Hina wa Mitsuiro no Koi ni Torawareru
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it’s bad. seme’s a manipulative asshole cheater who clearly doesn’t deserve an angel like the uke. don’t waste ur time by reading this if u want something healthy and fulfilling haha
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Its a complicated manga to say the least.
Summary:
My Opinion:
Summary:
The manga starts off pretty mild whit drunken rape (a common staple of Yaoi manga), but after that it starts becoming more soft and wholesome, whit the manga seeming to be one of those "I will help you get over your crush and show you love" manga whit "Seme Boss x Uke Soburinate" archetypes, basically a romance formed by a person trying to help the other open up and experience live, whit them going on a date, Kouichirou being boyfriend like and even seeming erritated whenever Shinobu would think about his best-friend that was his crush, (apart from the many dubious consent scenes), that is, until Kouichirou (seme) reveals his true self.
This is wen the manga becomes complicated, as while usually most cheating mangas don't really fool the reader, this one does that perfectly, since in the previous chapters it made it seems like Kouichirou was truly trying to make Shinobu (Uke) love him (more on this later), leaving a much bigger feeling of betrayal and unlike-ness towards Kouichirou, while also making the readers extremely protective of Shinobu.
This all starts whit having Kouichirou distancing himself from Shinobu all the sudden, whit their only interacting being a sex scene on the office after Shinobu forces them to have communication, but after that scene, back to the same, leading Shinobu to go search for Kouichirou in him home, only to spot him taking some guy he met at the bar home.
Once Shinobu confronts him in the next chapter right on the start of Vol.2, he says that he is simply a subordinate and takes the random guy up to his room and ends up having sex whit him after braking Shinobu heart and his trust.
And so we start Vol.2, where for the first chapters we end up whit the perspective of Kouichirou soon after Shinobu leaves the main branch, right after having sex whit Kouichirou for the last time and thanking him for showing him how he doesn't need to hide his face behind glasses anymore and finally being able to attend his best-friend wedding.
We first learn that all this time Kouichirou was only planning on making Shinobu fall for him just as a game, to eventually drop him of the side of the road like an a-hole, as he did.
But eventually Kouichirou starts to realize that none of the guys he was sleeping whit gave him the same feelings as Shinobu did, how the memory's of the time they spent, their date, his expressions, the way he felt, how just hearing his name would make him depressed once he was gone, and ends up realizing that he was in love whit Shinobu all this time, realizing that his whole "game" was less of a game then he thought it was.
The realization of how much of an ass-hole he is and how he hurt the first love of his life starts consuming his life, he becomes extremely depressed, starts drinking heavily, dozing off mind work, and ultimately starts to seek Shinobu out once Shinobu travels to the main branch to deliver some work, only to end whit Kouichirou running to the train station desperately and not reaching in time.
We are then introduced to a split perspective of both characters, we are introduced to Shinobu new workspace, where he seems much lively-er and is now his workplace "idol", but we soon learn that Shinobu saw Kouichirou searching for him wen sitting on the train to depart, and starts wondering wath Kouichirou wants whit someone he has played whit.
Depressed Kouichirou keeps going on and eventually Shinobu has to go to the main branch once more, Kouichirou asks to have a private conversation whit Shinobu and reluctantly Shinobu is forced to do so because of the Boss - Employee status.
Kouichirou apologizes to Shinobu and confesses to him and explains how he has been so engrossed in him since he has left, only to be shut down by a cold Shinobu claiming to not be tricked by sweet words, while also self-degrading himself because of how much the betrayal hurt him.
This leads Kouichirou into traveling to the sub-branch Shinobu is now working at and ambushing him wen he is leaving the company, claiming that Shinobu isn't any of the things Shinobu said he himself was, and telling him he is the best men he has ever met in his life, but Shinobu, despite obviously still not being over Kouichirou, tells him the best he can do for him is leave, and so Shinobu once again shuts Kouichirou down.
This encounter leaves Shinobu thinking about Kouichirou and the things he said, thinking that he didn't seem dishonest, but he brushes it off once he is told he has to attend a meeting in the main branch.
While having this meeting, the malnutrition and fatigue from the long ongoing depression over Shinobu finally hits Kouichirou, and so he colapses, being taken to the hospital in the process.
While there, Shinobu requests to stay whit Kouichirou and realizes that the colapse was do to Kouichirou being extremely depressed and letting himself go over their "breakup" and the guilt he was feeling for the actions he had done, and so Shinobu lets his feelings surface while also still being afraid that he cannot trust Kouichirou.
Once Kouichirou wakes up, Shinobu asks him to tell him his true feelings, and once Kouichirou does, Shinobu reciprocates but tells him that he is afraid to trust him again, whit a more softer Kouichirou claiming that he will do all he can to regain his trust from now on, which is a drastic change from Vol.1.
And so, the manga ends, whit a "before break-up extra" (I think) and a "post back togheter extra" showing the new Kouichirou who now acts much softer.
This is wen the manga becomes complicated, as while usually most cheating mangas don't really fool the reader, this one does that perfectly, since in the previous chapters it made it seems like Kouichirou was truly trying to make Shinobu (Uke) love him (more on this later), leaving a much bigger feeling of betrayal and unlike-ness towards Kouichirou, while also making the readers extremely protective of Shinobu.
This all starts whit having Kouichirou distancing himself from Shinobu all the sudden, whit their only interacting being a sex scene on the office after Shinobu forces them to have communication, but after that scene, back to the same, leading Shinobu to go search for Kouichirou in him home, only to spot him taking some guy he met at the bar home.
Once Shinobu confronts him in the next chapter right on the start of Vol.2, he says that he is simply a subordinate and takes the random guy up to his room and ends up having sex whit him after braking Shinobu heart and his trust.
And so we start Vol.2, where for the first chapters we end up whit the perspective of Kouichirou soon after Shinobu leaves the main branch, right after having sex whit Kouichirou for the last time and thanking him for showing him how he doesn't need to hide his face behind glasses anymore and finally being able to attend his best-friend wedding.
We first learn that all this time Kouichirou was only planning on making Shinobu fall for him just as a game, to eventually drop him of the side of the road like an a-hole, as he did.
But eventually Kouichirou starts to realize that none of the guys he was sleeping whit gave him the same feelings as Shinobu did, how the memory's of the time they spent, their date, his expressions, the way he felt, how just hearing his name would make him depressed once he was gone, and ends up realizing that he was in love whit Shinobu all this time, realizing that his whole "game" was less of a game then he thought it was.
The realization of how much of an ass-hole he is and how he hurt the first love of his life starts consuming his life, he becomes extremely depressed, starts drinking heavily, dozing off mind work, and ultimately starts to seek Shinobu out once Shinobu travels to the main branch to deliver some work, only to end whit Kouichirou running to the train station desperately and not reaching in time.
We are then introduced to a split perspective of both characters, we are introduced to Shinobu new workspace, where he seems much lively-er and is now his workplace "idol", but we soon learn that Shinobu saw Kouichirou searching for him wen sitting on the train to depart, and starts wondering wath Kouichirou wants whit someone he has played whit.
Depressed Kouichirou keeps going on and eventually Shinobu has to go to the main branch once more, Kouichirou asks to have a private conversation whit Shinobu and reluctantly Shinobu is forced to do so because of the Boss - Employee status.
Kouichirou apologizes to Shinobu and confesses to him and explains how he has been so engrossed in him since he has left, only to be shut down by a cold Shinobu claiming to not be tricked by sweet words, while also self-degrading himself because of how much the betrayal hurt him.
This leads Kouichirou into traveling to the sub-branch Shinobu is now working at and ambushing him wen he is leaving the company, claiming that Shinobu isn't any of the things Shinobu said he himself was, and telling him he is the best men he has ever met in his life, but Shinobu, despite obviously still not being over Kouichirou, tells him the best he can do for him is leave, and so Shinobu once again shuts Kouichirou down.
This encounter leaves Shinobu thinking about Kouichirou and the things he said, thinking that he didn't seem dishonest, but he brushes it off once he is told he has to attend a meeting in the main branch.
While having this meeting, the malnutrition and fatigue from the long ongoing depression over Shinobu finally hits Kouichirou, and so he colapses, being taken to the hospital in the process.
While there, Shinobu requests to stay whit Kouichirou and realizes that the colapse was do to Kouichirou being extremely depressed and letting himself go over their "breakup" and the guilt he was feeling for the actions he had done, and so Shinobu lets his feelings surface while also still being afraid that he cannot trust Kouichirou.
Once Kouichirou wakes up, Shinobu asks him to tell him his true feelings, and once Kouichirou does, Shinobu reciprocates but tells him that he is afraid to trust him again, whit a more softer Kouichirou claiming that he will do all he can to regain his trust from now on, which is a drastic change from Vol.1.
And so, the manga ends, whit a "before break-up extra" (I think) and a "post back togheter extra" showing the new Kouichirou who now acts much softer.
My Opinion:
This manga was... once again... complicated.
Depending on the people, some may accept the fact that they got back because of Kouichirou showing how much he loved Shinobu to the point of not only doing a 360 personality wise, but also letting his life-style become a mess and eventually colapsing from all the stress, malnutricion and sleep-deptrivation.
But others might still see his for what he is, a cheating "rapist" bastard who used to see everyone as toys and ultimately got what he deserved for betraying the only person who actually loved him whit his whole heart, and that only became a better person once shit hit the fan for him after realising what an ass-hole he was to not just everyone but to the only person he got to love for his whole life, and ultimatly deserved to have Shinobu out of his life and eventually get whit someone else whit Shinobu finding a better love for himself.
For me, while I find the later to the most deserving option, the fact that Shinobu is still on love whit Kouichirou makes me accept the first scenario a bit better, it honestly seemed like Kouichirou unconsciously fell in love whit Shinobu mid "game" and only realized that all he did was unconsciuly done out of love, and despite how much of an a-hole he is, he stoped sleeping around whit others once he realized he love Shinobu and showed to be actually destroct and to feel guilty over everything he has done, to the point of his personality doing a complete 360 and him depriving himself of basic human needs because of how much we was thinking about Shinobu.
I just think the end could be done better, I believe that we should have gotten at least 1 more chapter whit a confrotation between the both of them and a guy Kouichirou has slept whit, just so Kouichirou could get hit whit the harsh reality that Shinobu wont trust him the same way again and that he will have to work harder then ever to ensure Shinobu of their relationship, while also showing the readers that Kouichirou is actually done whit his old life and sure of his new self.
Overall, is a 8/10 manga, despite how much I may still dislike Kouichirou because of his actions, his later outcomea part, its still a fairly realistic cheating story, showing that despite the trust being gone, the love some people feel for the people who cheated on them still remains togheter whit the changes they made them have, and that some times, even the bad guy of the story can get a pass if he shows to be human and honestly showing that he regreted all that he had done, while also showing to realise how much the person they hurt did for them and how much of an ass-hole they were.
Depending on the people, some may accept the fact that they got back because of Kouichirou showing how much he loved Shinobu to the point of not only doing a 360 personality wise, but also letting his life-style become a mess and eventually colapsing from all the stress, malnutricion and sleep-deptrivation.
But others might still see his for what he is, a cheating "rapist" bastard who used to see everyone as toys and ultimately got what he deserved for betraying the only person who actually loved him whit his whole heart, and that only became a better person once shit hit the fan for him after realising what an ass-hole he was to not just everyone but to the only person he got to love for his whole life, and ultimatly deserved to have Shinobu out of his life and eventually get whit someone else whit Shinobu finding a better love for himself.
For me, while I find the later to the most deserving option, the fact that Shinobu is still on love whit Kouichirou makes me accept the first scenario a bit better, it honestly seemed like Kouichirou unconsciously fell in love whit Shinobu mid "game" and only realized that all he did was unconsciuly done out of love, and despite how much of an a-hole he is, he stoped sleeping around whit others once he realized he love Shinobu and showed to be actually destroct and to feel guilty over everything he has done, to the point of his personality doing a complete 360 and him depriving himself of basic human needs because of how much we was thinking about Shinobu.
I just think the end could be done better, I believe that we should have gotten at least 1 more chapter whit a confrotation between the both of them and a guy Kouichirou has slept whit, just so Kouichirou could get hit whit the harsh reality that Shinobu wont trust him the same way again and that he will have to work harder then ever to ensure Shinobu of their relationship, while also showing the readers that Kouichirou is actually done whit his old life and sure of his new self.
Overall, is a 8/10 manga, despite how much I may still dislike Kouichirou because of his actions, his later outcomea part, its still a fairly realistic cheating story, showing that despite the trust being gone, the love some people feel for the people who cheated on them still remains togheter whit the changes they made them have, and that some times, even the bad guy of the story can get a pass if he shows to be human and honestly showing that he regreted all that he had done, while also showing to realise how much the person they hurt did for them and how much of an ass-hole they were.
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Ugh, so many feelings. Read it when you can handle a bitter-sweet taste in your mouth. Trigger warnings for emotional manipulation and psychological abuse are warranted.
Kou is a manipulative, rapist sociopath whose only redeeming quality is loving Shinobu. I want to like him and the relationship so much, but his character development is 90% letting his life fall apart until he faints in Shinobu’s arms. I think an act of kindness that was more about redeeming himself to Shinobu, some act that wasn’t inherently destructive, would have gone a long way. Or even just a conversation with Shinobu’s former love interest, an honest exchange for closure. Shinobu’s character development saves the manga and makes me wish for a sequel, but he’s too good for Kou. The relationship ends with the dependence reversed, not balanced.
Also, Shinobu’s coworker needs some dick, too. Poor boy was worried about them both and got the cold shoulder from sensei. Give HIM the sequel, dammit.
Also, Shinobu’s coworker needs some dick, too. Poor boy was worried about them both and got the cold shoulder from sensei. Give HIM the sequel, dammit.
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