Juicy Cider (Yaoi)

"It's so embarrassing, I could die." (Takayuki)Rize Shinba has put together a sweet, amusing and fluffy little confection in Juicy Cider. But don't be deceived by its 16+ rating; it's quite explicit in certain respects - and it's also refreshingly realistic. So many Boys' Love and shoujo/josei love stories present an impossibly romantic and idealized view of the physical side of a relationship (flowers, soft-focus billowing clouds etc. etc.). Which is lovely... but, as anyone who has been a teenager knows, usually very far from the truth. So, all credit to Rize Shinba, for putting together a genuinely funny and affectionate - yet truthful - look at the humiliations and misunderstandings of two young people trying to express their feelings for each other physically as well as verbally.This is the first manga that I've read by this artist and I love her delicate, expressive drawings. She tells us at in the Afterword that she only produced a chapter a year, so the artwork shows a subtle alteration and improvement in style from beginning to end.

Great one-shot manga, I love it!! Would recommend to anyone who likes yaoi/boys love manga.

I loved it!!!!1. It's completely consensual.2. It is realistic, in how two long time friends might go about forming a relationship.3. The art is great.4. It's really funny.5. It's really sweet.6. It's really hot!!!!!Amazing! Read it, it will brighten your day.

The book has pretty art and is fun to read. Ken is a complete airhead. He accepts everything his friend says from his love confession to sex. That is if they ever make it that far. (The reason I took off a star is the mission is never completed. Funny but...) Taka is stuck in his fantasies. He is perfectly serious in everything, but with Ken, he slips into la la land. It's kind of an interesting quirk. You could say he's an airhead too. Their funny quirks make the story. That they have known each other for so long, makes it believable. Oddly, they are having communication problems but that maybe because it's their first relationship. An odd couple that is oddly right for each other.

So cute and seriously funny the seme is so worried about being cool and meticulous that everything goes awry from the start I was laughing to the end with his fantasies. Good read

This is a perfect read if ur looking for stories about idiot couple and school boys story. Not much smut but there are some sexy scenes. And the story and the characters are very funny.