ROMEO 1

DragoStarPlayer ROMEO (BL Manga) #1

by Asia Watanabe, わたなべあじあ

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人類強化獣種の中でも強力な性フェロモンを持つ光陽に、ひとり抗う右腕・ジェイド。
光陽がどんなに望んでも、ジェイドは決して挿入しないーーー。
恋とホルモンに振り回される、非凡なふたりの関係の先には…?
新エピソード38Pを最速公開、さらに、ここでし読めない描き下ろし10P!!
夢が漲る話題作、待望のコミックス化!!

Genres: Manga, Boys Love, Fantasy, LGBT, Yaoi, Omegaverse, M M Romance

172 pages, Paperback

First published December 25, 2015

About the author

Asia Watanabe (わたなべあじあ) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very different than expected in a really good way. I thought it would be pretty dark (which I would have been fine with), but it's actually quite lighthearted and even funny at times. All of the characters are gorgeous and easy to like. There's a large age gap which is somewhat uncomfortable in flashbacks but has little relevance in present day. The structure of this society is very open with sexuality and monogamy doesn't really exist, so it's interesting to see how the lead reacts to finding his "one true love." Definitely a strong first volume.

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love an omegaverse manga, so when a friend handed this one to me at work and said they thought I may like it, I bought it immediately. It was perfect!

It had a much more fantasy world element that I haven’t had in my omegaverse lately. Albeit, males can have children (not in this version… so far) so it’s always fantasy-ish, but there are mythical creatures and the “lycan” (as they’re called) can shapeshift.

But the characters are beautiful and Jade looks a little like Geralt from the Witcher. So that’s a huge plus!!!!

[AguacateConCara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cinco estrellas y mil más. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
🚫 SPOILER ❌
Lo amo. Sencillamente lo amo.
Esta es mi relectura de hace años que no lo leía y sin lugar a dudas es mi Mpreg favorito. Amo a Kouyou, mi Luna Estrella, fue de los primeros bottoms que conocí que no eran descritos como débiles. Jeido es tan 🥴, me encanta, pero adoro más su personalidad de adolescente.
Quiero saber (porque no me acuerdo mucho XD) sobre los "Neko", que para mí es sinónimo a Omega y sobre los alfas. ¿Qué va a pasar con Rika y Kouyou? ¿Hará algo Jeido?

Este manga es especial porque fue mi primer Mpreg pero no sabía que era un Mpreg XD, y lo dejé pasar. Ah, de verdad me encanta el mundo que creó Asia Watanabe, quiero saber mucho más. Diaga y el doctor son encantadores, ¡vamos Jeido, sólo confiésate!
En fin, amo a Kouyou, cásate conmigo, te amo.
Posdata: AMO EL DIBUJO, ESTA MUJER PUEDE PISARME CUANDO QUIERA 🍑

🚫 ADVERTENCIA ❌: No creo que sea un manga para todo público. La representación de las parejas y amoríos es muy abierta, en serio. Muy abierta para alguien que no está acostumbrado a leer boys love, es específico, que sólo ha leido BL suave.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Mature Managa
4/5🌶️

Tropes & themes: MM (BL), supernatural “beastmen,” right person - wrong time, fated mates, unrequited love, partial shifting, pheromones and heats.

Spoiler-free summary:
Kouyou is the rarest and strongest of his kind, a Lycan beastman, who has incredibly potent pheromones and is able to seduce anyone he wants. Anyone but his fated mate.
Kouyou was an adult when he met Jade, a child sent to live with his group of Slayers. One look at him and Kouyou knew that Jade was his fated mate. Right person, very wrong time. Now that Jade is an adult, he’s clueless to the fact that Kouyou, who is paired with another out of necessity, is his mate.
Kouyou feels lost.

Thoughts:
I LOVED this one!
I really enjoyed all the time the author took to write profiles on all the characters and the care with which they explained the world and the Beastmen.
I thought the pheromone/heat situation was very interesting, almost omegaverse-like, but not.
The love story is very good, and I am eager to see what happens in volume two, but must wait as it isn’t in English yet 🤣

[Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a thoroughly enjoyable story for what we got for volume 1, and I'm actually a bit upset that June Manga only published the first volume in printed format. I'm not sure if they did the remaining ones in digital, but I really would've like to purchase the remaining ones to find out what happens with Kouyou and Jade.

Provided June Manga doesn't end up giving us the rest, I would absolutely love to see another publish pick this up and deliver the remaining volumes, because this was fun and Watanabe-san's artwork is absolutely gorgeous. If you like Lycans and smut-heavy content, I strongly recommend supporting Watanabe-san and picking up the first volume.

[Mosley · Rating 1 out of 5]

As soon as I opened this and read the first page, I knew it was going to be nothing like what I expected. I was not expecting any kind of comical aspect based on the cover. Though it’s not all comedy I felt kind of letdown by the omega verse aspect of it. I also felt kind of thrown into a story that had already begun that was full of extreme amounts of dialogue that needed to be taken in before really being able to understand everything.

[Yani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me dejo con la intriga de como iban a acabar esta pareja. Koyou tiene la apariencia de acostarse con cualquiera y eso es lo que Jade cree pero no es así, eso hizo que tuvieran ganas de leer el tomo 2.

No me dieron nada de romance entre Koyou y Jade durante todo el tomo pero eso esta bien, porque ahora voy a por el 2.

[Yuki · Rating 1 out of 5]

Fouillis, on perd le fil conducteur de l’histoire, c’est un méli-mélo de relations sexuelles sans grand intérêt et n’apporte rien ni à l’histoire ni à la narration. L’auteure se perd dans son histoire et nous perd par la même occasion. Dépassé le premier chapitre on y comprend plus rien. On sent l’amateurisme et constate que ça manque un travail d’éditeur. C’est tout simplement mauvais.

[Camron Winger · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this…but it just didn’t sit well with me. The story was good but there was too much detail, I felt like I was reading a biography not a manga. It was too detailed and got pretty overwhelming at points. A+ for the spice however, and I’m hoping for a sequel cause there’s a ton of potential.

[Lexyloowoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such an interesting manga. I am very intrigued to know where this next novel goes. Especially because the love interest has zero interest in the main character at this point in time. The artist super interesting and I have so many questions. Such as where are the parents of both characters?When is the secret gonna come out?

[BMO · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don’t really like stories when one or both of the MCs sleep with other people while they already know they have feelings for the other. They story seems interesting but because of that, I probably won’t continue it

[Aurora · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really interesting! I don’t see this sort of poly-friendly, “beast men but they’re not omegaverse” set up very much, and the hints at larger world building have me intrigued. I rally hope the English publisher puts out more volumes so I can continue the series.

[Raven · Rating 1 out of 5]

No means no whether it be in real-life or in another form. Paged through to see if it got better, didn't so DNF for me. Just throw this in the trash where it belongs.

[Majmozzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just okay. There is a lot of backstory/ filler to understand some stuff. But it’s basically misunderstanding and no communication. The cover art is amazing.

[Andria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice spin of a/b/o dynamics. The story seems decent so far. The art is absolutely beautiful.

[Chloe McGenn · Rating 1 out of 5]

NO

[Amanda Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this! SO FREAKING GOOD!!! The world building! The characters!! The freaking ART!!! BL fans, this one hits different and I am HERE for it!!!!

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't think I'll read more, but I have to admire how the mangaka took a wild, shameless swing at the story they wanted to tell.

[Misha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated up from 3.5. The beginning was a little hard to follow and there is a lot of side-info that I skipped because the font was way too small. Even so, the story came together nicely.

[Richard Humphries · Rating 3 out of 5]

a lotta smut after a fun opening. I’m hoping more volumes get published as I’d like to see more of this scifi world

[L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ohhhh this was nothing like what I was expecting it would be (much more funny and loose and complex), but I really enjoyed it!

It was a bit daunting at first -- opening it up and instantly being given a character breakdown and crash courses on the world's history lesson and Lycan biology -- but it did engage me instantly. I wanted to know how this world worked and how everything the author set up was going to fall into place. And then, half way in the volume, when we're introduced to the concepts of Lycan evolution and them being emotionally stunted from their long life spans, man I am now HOOKED. I desperately need to see how this story plays out and how Kouyou and Jade both grapple with their emotions and desires. And overusing suppressants and having impending side effects is a huge favorite trope of mine, so I am SO stoked to see what will come next.

[Ester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este es uno de esos mangas que más me han gustado en lo poco que llevamos de 2020 y una de mis nuevas obsesiones.

Una historia de fantasía que innova en el tópico de los licántropos en un universo, además, futurista.

Estoy sin palabras. Un dibujo espectacular que deja sin aliento y personajes demasiado sensuales.

Recomendado al 100%

[Hemm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entre 2-3 étoiles. Beaucoup de mise en contexte dès le début, beaucoup de personnages. Alors, ont s'y perds rapidement et c'est compliqué de bien reconnaître les personnages. J'ai trouvé parfois que la lecture était saccadé. Je me cherchais un peu sur la ligne de temps. Sinon, l'univers est intéressant et l'histoire est bien. C'est ce qui fait en sorte que je vais poursuivre la lecture.

[Ash’s reading corner ✨🌈 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s kinda a confusing story with a lot go characters but it’s good. Lots of smut and lycans. It’s not an omegaverse tho ! Jade is stunning 🥰