Yes, No, or Maybe?
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Summary
The fan-favorite Boys’ Love novel about the secret lives of men who work in television--soon to be an anime！
Kunieda Kei is the up-and-coming Prince Charming of the evening news。 Inside， he’s the opposite: brash， hot-tempered， and prickly as can be。 For years， Kei has successfully juggled his private and professional personas—until a chance meeting with a stop motion animator threatens to bring it all crashing down。 But is that really as frightening as the possibility that someone might love and accept both sides of who he is？
Kunieda Kei is the up-and-coming Prince Charming of the evening news。 Inside， he’s the opposite: brash， hot-tempered， and prickly as can be。 For years， Kei has successfully juggled his private and professional personas—until a chance meeting with a stop motion animator threatens to bring it all crashing down。 But is that really as frightening as the possibility that someone might love and accept both sides of who he is？
Reviews
James
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What I thought was a YA Japanese Light Novel ended up reading more like gay erotica。 And I don't care what country you're from -- NO MEANS NO！！ Not cool。 What I thought was a YA Japanese Light Novel ended up reading more like gay erotica。 And I don't care what country you're from -- NO MEANS NO！！ Not cool。 。。。more
Kelley
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I would say 3 1/2 stars。 It’s was okay but the main character was annoying。
Elle
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Super quick read that I really enjoyed！ I hope Seven Seas licenses the rest of the novels。
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 kei was fucking annoying but i didn't really care？ he kinda reminded me of sakura from naruto so i think thats why。 also there was （almost） cheating trope which made me giggle bc tatsuki was a really great character。 ushio wasn't bad either。 kei was fucking annoying but i didn't really care？ he kinda reminded me of sakura from naruto so i think thats why。 also there was （almost） cheating trope which made me giggle bc tatsuki was a really great character。 ushio wasn't bad either。 。。。more
Megan Reaves
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Oh， the laughs I had at my own expense while reading this ridiculous book。 I mean， the translation choices alone were worth the read， and I enjoyed the story。 I agree with other readers who said that they liked the first half better than the second half。 The characters and story definitely seemed more original in the first half。 Not a bad read， but not that great either。
claire ⁎⁺˳✧༚
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（3。5）
Katrina
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This is yet another example of "I watched the anime， then wanted to read the source material to find out more。" The animated movie covers the first 141 pages， so there is a fair amount of relationship development/establishment that takes place after the credits rolled。 I don't know that it felt entirely necessary; as with the movie， the best parts took place in about the first 130 pages， as Kunieda and Tsuzuki were getting to know each other and gradually falling in love。 The rest falls into mor This is yet another example of "I watched the anime， then wanted to read the source material to find out more。" The animated movie covers the first 141 pages， so there is a fair amount of relationship development/establishment that takes place after the credits rolled。 I don't know that it felt entirely necessary; as with the movie， the best parts took place in about the first 130 pages， as Kunieda and Tsuzuki were getting to know each other and gradually falling in love。 The rest falls into more expected tropes: a love triangle and jealous misunderstandings， plus some dodgy "yes means no" bits。 The intent and the consent is a little clearer in the book than in the crammed-in last few minutes of the movie， which is one of the main reasons I wanted to read the book to begin with。 People are complicated， and the recognition of those complexities is the thing I like most about this story。Kunieda lives a double life。 His public-facing persona as a news anchor means that he's always "on" - smiling for the cameras and for the people around him， unflappably polite and kind and open to doing whatever people ask of him。 Because of the toll this takes on him - wearing a "mask" for most of his life - he puts on a literal surgical mask， a puffy coat， and a pair of thick-rimmed glasses after work and drops the squeaky-clean act to be as grumpy and grungy and unlikeable as he wants。 It's an exhausting life， and Kunieda isn't really happy。 He also sees no way that anyone will ever love him for who he truly is， so he focuses all his energy on work and just enjoys his take-out meals and manga in the evenings。 Alone。Until he meets a young， handsome， bisexual artist named Tsuzuki who somehow starts falling in love with both sides of Kunieda's personality。I'm extremely drawn to this type of story - the idea of being truly loved for exactly who you are - and both the movie and the first half of the book do a marvelously achey job of making that kind of scenario seem possible， despite all Kunieda's reservations。 And while I wasn't 100% sold on everything that happened in the book， and thought a few parts were a little too trope-heavy and unnecessary， I liked the balance in their relationship， and the fact that Kunieda did transform， over time， into a truer version of himself。 He didn't have to change for Tsuzuki to love him。。。but having a steady， caring partner by his side gave Kunieda the strength to be the kind of person he'd always wanted。I liked， too， that in the book - more than in the movie - some of the masks Kunieda had been wearing started to slip in other parts of his life。 Being able to unleash a little more of his true self at work， too， would ultimately be a lot more healthy and satisfying for him， and it's nice to see him being appreciated and valued for that， as well。 I like， too， that while Tsuzuki is jealous at points， it's not in a controlling or overtly possessive way; he wants both of them to be 100% committed to each other， and goes out of his way to be sure that Kunieda is always free to be himself。 That's what Tsuzuki loves about him， after all。 A nice romance， occasionally quite thoughtful， and written well enough to keep me turning the pages at a steady pace。 。。。more
Carol
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Had fun reading the book after watching the anime of it。 Tsuzuki and Kunieda are cute together and I like how Tsuzuki loves both sides of Kunieda， it's interesting to see their relationship evolve more and see a more openly emotionally Kunieda。The anime only covers half of the book， and I was intrigued to see what was going to happen next。。。drama obviously。 In the last half of the book， we see both of them dealing with being in a secretive relationship while also trying to still understand the f Had fun reading the book after watching the anime of it。 Tsuzuki and Kunieda are cute together and I like how Tsuzuki loves both sides of Kunieda， it's interesting to see their relationship evolve more and see a more openly emotionally Kunieda。The anime only covers half of the book， and I was intrigued to see what was going to happen next。。。drama obviously。 In the last half of the book， we see both of them dealing with being in a secretive relationship while also trying to still understand the feelings between them。 Communication is a key element for them to get it right， and although sometimes it seemed they were too stubborn， they got their happy ending。 。。。more
LG （A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions）
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Kunieda Kei is a charming and well-liked TV newscaster。 He's just as charming off-camera - he's always nice， eats healthy food， never complains， and does his job perfectly。 However， he has a secret: it's all a lie。 The real Kunieda Kei， the person he is when he gets home， complains about everything， gets mad at his coworkers all the time， dresses like a slob， and loves eating cheap beef bowls。The only person who knows what his real self is like is his mother， which suits him just fine。 His publi Kunieda Kei is a charming and well-liked TV newscaster。 He's just as charming off-camera - he's always nice， eats healthy food， never complains， and does his job perfectly。 However， he has a secret: it's all a lie。 The real Kunieda Kei， the person he is when he gets home， complains about everything， gets mad at his coworkers all the time， dresses like a slob， and loves eating cheap beef bowls。The only person who knows what his real self is like is his mother， which suits him just fine。 His public persona will never draw disapproval or nasty comments from tabloids， the public， or his coworkers， and his professional life will continue on exactly the path he wants。 Then he meets Tsuzuki Ushio， a famous stop motion animator， and the carefully constructed separation between his public and private selves begins to crumble。 （Note: After much debate， I decided I'm going to refer to the characters by their family names rather than given names。 I think I'd be comfortable calling Kunieda Kei "Kei，" but calling Tsuzuki Ushio "Ushio" feels too weird， since I knew him more on-page as "Tsuzuki。"）This book can be divided into two halves。 In the first half， we see what Kunieda is like in public and in private （it's all first person from Kunieda's POV）， how Kunieda and Tsuzuki meet， and how Kunieda tries to juggle his time with Tsuzuki as "Kunieda Kei" and as "Owari。" Tsuzuki has no idea that the two people are one and the same - after a while， this gets harder and harder to believe， even considering that the two personas are so different and "Owari" always wears a mask and dresses like a scruffy slob。 In the second half， Kunieda and Tsuzuki are now secretly a couple， dealing with the strain that a third person and Kunieda's double life put on their relationship。I liked the first half a lot more than the second half。 The contrast between Kunieda's outward appearance and behavior and his private thoughts was amusing， and I loved his phone calls to his mother， who was usually appalled by the difference between the person she knew and the person she saw on TV。 I could sort of understand why Kunieda established his public persona， although it struck me as both exhausting and impossible to maintain in the long-term。 I was sure this would turn out to be an issue later in the book。 It sort of was。。。and yet somehow also wasn't。It really wasn't believable that Kunieda would somehow successfully pretend to be two separate people around Tsuzuki， not with Tsuzuki spending that much time in close contact with both of them。 Still， I was mostly willing to roll with it。 I was really curious to see how Tsuzuki would react when he found out the truth。 He seemed to enjoy spending time with constantly grumbling Owari but also seemed to have a bit of a crush on perfect Kunieda Kei。 Theoretically， finding out they were the same person could be a good thing， except that even knowing Owari wasn't exactly the same as knowing Kunieda as he was in private。 There were things Kunieda couldn't really say as Owari without giving himself away。 In the second half of the book， though， that was no longer the case， and Kunieda complained about work and other people pretty much constantly。 I kept wondering whether generally easy-going Tsuzuki would suddenly call it quits because he was tired of being Kunieda's outlet for all the venting he couldn't previously do with anyone but his mother。 Then there was the addition of Minagawa Tatsuki， a newbie at Kunieda's station。 I can't get into my issues with the storyline involving him without going into spoiler territory - you've been warned。 （view spoiler）[It turns out that Minagawa has a crush on Kunieda。 He manages to figure out that Kunieda is not only living a double life， but that he also has a boyfriend。 This only makes him more determined to win at least a portion of Kunieda for himself。。。which Kunieda almost agrees to。It's that last bit that really bugs me。 Kunieda genuinely considered cheating on Tsuzuki， and I strongly suspect he'd have finished talking himself into it if Tsuzuki hadn't arrived home early。 I liked that Tsuzuki told both him and Minagawa off for it all， but he let Kunieda off way too easy。 There should have been a lot more groveling on Kunieda's part。 （hide spoiler）]There certainly would have been time for that if the sex scenes had been changed to fade-to-black。 While some of Kunieda and Tsuzuki's dialogue during those moments was fun， incorporating Kunieda's moans into the dialogue was cheesy and， along with the explicitness of the sex， kind of porny。 The only scene I thought worked reasonably well was the phone sex one， mostly because I didn't expect it to be anything but cheesy and awkward so it didn't matter if it delivered。I don't regret reading this and actually consider it to be one of the best BL Japanese novels I've ever read （granted， most of the ones I've read have been terrible， so that's not a high bar to clear）。 I wish Ichiho hadn't flubbed the second half so badly， but Kunieda was an interesting and complex character， and the translation was for the most part surprisingly smooth and natural-feeling。 I wish Ichiho had ditched the Minagawa storyline and instead focused on the issues caused by Kunieda's dedication to living two drastically different lives。Extras:Two full-color illustrations （just differently colored versions of the front and back cover art）， black and white illustrations throughout， and a foreword by the author that is weirdly positioned on the same page as part of the story text， but just before a "bonus" scene with Kunieda and Tsuzuki。I was not a fan of the artwork， which included several sex scene moments featuring massive amounts of fluid （sweat， lube， semen， or some combination of all three？ you decide！）。Rating Note:I'm going with 2。5 stars on LibraryThing because， ugh， that Minagawa storyline。 Rounding up to 3 stars on Goodreads because of my enjoyment of the first half and how readable the translation was。（Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions。） 。。。more
Random。ness
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Ahh！ It was so cute ！ I also laughed out loud so many times ！！ 254
Laketica
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Trying not to let the extremely liberal， westernized translations affect my score。。。 it was a different kind of story， to say the least， some interesting characters。 I watched the movie first （it covered the first part of the story）， which I recommend as well。
J-Lynn
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During the first section of the book， I was really happy with the inner monologue and their developing relationship。 In the second part， I enjoyed the jealousy and the developments that were made; however， why the heck did Kunieda give in to the notion of potentially cheating on his boyfriend！？ Not cool。 I truly think that Tsuzuki forgave Kunieda too quickly。Also， the sex was hilarious！ I cracked up each time while reading even though I think it was supposed to be sensual and sexy。。。。 I will adm During the first section of the book， I was really happy with the inner monologue and their developing relationship。 In the second part， I enjoyed the jealousy and the developments that were made; however， why the heck did Kunieda give in to the notion of potentially cheating on his boyfriend！？ Not cool。 I truly think that Tsuzuki forgave Kunieda too quickly。Also， the sex was hilarious！ I cracked up each time while reading even though I think it was supposed to be sensual and sexy。。。。 I will admit that it glorifies rape？ Yes， I know that this is a stereotypical yaoi book， but Tsuzuki should have backed off when Kunieda said that he was scared when they started their relationship。 I agree with another reviewer that the second half of the book is just them fighting and f**king。 My goodness。。。。 they go at it with some vigor。I’ll read this again because it was a trash read that I actually enjoyed reading。 。。。more
Sherry
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It really started strong for me and I couldn’t read fast enough。 I liked the writing style， it felt smooth but it also felt very westernized （which I didn't mind as such）。 I instantly liked Kunieda， although he comes across as an arsehole when you hear his real thoughts especially in the beginning。 Most of the time I didn’t even mind the first person POV。 I also liked the way Tsuzuki and Kunieda/Owari spent time together and the way the conflict of Kunieda hiding his real identity from him was r It really started strong for me and I couldn’t read fast enough。 I liked the writing style， it felt smooth but it also felt very westernized （which I didn't mind as such）。 I instantly liked Kunieda， although he comes across as an arsehole when you hear his real thoughts especially in the beginning。 Most of the time I didn’t even mind the first person POV。 I also liked the way Tsuzuki and Kunieda/Owari spent time together and the way the conflict of Kunieda hiding his real identity from him was resolved （view spoiler）[（it wasn’t a surprise that Tsuzuki knew it already， but I liked the way he thought about it） （hide spoiler）]。 But for me， it kind of went downhill from there because it’s also the start of their romantic/physical relationship and that happened way too fast （meaning Kunieda wasn’t ready but Tsuzuki didn’t listen to him when he said no） which let to me not really cheering for them。 I kept on reading and I still liked the story overall but my reading flow was dampened。 Furthermore， there was a point where I felt like I was suddenly reading a different story towards the end （view spoiler）[when Minagawa comes on to Kunieda and it’s implied that there could be a chance of Kunieda cheating。 （hide spoiler）] It felt random like it was just there to cause more drama。 I was considering not finishing the book then and there but pulled through。Now that I think about it， there’s also not much we learn about the characters on a deeper level， especially Tsuzuki。 Sure， the story is told from Kunieda’s POV but we don’t see much of Tsuzuki through his eyes， either。It was a book that started as a four-star read， then went down to two stars， maybe a generous three， but in the end， I can only give it two。 Was there dub/non-con？Yes。 。。。more
Celepom
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I enjoyed the first half of the novel more than the second half。 The second half becomes a cavalcade of cliches with a forced love triangle and physical "comedy。" Usually， I like seeing stories written about relationships beyond the "I love you" moment， but in this the relationship didn't seem that great。 Just Fighting and ****ing。So， yeah， first half was an interesting read inside the mind of a complicated individual。 Second half， pretty meh。 I enjoyed the first half of the novel more than the second half。 The second half becomes a cavalcade of cliches with a forced love triangle and physical "comedy。" Usually， I like seeing stories written about relationships beyond the "I love you" moment， but in this the relationship didn't seem that great。 Just Fighting and ****ing。So， yeah， first half was an interesting read inside the mind of a complicated individual。 Second half， pretty meh。 。。。more
Julie
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3。5*
Namelessfox
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow this was a lot more risqué than I thought it’d be。 Older teen rating， my butt haha。 Really enjoyed Kei’s inner monologues and snap backs。 I really liked the first half/section of the book。 Kinda confused by the second half/section - like where did the random “hmm you know Tazuki isn’t that bad on the eyes” part come from？ I thought Kei was gonna set Tazuki straight then all of a sudden it started rolling to possibly Kei cheating？？ That got resolved quick thanks to some WWE wrestling moves on Wow this was a lot more risqué than I thought it’d be。 Older teen rating， my butt haha。 Really enjoyed Kei’s inner monologues and snap backs。 I really liked the first half/section of the book。 Kinda confused by the second half/section - like where did the random “hmm you know Tazuki isn’t that bad on the eyes” part come from？ I thought Kei was gonna set Tazuki straight then all of a sudden it started rolling to possibly Kei cheating？？ That got resolved quick thanks to some WWE wrestling moves on Ushio’a part （Lol） but I felt that scene was weirdly out of character for Kei。 Well regardless， this was a quick fun read。 I laughed a lot and thankfully I didn’t read this out in public because damn did things get sexy a lot。 The translation was great！ I look forward to more if those volumes ever got released in English :） 。。。more
Calw Walker
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Good story。 Fun characters。 A really fast read。However， at times it is eye-rolling cringe at how obvious it is the translators took a lot of liberties with certain word choices and phrases， including the unironic use of "ROFL" during the protagonist's internal monologuing。 At times it feels like it dialogue was translated by a high school student trying way too hard to appear edgy。 Good story。 Fun characters。 A really fast read。However， at times it is eye-rolling cringe at how obvious it is the translators took a lot of liberties with certain word choices and phrases， including the unironic use of "ROFL" during the protagonist's internal monologuing。 At times it feels like it dialogue was translated by a high school student trying way too hard to appear edgy。 。。。more
Christy Stewart
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https://www。novelupdates。com/series/y。。。 https://www。novelupdates。com/series/y。。。 。。。more
Mokseong
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นิยายวายญี่ปุ่นเกี่ยวกับผู้ประกาศข่าว เป็นอาชีพที่ไม่ค่อยพบเจอในนิยายวายเท่าไหร่ อ่านแล้วเลยรู้สึกแปลกใหม่พอสมควร เพราะตัวนิยายไม่ได้มีแค่เลิฟไลน์ แต่ยังมีเหตุการณ์ต่างๆเกี่ยวกับการทำข่าวมาเล่าให้ฟัง มีการบรรยายจิตใจตัวละครเวลาทำข่าวด้วย เป็นวายแนวอาชีพที่เล่าเรื่องอาชีพได้สนุกมากๆๆ คือไม่ได้แปะป้ายใส่ตัวละครว่าเป็นผู้ประกาศข่าวเฉยๆ แต่เอาความเป็นผู้ประกาศข่าวมาเล่นเป็นเรื่องราวได้เป็นอย่างดี ส่วนเรื่องความรักก็ชวนอมยิ้มสุดๆ ชอบเวลานายเอกทำตัวซึนเดเระ เวลาด่าคนอื่นในใจก็ฮาก๊าก อ่านจบแล้วเก็ตเลยว นิยายวายญี่ปุ่นเกี่ยวกับผู้ประกาศข่าว เป็นอาชีพที่ไม่ค่อยพบเจอในนิยายวายเท่าไหร่ อ่านแล้วเลยรู้สึกแปลกใหม่พอสมควร เพราะตัวนิยายไม่ได้มีแค่เลิฟไลน์ แต่ยังมีเหตุการณ์ต่างๆเกี่ยวกับการทำข่าวมาเล่าให้ฟัง มีการบรรยายจิตใจตัวละครเวลาทำข่าวด้วย เป็นวายแนวอาชีพที่เล่าเรื่องอาชีพได้สนุกมากๆๆ คือไม่ได้แปะป้ายใส่ตัวละครว่าเป็นผู้ประกาศข่าวเฉยๆ แต่เอาความเป็นผู้ประกาศข่าวมาเล่นเป็นเรื่องราวได้เป็นอย่างดี ส่วนเรื่องความรักก็ชวนอมยิ้มสุดๆ ชอบเวลานายเอกทำตัวซึนเดเระ เวลาด่าคนอื่นในใจก็ฮาก๊าก อ่านจบแล้วเก็ตเลยว่าทำไมถึงจะได้ทำอนิเมะ เพราะเรื่องมันน่ารักและสนุกจริงๆ 。。。more
phương // e ll a ✨
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truly the cutest shit ever
Clair de Lune
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ผู้ประกาศข่าวตีสองหน้าปะทะนายแอนิเมเตอร์ผู้แสนใจกว้างแต่ก็มีความยียวนกวนประสาทเบาๆ ซึ่งพอสองคนนี้มาเจอกันแล้วมันเกิดเป็นเรื่องราวที่น่ารักมากกกกกกก ตัวละครหลักทั้งสองน่ารักน่าหยิก บทสนทนาโต้ตอบเฮฮา เรื่องราวเกี่ยวกับการทำงานผู้ประกาศข่าวของเคย์ก็น่าสนใจมากๆ ดูเผินๆ แล้วเคย์ （นายเอก） อาจจะเป็นตัวละครนิสัยเสีย ต่อหน้าอย่างนึง ลับหลังอีกอย่าง แต่อ่านไปเรื่อยๆ กลับรู้สึกเอ็นดูขึ้นมาซะงั้น อ่านซ้ำๆ หลายรอบยังไม่เบื่อเลย
Chai
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the MC is trash and i don't like him， the end。wait no， i need to write more？ pfft， fine。 but furreal though， this character is a fucking pile of pretentious， self-centered， utterly selfish two-faced trash。 kunieda kei is a 27 year old asshole tv news anchor for asahi tv who on the outside， is everyone's prince。 ON THE OUTSIDE （oooh man） he's kind， hard-working， always willing to help， and is flawless in his job。 always have a smile on his face， modest， humble， and who everyone can rely on。 he's the MC is trash and i don't like him， the end。wait no， i need to write more？ pfft， fine。 but furreal though， this character is a fucking pile of pretentious， self-centered， utterly selfish two-faced trash。 kunieda kei is a 27 year old asshole tv news anchor for asahi tv who on the outside， is everyone's prince。 ON THE OUTSIDE （oooh man） he's kind， hard-working， always willing to help， and is flawless in his job。 always have a smile on his face， modest， humble， and who everyone can rely on。 he's perfection， both in appearance and in his work。 he's the co-worker you can run to if you ever need anything。 HOWEVER， on the inside （ooooh the inside） he looks down on people， says these demeaning outright rudest shit inside his head about the very same people he is outwardly talking and smiling to AT THAT VERY MOMENT。 it's so ridiculous。 like， i get it。 we sometimes have different sides of "us" both publicly and privately。 and we don't always vocalize what we truly think of certain people。 people i work with know i'm otaku weeb but i don't fucking yell it down the hallway for patients to hear （i mean， unless they want to。。。）。 i mostly wear my hair outside just like i do inside - in a bun。 i can be a bitch both outside and inside， i'm fabulous。 but how i am inside the house， i'm pretty much the same outside。 though granted how we act w/ our fam is not entirely 100% the same as we do to people in the public。。。 right？ just me？as someone in the book mentioned， KEI TAKES IT TO A WHOLE NOTHA LEVEL。 he's primp and proper outside， but inside his place， he finally shows his true self - for no one but himself to see。 only his fam knows how shitty he really is。 warning to those who hate two-faced people: YALL GONNA STRUGGLE WITH THIS CHARACTER。 he has no fucking redeeming qualities other than he works super fucking borderline crazy hard to be a steller tv news anchor。 he's not naturally gifted where he can waltz into the tv station and do the great - he obsessively， religiously， stupidly， insanely， admiringly really， studies and perfects every detail of his job role from his tone and speed of voice to his clothes to his body movements to well， everything。 that part of him， i admit， i adore。 it was great knowing his "perfect" reputation was acquired through tenacity and undeterred determination。 but every other part of him is shit （granted， sometimes kei's inner monologue and verbal comebacks are so ridiculous， it's hilarious） and he pretty much stays that way the entire volume， bleeeh :/ i mainly don't like kei for his two-faced personality。 if he was an asshole to everyone's face， fine。 but don't talk and smile at me like we're besties and think rude shit about me， wtf。one night after work， kei dresses up as a hobo （he disguises himself so people won't recognize him outside of work and plus comfy clothes rules） wearing sweats， a face mask， and non-prescription glasses。 he crosses the street without looking at the traffic light （smart move bruh） - which had turned red - and crashes into tsuzuki ushio， a popular animator working on a new opening for the nightly news at his tv station。 ushio is knocked off his bike and sprains his left hand， meanwhile fucking kei is more concern and relieved his take-out is safe and sound and is about to gtfo when ushio grabs for him like bItCh wHaT tHe FucK。 i'm reading this scene like wtf this character？？ you just knocked someone off his bike - to the point of injury - and all you can say is "whew， my food is safe"。 ok wut？ srsly？ bruh srsly？long story short， kei gets roped into helping ushio with his animation work until his hand heals， though kei is in disguise and is afraid ushio will eventually figure out the "perfect" tv news reporter "kunieda kei" and this selfish slob are the same people and ruin his reputation forever。he continues to hang out at ushio's place as his "other half" even after his hand heals because ushio is the only one （'sides from his fam） who ever saw this （TRUE） side of him （rude， selfish， self-centered） and this comforts him。 i like ushio。 i like him a lot。 he's the complete opposite of kei。 he doesn't hide his true self， what you see is what you get always。 though i never thought i'd be salty over a fictional character。 like， this selfish， dirtbag who looks down on everyone can get a BF and i'm still single af？ wtfthis story's saving grace is literally EVERYONE ELSE but kei。 i really like the other characters。 ushio is life。 kei's junior， minagawa tatsuki， is sooo much fun。 i honestly prefer ushio and tatsuki being a thing and kei fucking off。 despite the MC being shit （the entire story is in kei's POV， it was exhausting） the story was entertaining。 the one part where i ACTUALLY REALLY liked kei was when he had his debut in the renovated nightly news as the host and he was crippling with stress and the pressure。 less than 20 minutes before being on air he hides in a bathroom stall， filled with nerves and fear and thoughts of wanting to run away。 that very moment， he felt so human， so relatable。 i sympathized with him and wanted him to succeed and fight those fears head on。 this series is getting an anime in the winter of 2020， premiering in certain theaters throughout japan （so OVA more like， not episodic。。。？ booo）， and seven seas licensed the novel in english！ it's planned to be released （（ IN ENGLISH （！！） ）） in the fall！ first eng BL novel to be released in the states since FOOOOOOOOOREVER and it's not sublime or june？ whoa。 anime， i get。 i can see it。 i'm hoping they don't censor the wonderful sexy times in here （there's even phone sex here， it was fab）。 but seven seas licensing THIS NOVEL？ out of all the other jpn BL novels out there？ WHY NOT HIGUCHI MISAO'S PUBLIC SCHOOL OR AI NO MUSHI SERIES？ OGAMI'S 1945 SERIES？ NAGIRA'S UTSUKUSHII KARE？ WHY THIS ONE？？？i don't。 i don't get it。 but jpn BL novels getting released officially in english is a good thing no matter what book it is。 will i be reading vol 2？ 。。。。。yes。 because ushio， i like that guy。 and tatsuki。 i like him too。 hoping kei doesn't dominate vol 2 with his annoying pov， and if he does， CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PLS。 i need him to grow tf up。 I'M SIGHING SO HARD RIGHT NOW。is this book good？ yes。 is it GREAT？ hmmm。 hoping future volumes prove why this series has been ranking within the top 5 of kono BL ga yabai for ages。 UNTIL THE NEXT TIME ~ 。。。more
Sophie
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It started quite strong， but then fizzled oit a bit near the end。 3。5 stars， may round it up if the sequel is good。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Yes, No, or Maybe?
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Yes, No, or Maybe?&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Yes, No, or Maybe?&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0