Would You Like To Be A Family?
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Summary
Families come in many shapes and sizes， and these three are no different！
Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others。 Bullied in high school for being gay， he prefers to spend time by himself so he won't get hurt again。 When he runs into his bright， friendly coworker Natsui in the supermarket， he's surprised to find out that he's a single father。。。 and even more surprised to be invited to dinner， with no room to decline！
Kuma is a good guy， but due to his constant scowl and rough appearance is often dismissed as a deadbeat。 When he oversees his friend's older brother break up with his boyfriend， Yagi， Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly， his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush。
Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud， outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home。 It turns out the two of them study at the same university， and Harada insists the two become friends。 But as they spend more time with one another， Kodama begins to question how he truly feels。
Follow three very different relationships in this intimate collection of short Boys Love stories。
Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others。 Bullied in high school for being gay， he prefers to spend time by himself so he won't get hurt again。 When he runs into his bright， friendly coworker Natsui in the supermarket， he's surprised to find out that he's a single father。。。 and even more surprised to be invited to dinner， with no room to decline！
Kuma is a good guy， but due to his constant scowl and rough appearance is often dismissed as a deadbeat。 When he oversees his friend's older brother break up with his boyfriend， Yagi， Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly， his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush。
Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud， outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home。 It turns out the two of them study at the same university， and Harada insists the two become friends。 But as they spend more time with one another， Kodama begins to question how he truly feels。
Follow three very different relationships in this intimate collection of short Boys Love stories。
Reviews
Jocelin
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I really enjoyed this graphic novel and at first was a bit confused because it doesn’t say， but this is three short stories in one。 The art was really well done and I thought the family was so cute！ We follow three different relationships and they deal with real issues even homophobia。 Really sweet and enjoyed， some suggestive scenes as well。
Mehsi
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I received this manga from the publisher/Netgalley in exchange of an honest review。I thought this whole manga would be about one couple。。 namely the ones on the cover。。。 but apparently it is several short stories with each a new couple。。。 I was so utterly confused and frankly never was as much invested as I was with the first couple。 Cute art though！Review to come。
Hal
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arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewThis was a short but sweet story about two co-workers who go from just that to friends to lovers！ It also features a single dad and his adorable son。 I thought the story was cute！ I just wish that it had been longer。 The other two short stories were just as sweet and definitely gave me that heart warming feeling that love brings on！ Overall， it was still a good read， I just wanted more from all of the stories and the cha arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest reviewThis was a short but sweet story about two co-workers who go from just that to friends to lovers！ It also features a single dad and his adorable son。 I thought the story was cute！ I just wish that it had been longer。 The other two short stories were just as sweet and definitely gave me that heart warming feeling that love brings on！ Overall， it was still a good read， I just wanted more from all of the stories and the characters！3/5⭐️ 。。。more
Selina
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The manga "Would you like to be a Family？" by Koyama caught my eye because of the adorable cover and the description that suggests a wholesome love story。 Let me preface: this manga did not disappoint！ Neither the manga cover nor the blurb suggests it， but the manga comprises three storylines that explore the process of falling in love and finding love through different perspectives。 The first story carries the identical title as the manga and centers around Takemura， a quiet product designer， a The manga "Would you like to be a Family？" by Koyama caught my eye because of the adorable cover and the description that suggests a wholesome love story。 Let me preface: this manga did not disappoint！ Neither the manga cover nor the blurb suggests it， but the manga comprises three storylines that explore the process of falling in love and finding love through different perspectives。 The first story carries the identical title as the manga and centers around Takemura， a quiet product designer， and Masaki， a single dad who is an energetic salesman。 While not apparent at first glance， there is one thing that connects these two men。 Both are lonely。 I immediately loved this short story since the dynamic between Takemura， Masaki， and Mori （Masaki's son） is adorable。 Additionally， Koyama expresses Takemura's emotions adequately， adding to the excitement of the story's outcome。 The epilogue of this story is a bonus at the very end of the manga only strengthened my fondness for this story。 The second story focuses on Kuma， a high school senior who falls in love with a college student。 Both could not be more different， as Kuma is perceived as a bad boy， while Yagi is an "image of intellect。" However， Kuma makes it his task to make Yagi his。 The second short story， "Kuma's Feelings，" had me confused at first， as I thought this was a Flashback from Takemura！ It took me a moment to realize that this was another story， as the characters also look similar。 However， after adapting to the new storyline， I enjoyed it as well。 The third and last story in this manga is "The first love Psychology，" focusing on two college students。 The characters in this story resemble the other characters， but this story is enjoyable！ Ultimately， "Would you like to be a Family？" by Koyama is a good manga with multiple short stories。 However， the title and the blurb are misleading。 Nonetheless， the character dynamics had me swooning！ I fell in love with the characters from the first story， as the wholesome dynamics are adorable。 I would have wished that this story had more space to develop and gain even more depth。 All in all， this is a good read， and I am excited to see what Koyama will come up with in the future。 ** Disclaimer **I was lucky to receive an eARC of "Would you like to be a Family？" thanks to NetGalley and TOKYOPOP。 Nonetheless， this review is based on my personal opinion and written with no intention to offend anyone！ 。。。more
Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx
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2/09/20213 ⭐️Very cute but lacking depth overall！ I really enjoyed the first story but felt really unattached to the other two， so I really liked that we got a sort of epilogue for the first story！Blog | Letterboxd | Instagram | Tumblr | TwitterStoryGraph 2/09/20213 ⭐️Very cute but lacking depth overall！ I really enjoyed the first story but felt really unattached to the other two， so I really liked that we got a sort of epilogue for the first story！Blog | Letterboxd | Instagram | Tumblr | TwitterStoryGraph 。。。more
Iza
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ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。This is a sweet BL manga that follows three simple， happy stories。 The titular Would You Like To Be A Family is my personal favorite， following Take， a wallflower designer who becomes tangled with a coworker in a different department after running into him and his son at the supermarket。 Kuma's Feeling follows a naive， experienced high senior who has his gay awakening after seeing his friend's older brother's ex run out crying。 The ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。This is a sweet BL manga that follows three simple， happy stories。 The titular Would You Like To Be A Family is my personal favorite， following Take， a wallflower designer who becomes tangled with a coworker in a different department after running into him and his son at the supermarket。 Kuma's Feeling follows a naive， experienced high senior who has his gay awakening after seeing his friend's older brother's ex run out crying。 The premise and their behavior were a bit weird， but at least Kuma was an adult。 💀 The last， The First Love Psychology， is a cute college romance between an extroverted， helpful first year and an introverted psychology major too obsessed with surveys and data to see what's right in front of him。Would You Like To Be A Family？ was an odd collection。 I would have liked to see more development with the first story， or at least have the next two stories be more related to the family/child aspect。 I probably would have loved this as a teen， but as an adult I found this lacking a lot of depth。 This gets an extra half star for having one of my favorite tropes， but beyond that， this was very， very simple。 If you're looking for some cute first love stories with no angst， this will be a nice， quick read for you。 ❧ 3 ★ 。。。more
Luana Rainbow
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I really enjoyed the main story。 It was incredibly cute！ Such a beautiful family！I would have liked it more if the volume had focused entirely on them instead of moving to other two short stories。 They weren't bad， but too short and not developed enough for me to fully enjoy。Thank you Netgalley for the ARC！ I really enjoyed the main story。 It was incredibly cute！ Such a beautiful family！I would have liked it more if the volume had focused entirely on them instead of moving to other two short stories。 They weren't bad， but too short and not developed enough for me to fully enjoy。Thank you Netgalley for the ARC！ 。。。more
Elise
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A lovely collection of budding romance stories。 Although most of the stories are quite short and end after the characters' admission of their feelings for each other， the characters strive to be larger than two-dimensional。I do wish the stories didn't rely on the "I like this guy but I'm definitely ~not gay~" trope as much， and had the characters embrace their identity。 However， I don't read much manga and this could be a cultural disconnect。 A lovely collection of budding romance stories。 Although most of the stories are quite short and end after the characters' admission of their feelings for each other， the characters strive to be larger than two-dimensional。I do wish the stories didn't rely on the "I like this guy but I'm definitely ~not gay~" trope as much， and had the characters embrace their identity。 However， I don't read much manga and this could be a cultural disconnect。 。。。more
Kristel （hungryandhappy）
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Super sweet manga with multiple stories。 It was nice seeing someone labelled as gay directly on page。 It wasn't always like this on Japanese BL manga， always a gay for you kind of situation with a million not good tropes。 Here we have cute rep in different situations。In the first story we have a single dad and an office romance。 It was very cute。In the second story we have a high school boy finding out his feelings towards a slightly older university student。 Said high schooler seems mean and pe Super sweet manga with multiple stories。 It was nice seeing someone labelled as gay directly on page。 It wasn't always like this on Japanese BL manga， always a gay for you kind of situation with a million not good tropes。 Here we have cute rep in different situations。In the first story we have a single dad and an office romance。 It was very cute。In the second story we have a high school boy finding out his feelings towards a slightly older university student。 Said high schooler seems mean and people are scared of him while in reality he is the sweetest cinnamon roll ever。 So cute！In the third story we have two university students， with one of them feeling like the world doesn't pay attention to the single person not feeling fine， and the other paying close attention to everything that surrounds him and paying particular attention to the lonely boy。 It's such a sweet love story。There's also a sweet epilogue with the little family of the first story at the end and I loved it a lot！ 。。。more
Arch Bala
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“Would You Like To Be a Family？” is a collection of three one-shot BL stories。 The first story is about coworkers Takemura and Natsui – opposite in personality but very similar in some ways。 While Take likes to keep to himself due to a high school trauma， Natsui is loud， cheerful， and well-liked by his colleagues。 Natsui is a single father too。 After an invitation for dinner， their relationship blossoms into something neither of them expected。I did enjoy it。 It was sweet， short， and generally fe “Would You Like To Be a Family？” is a collection of three one-shot BL stories。 The first story is about coworkers Takemura and Natsui – opposite in personality but very similar in some ways。 While Take likes to keep to himself due to a high school trauma， Natsui is loud， cheerful， and well-liked by his colleagues。 Natsui is a single father too。 After an invitation for dinner， their relationship blossoms into something neither of them expected。I did enjoy it。 It was sweet， short， and generally feel good。 I loved that Natsui is sensitive to Take’s feelings and doesn’t make him feel out of place。 I loved the single dad aspect of the story。 It brings something different to the table。The other two stories are way shorter than the first， which are both set in school — an angsty story about Kuma and Yagi and Harada and Kodama。 These two short stories tackle the concept of navigating young love and exploring their identity。 Both are fun and quick read though not as impactful as the main story。 Overall， I’ve enjoyed reading these stories。 I love me some happy endings， so this collection is a total win for me。 Rating: 3。5 out of 5 starsA copy of this book was provided by the publisher， TOKYOPOP， LOVE x LOVE via Netgalley for an impartial and honest review。 。。。more
Sophia
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To start off I would like to thank the publishers for an E-ARC of “Would You Like To Be A Family” this has not affected my review。 Normally I like these kinds of books but I came in expecting fluff only but turns out not the case。 I’m not going to go in to details but there was only two scenes。 The different stories in the middle of the storyline kind of confused me too。 Overall pretty average， didn’t necessarily love it but I wouldn’t say I hated it。
Eliani
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This story is comprised of 2 "main" stories， with 2 chapters each， an additional short story， and a bonus to the main title story。Would you like to be a family？ 1 & 2Is about a workaholic that was shunned as a teenager for being gay。 From then on his distanced himself from others。 Choosing to live farther away from work and declining after work outings。 That is until a coworker （and single father） takes interest in him。 From there things sort of naturally grow as they deal with both being lonely This story is comprised of 2 "main" stories， with 2 chapters each， an additional short story， and a bonus to the main title story。Would you like to be a family？ 1 & 2Is about a workaholic that was shunned as a teenager for being gay。 From then on his distanced himself from others。 Choosing to live farther away from work and declining after work outings。 That is until a coworker （and single father） takes interest in him。 From there things sort of naturally grow as they deal with both being lonely in their personal/romantic lives。Kuma's Feelings 1 & 2This story is about a senior in high school that encounters an older boy crying and his appearance of being upset about a romantic relationship with another male， sparks curiosity in him about what he actually wants for himself。。。 romance-wise。Stricken by this change in him， he decides to pursue the person that made him notice it。The First Love PsychologyThis story is about a reserved college student that things people all come down to simple human nature and psychology。 Numbers， data， situations。 Until someone helps him out in the world and they start to cross paths more and more。 Turns out this other guy has had his eye on him for awhile and wants to be friends。。。 and maybe more。Bonus: What Came AfterChild from title story is older and showing life now。This manga is adorable， but confusing at times。 The idea of relationship being build verse sexual tension and desire seems a bit lost in the overall themes。 The two main stories both having small sexual scenes pretty rapidly into the stories while all characters seem unsure， and thus unprepared， for the emotions that follow。Which seemed a bit rushed in my opinion of building the story and characters。 But to each their own。That said， I think the title story （with a bonus chapter） was my favorite， along with the last short story。**Thank you to TOKYOPOP and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more
Micaela
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Three really cute BL short stories about the meaning of family and friendship， but mostly about love， cute， wholesome love。 For real， it was really cute and I liked most of the main characters， specially in the first and the last story。 The middle one was a bit of a disappointment， but it still was adorable in it's own way。Yeah， they're short， there's not really much development， and they feel like just a slice of the story。 But that's how short stories work sometimes， little glimpses into peopl Three really cute BL short stories about the meaning of family and friendship， but mostly about love， cute， wholesome love。 For real， it was really cute and I liked most of the main characters， specially in the first and the last story。 The middle one was a bit of a disappointment， but it still was adorable in it's own way。Yeah， they're short， there's not really much development， and they feel like just a slice of the story。 But that's how short stories work sometimes， little glimpses into people's lives that make you feel something for a moment。 And it worked for me， since I enjoyed it so much。This is proof that BL mangas can be cute， unproblematic and entertaining if you can ignore all your prejudices against the genre。 。。。more
PaperbackGoddess
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For my full review visit www。paperbackgoddess。blogspot。comWould You Like to be a Family？ is a graphic novel compilation of 3 separate short stories all sharing a theme。 That theme being romantic boys love relationships。 The three stories are touching and emotional。 The relationships feel authentic。 The art work in the book is very clean and the story is easy to follow。 There are some scenes that are elicit， which is why the book is rated M。 Overall， it is a good set of stories。 For my full review visit www。paperbackgoddess。blogspot。comWould You Like to be a Family？ is a graphic novel compilation of 3 separate short stories all sharing a theme。 That theme being romantic boys love relationships。 The three stories are touching and emotional。 The relationships feel authentic。 The art work in the book is very clean and the story is easy to follow。 There are some scenes that are elicit， which is why the book is rated M。 Overall， it is a good set of stories。 。。。more
Mikorin
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First of all shout out to my main girl， TOKYOPOP。 WELCOME BACK FROM THE DEAD。 You’ve been missed！ Also， thanks for the arc。Would you like to be a family？ Is a collection of three one-shot stories。 The titular first story is about two gay office workers who connect and start having dinners together。 Take is a rather antisocial guy who has been hurt in the past by his first crush and homophobic friends/classmates。 As a result he is rather distrustful of people and avoid social interactions as best First of all shout out to my main girl， TOKYOPOP。 WELCOME BACK FROM THE DEAD。 You’ve been missed！ Also， thanks for the arc。Would you like to be a family？ Is a collection of three one-shot stories。 The titular first story is about two gay office workers who connect and start having dinners together。 Take is a rather antisocial guy who has been hurt in the past by his first crush and homophobic friends/classmates。 As a result he is rather distrustful of people and avoid social interactions as best as he can so he doesn’t get hurt again。 Natsui is a ball of sunshine who seems to have noticed him at work and tries his best to get Take to hang out with him。 Natsui also has a son whom he adopted and really cherishes him。 As the two adults bond and fall for each other the three of them become a small family。 I thought that the characters were really nice and the story was adorable。 I loved that both men were working adults on equal footing。 I liked how domestic Natsui was and how much he cared for his son。 I felt for him when he talked about how and why he ended up adopting Mori and when he admitted that he was a bit lonely。 Take made me laugh with how oblivious he was of Natsui’s feelings for him。 But it made sense given how much he was afraid of getting his hopes up and being hurt again。 The bonus story was so sweet， ahh！The other two stories were a bit shorter and due to this felt a bit rushed at times。 In the second story we meet Kuma， a short-tempered guy that others often mistake for a delinquent but who is otherwise harmless。 I liked the part that he kept feeding stray cats with his friends and ended up loving milk as a result。 He met and fell for a friend’s acquaintance who is an older guy in college。 I wasn’t a fan of the age difference and the communication felt off between the two but at least the story was aware of these issues。 It was an okay read。The last story is about two college kids who have a meet cute at a train station。 Realizing they go to the same school they start talking， but it turns out Harada already had his eyes on Kodama before so he tells him he likes him and asks him to be friends。 Kodama agrees to it and as the psych major he is， ends up over analyzing every one of their interactions。 I found this premise really funny。 Is this how psych majors really are？ The story uses his school research papers to prove him wrong about how he thinks about love and people and I really loved that twist。 Probably this story was my favorite from the book in terms of the romantic resolution。 The running joke of Harada mistaking psychics with psychologists and the fact that he had the audacity to show up with a Freud book was really funny。I liked this volume， it was entertaining。 If you just want to read some light boy’s love one-shots with nice art I would definitely recommend this book。Things that could have been improved on were the dialogues。 I felt the stories would have been smoother if more focus was put on communication between the couples。 There were a lot of internal monologues and self-doubt that could have been avoided this way。 For the first story the build up was better as they had more time to get to know each other but especially for the short stories， things felt a bit too insta-lovey。 While the attractions were mutual the kisses often felt sudden with little build up to it。 And there were also some bed scenes that really caught me off guard。 。。。more
Silvia
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I was sent this book as an advance copy by the publisher via NetGalley for reviewing purposes， but all opinions are my own。These were three cute short mangas about three different couples with different dynamics。 By all means my favorite was the first one in which a single dad and his grumpy coworker get together。 The other two stories were more conventional college romances that didn't leave a too big impression on me， but fortunately at the end there was also some bonus scenes with the fam I was sent this book as an advance copy by the publisher via NetGalley for reviewing purposes， but all opinions are my own。These were three cute short mangas about three different couples with different dynamics。 By all means my favorite was the first one in which a single dad and his grumpy coworker get together。 The other two stories were more conventional college romances that didn't leave a too big impression on me， but fortunately at the end there was also some bonus scenes with the family from the first story so i was happy about seeing them again。Overall it was an enjoyable read， but because of how one trope is much more distinct than the other two （and a personal favorite of mine） and because the stories are in order from the most interesting to the most conventional the book felt a little non homogeneous。 It felt like eating your favorite dish first and then immediately eating some mildly flavored crackers。 But if you're someone who feels similarly about all the tropes used and are okay with the romances being short and sweet， i recommend checking this manga out （and if you're like me you could just read the first story last） 。。。more
Paddy Pikala
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There are three stories in this collection: Would you like to be a family？， Kuma's Love， and The First Love Psychology。 You know how it goes， a tsundere meets a person they think is way too cheerful。 And then， the tsundere's icicle of a heart slowly melts。 It's such a typical plot idea， yet it gets us every time。 Would you like to be a family？ is as absurd as mangas get--two workmates fall in love and start raising a kid of one of them。 Why？ Don't ask， it's cute。 There are also elements that are There are three stories in this collection: Would you like to be a family？， Kuma's Love， and The First Love Psychology。 You know how it goes， a tsundere meets a person they think is way too cheerful。 And then， the tsundere's icicle of a heart slowly melts。 It's such a typical plot idea， yet it gets us every time。 Would you like to be a family？ is as absurd as mangas get--two workmates fall in love and start raising a kid of one of them。 Why？ Don't ask， it's cute。 There are also elements that are painfully realistic--like the trauma of being bullied in school for being gay （and we know that in Japanese schools any reason is good enough to constitute bullying）。 The manga has just the right amount of cuteness and mystery （and by mystery I mean the main character， Take， being confused about his love interest， but not voicing his questions like a true tsundere he is） to keep a reader engaged。 So if you like cute gay romance that jumps straights into the "by the way， we have to raise a kid together" phase， then his is definitely a good choice for you。 Kuma's Love is slightly different， but yet so similar。 It's also a romance between your typical dark-haired tsundere and a light-haired， light-hearted guy， but this time， they are teenagers。 Kuma is a guy who's okay with people around him being gay， and when he discovers he might be too， he doesn't beat around the bush。 He simply asks the guy he likes for his number and the story follows from there。 In this one， the issue of bullying is completely ommited， so it's definitely a less triggering read。 And it ends up steamier than expected。The First Love Psychology is about university students who meet by chance and then discover they have a lot in common。 There is a lot of overanalyzing involved。 It's completely SFW， no steam here。 。。。more
Kiri
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Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。 All opinions are my own。This manga is composed of three short， but sweet love stories。 There was a big lack of character development due to the length， but it was a pleasant read nonetheless。
Hannah
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Thank you so much to IPG and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC; it is greatly appreciated。 The NetGalley description for this manga does not reveal that this is actually three short stories， so I was quite surprised by that ！ The first follows two co-workers， where one is a single dad。 （These are the characters featured on the cover） The second is about a college student and a high school senior， and the last follows two college students attending the same university。 In my opinion the fi Thank you so much to IPG and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC; it is greatly appreciated。 The NetGalley description for this manga does not reveal that this is actually three short stories， so I was quite surprised by that ！ The first follows two co-workers， where one is a single dad。 （These are the characters featured on the cover） The second is about a college student and a high school senior， and the last follows two college students attending the same university。 In my opinion the first story is the best， and feels the most fleshed out of all three， but obviously they all suffer from not being able to go into much detail about the characters themselves。 These first two stories were a lot more graphic than I was expecting， but that's on me for not checking the manga's rating beforehand。 It made the first story feel a bit weird though， where we'd be in the middle of an intimate scene in one panel， and the next is the child。 These next two stories we barely got any context for the characters， so it was difficult to care about them。 Adding the insta-love aspect to them made the relationships develop at the speed of light。 The formula for all three was generally the same as well， so there wasn't enough deviation from the first story for me to be as invested in these other two。 I think this manga would have been more successful sticking to one story， as the art is cute， but there just isn't enough substance to justify picking this one up。 。。。more
Esmée D'Costa
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3。5 ⭐️ RTC
Paris Cunningham
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ARCThis one was really sweet！ It is three books in one which I enjoyed， but I also felt like the stories and characters could have done with more content/development。 All in all though， this was a very wholesome and easy read。
Tiash 。
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It'd be a clear 5 star read for a teen me， but not anymore。 I found the story a bit more simplistic for the subject matter。 That's fine， It's a mini manga and angst is not required Everytime， but three story with a very similar base story 1。 i like you but Don't know how to act about it， 2。oh shit little misunderstanding， 3。 gosh you love me too。。。 4。HEA It seemed repetitive。 First story， Would you like to be a family is my personal fav from this lot。 It's about a wallflower （Again not expl It'd be a clear 5 star read for a teen me， but not anymore。 I found the story a bit more simplistic for the subject matter。 That's fine， It's a mini manga and angst is not required Everytime， but three story with a very similar base story 1。 i like you but Don't know how to act about it， 2。oh shit little misunderstanding， 3。 gosh you love me too。。。 4。HEA It seemed repetitive。 First story， Would you like to be a family is my personal fav from this lot。 It's about a wallflower （Again not explored properly） and his boss from work and his son forming a relationship that blurs the line of friendship and love。 I love the art style as well。 Kuma's Feeling is the second story which follows a confused guy seeking for love in a senior。 My problem is showing Kuma naive and inexperience author tried to make readers sympathized for him， now he did stalk a guy， forced Himself on him， after not receiving a reciprocation his reaction was pretty manipulative 。 I found his character downright creepy。 So when his love interest finally submitted， I could not care less。 It's sorta unhealthy。 First Love Psychology the last one is another similar toned story With a psychology student and a freshmen in the center。 Fluff is there， swoon is there but It's too simple for my liking。 All in all， It's a very weird assembly of stories。 I wish last two were more like the titular one。 3 star rounded up。 Thanks Netgalley & Tokyopop for sending me an arc copy 。。。more
Siina
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Would You Like To Be A Family？ is a cute boys' love manga that consists of shorter stories。 The main story is about Takemura who's gay and was harshly rejected in school， and thus he is now quite antisocial。 At work he meets Natsui， they get to know one another and Natsui is a parent too， although not the biological father to a boy。 So we have a heartwarming family story here。 There's also school stories where boys find each other and whatnot。 The manga is steady and small in a sense， which work Would You Like To Be A Family？ is a cute boys' love manga that consists of shorter stories。 The main story is about Takemura who's gay and was harshly rejected in school， and thus he is now quite antisocial。 At work he meets Natsui， they get to know one another and Natsui is a parent too， although not the biological father to a boy。 So we have a heartwarming family story here。 There's also school stories where boys find each other and whatnot。 The manga is steady and small in a sense， which works nicely and the tranquility is something you can almost touch。 The atmosphere is peaceful， but contains lots of feelings too。 I just wish Koyama had concentrated on the main story more， since all the stories are quite short， but every single of them them would've worked as their own longer story。The art looks nice and Koyama's style reminds me of Isaku Natsume a lot。 It's simple and angular in a way， but curious and eager at the same time。 Would You Like To Be A Family？ is a steady one and makes you feel warm inside。 The kid approach is realistic and good too and that's hard to do well especially when we are talking about BL。 So points for that。 A soft and cute manga surely。 。。。more
Miju Rahman
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I really enjoyed the first part of the manga where it's the family couple！ It was so cute and I just wanted more of them for the entire manga。 I didn't really care the the second or third couple in this book。 I think the author was trying to put too many couples in one book and it wasn't really making me like the characters or get attached to them。 I would love to read more of the first couple。 I thought it was pretty cute！ I really enjoyed the first part of the manga where it's the family couple！ It was so cute and I just wanted more of them for the entire manga。 I didn't really care the the second or third couple in this book。 I think the author was trying to put too many couples in one book and it wasn't really making me like the characters or get attached to them。 I would love to read more of the first couple。 I thought it was pretty cute！ 。。。more
Henk
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Fun and sweet， fluffy if lacking a bit in depth， but showing a development in the genre that I appreciate It’s charts。It’s just pictures。That’s what I do for a living。Hmmm。When I was in my teens I watched and read a lot in this genre， most significantly Junjou Romantica。 Time has progressed and in this bundling of three stories we not only have a gay family with and adoptive child （a bit light on the whole problems of single parenting， but really different nonetheless）， but also a story wherein Fun and sweet， fluffy if lacking a bit in depth， but showing a development in the genre that I appreciate It’s charts。It’s just pictures。That’s what I do for a living。Hmmm。When I was in my teens I watched and read a lot in this genre， most significantly Junjou Romantica。 Time has progressed and in this bundling of three stories we not only have a gay family with and adoptive child （a bit light on the whole problems of single parenting， but really different nonetheless）， but also a story wherein the tropes concerning relationships （a。k。a。 The taller， older， experienced person being on top and in the lead） is switched around。I’d enjoyed seeing how Takemura and Natsui their relation， from the first story， turned out， and I feel that something like that would have added a bit more depth to the other two stories as well。The last story stands out least， with me quite constantly thinking: what kind of classes do a third year psychology student and a business school major have together？Also it’s nice to see there is almost no backlash from society to the respective relationships in this bundle， given a vibe of some kind of progress。Enjoyable and a 3。5 stars rounded down from me。 。。。more
DK
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*I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*I liked the first story about coworkers Takemura and Natsui but I wish that the characters and their relationship was more developed。 I didn't feel like I got to know them and the change in their relationship was very sudden， plus I thought it was strange that they didn't talk about what happened until weeks later。 While I didn't feel like I connected to the characters， I did like the tropes of sunny single dad x grumpy workahol *I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*I liked the first story about coworkers Takemura and Natsui but I wish that the characters and their relationship was more developed。 I didn't feel like I got to know them and the change in their relationship was very sudden， plus I thought it was strange that they didn't talk about what happened until weeks later。 While I didn't feel like I connected to the characters， I did like the tropes of sunny single dad x grumpy workaholic coworker。 I'm happy that despite their differences they made their own family and happily ever after。 As for the other stories， I felt pretty meh about them。 They are even shorter than the first story and， for me， lacked emotional impact。 。。。more
Visionary Druid
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This manga has three stories。 Neither one interacts with the other， so they can stand alone。The love scenes are on the tame side， which I am totally fine with。 The author focuses more on the characters and plot than random， raunchy， explicit sex scenes。 The stories are more wholesome than complicated or dark。 Takemura is a loner。 He prefers to keep to himself， a lesson he learned in high school。 Take has no interest in socializing until a colleague at work pesters him。 Natsui is Take’s opposite。 This manga has three stories。 Neither one interacts with the other， so they can stand alone。The love scenes are on the tame side， which I am totally fine with。 The author focuses more on the characters and plot than random， raunchy， explicit sex scenes。 The stories are more wholesome than complicated or dark。 Takemura is a loner。 He prefers to keep to himself， a lesson he learned in high school。 Take has no interest in socializing until a colleague at work pesters him。 Natsui is Take’s opposite。 He is well liked by all of his co-workers and peers。 Natsui is also a single father。 The two men run into each other in the supermarket， and Natsui invites Take over for dinner。Natsui is a sweetheart！ He refuses to allow Takemura to alienate himself。 Natsui tries to include Take in all social gatherings， at work and outside of work。I feel for Takemura。 The incident at school scarred him from putting himself out there。 He just does not want to experience that kind of hurt again。 I like how Natsui’s influence is slowly helping Take become more approachable。This is my favorite story of the whole manga。 I guess I like the single father finding love with a man angle。Kuma’s curt demeanor and scowly appearance makes people assume he is a delinquent。 He is a third-year at high school。 Yagi is an elite college student。 He breaks up with his boyfriend in front of Kuma and his boyfriend’s younger brother。 Something about Yagi’s expression haunts Kuma。 He vows to make Yagi forget his ex and to make him happy。The story felt a little one-sided to me。 I wish it would have focused on Yagi， enough to give me a feel about his character。 Mainly， the story felt like it was all about Kuma and his accepting his feelings。Harada is a friendly and outgoing first-year college student。 He is studying business。 Kodama is a reserved and standoffish third-year college student。 He studies psychology。 Harada insists on becoming friends with Kodama after helping the older male when he fell ill。 Kodama cannot help but psychoanalyze Harada’s “supposed” feelings。I simply could not get into this story。 It just fell flat to me。 。。。more
Kgl
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I was so excited for this one！ The premise of a little family coming together and a shy guy， Takemura， finding his forever family with Natsui and his son seemed so cute but it just ended up being a barely fleshed out insta-love story along with others that weren’t even as engaging。 I read the whole book and can’t even tell you what I liked about the other stories because the characters were so bland。 Skip this one。 Thank you to Netgalley and TOKYOPOP for letting me read this arc in each for an h I was so excited for this one！ The premise of a little family coming together and a shy guy， Takemura， finding his forever family with Natsui and his son seemed so cute but it just ended up being a barely fleshed out insta-love story along with others that weren’t even as engaging。 I read the whole book and can’t even tell you what I liked about the other stories because the characters were so bland。 Skip this one。 Thank you to Netgalley and TOKYOPOP for letting me read this arc in each for an honest review。 。。。more
Olivia
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*Thanks to NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review*This was a sweet， albeit disjointed and forgettable， BL anthology。 The manga primarily follows Takemura， a grumpy workaholic who is used to keeping others at a distance as he falls for his coworker Masaki， who also struggles with loneliness while taking care of his adoptive son Mori on his own。 I wish this solely anthology could have just focused on the first story with Take & Masaki to allow further relationship development， but *Thanks to NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review*This was a sweet， albeit disjointed and forgettable， BL anthology。 The manga primarily follows Takemura， a grumpy workaholic who is used to keeping others at a distance as he falls for his coworker Masaki， who also struggles with loneliness while taking care of his adoptive son Mori on his own。 I wish this solely anthology could have just focused on the first story with Take & Masaki to allow further relationship development， but since each story was so short I really couldn’t get myself to connect to any one particular story or character。 I did think the jealous/competitive dynamic between Takemura and was super cute and a fun though。 。。。more
Laura
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