Product Description: Kijima teaches at an all girl's school. While all his friends think his job is pretty "sweet," dealing with the daily confessions of his adoring students is actually rather annoying. Luckily the new P.E. teacher, Ono, has taken the brunt of the girl's attention away. When Ono approaches Kijima for advice on how to deal with the bold advances and confessions from his students, Kijima finds himself intrigued by the shy, timid teacher.
Average The plot in this work does take a twist on the typical school setting found in many yaoi. It involves two teachers at an all girls' school. Another nice surprise is how the relationship develops is a rather mature fashion instead of the standard I like you so let's go at it like bunnies development. There is also a supporting female character that is also extremely loveable. However, this is where the work ceases to be interesting. Many of the situations used to build the relationship are common and play off a bit corny. At times, the supposed men act more like high school couple, which was a bit of a turn off.
The artwork is also pretty standard and a bit bland. Many of the characters are also very similar in appearance. This makes we wonder if the author had to use devices such as glasses or dress in order to differentiate the very similar male characters. (Otherwise readers would be stuck wondering who was who.)
Lastly, this is a shounen-ai work not a yaoi. The characters only kiss and this event happens quite rarely.
There is also a bonus story that is enjoyable.
A Nice Change! This involves two male teachers at an all-girl high school, each of whom thinks that his romantic feelings for the other are unrequited. The angst all comes from this true-to-life premise, rather than from tragic pasts or uber-melodrama. The art seemed a bit lame when I looked at the cover, but it didn't bother me at all once I started reading - because it conveyed the characters and their emotions very well.
It only gets three stars mainly because it is very slight, and we don't get the impression that the characters have lives beyond each other. The setting is sketchily realized, and the effect is a bit like a three-character stage play. The only substantive conversation the guys have doesn't make either of them look good. (Neither wants to date students, but neither has any principled objections to doing so if they should ever feel like it.) A female teacher is pure plot device, and the students are just vague faceless beings who are all presumed to be crushing on one of our heroes.
That said I really enjoyed it, and often had a smile on my face when I read it. It is about a caring, consensual relationship between grown-ups. It's affecting and upbeat, and made a nice change. But it is not fleshed out enough to tempt me to purchase it. Try E. Hae if you want something similar, but with a lot more dimension to it.
A simple but convincing love story. This BL story has a relatively simple plot but the slowly evolving love between Kijima and Ono is heartwarming and meaningfully expressed in simple but effective words. Both are teachers in an all girls school and it all started with Ono developing a crush on the cool and older Kijima. Their progress from mere colleagues to good friends to awkward lovers is not rushed but convincingly told. Those of you looking for explicit Yaoi should look elsewhere. However if you wish for a sensitive and sweet love story this is for you. There is a second story on love lost and regrets which is well told even if it is short and this one does remind me of Loveholic. On this mangaka's artwork, it is very pretty and graceful.
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