than because he understands him so well. It doesn’t take away from the story, just a bit disappointing for potential.

This wouldn’t really be a problem, except ex-lover doesn’t really show up ever, then again story, then again gaaaaaah. It’s difficult to explain without spoiling the story. I mean, technically, the ex-lover get’s his own extra chapter, but it’s an extra chapter! It’s like a deleted scene in a movie where you wonder why they deleted it in the first place. I think I’m spoiled and want all the drama I can get, especially with how many tears I spill over this the last six times I’ve read it (oops, did my inner fan-girl show, here let my show it again).

All of Asou-san’s mangas are re-readable so yes (even the ones I don’t mention), hearing me say six or ten or a million should be expected.