The White and Blue Between Us

It's very mid in most aspects.

The art looks good but nothing remarkable.

The story starts OK but it falls off the cliff real fast. The conflict is set well in the first part, then we don't get much explanied and suddenly all is solved and it ends. Has a spicy scene in between.

Edition and translation feel well done.

Rating: 3.17 leaves out of 5-Characters: 3/5 -Cover (+art): 4/5-Story: 2/5-Writing: 5/5Genre: Boys Love, Yaoi-Boys Love: 5/5-Yaoi: 5/5Type: MangaWorth?: I supposeHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked Really Liked LovedWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book.This damn manga hits you LEFT and swerves and HITS YOUR RIGHT. No warning, nothing. The story was okay, a bit over dramatic and a bit confusing but that's fine. The art is good and it was very tamed baby spicy level for Yaoi.

That one person who was like Mishima deserved so much better followed by three throwing up emojis, I felt you. Your energy was so powerful and I felt you.

What do you mean we were going to have a "proper conversation", do absolutely nothing, and then have a sex scene...? What do you mean? Don't put emotions in front of my face like keys and then throw the keys out the window for a sex scene! Sure, they finally did talk but it should've been at the end of chapter two not whatever the hell that was.

On top of that, Hozumi kind of rubbed me the wrong allowing Mishima to take on some of that blame. To recap: Hozumi broke up with him so he wouldn't be sad when he moved off the island for college but did not properly explain that. He comes back after seven years to an angry Mishima and pesters him until he eventually gives up and spend time together. To which Hozumi takes advantage of the situation and forces himself on Mishima instead of having that conversation that we were promised, that they should've had and didn't happen until chapter three. This left Mishima frustrated and confused to the point where he didn't attend to the lighthouse causing the boat Hozumi was working on to get into a little accident and him falling off. After that, it all became his fault in Mishima's head. Even the high school stuff?? He already feels like he doesn't have his own backbone to say "no" or "let's wait" because of "those eyes" (I'm rolling mine), I'm just not here for that. I'm not ok with the person who has every reason to raise hell taking the blame and it's seen as a good thing. It's not like Hozumi doesn't blame himself for the shit he's done but Mishima shouldn't be blaming himself for anything. Even the lighthouse incident. Not after the night before.

Also... What thought processes did Hozumi's brother have to come out for him to their parents when previously he expressed being nervous about?? You don't do that. You don't come out for someone else no matter how understanding anyone is. I don't know, fiction is fiction but Jesus to fucking Christ.

Other than all of that, along with the art style not being my favorite to look at, this was just ok which I'm very sad about because the bonus chapter was everything to me. If this was just their high school year together followed by the breakup and a volume two with a better get back together story, peak 4 stars.