Siendo sincera, todo a nivel artístico es precioso, me encantan los dibujos y los detalles son preciosos, pero la historia se me hizo tan lenta y aburrida, no vi que fuera a algún lado y a veces no se me hizo coherente. Es una pena, aunque hay mucho talento, pero no me llama la atención saber que sigue a continuación, y eso que el final es inconcluso. Tal vez más adelante le de una oportunidad, pero por ahora no es algo que me emocione.
I enjoyed the emotional components of the story. I'm reading a lot by this author right now and I'm trying to get a fix on what I like about their writing style. Their work is definitely set in BL universe (the BLU if you will). It's probably the dramatized emotion that does it for me. And the author's humor clinches it.
The one-shot in this volume is sus tho. With an age gap power dynamic that was just kink fodder.
Cute story. I love how at the beginning Tatsuo was jealous at Haga and then he learns that he can't express his emotion almost like he doesn't have them so he becomes his friend witch is cute, and Haga is so cute and sad character bc he doesn't have anybody and then Tatsuo become something special in his life.
I get that Tatsuo likes Hajime but he should stop forcing it. Hajime barely became friends with him and now he wants to start a relationship with Hajime? It's just all too fast for him.
Original Review: http://www.blakrayneblog.com/2016/05/... Goodbye, My Dear Friend by artist and author Enzou is a touching story about one man who tries to bring another out of his awkwardly cold shell. Tatsuo is a makeup artist for a fashion photographer. He’s a friendly guy that gets along with everyone, except Hajime, the new hair stylist, a man who never smiles and never has anything nice to say. One morning, a model runs out of Hajime’s room crying, so Tatsuo has a long talk with him. He tells the hair stylist that he’s rude and antisocial and it isn’t right to act that way, especially with fellow employees or the woman he’s supposedly dating. As they talk, Tatsuo realizes Hajime hasn’t got any social skills; he doesn’t know how to treat others or act appropriately, and he doesn't have any friends. Being kind-hearted, Tatsuo decides, come hell or high water, he will become Hajime’s friend. Aside from decent art and a simple but enticing plot, what I really like about this yaoi is the dialogue. Tatsuo is an unbelievably tolerant and understanding man, who graciously makes an effort to get to know Hajime. No matter how rude the guy is, he sticks around until he realizes his feelings have developed into more than friendship. Hajime is good-looking and super intelligent, but thanks to a lousy upbringing, he distances himself from everyone. Which means, he isn’t the typical uke. He certainly isn’t whiny, bitchy or a crybaby, and he isn’t a gullible pushover. On the contrary, he’s blunt, and doesn’t ask for anything until he begins to see how valuable their friendship is, and what Tatsuo’s companionship means to him. I liked the honesty between the main characters. When Tatsuo is told to back off he does without question even though he’s dying emotionally on the inside. And once Hajime sorts out his feelings, he doesn’t waste time. With an excellent story, great characters, nice art and wonderful dialogue, along with pretty decent sex scenes Goodbye, My Dear Friend gets 5 stars!
Tatsuo es un artista de maquillaje para un fotógrafo de moda y está cansado de las modelos que adoran al nuevo estilista, Haga. Una mañana, se encuentra con una de las modelos que sale corriendo de la habitación de Haga con lágrimas en los ojos y tiene una larga conversación con él acerca de lo grosero y antisocial que es Haga. Es entonces cuando Tatsuo se da cuenta, Haga no sabe realmente cómo tratar a los demás y no tiene un solo amigo, ¿hasta ahora?
Menos mal puedo leer el volumen 2 ya mismo de lo contrario muero. Me encantan las historias donde uno de los protagonistas (Tatsuo) es hetero pero se enamora del amigo, jajaja es muy cliché lo se, pero es cliché por que es una de las fantasías mas comunes. La personalidad del otro protagonista (Hajime), fría, distante y sin contacto con sus propias emociones también es un cliché, pero es que también es una fantasía común, lograr derretir el corazón de hielo del hombre robot hermoso. Voy a continuar el volumen 2 para darle paz a mi alma.
A really sweet yaoi, where there is no rape (yay!) and where the friendship develops in love. It is full of feelings: Hajime is distant at first, so Tatsuo is interested in him, and when Hajime confesses he never had a friend before, Tatsuo becomes one. Eventually, Tatsuo falls for him, kisses him, but before losing his friendship, Tatsuo requests Hajime to forget what happened. And it is then when Hajime realizes he also loves Tatsuo <3