Happy Monday! Keeping up with the spice from last week, I wanted to tell you kuties about another manga that kept me entertained for a good while with a healthy mix of heat and drama, along with taboo relationships. Today's all about All You Want, Whenever You Want, by Omayu. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy!
- Publication Date: November 6, 2023 (digital); March 27, 2024 (print)
- Publisher: TokyoPop.
- Print Length: 224 pages.
- Genres: Drama, Gay, Humor, Romance, Yaoi.
- 4 / 5 stars
On the surface, handsome Sales Manager Tsubaki is all smiles and professional grace — but underneath, he's a workaholic who bears the brunt of a tyrannical boss and throws himself into work to avoid heartache. When his first encounter with the newest transfer to his division, Makino, results in a clash of personalities, Tsubaki assumes that they might be too different to get along... But the forthright and fearless Makino turns out to be just Tsubaki's type, and attraction sparks between them when they end up as next-door neighbors at the company dormitory!Tsubaki is determined to listen to his head over his heart and keep clear lines drawn between them, but there's no helping it; Makino's affections win him over despite his best efforts. Even though it might be a bad idea to mix business with pleasure, an impulsive hook-up turns into something more!
This another one of those magas with a good script that took some twists here and there to keep it interesting, with human characters that reacted the way anyone in their situation would. There was also a good development on how the interaction between Tsubaki and Makino changed over time, how they started pushing and pulling until they reached a middle spot that (kind of) worked.
There was also a good dose of humor now and then that made me laugh several times. Even though there was tension and drama, I liked how natural those comic reliefs felt. The art also reflected all these changes, adapting with ease as well, so I couldn't stop reading until I was finished because of how immersive it becomes. I swear this is amazing!
What I wish had been better was the introspection into Tsubaki's thoughts, how he felt about the whole situation, getting to know him in a wider way, because sometimes it was that he just came into conclusions all of a sudden. Also, that bit of insta-love at the beginning wasn't my cup of tea. It had a better development later on, but not in the first pages.
All in all, it's a great story that explores how bonds and titles can complicate something as sweet as a relationship in the best of ways, with adorable characters you start rooting for as the plot progresses. They evolve with it, they grow, and you can't help but get excited as things reach that ending point. Great to pass the time and get lost in a wholesome romance!
